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Benjamin Alire Saenz quickly became a well respected author of mine with his YA novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. I read it within twenty-four hours and it would have been less if I didn't have to stop reading to prevent myself from sobbing on the bus ride to campus. Ever since then I've been on the look out for more of his novels.
Luckily, Ari and Dante will be returning in the sequel There Will Be Other Summers which is still in the initial writing stages but is going swimmingly according to Saenz. Until the release of Ari and Dante's new adventure, Saenz has a new novel for us readers to enjoy. Not much is known in terms of a synopsis for his new novel, The Inexplicable Logic of My Heart, but the cover was released today by Entertainment Weekly along with an excerpt.
If I wasn't excited for TILOMH before I'm definitely excited now. Saenz's writing style is just so incredibly real and authentic and I can't wait to have this book, in hardcover, in my hands when it's released on March 7, 2017. See the cover and the beginning of the excerpt under the cut below:
Chapter One
Life Begins
Dark clouds were gathering in the sky, and there was a hint of rain in the morning air. I felt the cool breeze on my face as I walked out the front door. The summer had been long and lazy, crowded with hot, and rainless days.
Those summer days were over now.
The first day of school. Senior year. I'd always wondered what it would be like to be a senior. And now I was about to find out what all the wondering was about. Life was beginning. That was the story according to Sam, my best friend. She knew everything. When you had a best friend who knew everything, it saved you a lot of work. If you had a question about anything, all you had to do was turn to her and ask and she'd just give you all the information you needed. Not that life was about information.
Sam, she was smart as hell. And she knew stuff. Lots and lots of stuff. She also felt stuff. Oh, man, could Sam feel. Sometimes I thought she was doing all the thinking, all the feeling, and all the living for both of us.
Sam knew who Sam was.
Me? I guess I wasn't always so sure. So what if sometimes Sam was an emotional exhibitionist, going up and down all the time. She could be a storm. But she could be a soft candle lighting up a dark room. So what if she made me a little crazy. All of it—all her emotional stuff, her ever-changing moods and tones of voice—it made her seem so incredibly alive.
I was a different story. I kept myself in check. I guess I had this control thing over myself. I liked keeping it calm. But sometimes I felt as if I weren't doing any living at all. Maybe I needed Sam because being around her made me feel more alive. Maybe that didn't seem logical, but maybe the thing we called logic was overrated.
Read the rest of the excerpt on the EW article linked here.
About Benjamin Alire Saenz:
Benjamin Alire Sáenz (born 16 August 1954) is an award-winning American poet, novelist and writer of children's books.
He was born at Old Picacho, New Mexico, the fourth of seven children, and was raised on a small farm near Mesilla, New Mexico. He graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1972. That fall, he entered St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, Colorado where he received a B.A. degree in Humanities and Philosophy in 1977. He studied Theology at the University of Louvain in Leuven, Belgium from 1977 to 1981. He was a priest for a few years in El Paso, Texas before leaving the order.
In 1985, he returned to school, and studied English and Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso where he earned an M.A. degree in Creative Writing. He then spent a year at the University of Iowa as a PhD student in American Literature. A year later, he was awarded a Wallace E. Stegner fellowship. While at Stanford University under the guidance of Denise Levertov, he completed his first book of poems, Calendar of Dust, which won an American Book Award in 1992. He entered the Ph.D. program at Stanford and continued his studies for two more years. Before completing his Ph.D., he moved back to the border and began teaching at the University of Texas at El Paso in the bilingual MFA program.
Find Benjamin Alire Saenz on Twitter @BenjaminAlireSa


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Tucked away in the leafy suburb of Rivonia, Johannesburg is Liliesleaf. Once the nerve centre of the liberation movement and a place of refuge for its leaders, today Liliesleaf is one of South Africa's foremost, award-winning heritage sites, where the journey to democracy in South Africa is honoured.
Recognised as one of South Africa's leading heritage sites, Liliesleaf opened to the public in June 2008 and has since attracted thousands of local and international visitors, eager to understand and engage with a pivotal period in South Africa's liberation struggle. The museum pays homage to the many lives that changed the political landscape of this country and through its educational programmes, appeals to younger audiences to face today's challenges with creative enthusiasm.
Liliesleaf Farm CEO Nicholas Wolpe discusses the future of the historical site and the current political climate in South Africa with Polity's Sashnee Moodley.
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Based on my love of these two Prince of Persia titles, and my generally favorable first impression of this one, the following hurts to say: I was wrong; the new game stinks.
Two things pop to mind. Don't judge a game by its graphics. PoP is so f'ing gorgeous it hurts, and that makes me want to love it. But there's nothing there to love. The other thing that pops into my mind? This is why reviewers should play a game, start-to-finish, before giving any sort of final review. If I had written a review based on my first impression, I might have called this one of the best games of the year. Now it's becoming more forgettable by the moment.
So where do we start? You all know I like to break games down by the mechanics. And PoP is two things: combat and parkour. OK, sure, it's combat and parkour in a semi-middle eastern setting with lots of teen-styled romance. But you're only playing the combat and the parkour. OK?
Let's start with combat.
It's bad. There. I'm done. Haha!
OK, I'll go on. The Sands of Time got combat so perfectly right. It was all timing and context based off of one button and a direction. Press forward and hit the attack button and you strike forward. Press the attack button again while pushing in the direction of the guy next to you, and you blend the follow-up to your first strike into a new attack. It all felt so fluid and simple — chaotic and masterful yet, somehow, leaving you feeling like you were controlling it. The two sequels weren't so fun, but Assassin's Creed was — and from what I understand PoP is using the Assassin's Creed engine, leading me to believe Ubisoft is back on track.
But no. As right as combat was in the Sands of Time (and Assassin's Creed), it's just as wrong in PoP.
Unlike Sands of Time and Assassin's Creed, combat is all one-on-one. On the surface, I'm fine with that. I love one-on-one. I like change. I've got an open mind. And hey, Street Fighter is a legendary game series that I've put more quarters into than any other arcade game. I still play Street Fighter now and then.
But this is no Street Fighter. Here, combat basically boils down to you hitting [X] to strike, and then getting deflected — leaving you momentarily stunned. Then the opponent pulls off a 5- to 10-hit combo that you really can't break up. Most of your opponent's dwarf you in size, both in terms of height and reach. So they can hit you from quite far away, further minimizing your opportunities to return the favor. As a result, you spend a lot of time during every fight blocking. And apparently, this is what you should be doing since the game encourages you to hold [RT] (the block button) in its informational pop-ups, lets you move more quickly while blocking, and even has your tag-along Elika telling you to make sure that you're holding your blocks and staying patient.
The combat areas can be just small enough, at times, that there will be occasions when you swing at your opponent, get blocked, go into blocking mode, and then take your 5-10 hits until you're pressed up against a wall or a ledge. At that point, the boss will grab you and fling you in the other direction — sometimes going right back into another string of attacks and pushing you to the opposite boundary.
When they finally take a breather, you lunge close to your opponent, hoping to get there before he does something, and — you swing, they block, and it all repeats. This has been my experience for a great majority of the game's fighting. It's enough to make you pull your hair out. It is awful, awful, awful. I hate it. And it's making me want to stop playing. In fact, the further into the game I get, the worse the combat gets, and the more I wonder why I'm still playing.
They are some deviations, of course, to watching the same string of 5- to 10-hit attacks thrown at you while you hope to get off a sequence of your own.
Instead of swinging with your sword, you can have Elika attack with her magic while you stand back. And that works sometimes and does some damage, but if she gets hit while attacking, she's down until you can stand near her and wake her up — which is hard to do when the opponent is knocking you around the level and otherwise forcing you in every direction but the one you want to go. After a while, I lose track of where she is and then just wait until the opponent accidentally throws me near her body so I can wake her up.
Aside form Elika, you can also grab foes with your giant wolverine hand but you have to get pretty close to make it work — and if you get too close, the opponent throws you back. And even when you do get it right, all you can do is toss the opponent up in the air and then either hit it with a single sword strike or toss it. Not much of a combat sequence for this game. I really don't use the attack often except when —
To further add strategy and excitement to the fighting (no, not really) you're told that the enemy has gone into a state (that sounds funny… do they go all a-tizzy?), a state which can only be disrupted by performing a specific attack. In other words, get in close and use your glove, or use that sword strike so it can get blocked and result in a long string of attacks against you — because no other attack will have any effect.
And let me say right here that it would be really nice if the opponent shifted to a more obvious version of the color of the button you're supposed to be using. I mean, it seems like they get a slightly reddish hue when you have to use the red [B] button for your glove, and a slightly bluish hue when you're supposed to use the blue [X] button to swing your sword. But then they go black when you have to use the [Y] button, and it's kind of hard to tell pure black from black-with-a-slight-hue. I usually get the proper attack wrong the first time. Sometimes I'm not sure if I got it right, but the monster goes back to a normal color, so whatever.
Opponents can also do other dastardly things, such as frequently blackening your screen so that you can see nothing (yay) for a few seconds, or force you to endure an endless supply of the same three QTEs (quick-time events).
QTEs? A character may stand on her hands and lunge her feet at you in the form of a front flip. There'll be a quick moment where you will see, say, [B] on the screen. Press [B] quickly enough and you kick at your opponent in the back and knock her off balance. Miss and she grabs you with her feet and tosses you back behind her. Successfully breaking up these attacks doesn't seem to matter since you don't have health. Whether you succeed or fail, you're going to watch a scripted animation.
Sometimes when you fail, though, it'll transition into a press-a-button-or-the-opponent-gets-some-health-back moment. And those are critical! The fights are agonizingly long as it is; you do not not want these boring fights to drag on longer than they have to. Fortunately, the developers must have realized this too because you get more time to make these button presses than you do for the aforementioned attack sequences.
My best combat strategy, right now, is to wait until the opponent tries to strike me, and then try to time my block so that I can deflect his attack instead. There seems to be a little lag, though, and the opponents don't strike with even pacing — so this is easier said than done. I usually take a half-dozen hits or more before I get a proper deflection (again, it's a good thing you don't have health). But when my opponent is successfully dazed by a block, and if I'm not blocked in my attack, I like to go for the [X], [X], [X] sequence with a [Y], [Y], [Y] to finish it off – or maybe start it with an [A], [X], [X] instead. That'll go for about 10% of the opponent's health and makes for a somewhat satisfying, albeit repetitive, animation sequence.
(I just read around on-line and apparently, anoher good sequence is [Y] followed by [B] (or, Elika followed by the glove attack to throw them up in the air). Once they are in the air, one poster wrote, go for [X], [Y], [Y], [X] (sword, Elika, Elika, sword). I may switch to this exclusively, if only to get away from the deflected attacks.)
Then you can block for a few minutes and make sure to hit the right button, or not, to watch some more fighting videos before you get another round off.
The bottom line? If you like moving around, lots of parrying and counter-strikes, and fluid, fast-paced combat, PoP is not for you. If you like endless blocking and the same four animation sequences ad nauseum (yes, I actually got sick to my stomach today. OK, it was from something I ate, but that's a coincidence I'm not willing to pass up) spilling across a ten-minute fight while hoping the fight will just be over with, then have I got just the game for you!
When a game does two things — fighting and parkour — it's not a good sign when one of those two is very, very bad. But the parkour is better. Right? Right? Well, stay tuned for my next update.


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Life of us that's too secret for Karvan fans
It's the secret life of us—the very Sydney drama currently filming in and around town that most locals have never even seen.
Love My Way, the Foxtel drama starring Claudia Karvan, has scored critical acclaim and even a Logie since its debut last year. Despite the show's limited pay TV reach, its enthusiastic audience has guaranteed it cult status.
Taking a break from filming the show's second series last week, Karvan said producers were aware of a flourishing black market in pirated episodes, while a viewer feedback session turned into a pseudo support group for frustrated Love My Way fans.
"The biggest criticism people had was that they didn't have anyone to talk to about it," Karvan said. "It was obviously a huge frustration."
For those who have tuned in it's a familiar story, set around Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Karvan herself found the location for her character Frankie's home while driving her real-life daughter Audrey around the streets of Dover Heights.
"This house I spotted when I used to drive Audrey around when she wouldn't fall asleep. And I passed another place the other day when we were walking the dogs which I'm going to suggest."
The production, which also stars Asher Keddie, Dan Wyllie and Brendan Cowell, filmed scenes in Malabar and Bondi recently and will move on to Darlinghurst this week, when Karvan's character returns to art college. Scenes in Coogee, Greenwich, Pyrmont and Stanwell Park are set to follow.
A Sydney girl who moved to Melbourne for her part in the 20-something drama The Secret Life Of Us, Karvan is excited about telling this local story.
"You do get so much out of hearing your own vernacular, your own accent, seeing your local cafes. It's great knowing your own city intimately and being able to have that input," said Karvan, who also co-produces the show.
Production wraps up on the second series on September 27. It is set to go to air early next year.
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(Editor's Note: I don't currently have the WWE Network and part of writing this article was trying to justify the price to myself and others. I tried to keep the article objective.)
A couple of weeks a go I wrote and article about some of the various wrestling subscription services that are on the market, check it out here. I mentioned the WWE Network in that article but I really didn't spend much time getting into the everything it has to offer. I also got some feedback from readers not in the U.S. Wondering about if the network is really worth it for people that live oversees who may have a difficult time watching pay-per views live due to the time difference. I mean there's nothing wrong with watching Raw or Smackdown while you eat breakfast, and if you can avoid spoilers you can watch pretty much anything like it's live. But it does seemingly take away a bit of the WWE Network's perceived value. So with this article I really want to look at what, if anything, makes the WWE Network worth its $9.99 a month price tag.
Pay-Per Views
All right let's be honest. For most subscribers this is the main selling point and it's also the point that the WWE tries to drive home nearly every time they mention the network. As a kid growing up during the "Attitude Era" I would have given my right arm to be able to watch the WWE's pay-per views for just $9.99/month. I can remember having to get a group of friends together and having everyone pitch in just to order Starcade. For the sake of comparison, a TNA PPV is gonna run you probably around $15 and a UFC PPV is at least €24.99. If you live in the UK and don't have the network the Rumble is going to cost you €24.95 on Sky. So right from the jump that's a huge savings. Now think about the PPV schedule for a year. We're getting PPVs just about every 3 weeks it seems like these days. You're getting all of them and replays on demand with the network.
Live Wrestling
I put this as its own separate part because I didn't want to lump it together with "Original Content" which I'll talk about in a little bit. The WWE network is the only "legal" way that you can watch NXT and 205 Live. I realize that these two might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I still think that it's worth mentioning. In addition, you get the NXT: Take-Over PPVs as well as one off specials such as the Cruiserweight and UK tournaments. There are also a lot of rumors floating around that Evolve and ICW are going to be coming to the network sometime this year as well, which will only add to the live wrestling content. Even if you say, "Well I don't really like NXT or 205 Live", you'd still probably pay $1.00 a month just to have them there.
Original Content (Reality TV)
I'm going to split the "Original Content" into 2 sections because I feel like one is with a few exceptions worthless filler and the other I actually like. Let's start with the "Reality TV" shows that the WWE produces. You've got "Total Divas", "Swerved", "Ride Along", "Legends House", "Breaking Ground" etc. Breaking Ground is the only one of these that I find even slightly interesting. I do like some episodes of "Table for 3", because depending on the group you can actually get some good stories. In general, I think this is probably, at least for me, the least interesting of all the content on the network. I can understand the WWE's desire to create this type of stuff but I'm not sure who's watching it. I'm gonna throw "Talking Smack" and "After Raw" in here too, but they are both completely watchable.
Original Content (Documentaries and Other)
One of the things that I really like about the WWE Network is the addition of the documentaries that the WWE has produced over the years. CM Punk: Best in the World, The Monday Night War, Destruction of the Shield and more. This is a very nice touch and something the WWE could very much expand on. They've produced a number of docs, some better than others and now they're all together in one place. I also want to mention "Legends with JBL" in this section. As much as he may not be the best commentator in the history of Pro Wrestling he is great at doing an interview. I also really like the "Legends Roundtable" show that they do from time to time. Camp WWE is what it is, some jokes but could be a lot better, Edge and Christian's show has its moments as well but isn't must watch in my opinion. And I'll close this section out with a nod to Stone Cold's podcast, which they like to do special live episodes of occasionally. Man did you see that one with Dean Ambrose, that guy did not want to be there.
Back Catalog
This is simple, you get EVERY WCW, ECW and WWE PPV EVER. I'm not going to go out on a limb and say that they are all in their original form, I'm looking at you ECW, but still that is a lot of wrestling to watch. You want to watch Hogan form the NWO at Bash at the Beach, they got it. Hulk Hogan slam Andre the Giant in front of 93,000+ in the Pontiac Silverdome, yep that's there too. How about Sting vs. Flair or Jeff Jarrett vs. Booker T or Taz vs. Sabu. All of them are available on demand. The WWE owns the tape libraries for nearly every promotion that existed prior to 2000 and they keep adding this stuff to the network. You can watch Jim Cornette fall from a scaffold and blow out both his knees(Amazing) or actually see Chris Benoit wrestle.
Final Thoughts
Let's break this down. You want the network you're gonna pay $9.99/month. You just want to watch PPVs you could "extra-legally" download or stream them from some website or torrent. Same goes for NXT and 205 Live. But let's be honest, what makes the WWE network worth the $9.99 is the ease with which you have access to everything. Sure I think there are a lot of people out there that wish that the "Original Content" was a little better. Hell, they could add the WWE produced films to the network if they really wanted to. To those people I say you don't like it you don't have to watch it. There is more than enough content just with the back catalog and monthly PPVs that make the price seem more than reasonable for me.
If you need to justify the $9.99 break it down based on what you get. PPV =$5, NXT=$1.00, Two old WCW PPVs = $1.50, RAW and Smackdown = $1.00, 205 Live= $0.50 and everthing else = $1.00. That's when there's only 1 PPV/month. If you get two, like we do in some months the math is even better. I mean right now you can try it out for free for a month. You don't like it, who cares, you got to watch the Royal Rumble for free. Or wait and see if they offer the free month during Wrestlemania.
What do you guys think? Do you have the network? Is it worth it for you?
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The McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society (MCIGS) is sponsoring an all-day conference for genealogists and family historians on Saturday, July 7, 2018. The event will take place at McHenry County College Conference Center, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake, Illinois from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The conference is ideal for everyone, no matter if you are just beginning to work on your family history or have been searching for years and need some new ideas to help you break through those brick walls. There's always something new to be learned at every level.
This year's speakers include Curt Witcher, the Allen County Library's Senior Manager of Special Collections, a job which involves managing The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Library. Curt's presentations will cover how to do effective research in Libraries, Using US Government documents, German Migration in the Midwest and of course, an Overview of the Allen County Library, located in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. For more details you can find a full description of his presentations at click for details
In addition to our presenters, a number of vendors including genealogy and historical societies, book sellers, and others will be available for you to peruse during the day. There will also be a number of fabulous door prizes available. All registrants will receive 5 door prize tickets.
Registration opens February 15, 2018 and can be done online at click for details or by mail by downloading the registration form from our website. Early registration discounts are available February 15, 2018 – June 15, 2018 for both society members and non-members. The cutoff date for registrations including lunch, is June 15, 2018. Walk-in registrations will be accepted on the day of the conference, space permitting, however no lunch will be provided. For more information visit our website or call 815-487-0436.
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Now that I have decided to continue with the blog, I will start with a few facts that Mumbai people inherently believe in –
1. Mumbai is the cleanest city in India. (Perhaps that's why people sleep on the street itself)
2. All north Indians are SOB's with no ethics. (Have you heard the names Raj and Bal thackery)
3. Delhi is a city full of goons and pickpockets. (It is a different matter that somebody stole my phone. Obviously it must have been a north Indian)
4. All marathis must support Mumbai Indians. When I told them in fluent Marathi that I am die hard Delhi daredevils fan, the shock on their faces was priceless
5. Ajinkya Rahane is the best young batsmen in India. (I hope he turns out to be )
6. Mumbai players cannot get selected in the Indian team unless they are as good as Sachin. Obviously they have conveniently forgotten the pain Ajit agarkar and Wasim Jaffer have inflicted on Indian cricket fans.
7. Mumbai Local is as good as Delhi Metro. (Oh God!! Please forgive them, they don't know what they are saying)
8. "Kanda", "Batata" and "Ghai" are Hindi words. (lol)
9. Mumbai is the financial capital of india. (That's why they are the host to the biggest slum in India)
And now the last one which has caused me the most pain.
10. There is no concept of MRP (More on this one later. But did I hear all goons are in delhi )


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Condom is one of the most cheapest contraceptive method. If people use the condom in a proper manner then it help to prevent from unwanted pregnancy and STDs. Many times people does not wear the condom in a proper manner which cause the unwanted pregnancy and many types of STDs infections.
There are following reasons, where women can get pregnant even if they use condom during the sexual activity.
Delay in timing to attach a condom
Condom break
Leaking out of sex after intercourse
During sexual activity if women or men use the condom then also there is possibility that women can get pregnant, if couple does not attach the condom at the correct timing. The right timing to put on a condom isn't simply before discharge however erection. Indeed, even before discharge, sperm is contained in the secretion called capper fluid, and there is a possibility that women can get pregnant by entering it into the vagina.
During sexual activity, if couple wear the condom at the correct time and if they invest a long energy while inserting it in the lady's vagina after sex, there is possibility that semen may spill out.
In some case condom get break during the sexual intercourse and semen come out which cause the unwanted pregnancy. If the condom get scratched with nails or any other pointed devices then also there is possibility that condom can break during sexual intercourse. So it is important for couple not to use the scratched condom.
After the sexual activity or ejaculation, semen can easily get leaked from condom, so it is important for couple to remove the condom properly. Details of how to use condoms is here. In recent years girl condoms are popular here.
Now a day, there are many types of contraception method, however none of the contraception have preventative rate of 100%. Condom is one of the most common and popular contraceptive method. According to the survey it is said that if couple use the condom in a proper manner every time they have a sex then the contraceptive rate is 98% effective but if people does not use the condom in a proper manner then the contraceptive rate is 85% effective. Since there is a probability of pregnancy by the planning and techniques to be utilized, condoms don't state that by itself is sufficient to contraception.
Condom are the representative of contraception. Mostly male partner wear the condom on his penis. As you know that contraceptive rate of condom is not 100%. It is said that the contraceptive rate by basic utilization strategy is around 85%. During sexual activity, if women does not want to get pregnant then they need to join condom with different techniques of contraception.
During sexual activity, if couple use both condom and other contraceptive method such as pills then both the contraception method work independently. In this case if one method get fail it has no impact on other. The combined technique in approx 99.99%, when couple use it in a proper manner.
Couple can increase the contraceptive rate of the condom by using it in a proper manner. Couple should use the condom from start to end every time when they have vagina, anal and oral sex. If couple use the condom in a correct manner then there is possibility that the contraceptive rate of the condom will increase up to 98%.
Before using the condom couple should check whether the condom is expired or not. If it get expired then use another one. If male partner use the condom then they wear the condom in his penis. Rolled the condom on the penis the right way before contacting to the genital area. Once men wear the condom in a proper manner they can easily involve in the sexual activity. After the sexual activity pull the condom carefully, so that semen does not leaked. If women wear the condom then make sure that they should push the inner ring into the vagina up to the cervix.
While inserting the condom into the vagina make sure that condom is not twisted. The outer ring of the female condom hang outside the vagina. After the sexual activity, women should pull the condom carefully so that semen does not get spill. Couple can also use different types of contraception method such as pill, IDU, shot etc with condom, to increase the contraceptive rate.


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Twitter Reveals 1,000 More Accounts Tied to Russian Propaganda Agency
In a blog post released Friday afternoon, Twitter Inc. TWTR, -1.58% provided updated information on the use of its platform by a Russian government-linked group to spread misinformation during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Twitter said that it would email more than 677,000 U.S. users of its social-media platform to inform them that they had interacted with accounts now linked to the Internet Research Agency. Twitter said it had identified 3,814 accounts--1,062 more than previously reported--linked to the IRA that sent more than 175,000 tweets in the ten weeks leading up to the election. In addition, Twitter said it had identified more than 50,000 automated accounts used to spread the information. "Any such activity represents a challenge to democratic societies everywhere, and we're committed to continuing to work on this important issue," the company said. Twitter said it would improve machine-learning capabilities to detect and deal with such accounts, limit some abilities within Tweetdeck and on Twitter's API to combat the spread of misinformation, and work with politicians to ensure more trustworthy information in this year's mid-term elections. Twitter stock fell about 0.3% in after-hours trading.


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Just to the southeast of Hoan Kiem Lake, there is a museum called the Geological Museum. What makes this museum worth visiting for tourists is that it is a few minutes walking distance south of Hoan Kiem Lake in the Old City of Hanoi, and there are hundreds or thousands of specimens of fossils and rocks to look at, and it's big and free.
If you are really interested in rocks or fossils, you could probably study in the museum for hours. But if you are not, maybe you can just look at the nuggets, gem crystals, and interesting fossils.
An interesting fossil in the femur of some big dinosaur (it isn't named, maybe they don't know) that is about 3 or 4 times the length of a human femur. This suggests the animal was perhaps about 3 or 4 times taller than a human.
There are also displays of crystals such as rubies or different types of beryls, different kinds of quartz crystals, and many other kinds of gemstone mineral crystals.
The museum is sort of low tech, and it isn't fancy. But the collection is big enough to make the museum stand out as an attraction in the area. However, most tourists don't know about it. It isn't listed on major Hanoi travel sites, and the museum doesn't have a big English sign in front.
When you come in off the street, just walk into the three-story museum. There is no ticket window. You'll probably see someone sitting at the desk near the door, and you can ask for information or a brochure.
You'll see a globe near the door with a cut away section showing what they think the center of the earth looks like. To the right of the globe is the big femur bone.
The collection on the first floor covers five themes: The Earth and Solar System, The Geological Evolution of Vietnam, The Mineral Potentiality of Vietnam, Main Geological Processes, and The Geological Relationship Between Vietnam and Other Countries.
You'll see some rubies there. Rubies were discovered in an area more than 200 kilometers southwest of Hanoi in the late 1980s. That caused a ruby rush, and now Vietnam is a major ruby producer in the world.
You might want to buy some specimens at the gift shop at the entrance. The prices are probably competitive with what is available at any private store. There are spinels, garnets, amethyst, beryls, aquamarines, and black tektites. For rubies the prices start at about 5 USD per specimen.
The second floor is probably more for geological research. The floor covers four themes: the Geological Structure of Vietnam Mainland, the Mineral Resources of Vietnam, Geology and Mineral Resources of the East Sea and Shelf of Vietnam, and Geological Maps.
The third floor has special collections. The three themes are: Fossils, Minerals and Rocks, and Geological Publications.
While you are in that area, check out the Opera House that is around the corner, and the Museum of History that is across the street.
The Opera House is a major French construction project. It was finished in 1911 and is one of the architectural highlights of Hanoi.
The Museum of History is one of central Hanoi's major tourist attractions.


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Aftermath Of Delta LG Poll: Emerhor Faults SARS Arrest, Harassment Of APC Members
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (URHOBTODAY)-The leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, and the party 2015 governorship candidate, Olorogun O'tega Emerhor has condemned the arrest and harassment of some APC members and chiefs by men of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
The APC leader, while reacting to the arrest of four the party boys at Evwerni community, Ughelli North local government area, Delta state, Monday night by men of SARS, urged the police not allow themselves be used by politicians.
The arrest of the four boys which was allegedly masterminded by a PDP lawmaker in the area, threw the once peaceful community into crisis as the youths took to the street to protest, barricading major access to the town.
Emerhor, who confirm the arrest of the APC members in a telephone chat with our correspondent said; "They came to Evwerni to carry some boys. They invited SARS to come and carry them, maybe they didn't hear that we won't participate in their rerun election.
"They came and carried four boys in Evwerni community and I learnt they went to Ominimini's place also. But we have freed them; we called the State Police Commissioner who immediately acted.
"Their actions threw the community into pandemonium, but I don't know if they went to other communities.
"We need to condemn this, we should not play politics with human lives, and harassing people with police will not advance peace in Delta state.
"The men of SARS should not allow themselves to be drag into partisan politics," he added.
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MANILA-- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will lead nine business and investment programs for the 2017 ASEAN Summit.
DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez has bared on Tuesday these events during the launching of ASEAN 2017 Business and Investment Program which was also attended by President Rodrigo Duterte.
DTI, as chair of the ASEAN 2017 Committee on Business and Investment Promotion (CBIP), will hold in April the ASEAN MSMEs-Mentors Conference that will gather business mentors in the region who can equip knowledge to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on access to capital, markets, industries, and innovation.
The CBIP will also hold ASEAN Creative Cities Forum and Exhibit to showcase initiatives of ASEAN member states for sustainable development and urban regeneration.
As the country hosts the International Food Exposition (IFEX) in May, DTI targets to bring ASEAN SMEs in the event to promote food brands from the region.
By August, there will be an ASEAN Women's Business Conference which aims to encourage women to expand their participation into the region's economy.
The following month, the government will host Inclusive Business Summit to share best practices of the 10 member states on implementing inclusive business models.
The 2nd ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs Carnival will also take place in the country this year. The launching of ASEAN Young Entrepreneurs Association Charter will coincide in this event.
Now on its third year, DTI's Slingshot will likewise coincide in 2017 ASEAN Summit which aims to promote an ecosystem of innovation in the region.
Another innovation-centered event, dubbed as Creative Marketplace, will be conducted by CBIP this year.
Lastly, the ASEAN MSME Summit will be in conjunction of ASEAN Leaders' Summit in November.
The ASEAN Mentors Network will also be launched during the MSME Summit.
"The Philippines, through DTI, wants to highlight business programs and events that will complement the ASEAN efforts to champion the inclusion of MSMEs in the international trade, and the strengthened promotion of youth and women entrepreneurship," said Lopez.
"As ASEAN, we are highly aware in the need to increase participation from all sectors to ensure that the benefits of integration are fully realized and shared by everyone in the region," he added.
The CBIP, as established by the ASEAN National Organizing Committee (NOC), is an inter-agency committee which engage international business community, investors, government, and other stakeholders in business- and investment-related activities during the country's hosting of ASEAN summit this year. (PNA)
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DANIDA hands over $3.5m security printing facility to ICPS
Ghana's quest to undertake card and security printing locally has received a major boost in Accra yesterday.
This follows the handing over of a $ 3.5 million state-of-the-art card and security printing facility supported by DANIDA to Intelligent Card Production (ICPS), a subsidiary of Margins Group, a Ghanaian company.
The DANIDA mixed credit is part of a $ 10 million ICPS upgrade project to enable the company to upgrade its security and printing facilities.
Speaking at a ceremony to officially hand over the facility, Margit Thompson, Danish Ambassador to Ghana said the facility would put ICPS in pole position to be an African wide leader in security printing and manufacture of documents and cards, identity solutions and secure applications.
She said until recently Ghana's security printings were done outside the country using foreign currency, adding that, the operations of the company locally would save the country the cost of importing security printings and cards.
The Ambassador said she was hopeful that the company would take advantage of its facility to explore opportunities in the West African sub-region.
She said DANIDA's support for businesses in the country had helped in the creation of jobs in the country.
The support under a DANIDA mixed credit facility will see ICPS undertake the printing of the full range of security documents, personalised identification cards, as well as fully configured data card personalisation systems that will see a transformational change in the company's technical ability in the areas of secure printing and manufacture of high security documents and cards, identity solutions and secure applications.
With the new facility, the company will become the only factory in Ghana certified for the manufacturing and production of Europay, MasterCard, Visa and other high security internationally certified documents.
The Ambassador pledged her support to Margins Group, to assist the company to meet its goal of being the first and only Ghanaian-owned company certified in card and security printing in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Ms. Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs commended the company for the strides it had made in the area of card and security printing.
She said, the acquisition of the facility presents an opportunity for the company to venture into the ECOWAS market.
Mr. Rashid Pelpuo, Minister of State responsible for Private-Public Partnership (PPP) assured of the government's support for companies interested in PPP.
He urged the company to take students on internships and attachment to prepare them for the job market.
Mr. Moses Baiden, Chairman of Margins Group said the mixed credit facility was a bold step to the operational advancement of the company.
"The upgrade of our facility will enable the company to achieve its vision of producing world-class products in Ghana and contribute to the knowledge industry in the area of secured printing across different form factors such as ID cards, cheque and labels in the country and the West African sub-region," he said.
Mr. Baiden said "despite the challenges in our environment we still believe that Ghana is a fantastic location for business, and as a majority Ghanaian owned company, our vision is not only profit, we are affirming the call of successive governments that the private sector is the real engine of growth."
He urged the government to ensure the policy framework within which the company works, to benefit Ghanaian companies.
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Niacet hosts Junior Fire Brigade – March 7, 2015
On Saturday March 7th the Niacet site in Tiel, the Netherlands opened the gates to host a special event organized by the local fire brigade. 17 junior fire brigade teams from the whole region came to Tiel to participate in a special junior fire brigade contest.
In this contest teams of 'firemen' aged 11-15 or 15-18 battled each other in a scenario as expected by the real fire brigade. By using water and air the teams had to rescue a victim and extinguish the fire.
The awards ceremony showed the team from Neder Betuwe II won the cadets contest of this day where Geldermalsen won the junior contest.
It was a good day seeing our new firemen doing the best they can.


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The Birmingham channel: Speeding through fallBy Wade Kwon
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Meeting L.A. indie rock band Foster the People earlier this month at Iron City on Southside. From Weekend Will.
Atlanta's Ralo, YBC Lo, Decatur Redd, 2242 Capo and My'lik perform in Birmingham. From Decatur Redd.
Time-lapse footage of Southside. From the Neil Show.
Time-lapse footage of downtown. From the Neil Show.
Checking out Fiesta in September at Linn Park downtown (our vertical video of the week). From Angel Peña.
The view from the back seat (our other vertical video of the week). From Kyle Peace.
Phoenix singer Trinidad Cardona at WBHJ 95.7 Jamz. From Run-It-Up Records.
Stobe the Hobo hitches a ride on a train (twice) from Birmingham to Dallas. From Hobestobe.
Like Paul performs at Faith Chapel Christian Center near McDonald Chapel (our other other vertical video of the week). From LP LikePaul.
Let's Play session from 205 Gamer on "Call of Duty: Black Ops III." From 205 Gamer.
Paula Alvarez Pino talks about her time at UAB, studying and playing on the tennis team. From VT Sports Management – Becas en USA.
Former Vice President Joe Biden stumps for Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones earlier this month at the BJCC East Ballroom downtown. From Actress Gabrielle.
At September's e.Builders Forum for entrepreneurs at Innovation Depot downtown. From Alabama NewsCenter.
"NewsOne Now" host Roland Martin interviews Birmingham mayor-elect Randall Woodfin earlier this month. From Roland S. Martin.
David Doel reports on Woodfin's election win. From the Rational National.
Campaign commercial for Birmingham mayoral candidate Randall Woodfin. From Haleigh Black.
Performing the Playing With Fire line dance at Bailey Dance Studio in Hoover. From Jo Mellown.
Highlight reel for Briarwood Christian sophomore Chance Beard. From Chance Beard.
More from Birmingham's Kyle Sullivan monthlong trip to Antarctica. From Kyle Sullivan.
Working out on the road at Gold's Gym in Birmingham. From Renewed Strength Fitness 4031.
Children's of Alabama employees on living in Birmingham. From Children's AL Careers.
YouTuber Chris Strub visits family in September in Birmingham (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Chris Strub.
Time-lapse footage of creating a mural at Avondale's Birmingham Recycling and Recovery center. From Paul Cordes Wilm.
Dancing cumbia at El Sol on Valley Avenue (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Wil Raya.
Testimonial from Richard Rayburn of Fravert sign company for Machine Tools South in Vestavia Hills. From Machine Tools South.
Commercial for Friday's kickoff events in Birmingham for Alabama's 200th birthday. From Audiostate 55.
Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato on a September episode of "Our Issues Birmingham." From Our Issues Birmingham.
Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield gives the keynote address at the Southeast Energy Storage Symposium in September at Southern Research in Oxmoor. From Alabama Graphite Corp.
Hanging out at Mugshots Grill and Bar, Steel City Pops and other local spots. From Lily Campbell.
Touring Angelica Rohner Pediatric Dentistry next to Brookwood Baptist Medical Center. From Angelica Rohner Pediatric Dentistry.
The Spain Park marching band competes earlier this month in the Trussville Marching Invitational. From Dale Tadlock.
Recap of the sixth weekend of high school football earlier this month at John Carroll Catholic High School's stadium. From Starnes Publishing.
Preview of the seventh weekend of high school football earlier this month at John Carroll. From Starnes Publishing.
Drone footage of the Summit. From Ken Heron.
At the Birmingham Zoo. From Susan P. Sutherland.
Scenes from Railroad Park downtown. From Gideon Endrei.
Interview with Birmingham rapper YBN Nahmir. From Tru Dat TV.
The Carver High School Mighty Marching Rams performs "Back Stabbers" in the stands. From Avion Greene.
Visiting the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum in Leeds. From Traveling Golfer.
Promo for Make Ready Weekend ministry conference with Rick Burgess and Andy Blanks in March at the Church at Brook Hills on U.S. 280. From YM360.
Jennifer Skjellum on empowerment (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From GirlSpring Power.
Having fun around town, including Lightrails, Railroad Park, Five Points South and Young the Giant at the BJCC Concert Hall. From Whatley and Co.
Security camera footage of a Sept. 28 armed robbery at MetroPCS in Ensley. From AL.com.
Alabama's DJ Manish at Sidebar in Lakeview (our other other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Manish Lets Get Em a k a DJ Manish.
Highlights from the NXL 2v2 Alabama paintball championship at Prime Paintball in Leeds. From Sherpa Marketing Solutions.
A message from the Northside Rams. From Big Phil the Director.
Robert Sumwalt of the National Transportation Safety Board briefs the media on UPS flight 1354 crash in 2013 at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. From NTSBgov.
Cincinnati rock band the Afghan Whigs performs "Debonair" in September at Saturn in Avondale (our final vertical video of the week). From Digital Killed the Radio Star Podcast.
Los Angeles singer JoJo performs "Clovers" at the Little Black Dress Party fund-raiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama. From Austin Bryant.
Ross Lamon of Tuscaloosa proposes to Taylor Dixon in November during the Little Black Dress Party at Regions Field downtown. From Austin Bryant.
Bagpipes for the morning workout earlier this month at Homewood Central Park. From F3 Birmingham.
Rock band Tesla performs earlier this month at Iron City on Southside. From Jay Burnham.
An Indian duet. From Kris Krishnan.
Driving I-20/59 through downtown. From la Palmada Guerrero.
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Romanian member showcases Trilemma report
The World Energy Council's Romanian member committee discussed the Council's 2014 World Energy Trilemma report and how to improve Romania's position in the ranking.
During the workshop held on 26 February in Bucharest policymakers, regulators and CEOs of major energy companies discussed how Romania could improve its position in the Energy Trilemma Index ranking. According to the 2014 Trilemma study, Romania is currently ranked at 54 among 129 countries and has achieved an ACC score in its efforts to balance its trilemma.
As crucial areas for improvement the participants identified an update of the country's current data on the environmental and social impacts of energy poverty and the development of its regulatory framework for reducing emissions.
Romania has already taken strides in contributing to the development of the global energy industry by achieving its EU 2020 renewable energy target. Since the beginning of 2014, 24% of Romania's energy mix has been drawn from renewable sources. Furthermore in preparation for the COP21 negotiations later this year, Romania pledged to reduce its energy consumption by 1.5% each year. It has also put in place a Governmental programme which provides thermal rehabilitation of building envelopes.
A new energy strategy for Romania
After representatives of the industry presented their future business objectives, participants went on to discuss the future of the Romanian energy sector. Currently, the Romanian Energy Ministry is working to develop a new energy strategy aiming to establish a more balanced energy mix and to improve energy efficiency.
Romania aims to achieve this by:
- Developing new low carbon footprint targets,
- Increasing investment into renewable energy
- Developing its nuclear programme and new hydro projects
- Improving its management of domestic coal in the context of a liberalised market
Following the discussions, the Romanian MC pledged to step up its response to the country's trilemma challenges through three initiatives:
- Improving energy efficiency where WEC Romania is in the process of preparing an educational campaign which it aims to promote through its members.
- Meeting with the Ministry of Energy to contribute to the completion of Romania's new energy strategy.
- Participating in the country's energy security strategy that will be developed under the aegis of the Romanian Academy whom WEC Romania are currently working with to develop their studies on energy security.
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NASA Awards Contract to Build Quieter Supersonic Aircraft
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Archive for March, 2010
An announcement from our archivist Jane Subramanian:
I wanted to share the good news that Northern New York Library Network has completed digitizing the full run of our campus student newspaper The Racquette from 1927 when it began through May 2009. They accomplished the digitizing from the microfilm version that was just created in January for longterm preservation. We will continue to house the print originals and one copy of the microfilm in the College Archives.
The digital version is now available online at Northern New York Library Network's Northern New York Historical Newspapers website. It is keyword searchable, which should give everyone much better access than we have ever had. Hopefully this will help those who need better access: campus projects in offices, research projects for faculty and students, and enjoyment/informational needs for alumni.
The direct link is at http://news.nnyln.net/racquette/search.html
You can also view it as part of NNYLN's entire website covering historical newspapers in the North Country, with the web address at http://news.nnyln.net as well – mousing over St. Lawrence County brings up the list – it is entered under "Racquette" in the alphabetical string.
Current issues are also available online through the work of the Racquette office at http://www.theracquette.com/home/archives/
New Release from the Government Printing Office (GPO) with a link to the full text of the legislation. Health Care Reform.
23 years of C-Span coverage of American political history has been posted for open access. See C-SpanVideo.org.
Make a one-on-one appointment with a librarian to review the most useful resources…a great way to get a jump start on any assignment!
When full-text is unavailable in the Science Direct database you can use Citation Linker to determine article availability elsewhere or request ILL. Ask-a-Librarian if you need assistance.
Recently we received a number of comments requesting more recreational reading (popular, fiction etc.) to be purchased. Did you know that the library already actively collects in these categories for our Bregman Browsing Collection?
In order to make these books more visible we have created Goodreads page. Here you can browse the collection by category (these categories will continue to expand) and find something interesting to read.
To get a call number for a book you've found on our Goodreads profile simply click the Worldcat link found under the book's description.
You can get to this page by clicking HERE. Or, you can click the Goodreads icon on the library homepage.
Join us TODAY at 4:00pm for the final Bregman Book Discussion of the year.
Here are the details of this week's book:
A Passion for Mars by Andrew Chaikin
The quest for Mars is chronicled in this story about Earthbound explorers caught in the irresistible pull of the Red Planet. Based on extensive interviews, Chaikin's account will resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed of a journey to Mars.
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- NIMBYism of the day: Kenley residents are fighting plans to extend a care home.
- There was a stab murder in Stepney on Saturday morning.
- Sleb news: someone called Dappy got mugged and bashed at a Fulham restaurant.
- Benjamin Zephaniah appears on London AV leaflets...but is apparently airbrushed out of those distributed elsewhere.
- Gurkhas are being employed as anti-squatter security guards in posh bits of London.
Royal Wedding giggle of the day: image by Londonist. Don't forget you can add your Royal Wedding spots (or anything else that makes you smile) to the Londonist flickr pool.


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Pirlo not ready to end Italy career
At 35, footballers have no right to say they're at "the start of something new" as a player.
Unless you are Andrea Pirlo, who is fast becoming the Chuck Norris of football.
And it's not just the out-of-bed hair and fuzzy beard that somehow seemed to match his club polo tee, track pants, Patek Philippe watch and Nike sneakers he wore yesterday when he met The New Paper at The Fullerton Hotel.
Arguably the most popular figure in the Juventus team as the Serie A champions get set for a glamour friendly against a Singapore Selection side tonight at the country's new National Stadium, Pirlo's presence has sent fans into a tizzy at every public appearance he's made in the Lion City.
Women want to date him, men want to play video games with him.
And it will be music to every Italian fan's ears when he told TNP he is still open to playing for his country, despite having declared he would retire from international football after the World Cup ended last month.
"This is news you would already know, the new Italy coach is Antonio Conte... I strongly believe this is the start of something new," said the peerless Pirlo, who has scored 13 goals in 112 appearances for his country.
"We worked well when he was at Juventus. If he needs me, if I can be useful, I will go on. If the situation is better without me, I'm ready to stop."
Pirlo was at the heart of the Azzurri midfield when they lifted the World Cup in 2006.
Together with Conte, he has been a vital member of the Juventus engine room as the club stormed to a hat-trick of Serie A titles over the last three seasons.
But there is no apparent heir to "Mozart", a nickname given to the deep-lying playmaker and prodigious passer who is enjoying the sunniest of career autumns.
Much like the wine he produces at his own Pratum Coller vineyard, his football is getting better with age.
Critics thought it was the beginning of the end of Pirlo in 2011 when he was allowed a free transfer from AC Milan to Juventus by Massimiliano Allegri, ironically named as successor to Conte at the "Grand Old Lady".
But, since his move to Turin, Pirlo's pass completion rate in the famous black and white of Juventus has improved from 86.9 per cent in 2011/12 to 87.3 per cent in 2012/13 and 88.5 per cent last season.
More importantly, over the past three title-winning terms, he contributed 26 assists.
"My aim in football is to improve my team, keep playing the best as I am used to, and also to satisfy my way of play," he said.
Pirlo, who counts Zinedine Zidane as the best player he's played with or against, rates his happiest moment in football as the time when he helped Italy land an improbable fourth world title in 2006.
Knowing the Italian's penchant for style, he was then asked about his personal grooming.
It was then that he finally a rare smile through all that facial fuzz when he was quizzed about his routine to keep all his hair in place.
"I obviously trim my beard, but for the hair, no, nothing," he claimed.
Juventus, and football lovers around the world, will be hoping he continues playing at a high level, hair and all, for as long as possible.
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8 Things You Must Know Before Juicing for Babies
It is no secret that as children grow up, they tend to develop an affinity for sweet tasting food items like sweets, chocolates and ice-cream. It is also well known that they also increasingly avoid healthy foods like vegetables, especially. Most health conscious parents would love to instill healthy eating habits into their children, so that they will grow up to not only understand the importance of a healthy diet, but to also actually live and eat healthily on their own. In order to achieve this goal, most parents consider feeding their children with fruits and vegetables as early as possible, and for those that cannot chew yet, the parents turn to juicing.
Babies Are a little Different
It may seem sensible to some parents to start feeding their babies with raw juice as early as possible, but the American Academy of Pediatrics warns against giving fruit juice to babies less than 6 months old. An exception to this would be in the case of a constipation, where fruit juice could be used to solve the problem, but as always, consult a doctor first. It is also recommended that after the 6 or 8 initial months, the baby can then be slowly introduced to very diluted quantities of juice.
Precautions When Giving Juice to Babies
Babies have a body made up of different systems that are still in development. This makes it important that proper care is taken with their nutrition. As much as parents may want a baby to be fed healthily just like them, there are major differences between the parent's bodies and the body of their baby. This makes it impossible for a baby to consume juice in the same manner as the parents.
The following are some of these points to consider:
Fruit juice may contain a lot of sugar, depending on the particular type of fruit from which the juice was made. Giving your baby, or young kid too much fruit juice may cause dental problems. In fact, when starting out, it is best to start with only vegetable juice, and then add fruit juice to it as time goes by.
The digestive system of babies are still in development, and so are other systems like the immune system. The digestive system in younger babies may not be ready to process fruit and vegetable juice appropriately, so it is recommended to dilute the juice with water. 1 part juice to 3 parts water is okay for older toddlers, while 1 part juice to 10 parts water will be ideal for much younger babies.
It is also important not to overfeed babies with juice. The AAP (aap.org) advices against giving juice in a bottle to babies. Rather, the juice should be giving in a drinking cup and should not exceed 4 fl. oz. (120ml) per day.
Juice should only be an addition to your baby's normal meals, it should not in any way replace the meals. This is because your baby needs fiber that is normally not present in juices. There are also other nutrients that are not available in fruits and vegetables, so in order for the baby to eat a balanced diet, juice can only be a supplement.
Babies still have developing digestive and immune systems, and this puts them at a huge risk when it comes to bacteria and other microorganisms from fresh fruits and vegetables. Proper hygiene is therefore of utmost importance when making juice for your baby, by yourself. Fruits and vegetables should be washed properly, and those who have peel-able skins should be peeled. This is because the majority of these microorganisms are found on the outer parts of the produce.
It is advisable to give your baby only cooked vegetables or fruits initially, or at least until it is older than 8 months old. This way, the baby can still benefit from some of the nutrients from cooked produce. As a parent, you are also free to mix vegetables or fruits as you wish, simply mash them together after boiling, and with time, you will find out your baby's favorite mix.
When juicing for your baby, it is better to avoid adding extra substances like honey, salt, sugar or any spices that would normally be added in an adult's juice mix. This is to avoid any possible complications, as your baby's digestive system still needs time to develop.
If you feed your baby with fresh fruit or vegetable juice, you will have to watch out for any signs of an allergy or other anomalies. This should be done in the initial stages when you start to feed the baby.
Choosing a Juicer for Your Baby
When deciding on the perfect juicer for your baby, the ability to juice both fruits and vegetables properly, will be a deciding factor. This is because although your kid may tend to love the normally sweeter juices from fruits, vegetables on the other hand can be really nutritious and are therefore also necessary for your baby's optimal health. In addition to that, leafy vegetables are a must, and so this requirement of being able to properly juice leafy greens puts centrifugal juicers out of the question. So now, you are left with the choice of either a masticating or a hydraulic press juicer. But since masticating juicers normally have a homogenizing function, and hydraulic press juicers don't, the best juicer for your baby will be a masticating juicer(also called slow juicer).
The Homogenizing Juicer
Most masticating juicers have extra parts or chambers that can be swapped on the machine to temporarily change it from a juicer into a grinder of sorts. Set this way, you can then make baby-food inside the juicer. You can also make fruit-sorbets, grind coffee and make peanut butter, including other things. The masticating juicer will not only finely juice both fruits and all types of vegetables for your baby's health, it will also make baby-food, including plenty of other interesting recipes.
Wrap Up
Babies initially don't need the extra nutrients from fresh fruits and vegetables, but they do need it in their adulthood. In order to raise a healthy and health-conscious child therefore, you will have to slowly incorporate raw juice into your baby's diet, but only starting from the appropriate age for your kid. If done well anyway, your child should develop a healthy attitude towards raw juicing and healthy living and in that case, your work will have been done.


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Breakfast in a Muffin Cup
Corn Free
Dairy Free
Gluten Free
Nut Free
Soy Free
Sugar Free
My family really loves these. They've also been a hit anytime I've made them for company. The only thing is if you're not against waste I would line the muffin cups, or else it's really hard to clean up afterwards. Other then that they're really easy to make, delicious and save and reheat well.
- 1 large yam/sweet potato, skinned and grated
- 2 heaping handfuls of fresh spinach
- 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 handful of mushrooms, finely chopped
- 12 eggs
- 2-3 tablespoons oil/fat of choice
- Sea salt/pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 350ºF
- Lightly grease or line with parchment paper 12 regular size muffin tins, set aside
- Press the grated yam into the bottom and 1/3 of the way up the side of the muffin cups
- Bake grated yams for 12 minutes of until fully cooked
- While yams are baking, sauté spinach, mushrooms and onion in oil/fat until tender, salt/pepper to taste
- When yams are done layer spinach mixture over top, leaving enough room for the eggs
- Crack an egg into each muffin cup, bake for 10-12 minutes or until whites are throughly cooked
- Serve warm