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When I use SQL Server 7.0 to run the following SQL Server 6.5 query to select objects from the sysobjects table, it returns the wrong results. How can I make this query work correctly?
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type='v' ORDER BY name
This query should return all views, but you shouldn't directly query system tables such as sysobjects. I recommend you look at the INFORMATION_SCHEMA views. Through these views, you can find the same information you're trying to obtain from the sysobjects table. For more information about accessing system table information through INFORMATION_SCHEMA views, see Kalen Delaney, Inside SQL Server, "Property Functions, Schema Views," April 2000. Remember, SQL Server system tables aren't designed for direct queries and can change from release to release.
SQL Server 7.0 doesn't handle null in the simple, elegant way that SQL Server 6.5 does. When I migrated to SQL Server 7.0, my application had several null-related processing problems. For example, when I use concatenations such as lastname+firstname+middle initial with the middle initial as null, the entire value becomes null. How does SQL Server 7.0 handle null in such cases?
Microsoft implemented the ANSI-standard way of working with null in SQL Server 7.0, which handles null correctly. For backward compatibility, you can also use the CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL SET option; you can set this option for a database by using sp_dboption or set the option per session by using a SET statement. If you've turned off CONCAT_NULL _YIELDS_NULL, you'll see the SQL Server behavior you described. SQL Server Books Online (BOL) has more information about null in SQL Server 7.0. Also, see Kalen Delaney, Inside SQL Server, "Controlling Query Behavior," January 2000.
When I tried to import a 350-column dBase (.dbf file) table into SQL Server 7.0, Data Transformation Services (DTS) returned an error that said I'd defined too many fields. I tried to import the same table into Microsoft Access 2000 and Microsoft Excel 2000, but both limit tables to 255 columns. I read that SQL Server 7.0 can handle up to 1024 columns. How can I import dBase tables into SQL Server 7.0 without errors? Also, does SQL Server 7.0 have any settings or options that limit the number of columns or the size of the table you can import? If so, how can I change these settings?
You're correct: SQL Server 7.0 supports up to 1024 columns. And you can import dBase tables, but first you need to make sure that the database you're trying to import is in SQL Server 7.0 compatibility mode. For example, if you want to import the Pubs database, run
sp_dbcmptlevel 'pubs'
You should see the message The current compatibility level is 70. If SQL Server doesn't return this message—for example, if the message says The current compatibility level is 65—run
sp_dbcmptlevel 'pubs',70
to put the database in 7.0 compatibility mode, which lets all the new SQL Server 7.0 features work in their native form.
The error message Function Sequence Error appears when I run tests using ODBC in SQL Server 7.0. Microsoft TechNet and the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web sites (http: //www.microsoft.com/technet and http://msdn .microsoft.com, respectively) say the problem is the ODBC driver version (I'm using version 2.x, and the new version is 3.x). Where do I find the correct drivers?
To run ODBC with SQL Server 7.0, you need to use an updated backward-compatible ODBC driver. The ODBC drivers are in the MDAC_TYP.exe file in the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) release that shipped with the SQL Server 7.0 CD-ROM. For the most recent version of MDAC, go to http://www.microsoft.com/data. Using the latest ODBC driver version will fix your problem and maintain backward compatibility. To make sure the driver works, try it on a test machine first.
In SQL Server 6.5, I transferred a database from one device to another on the same server, then saw the following message in the log file:
Error: In file DEVTS010.SuretyNetDEV.PRC in statement on line 20135
Transfer Status: Creating Stored Procedures on destination database
Ad-hoc updates to system catalogs not enabled. System Administrator must reconfigure system to allow this.
SuretyNetDEV is the source device. How can I successfully transfer the database?
It looks as though, in the process of transferring the database, you're transferring a stored procedure to directly update a system table. Before you can do this transfer, you must set the allow updates option with sp_configure to create a stored procedure that directly updates a system table. For example, the code in Listing 1 turns on allow updates, creates the procedure that modifies the system tables, then turns off allow updates.
SQL Server 7.0 is on the D drive in my PC, which runs Windows 95. After I added another hard disk, the new drive became D and the old D drive remapped as E. Because the drive mapping changed, I can't start the SQL Server engine or components. Changing the Registry settings from D to E didn't help. What do you suggest?
Besides changing the Registry settings, you need to change the parameters in the HKEY_LOCAL _MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\Parameters key and the service startup information in the HKEY_LOCAL _MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSSQLServer and \SQL ServerAgent keys. You also might need to change each entry in sysdatabases if you moved the data files. See Kalen Delaney, Inside SQL Server, "Direct Access," May 2000, for information about how to directly update system tables.
I'm trying to set up mail with SQL Mail on SQL Server 7.0 (running on Windows NT 4.0) and talking to a Microsoft Exchange Server system. The mail profile is in Exchange Server. When I try to test the profile name through Support Services' SQL Mail Configuration from the SQL Mail option, I see the error message
Error 22030: A MAPI error ( error number: 273) occurred. Unable to get the default MAPI Message Store due to MAPI error 273: The information store could not be opened.
Then, when I execute xp_sendmail, I get the message MAPI login failure. I created a new account in NT and used it in MSSQLServer and the SQL Server Agent. What's wrong?
The login error message appears when you're logged in to the server as the MSSQLServer service account when you create the mail profile. To use the service name SQLService to run the SQL Mail option, you need to log in to the server under the SQLService login and create a client mail profile (I usually call it SQLMail). Then, set the MSSQLServer service to use the account SQLService. The system will then see the appropriate Registry keys, which are called the MAPI profile.
The messages about the Messaging API (MAPI) information store could signal that you're using a personal store (.pst) file to store the mail. If so, you need to use a server-side mailbox and eliminate the .pst file as your default mail store.
I need to truncate a transaction log to minimize the size of a transaction log file (maximum of 1.2MB) for an 11MB SQL Server 7.0 database. The database option trunc.log on chkpt isn't set, and I've set a daily backup schedule. The backup log performs the log truncation, but now my transaction log is 1MB; I don't heavily update the database, so the size should be no more than 200KB. How did the log size change, and how can I shrink it?
You need to use sp_dboption to turn on the database auto-shrink option. Keep in mind that SQL Server won't shrink the log size below its initial creation size, so if you created the log with an initial size of 1MB, it won't shrink below that size. For details about shrinking your database, see Kalen Delaney, "Database Sizing in SQL Server 7.0," premiere issue.
My problem is that SQL Server 7.0 and 6.5 don't recognize each other. My SQL Server 7.0 machine doesn't have SQL Server 6.5 installed on it, so I thought I needed to install 6.5 first. Before I tried to install SQL Server 6.5 on the 7.0 machine, I removed 7.0. After I installed SQL Server 6.5, the MSSQLService on 6.5 started, but only the Enterprise Manager could connect to the server, and the error message DB Library cannot connect appeared. Does the problem occur because SQL Server 7.0 already exists? I looked at the Upgrade Wizard menu that I use to upgrade from a tape device. Can I migrate the SQL Server 6.5 Master, msdb, and user databases directly from backup tape?
The problem doesn't occur because SQL Server 7.0 already exists. SQL Server 7.0's DB-Library is fully backward-compatible with 6.5, so you can connect to it. My system has SQL Server 7.0 and 6.5, and I switch between the two regularly without problems. Try connecting with isqlw.exe or isql.exe; these applications aren't as complicated as Enterprise Manager.
You can't migrate directly from SQL Server backup tape, but you can use the Upgrade Wizard. You need to put the data on tape, pause the upgrade, delete the SQL Server 6.5 .dat files, then finish the upgrade. A good time to use the Upgrade Wizard is when you're short of disk space and can't have both SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 6.5 data files on the system at the same time.
I'm using the SQL Server 7.0 ODBC driver to develop a module in an application in which I want to use the Microsoft Word 97 mail-merge option. I opened Word and selected Tools, Mail Merge. Then, I created a new data source, connected to the Pubs database, and ran the simple select statement
SELECT au_id FROM authors
The query executed, and the results appeared in the MSQuery window. However, when I tried to merge the query with the Word document, the error Invalid object name 's' appeared.
Regardless of the Pubs object I used, SQL Server trimmed the first three characters (e.g., Pub). I connected to my application database and found the same three characters trimmed in all the objects. How can I fix the trimming problem?
To find where the problem lies, turn on SQL Server 7.0's SQL Profiler to learn which SQL command the server thinks it's receiving. Also, to see whether the problem lies with ODBC, you can go to the ODBC control panel and turn on detailed ODBC tracing. You'll probably need someone experienced in ODBC tracing to interpret the results of the ODBC trace correctly.


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It's going to rain on my wedding.
That's what I've been told anyway. Not by a weather expert, not even by a spiteful ex (though I'm sure I don't have any.) No, I was given this lovely prediction by the lady who's making my wedding invitations.
Honestly, you should have seen my jaw hit the floor.
It was the second time I'd visited the cosy little stationary shop with Linda. After looking through countless folders of invitations which more or less looked the same to me, we had decided on a lovely card with hand-written calligraphy in dark green.
We'd rejected having a border though, as the effect reminded Linda of the sort of cards that people used to send round in Spain informing of a death in the family. I certainly don't want anyone to be thinking of funerals when they get the invitation.
So we'd got onto the part of instructing the shop owner what we wanted written on the cards – half of which are being done in English, the other half in Spanish.
When it came to telling her the wedding date – September 17, she started to tut.
"Oh dear, there'll be bad weather that weekend," she said peering sternly over the rim of her glasses.
"Oh really?" I asked in disbelief.
"Yes," she informed us. "the first two weeks of September are always good. Then the weather gets bad. It'll probably rain."
I just sat there with my mouth flapping like a frog trying to catch flies. Linda, however, didn't miss a beat.
"Well, we can't change it now," she answered back. "We shall just have to get ourselves some beautiful white umbrellas. Problem solved."
I didn't know whether to be amused or annoyed. You're not supposed to say things like to brides, are you? I thought you should tell them everything will be perfect and that it's going to be the most gorgeous and perfect day ever, with brilliant sunshine and birds singing and flowers in full bloom and stuff like that?
But rain? And this lady works in the wedding industry for Pete's sake. Surely she should be thinking about what's good for business before opening her mouth. If I'd been a sensitive-type-tantrum-throwing bride I could have stormed out of the shop saying I would take my business elsewhere. That would have showed her.
"Take no notice of her," said Linda after we left. "That's the kind of thing my mother-in-law probably would have said to me. She's just blunt, that's all.
"The main thing is she does her job well – she'll make you some lovely invitations."
And she was right, but the whole thing got me thinking. What if it does actually rain. Sure, I live in Spain, but that doesn't 100 per cent guarantee me beautiful sunshine. In my mind's eye I see myself skipping down the (sunshine-lit) road with J, hand in hand from the church to the reception venue. But what if I have to dodge puddles on the way?
Maybe we should order some of those beautiful white umbrellas. Just to be on the safe side.

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Mood swings after a seizure is this normal?
My husband had a seizure the other day and he has been very moody since is this normal? They found scare tissue on his brain from a head injury as a baby is the cause of his seizure they perscribed Dilantin 300mg a day.His seizure lasted for a few minutes and he went very dark blue. Please help I don`t know what to do about his mood swings and we have 5 children that are seeing his mood change very rapidly.
Many chronic diseases may be associated with depression. Epilepsy in particular may be associated with depression. Certain areas of the brain (like the temporal lobe) may be the site of seizure onset and may not function properly. The temporal lobe is also involved in mood and dysfunction of this part of the brain may result in depression. Also, certain seizure medications (especially phenobarbital) may produce depressive symptoms. It is certainly possible to see depressive symptoms in people with epilepsy. Most of the time, the symptoms do not come and go, but in a small number of people, we can see depressive symptoms worsen before or right after a seizure. In most cases, the depressive symptoms can be treated by getting the seizures under control.
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The University of Oklahoma volleyball team pulled out a 3-1 victory over Kansas State at McCasland Field House, Saturday night. The Sooners improved to 15-4 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12, while the Wildcats dropped to 13-5 and 1-4.
Oklahoma gained the edge with a 25-22 win in the second, but K-State evened things up 25-20 in the second. From there, the Sooners earned the win in set three and four by identical scores of 25-19.
"It's always good to bounce back with a win after a loss," started head coach Santiago Restrepo. "I thought we were able to keep our composure and hit well when we needed to. K-State is a very good blocking team and very well coached, but we were able to hit the ball through their holes, get a lot of deflections and then finally we served a little bit tougher than the first two sets. I think that was the key for us."
Senior middle blocker Sallie McLaurin (Midwest City, Okla.) and redshirt-freshman outside hitter Madison Ward (Lawton, Okla.) led OU with 15 kills apiece. McLaurin hit a match-high .414 as she has hit .400 or better in six of the last seven matches and contributed a match-high seven blocks. Ward recorded the first double-double of her career as she added 11 digs to her career-high in kills as she hit .289.
Senior outside hitter Keila Rodriguez (Gurabo, Puerto Rico) was the third Sooner in double figures. She totaled 12 kills and notched her team-leading sixth double-double of the seasons with a team-leading 20 digs.
"In order for us to continue being successful in the Big 12, we definitely have to have all of our cylinders working. We are not a team that relies on one or two players to carry the load. We are a team that needs everybody to contribute. For the most part, everyone contributed tonight. We had a lot of players in double digits for kills and digs and for us to have 12 blocks was pretty good."
K-State's Kaitlyn Pelger led all players with 17 kills, while Courtney Traxson chipped in with 13. Gina Madonia tallied a match-high 21 digs and setter Katie Brand dished out 46 assists.
For Oklahoma, sophomore libero Taylor Migliazzo (Kansas City, Mo.) finished second on the team with 19 digs, followed by senior defensive specialist Eden Williams (Amarillo, Texas) with 12. Sophomore setter Julia Doyle (Plymouth, Minn.) picked up a season-high 53 assists.
The Sooners hit .237 for the match and held the Wildcats to a .135 attack rate.
Oklahoma returns to action Saturday at Baylor in a 1:00 pm match.


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If a society is investing capital raised through a public offer it should only invest in a subsidiary in a way that enables it to honour the terms of the public offer. If the society has issued withdrawable share capital, then this capital should only be invested in the subsidiary either in the form of a loan or, in exceptional circumstances, as redeemable share capital if the subsidiary is a company limited by shares.
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This week, Morning Edition explores the "nones" — Americans who say they don't identify with any religion. Demographers have given them this name because when asked to identify their religion, that's their answer: "none."
In October, the Pew Research Center released a study, 'Nones' on the Rise, that takes a closer look at the 46 million people who answered none to the religion question in 2012. According to Pew, one-fifth of American adults have no religious affiliation, a trend that has for years been on the rise. (A more recent Gallup poll shows the uptick in religious nones slowed a bit from 2011 to 2012.)
In a nutshell, the group:
- comprises atheists and agnostics as well as those who ally themselves with "nothing in particular"
- includes many who say they are spiritual or religious in some way and pray every day
- overwhelmingly says they are not looking to find an organized religion that would be right for them
- is socially liberal, with three-quarters favoring same-sex marriage and legal abortion
Perhaps most striking is that one-third of Americans under 30 have no religious affiliation. When comparing this with previous generations under 30, there's a new wrinkle, says Greg Smith, a senior research at Pew.
"Young people today are not only more religiously unaffiliated than their elders; they are also more religiously unaffiliated than previous generations of young people ever have been as far back as we can tell," Smith tells NPR Morning Edition co-host David Greene. "This really is something new."
But why?
According to Harvard professor Robert Putnam, who writes about religion, this young generation has been distancing itself from community institutions and from institutions in general.
"They're the same people who are also not joining the Elks Club or the Rotary Club," Putnam tells Greene. "I don't mean to be casting that as a critique of them, but this same younger generation is much less involved in many of the main institutions of our society than previous younger generations were."
The trend, Putnam says, is borne out of rebellion of sorts.
"It begins to jump at around 1990," he says. "These were the kids who were coming of age in the America of the culture wars, in the America in which religion publicly became associated with a particular brand of politics, and so I think the single most important reason for the rise of the unknowns is that combination of the younger people moving to the left on social issues and the most visible religious leaders moving to the right on that same issue."
And the rise of the nones has had a significant political impact. As NPR's Liz Halloran detailed last month, the voting nones helped give President Obama a second-term victory and have become, as Smith says in the story, a "very important, politically consequential group." Halloran writes:
The religiously unaffiliated voters are almost as strongly Democratic as white evangelicals are Republican, polls show.
So far, the trend has not translated to more nones in Congress, according to Pew. Only one member of the new Congress — Democrat Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona — identifies as a none. Democrat Pete Stark had been Congress' sole atheist, but he was defeated in November.
Still, religion still rules in America, as Putnam tells Greene.
"Even with these recent changes the American religious commitments are incredibly stronger than in most other advanced countries in the world," Putnam says. "The average American is slightly more religious than the average Iranian, so we are a very religious country even today."
Check back later, and we'll add audio to the top of this post when it is available. Click here to find a station to hear Monday's interview and the rest of Morning Edition's Losing Our Religion series.
As deeply religious as this country may be, many Americans are not religious at all. One-fifth of Americans in fact do not identify with any religion. This week we're asking who they are and what they do believe. Our colleague David Greene is with us for a series we call Losing Our Religion. Hi, David.
Hi, Steve.
INSKEEP: Let's define who we're talking about here. One-fifth of Americans - are they atheists or is there another term for them?
GREENE: Well, not necessarily. Demographers actually have an interesting name for them. They call them nones - that's N-O-N-E-S - because when asked to identify their religion they say none. But not necessarily atheists. Many of these people believe in God, many describe themselves as spiritual. And we're going to hear voices from this group as we go on this week.
INSKEEP: I'm reminded of the difference between faith and religion. They may believe in God but they don't believe anybody's particular creed.
GREENE: That's exactly right. They feel spiritual but don't necessarily belong to an organized religion. And so we're getting started today with two experts in the field. Robert Putnam is a professor at Harvard and he writes a lot about religion in public life. And we're also going to hear from Greg Smith. He's a senior researcher at the Pew Research Center. And Steve, they're the ones who did this study and found that one-fifth of Americans identify themselves as nones. One more thing really interesting. These people who don't belong to an organized religion, they're of all ages, but they're much more likely to be under the age of 30. And I wanted to understand why that is.
GREG SMITH: People raise the question: hasn't it always the case that young people are less religious than their elders and then they become more religious as they get older? And there is something to that on some measures. But religious affiliation is not one of them. Young people are not only more religiously unaffiliated than their elders, they are also more religiously unaffiliated than previous generations of young people ever have been, as far back as we can tell. So this is really something new.
GREENE: OK. Then let's explore the reason why young people are less religiously affiliated today than young people a few decades ago.
SMITH: Well, I guess one kind of broad explanation that we could point to is that this growth of the nones is consistent with what you might expect to find if some secularization were occurring. You know, we've seen over the last decade a slight uptick in the number of people who say they seldom or never attend religious services.
GREENE: So Professor Putnam, let me turn to you. Why are we seeing this happen?
ROBERT PUTNAM: I agree that there is this creeping secularization that Greg talked about, but I don't honestly think that that's the main reason for the rise in nones. I think there are factors that are really more important.
GREENE: OK. Give them to us.
PUTNAM: One of those is the distancing of this younger generation from community institutions and from institutions in general, actually. That's the same pattern, actually, that we find in politics. These are the very same people who increasingly describe themselves as independents rather than Republicans or Democrats. And those are the same people also who are not joining the Elks Club or the Rotary Club or whatever. I don't mean to be casting that as a critique of them, but this same younger generation is much less involved in many of the main institutions of our society than previous younger generations were.
GREENE: There's another point to make in looking at the research you both have done when it comes to politics. A lot of issues that are both important religiously and important in politics have become so polarized: same-sex marriage, abortion. And you both have written about that that might be turning some people off and making them less comfortable with religion in general.
SMITH: Well, in our polling we definitely find that the religiously unaffiliated do express the view that they think religious organizations are too involved in politics. They think religious organizations are too concerned with rules. They think they're too concerned with things like money and power. So I think that there is something to that. We also find that one defining characteristic of the religiously unaffiliated is their social liberalism. Three-quarters of this group say they favor allowing same-sex couples to marry legally. Three-quarters say they favor legal abortion.
PUTNAM: And I think, if I can add, that helps to explain why the trend suddenly begins to jump up around 1990. These were the kids who were coming of age in the America of the culture wars, in the America in which religion publicly seemed to become associated with a particular brand of politics. And so I think the single most important reason for the rise of the nones is that combination of the younger people moving to the left on social issues and the most visible religious leaders moving to the right on that same issue.
GREENE: Are all religions in the United States taking a hit here when it comes to numbers, Greg Smith, or is this affecting some religious sects more than others?
SMITH: It is affecting some religious groups' share of the population more than others. As we've seen the religiously unaffiliated's share of the population grow, the group that's really seen its share of the population decline is Protestants. In fact, in our most recent analysis, we found 48 percent of American adults identifying as Protestant. And that's the first time in our polling that we've seen the Protestant share of the population dip significantly below 50 percent.
GREENE: The first time you've ever seen less than half the country identify themselves as Protestant.
SMITH: That's right. And when you think about the United States historically, you think of it as a Protestant country. But it's also important to point out that the growth of the nones is really something that we're seeing across a variety of groups. We're seeing it among both men and women. We're seeing it among college graduates as well as among people with less education. We're seeing it occur in all regions of the country. Race and ethnicity though is one exception to that pattern. The growth of the nones really does seem to be restricted to whites. We haven't seen much growth in terms of African-Americans or Hispanics who say they're religiously unaffiliated.
GREENE: One interesting thing that I read in your research is that if you look at other countries that are highly developed, industrialized, big economies, wealthy, that has meant less religion over the years, that in some ways the United States has almost bucked that trend.
SMITH: I think that's an important point, you know, and that's correct. It's important to keep in mind that most people in the United States are still religiously affiliated. Most people in the United States are quite religious and that's especially true if you compare the United States to many European countries, for example. The United States, even with the rise of the nones, remains a highly religious country.
PUTNAM: I think probably both of us would agree even with these recent changes, the American religious commitments are incredibly stronger than in most other advanced countries in the world. The average American is slightly more religious than the average Iranian. So we're a very religious country, even today.
GREENE: So Steve, we were listening to Harvard Professor Robert Putnam, and he studies religion and culture. And the other voice was Greg Smith from the Pew Research Center.
INSKEEP: Those are the voices that begin this series, Losing Our Religion. So you're giving us an idea here, David Greene, that there are lots of different explanations for this move away from religion. So who are we going to hear from next?
GREENE: Well, a lot of explanations but a lot of these people are younger adults. And that's who we're going to hear from tomorrow to get their views. One of these younger adults is named Kyle Simpson. He found Christianity as a teenager, but over time he's come to question that religion, including the idea of hell.
KYLE SIMPSON: People who haven't accepted Christ are going to burn for all eternity and suffer for all eternity? It's so cruel. And it goes against everything that drew me to Christianity in the first place.
GREENE: So tomorrow more from Kyle and a handful of other people in their 20s and 30s.
INSKEEP: Thanks, David.
GREENE: Thanks, Steve.
INSKEEP: NPR's David Greene. This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Nick Nolte Snags Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nomination for 'Warrior'
(If Jonah Hill wins this thing, everyone else nominated needs to retire immediately. No, seriously.)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for this year's Academy Awards and it looks like the early Oscar buzz Nick Nolte was getting had its merit. Nolte was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Warrior." In the film, the 70-year-old multiple-time Oscar and Golden Globe nominee played Paddy Conlon, a former alcoholic, boxer, and estranged father of the movie's two brother protagonists.Read More DIGG THIS


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OVB Outside Vertical Bar
VRCB Volatility Reduced Compression Bar
Brent Crude Oil (March '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a top with a range violation on 01/11/13 @ 109.13. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 12/12/12 @ 107.17. Upside Targets = 110.67 – 111.37
- March Brent Crude moved back decisively higher on Friday to close at its best level since early Q4 despite generating an inside weekly VRCB.
- Look for Brent to have an early week setback and then make a move to new four-month highs above $112.82 and challenge the spot highs made in the second half of 2012 at $117.95.
- Projected Daily Range: 1.48
- Projected Weekly Range: 3.34
- Projected Monthly Range: 7.54
WTI Crude Oil (March '13):
- Short Term Trends are bullish.
- Confirmation of a bottom with a range violation on 01/08/13 @ 93.36. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 12/18/12 @ 88.40. Upside Targets = 96.36 – 97.57.
- Inside VRCB generated on Friday.
- March WTI Crude Oil finished Friday's tight trading session marginally higher and above $96 for the first time in four months.
- WTI is within less than $2 of the extended ST upside objective of $97.57 and will most likely meet strong resistance near than level, which is the price of the previous collapse in late September.
- Projected Daily Range: 1.42
- Projected Weekly Range: 3.08
- Projected Monthly Range: 7.18
Natural Gas (February '13):
- Short Term trend is bearish.
- Confirmation of a bottom with a range violation on 01/14/2013 @ 3.359. Confirmation of a bottom with a close violation on 01/14/2013 @ 3.373. Upside Targets = 3.583 – 3.628.
- New highs made on current move Friday @ 3.579.
- February Natural Gas continued higher on Friday to fill the weekly close gap that was left in the market dating all the way back to 12/07/12 for its sixth day of gains out of the previous seven trading sessions.
- Natty has all but run out most of the traders still holding onto short positions as it nears the daily RBB and could continue to as high as my Q1 upside target of $3.782 before seeing further significant resistance and moving lower over an extended time period.
- Projected Daily Range: .116
- Projected Weekly Range: .286
- Projected Monthly Range: .492


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BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe is urging Massachusetts lawmakers to end a ban on direct wine shipments to consumers.
Bledsoe now operates a winery in Washington state. He said Thursday the prohibition on direct wine shipments has prevented him from selling his wine to fans in the Bay State.
A bill filed by Democratic state Rep. Ted Speliotis (spel-ee-OH'-tis) and Republican House Minority Leader Bradley Jones would allow licensed out-of-state wine producers and distributors to ship to consumers. Massachusetts is among a handful of states that ban direct shipments.
Bledsoe says he hopes his presence at the Statehouse will help "make some noise" on behalf of the legislation.
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AFTER MANY years of promoting Arkansas' rice crop around the world, the state's Rice Council is bringing its promotional efforts home.
The council recently began a billboard advertising campaign aimed at increasing rice consumption and rice awareness in Arkansas. Four new billboards are promoting rice to drivers on some of Arkansas' busiest highways.
"In Arkansas we have the natural advantage of being at the crossroads of America," said Robert Petter, Stuttgart, Ark., vice chairman of the Arkansas Rice Council. "We wanted to take advantage of that fact to promote our crop."
Petter noted there are several benefits of advertising in Arkansas.
"The cost of media is less here than in many larger markets, so it's a good value," he noted. "Plus, we want consumers here in Arkansas to have more awareness of rice. We also hope to create pride in a home-grown product."
Four billboards across eastern Arkansas carry the rice message. Two are located on the heavily-traveled Interstate 40 route between Little Rock and Memphis. One is on State Highway 49 near Marvell, Ark., and another on Highway 67 near Newport, Ark.
"The locations were selected on the basis of highway traffic counts, geographic diversity and cost," said Petter. "For example, our billboard nearest Little Rock will reach about 37,000 drivers every day."
Nutrition is the central theme of the new advertising effort. Smiling young consumers are seen ready to dig into big bowls of fluffy, long-grain rice.
"The message is wholesome and informative," said Petter. "Rice is a healthy food that tastes good. That is essentially our message."
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The art of chopping up Pontiac Fieros and using their guts in other projects is one which occasionally, if rarely, produces something really unique. Instead of a passe Nailhead up front, or a cobbled together amalgam of collected parts, LuckyFast Eddie of Camden, Delaware has dropped the whole enchilada — engine, trans, and suspension — from a Fiero into the tail-end of a chopped-and-stretched '39 Chevy.
Unique is an understatement here. This is why we love the return of traditional hot rods to the scene: you never know what you're going to get. And hey, who said hot rods aren't practical. We bet that thing has a huge trunk up front. [Hemmings]


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Opening tick of the year: down. Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. This market has been operating on euphoric fumes for quite some time. The climax might have been Bernanke's going away present on Dec. 18. What's a measly $10 billion among friends anyway? People were in a good mood and looking for an excuse to buy. Why mess things up a week before Christmas?
So the good feeling lasted through the New Year, and it turned out to be one of the quietest post Christmas trading weeks in recent memory. The only place I really saw the few bully the few was in the forex market where they took the EUR-USD up and straight down. I don't know about you, but I'm not crazy about my holidays being on a Wednesday. It means more people than usual probably stayed closer to home. If the holiday is any day but Wednesday, people take at least a four-day holiday. Is it just me or when the New Year finally hit, it was so anticlimactic that I was hung over and I don't even drink.
Thursday, which was the first work day of the year, had that feel and the mood of the market was just as sour. As I looked at the rise in the VIX, I couldn't even pinpoint why it rose. It had to be the realization the holiday was over and so was the party. Here's where we stand. The market gapped lower, and they tried to bounce it on Friday but that failed and they ended up even lower.
The next big turn window comes in the middle of the month, and for once it does not line up with the next Fed meeting.
We are looking at the next important window around Jan. 17, where we are 144 days off that great pivot low back in June. If what started on the Jan. 2 persists, you could get an inversion low at that time where the rally continues. But if the bears continue to be happy with hamburger helper as opposed to filet mignon, we could end up with a high at that time. It's also right in line with the old all-time high in the Dow back in 2000 -- an odd anniversary of sorts.
OK, this is our first look at the New Year. I'm just going to share what is on my mind and what I'm looking at. First, we aren't going to get another 29% year out of the SPX. All I can say about it is I'm likely one of the first individuals to tell you the likelihood for new secular bull market was high, and I told it to you two years ago. That being said, 2013 exceeded all of my expectations. The big time window for the Nasdaq bubble top at 161 months never validated and in terms of our cycle work, that explains the move up.
My biggest concern of last year and heading into this year is the bond market. Our clients have been trained to spot supply and demand imbalance points and since we released that work, the bond market was pinpointed as a trouble spot and that was when the 30 year was still 150. Now it's at 130. I think it could eventually be at 90. I have no idea when this is going to happen, and it might not happen until September 2015. By the way, bonds turned down in the 379th month off the 1981 bottom, and it missed Fibonacci 377 by 2. That's the biggest "tell" we have for a new bear market.
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Dear Santa I have been a very good boy this year. I would appreciate some of these things. Some Legos, Nutcrackers and the 2008 Hess truck. I would also like some nerf guns and RCs, and surprises.
Dear Santa,
for Christmas I would like a lots of art sullaplies, a cow, fake cocroches. if my Dad did not get me a spy kit i would like a spy kit, shocking gum, and last but not least a big thank you from ME111
if I am not putting enof effort in school tell my Dad and I will try a lot better.
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Surprisingly no takers on when "White Christmas" was introduced. If my memory serves me right, it was sung by Bing Crosby in the movie "Holiday Inn."
Emily Van Gelder, 8, is hoping Santa will leave her American Girl doll outfits.
Always a delight to receive a holiday card from Conanicut Marine Services Inc. This year it features a pencil drawing by Evelyn Rhodes of a J-105 being eased into one of the company's work bays at Taylor Point.
*** Bianca Melucci, 8, would like a Barbie doll for Christmas.
Lotsa hugs please for Dot Norton who was 75 yesterday.
Christmas activities also include the quadrupeds that share our homes. Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic offers tips to make the season a happy one for all.
"The best advice for the holiday season is to pet proof your home, your decorations, and your yard because pets are notorious for doing things they shouldn't do. Make sure that your decorations, candles, and anything toxic (like chocolates and nuts) are well out of reach of your pets. Please dispose of or store any food items well out of the way of your pets. "Holiday hams, family dinners, gingerbread houses, and more are all delicious treats that any pet would be hard pressed to ignore. Eating these things can certainly result in a trip to the veterinarian's office for you and your pet. As the weather turns colder, try to use pet safe de-icing salts and be sure to clean your pets snowy feet off when they come into the house. Be very careful about any spilled anti-freeze and immediately clean up any spills because even a small amount is toxic to our family pets. Be safe, be happy, and have a great holiday!"
Anaya Del Larosa, 3, will be looking for a baby doll in a "blanklet" under her tree.
*** Baker's Pharmacy wasn't always located across from the firehouse. At one time it was at another location on Narragansett Avenue with a satellite store off the island. What were the locations?
Pede Manchester checked in confirming that Manny's Tavern was behind the old Bay View.
Share the spirit of the season by contributing items to Rhode Island armed forces members serving overseas. A collection basket is located in BankNewport and donations are welcomed through Jan. 3.
Requested items, in their original packaging, are hand-made or store bought cards, individually packaged snacks (no chocolate), travel size toiletries, puzzle books, playing cards, paperbacks, magazines, writing paper, envelopes, pens, music CDs, movie DVDs, coffee, tea, powdered drink mix, spices, seasoning, Tabasco sauce, sunblock, insect repellent and white socks.
Unacceptable gifts are religious items, pork products, aerosols, and anything that will melt.
Kudos to the sponsors of the program: OceanPoint Insurance Agency Inc., American Legion Post 18 and BankNewport.
Finn Gaudreau, 5, is hoping for a Pokemon game from old St. Nick.
While sitting on your chair at the hair stylist, have you ever wondered how many others before you have sat in the seat? No? Neither have we!
But, Cathryn Jamieson, owner of the Cathryn Jamieson Salon, has. She just installed two new stylist chairs and with the aid of her bookkeeper is figuring out a close count of how many clients occupied the old chairs for the past 10 years.
How many do you think? Stay tuned for more lowdown on the Great Butt Slide contest during which you guess the number of clients. It will run through the month of January.
.........don't know where, don't know when......
Many TV commercials are downright bewildering. Their messages are often lost in their design or attempts to be different at the expense of losing their original intent. One of the most irritating messages, however, is very clear. It tells us to forget financial obligations to our government. If you owe the IRS hundreds of thousands of dollars, don't worry about it. The CUS Company (Cheat Uncle Sam) will arrange for you to pay only a fraction of what you owe.
Now, if you owe that much money you must make a heckuva lot of it. Pay what you owe, just like the rest of us.
With all the anticipation of Christmas there is a lot of nervous energy to be burned off. The Friends of the Jamestown Library will help on Sunday with games, food and film in the library from 2:30 to 4:15 Sunday afternoon. Children of all ages are invited to watch seasonal videos, make cookie trees and decorations for home, and enjoy a potluck feast. In the spirit of giving, children are asked to bring one non-perishable food item to donate to the St. Mark food pantry.
Register at the front desk and let the staff know what you'll be bringing for the feast, or call 423- 7280.
In case you haven't heard there are no Rhode Island schools included in the U.S. News & World Reports list of the 100 Top America's Best High Schools. In fact, of the 56 high schools in the Ocean State, only three were awarded gold or silver medals and seven bronze medals.
What the heck, throw some more money at it.
A Snapple cap moment: Before mercury, brandy was used to fill thermometers.
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Scholar of the Month: Hooksett student links past, presentBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 29. 2013 8:47PM
HOOKSETT — By employing hands-on experiences, Manchester High School West is living up to the learning model championed by pioneering 19th-century educator and New Hampshire native Francis Wayland Parker, Karina Ithier wrote in her Francis Wayland Parker Scholar of the Month essay.
Ithier, a West High sophomore from Hooksett, said she was surprised at her selection.
"I was just really happy," she said. "I didn't really expect it. It kind of motivates me to do better in school and to really focus on education more."
Parker, who was born in Bedford, revolutionized education by emphasizing integrated learning over rote memorization during his years as an educator in Illinois and Massachusetts. In her essay, Ithier wrote that Parker would appreciate how West uses such techniques as "peer teaching" and fun activities to inspire learning.
"Students are challenged to examine the outside world rather than being limited to a textbook," she wrote.
She said her favorite example is a murder case presented to students in a law and justice class. She said she acted in the skit, which dramatizes the murder of a teacher and asks students to solve the case by analyzing fingerprints, blood patterns and other forensic evidence, while involving students in journalism classes who provide updates on the school's television channel and a weekly newsletter.
Ithier said that, even though she wasn't a class member, she was able to learn about forensic analysis just by participating as an actor.
"I think I might take the class because of that experience," she said.
Ithier, who is ranked second in her class and participates in several clubs, including the newspaper club and a writer's syndicate, said she is interested in pursuing studies in creative writing in college.
The Francis Wayland Parker Scholar program is sponsored by the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, in cooperation with the New Hampshire Union Leader, Lifetouch Studios and the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England.
Other nominees for November were: Grayson Daly, Lebanon High School; Hannah Karp, Plymouth Regional High School; Joshua Curran, ConVal Regional High School; Alex Lajeunesse, Hopkinton High School and Crystina Friese from Manchester Memorial High School.


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Ron Guth: Production of Half Dimes at the New Orleans Mint dropped more than 40% in 1854 to a still-respectable 1,560,000 coins. Not surprisingly, the number of certified 1854-O Half Dimes is 43% less than the number of certified 1853-O Half Dimes. Most of the 1854-O Half Dimes went into circulation, but there are at least a couple hundred Mint State survivors that collectors saved for posterity.
As usual, quality control at the New Orleans Mint was sub-par, and many of the 1854-O Half Dimes sport a weak strike, especially at the denticles. It is highly unlikely that a fully struck 1854-O Half Dime exists at all. The best example is a single PCGS MS67.
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STOCKTON - After a week of fearing the worst, Dina Harris-Williams' worries gave way to relief about midnight Saturday when her telephone rang and she learned that her sister and her 9-year-old niece were safe and well.
STOCKTON - After a week of fearing the worst, Dina Harris-Williams' worries gave way to relief about midnight Saturday when her telephone rang and she learned that her sister and her 9-year-old niece were safe and well.
Ebony Jackson, 26, and her daughter, Hope, had been missing since Sept. 7. As it turned out, according to Harris-Williams, the two Stockton residents were in Sacramento at the apartment of a middle-aged man Ebony had met on the Internet.
Even though the story of Ebony and Hope had been the subject of media reports for several days, the Sacramento man had not realized they were being searched for until Saturday.
By 2 a.m. Sunday, Harris-Williams had picked up Hope. But Ebony, who Harris-Williams said is "mentally challenged," became belligerent before the reunion occurred and was being treated at a mental-health facility in Sacramento. She may come home today. Harris-Williams said she has yet to see Ebony.
When reunited with Hope, Harris-Williams said, the John Muir Elementary School fourth-grader "was crying and saying, 'Auntie, please, come and get me, I want to come home, I want to come home. ... She hugged us and didn't want to let go.' "
Harris-Williams said she does not believe Hope or Ebony were mistreated, and she said the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department made no arrests.
Stockton police said it had little information and referred media inquiries to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, who did not return The Record's call for comment.
"Hope is actually doing very well," Harris-Williams said. "She's right back to her regular routine, that's how unbelievably strong she is. She said, 'I can't wait to go back to school. I didn't go for a whole week and I miss my teachers.' "
Harris-Williams said she planned to send Hope to school today.
Authorities began distributing photos of Ebony and Hope late last week, an effort that ultimately led to the Sacramento man informing them that the two were staying with him. Harris-Williams said the man was "cooperative" with authorities.
On Sunday, after a good night's sleep in Stockton, Hope joined family members to watch one of Harris-Williams' nephews play in a youth football game. In the evening, Harris-Williams said she planned to cook a big dinner to celebrate Hope's return.
But Harris-Williams said she also was worrying about how to help Hope through the aftermath of the episode, and added that she also was concerned about making sure Ebony would not misuse the Internet again and stumble into another such situation.
"The roughest thing is finding resources out there that can help me with Ebony and with Hope," Harris-Williams said. "I just want Ebony and Hope and the rest of my family to be healthy. I need to make that happen. That is my job."
Contact reporter Roger Phillips at (209) 546-8299 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/phillipsblog.


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STOCKTON - The case was growing colder. Investigators had hit a number of dead ends. Detectives believed the body of 23-year-old Dalene Carlson was somewhere in a south county cornfield, but the pungent odor of feed corn was masking the smell of her remains from cadaver dogs.
STOCKTON - The case was growing colder. Investigators had hit a number of dead ends. Detectives believed the body of 23-year-old Dalene Carlson was somewhere in a south county cornfield, but the pungent odor of feed corn was masking the smell of her remains from cadaver dogs.
Detective Brad Burrell of the Stockton Police Department endured many sleepless nights during his quest to capture Carlson's killer, but he never relented. As the lead detective assigned to the case, Burrell coordinated a months-long investigation that eventually resulted in the arrest of Jason Ross Gilley, who was found guilty of first-degree murder in October.
Burrell will be honored for his efforts at the Institute of Criminal Investigation Detective Symposium April 7-10 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, where he will receive the ICI award for investigative excellence. The presentation of the investigative excellence award is considered the highlight of the symposium.
"This is quite an honor and definitely something that should have the name of the Stockton Police Department on it instead of mine because this case was the epitome of a team effort," Burrell said. "Quite literally, it seemed like at some point or another, we had every detective in our department working on this case in some capacity."
According to a Los Angeles Police Department website, the award is presented to an investigator, law enforcement agency or task force that has conducted intensive and complex investigations ranging from identity theft to homicide. Winners are chosen by a selection committee.
"We're obviously very proud of Detective Burrell and the entire detective's bureau, because - as he would be the first to point out - he didn't solve this case alone," Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones said. "There was really a lot of great teamwork between the Stockton Police Department and other agencies. A lot of great people came together, but Detective Burrell did a terrific job with his investigative skills and his passion to solve the case."
Carlson was last seen by family and friends on Aug. 7, 2001. Investigators learned she was seen leaving a bar with Gilley, an acquaintance. Gilley initially told detectives he left the bar alone that night, but investigators later obtained surveillance footage showing Gilley and Carlson together at a nearby grocery store after they left the bar.
Police searched Gilley's home and arrested him on suspicion of selling marijuana, but he was released from jail days later because authorities didn't have enough evidence to charge him in connection with Carlson's death.
A GPS device placed on Gilley's car showed that he repeatedly visited an Escalon cornfield on Lone Tree Road. A search team descended on the corn field, but Carlson's body was not found.
Two months later, on Oct. 15, 2011 - Gilley's 26th birthday - a farm worker was harvesting corn in the field when he unearthed Carlson's remains.
An autopsy revealed that Carlson had been shot execution-style with a .22-caliber handgun.
Days later, in his third interview with investigators, Gilley's uncle finally admitted that Gilley had given him a .22-caliber handgun days after Carlson's disappearance, Burrell said.
"I was ecstatic because I knew the chances of that not being the murder weapon were miniscule," Burrell said.
Investigators proved the fatal shot was fired from Gilley's gun. Gilley was arrested, convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
"In 99 percent of our other homicide cases, we get notified because someone is dead," Burrell said. "This was different in that we just knew this girl was missing, and so it was much, much, much more challenging because we really had to work a no-body case.
"We had to work more on intuition and gut than anything else for many months until her body was actually found. One of the things you're taught and one of the things you learn is that you don't want to listen to your gut too much. You have to follow the evidence, but in this case we didn't have a whole lot of evidence initially, so it took a tremendous amount of effort to gather the evidence necessary to arrest and convict Mr. Gilley."
Contact reporter Jason Anderson at (209) 546-8279 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/crimeblog or on Twitter @Stockton911.


text: Adventure: Story Story Posted 01-18-2010 Synthetic vs. Conventional Oil By: By Cassandra, Outdoor Life Are you using the right oil in your ATV? Oil is often an afterthought for most ATVers, but it can actually make or break your machine. Obviously you wouldn't run your quad without oil in it (because you wouldn't make it too far), but should you use synthetic oil, or will conventional oil do the trick? The basic breakdown is this: Synthetic oils are designed to withstand higher engine temperatures, reduce friction on engine parts, and resist thermal breakdown. Synthetic oils, because they are engineered, are made up of uniformly sized molecules, unlike conventional oil, because it comes from naturally occurring crude oil, which is made up of a collection of varied molecules (and the smaller molecules can evaporate when the engine gets hot). But, synthetic oil can also cost up to three times as much as conventional motor oil. Conventional oils do all of that to a much lesser degree and may contain trace amounts of contaminants. There are arguments for and against each type of oil, but the real catch is cost. If you are willing to pay more for synthetic oil, then your quad is probably better off with it than with conventional oil. But if you are like most ATVers, conventional oil works fine and fits nicely into your budget. Synthetic Oil Pros:Fewer contaminants, doesn't break down or evaporate as easily, works well in extreme hot or cold weather Cons:Costs up to three times as much as conventional oil, should be used at the beginning of an ATV engine's life (not on an old engine). Conventional Oil Pros:Easy to find, easy on the wallet, gets the job done. Cons:Contains contaminants, more prone to viscosity breakdown. Share This Story Next From Story Bad Cat: Girl Rescued from Jaws of Mountain Lion Related Comments Categories News Stories Recipes Tips Gear Videos Photo Galleries Viewer Photo Galleries Features Behind the Badge with Carlos Gomez Adventure Check Out All The Photos Explore the United States. Find information about and activities within your state. Get Started


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I have a copy of the Bad Man Posse 12" matrix DATC-D 009"R" and it is Bad Man Posse / Mikey Dread - Badda-badman Style on side A with Smokers Possee - Bad-boy Request on side B. The last 2 minutes on side A are wiched when Mikey comes in.
My question is what is the "R" for on the matrix? Tapirs site has the same tracklisting for this 12" but lists it as just DATCD 009 and strictly-vibes has a different track listing for this record.
http://www.strictly-vibes.com/junior-mu ... t9925.html
Are there 2 different versions of this 12" and was there ever a repress? Also, is this a hard to find record because I have not been able to find much info on this.


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It was 2 a.m. My bedroom was pitch black and I awoke to feel the hot body of my fevered toddler beside me. She had a terrible cold. And the only way she could console herself was to breastfeed. But because her nose was so stuffed up, she could only suck for a few seconds before she would pull off, gasping for air and crying uncomfortably. All night, I walked her around my apartment, rocking and soothing her and alternating the breast when she cried for it. This exhausting pattern kept on until thin streams of yellow morning light peeked around my curtains. Only then was I able to exhale and lie my angel down in bed in a deep slumber – a slumber that lasted exactly 45 minutes until the alarm went off and this single mother's second shift began. I had another kid to get off to school.
Breastfeeding as a single mother is no cake walk. That tiring night (and there were more than a few) I had no one to hand her off to while I took a recharging cat-nap, no one to drive the other one to school so I wouldn't have to drag the sick one out of bed. And most of all, no one to help me with weaning. How could I distract my daughter with a different fun activity while the boobs she craved dangled in her face? There was no Dad to run to the market for protein when my milk stores were low. No man to attend to the sibling while I nursed.
When I wrote my Psychology dissertation I looked at a woman's own attachment style and her breastfeeding outcomes, I asked more than 100 women about the biggest obstacles to nursing. All my study participants were married or co-habitating but the data on breastfeeding success was pretty clear. The biggest factor in a mother's ability to nurse is her partner's support. But what if there was no partner?
Studies show that most American women do not meet a goal of even six months of breastfeeding and single mothers have the lowest rates of all. Coupled with the lack of partner support is the disabling stress that accompanies a relationship's break-up during pregnancy or lactation. This stress alone can cause women to prematurely wean.
But if some careful preparation is done, pre-mature weaning doesn't have to happen, and indeed a breastfeeding lifestyle can make single motherhood a wonderful experience. Divorce is hard enough on children, but to also divorce them from a vital part of mommy is a double injury. Joining La Leche league and not being afraid to reach out for support from your village are crucial to breastfeeding as a single mother.
Years ago, when I was still with my "baby-daddy" and happily nursing my first child, I asked the pediatrician about the magic benefits of breast milk that affected a child's I.Q. He smiled and told me that the magic was mostly in the mother, not the milk. "Breastfeeding mothers are different mothers," he said. I didn't fully understand it then, but recent data out of the UK showed that breastfeeding mothers were more engaging and had warmer relationships with their children. It is linked to the female bonding hormone, oxytocin. It changes the brains of women.
All the more reason for single mothers to nurse. I don't think children should ever be a surrogate for an adult love-relationship, nor do I think unnaturally clinging to an infant is the best way to deal with divorce, but I do think that having a healthy bond with kids and staying close and involved with them, can keep you strong during divorce. It's all too easy to take a broken heart and run into the arms of another man — any man – and that might not be the best thing for your kids. Children living in the home with a mommy's boyfriend are six times more likely to suffer abuse.
But a breastfeeding mother is less likely to seek a man's arms because, frankly, her arms are full. Humans can have multiple attachments and indeed good mental health is dependent on those many attachments. Our children can be our greatest strength and putting them first is a way of putting ourselves first.
I am grateful that I continued to nurse when I became single. As hard as it was, I miss those days. I also built some solid friendships with women in my village whom I had to lean on. My kids are now happy and well-adjusted and when my 13-year-old is having a little mommy-wistfulness, she often says, "Tell me a story about when I drank booby." Our relationship has warm memories all around.
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Dr. Wendy Walsh is a journalist, mother, doctor of psychology, and popular culture junkie. She often finds herself asking "Why?" and finds the answers at the intersection of biology, psychology and culture. Well traveled and presiding over a multi-racial family, she has a particular sensitivity to ethnic issues. Want to know why people do the things they do? Dr. Walsh has some answers. She blogs daily for MomLogic.com, her own Blog, Dating.Mating.Relating., and is the relationship expert for Pregnancy Magazine. She also appears regularly as a psychological expert on CNN and The CBS Early Show. In addition she has appeared on EXTRA, The View, Lifetime Television and contributed to countless local TV, Radio and Print Media. Follow her on Twitter at @DrWendyWalsh and find her on Facebook; she's got some great videos on YouTube, too!
Dr. Walsh holds a B.A. in Journalism, a masters degree in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. As an author, she has written The Boyfriend Test, and The Girlfriend Test (Random House).


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According to the Director of Water Resource Planning, Patrick Mlilo, South Africa is a water scarce country where 5.3 million houses (35%) still do not have access to reliable clean drinking water. Despite this staggering figure, the per capita water use in South Africa is 2.75% and the department is trying to bring it down to 1.75% in line with the international requirement for countries that do not have sufficient water.
Part of the plan to bring this percentage down is to curb industrial and agricultural water waste and review the government's pricing strategy. Mlilo painted a gloomy picture of the country's water situation that has been caused, among others, by adverse climate change and the population explosion.
He pointed to a host of factors that contributed to water reduction, such as pollution from agriculture, mining, industry, energy and sanitation. The inefficient water management practices, lack of infrastructure maintenance and weak governance also contributed to water scarcity.
"Water scarcity could deteriorate rapidly as the supply contracts and demand escalate due to growth, urbanization, inefficient use, degradation of wetlands, water losses and reduction in yield due to climate change," Mlilo said.
The Department is prioritising the recovery of costs for water resource management at industrial level and also wants to protect the poor against unaffordable water tariffs.
These are the primary sectors that use up water in the country:
- Agriculture, which used up to 62% of water for irrigation of crops.
- Municipalities, which accounted for 24% of water consumption.
Other categories of water users include:
- Industry and mining,
- Hydropower (for non-consumptive use based on a combination of fixed and variable charge) and stream flow reduction activities such as afforestation.
The department has also started a programme for water augmentation in the Western Cape.
Water augmentation in the Western Cape. #SaveWater pic.twitter.com/g3BkJWJEk4
— Water&SanitationRSA (@DWS_RSA) May 4, 2018
Here is your weekly dam update:
- The Vaal River System consisting of 14 dams serving mainly Gauteng Sasol and Eskom is at 100%.
- The Cape Town Dams System consisting of six dams serving mainly City of Cape Town this week is at 16.9%.
- The KwaZulu-Natal Dam System is at 65.2 % this week while Eastern Cape Dam System sits at 68.5%.
Here are the latest dam percentages throughout the country:
For a more in depth rainfall update, visit WeatherSA or click here. For more information on the water storage levels across the country, visit the DWS site. For a comprehensive drought status report from the Department of Water and Sanitation, click here.


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Last week we reported that Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez had officially split and called off their engagement. Well, Ali is speaking out about what went wrong in their relationship and why she decided to break things off for good!
"I wouldn't be being truthful if I said this came out of nowhere," Ali reveals. "We definitely had been having problems. But I had always believed that we could work it out." Apparently the couple had a lot of conflicting ideas about life, as well as some pretty big personality differences.
Speaking to People, Ali reveals that the couple who met and became engaged on her season of The Bacherlorette were ready to wed "right away," but started having problems almost immediately after moving in together! Shortly after announcing their relationship to the world, Ali and Roberto moved to San Diego, CA together where Roberto was starting his own insurance office. Unfortunately for Ali the move left her feeling isolated, she struggled to find a career and only managed to find part-time work as a news correspondent. So, being stalked by the paparazzi and being an ABC talking head isn't a career? Good to know…
We were trying to establish ourselves individually," Ali explains. "But a relationship should be solid regardless of circumstances." Additionally, Roberto wanted Ali to be the stay-at-home wifey type instead of focusing on her own career. "Roberto seemed bothered that Ali was career-minded and had a social life," an insider confides to the mag. "He is very old-fashioned when it comes to a woman's places."
Ali attempted to be who Roberto wanted her to be, but it left her feeling stifled. Aren't these things you're supposed to discuss, you know, before becoming engaged? "I helped him build his business, and I'd bring him lunch all of the time," she shares. "I was so supportive of him."
"A lot of times what I wanted to do and what he wanted to do didn't match up," she says, describing their opposite personalities. "One of us was always compromising with the other, or we both ended up not doing what we wanted and staying home."
Unfortunately bringing Roberto lunch just wasn't enough and the couple started fighting all the time. "In the past six months, he kind of lost it," the insider adds. "He'd be really good and sweet in public, but their fights could be explosive."
And Ali's knee surgery was apparently the last straw in their already bumpy relationship! "It really affected us," she reveals. "I couldn't really be active like I wanted to be. I hit a low."
After postponing their wedding twice to work out their issues, the problems actually increased and eventually the couple just decided to take a trial separation. Ali moved in with a friend and "at the end of the day we both realized we were unhappy more than we were happy."
"And we both deserved more," she adds. "I just knew that we needed to go separate ways. Something inside both of us said we still had more figuring out to do. We take marriage very seriously. It's not something we were going to do and just hope it works out."
Well, poor Roberto is apparently "devastated" that Ali called off their engagement! "He really thought this would last and that they'd get married," a different source discloses.
While their chances of walking down the aisle are pretty much over, Ali is having difficulty returning the $50,000 Neil Lane engagement ring. In order to stretch custody of the pricey piece a little longer, Ali is still speaking to Roberto "daily." Perhaps ABC is hoping they will work it out so another TV wedding can commence!
Ali has no hard feelings about appearing on the show and starting a relationship with Roberto! "I found real, true love, and I'm grateful that I had that experience," she says tearfully. "There's no hate. I still love him, and I always will. But what matters is how we feel, and we both knew it wasn't right."
Now that her time as half of a happy and surviving Bachelorette couple is over Ali has no idea what to do next! "I literally don't even know where I want to live, never mind what I want to do."
Hopefully she'll figure it out! Roberto has yet to comment on the break-up, but according to his Twitter as of early November things seemed good between the couple.


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We have a growing group of smart, creative classics majors and students here at VWU, and have Classics and Latin clubs which offer a range of fun activities: College Night at the Chrysler Museum, trips to the movies to see The Eagle and the new Clash of the Titans, sojourns to Charlottesville, Williamsburg, and Downtown Norfolk to look for echoes of classical architecture close to home for a Winter Session class on Classical Virginia, a winter session to Italy (Rome and Pompeii), and a team-taught upcoming Summer Session class in Oxford, England, thanks to our friend Terry Lindvall in Communication and Religious Studies. In addition to our already-active clubs, we just obtained a chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, the official national Honor Society for Classics. To meet some of our friends and students, visit our facebook page; feel free to friend us if you are thinking about coming to VWU as a student, or if you are a member of the community with an interest in learning about our upcoming talks and events.
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Oct. 21 Ryan Vogelsong, Marco Scutaro postgame interview
Q. Ryan, that first inning you threw 12 straight fastballs really hard to start the game. Was there a statement being made? Was that the plan? What did you achieve in that first inning?
RYAN VOGELSONG: There was no plan going in. I threw what Buster was putting down. I assume he saw something that he kept putting the fastball down. It's not unusual for me to do that sometimes.
Q. Ryan, that first inning you threw 12 straight fastballs really hard to start the game. Was there a statement being made? Was that the plan? What did you achieve in that first inning?
RYAN VOGELSONG: There was no plan going in. I threw what Buster was putting down. I assume he saw something that he kept putting the fastball down. It's not unusual for me to do that sometimes.
But I just kind of saw the way our team reacted the other night when Barry came out and kind of took the bull by the horns early and was throwing up zeroes. I saw how our team was feeding off of that. And I just knew that I had to go out there and keep them off the board early and give us a chance to do something offensively.
Q. Marco, can you explain why Matt Holliday sliding into you made you a better hitter (laughter)?
MARCO SCUTARO: Actually, I got a little fame from getting hit from Holliday. It was kind of weird.
But, I don't know, man. I just happy to be here in this situation. And just trying to do my best to help my team and spend one more day with them. It's been fun the last couple of days watching these guys pitch and playing behind those guys. And I think the last game in St. Louis was big for us, I think bringing the series back home is huge. And tomorrow is Game 7. It doesn't get any better than that.
Q. Ryan, Lincecum was talking about how impressed he is with your work ethic since you've got here and that it's paying off and that's what we're seeing. Do you agree with that?
RYAN VOGELSONG: I don't know if there's a direct correlation, because I worked like that when I wasn't pitching very well, either, in Pittsburgh and Japan. It's just how I've been. My dad kind of raised me that way.
When I came into this game everybody kind of said don't let that be the reason why you don't succeed. So I just decided I was going to do everything I could off the field to prepare myself for the games.
So I don't know if there's a direct correlation, because I did the same things when I wasn't pitching very well at all, too.
Q. Marco, first of all, are you still in any pain at all in your hip or knee?
MARCO SCUTARO: No, not really. Just a little bit, but nothing major. Even if it hurts tomorrow I'll be there.
Q. Ryan, I know your focus doesn't really respond or depend on the score on the board, having watched you. But is there any difference to you after Marco gets that hit, now all of a sudden he gets you that extra run?
RYAN VOGELSONG: Well, I was looking for the oxygen, first (laughter).
MARCO SCUTARO: Couldn't breathe. Sorry, brother.
RYAN VOGELSONG: You can do it any time, buddy. I'll take it.
I pitched like it's 0‑0, 1‑0 all the time. But to have a cushion like that early definitely allows you to attack the plate a little bit more, especially with the offense that they have over there. They swing the bats well and they strike quick. And usually it's multiple runs.
So to have him or have us, our offense, get some runs early definitely changes how you attack the zone a little bit.
Q. Ryan, you've had a couple of very emotional trips off of the mound here at this ballpark last year, ovations where you said you had to fight yourself a little bit. Can you talk about just that tonight, leaving, and the chance of Vogey, Vogey, I would assume this might be the biggest trip off the mound tonight?
RYAN VOGELSONG: These fans, they bring it all the time. And, yeah, it's pretty amazing. Even when I'm standing on the mound tonight, and they're cheering Vogey, it just makes you want to get the job done for them. Just makes you want to dig down a little bit. But the things that they're doing for me as far as their cheers and the chance, is making this something that I'm never, ever going to forget. And I can't thank them enough for that.
Q. Ryan, Marco, if you could talk about each other. What have you learned about each other the last three months that you didn't know before you were teammates. It seems that Marco plays the game kind of like you pitch it. Is that a fair assessment?
MARCO SCUTARO: Well, when I got here I didn't know too much, my teammates. But one thing for sure is every time I walk by the gym this guy was in there working out. I was like, hey, bro, he has a lot of energy.
All the thing he have to go through, like playing Japan, Tommy John and all this stuff, and for him to be in this position right now and be in the playoff and pitch the way he did tonight, I mean I can't feel any happier for him. That's pretty much we're 27 outs away from being in the World Series. And that's, for me, is priceless.
RYAN VOGELSONG: Well, I'm just glad I don't have to face him anymore. I think a lot of the nation is finally getting to see the player that Marco is because of this postseason. But the things that he's doing is not surprising to anybody on this club.
I was not happy in the off‑season when I saw Marco was going to Colorado and was going to be in our division, because you know he's going to put a professional at‑bat on you. He's going to battle you. And he's one of the best clutch hitters I've seen. He might not remember this, but I faced Marco in winter ball in 2004. And he's still the same guy.
MARCO SCUTARO: I was like 21 years old, right?
RYAN VOGELSONG: Me, too (laughter).
But I'm just glad he's with us. Because I didn't like facing him. And you know he's going to battle you every at‑bat and I'm just happy he's on our side.
Q. After your last start you said from the third inning on was the best stuff of your career. Would this now be the best stuff in your career?
RYAN VOGELSONG: I actually think that my stuff was better in Game 2. I threw the ball extremely well tonight, obviously, but I feel like I had some good misses.
After the third inning in Game 2 I didn't really have too many misses in the zone or out of the zone. That's, like I said, I was as locked in as I've been. But I felt like tonight I still had good stuff but I missed some pitches that they swung through.
And I said that the other day. It comes down to executing pitches and getting lucky on the ones you don't make, they foul them off or swing through. And I still think Game 2, my stuff, overall, was better. But tonight I just had some good misses and some good fortune.
Q. What does it tell you that two of your greatest games are now coming in two playoff appearances and this large moment?
RYAN VOGELSONG: I just believe that God had a plan for me this whole time. And he's shining down on me right now. And I feel like all the stuff that I went through, going to Japan, and going to winter ball at 33 years old, and getting back here last year is stuff that he was doing for me to get me prepared for this moment. And I truly believe that. And I feel like he's with me on the mound. And he's shining his glory on me right now.
Q. Can I ask you what it means to you to be able to come through in a big game like this, in a game that was a must win, that allows your team to get into the 7th game and possibly into the World Series?
RYAN VOGELSONG: Well, it's these guys. They believe in me. Every person in that clubhouse, to the coaching staff, to the front office, they believe in me, and I know they believe in me and that rubs off. And it doesn't make the game any easier, but it's a little bit easier to go out there when you know everyone's behind you and thinks that you're going to get the job done.
Q. But to come through like you did and to allow the team to get to the 7th game?
RYAN VOGELSONG: It feels great. Nobody wants to be the guy that doesn't get it done. I wasn't as nervous today as I was yesterday on the off day thinking about, I didn't want to let these guys down. I didn't want to let the city down. To come through tonight and get us to tomorrow, it feels good.
Q. Can you critique Ryan at the plate, the way he came through with the chop? And Ryan, what does that mean to you to be able to contribute that way?
MARCO SCUTARO: Like I say, man, it's been fun. Zito, the other day, with two outs, he drop a bomb and a man on third, and that was fun to watch. I mean those guys can pitch. And also can hit, too. That's why he used the Marucci bat. Like I say, there is no tomorrow for us. Hopefully we come back tomorrow and score some runs early for Cain so he start doing his stuff.
Q. Ryan, I wonder how the enchiladas were last night and if you were amused today with all the people sending pictures of enchiladas to your wife all day long?
RYAN VOGELSONG: The enchiladas were good, the place I get them from are always good. That's something I don't have to worry about. She was telling me a little bit about it last night with Twitter. But I'm not on Twitter. She knew better than to try to distract me with that information today (laughter). I think she'll probably give me the low down tonight when we get home and show me some pictures. She's been around me long enough to know that this afternoon probably wasn't the best time to show me what was on Twitter (laughter).
Q. Ryan, I trust you if you say that your stuff was better last time than this time. But you come out of the chute, strike out Jay with a 94 mile an hour 4‑seamer and then strike out Craig with 93 mile an hour two‑seamer. That seems to be extra from what you normally do, especially from the outset of the game. Where does that come from?
RYAN VOGELSONG: The environment. The fans. Like I said earlier, I feed off the fans in this stadium. And they were into it early and the adrenaline is going and it puts miles per hour on your fastball.
Q. In all the years I've watched baseball I've never seen a team face this many elimination games. You've faced five in the last eight games. Marco and Ryan, can you talk a little bit about what that's like, facing do or die. Now you have to face another one tomorrow. Are you guys playing on adrenaline, to a degree, because it's such a long season?
MARCO SCUTARO: We just love each other, and I want to see my team the next day. And I guess everybody just know what going on. Our mentality is just when we're in this situation, our mentality is just go out there and do our best. I think regardless of the results, if you go out there and you fight and you do your best, even if you don't come up with a win, you can go home and look at yourself in the mirror and feel good about yourself.
RYAN VOGELSONG: I think there's something to be said about the concentration level I see on this team when we're in these situations, because one pitch or one at‑bat can change the game. And we had a speech from Hunter the other day, and Marco actually said something good, and it was concentrate and win every pitch, win every swing, win every inning. And I think that's ‑‑ we just go with that. Just keep your focus and concentrate on every pitch and every at‑bat and try and win every inning. And it's been worth it for us. Hopefully we can get another one tomorrow.
Q. Ryan, three years ago you're pitching in Japan and now you're here tonight. Describe what it took to get here.
RYAN VOGELSONG: A lot of faith. A lot of hard work. You have to have some things go your way to get opportunities. I came into Spring Training with these guys last year and threw the ball pretty well and didn't make the team because everybody was back from a World Series team. And I was okay with that. At that point I was just happy to be on a team, even though it was Triple‑A. And then Barry Zito gets hurt, the guy hasn't missed a start in, I'm not exactly sure what the exact years are, 12, 11 years, and it hits his ankle. Weird things have to happen that are much greater than us for things to work out like this.
And like I said before, I just think that God's had a plan for me this whole time and it's finally gotten me to where ultimately I've wanted to be, and that's the postseason. I couldn't be happier to be here, and be happier to be here with the Giants and these guys, especially the guys we have on this team right now.
Q. For Marco, mental approach going into Game 7. We heard Mike Matheny say earlier he's going to tell the guys just play your game. Is that your attitude or can you say it's just another game or I relish this opportunity?
MARCO SCUTARO: Well, it is another game. But of course it's a little more intense. But I think you've got to stick with your game. I know where my game is. I know I'm a power hitter and an RBI guy. I need to get on base for my teammates behind me and just stick with my game. I don't try to do too much. Sometimes when you try to do too much in this game you pretty much can't do anything. And that's pretty much my mentality.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble will stop offering a stand-alone Nook app for Windows and instead deliver Nook media to Microsoft's Consumer Reader app.
Microsoft, which took a 6.8 percent stake in the Nook unit in 2012, agreed to an updated revenue sharing plan with Barnes & Noble. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday, Barnes & Noble said it will discontinue distributing the Nook Windows app and will instead cooperate with Microsoft to transition users to the Microsoft Consumer Reader.
Speculation has been running high about what Barnes & Noble plans for the future of Nook. The New York bookstore chain has invested heavily in its e-book and e-book reader unit, but the unit has not been profitable. Still, Barnes & Noble has said it plans to launch a new Nook e-reader in coming months.
An investment firm offered to buy 51 percent of the company for about $672 million earlier this month, with plans to spin off Nook, but Barnes & Noble rebuffed that offer.
In its most recent third quarter, Barnes & Noble reported a profit as cost cuts at its Nook unit and elsewhere helped offset declining revenue across all of its businesses. Revenue fell 10 percent to $2 billion, from $2.22 billion last year.
Shares in Barnes & Noble Inc. rose 15 cents to close at $21.55 on Friday. The stock has jumped 44 percent since the beginning of the year.


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