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Making sense of Greenland's ice
A widely publicised paper in Science last week discussed the recovery ancient DNA from the base of the Dye-3 ice core (in southern Greenland). This was an impressive technical feat and the DNA recovered may well be the oldest pure DNA ever, dating back maybe half a million years. However much of the press coverage of this paper dwelt not on the positive aspects of the study but on its supposed implications for the stability of the Greenland ice sheet and future sea level rise, something that was not greatly discussed in the paper at all. So why was this?
As we have seen before, the frame for most media reports are set by the press release, and in this case, the press release from the Wellcome Trust (jointly issued by NERC) entitled "Greenland's ancient forests shed light on stability of ice sheet". This contained the quote "… this means that the southern Greenland ice cap is more stable than previously thought." from the lead author Professor Willerslev which ended up being the peg for many of the stories. This quote did not appear in simultaneous releases from AAAS, University of York or the University of Alberta, which were much closer to the text of the paper.
The context for these statements is the uncertainty associated with the history of the Greenland ice sheet – particularly what happened during the last interglacial period (also sometimes called the Eemian) around 125,000 years ago – a time when the orbital configuration lead to Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures being perhaps 1 or 2 deg C warmer than today (and 3 to 5 degrees warmer around Greenland). It is uncontroversial that sea level was then about 4 to 6m higher than present but exactly which ice sheets (Greenland vs. Antarctica) provided this extra water and in what proportion is unclear. The last word on the subject was probably from two papers in Science last year, which suggested that it was roughly half/half with 2m or so from Greenland, and the rest presumably from Antarctica.
Those studies had used as a data point the fact that the Dye 3 core did not appear to have any Eemian ice (unlike ice cores further north), and the minimum Greenland contribution came from a calculation of the minimum amount of ice Greenland would have to lose in order to deglaciate Dye 3. The new data in this weeks paper implies that at least some ice there appears to predate the Eemian (although the dating is uncertain enough so that it can't be absolutely ruled out), thus the maximum Greenland contribution is likely slightly less than the numbers reported earlier. (Note that all of these estimates are based on ice sheet models, that as we have noted previously, do not fully incorporate all the physics thought to be important).
The University of Copenhagen also issued a release which expanded on the 'stability' issue. One of the sections is entitled "Climate theories overturned" and apparently refers to the theory that the whole Greenland ice sheet will melt as a result of global warming. This is a very odd statement indeed and doesn't accord with any serious discussion of the issue. The authors of the press release must have received some feedback along those lines themselves, because there is an addenda added at the end that gives a bit more context:
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well i got a list of trucks and im gonna try to make one good one.
here what i got:
1986 ranger ex cab 2.9 4x4 5spd. needs minor engine work. floor is gone.
1988 ford ranger reg cab 2.9 4x2 5 spd. needs clutch. body is great shape
1989 bronco ii 2.9 4x4 auto, wont start
1988 bronco ii 2.9 4x4 auto. runs very poorly, cab is gone on the back.
i was gonna take the 4x2 ranger and sas it using parts from the 86 but nah screw that. id like to get the 86 ranger going. so im thinking ill take the cab off the 86, lodge the cab upside down on the ground or in my garage and cut out the whole floor. and make my own floor using probably 3/16" sheet metal or aluminum and have some like 2x3 square tubing welded or bolted on for the supports, cause thats whats gone in her now. so then id get it bent right and then she would be built perfectly for specifialy me. and then hit it with some paint, probably por-15 and then slap it back together, throw in a 4.0 and my d35/8.8 that im getting and id have my dream truck. probably around 4-6" suspension lift or more and a 3" body lift and some 35s with 4.56s. but thats getting way ahead of myself lol. anyways enough bullshit heres the pics
and the next pic is a bit scary...
no.. i dont know whats going on there either. she has 3" pipe cut for the pan, and 5 hockey pucks for the cab? oh well either way. a 3" Performance Accessories body lift and new rubber bushings instead of those pucks. and the rad support is gone on her to. so the rad support on the 88 b2 is good so i can see her coming to peices.
either way, im hopeing that the idea i got of making a floor will be road legal if not, well im screwed.
|February 5th, 2010, 05:47 PM
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thats how it was gonna go earlier tonight. but now plans have changed
I went outside and measured and this truck is only around 4" longer than the reg cab long bed one, so im gonna start takin the cab off this one and put the reg cab on,
heres the nominee for the cab swap
|February 6th, 2010, 10:12 AM
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heres some stuff that i already got
Parts list:
another full brush guard
door that have the little wing/vent windows
roll bars
d35/8.8 [havent picked it up yet]
just cut out some cardboard shrouds for round light conversion
|February 6th, 2010, 08:29 PM
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got the pan off and the cab is unbolted and tomorrow jus gotta unhook steering and brake lines, then wen thats all off im gonna sand down the frame with a wire wheel and grinder and paint it with some por15 or something, then wen i get the reg cab off im gonna hit the bottom of that with some black paint like the frame, bolt it all down with the good bushings and the real body lift, and then gotta look for a donor for a 4.0 swap. and by then i shuold have the d35 and 8.8 ready to install
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The recent furore about SOPA and PIPA has set me thinking afresh about my position on copyright ownership legislation. I myself suffer, albeit in a very small way, from the kind of pirates being targeted by the bills and regularly find my Indian classical arrangement of Silent Night being illegally sold by pirate sites in China and elsewhere. It's frustrating but my views on the topic are not simply to create the biggest hammer possible to crush the activity.
What really stunts growth and adoption of the Digital Economy?
There is something wider at work here beyond simply piracy. The short term view, adopted by SOPA, is to instigate moderately Draconian measures impacting the architecture of the internet. My colleague Ari Osur has written an excellent post that clearly outlines how this might affect the world of the Marketer should SOPA/PIPA transpire in its current form.
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Rays' Hellickson: Better than you think
The free-agent class of starting pitchers is weaker than in most years, making pitching-rich clubs such as Tampa Bay a popular target in trade discussions.
The Rays, in fact, are so deep in quality starters, it's easy to overlook how good some of their pitchers are.
Case in point: Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson.
Righty James Shields and lefty David Price are the Rays' most accomplished starters. Lefty Matt Moore possesses the greatest upside. But over the past two seasons, Hellickson arguably has outperformed them all.
While Hellickson doesn't record many strikeouts – his rate of 6.3 per nine innings last season was the ninth lowest in the AL – he produced a lower combined ERA and opponents' batting average than both Shields and Price in 2011 and '12.
The two-year breakdowns:
ERA: Hellickson 3.02, Price 3.04, Shields 3.15.
OBA: Hellickson .227, Price .228, Shields .228.
Of course, Hellickson isn't nearly the same type of workhorse as Shields and Price. He threw 366 innings the past two seasons, 69 2/3 fewer than Price, 111 fewer than Shields.
It's possible that Hellickson, at 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, will never develop into a 230-inning monster. But he's still only 25, and still quite affordable. He is not eligible for arbitration until 2014, and not eligible for free agency until after the '16 season.
Why would the Rays trade him, as opposed to a more expensive pitcher such as Shields? Well, Hellickson is the only Rays starter represented by Scott Boras, which means he is unlikely to sign a club-friendly extension anytime soon.
Anyway, here's one more fun fact to consider:
In the past 10 years, 68 pitchers have worked at least 400 innings before reaching three years of major-league service. Hellickson has the lowest ERA of any AL pitcher in that group, and ranks third overall behind Tim Lincecum and Roy Oswalt.
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Learned that ducks hang around swans this year! The swans roto-till the bottom, kicking up lots of goods for the ducks to eat.
I took a pair of floating honker deeks and painted them white. Left the eyes and legs black. The ducks seemed to like them. Set'em up with the swans out furthest, then the ducks around, leaving a big opening in front of you. I'm going to cut a couple more of them in half and rig them to float butt up! That should sell it!
Thanks to all of you who helped me so much this season. Special thanks and prayers to LARedneck who will be going to Iraq for a spell, leaving in January. Take care and come home safe and healthy!! I'm looking forward to that hike to the pond.
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Victor decided to make some pic. In spite of the strong wind the sail kept a lot of control, I had a lot of speed in the wave and it was easy to do some airs It's really enriching to windsurf with Victor or Klaas who left two days ago, when it's light you can watch how do they do to take speed, and reproduce their positions etc.."


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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by shutterbug, Jan 26, 2012.
Oh! I hope she keeps doing pairs - I think she is terrific!
OMG Maybe Natasha took my advice and partnered with Mervin Tran!
Perhaps she'll concentrate on singles for a while. No need to rush immediately into another partnership. She has a lot of potential and needs the right match.
Did I miss something? He already has a partner.
Yes, I know. But I am on a crusade to repatriate Mervin and have him skate for Canada with a Canadian partner. That way he will be able to go to the Sochi Olympics.
So you want to seperate him from a partner that he does well with to start over with someone who is new and unproven to go to one competition...
D/W can and probably will finish in the top 10 at Worlds, if they skate better than at 4CC, which was a pretty off competition for them. Dube has never skated with Wolfe at Worlds before (obviously) so you can't cite what she did with Davison as a pattern that in any way applies to this situation. MT/M coulda woulda shoulda beaten D/W at Nationals. But they didn't so I really don't see why some are so up in arms over D/W going to Worlds. They are a good team. MT/M had every chance to skate well at Nationals as much as the next team but it didn't happen, and they still were looking at probably 6-9th place at Worlds given their GP skates anyway, so I'm not sure it makes much difference.
sounds good, but is he tall enough for Natascha? As Schultz is also very small for a male pair skater, and this might be the reason for the split
Well, I think they would have to skate at few competitions before being chosen for the Olympic team. If Mervin has to sit out a year, he needs to start now.
This is just my personal crusade. Mervin's a good prairie boy who should be on our team, IMHO.
My issue is that Skate Canada has taken 2 opposite approaches to selection of the world team. With the ladies, they are obsessed with making sure they send the person most likely to win 2 spots to Worlds next year. By questioning Lacoste's results all season, ordering a skate-off and so on, Lacoste is not going to world's with a ringing endorsement from her home federation. It's like she's the choice of last result. And she is this year's Canadian champion for goodness sake. And the reality is that it is extremely unlikely ANY Canadian lady will finish top 10 this year. There was no reason for this bout of indecision by Skate Canada.
The same goal is not applied to pairs. Here the point is to only look at Nationals results. If they looked at the whole season, like they did with ladies, MT/M would be the choice. Nationals would be treated like an anomaly and the there would be no question about who goes where. If it's about securing maximum number of spots for next year, MT/M are the best choice right now. D/W are a new team who have not achieved internationally yet. Their programs do not have the difficulty yet of other world teams, and they do not yet have the quality in their pair skills. By rushing them to the international stage too soon, Skate Canada may even be harming them for the future. Dube was once 3rd in the world. Now they are unlikely to crack the top 10 at this world's. That's not a good message internationally. It's quite possible there wouldn't be 3 spots anyway. It didn't happen last year. But at least we'd have the best chance.
We need some consistency and transparency: either Skate Canada makes selection to 4CC and world's based only on Nationals results, or they look at the season and make choices for best likely prospects and future spots. They need a clear, consistent process.
While I do think the skateoff was pretty unnecessary, IMO the reason they did it is because Lacoste really did not skate very well at Nationals to give them confidence that she was the right pick for champion and Worlds spot, she did do *just* enough to win, but I wouldn't be confident sending that kind of skating to Worlds. I think they were hoping for someone to come out at 4CC and totally nail it to make a very clear choice, but instead what they got was both Lacoste and Phaneuf popping a ton of jumps, and Najarro even worse. So the only thing it kind of helped prove is that Phaneuf is really blowing it in a very consistent way this year, and that Lacoste is basically the same so there's really no good choice.
With pairs, like them or not, Dube/Wolfe gave a very good performance at Nationals that is worthy of Worlds top 10. Whether they repeat that at Worlds is up to them, but there's no reason they shouldn't have a shot. If D/W, MT/M, and L/S all imploded at Nationals, there'd probably be a skateoff for the 2nd spot too. But D/W skated well so they earned it. I don't see D/W being rushed to Worlds before they are ready- if they weren't ready, they wouldn't have been able to beat L/S at Nationals regardless of MT/M blowing up. There's no reason that D/W couldn't make top 10 at Worlds, but let's see what happens.
As for worrying about "messages" to be sending by a low Worlds finish, that's a ridiculous reason not to send someone who is otherwise qualified. I think everyone is aware that skaters have good and bad competitions. Ashley Wagner was still able to win 4CC even though she didn't beat Mao Asada earlier this year, and Marley/Brubaker still made the podium even though they blew up at Skate America. Even if D/W finish 20th at Worlds, they'll still be able to compete for medals on the GP series next year if they show up improved.
My point was the Olympics is only one competition (maybe two) out of an entire skating career, if they even get to go, so why jeopardize the partner he has now just for that? It seems like a silly decision-besides he's 21, it's sometimes best to just continue on course instead of starting over. No matter what country it's for...at least he's skating.
My very reliable told me awhile ago that Natasha has always wanted to to concentrate on singles (apparently she doesn't like sharing the spotlight with a partner ), and that she picked up pairs on the side.
I heard the same thing. I think the pairs thing was just for fun and then they had some success early on. I never got the impression it was her main goal. By the way, Natasha is very very tiny. I would say she is barely 5 feet, if that. Anyone who is too small a partner for Natasha is too small for pairs, period.
She's 4'10"
While checking out IPS last night for any new splits, I noticed Wesley Killing's profile is down. Anyone know of a new partnership? And who is Eric Theissen? He looks to be trying to get started in pairs...at 19, is that normal? Maybe he'll get together with Kendra Digness since she's from Edmonton too and looking for a partner. Hard to say if her coaches would be willing to take a chance on a guy with no experience but its pretty slim pickings for boys out West so who knows. Interesting...,I can't wait for the summer competitions!
New rumoured split – Leah Hyslop/Bob Goodwin
Hmm, interesting about Killing…….all the appropriately aged Canuck girls are still on icepartnersearch, so he's either decided to pull the plug on skating or he's found a partner who wasn't listed. Can't imagine he'd go without a partner for long if he wants to continue since he's a good size and still junior age eligible. Andrea Tou maybe? They're both in Ontario. Natasha? Nah, I don't see him being an upgrade from Ray, although he is a fair bit bigger. Unless she wants to skate pairs at the junior level to leave herself more time to devote to singles?
So, how many teams do we have that might be considered for JGP assignments in the upcoming season? I'm thinking at least 4, possibly as many as 6: Purdy/Marinaro, Bell/Sylvester, Dejardin/Bilodeau, Rau/Simpson for sure, and possibly Conway/Sherriff-Clayton. Biggest question mark is Bobak/Beharry. They have to skate senior domestically, but I imagine Skate Canada would like to send them to Jr. Worlds again since they'll still be age eligible. Personally, I'd like to see them go senior, but if the proposed rule change regarding participating in both junior and senior events in the same season passes, that might force them to go junior again if they do want to go back to Jr. Worlds.
Article summarizing Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford's pre-Worlds media teleconference on Friday: http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120316&content_id=27341560&vkey=ice_news
Hmmmm.....and Matthew Penasse is down too! Maybe a partnership between Matthew and Natasha??
Natasha needs to clone herself. She has been suggested as a partner for at least 4 guys.
But she should keep herself for Mervin!
They sound like such a great team!
There's no doubt that Eric Radford has paid his dues and deserves every moment of satisfaction that he gets from his high international status.
Bob Goodwin is newly listed on icepartnersearch. He turns 21 after July 1, 2012, so has one more season of ISU Junior age eligibility in 2012-13.
The following are age eligible and not listed as split, hopefuly Canada sends more than 2 teams next year.
Margaret Purdy/Michael Marinaro S
Katie Bobak/Ian Beharry J1
Krystel Desjardins/Charlie Bilodeau J2
Shalena Rau/Phelan Simpson J4
Alexandra Young/Matthew Young J6
Hayleigh Bell/Alistair Sylvester N1
Dylan Conway/Dustin Sherriff-Clayton N2
Marie-Laurence Bradette/Félix-Antoine Garne N3
Jordyn Harper/Shaquille Davis N5
Julia Mercer/Spencer Buchanan N7
Sabrina Vigneault/Cédric Savard N9
Elizabeth Swenor/Rocky Swenor N10
I completely agree that SC needs to send more than 2 teams this coming season. I understand why they didn't send more last year but we seem to be back to having several teams who are close to or meet the criteria again.
Based on his twitter (@wesleykilling), I'd say Killing has a new partner. Anyone know who this is?
Also, any word on other tryouts or new pairings?
Is Zoey Brown still looking to do pairs?
Kendra Digness and Eric Thiessen. He is new to pairs so she is essentially starting from scratch with him. At 13, she has time....at 19 turning 20 in December, he does not. He'll have a lot of work to do to catch up!
I also heard that Natasha Purich was trying out with Sebastian Arcieri (unconfirmed)
My spies tell me that Ray Schultz and Julianne Seguin are trying out
Let's see, a little info on Sebastian Arcieri
57, DOB May 17, 1994 (age 17), trains in Saint-Léonard with Val Saurette and Annick Douaire.
Novice Pair SP 2012 Canadians: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19809372
Novice Pair LP 2012 Canadians: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19828296
Attractive boy and quite a nice skater. Looks like his previous partner outgrew him. No glaring errors in his technique as far as I can see, which is not surprising given that hes been training in Saint-Léonard. He still has 3 years of junior age eligibilty left, so this could be a viable partnership if Natasha does want to skate junior for a couple of years. If they do pair up, the big question might be where to train with the veteran pair coaches in Saint-Léonard or with Ravi at Ice Palace? (getting a little ahead of myself here )
Good to hear that Wesley Killing may have a new partner. I'd hate to lose any of the boys. Julianne and Ray......not sure about this one, doesn't her icepartnersearch bio say she's looking for a partner who can skate junior?
Bobak/Bhearry are aging out for JGP next season right ?


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Cornbread And Sausage Stuffing
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- 1 large onion, (about 2 cups), finely chopped
- 3 celery, finely chopped (1 1/2 cups)
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 pounds prepared cornbread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (12 cups)
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 to 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large nonstick skillet, cook sausage (and giblets, if using) over medium-high heat, stirring often, until browned and cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a large bowl.
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Can E-Books Make Textbooks More Affordable?
By Mark Kantrowitz via filife.com
October 01, 2009
Ebook readers work well for pleasure reading, but need some improvements in usability before they will be able to replace textbooks on a widespread basis. The potential cost-savings are more limited than most people expect.
I am an early adopter of technology and gadgetry. I purchased two Sony PRS-500 Readers when they first became available: one for my wife and one for me. We replaced them with the Kindle 2 earlier this year. I also own a Kindle DX and the Kindle application for the iPod Touch.
(I have not, however, tried ebook readers from other competitors to the Kindle such as Irex and Plastic Logic, or the Sony Reader Touch Edition or Sony Reader Daily Edition. I expect that the touchscreen adds a more natural page-turning experience, like the iPod Touch application, but also has the same problems with fingerprints.)
These devices are great for pleasure reading. It is possible to achieve total immersion in the text, even on the small screen of the iPod Touch. They are lightweight and have a large capacity so you can carry hundreds of books with you. I often read books on the Kindle on airplanes (except during takeoff and landing when the flight attendants insist on turning off anything with an on/off switch).
Amazon has also made it very easy to buy books. The wireless download and the streamlined bookstore help feed our addiction to reading. We're buying and reading twice as many books with the Kindle compared to the Sony Reader or previous print purchases. Amazon brings the bookstore to you, making it more convenient to buy books.
Kindle DX as an Etextbook Reader
But there are still a few problems with using an ebook reader as a textbook replacement, which may interfere with widespread adoption. The Kindle DX comes closest to solving these problems so far.
The Kindle DX has a high resolution full-size screen display with native PDF support, which is important for textbooks and a much-needed improvement. The higher resolution is very easy on the eyes, as readable as print publication. I don't find the page-turning flicker to be much of an annoyance, one quickly gets used to it. But the Kindle doesn't support as many alternate ebook formats as the Sony Reader and the larger format still has a sluggish screen refresh. Converting and transferring documents to the Kindle is a little inconvenient. It would be better if there were a "print to Kindle" option or if the email transfer were free.
Color would also be beneficial since some textbooks use it to good effect in diagrams and charts. But I don't think the lack of support for color will make or break the adoption of etextbooks.
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Arsène Wenger admits he is a fan of Demba Ba, but says he did not move for the striker because of his similarity to Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud.
Ba is reportedly on the verge of signing for Chelsea after a fine start to the Premier League season saw him score 13 times for Newcastle before the turn of the year.
The Senegalese striker failed a medical at Stoke City in 2011, and Wenger believes Rafa Benitez's team will only buy the player if he can prove his long-term fitness.
"Some people say he didn't manage to pass the medical at Stoke but the last things I heard it's quite positive for him," he told Arsenal Player. "I'm sure Chelsea will have a check on that and if they sign him it is because the problem is not as big as people say.
"I like Demba Ba personally, he is a similar type to Giroud who we just bought. It was one or the other one."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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For parents raising children in foreign countries, breastfeeding seems like one of those issues that could be a minefield. It's touchy enough in North America; add in the general cultural confusion all expats experience and it's enough to make anybody nervous. Here are three accounts by North American moms of breastfeeding abroad.
Brazil: An American mom living in Brazil writes on the Expat Mums Blog, "I've been impressed by the level of acceptance and support for breast-feeding that I've seen. Pretty much every mother that I've met here has breast-fed." Not surprising in a country where the government sponsored the funny, cute ad shown above.
Mongolia: Canadian conservationist Ruth Kamnitzer writes in "Breastfeeding in the Land of Genghis Khan" about her three years living in the Mongolian countryside. "Their universal practice of breast feeding anywhere, anytime, and the close quarters in which most Mongolians live, mean that everyone is pretty familiar with the sight of a working boob," she says. But it doesn't stop there: "If a woman's breasts are engorged and her baby is not at hand, she will simply go around and ask a family member, of any age or sex, if they'd like a drink. Often a woman will express a bowlful for her husband as a treat, or leave some in the fridge for anyone to help themselves." Serve Cornflakes a la Mongolia at your next brunch!
France: What Wall Street Journal reporter and Paris resident Pamela Druckerman says in her book Bringing Up Bébé may surprise anyone who thinks France is a bastion of enlightened progressivism. "Breastfeeding isn't encouraged and many people find the sight of it disturbing," she writes. "Locals tell me that breastfeeding still has a peasant image." On the plus side, though, there's no chance your foray into the fridge for a midnight snack will turn into an involuntary breastfeeding episode.
If you've got experience nursing in a strange land - whether that means some exotic overseas locale or the restaurant down the street - share your bounty in the comments below.
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Breastfeeding in a strange land meant being the first one in my family--and my husband's--to breastfeed. I had little support with our daughter, and combined with her severe jaundice (made her very sleepy) and very bad advice from "doctors", I only lasted 2 months.
For my son, I was even more determined and educated myself--I still didn't have much support other than from my husband and daughter, but I nursed for 26 months.
Breastfeeding *is* the best, it's what we were meant to do. However I understand that for many reasons, a mom may not be able to, or even want to. At least be educated about the benefits of breastfeeding and the risks of formula.
I consider this--my daughter is VERY bright and does very well in school--she's at the top of her class in HS.
Her breastfed brother has the genius IQ ;)
Maybe I'm blind, but I only see a boob. What is this really?
brendan948725 wrote:Maybe I'm blind, but I only see a boob. What is this really?
It's a multiple image. Look again. See the boob, sans areola and nipple?
See the partial baby's face?
No? Try again. An image of a baby's face is added so the baby's nose is where you might expect the nipple, with the baby's mouth seen below.
I like the idea of women breastfeeding. That's what they're for. Religious zealots have used the "sex is dirty and evil, therefore we're all dirty and evil and in need of God's mercy" idea to make even seeing a breast, let alone a breast doing what it's designed to do (supposedly by God, Allah, or whoever) sinful. Crazy!
HeadacheSlayer wrote:Breastfeeding in a strange land meant being the first one in my family--and my husband's--to breastfeed. I had little support with our daughter, and combined with her severe jaundice (made her very sleepy) and very bad advice from "doctors", I only lasted 2 months.
Breastfeeding *is* the best, it's what we were meant to do. However I understand that for many reasons, a mom may not be able to, or even want to. At least be educated about the benefits of breastfeeding and the risks of formula.
I'm sorry you had bad advice from doctors with your son, unfortunately it's still remarkably common even (especially?) in the US. Med schools typically don't cover it at all and residencies often dedicate maybe a few hours to breastfeeding education.
Also unfortunately, formula companies are more than happy to perpetuate the idea that breast is "best" because then they can say that formula is "just fine" or "good enough." And the vast majority of people don't go out of their way to get the "best" of whatever, they're fine with "good enough." Studies have shown that people will almost always say that breastmilk is better than formula, but those same people disagree with the statement that "formula is worse than breastmilk." Until that disconnect is fixed, things aren't going to change much. Breastfeeding is normal, formula is an inferior substitute. It's better than straight cow's milk, or nothing, but it's not as good as breastmilk.
It's sad how in the United States, women are harassed by choosing to feed their child the best nutrients possible. I've seen this happen in public as well as just in conversation. People suggest that formula would be easier... they don't understand that the decision to breastfeed has nothing to do with what is easiest but is about what is best for the child's health!
I'm from Canada and it's pretty well-accepted here to breastfeed in public and from all I've heard I was pretty nervous to breastfeed in public on a recent trip to the US; Mesa specifically. I'm happy to say that I didn't get one dirty look and definitely no nasty comments (we were there for 10 days so I NIP'd numerous times). In fact, one woman stopped in a department store, as I was nursing my daughter, to tell me how happy it made her to see me nursing in general and also nursing in public
I'm a stubborn women. My 5th child is only 5 months old and I nursed my other 4 until they were between 16-18 months. I would front kick a mofo if they had the gall to criticize me for breastfeeding in public. I keep it covered up. No one other then baby sees anything.
don't have kids but i hope i can breastfeed because it's the best, most natural food for a baby plus it helps your body get back to normal. but i'd throw some kind of cover over because i wouldn't want my boob on display for oglers. it's not for you all to look at, it's for the baby!
I know I am late to this convo but wanted to chime in. I practice what is called child-led weaning, which just means nursing until the child has outgrown it (and believe me, despite common cultural myth, they all do outgrow it, they will not & actually physically cannot nurse forever). For more info on a "Natural Age of Weaning" and what I am talking about you can read here by Dr. Kathryn Dettwyler Phd: http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detwean.html
Anyway, I have definitely heard my fair share of criticisms, had plenty said behind my back & read a lot of things online about "moms like me" and the funny thing is, I am not sure what a "mom like me" is even supposed to be like. Apparently (according to online posts/rants) we have "unresolved issues", are overindulgent to our kids, the milk has "no nutritional value" , etc, etc,
I worked 6 weeks after I had my 1st and nursed. I have a tattoo, my nose pierced, am feminine, wear makeup & dress nice most days (even now that I a SAHM). I worked in an industrial, male dominanated office, wearing a business suit, etc, etc. People think they have some idea about what a mom "is like" when she is a child led nurser. All I can say is a mom who does that isn't someone you can pick out on the steet, believe me. The only thing I can even say with any certainty is that she is probably well educated on the benefits of continued nursing for her child and herself & what is biologically normal behavior for humans AND she very likely has a backbone and has grown thick enough skin so she can put her family's well being ahead of social comforts and familia pressures most times AND that she is definitely VERY patient (lol). Because that is all I have ever seen out of any mom that I have known that has practiced child led weaning. Other than that - they seem as diverse as they come.
It is probably (socially) the hardest of all feeding paths to take. I quit talking about nursing or any reference to pumping at work at around a year when everyone assumed I would (should) wean. I then went to pumping in my car on lunch (wearing a cape) rather than deal with people's ideas/thoughts on it (since I had basically been told a number of times already that I *should* wean, "before he had teeth", "before he got too attached", whatever other reasons you can come up with).
Very few people IRL even know I nursed my 1st to 3 1/2 yrs old or that I am nursing a two year old now. I am not ashamed of it. You do however have to be aware that people might say rude or inappropraite things to me in front of my very bright & perceptive preschooler & he might internalize that. they may also be so bold as to say things to him like "You're too big for that" which my own fathe rsaid once to my son who asked to nursed & he was only 2 1/2 yrs old. My dad thought he meant well & said it merely like you might say to a 3yr old who suddenly asked to wear diapers after being potty trained for a year. My son immediately acted ashamed. I think there are a lot more "closet" nursers than people realize - and there are more moms trying REALLY hard to not upset anyone than people think too. there are even suggestions on how to teach childrne code words to ask to nurse while in public so mom or child doens't ahve to deal with unneeded social awkwardness. I just want to do the best I can by my kids. It is undoubtably the healthiest thing you can do for your child biologically (look at any study on long term nursing). Now granted, a child that age isn't generally nursing in public nearly ever - but even then, on occassion a child may want to or mom may need to (maybe they have been out all day & haven't had a chance yet) or the child may get hurt & ask to and I think overall it is sad that you have far more to fear in rude comments if you were to nurse your three year old after he hit his head, even very discreetly, in public then you do if you were to publicly pour Mt Dew into a bottle & hand it to a 10 month old for no reason at all. That is completely NO joke or exaggeration.
I loved the article about nursing in the land of Ghengis Khan - I read it back when it came out. I was nursing then & am still nursing now. It makes me wish that it could be like that here. It would make mothering a nursing baby & toddler a whole lot easier.
When people put restrictions on nursing moms (such as "as long as she is discreet enough")that really isn't true support for nursing. Supporting nursing is just that, support. By definition, support means to carry some or all of the load/lessen another's load - and putting outside people's various definitions of "discreet enough" onto a mother isn't actually supportive. It places the BURDEN on mom to have to somehow manage to make those around her & her baby comfortable with nursing.
Some people literally think that no moms should nurse anywhere even with a cover (those types suggest your home, your car, a bathroom or a nursing room ONLY), some think for sure a cover & then it's fine but any time you can see the baby's head that isn't discreet, some are fine as long as nothing on mom is showing, but babies head doesn't have to be covered, etc.
If you want to suppoort nursing moms, support a mom who nurses in being able to do so with as little problem as possible and that is real support. Putting the burden on mom to do anything other than what makes HER best able to feed the baby isn't support, it is restriction, and at worst at times it is a deterrent. If mom feels that those around her are uncomfortable AND she feels like she must take that responsibility to work around that, that often leads to moms supplementing with formula (which can lead to supply issues & other problems) or staying home more than they should (isolation) or not nursing at all due to social discomforts. Shy nursing moms are literally further discouraged by the occassional write you hear about a nursing momma being kicked out of some place for nursing.
These attitudes discourage nursing & anything externally put upon the mother that makes her not want to nurse or makes nursing harder IS not support. Read the article if you haven't. It totally explains what I mean. Mongolians DO actually truly support nursing, and so much so they actually embrace it & celebrate it, rather than shun it away into nursing rooms & under patterned special ridiculously named "hooter hiders" & such. Funny too we call them hooter hiders, after all many people consider Hooters a family restaurant.
Any time you say "I support you as long as", you may as well say "I support you, but" which everyone knows means ignore the first part of what I said & pay attention to whatever I say after the "but". I FULLY support a woman using a cover, or a nursing room or whatever she needs to make HERSELF comfortable. I would argue though that just as often what makes a a mom uncomfortable aren't her own feelings about nursing in public but her perception of how she might be viewed, the kinds of looks she may get or the comments she may recieve & THAT is the part I find rather ridiculous within our culture. If a woman just wants to use one & would use one even in Mongolia - then more power to her. If she feels she needs to use one due to cultural hangups - that is unfortunate. I used my car or nursing rooms at times too - especially at naptimes. It is nice to get away to a quiet place sometimes.
I also have travelled enough (sadly not since I have had my children) that I have seen women nurse in other countries. I can't speak for France, but I find it odd if they have issue with it since everywhere else I have been in Europe women nursed very openly. Perhaps they don't in France & I just didn't notice? It was a really weird, eye opening & great experience for me. It helped me, who comes from an area of low nursing rates, to see that it didn't have to be as weird as it is in the US. I was forunate to do this travel before I had kids, so I was able to get over any weirdness I had ever felt about it as well. Feeling weird about it is normal when you grow up here, using that as a reason to put pressure on nursing moms is where it crosses a line. I feel weird about lots of things, I don't expect anyone else to change what they do so I don't have to feel weird anymore. LOL
Anyway - sorry to get so long winded. I adore Woot & am excited to actually find the forums AND then to find a topic so near & dear to me (obviously). Thanks for allowing me to put in my perspective! Sorry if I was a tad too serious - I have just done so much reading & research on it & find it fascinating. ***please don't kick me out of woot for being so wordy*** lol
I am an extended nurser, too, and practice CLW, as do most of my friends. It helps a lot to have a community of support, though it was hard getting to the point where I knew enough people to feel so supported. I remember before I had like minded friends, nursing my ten month old daughter was difficult to do in front of a moms group I was attending for the first time. When I think back on that, on her being such a baby and yet seeming so old in the eyes of mainstream America to "still" be nursing, it seems sad to me.
Even before I had children, just based on the research on breastfeeding I was determined to make it to the 24 month mark, and then leave it up to my children from that point forward (little did I know that I would end up tandem nursing my kids who are almost three years apart, and that although the first months were difficult with both children, we found ways to get through them and reap the benefits of long term breastfeeding).
Great post, Beck! I nursed my oldest till she was 4, my 2nd till 2.5, and my 3rd is only 5 months so nothing else has passed his lips unless he hoovered it off the floor without me catching him! haha. I remember cradling my 2nd baby in my arms and nursing him when he was around 10 months and thinking about how there was a large portion of society who believe he should wean soon, if not immediately! And it felt SO WRONG! Just a tiny little baby like him? He had no idea what society though, all he knew was that his tummy was filling with yummy milk and he was cozy and relaxed and happy in mommy's arms. I sat there silently thankful that his nursing time was less than half over and no one was going to force him to wean before he was good and ready to do so.
bacalum wrote:It's a multiple image. Look again. See the boob, sans areola and nipple?
See the partial baby's face?
I'm not even sure it's a multiple image. I thought that was a chubby baby cheek in the foreground, with the camera being slightly to the rear of the baby's right side.
I like the idea of women breastfeeding. That's what they're for. Religious zealots have used the "sex is dirty and evil, therefore we're all dirty and evil and in need of God's mercy" idea to make even seeing a breast, let alone a breast doing what it's designed to do (supposedly by God, Allah, or whoever) sinful. Crazy!
There are a lot of "religious fanatics" that are the most fanatically PRO-breastfeeding people you'll meet. After all, feeding is what GOD made breasts for, not sex! It's as easy to blame a sex-crazed society that can't see a breast without getting aroused.
Very few people IRL even know I nursed my 1st to 3 1/2 yrs old or that I am nursing a two year old now. I am not ashamed of it. You do however have to be aware that people might say rude or inappropraite things to me in front of my very bright & perceptive preschooler & he might internalize that. they may also be so bold as to say things to him like "You're too big for that" which my own fathe rsaid once to my son who asked to nursed & he was only 2 1/2 yrs old. My dad thought he meant well & said it merely like you might say to a 3yr old who suddenly asked to wear diapers after being potty trained for a year. My son immediately acted ashamed.
super super late to this but.....
so sorry to hear that ignorant comments caused your son to feel that way. My 2 year old just said "I'm sorry" to me, When i asked her for what she said "I'm sorry for na-na (her word for nursing)". I could have killed myself or anyone else for making her feel badly about it. I am totally ready to stop nursing but I guess I need to back of getting her to agree. I hope my reply to her was enough "honey don't be sorry. Na-na is what mothers do top help their babies grow big and strong and kind and smart like you."
and here I was all proud of myself for talking openly and honestly about my extended nursing. I guess i was being too open in discussing my willingness to stop.
some,times i am just not a good mom.


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Diatomaceous Earth, Chickens and Honeybees
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Do any of you use food grade DE in your coops for odor and insect control? I'm trying to determine if it's safe to use it with an apiary nearby - our bees are right next to the chickens, and I don't want to do anything to harm the bees, but DE is such an effective product I'd like to use it for the chickens. Any experience would be appreciated!
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Ann, do a search on our forum for diatomaceous earth. THere was some speaking about it and I can't remember. I am too lazy to do that search for you, well, not true, I have a bunch of posts that I want to read, so I will be that lazy girl and wait for you to do it and then tell us, hee, hee, (if you will share this secret once you have done the work to get the answers, hee, hee, you know me).
Personally, if I were you, instead of using the D.E. I would just turn the ground over in the coop frequently to keep the stench down (oops, did I say that?) The chicken yard can get kind of stinky when there are alot of chickens in a pretty small area, stench was not a great word, hee, hee.
I am lucky that I have so much room for all the birds here that there is not really much smell. I clean the coops about once a week and put down sawdust shavings, very very lightly, that helps to get rid of smells too.
About the insects, well I think that the chickens will eat all the insects, they love to munch on bugs, even pick the bugs from the air as they fly away.
When I was herding the ducks into their night house (they are always the last ones to go in), Girl was walking along and she was looking this way and that. She stopped for a second, grabbed a bug in mid air and then carried on to her house. It was kind of funny because I didn't see that bug, but boy, she had her eyeball on it, it made me laugh.
Ann, you are going to love to have those chickens, they will give you hours of entertainment, watching them, listening to them, I cannot describe how interesting it will be. Are you getting a rooster? Now that is a hoot and a hollar, they have got to be the most cool of them all. I love my roosters, and I love how they command the girls and the entire stock. Even the ducks and the turkeys listen when a warning call is made. When the warning call is made, it is incredible the silence. You never realize how really noisy things are until their is the chickenyard silence......have the most beautiful and wonderful day, don't I just keep ramblin' and ramblin', something like the Eveready Bunny, keeps on goin' and goin' and goin', by the way, our sun is gonna shine today, :) :) :) Cindi
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Ok, Cindi, I did the search and yes, we've discussed DE, but there's nothing conclusive. Maybe Angi will speak up and tell us if she's got experience with it.
I have been discussing this over on Backyard Chickens. Many use food grade DE (the food grade is key here) to manage the smell, mites, worms, etc. all the things that can be difficult when raising chickens. I can't turn over my coop floor, it's wood covered with linoleum, but I am planning on using the deep litter method in there in conjunction with a dropping pit, the idea is to sprinkle the DE onto the litter every once in awhile to keep the smell down, the girls work it down into the litter while they peck around for bugs (and yes, there are still bugs for them to peck at even with the use of the DE). People use DE for mites, they dust their birds with it, and if you mix it a bit with their feed, it's a natural wormer. The silicosis issue isn't associated with food grade DE, only with the more raw or industrial use DE, but I'll still use a mask when working with it.
The grain store called me yesterday to tell me that the hatch has been set back for a month, so I won't be getting them until the first week of June - oh well! At least it gives Greg more time to get the coop ready. I am not looking forward to setting up the run, the rocks out there are fierce (I haven't posted the picture of my rock pile yet, it's pretty huge now!) so setting posts is going to be tedious, at best. I'm trying to make the run as large as I can, right now I'm going for 16x20, with a net covering to keep out our friendly, hungr, neighborhood redtails.
I can't have a rooster, my neighbors are too close, but that's ok, I'm resigned to it. Maybe someday we'll be somewhere where I can (although that seems less and less likely as things progress, we'll see....) I love my house, all I need is more land. Maybe I'll win the lottery and make my neighbors an offer they can't refuse :evil: Hey, we can dream, can't we? :lol:
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Not an answer directly to your question, but.... I keep fish. I use DE for filter media. W/ time it can become clogged, so I swap it out and put in buckets to be cleaned later. i have about ten 5gal buckets w/ DE behind my shed. the bees drink water off the top but otherwise ignore it. I dont see them attempt to pick up and fly awy as if it were pollen either. If it hurts my bees, i am unaware it is doing so.
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I use the food grade for my chix, pigeons, plants ect. I wouldn't put it down under the bees but it should be safe in the chix as there really isn't anything interesting in there for the bees to get into. I put some in the food containers, keeps the moths & crawlies at bay & keeps food from clumping. I don't dust animals with it, as inhaling into the lungs isn't good. You can also put it around plants in my pots to kill slugs, aphids etc. Don't dust on the flowers for the bees though. Best thing would be to sprinkle (you wear a mask) directly on the floor before you put litter down, then add a little each time you put more add more litter. I even put it in my wild bird bins as they carry worms & cooties that can be passed to my birds. Have been doing it for years & everyone is alive & happy (I think... :?) Just make sure it is food grade, NOT industrial pool grade. :-D Jody
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Quote from: reinbeau on May 02, 2008, 11:05:25 AM
I can't turn over my coop floor, it's wood covered with linoleum
Holy smokes! I thought I was the only one with that kind of coop!
Awesome. Great minds think alike! :-D
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I have only ever used DE around the perimeter of the aviary for ant control...It didn't seem to work very well...I am using the borax mixed in jelly...I smeared it on the inner inside cover of Earth Balance container,poked holes along the rim of the container put it on the lid and have it upside down, so ants with crawl in and take the poison to the nests...I hope anyway..
Another idea for people who use more toxic granules...a friend of mine pokes a few small holes in an empty soda/beer can, places the bait in the can, them lays the can on the ground for the ants to get to...works with earwigs too I am told...
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Ann, you are a work and a wonder!!! Great, I knew that you would do a little searching and impart thoughts, hee, hee. See, I didn't have to do a darn thing, me bad.
But now you are a naughty girl, you have sent me off on another mission. Eeks, like I don't have enough mission impossibles right now, hee, hee. I am going to do a little investigation myself into DE, I have heard of it over and over and it sounds like by what Jody was saying it is going to be a good thing to have around the chicken coops.
My turkey barn and one chicken barn both have cement floors. That comes from the day when we kept horses and my Husband poured cement. We did that during the summer and man was that alot of work. We have a cement mixer, and man oh man, has it been put to use around our place over the years. Ramblin'. Sorry.
My third house has a plywood floor, so it is easy to keep clean too. Anyways, I am probably going to get into using some of the food grade D.E. I remember when I operated the nursery, that many people raved about the use of D.E. around their gardens, gotta have something really good with many things eh? Now I am going to find out where it comes from, I think it is from dinosaurs or something like that, hee, hee.
Ann, that is maybe a good thing that your chicks are delayed. The weather will certainly be much more warm and friendly to them. Have you chosen what breed/s you are going to get, I would love to hear more of what you are up to. Have that beautiful day, loving our great earth. Cindi
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Ive used/ use both kinds of DE.
Like Konasdad I use the grittier type in my Diatom filter for my aquariums. Its the same as pool filter DE.
I use the food grade(more powdery) on my pigeons to kill lice, but it IS very dusty and breathable. I've used this kind also for fleas and ticks on my dog.
The cost of DE (food grade) has really gone up in the last years, so I dont use it nearly as much as I used to. I have a 50 lb bag of pool grade which will probably last me a REALLY LONG TIME! Ive had it about 18 months and havent put a dent in it. 50 lbs is a pretty big bag cuz its so lite!
I used it for fire ants too, but as mentioned by DVD, I couldnt rreally tell if it worked or the ants just left.
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I know one beek that uses it under the hives for SHB larvae control.
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I use food grade de all the time it is also ORM certified for organic use. When mixed with feed for dogs, cats, horses pigs etc even humans at a rate of 2% it helps control internal parasites. When added to the poultrys fav dust bath holes and to the bottoms of all the nest boxes and in the bottom of the coups it will help take care of mites and lice. When added around muddy wet areas it helps soak up water and also helps kill the maggots. When used for dogs and cats as a dust it helps take care of fleas and ticks. If you use it in those areas just for the chickens and other animals it will be safe around bees. once wet it is used as a filtering agent. It is also organic as it is the skeltons of the diatom an acient spiney sea creature. I buy it by the 50lb bag which reminds me I need to buy some more. Some food places use it to filture out honey to get all of the pollen propolis and wax and bee parts. As long as you were not using it around the bees it should be safe enough. I would just no use it around the hives. it wont hurt them if it is wet either. I totally make my coups floor white once a month. And I also dust each bird with it every month. Any other questions just ask away. Sorry but I can only get online in the evenings so that is why I am always late to chime in. If you email me with a question I can answer it sooner in the eve as I logg on. I check my farm email first so if you want to reach me there email to
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Thanx, everyone, you've all eased my mind about using DE. Now I just have to wait a month before they come - oh, yea, and we have to build the run.....that isn't going to be fun around here with all the rocks!
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Ann, keep stacking those rocks!!! You should see the size of my rock pile now, I am still building it, hee, hee, it has grown considerably, we will have to one day compare pics. Most beautiful and wonderful day, Cindi
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done all bodywork/welding ...skimed all repairs with rage gold sanded with 80g as the rest of the car
after it was all blocked/guide coated/blocked again with 80 on a long 3m purple board 16.5"
left overnight for all solvents to come out filler and applied 1 coat of lesonal epoxy primer ...followed tec sheet and applied 2 coats of lesonal pollyester primer and while wet gave it a nice dust as a guide coat leaving this in the booth for a week to flash off good
I want it straight i was always told corse paper = straight car so
lesonal tec sheet says start a 180-220 then prime with 2k
what would be the best way to go on this guys ?
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'The Sabres will make three appearances in Rochester during their month of preseason training. They hold an open practice at Thomas Creek Arena in Fairport between 6:00PM and 9:00PM on Friday, September 23, and another the following day at the ESL Centre from 10:00AM until 1:00PM. Buffalo hosts the Minnesota Wild in an exhibition game September 30th at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial.'
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Randy (the piper), Melvin, Mooch, Courtney, Susanne, Matt, Jessica, Chad, Wick, the first event finalists
Fourth event winners, Howard, Trish, Pooch, Rick
Dick Bemis (love the pants) passing out the pins
Real laughter
What do you mean it's not engraved yet?
Trish and Pooch, first year curlers, first ever bonspiel, first piping out on the ice, first time winning an event.
Second and third event trophies
Barry Nichols, true to tradition, made the first event trophies
First event winning team, and Mooch has on a tie?
Third event runners-up, Roger, Majik, Heather, Judy
Third event winners, David, Vince, marie, Lorrie
Second event runners-up, Dominique, Bill, Karyn, Ed
Second event winners, Doug, Arthur, Lisa, Jan
Second event folks again, with individual awards
First event runners up, Wick, Matt, Chad, Jessica
First event winners, Courtney, Melvin, Suzanne, Mooch
Firste vent, this time with the individual awards
The Potomac half
The Chesapeake half
Randy (the piper) with the first event winners
Julie the photographer with Mooch, Susanne, and Randy. So how did she manage to get in the picture?
Escorting Susanne off the ice