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Doctor Wilson's Adrenal Rebuilder very costly - options?
Created June 08, 2014 at 1:47 PM
I've used this product for awhile now and I feel I am getting good results but it is so expensive. Is there anything similar I could consider? I really must be feeling better because I didn't use to care what it cost!
I've tried a day or two without it and I tend to get extraordinarily tired in the afternoon. I don't think I am quite ready to phase it out.
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on June 09, 2014
at 12:50 PM
Assuming 1 per day, that's $13/mo. Since it's providing you with hormones, you might try Swanson's vitamins and check prices for DHEA. Not sure if it will work the same for you but who knows?
on June 09, 2014
at 09:53 AM
The Kalish Method is another option for recovering from Adrenal Fatigue. That's the protocol I"m following (have been for 6 months) and have made improvements in my condition. I'm not sure how that compares for cost though.
on June 08, 2014
at 03:20 PM
Ground up pig's balls? Maybe you should eat some Rocky Mountain oysters or huevos de toros. You'll need to find a good butcher for the raw ingredients. If you get the same result (however you measure it) cut your supplement dose.
on June 08, 2014
at 03:08 PM
I don't know what it is, so I can't say, but a good idea would be to look at the ingredients and try to find similar supplements and see if you can get the same results from them.


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- Page 3 Design and Performance Review
- Page 4 Image Quality and Verdict Review
- Page 5 Sample Images: ISO Performance Review
- Page 6 Sample Images: General Images Review
Internally, the 1100D is built around a 12-megapixel CMOS sensor and Canon's 14-bit DIGIC 4 image processor. Combined, these enable the 1100D to shoot continuously at a maximum 3.2fps. Sensitivity stretches from ISO 100 to a very respectable ISO 6400.
The 1110D can record images as lossless 14-bit Raw files (in Canon's .CR2 format) or as compressed JPEG files, or indeed both simultaneously. JPEGs further benefit from a choice of Fine or Regular quality, with the sensor able to output a maximum 4272 x 2848 pixels at the full 12MP resolution. This can, of course, be lowered to suit your requirements with options to record JPEG images at 6.3MP, 3.4MP, 2.5MP and 0.3MP, again with a choice of Fine or Standard quality.
The camera's default aspect ratio is 3:2 and, somewhat unusually, there is no way to change this to any other aspect ratio prior to shooting. So if you do want your images to display in 1:1, 4:3 or 16:9 you'll have to crop them post-capture using image editing software.
Metering uses the same 63-zone evaluative system that's employed by the 600D with the option to switch between evaluative, backlit and centre-weighted metering modes. Oddly though, there's no spot-metering option.
Autofocus is handled via a nine-point AF system that includes one cross-type sensor in the middle, with the other eight linear points arranged around in it in a diamond formation. AF points can be selected manually, or you can leave the camera to select its own focus points automatically. In addition, there are three AF modes to choose from: One-shot AF mode holds focus once the shutter button has been half-pressed, while AI Servo mode will automatically track a moving subject and keep it in focus. AI Focus mode, meanwhile, can automatically switch between the two.
As well as the standard selection of Program, Aperture-priority, Shutter-priority and Manual shooting modes, the 1100D as has Fully Automatic, Forced Flash Off and five individual Scene modes: Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports and Night Portrait. These regular shooting modes are complimented by two further shooting modes unique to Canon DSLR's: Auto depth-of-field, and Creative Auto.
Auto depth-of-field mode is designed to keep multiple subjects in focus by measuring the distance from the nearest to the furthest and then calculating an aperture-shutter speed combination with just enough depth-of-field to keep them all sharp. In theory it's a good idea, especially if you have a group of people at different distances all of whom you'd like to keep in focus. That said, you do need to exercise caution with it and keep a close eye on your ISO settings as the camera may choose a slower shutter speed than you can realistically shoot handheld. In addition, the camera doesn't always choose the AF points that you want it to.
Creative Auto mode, meanwhile, is best described as a sort of halfway house between fully auto and more manual modes, with the 1100D allowing you to choose a 'look' for your photo and then allowing you to specify how much depth-of-field you want before making all the other calculations for you. As an easy-to-use creative mode it's certainly useful, although we can't really see how it helps beginners to learn the fundamentals of photography other than getting them to think about depth-of-field.
One feature that will almost certainly help DSLR newcomers, however, is the on-screen Feature Guide that, as per other Canon models with the same feature, displays a brief (i.e.- one sentence) description of the 1100D's various shooting modes and settings as you navigate through them using either the mode dial or Quick Menu.
Sadly, the Feature Guide doesn't extend into the main menu options, so there's no hand-holding when it comes to things like explaining what the 'Peripheral Illumination Correction' feature does, or what the Auto Lighting Optimiser is. If you want to understand what these features do then you'll have to read the manual.
The 1100D doesn't get any of the Creative Filter effects available on the 600D, although you can choose from Canon's now standard range of Picture Style options: Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, plus three user defined settings. These Picture Styles are used to define the amount of sharpness, contrast, saturation and suchlike applied to each image, allowing you to switch quickly between a rich, saturated colour palate for landscapes and a softer, muted look for portraits.
It's possible to record high definition movies with the 1100D although you are limited to just two settings: 1280 x 720 at 30fps, or 1280 x 720 at 25fps – there's no way to record movies at non-HD quality. It's not possible to use autofocus while movies are being recorded either, meaning you have to adjust focus manually while recording is taking place. Sound is recorded in monaural via a microphone on the front of the camera and there's no external microphone jack either.
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The hospital is supportive of an event that promotes unity and includes all members of the community, regardless of ethnicity or religious beliefs.
Unfortunately, as was reported in the Lehigh Acres Citizen on June 20, a member of the ministerial group made a comment considered by members of the hospital leadership and employees to be inappropriate and does not in any way reflect the values and culture at Lehigh Regional.
Gary Bell, chief executive officer at Lehigh Regional Medical Center, said:
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Schiff was right on housing. He was right on gold. He was right on foreign stocks. And now he's right on the run-away inflation that's taking over the world.
A time capsule of the greatest financial mania in the history of mankind, told in real-time by regular folks and patriots. May future generations better understand the madness of crowds, and how power and money corrupt.
Schiff was right on housing. He was right on gold. He was right on foreign stocks. And now he's right on the run-away inflation that's taking over the world.
Posted by blogger at 5/27/2008
Labels: consumerism, inflation, negative savings rate, peter schiff was right
A Dream Ticket would be Ron Paul and Peter Schiff 08
in America only in a dream
If Americans had the money to stock up on stuff and hedge their bets so to speak they wouldn't be in this damn mess.
The Africans don't have a spending gene, that's why they're poor....duh!
I guess we should do some genetic modification of them.
HEY!!- the Mormons were right - !
That year supply thing anyhoo!
The American consumer is just acting like the American government...spending more than they have.
Peter Schiff predicts Obama is going to win...
AND make things MUCH MUCH worse.
Listen to the tape.
someone should make a website with clips showing how many times Schiff was right. he's been right on the money since the late 90's yet has also been ridiculed every step of the way.
I have stopped watching Kudlow because the talking heads just DON'T get it. How long was Kudlow saying Goldilocks and there is no inflation? Please.
Due respect, but Schiff is reduced to attacking straw men here. The commentator did not mean, literally, that there is an American spending "gene." C'mon dude.
That's the point most Americans Don't have the money!
Schiff makes absolute perfect sense.
Unfortunately, what this gives rise to is a survivalist mentality and way of life, and that's a mind-set which is not good at all for the overall health of this country.
The failure of price controls is well documented and unlikely. The last major price controls in this country were instituted by Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford - Republicans! WIN - whip inflation now.
One might expect a clamp down on the futures market and speculators though.
oh man, we are so f'd if the monkeys in congress decide to implement price controls.
They wouldn't be that stupid, would they?
i guess on one hand it would be a success, the monkeys could claim "look! gas only costs $4/gal!, so what if you can't find any to buy"
not sure i buy what he's saying about there not being any speculators pushing up prices. everyone i know has bought and is buying more commoditiy etf's (gld,slv,oil,cef), some are even buying futures contracts (even the proverbial shoe shine guys)
runaway inflation taking over the world? not here in Canada.
That is not true about foreign stocks. Most are down more than US stocks this year.
Peter Schiff- Everything you have talked about in the past is generally happening now or has happened.
Thanks for your honesty and foresight in the middle of so much stonewalling by our govt!!
I look at it like, if our govt. was so enept that they couldn't even handle a small regional disaster like Katrina, we are utterly and completely SCREWED if our financial system continues to be gutted on a daily basis by the criminals that run this country!!
It will soon be each man for himself in this world, so get lean, stock up on what you can, and batton down!!
He's right as hell about Obama.
Dream ticket: David Walker and Jim Rogers
Hahaha.. I love Schiff but it's just too easy to ridicule the mass media. I stopped watching TV (the mindcontrol box) for news and information a long time ago. But I guess a lot of people are still slurping up the media Kool-Aid...
Schiff makes absolute perfect sense.
Unfortunately, what this gives rise to is a survivalist mentality and way of life, and that's a mind-set which is not good at all for the overall health of this country.
You're missing the point because you're thinking like a typical supply sider. It's good for people to live within their means. That means they're saving and not over-extending themselves.
Delusion and spending on credit is not going to save the economy. It will only delay the inevitable.
Hey Keith, Schiff just threw your hero Obama under the bus. Anything to tell us? Any spins?
Peter Schiff predicts Obama is going to win...AND make things MUCH MUCH worse.
Shiff said to stock up on cheap chinese crap also. OMG I might have to pay 10 cents more for American made non-toxic toothpaste.
I for one welcome the day when Obama becomes President and fixes the unfair trade policies of Bush & Co.
I would LOVE to see price controls on gas, even just for a year or so. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT.
I don't own a car. I drive a bicycle everywhere.
Let's call this price control bill the "World's-Cheapest-Gas-Is-Not-A-Birthright Education Program".
Food though--that would be tougher.
kilgore said...
He's right as hell about Obama.
Dream ticket: David Walker and Jim Rogers
Better "Dream ticket": JOHNNY Walker and Jim BEAM
(sorry, couldn't resist!)
Whom ever is the next President will exasperate this depression by throwing every resource at it in the hopes of stopping it.
It's 7 years too late. Neither political party has the knowledge or power to change anything.
all the talking heads, especially Kramer are trying to convince their cult listeners it's a good time to invest in the stock market...
the market talking heads KNOW things are really bad, they just don't want to panic the traders.
Listen to Kudlow and cramer- too of the worse circus barkers in the business.
They are scared. Really scared.
Schiff makes absolute perfect sense.
Unfortunately, what this gives rise to is a survivalist mentality and way of life, and that's a mind-set which is not good at all for the overall health of this country.
What the F&@% are you talking about?????
What type of mentality do you exactly think built the US out of nothing?
You see... it's people like you who have been brainwashed to give up their birthright which is what is eventually going to lead to the destruction of the country as a whole.
Just a bunch of metrosexual politically correct boot licking whiner sheep. God forbid that you should actually take ownership of your own life - much easier to be chained and fed. Let's all just get along now.
Stand up and grow a pair. Become independent! Why the F&@% do you expect that someone else is going to worry about your survival? Don't you see that you've already been sold down the river?
runaway inflation taking over the world? not here in Canada.
Bull chips!
Gas has more than doubled in the last three years.
Going out to the pub costs twice as much as it used to 5 years ago.
Don't even get me started on food. Every time I go into the supermarket I put a hundred bucks down and I keep bringing out less and less.
That is not true about foreign stocks. Most are down more than US stocks this year.
Yes, but since the USD dropped in value compared to the Euro, US stocks fell further than foreign stocks.
Stop comparing apples to oranges.
Either use US dollars or Euro dollars for both foreign and US stocks and THEN do a comparison.
Thriftiness is what enables capital accummulation, which enable productivity growth and building of true wealth. Printing money does not creat wealth; it only redistributes wealth, from hard working ants to grasshoppers.
I heard the funniest piece on NPR while driving home. Some idiot Berkley professor was promoting foreign aid, saying that in poor Africa countries farmers make up much of the population; the poor farmers can not make a living therefore turn to gang violence, therefore foreign aid is necessary to keep them calm. No wonder college graduates are defaulting on their student loans; what a load of crap are passing for learned thoughts and being fed to students nowadays. Did it ever occur to the professor that the African farmers are poor because food prices have been too low for too long in those countries precisely because of the free food from the aid programs? They turn violent because being in control of the local government which receives the aid programs was the most cost-effective way of "growing" food in those parts of the world. When we stop aid programs altogether, perhaps they will turn their attention to local food production instead of focusing on fighting over what food and other mana which are falling from the sky courtesy of foreign aid programs.


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* '''Mutant:''' GP109 (in frame deletion), GP778 (replacement of ''glcT'' and the ''ptsGHI'' operon by a spc cassette), GP926 (substitution of ''glct'' and ''ptsG'' by a tet cassette),
* '''Mutant:''' GP109 (in frame deletion), GP778 (replacement of ''glcT'' and the ''ptsGHI'' operon by a spc cassette), GP926 (substitution of ''glct'' and ''ptsG'' by a tet cassette), available in [[Stülke]] lab
available in [[Stülke]] lab
* '''Expression vector:'''
* '''Expression vector:'''
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- Description: Transcriptional antiterminator , controls expression of the ptsG-ptsH-ptsI operon
|Gene name
|transcriptional antiterminator of the ptsG-ptsH-ptsI operon
|control of glucose uptake
| Metabolic function and regulation of this protein in SubtiPathways:
Central C-metabolism
|MW, pI
|33,0 kDa, 7.01
|Gene length, protein length
|855 bp, 285 amino acids
|Immediate neighbours
|ykvZ, ptsG
|Get the DNA and protein sequences
(Barbe et al., 2009)
| Genetic context
This image was kindly provided by SubtiList
- 1 The gene
- 2 The protein
- 3 Expression and regulation
- 4 Biological materials
- 5 Labs working on this gene/protein
- 6 Your additional remarks
- 7 References
The gene
Basic information
- Locus tag: BSU13880
Phenotypes of a mutant
Database entries
- DBTBS entry: no entry
- SubtiList entry: [1]
Additional information
The protein
Basic information/ Evolution
- Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity: transcription antiterminator , RNA-binding protein, binds the ptsG RAT sequence
- Protein family: transcription antiterminator of the BglG/ SacY family
Extended information on the protein
- Kinetic information:
- Domains:
- RNA-binding domain (N-terminal, constitutive antiterminator)
- 2x PTS regulation domains (PRDs) (C-terminal, neg. regulated by PtsG)
- Modification: phosphorylation (His104)
- Cofactor(s):
- Effectors of protein activity:
- Localization:
Database entries
- UniProt: O31691
- KEGG entry: [2]
Additional information
Expression and regulation
- Operon:
- Sigma factor:
- Regulation:
- Regulatory mechanism:
- Additional information:
Biological materials
- Mutant: GP109 (in frame deletion), GP778 (replacement of glcT and the ptsGHI operon by a spc cassette), GP926 (substitution of glct and ptsG by a tet cassette), available in Stülke lab
- Expression vector:
- pGP124 (full length, in pWH844), available in Stülke lab
- pGP114 (amino acids 1-60, RNA-binding domain, in pWH844), available in Stülke lab
- pGP230 (amino acids 1-60, RNA-binding domain with thrombin cleavage site, in pWH844), available in Stülke lab
- pGP164 (both PRDs, in pWH844), in addition diverse expression vectors for phosphorylation site mutants and for RBD mutants (all in pWH844), available in Stülke lab
- pGP424 (PRDI, in pWH844), available in Stülke lab
- pGP425 (PRDII, in pWH844), available in Stülke lab
- pGP442 (PRDI, in pGP570, with thrombin cleavage site), available in Stülke lab
- pGP443 (PRDII, in pGP570, with thrombin cleavage site), available in Stülke lab
- pGP575 (amino acids 1-60, RNA-binding domain with Strep-tag, in pGP574), available in Stülke lab
- lacZ fusion:
- GFP fusion:
- Antibody:
Labs working on this gene/protein
Jörg Stülke, University of Göttingen, Germany Homepage
Your additional remarks
Fabian M Commichau, Jörg Stülke
Trigger enzymes: bifunctional proteins active in metabolism and in controlling gene expression.
Mol. Microbiol.: 2008, 67(4);692-702
[PubMed:18086213] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)
J Stülke, M Arnaud, G Rapoport, I Martin-Verstraete
PRD--a protein domain involved in PTS-dependent induction and carbon catabolite repression of catabolic operons in bacteria.
Mol. Microbiol.: 1998, 28(5);865-74
[PubMed:9663674] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)
Original publications
Dayté D Rodríguez, Christian Grosse, Sebastian Himmel, César González, Iñaki M de Ilarduya, Stefan Becker, George M Sheldrick, Isabel Usón
Crystallographic ab initio protein structure solution below atomic resolution.
Nat. Methods: 2009, 6(9);651-3
[PubMed:19684596] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)
Oliver Schilling, Christina Herzberg, Tina Hertrich, Hanna Vörsmann, Dirk Jessen, Sebastian Hübner, Fritz Titgemeyer, Jörg Stülke
Keeping signals straight in transcription regulation: specificity determinants for the interaction of a family of conserved bacterial RNA-protein couples.
Nucleic Acids Res.: 2006, 34(21);6102-15
[PubMed:17074746] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)
Oliver Schilling, Ines Langbein, Michael Müller, Matthias H Schmalisch, Jörg Stülke
A protein-dependent riboswitch controlling ptsGHI operon expression in Bacillus subtilis: RNA structure rather than sequence provides interaction specificity.
Nucleic Acids Res.: 2004, 32(9);2853-64
[PubMed:15155854] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)
Matthias H Schmalisch, Steffi Bachem, Jörg Stülke
Control of the Bacillus subtilis antiterminator protein GlcT by phosphorylation. Elucidation of the phosphorylation chain leading to inactivation of GlcT.
J. Biol. Chem.: 2003, 278(51);51108-15
[PubMed:14527945] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)
David B Greenberg, Jorg Stülke, Milton H Saier
Domain analysis of transcriptional regulators bearing PTS regulatory domains.
Res. Microbiol.: 2002, 153(8);519-26
[PubMed:12437213] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)
I Langbein, S Bachem, J Stülke
Specific interaction of the RNA-binding domain of the bacillus subtilis transcriptional antiterminator GlcT with its RNA target, RAT.
J. Mol. Biol.: 1999, 293(4);795-805
[PubMed:10543968] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)
S Bachem, J Stülke
Regulation of the Bacillus subtilis GlcT antiterminator protein by components of the phosphotransferase system.
J. Bacteriol.: 1998, 180(20);5319-26
[PubMed:9765562] [WorldCat.org] (P p)
J Stülke, I Martin-Verstraete, M Zagorec, M Rose, A Klier, G Rapoport
Induction of the Bacillus subtilis ptsGHI operon by glucose is controlled by a novel antiterminator, GlcT.
Mol. Microbiol.: 1997, 25(1);65-78
[PubMed:11902727] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)


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Miltonville Mine Mystery – Part 6
[Collaborative Project with C. Willison of ImagesByCW]
– Find previous parts of the here: Part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5
Preston steadied himself on his hands and knees on the old rail bed. He hadn't hurt himself falling, and his vision cleared a little as he gazed up at Sammie. But he clearly couldn't concentrate on what he was doing with this in his head.
"You oaf, watch where you're stepping," scolded Sammie. "I really think we've gone too far, anyway."
Preston stood up and shook his head, as if the humming could be cast off, the way a dog might shake after jumping in the creek.
"I… yeah, let's go back."
Sammie kept a close eye on the field to their left as they doubled back, and in just a few minutes had spied one of the skeletal door frames that marked the ghost town. They paused for a moment at the edge of the railway. A few wispy clouds drifted across the moon. Only the howl of a coyote was missing. Tonight was sure to be a grand adventure!
The voices in Preston's head had quieted a bit, but he had no idea what they were, or where they came from. That troubled him. Not that wandering through a ghost town in the middle of the night trying to locate a sample of a strange parasite shouldn't bother him to begin with. But he had to try to sort it out. The ghost town – could it be related to that? There were rumors that one of the old hermits practiced sorcery… and there was that terrible fire that had destroyed the place a few years back. Was he being possessed by a vengeful spirit? The wispy clouds drifted again across the moon, and then cleared, sharpening the shadow around a particularly sinister looking ruin. It must have been one of the more important buildings because it was built mostly of stone and a couple walls had survived the fire. What else might had survived the fire? Or maybe the question was, what didn't survive the fire? And could he talk about this to Sammie without sounding crazy?
"Say Sammie, have you been hearing anything out here? A sort of humming?"
"Just the wind in the trees. Why? What do you hear?"
"Can't really tell. Probably just some cicadas or something." He paused to think a little.
"Do you believe in ghosts… or the stories they tell about the ghost town?"
That question made Sammie stop and turn sharply toward Preston. Preston was taken by surprise, and almost ran into her. She glared at him; her fists firmly pressed against her hips with a disapproving posture that even Preston's father could rarely manage.
"Preston, you should know by now that you can't scare me."
"I… no… I wasn't trying, really I just…"
This wasn't going at all the way Preston had wanted. He glanced at the ground, trying to think of a way to salvage the conversation.
"Bwahaha," yelled Sammie as she lunged at him. Preston flinched and stumbled backwards half a step, tripping and falling squarely on his behind.
"But I can scare you!"
Preston felt a weight lifted from his shoulders; she wasn't really mad at him. However, she wasn't done with him yet either. In addition to being easy to startle, Preston was also rather ticklish. Sammie pounced on him and took advantage of this. A minute or so later, Preston was panting from laughing so hard. And the voices in his head were completely gone. Sammie got to her feet, and extended her hand to help him back up.
"So where are we now?" asked Sammie.
They gazed at the field around them. They had passed through most of the ruins and had an unobstructed view of the woods at the edge of the open field, yet it wasn't clear exactly which part of the woods they were looking for.
The trouble with trying to find a specific tree in the dark, is that they all tend to look the same. Preston's little brass compass wasn't much help. It was difficult to read by candlelight, and not very accurate in the vicinity of the old mine anyway. The funny thing about iron mines, is that they tend to be located near large concentrations of iron; quite troublesome for compass navigation.
"Say Sammie, I don't think we are heading to the right side of the field. Not where we found that tree last time at least." With the humming in Preston's head gone, he was able to focus on their task at hand much better now. They scanned the treeline surrounding the field. "There's a single tree sticking out from the woods over there. Didn't we see something like that when we were here last time?"
"Yeah, I remember that; let's take a look." replied Sammie
They quickly crossed the few hundred yards of open field to the shadowy, yet somehow familiar looking tree.
"I think this is it," said Preston.
Sammie jumped up and grabbed on to a low hanging branch to bring it within reach. It shook the tree, causing a shower of dried leaves to descend on them. Preston brushed them away from his shoulders nervously, but they didn't seem to bother Sammie much.
"Preston, stop fidgeting and look at the leaves."
Preston held his makeshift lantern close to one of the twigs; even in the dim candlelight he could see that the leaves were horribly disfigured.
"This is it – we found one!"
"Well cut off a piece to take with us; I can't hold this branch forever."
This presented a wee problem for Preston. He couldn't hold the lantern, the twig, and cut it at the same time, and when he set the lantern on the ground it was too dim for him to see. Sammie had set her lantern down, and was holding onto the branch with both hands, so she couldn't help either.
"Preston, what are you waiting for?"
"Hang on, Sammie, I've gotta do somthin with the lantern."
He found a stubby twig that he could hang the lantern on, and went to work slicing off a few of the more disfigured twigs. He twirled one of them in the dim candlelight, and like clockwork two of the parasitic creatures began wriggling. The twig was still too large to fit into his specimen jar, so he pruned it down a little further.
Sammie's arms were starting to ache.
"Preston, would you hurry up!"
"Okay, I've got it now," he said, screwing the jar's lid on.
A fresh breeze unleashed another shower of leaves from the tree's upper branches – several of which made their way down the back of Sammie's neck. She shrieked and let go of the branch, which catapulted Preston's lantern a dozen yards in the distance, smashing it with a dull thud.
"Get it off me! The stupid thing's stinging me!" she yelled.
It was not at all like Sammie to scream like that, and this alarmed Preston to no end. But Preston, in his haste to help her, managed to kick over and extinguish the other lantern, leaving the two of them in total darkness… under a shower of parasite infested leaves.
…to be continued
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With its cast of 750, more than a thousand costumes, and special effects to rival a James Cameron film, the annual Hill Cumorah Pageant is back in town.
It's been touted as the way off-Broadway version of the Book of Mormon, but this one's the real deal.
The show, held in Palmyra, is a retelling of the history of Mormonism involving hundreds of cast and crew members.
People travel from across the country and around the world to be involved, but they're not just here to entertain.
Cast members Heather and Eddie Gist have been coming with their family for years, and each year they take some time to give back to the local community.
"We will be going out to do whatever the community asks us to do next week, one day, so we'll spend an entire day out doing service wherever they need us. And that's the entire cast. Everyone gets one day where we go out in the community and do a service project, I mean that's everybody."
Pageant service coordinator Susan Garrow says the cast and crew will be helping groups throughout the Rochester region next week, doing things like cleaning middle schools, gardening, painting and building.
And, she says local organizations are always grateful.
"They're just really happy that we can come and do it, and some rely on us coming every year to do it, like the schools where we're moving things and cleaning lockers. They'd have to hire more people I would think if they didn't have us doing that work."
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Back in April, we alerted our clients that we expected a big announcement from the DOL's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) this summer (see our blog post From Exempt to Hourly: Prepare for New DOL Rules). Well, this summer has arrived, and on June 30, that long-awaited announcement was made.
"One thing is clear: the WHD's proposed FLSA regulations will mean higher minimum salaries for exempt employees, even those who are highly compensated. Everything else in the regulations will stay the same, at least for now. However, the WHD has asked for comments on a number of topics, including the duties test and the inclusion of non-discretionary bonuses for purposes of the salary basis test. Because these are proposed rules, nothing changes today, but the impact of these rules will be far reaching. Employers should start planning now for the impact on their operations and finances, and consider participating in the public comment period with WHD." Continue reading this article, "The New FLSA Regulations: What Changed, What Didn't, What's Next for Employers," by Doug Hass on the Wage & Hour Insights website.
The bottom line here is that these changes will eventually impact your bottom line as a business owner. We encourage you to continue preparing for the impending changes and planning for how these regulations will affect your finances and staff. You can count on us to keep you informed, and if you need other assistance, we're always here to help. Contact us anytime.


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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Trailing by 13 points with five minutes to play, Whitworth was able to cut the margin to five, but got no closer in an 88-79 loss to Texas-Dallas on the second day of the Leslie Robinson Classic on Saturday at Trinity University.
The Pirates fall to 3-1 with their first loss of the season while the Comets improve to 4-1.
Kyle Roach scored 30 points for Whitworth, but the Pirates made only 54% (14-26) of their free throws and were outrebounded (40-20) for the first time this season.
Whitworth took a 22-15 first half lead after five straight points by Kevin Crosno. The Comets rallied to go up 30-29 on two free throws from Kevin Forster. UTD led 43-40 at halftime after shooting 54% (15-28) in the first half.
Whitworth opened the second half with an 18-6 run, grabbing a 58-49 lead on a Crosno layup. The Pirates could not sustain the momentum. The Comets answered with a 16-2 run of their own to take a 65-60 lead with under ten minutes to play. When Xavier Ferrell drilled a three-pointer with 5:04 to play, UTD led 82-69. Jared Christy answered with a three for Whitworth and Bucs eventually got within 84-79 with just under a minute to play after Christy made one of two free throws.
UTD ran off over 30 seconds on the next possession and Ferrell scored to put the game away.
Ben College and Jordan Lester scored 17 points each for Whitworth. Lester led the Bucs with seven rebounds and seven assists.
Dimitrius Underwood scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Comets. Hans Burwitz and Jalen Weber added 14 apiece.
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When I said we have dolls at work, you didn't really think I was kidding, did you?
These antique dolls had their very own couturiers, mind you. Back in the day, children from good families used to have these custom- made, probably fashioned after their mothers and other such genteel, fashionable folk. Can you imagine how exquisite these things are, how detailed, and very personal? Sometimes that's what's haunting about these dolls… their eyes, especially. You always have this strange feeling that they're somehow alive…
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During the night of August 13, 1961 Berlin finds itself suddenly divided by barbed wire. Two days later, the construction of the Wall commences with concrete bricks and ten foot precast slabs. The dividing line between the Russian and Western occupation sectors becomes an almost insurmountable obstacle.
The first watchtowers are made from wood, offering little or no protection. Soon, they were replaced by the type preserved here, with a round tower shaft and the octagonal observation booth mounted on top. Later, yet another type with a square footprint was introduces for use as section command posts. Two of those are still in existence today.
The observation tower BT6 located at the Erna-Berger-Strasse consists of six round elements and was erected in 1971. The range for bullets fired from the canopy covered a quadrant from the Tiergarten on the left and almost reaching the Brandenburg Gate on the north. Two guards manned this tower around the clock. There was a strict order to shoot in the event of any border violation. Later, this tower was also protecting access to the "House of Ministries". There were over 200 towers of this type installed along the Berlin border. This BT6 is the last example of its kind.
Since 2001 this tower has been covered by the German monument protection act. But, thereafter, it was more or less forgotten and fell into disrepair.


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Government budgets are at the core of development. It is the government's most powerful economic tool to meet the needs of its people, especially those who are poor and marginalized. Whether you are interested in health, education, the environment, or pensions, the most well-meaning public policy has little impact on poverty until it is matched with sufficient public resources to ensure its effective implementation.
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Soulja Boy Lil Yachty are in a battle for India Love.I guess with a name like that,you must have so much love to spread around.Don't you just love these kids?Soulja in particular seems to be in love with trouble,the man can start a fight in an empty room.The Soulja Boy India love video was specifically made to get under the skin of Yachty and piss him off,and that was exactly what it did.Love has got Yachty bad i'm afraid,pun intended.The beef of the two spilled on to twitter with Soulja Boy exposing his and India's love.
Soulja further mocked and threatened to beat up Lil Boat and disses his signature beaded hairstyle, saying he looks like Twizzlers.
Instead of complying to Lil Yachty's wishes, Soulja Boy egged him on, posting another India Love pic with a caption full of bait.
When media outlets were starting to report on the beef, Soulja Boy insisted Lil Yachty is no match for him and threatened to make the fight physical.
Then he put the young MC on blast for being a groupie of his. Lil Yachty did gush back in April that he's been working on Pretty Boy Millionaires 2 with Soulja and Lil B.
He takes the beef to Twitter where he shares India's response. Apparently, she's never even met the 19-year-old rapper, which gave Soulja Boy even more fuel for the fire.
And here's one more. Back on IG, here's where he tells the Boat to sink.
Soulja Boy seems to have backed off, too and is now focusing on promoting his new clothing line, Chosen Dream. So cop a hat if you're Team Soulja.


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S: Katelyn's First Year
FC: Katelyn's First Year Special moments and fun memories
1: Finding Out! February 28th, 2010 On Thursday, February 25th, 2010 I FINALLY tested positive on a pregnancy test. By the time I took the test I was technically about a week and a half late (5 weeks along), but I tend to run a few days late so I figured it might take longer to test positive since I obviously wasn't having a period. I was starting to get just a tad nervous that something was wrong with me since I'd taken a test on Monday afternoon that was negative, but still no period (and I hadn't felt hints of sickness or anything like that). Thursday morning I got up and took the pregnancy test since I wasn't running that morning. Richard was lying groggily in bed and told me to narrate for him. I took the test and watched as it processed. Only one pink line showed up, negative, sigh. I told Richard it looked like it was negative. I wasn't feeling TOO bad about the results, yet, because for some reason I just didn't think it was accurate, things just didn't add up. I looked a little closer at the test just to be sure. "Um, Richard I think there is a faint pink line, could that be it?" Trying not to get my hopes up, Richard came in as the line darkened. YES, it was positive!!!! I looked at the box, oh yeah I guess I didn't give the test a full two minutes to process (realizing I hadn't waited on Monday either, maybe that one was positive too I just threw it out to fast. I guess I'll never know). With Ellie we'd used a more expensive test from the grocery store and the 2nd line showed up almost instantaneously. This one was from the dollar store so I guess it just needed a little more time. Of course I had to take another test since we had an extra just to make sure. Same result positive, yahoo! After 5-6 months of waiting, wanting, and hoping we're finally pregnant! The baby is due in late October and we're SOOO excited!!!!
2: 4/14/2010 12 weeks | 5/19/2010 17 weeks | During the 1st trimester I definitely felt tired and had aversions/lack of appetite toward most food, but I never felt very sick and could pretty much carry on as usual.
3: 6/11/2010 20 weeks | During the 2nd trimester I didn't feel as tired and food tasted better. I didn't show super early so I just looked like I'd eaten too much the previous meal.
4: 7/30/2010 27 weeks | 7/14/2010 25 weeks | At 17 weeks we found out we were having another little girl. We were SUPER excited since secretly we'd been hoping for a little sister for Ellie.
5: 10/17/2010 38 1/2 weeks | 10/23/2010 39 1/2 weeks | I was able to run my entire pregnancy. I even ran a little free 5K when I was one day over due! I was quite proud of myself for running the entire time except when my calf developed a horrible charlie horse that I had to walk off for a few minutes. Don't worry I was still able to finish running.
6: Baby Shower | Emily Evans, Suzi Pearson, Kurtis, Olive and Etta King | Grace and Jamie Walton, Tyler Pearson, and Elise Snow | Cameron (baby) and Carla Weber, mommy, and Elise Snow
7: A few good friends insisted on having a small "diaper shower" since I already had plenty of girlish clothes and accessories from Ellie. I left well stocked with 2-3 months worth of diapers and wipes, plus a few fun girly items. The shower/playgroup was held Monday, October 25 at Page Otto's home. There were plenty of people to chat with and more than enough delicious crepes that we filled with all sorts of delicious toppings.
8: Your Birth | Heading to the hospital | My body completely relaxed once the epidural kicked in. | Time to push this little girl out! | She's here! Quick health check and clean up.
9: Dr. Lewis helped daddy delivered you. | Cuddling and admiring you! | Daddy's little girl. | Getting ready to head up to our room.
10: Katelyn's Birth (mommy's perspective) My due date was October 27th and I was hoping she would come before Halloween, but as the days ticked by it became evident that an October baby was wishful thinking. I went to bed on Halloween night hoping that I would somehow go into labor the next day and deliver Monday afternoon (so Richard could still take his neurology quiz). I had a doctor's appointment scheduled for Monday morning and I wasn't particularly excited about going to an appointment after my due date. If the baby came that Monday I would be 5 days overdue. November 1st I woke up at about 1:30AM my brain was a little sleepy, but I remember thinking I shouldn't need to use the bathroom until at least 4AM. So, I tried to go back to sleep. About 10 minutes later I realized I was having slight contractions so I got up to use the bathroom noticing that I was possibly loosing my mucus plug, I tried not to get my hopes up. I got back in bed and tried to get some sleep. My bed quickly became uncomfortable and naturally my mind was racing a bit with excitement and anticipation. So, I decided to grab a blanket and go sleep on the couch, somehow it was more comfortable and while I don't know that I slept I was able to rest and relax. Periodically I would change things up using the restroom or walking around for a bit. I was tempted to go wash the few dishes in the sink, but tried to rest instead (that and for some reason I couldn't bring myself to go wash dishes). After a while I remember feeling anxious and the contractions were becoming more uncomfortable. Knowing Richard had a quiz that day I didn't want to wake him and disturb his sleep, my original goal was to not wake him until 6am. I said a prayer that I would be able to rest, then lay down on the couch and was able to relax for about 20 minutes which was a huge blessing since time seemed to be going VERY slowly. Eventually I started pacing the floor and walked around and around the house. As the contractions became stronger I was loosing confidence in myself and didn't want to be alone anymore. I told myself I would wake Richard at 5am instead of waiting until 6. Still I felt I needed to distract myself somehow so I looked through our small collection of DVDs and turned on Legacy. After just 5 or 10 minutes of pacing the floor and not really paying much attention to the movie I decided to go wake Richard up. It was 4:45ish by this time. He woke up and came and sat with me on the couch. We talked in between contractions and he watched the movie. I however, paid very little attention to the movie.
11: Eventually Richard suggested I take a hot bath (great tip from a nurse over the phone when I was laboring at home with Ellie). So he cleaned and got the tub all ready. The hot bath really helped me relax making the contractions not feel quite as intense. By the time Richard started timing them they were consistently about 2 minutes apart and about 45 seconds in length with occasional contractions right on top of each other. Finally Richard told me I needed to get out because we needed to go to the hospital. I told him I just needed to do my hair and make up. He gave me a confused look and was like, "why make up? You're just going to the hospital and you're in labor." Obviously he is not a girl and doesn't understand you don't want to look too horrible when a gazillion picture are going to be taken. I got out of the tub, got dressed and pulled my hair back. Then I tried to put make up on, but I didn't get very far before Richard insisted that we go and I gave in since my contractions were getting pretty bad by this point. Rich called Jessica Condon to see if we could drop Ellie off. After getting in touch with Jessica, Richard woke Ellie and told her that it was time for baby sister to be born. Ellie excitedly began talking about her baby sister and saying that she would go to Shiloh's house (we'd previously talked about what would happen when baby sister came). When I opened my door to get in the car I had to laugh. Richard had carefully put a towel on my seat. I teased him for thinking of his car's interior when I was in labor. We quickly dropped Ellie off with Jessica. I stayed in the car praying to make it through contractions while Richard took Ellie inside. Then we drove to the hospital which thankfully was only 2 miles away. By this time the pressure in my pelvic area was pretty intense and I felt like I was going to lose control and wet my pants on each contraction. Richard said to not worry about it and just go if I had to (he was pretty sure the baby was positioned in such a way that wetting my pants would be a bit difficult and since I'd already gone to the bathroom 10 times he wasn't worried that I'd really actually wet my pants). I guess this stands out in my mind because the pressure was so strong and painfully intense. When we reached the hospital Richard wanted to grab a wheelchair and push me to labor and delivery. I refused. He says it's because I'm stubborn and didn't want people to see me in a wheelchair. The real reason was that it was harder to sit through contractions in the car than walk during them and I figured it'd be the same sitting in a wheelchair. Besides I was still fully capable of walking.
12: We walked to the labor and delivery check-in desk. Fortunately I'd pre-registered online so it didn't take long for them to admit me. I think the first thing I said to the nurse was, "can I use the restroom" since the pressure still made me feel like I needed to go to the bathroom even though nothing could really come out at this point. After trying to use the restroom the nursed checked my dilation and I think we were all shocked when she discovered I was dilated to 8 cm with a bulging bag of water. Richard teasingly said, "I don't think they're going to send you home." I'd been comparing this labor to Ellie's based on length of time. I figured the labor would be a few hours shorter, but still pretty long, which is why I'd waited so long to go to the hospital. I didn't want to get sent home because I was only 3 cm or something. On my next contraction I said I felt like I needed to push. Saying that when you are dilated to an 8 with a bulging back of water will get you into a room full of 5 or 6 nurses hurrying to set up for delivery fast. Richard told them I wanted an epidural and while we waited for the anesthesiologist one particularly awesome nurse helped me through my contractions. I got my epidural about 8AM and my body immediately felt a huge sense of relief. Shortly after my epidural the doctor (Dr. Andrew Lewis) arrived. He broke my water and we discovered there was meconium in the water. This can be potentially dangerous if the baby doesn't cry right away. In just a few pushes Richard, with a little guidance and direction from the doctor, delivered our sweet little Katelyn at 8:43AM. She cried immediately and he set her up on my stomach so I could see her. She was beautiful, pretty messy from the meconium, but absolutely precious. Richard said, "she's kinda chunky" and she did have some cute little chunky cheeks. After a few minutes they took her from me so they could wipe her off and take her measurements. She weighed in at 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 21 inches long. She had a little bit of dark fuzzy hair, smooth skin and an adorable little nose. After Katelyn was cleaned up they left us alone for a little while before moving us to our room. We couldn't wait to tell our family that our little girl had finally arrived. Later that day Katelyn was able to meet her big sister Ellie who absolutely loves and adores her little sister. The hospital stay was great and we were excited to have Grandma Thomas fly in Tuesday evening just in time for us to bring Katelyn home that night. The most common compliment Katelyn receives is that she is beautiful! She has perfect little features and beautiful skin and the sweetest disposition. She loves to be cuddled and rocked and is an absolute sweetheart. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to watch this sweet little girl grow.
13: 1 day old | Mi | Minutes after birth | So fresh and new, just minutes after birth.
14: Katelyn's Birth (daddy's perspective) November 1, 2011 Our girls come a little late, but are very cute, so we forgive them. Robyn woke up this morning (Monday) at about 1:30am with contractions. She paced our halls and tried to watch Legacy in the living room until about 4:45am when she woke me up to be with her. We started timing the contractions and Robyn took a couple hot baths since it had helped her get comfortable with Ellie. When the contractions started to get closer together, we called our friends, the Condons, and dropped Ellie off at about 7:00 on our way to the hospital. I had just finished my OBGYN rotation at the hospital where Katelyn would be born, so I was familiar with where to go. We parked in the parking deck and started to walk to the labor and delivery section of the hospital (in hindsight, we could have probably parked the car at the patient drop-off area in front of labor and delivery, but I was in the habit of parking in the parking deck, so I didn't think of the closer spots). When we got out of the car, I tried to get Robyn to sit in a wheelchair because I knew we had to walk across the hospital, but she wouldn't. When we got to triage, the nurse found that Robyn was dilated to an 8 and so she skipped the monitors and took us back to the L&D rooms (~7:45am) where a crowd of nurses met us and prepared for a "precipitous delivery." Fortunately, Robyn had about 30 minutes of active labor and 10-15 mins of pushing left. While we were waiting for the anesthesiologist to give the epidural, the contractions were very strong and a nice nurse did a great job of helping Robyn by telling her to breath by saying "he, he, he" with each short breath. Robyn quickly followed her instructions and her intense focus on her breathing seemed to help (it was also very cute). After the epidural, Robyn was much more comfortable, so I contacted my neurology course director and team to let them know that I would not be in. They understood and since they dropped the lowest quiz score, I didn't even have to make up the quiz that day. We had spoken with the doctor beforehand and asked if I could deliver the baby with his supervision. When the doctor arrived at the hospital, the epidural had kicked in and Robyn looked comfortable so I asked if I could help. When he broke Robyn's water he noticed meconium in the amniotic fluid which can cause lung problems if the baby breathes it in, so I was a little worried. When the time came, we got suited up and he walked me through delivering Katelyn. As soon as Katelyn popped out, I held her while the doctor suctioned out her nose and mouth. She immediately started crying letting us know that she didn't breath in any meconium. We cut the cord and I was so excited to show Katelyn to Robyn that I set Katelyn on Robyn before they could cover Robyn with a towel creating a little mess on Robyn's hospital gown as Katelyn hadn't been wiped down yet. I then remembered that I had to deliver the placenta, but the doctor told me he would do it and told me to follow Katelyn to the other side of the room to get cleaned up and measured. Katelyn weighed 7 lbs 5 oz and was 21 inches long and was born at 8:30ish.
15: Just a few hours old. | After all the work was done and Robyn was settled in her room, we both held Katelyn for a little bit and then I went and picked up Ellie. When Ellie and I returned to the hospital, I took her to the gift shop and we picked out a little pink pig for Ellie to give to Katelyn. After we introduced Ellie to Katelyn, they exchanged gifts and we took pictures. Ellie was so excited to give Katelyn her piggy. Every time Ellie noticed that the pig had moved, she would place it right next to Katelyn. We all loved Katelyn from the very beginning. | Daddy and his little girl.
16: Special Visitors | We were so excited for you to meet your big sister Ellie that we wasted no time picking her up from the baby sitter so she could meet you. Ellie excitedly brought you a little piggy stuffed animal and was pleased to discover that you also had a gift for her, a little backpack filled with some activities and treats. The nurses and hospital staff were all warm and friendly and took wonderful care of us. Monday night daddy stayed at home with Ellie so she could sleep in her own bed. Since daddy and Ellie were at home my friend Page Otto decided to stop by for a quick visit. Spending most of the evening alone at the hospital gave me plenty of time to enjoy and snuggle you all to myself. Tuesday evening grandma Thomas flew into town. Daddy and Ellie picked her up from the airport and the three of them headed straight to the hospital. Grandma was just so excited she didn't want to wait until we brought you home later that night. Pictures on left page were taken just hours after you were born. Pictures on the right page were taken the day after you were born.
18: Date: Monday, November 1, 2010 Time: 8:43 am Location: Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina Weight: 7 lbs. 5 oz. Length: 21 inches Doctor: Andrew Lewis (though daddy actually delivered you) | {Katelyn} a form of Caitlin (Irish) meaning pure. We chose the name Katelyn because we felt the dainty and feminine sound was a perfect fit for our little girl. Mommy chose the spelling because of the aesthetic way the letters went together.
19: Hangin' Around the Hospital
20: Heading Home | With daddy's school schedule and everything we decided it would be best to take you home Tuesday night instead of staying a 2nd night and coming home Wednesday morning. It was fun to dress you up in your cute little outfit, then bundle you up snug in your car seat and head home.
21: That 1st week was filled with lots of cuddles... | Your 1st week Friday, November 12, 2010 On Monday Katelyn hit the one week milestone. So we dressed her up and took a few pictures. It's amazing how fast time flies and how much they change in one short week. Katelyn still loves to sleep and cuddle, which is really all she does at this point. Most nights she does pretty well at only waking for food and then promptly drifting off to sleep (I still never know how much sleep I'll get from night to night, but when she's so cute it's worth it). She's a cute little sweetheart and we feel blessed to have her in our home. Ellie has done an awesome job adjusting to having a little sister. She loves to give Katelyn hugs, kisses, and shoving the pacifier in her mouth. So, we mostly just have to watch that she doesn't accidentally hurt Katelyn. Occasionally she acts a little put out with having to share her parents and blankets with her new little sister. Yesterday Ellie wanted to sit on my lap while I was feeding Katelyn. Once she climbed onto my lap her complaint was that Katelyn was squishing her (yeah it was definitely the other way around). | 2 days old | 4 days old | 1 week
22: Standing in circle: Richard Swenson, Clyde Thomas, Garrett Jackson, Rick Otto, & David Pearson Notes from blessing: -Confusing time in the world. Blessed with knowledge to know what is right for yourself. Blessed with knowledge of the gospel. See through confusion. -Sensitive to promptings of the spirit. -Health, strength and correct development. -Desire for and opportunity to be sealed in the temple. -Opportunity to raise a righteous family. -Help and give strength to mother and family. | Best attempt at a family photo. | Mommy and Daddy with their little girl. | We blessed you while Grandpa and Grandma Thomas were still in town. | Blessing | Sunday, November 7th, 2010
23: Katelyn | Mommy found a picture for inspiration and Grandma Thomas made your beautiful blessing dress. Once the dress was finished Mommy made a little headband to match. You also wore the same little white slippers that your big sister Ellie wore when she was blessed. Since you were only 6 days old we slipped out of church after sacrament meeting. It was quite the day for such a little girl.
24: Month One November 2010 | Week Two | Ellie always makes sure you have the essentials like piggy and shoes! | Week Three | 11/15/10 | 11/21/10
25: 4 weeks On November 29th Katelyn reached the 4 week milestone. Time flies by so quickly it's hard to believe how much they change in just a few short weeks. Katelyn is a sweet, good natured baby. We've been enjoying cute little smiles and the occasional coos of this sweet girl. Sometimes during the day Katelyn has a hard time getting a nice long nap in, but she does pretty well at nights (thankfully). Typically at night she wakes twice in the night (every 3-4 hours). If I'm lucky she'll surprise me and sleep 6-8 hours and if I'm not lucky she'll wake up around 3 to eat only to wake again around 5. This little girls favorites include the monkey mobile in her pack n' play and being cuddled. At her one month check up she weighed in at 9lbs. 6 oz. and 21 3/4 inches in height. | All decked out for your first "real" day at church. | Grandma Swenson came and spent the week when your were about 3 1/2 weeks old. | Week Four | 12/1/10
26: Month Two December 2010 | Love those first little baby smiles! Katelyn's first real smiles were around 3 weeks, but theses darling little smiles weren't caught on camera very well until around 5 weeks. | Ellie loved having her little sister cuddle with her for a few minutes at night before bedtime.
27: On Monday, January 3rd our little Katie-bug had her two month check up. Ellie came along and both girls did very well at the appointment, especially considering that we had to do a quite a bit of waiting. Katelyn is healthy and doing great weighing in at 10 lbs. 11 oz. and 22 1/2 inches in height. She loves to smile and coo and I think she wants to laugh (sometimes it sounds like she's trying to laugh), but just can't quite laugh yet. She's on a pretty good schedule usually eating about every 3 1/2 hours or so and then has stays awake for playtime followed by a nap before eating again. Our lives run in a 3 1/2 hour cycle. :) At night this little girl is a great sleeper! She only wakes to eat and then falls right back to sleep, she usually sleeps a 6-7 hour stretch followed by a 4 hour stretch before waking to start her day. Getting shots at the doctor must have tired her out because she slept a whopping 10 hours that night. While that doesn't happen every night now I know what she's capable of. On Jan. 5th Katelyn was propped on her elbows for tummy time and roll over! I know it doesn't count since she was on her elbows making rolling easier and she hasn't rolled since, but it's still something you have to record. Katelyn has a sweet disposition and loves to be cuddled as she drifts off to sleep at night. At least once a day if not more I sit and just let her talk to me after eating. She is quite a talker and usually has a lot to say. As she talks she smiles and her eyes light up. I love it!
28: First Christmas | All decked out the Sunday before Christmas. | The morning of Christmas Eve we acted out the nativity as a family. You were a sweet and innocent little baby Jesus. | Christmas Eve night we attended a big party with lots of friends from church at the Ward family's home. | Your wore these adorable socks from our neighbor Mike to the party.
29: Christmas morning you took all the excitement in stride. Being so young you were content to have Ellie open your presents. You received plenty of fun gifts including this cuddly tabby cat from Grandma Thomas. | Before going to bed on Christmas Eve we opened warm new jammies from Grandma Swenson.
30: month three January 2011
31: From the start of your 3rd month I could tell you really wanted to laugh, but couldn't quite do it yet. Instead you made cute little trying to laugh sounds. Most nights (but not every night) you'd sleep 9 & 10 hour stretches. Near the end of the 3rd month you even surprised us sleeping 12 hours. You were a very good natured baby with the soft, smooth skin and the sweet smell of a little baby. During this stage you were so fun to cuddle and play with. You loved to coo and I loved hearing the soft sounds of your coos as I did house work. You brought a sweet, loving, and innocent spirit into our home. Watching you grow and develop was a delight. | Milestone picture taken 2-1-11
32: February 2nd, 2011 Things I want to remember: Loves to smile. First true giggle was Feb. 11, 2011. Loves having songs sung to her. Recognizes and loves family members. Likes watching and smiling at Ellie. Starting to show more interest and grab at toys. Very good natured. She's a very happy baby (as long as she stays on her schedule eat, wake, sleep). Sleeps without waking most nights. Putting fists in her mouth (and Ellie always reminders her to keep her hands out of her mouth). Love the sweet cuddly smell of this baby and her soft skin. First roll from tummy to back Feb. 24, 2011. | Month Four February 2011
33: Valentine's Day! | Your trademark facial expression as a baby was to stick out your adorable little tongue. | For your first Valentine's day (top pictures) I dressed both you and Ellie up in festive attire (your shirt even had a little ruffly heart). We went to a little playgroup Valentine's party at the Pearson's home. You happily watched the excitement of decorating sugar cookies and exchanging Valentine's.
34: Month Five March 2011
35: Highlights -Weighed 12 lbs. 9 oz. and measured in at 24 1/2 inches at 4 month check up (3/3/11). -Came down with RSV (picture of you sleeping in swing). -Fun and interactive to play with. -We loved the happy smiles of recognition and squishy cuddles. -Showed more interest in new objects/toys. -Mommy loved being serenaded by coos and jabbers. You were quite the little talker. -It was hard to accomplish house work with such an adorably cute baby to play with.! -Sometime before March 22, 2011 you started playing with your feet and toes. -Celebrated your first St. Patrick's Day (picture of you and Ellie on couch wearing green). We ate a very green dinner, but you stuck to milk from mommy. -You enjoyed pulling the pacifier out of your mouth to play with and then putting it back in your mouth. -You still liked to stick out your tongue (as you can see in the bottom right picture). -I loved watching your little personality come out more and more each day.
36: Month | April 10, 2011 At 5 months Katelyn: Loves spending time watching/playing with her big sister. She still sticks out her little tongue, frequently (it makes us laugh). She giggles, smiles, and kicks those little legs. She has really become interested in toys and other objects around her and enjoys playing with them. I love how she smiles when you walk in the room or look her way. Other things about Katelyn: She can roll out of tummy time, but doesn't roll a ton. She makes the cutest noises as she plays on the floor. She LOVES to be played with, tickled, cuddled, play peek-a-boo, sung to (5 Little Monkey's Swingin' in a Tree and There were 5 in the bed and the little one said roll over are two favorites) | Six
37: April 2011 | Eating & Sleeping: Katelyn still only nurses and she typically eats every 3 1/2 -4 hours, taking a nap before each feeding. At night she'll sleep from about 7pm to 5 or 5:30am (unless we have company or she's sick and is sleeping in our room then she doesn't seem to sleep as well). If I feed her after she wakes up early in the morning she'll go back to sleep for awhile. April Highlights: -Visit from Aunt Emily -Easter -Easter dresses from Grandma Swenson were the girls first matching dresses. | Sisters | Friends
39: Swenson | family pictures 4-23-11 | Ellie | 2 1/2 years | Katelyn | 6 months
40: Sunday, May 8th, 2011 It's hard to believe this little lady is 6 months as of last Sunday. We celebrated with oatmeal cereal (first time trying solids). She was tired and not super interested in the cereal until she tried her first bite. She gave me a rather confused look which was followed by the biggest grin. She was pretty messy at first and had a hard time not pushing most of the food back out with her little tongue, but after a week of practice she is getting much better. Katelyn had her 6 month check up on Tuesday. She's healthy and doing great. She is 25 3/4" and 14 lbs. 6 oz. Some of Katelyn's favorites are: Song: Any song I sing to her. Five Little Monkeys Swingin' In A Tree, There were 5 in the bed and the Little One Said Roll Over (I don't know the real name) Food: Milk and she's only tried oatmeal cereal and banana Book: Any book I read to her (second children aren't too picky)
41: Month Seven | May 2011 | Nicknames: Katie-bug Toy: She finds everything from her toys to the flaps on the living room couch fascinating. Tags on toys are always a favorite. Activities: Kicking and wiggling. Grabbing and playing with toys and rolling around to get things. Touching faces. Laughing at Ellie. Pulling on the monkey mobile in her pack n' play. Putting her fingers (or anything she's holding) in her mouth. Cuddles. Playing peek-a-boo. Things she is good at: Smiling, making others smile, laughing,rolling, making noises, and investigating toys. We just love and can't get enough of our Katie-bug!
43: Month Eight June 2011 Katelyn loves to cuddle, sing songs, play with Ellie, read stories, play with toys, and jump in the bouncer. She can sit and rolling is her mode of transportation. She absolutely loves her big sister and they love to giggle. Cut first teeth (bottom) on June 7th. First army crawl June 17th to get a toy.
44: Month Nine July 2011 | Songs: Katelyn loves primary songs and any song for young children. 5 Little Monkeys Swingin' In The Tree is still a definite favorite as is I Am a Child of God. Food: This little girl is a great eater and eats pretty much whatever we feed her (sweet potatoes, pumpkin, peas, asparagus, green beans, fruit, baby cereals etc.). I'm still a little surprised that she doesn't love the texture of bananas since I assumed all babies love bananas. She's eats them best when mixed with other foods. She definitely enjoys feeding her self things like Cheerios and Rice Krispies. Books: No particular favorites, she just loves stories. Lately she become really interested in turning pages. I'll find her pulling books out of the library basket so she can turn the pages. Nicknames: Katie-bug, Bug, Bug-a-boo Development: Crawling all over the house like she own the place. She loves pulling up to things and standing (while holding on of course). The other day I held her hands so she could walk down the hallway. She looked at Ellie and giggled the entire time. She enjoys jabbering and says "da-da" when daddy comes in the room (which daddy loves). Richard says he heard her say "ma-ma" last week, I have yet to hear her say it though. As Ellie informed the doctor when she asked me if Katelyn could say ma-ma and da-da. In a very mature tone, "She can't say ma-ma quite yet." Toys: The jumper, books, measuring cups, any and all of Ellie's toys. She loves to sit and rummage through the play food and blocks boxes. 9 month stats: Height 27 3/4" (60th percentile), Weight 16 lbs. 3 oz. (8th percentile) Her 9 month stats explain why everyone thinks she so long. She is a busy little girl who loves to explore and play with her family and other little babies. With her big eyes and cute little face she melts our hearts. We just love our little Bug! | Milestone picture taken 8-3-11
46: Month Ten | August 2011
47: August was an exciting developmental month for Katelyn. She started waving and clapping. This busy girl kept mommy on her toes as she pulled up to chairs, walked along couches, and started taking little steps when holding onto th push toy. Around this time I noticed Katelyn would point to things I pointed out to her in stories etc. Katelyn loved to jabber and say ma-ma and da-da. She kept us laughing as she would purposely do things to get us to laugh. She loved being able to feed herself small pieces of food like peas. Sweet petite little thing with gorgeous big blue eyes and lots of energy and excitement.
48: Month Eleven September 2011
49: Why does time have to go so much faster with your second baby?! I can hardly believe this girl is 10 months ALREADY. She is definitely pure cuteness. I'd forgotten how fun babies are at this stage. She LOVES to clap, wave, and thinks it's funny to wiggle her head. After being held upside-down she throws her head back to try and get me to swing her down again. My favorite is that she loves to wave and has started saying hi, though she drops the h so it sounds more like "I" in this tiny little voice. If I say hi to her she'll start waving at me and today when Richard opened the car door to get her out she started waving and said "I". Since saying hi is a newer development she frequently practices which I love. In addition to the usual ma-ma and da-da Katelyn has added Ellie to her list of "words" (true it's one of the easiest names for a baby to say, but Ellie loves that Katelyn is "learning how to say Ellie"). The other night Ellie ran into her room and was followed by Katelyn saying "e-ie, e-ie, e-ie", yep, this little girl has all three of us wrapped around her finger. It's fun that Ellie and Katelyn are starting to play more together and of course Katelyn much prefers Ellie's toys to her own. Katelyn has a funny little routine that she often does at naptime and sometimes at bedtime. I'll put her in bed with her stuffed animal and pacifier. She'll quietly play for a few minutes then I hear a "smack" as the pacifier hits the floor. Shortly thereafter she'll start crying. After a minute I'll go in and she'll be standing up holding onto the edge with everything on the floor. I'll put her things back in her crib and then she'll usually go to sleep pretty quickly. Took first steps 9/26/11 walking from crib to Ellie's bed (after she only took occasional steps until right before her birthday. Started developing more opinions of her own. Still an absolute sweetheart.
51: Month Twelve October 2011 | Highlights: -Started teaching her a few signs. She quickly picked up "finished". -Starts taking more steps (still mostly crawls). -Adds ba (ball) to her vocabulary. -Loves to look out the window or door. -Definitely a good climber. -Loves to climb and jump on Ellie's bed (even though she's not suppose to). -Took first trip to Utah which included taking her first plane ride and meeting lots of extended family, celebrating first Halloween and touching snow for the first time (didn't care for cold snow). -Loves to giggle, smile, play with toys, and look at books.
52: First Trip to Utah At the end of October we took a 5 week trip to Utah so daddy could complete an away rotation for medical school at the University of Utah. Katelyn seemed to enjoy the airplane ride and overall did very well. She also was great at adjusting to new places, people, and a new time zone. We loved spending time with grandpa and grandma Thomas and Swenson. We stayed busy going on walks, playing at the park, going to the zoo, going to BYU for a quick tour of campus and a basketball game, running errands, going to the pumpkin patch, reading stories, and visiting family and friends. Katelyn was even able to meet her great-grandpa and grandma Harmon (mommy's grandparents) as well as great-Aunt Lillian (great-grandpa Harmon's sister). Katelyn even celebrated her first birthday in Utah! We even enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner a day early since we flew home Thanksgiving day. It was a big trip and we throughly enjoyed having the opportunity to spend so much time with our wonderful grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
53: Halloween 2011 For Halloween Ellie was Little Bo Peep and Katelyn was her adorable little sheep. We had a busy Halloween going to grandpa and grandma Swenson's ward trunk or treat with our cousins the Friday before Halloween. On Halloween night we went trick or treating in grandpa and grandma Thomas' neighborhood. Katelyn was the cutes little lamb!
55: Katelyn's 1st Birthday Bash! | Since we happened to be in Utah for Katelyn's first birthday we celebrated with lots of extended family (both Swensons and Thomases). We invited everyone over to grandpa and grandma Thomas' house on Sunday, October 30th. Katelyn's "cake" was a big huge rice krispies treat shaped and frosted to look like an ice cream cone. Mommy made a fun birthday banner and set up pin the cherry on the ice cream cone for the kids to play. Family showered Katelyn with all sorts of little thoughtful gifts.
56: Katelyn didn't waste any time tasting her treats. She immediately reached for the ice cream and took a big bite. Slowly and steadily Katelyn ate the ice cream and rice krispies treat. She didn't make much of a mess. Maybe because the rice krispy treat wasn't nearly as messy as cake.
57: November 1st! On Katelyn's actual birthday we kept things pretty simple. I took Katelyn to Target for pictures. It was fun to see her in the same dress Ellie wore for her 1 year pictures (top right picture). We played with toys and hung out with grandpa and grandma Thomas. A few days after your birthday you even received your own birthday card from great-grandma Pulsipher. We absolutely love our birthday girl!
58: One Year
59: 1 Year I can hardly believe it's been a whole year since Katelyn was born. Why does time fly so much faster with the 2nd child? I remember trying to hold and snuggle her as much as I could, but it still passed way too fast. Now she's a bright eyed little girl who is starting to toddle around and say little words. She has been a delightful, happy, easy going baby and we feel so blessed to have her sweet spirit in our home. One thing that is totally opposite of Ellie is that Katelyn seems to like men. Ellie use to scream if there were too many grown men around. Not Katelyn she reaches out for them to hold her quickly winning them over. With her big blue eyes and heart melting smile she is going to drive the boys crazy when she's older. Songs: I think Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree and I Am a Child of God are her two favorite songs. I love singing Popcorn with her because she tries to do some of the actions. Her favorite line is, "it wasn't really so" and she waves her little pointer finger in the air. She always know when that line is coming up and flashes a big small as she gets her finger ready. Food: She loves black beans, milk, peas, cheese, corn, most fruit (except bananas after a bite or two she is done with those). Books: No particular favorites. She likes picture books in general and she loves to turn pages. Nicknames: Katie-bug, Bug, Bug-a-boo, Bugs Development: Crawling is still her primary mode of transportation. Over the past week she has started using walking more and more and is getting better all the time. A few weeks ago she loved it when I'd hold her hand and walk around the house. She's look up at me with a big grin and start giggling. Now that she is getting better on her own she doesn't care as much if I hold her hand and walk with her. Words: Hi, Ellie (Eh-ie), bye, uh-oh, daddy (dah-dy), mama, ball (ba). She can also sign "finished" since that's pretty much the only sign I use with any sort of consistency. Toys: Ellie's toys are probably her favorite thing to play with. Since we've been at my parents house this week she's enjoyed rummaging through my mom's box of toys and loves playing with the fisher price doll house much to Ellie's chagrin. She also loves getting into drawers and closets, of course. 1 year stats (technically 13 month stats): Height: 29 3/4 inches Weight: 18 lbs. 4 oz. (yes she's a little on the small side she's always been particular about solid foods, then add teething to the equation when she was already small. We're working on getting her to eat more) She loves to act silly and wiggles her head goofily when she wants to catch our attention in a funny way. We just love our little Katelyn!!!


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We know. The whole global "Thrill the World" event was days ago, and yet. And yet. When this photo landed in our inbox, we felt. Well. This is a snapshot that people should see, enjoy, savor, especially on All Hallow's Eve eve. How many zombies can you count? Snapped at Staples Center on Saturday, October 24th, 2009.
Free Halloween bashes: We're looking at a few more that have piqued our eerie interest. Old Town Pasadena is getting spooky on the 31st with trick-or-treating and other seasonal haps. Plus, Pasadena? It owns that late-October vibe all year long, and we want to hug it for it. All of it. Also, the Original Farmers Market at Third & Fairfax is doing it up on Halloween with a pup parade, a costume dance party, and all that Market-y mayhem. Again, hugging it, all of it.
Can't slip away without talking about... There's a "War of the Worlds" broadcast on Friday, October 30th (you've likely heard about the Zac Efron/Richard Linklater film coming out in a few weeks, all about Orson Welles). Get the info. And this isn't particularly Halloween-y but the cool factor cannot be denied: Chip Taylor, who wrote the song "Wild Thing," will be joined by his brother Jon Voight for some tune-making at McCabe's Guitar Shop on Friday, October 30th. Yes, the Jon Voight. Like we said, a cool factor that cannot be denied.


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EASTON, Pa. - Haverford College epeeist Juliana Petersen placed eighth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional championships hosted by Lafayette College. Petersen's performance was the highest finish in any weapon for either gender of any Division III school.
Petersen, on her way to the stunning result, defeated fencers from Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Penn State University and the University of North Carolina. The sophomore also scored two touches of five against Princeton University's Susie Scanlan, a bronze medalist in the 2012 Olympics.
Petersen's eighth-place finish puts her in position for an at-large bid to go to NCAA Nationals, a familiar situation for Haverford fencers over the past decade. As selection of the at-large is based solely on the fencer's seeding factor into the tournament, it is highly unlikely that Petersen will qualify, as her seeding factor will be compared against D-I opponents from other regions. The final decision on the at-large bids will be made Tuesday, March 11.
Senior Shannon Horn placed 20th in sabre while squadmates Elisabeth Hawthorne and Diana Schoder, placed 31st and 33rd, respectively.
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A struggle for power and control set in the rugged and mysterious hills of Appalachia, "Outsiders" tells the story of the Farrell clan, a family of outsiders who've been in these parts since before anyone can remember. Living off the grid and above the law on their mountaintop homestead, they'll protect their world and defend their way of life using any means necessary.
#1 - Unbroken Chain
Season 2 - Episode 13
In the season finale, no one is safe from the wrath of the mountain.
#2 - The Run
Season 2 - Episode 11
Conditions on the mountain force the Farrells to make their presence felt in town.
#3 - Home for Supper
Season 2 - Episode 7
The Farrells, Houghton, and Ledda ensure that Blackburg's annual coal parade is one for the ages.
#4 - Stranger in a Strange Land
Season 2 - Episode 10
Haylie gets a crash course in Farrell culture.
#5 - Long Live the Bren'in
Season 1 - Episode 13
The showdown between the mountain and the town reaches its climax.
#6 - Kill or Be Killed
Season 2 - Episode 6
The mountain demands a sacrifice and Lil' Foster struggles to resist his primal instincts.
#7 - All Hell
Season 1 - Episode 12
Asa tries to end Big Foster's reign of terror once and for all.
#8 - What Must Be Done
Season 2 - Episode 12
Farrell family alliances are shattered.
#9 - Healing
Season 2 - Episode 8
G'win fights for her life. Sally-Ann gives Hasil an ultimatum.
#10 - We Are Kinnah
Season 2 - Episode 5
G'Win's loyalties are tested on the mountain while Hasil grapples with a new career in town.
#11 - It's Good to Be King
Season 1 - Episode 8
The Farrells bow to a new authority.
#12 - Day Most Blessed
Season 1 - Episode 10
Nuptials on Shay Mountain turn deadly.
#13 - Shadowside
Season 2 - Episode 2
In the wake of a Kentucky mountaintop clash between the Farrells and the town of Blackburg, both sides struggle to regroup. Meanwhile a new arrival threatens to disrupt the balance of power on Shay Mountain.
#14 - Loyal to the Bone
Season 2 - Episode 9
Tensions between the Farrells and the coal company take a devastating turn.
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Season 2 - Episode 1
Following the death of Big Foster, G'Win is pressured to assume leadership as Asa looks to flee the Farrells once and for all.
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Season 1 - Episode 5
Asa and Big Foster bond during a spontaneous and destructive crime spree.
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Season 1 - Episode 9
Asa makes a risky alliance.
#18 - Rubberneck
Season 1 - Episode 4
Houghton makes a deadly trip up the mountain, while the coal company try to spy on the Farrells.
#19 - Weapons
Season 1 - Episode 6
Big Foster's lust for guns blows back on him and the entire Farrell clan.
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Season 1 - Episode 11
The struggle for guns come to a head as Houghton seeks revenge.
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Season 2 - Episode 4
The animals aren't the only ones to bleed during the Farrell's winter hunt.
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Season 1 - Episode 7
Asa and Houghton find themselves uncomfortably close during a road trip that takes a turn for the unnerving.
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Season 2 - Episode 3
G'Win is faced with an impossible decision; Lil Foster begins to lose hope.
#24 - Messengers
Season 1 - Episode 3
Big Foster and Asa choose different tactics to stop the coal company's assault on their homestead.
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Ex-Nashville police officer indicted for raping prostitute while on duty
A grand jury has indicted a former Nashville police officer on charges of rape, misconduct and official oppression.
The Tennessean reported that a 32-year-old prostitute complained to the sex crimes unit earlier this year that 44-year-old Officer Jonathan Mays had forced her to perform oral sex on him while he was working an overnight shift in January.
The victim said that she felt that she had to comply with the officer's demands or he would arrest her.
She agreed to cooperate with investigators, and Mays was under surveillance when he again approached her on July 17. According to a police report, the victim told Mays that she would perform oral sex on him if he would protect her from arrest.
The two agreed to meet at another location, where Mays found investigators waiting for him. After initially insisting that he did not know the victim, the officer eventually admitted to the January sexual encounter.
Mays resigned in July while under investigation. He had been with the department since 2002.
"Our investigation shows that Jonathan Mays betrayed the public's trust, as well as that of his co-workers," Metro Police Chief Steve Anderson said in a statement. "His actions are counter to the very high expectations of professionalism and integrity for Nashville's police officers."
Mays was charged on Friday with rape, two counts of official misconduct and two counts of official oppression. Bond was set at $25,000.