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Please talk to me about your experiences of BLW and/or traditional weaning (title edited as thread moved from AIBU)(178 Posts)
Or can someone please tell me why they chose traditional weaning over BLW?
I have just read the BLW book, all seems good but am thinking I've only seen half the argument. I want to consider whether purée and finger foods might be the way to go...
Ps sorry this isn't really an AIBU but wanted your attention. I clearly d
Nelly, I did read your post and I wasn't offended
I agree with you.
It's just that active/passive thing bugs me.
I give up
"pur&eacut;ee" is my idiotic phone's idea of "purée". Why, why, why?!
Actually I think that BLW is promoted very much on the dichotomy of spoonfeeding mush VS eating adult food.
What my post was about is that there is a middle way, that of fork mashing rather than super processed purée that is actually not entirely necessary for a baby of 6 months as they can chew and swallow rather than suck which is what tiny babies of three used to get with purees.
I tried BLW and it didn't work, and part of me thinks there's a bit of competitive parenting involved, in a "look how advanced my baby is, she eats steak".
But just by saying that I will offend a mum whose baby eats steak, just like I managed to offend mums that spoonfeed! Please read my post, I actually believe in a bit of both
AThingInYourLife, I do agree with you about BLW not working in many cases, my dd included! But I have also seen babies that are old enough to at least have a go at finger foods still spoon-fed puree, and they seemed almost zoned out. Like food was something happening to them rather than a social, pleasurable experience.
"getting babies interested in food rather than passively accepting spoonfuls of slush is good for them."
I don't accept this dichotomy.
My eldest had almost no interest in food despite all the "playing" I encouraged her to do with various bits and pieces.
DD3 is mad about food but obviously prefers mush to things she can pick up and play with.
There is nothing passive about the way she gets excited in anticipation and takes part in her feeding - she quite clearly savours each new taste.
BLW appeals to all of my prejudices and my utter loathing of puréed food.
But I've done less of it with each baby and weaning has gone better with each one.
DD1 was very co-ordinated by 6 months and could hold and eat an apple and pick up peas and eat them, but even she didn't seem to really enjoy BLW.
My other two physically struggled to eat the food they were given. When I give DD3 finger food instead of mush on spoon, I don't think she even gets that it is food.
Feeding mush (finally) feels more natural to me and if I didn't have a blender and spoons I would give my babies chewed up food until they had teeth and could easily eat more adult food.
BLW seems to work brilliantly for some.
But it's just one useful approach. It's not the path of weaning righteousness.
I do mostly spoon-feeding of mush because I want to actually get some food into dd who is just 6.5mo. I don't want it on the floor, walls or her clothes and she doesn't have the motor control or the chewing ability to do it herself. Later I give her a banana, rusk or bit of toast to entertain her. She doesn't really eat it, but it doesn't matter. She sucks it into little bits and then I pick it up and
eat it put it in the bin. Waste of food has always bothered me, but I'm trying to get over it!
Also, my son who pretty much chose to feed himself from around 9 months and was a brilliant non fussy eater remained very adventurous till 2. Then he discovered what all the other children at nursery knew: that he liked sausages and hated tomatoes and all of a sudden we got a much fussier eater. Now he won't even have ham. Plain pasta is all the rage apparently
Avoiding purees is great, getting babies interested in food rather than passively accepting spoonfuls of slush is good for them.
Please stop the "I like it because I'm lazy", it's a bit disingenuous as BLW creates so much mess that surely whatever time you save spoonfeeding you spend in scrapping stuff of the floor?
Also, not all babies do well with self feeding, my first was brilliant at it, my second not so and I had to step in with spoonfeeding at 15 months because she was still practically mainly breastfed!
Fork mashing can be a great way to feed your baby, introduce texture, include real food and avoid the spinach purée cliche.
I'm currently letting my toddler eat on her own while offering spoonfuls of whatever we're having such as stews, yoghurt, mash, fork mashed pasta etc. Because when I leave it to her to self feed with spaghetti she will have around four pieces, chuck the rest to the floor and then breastfeed all night.
Sadly, mine is not the kind that scoffs an entire leg of lamb and then washes the dishes (and probably hunted down the lamb in the first place with a tiny bow and arrows)
I honestly don't think BLW makes for less fussy eaters. I really do not believe fussiness works like that.
I BLW but only because it makes most sense for us and suits our family best. DH and I were both incredibly fussy whereas our younger siblings were not, and yet all of us were weaned in the same way according to our mums (which is to say purées from 4 months). If anything I think it's about control. I was always in trouble for not eating [insert food here]. Some of those foods I like nowadays; some of them make me physically sick.
I just think anyone who says to themselves "I shall BLW so my child will be a 'good eater'" is setting themselves up for a fall. I fully expect DD to hit 2 or so and start rejecting foods she used to love.
Hi OP
To answer your original question, I weanedy Dts on purees because they were 2 months prem and could not sit, hold anything, or meet any of the other requirements for BLW (but were otherwise ready for food).
I know your OP was deliberately inflammatory, and you otherwise seem pretty rational but just a gentle reminder that lots of mn posters dont have perfectly average babies!
Afternoon. The OP's asked us to move this thread to the Weaning topic, so we're going to oblige.
I don't read weaning threads so I was always a bit vague about what BLW meant. DS2's first encounter with solid food was at a party when he was 4 months old and crammed his mouth full of jam tart and cheese. He loved it, but it wasn't the carefully prepared vegetable puree I'd been planning.
I'm weaning my 3rd baby and have recently come to the opposite conclusion.
I think the rejection of the spoon implicit in hardcore BLW is ridiculous.
Prejudice makes me think it makes more sense to allow babies to feed themselves, but experience tells me that they often prefer to be fed.
Just wanted to offer the OP some support here - the title is a bit inflammatory, but the OP explains why and apologises. You don't need to keep apologising to people who can't be arsed to read it, duck.
I used jar food and dehydrated baby food because I really really couldn't be arsed with cooking and BLW. This did not preclude me giving them bits off my plate. Both now eat anything at 3 and nearly 2.
apart from sardines on toast which my MiL tries to give them regularly because she is an idiot
OP perhaps whilst you're asking HQ to amend your title you could also get it moved to Weaning which is where it belongs.
I see you haven't started weaning your baby yet. Be very careful about being smug & judgy about others choices - you may well find your baby hasn't read your BLW books and you end up giving purees. Which is fine. It really doesn't matter, it's up to the individual.
I tried blw and found the wetter and mushier the food I gave him the more he liked it- so I tried purees and he much preferred them, at least till 9 months... Then I reintroduced bits and bobs from family meals. Purees were really useful for us. Some babies like them some don't. If you are really baby led, then you just see what your baby prefers
Some babies take to baby led weaning, some take to purees -
dd1 was like a little bird, she would sit with her mouth open waiting to be fed, she was traditionally weaned ie puree, then mashed with finger foods etc. She was also weaned early because of reflux, so probably wouldn't have really coped with blw.
dd2, was blw, ate everything, with hands, learnt to use a spoon, ate wahat we ate etc.
Ds has low muscle tone, poor oro motor skills, and problems with his swallow, so has purees, bite and dissolve foods and some mashed food (he is 2.6).
It seems daft to be as evangelical about a weaning method, as some seem to be,when it just doesn't suit some babies.
In fact, I read it in 1994, but I think it was actually this article, but I can't find it online without paying.
Does anyone have a subsciption to ScienceDirect?
I have it filed away somewhere, in 20 years of "interesting articles about the kids" .
I weaned my DS on a mixture of purees and finger foods. At 14 months he now eats the same meals as us and it amazes me how much he eats. Not much he doesn't eat (yet!). I get confused as to why BLW advocates tell me that they don't know why I 'spent hours cooking and mashing things'. It took me about 10 seconds to pop some of our veg in the blender for him and about 2 seconds to wipe his mouth after I'd fed it to him (as opposed to the finger food meal where the end mess would almost have me in tears!) :-D
IceNoSlice, I read that (about children self-regulating) in a Lancet article in 1994, believe it or not.
I will try to find it.
PickledInAPearTree many of those babies belong to Mumsnetters.
Obv when you wean that gag reflux is more pronounced whilst they get used to it. But the real danger is implying to mums that signs of actual choking is just down to gag reflux. In some cases it is not and it's important to note that.
Babies can and will put things into their mouths which cause choking. Giving them control over what goes in their mouths will not help this. If given the choice, a baby will put pretty much anything in their mouths.
The website us hilarious. Its full of photos of parents trying to outdo each other with the huge hunks of meat being ravaged by their toddlers.
I did a bit of both as I suspect most people do.
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I am on the hunt for a track similar in feel to something like Ashokan Farewell http://youtu.be/2kZASM8OX7s?t=1m13s
I am going to begin my searching on audio jungle with keywords like; violin, country, acoustic. If there are any additional tags, or music that has a similar feel and you'd like to leave a comment I would really appreciate it!
Thank you for your help.
Hi str! I have a track called Melancholy Violin and Piano that has a similar downtempo feel.
You might want to try Irish or Celtic as keywords along with violin. I've been working on an Irish violin piece for AudioJungle that would be a great match, but it's not finished yet—what's the time frame for your project?
Maybe Acoustic Story Bed would work??
I have a few others that are similar as well. http://audiojungle.net/collections/2562289-acoustic-sunshine specifically "Morning Stillness" or "Acoustic Sunshine Bed 5"
Thanks for listening!
May be this girl will help youhttp://audiojungle.net/item/happy-violin/5263840?WT.ac=follow&WT.seg_1=follow&WT.z_author=violin_maestro
Hey Str! Check this out. http://audiojungle.net/item/lullaby-for-you/4086223
I would look in the cinematic section!
I think this song: http://audiojungle.net/item/unforgettable-moment/5184049
or that: http://audiojungle.net/item/stimulates-imagination/5234342
will be perfect for your project!
Oh man, this is all great stuff thank you! I am making a couple 2 minute video projects that will have a similar feel to them throughout the month of August so I really appreciate the wealth of stuff everyone has linked me.
r u only looking for something like with a folk sound or can it be a sad classical type vibe as well?


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Can you imagine what the fallout would have been if, on every sports show in the country, followed by every mainstream media outlet, the archetypal American hero had pulled the propaganda carpet fully and completely out from under Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld?
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Mexican narco gangs have ruined parts of Mexico. We need to keep the pressure on them. Thank goodness the ICE agents will recover. Countless people and treasure expended in the mid east. Hardly any effort to control a greater threat from our southern border. Frustrating.
Lots of bad stuff happens down here by the Border,hardly ever makes it to the National News unless it has something to do with Fed LEO's getting shot or killed by these thugs.What really irks me is the fact that we house prisoners that are kept in a Prison inside a prison,they will never walk free ever again,are too violent to be in General Population,Are Gang Members who are in charge of "Calling Shots" targeting people for Assaults and Death even Correction Officers.And yet we let them live,IMHO there should be no question that these violent thugs be executed on the spot,If you are too violent to be housed inside a Max Security system,you need to be removed from society.
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If you are too violent to be housed inside a Max Security system,you need to be removed from society.
I'm glad the ICE agents will be ok
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I got to run warrants one morning last week with ICE agents from the area, very nice guys, very professional, tough job they do
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A new law goes into effect Sunday that adds TX-Dot workers and vehicles to the "Slow Down – Move Over" law.
"The state's Slow Down – Move Over law was first passed in 2003 and applied to police, fire and emergency medical service vehicles," TX-Dot spokesman David Glessner told KTRH News. "In 2011 tow trucks were added and as of September 1, 2013 that law will also protect TX-Dot work crews and vehicles on the side of the road."
Drivers will now be required to move of the lane closest to the TX-Dot workers or vehicle whenever possible or slow down their speed to 20 mph below the posted speed. If there aren't multiple lanes, you are required to slow down.
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OTTAWA, ON, June 21, 2012 - The Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) is excited to announce that Randy Mearns has been selected as Head Coach for Canada's 2014 Men's World Championship National Team.
Currently the Head Coach for Canisius College's (Buffalo, NY) men's lacrosse team, Randy has been an active member of the Canadian National Team program in the both player and coach roles since 1997. His love for coaching began in the mid-80's with the St. Catherine's Minor Lacrosse Association. His coaching career started in 1994 as Head Coach for the Niagara Senior and Junior Raiders lacrosse teams where he was a key factor in the coordination and implementation of all aspects of the men's lacrosse program. Securing a coach with a winning attitude, high energy, outstanding mentoring skills, strong communication skills and an expertise in player assessment is the first key to bringing gold home in 2014.
"I am very excited and humbled with this opportunity. It is a tremendous honour to be a part of Team Canada Lacrosse. With just over two years to go until the worlds, time will move fast but we will be ready. I am eager to get started. I look forward to working with Team Canada and the amazing athletes that will be a part of the team, through this amazing gold medal journey" said Mearns.
Mearns knows success. In his ten-year playing career in the National Lacrosse League (NLL), he was a part of two championship teams and named NLL All-Star game MVP in 1999. He has also experienced success at the National level as team captain of four Mann Cup championship teams, the Brampton Excelsiors ('93) and the Six Nations Chiefs ('94-'96).
A natural born leader, Randy served as team captain for the Rochester Knights (NLL) for six years, and Team Canada at the 1998 World Championship. He knows how to connect with players and is passionate about developing the players through a committed mentoring system and clear communication. From player to coach, Mearns has proven he is an exemplary leader.
Over the course of his 18-year coaching career Randy has developed a strong, athlete-centered coaching philosophy that focuses on creating opportunities and an environment that provides clear direction. "It is my responsibility, along with the rest of the staff, to ensure that every resource available is utilized to educate and implement our plan so our athlete's can reach their full potential individually and collectively as a team, as they represent Canada with class and character," stated Mearns.
The CLA is confident that Randy has the necessary commitment, dedication and experience to lead the 2014 Men's National Team to a gold medal in Denver.
"Randy is no stranger to high performance sport. We are pleased to have him be a part of the national team program once again", stated Stewart Begg, the CLA's Vice President of International Competition. "Both as a player and coach, Randy has shown his passion for the sport truly can lead to great things. It is only fitting that his return to Team Canada be as Head Coach - he has served us well as assistant coach in the past and we are confident that now is the time for him to take the reigns and lead the 2014 national team to gold."
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Developer of the controversial, 190-acre, multiuse development in Hixson has plans to withdraw the rezoning application that leaders were set to discuss at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
"We are withdrawing to discuss how the property should be best used for development," Duane Horton, developer and president of Scenic Land Company, said.
The Scenic Land Company is the project coordinator for the 190-acre site, located in north Hixson adjacent to Highway 153.
Horton made his intentions for withdrawing known to Chattanooga City Councilwoman Pam Ladd late last week, according to a news release.
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He wants to build a "multiuse" development for residential, office, shopping, dining and recreational purposes. His original plan called for about 250 apartments, 250,000 square feet of commercial office space and stand-alone parcels for retail and dining surrounded by pedestrian-friendly green space.
But that required a rezoning.
The $100 million project is drawing opposition from the North Hixson Neighborhood Association and North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy because of its scope, cost and impact on traffic and infrastructure.
Horton said there is a lot of misinformation going around and that he needs to spend more time working with the community on the plans.
He does plan to resubmit a rezoning proposal, he said.
Frank Eaton, president of the North Hixson Neighborhood Association, said, in reaction to the news of the withdrawal that it seems obvious that the development plan didn't have support.
"The North Hixson Neighborhood Association and other stakeholders will look forward to seeing a plan describing a development that respects the character of our Hixson community and its residents and the natural resources that we treasure," he said. "We don't need to add commercial space at the expense of our neighborhoods and environmental resources."
Despite asking for the withdrawal, Horton maintained the current plan, which he has agreed to refine, was confluent with the Regional Planning Association's goals.
"We reviewed the Hixson Community Plan and noted that our proposed project is directly meeting five of the seven goals for commercial properties and is indirectly assisting with the other two," Horton said.
Jack and Carolyn Lonas own the 190 acres, and Jack said in a prepared statement that he feels the plan is excellent and that he stands behind the developer.
"I've been involved in one of the largest developments in our area—Windstone—and my wife and I decided a development would be the best use of our property," Lonas said. "We looked for good developers, and we came up with Duane and Scenic Land. We think the plan will be good for Hixson and the city of Chattanooga, and it [will] bring additional revenues to the city and the county."
Jack and Mack Lonas, twin brothers, were part of the original developers of the 500-acre Windstone. He and Mack also developed Stonehenge, a 115-acre, high-end property located in Hamilton County.
He also said that the project is purely private.
"We are not asking for any public money to finance this project, though our city and county have certainly aided other projects in our community," he said.
Gregory Vickrey with the North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy said last week that his organization is against the rezoning request and the development for "environmental, economic and public safety reasons."
Monday he said that the withdrawal of a rezoning request is "a clear sign Hixson residents have been heard loud and clear.
"But at this point it is nothing more than a request," he said. "City Council must still take this under consideration at Tuesday night's meeting. So we encourage everyone opposed to this project to turn out, as planned, in force. As a community we will continue to speak out and make sure the right path is taken."
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(STATS) Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy couldn't have been any more displeased with his team following a loss to the NBA leaders last week.
Van Gundy is now feeling much better about his team's prospects.
The Magic go for a third straight victory Monday night when the Toronto Raptors open a five-game stretch at Air Canada Centre following a tough last-second defeat.
With a chance to win the season series and make a statement against the league-best Chicago Bulls before a possible Eastern Conference playoff pairing, Orlando (31-18) lost for the third time in four games last Monday, 85-59. It matched the third-lowest scoring effort in Magic history.
"I mean, it's everything," Van Gundy said when asked what issue his team needs to fix.
The Magic have turned things around nicely, winning two straight to cap a three-game homestand.
While turnovers remain a concern - the club is averaging 19.2 in the last five games - Orlando has hit 23 of 58 from 3-point range over the last two contests while holding opponents to an average of 86.5 points.
"We've got to play a little bit better when we have a lead but our effort the last two games and our focus on the defensive end of the floor has been very, very good," Van Gundy said after Friday's 93-80 victory over Cleveland.
Dwight Howard has been outstanding in his career at Toronto. He's averaged 30.4 points with 11.7 rebounds in his last seven visits after scoring 36 points with 13 boards in a 92-88 victory March 5.
Howard's average of 23.9 points in Toronto is his best on the road against any team.
The Raptors (16-33) could also have their hands full with Ryan Anderson, who is averaging 21.5 points - second to Howard's 27.5 - and 9.0 rebounds in two victories in this series in 2011-12.
Anderson, the league leader in 3-pointers made (135) and attempted (331), has been one of the keys to the Magic's last two wins, scoring 46 points on 10-of-23 shooting from long distance.
"I think (the playoffs are) definitely on our minds," he said Friday. "When we huddle it up after the game that's one thing we focus on, just getting better because it's crunch time."
At 12th in the East and with four losses in five games, the Raptors aren't likely headed to the playoffs. But they put quite a scare into the Bulls on the road Saturday before falling 102-101 in overtime.
James Johnson, who finished with 20 points and eight boards, recorded his fourth block in the final seconds, but Bulls forward Luol Deng's putback before the buzzer was the difference.
"That's the microcosm of the season," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said.
It's uncertain if DeMar DeRozan will return to the lineup after having his streak of 130 consecutive games played snapped on Saturday due to a left ankle injury. Jerryd Bayless (left hip pointer) is also questionable after missing the last two contests.
DeRozan has averaged 20.0 points versus Orlando this season after finishing with a team-best 23 earlier this month. Bayless had 15 points, six rebounds and five assists in 23 minutes off the bench.
Andrea Bargnani missed that game with a calf injury, but he scored 28 points and grabbed seven rebounds - both team highs - in a 102-96 loss in Orlando on Jan. 1.
The Raptors, who beat New York on Friday at the Air Canada Centre, haven't won two home games in a row since Dec. 1 and 3, 2010.
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(Host) Lovers of fine books are mourning the demise of a company known world wide for uncompromising quality and design.
The Stinehour Press opened its doors on a Northeast Kingdom farm in 1950. Three weeks ago, the owners decided to shut down.
VPR's Charlotte Albright spoke to some long-time employees in Lunenburg.
(Albright) During his daily lunchtime visit to the press he founded, 83-year-old Roderick Stinehour - known as Rocky - comes across as thoughtful and cautious. Yet in 1950, he took a daring leap and bought this printing shop tucked into a sprawling red farm complex. With his wife and a handful of Dartmouth College friends he grew it into what he called the "print farm," world famous for exquisite scholarly books.
(Stinehour) ``I often think of it as the road least taken - Frost's poem. We took that road.''
(Albright) For Stinehour, making a fine volume is like designing a functional home.
(Stinehour) "It's architecture, in a way. Everything has to fit together and flow together, and in the making of it you have to, it's purpose is to be read and utilized by someone without any effort on their part.''
(Albright) The typical Stinehour book - though each is a distinctive gem - features classic typefaces, lots of space on each page, high quality paper and binding, and lustrous color illustrations. But beauty doesn't come cheap.
Ten years ago, he sold his beloved namesake to an Irish company, which bailed out a few years later. The investors who rescued it say they can't make the $3 million investment needed to remain competitive. A downcast skeleton crew is finishing up work in progress.
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(Albright) A slightly outmoded photographic offset press spits out elegant pages for the New York Library. For the past 50 years, a steady parade of other high profile clients - including Robert Frost and photographer Alfred Steiglitz - have strolled through this room.
Early on, Rocky Stinehour's wife, Elizabeth, served homemade lunches to the crew. Workers helped themselves to the company gas pump on the honor system. And designer Paul Hoffman and Eric Huddleston remember another old-fashioned perq:
(Hoffman) ``There was a little pond in the back and in the fall when it would freeze people would go out there and ice skate and shovel it off.''
(Huddleston) ``People! More like just you would go out there and skate and shovel it off.''
(Albright) Huddleston doesn't know where he'll work now. Hoffman hopes to free-lance book design. Another of Stinehour's early disciples, Harry Mueller, is now teaching graphics and typography at nearby Lyndon State College. Even eight years ago, when he left as Stinehour's general manager, he says he couldn't underbid Chinese printers.
(Mueller) "Try to do fine book publishing and fine book printing in this country right now. It's a very difficult market.''
(Albright) Current CEO Warren Bingham agrees. But even since handing out the pink slips a few weeks ago, he's been climbing the stairs almost every day to his attic office, finishing up his "to-do" list and making last-ditch calls to potential investors.
(Bingham) ``Sounds like a triumph of hope over reason at this point.''
(Albright) In the meantime, Bingham is trying to find jobs for almost 20 talented designers and printers. Many say, sadly, that they would rather settle for less creative work rather than leave this economically battered yet beautiful corner of Vermont.
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As a graduate of Lake Brantley High School, I went on to Florida State University in Tallahassee where I graduated with a BA in Communication. At FSU, I fell into the news world starting out in sports journalism.
From there, I worked in Florida's capital for two years as a 'one-man-band' reporter shooting, editing and presenting my own news reports at WCTV. There, I covered a wide variety of breaking news from plane crashes to the floods of Tropical Storm Fay that wreaked havoc on the 'Big Bend' area.
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You may not have spent a lot of money to get that old rust heap of a clunker in the first place, but once you finally turn it into a classic restoration masterpiece, you'll definitely want to insure it properly.
Problem is, adding it to your regular car insurance policy isn't going to cut it, assuming you want to get its actual value back should something untoward happen to that baby.
If you surf the web you'll find several companies offering coverage for your antique or collector car, street rod, or other modified vehicle. And now the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the U.S., GEICO, is bringing back an insurance product that specializes in coverage for classic and vintage cars.
Collector car insurance coverage is different than a regular automotive policy. Since classic cars don't depreciate, coverage is based on "agreed value", not "actual cash value". You and the insurance company agree on a value at the time the policy is purchased, taking into account everything you've invested in your classic car. Also, classic car insurance rates are generally lower than standard auto insurance rates since these painstakingly restored cars are well-maintained, and driven less than everyday cars.
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Arsène Wenger is not afraid to spend his available transfer funds.
The manager has made no secret of his desire to add to Arsenal's first-team squad in the summer after watching his side fall just short in the FA Cup and Champions League this season.
There is money for Wenger to spend on new acquisitions and the Frenchman insists he won't hesitate to use it.
"I don't complain about the money I have and I am not afraid to spend the money when I find it," he stressed at Friday's press conference.
"It is not true [that I am afraid to spend]. I cannot manipulate people's brains unfortunately. And I don't want to in fact.
"We spent the money on Andrey Arshavin. In one day I decided to do it."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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Washing guidelines: If it's your everyday coat, clean it twice a season to keep it from looking dingy. Special-occasion coats may need to be taken to the cleaners only once before storing to deter moths. Occasionally, use a stiff brush, like the Caldrea clothes brush ($30, caldrea.com), to remove surface debris, and spot-clean the collar and cuffs with a damp cloth and mild soap.
What else you should know: To keep odors at bay, "when you take off your coat, hang it up where air can circulate, like on an entryway coatrack, not crushed in a crowded closet," says Cobb. Or zap lint and smells in one step with the Bounce Lint and Freshness Roller ($5 at drugstores).


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Anyone else had a problem getting 8 rounds in the M&P flush mag. The one with the finger extension was no problem, but even with an UpLULA I could only manage 7 in the flush baseplate mag. I've had new tight mags before, but not this tight.
Yes I realize that only the base plate is different. I was just differentiating. I've loaded 7 rounds in the problem mag, and hope that it will loosen over time. I've had dozens of new mags and this is the first time the UpLULA couldn't load the mag fully. I did disassemble it, but noticed no burrs or anything else unusual.


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Nicole Richie Reaches Out to Her Birth Mother
Enjoying the beautiful California weather, Nicole Richie spent Saturday afternoon (April 12) out in Los Angeles with her baby daughter Harlow and her mom.
The group visited a friend's house in Hollywood, then jumping into Nicole's Cadillac with the family of girls stopping into Barney's New York in Beverly Hills for a bit of shopping.
Meanwhile, insiders tell that Nicole, who was adopted by Lionel Richie, hasn't maintained contact with her birth parents for years, but reportedly has decided to get to know her real family for her newborn daughter's sake.
The 26-year-old former Simple Life star's biological father is 1980's pop musician Pete Escovedo Jr. and her mom is known only as a woman who was once a backstage assistant on Lionel's 1980 world tour.
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Itron, a Spokane company that serves more than 8,000 utilities around the world with smart grid and other technologies designed to measure and reduce consumption of energy, water and other resources, said today that it drew from its own ranks to appoint Philip Mezey as CEO. In his first conference call with analysts following the announcement, Mezey said Itron has a significant opportunity to take the integrated telecommunications, hardware and software services it is now offering to customers in North America to new customers overseas. "The world is moving toward connected systems and intelligence….to maximize resources, modernize the grid and provide for a growing populations," said Mezey. "Itron is poised to take advantage of this shift."
In a separate release today, Itron announced that CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd (CLP Power) selected Itron's smart grid solution for its 4,500 advanced meter pilot project. Under the agreement, Itron will provide a comprehensive solution that includes Itron smart meters, data collection software, meter data management software, Itron Cellular Solutions and Cisco's Connected Grid Routers (CGRs), as well as Connected Grid Network Management System (CG-NMS).
Much of Itron's $2.1 billion in revenues today still comes from North America, where regulatory changes drive utilities to upgrade their systems for greater efficiency. Mezey said he would be looking for companies Itron might acquire to broaden its offerings to the 8000 utilities it servces around the world. He said the company would also be more aggressive in establishing strategic partnerships as it did last week when it announced an alliance with Panasonic Corp. of Japan to develop a smart meter platform for Asian markets.
Itron's official press release on Mezey's appointment is below:
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. — November 19, 2012 — Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that Philip Mezey has been appointed as the company's president and chief executive officer and named to Itron's board of directors, succeeding LeRoy Nosbaum. Selected by Itron's board of directors following an extensive international search, Mezey will assume his new role January 1, 2013.
"In a robust search across the global technology industry, Philip was the right choice to be Itron's CEO," said Jon Eliassen, chairman of the board of directors. "Philip has been behind many of the strategic initiatives that brought Itron to the leadership position it enjoys today and understands the technology, innovation and partnerships necessary to drive Itron to its next phase of growth."
"Our industry is extending beyond its metering past and present; I truly believe Itron is the company that can define the next phase of this industry," said Mezey. "I'm honored and excited to lead Itron forward and continue to grow its business around the world."
Mezey became president and chief operating officer for Itron's global Energy segment in March 2011, with responsibility for the operations of Itron's electricity and gas businesses around the world. He has served the company in several capacities including senior vice president and chief operating officer – Itron North America, group vice president and general manager, as well as senior vice president for Software Solutions. Upon Itron's acquisition of Silicon Energy in 2003, Mezey joined the company as managing director of Software Development for Itron's Energy Management Solutions group. He joined Silicon Energy in 2000 as vice president, Software Development. Prior to joining Silicon Energy, Mezey was a founding member and served 12 years with Indus, a provider of integrated asset and customer management software.
Mezey also announced that John Holleran will become Itron's executive vice president and chief operating officer to lead the global Energy and Water segments. Holleran will serve as interim president of Itron's global Energy segment. Holleran previously held the positions of Itron's senior vice president, special projects and corporate secretary and was the company's general counsel prior to that appointment. In January 2012, his duties shifted to focus primarily on the implementation of Itron's announced restructuring plans.
"Moving John Holleran into the new global chief operating officer role is a great first step in establishing the next chapter for Itron," Mezey said. "I look forward to working with John, the board, the senior management team and employees around the world to lead Itron into a new era of growth and success."
Holleran spent 26 years with Boise Cascade Corporation and served in a variety of roles, including 14 years as general counsel. Holleran was also responsible for the company's procurement function, human resources, transportation businesses, governmental affairs and environmental affairs functions. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and international transactions.
With the new executive leadership established, the board also announced that LeRoy Nosbaum will retire from Itron and the Itron board of directors on December 31, 2012, although he will act in a consulting capacity for at least the next six months. "We're thankful to LeRoy for his leadership at Itron as we searched for his successor and the positive influence he has had on our business and our industry over the years," continued Eliassen. "We wish him all the best in his retirement."
"Itron is a tremendously successful company with outstanding growth potential, and one that I've had the honor to lead through some very exciting times," said LeRoy Nosbaum. "I have full confidence that Philip will work with the full potential of Itron's employees, customers and the board to carry the company to even greater heights."


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As a youth, you were content with spending December 31 watching the nuts in Times Square lose their shit as Dick Clark counted down the seconds until that big disco ball in the sky plummeted to Earth. Somewhere along the line, ringing in the New Year became synonymous with champagne and tequila and hangovers. Then your mortgage was six months past due and you celebrated with a Swanson TV dinner and a bottle of Miller High Life. This year, recession or not, you shouldnt be at home watching balls drop when 2009 rolls around. No need to do nose candy at Mansion; local restaurants are serving up New Years Eve dinners that will make you forget about 2008.
For a good time thats economical and exotic, head to Segafredo Brickell, where theyll be serving up dinner and bottle service at the same year-round prices. Call 305-577-9808 for reservations. Chic French restaurant Maison DAzur (956 Washington Ave., Miami Beach) is celebrating the New Year and its new locale with belly dancers, a Sabred champagne toast, and beats courtesy of DJ Pierre Zonzon. For $250, you get a six-course dinner featuring foie gras and filet mignon, and $500 gets you a treat thats better explained in a French accent. Call 305-403-1062 for details. Visit www.miaminewtimes.com for a full listing of New Years Eve dinner destinations.
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New Delhi, Sept 21, 2007: In a report released by a Uk-based Economist Intelligence Unit, Grains and oilseeds will lead the surge this year, with an average price rise of 16 per cent and 29 per cent respectively.
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Students personalize the message through interactive theater
"It requires training to handle these tastefully and ethically," says Ron Miller, associate professor of Theatre Arts, who oversees McDaniel's Playback Theatre. "The idea is to authentically reflect the teller's story. It's all about empathy and identification."
Playback theater – also called interactive theater – is a form of improvisational theater, created through the collaboration of performers and the audience. For a typical playback performance, an audience member tells a personal story, chooses actors to play the roles, and then watches as the story is immediately recreated as theater.
"It's about what ties us together," says Miller, who brought interactive theater to McDaniel a few years ago. "It's about building community."
In Miller's Playback Theatre course, which is part of the Interactive Theatre concentration of the Theatre Arts major, students hone acting skills by practicing story enactment.
"They also learn to be less self-critical and more exploratory," Miller says.
Many of his students aspire to pursue graduate study in drama therapy, counseling or education theater.
For the Playback Theatre course, students are required to participate in two on-campus and two off-campus productions.
On a recent trip to Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., Miller and his students performed for a group of fifth-graders.
"I started by telling a story about when I was bullied in the fifth grade," Miller said. "Others started sharing their own stories."
Under the direction of adjunct lecturer Joel Plotkin and Miller, the class most recently performed on campus in WMC Alumni Hall, the third year that Miller's class has done so.
Student performers from Miller's class included Brittany Burr, Tim Connors, Casey Crough, Fernando Gomes, Danielle Knell, Erica Loy, Chris Molloy, Jennifer Solomon and Amy Zipkin.


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Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, I introduced the Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act to help low-income workers stay in the workforce. My bill creates a guarantee of Federal child care assistance for children up to the age of 13 in families with incomes up to 200 percent of the Federal poverty level. This program would be matched with State funds and administered by the State.
Low-income families and single parents have been bearing the brunt of this recession. They want to work, but often can't afford reliable and appropriate child care, so they are forced to either leave their jobs or to leave their kids in unhealthy or dangerous environments. For many poor people, there simply are no better options.
In the 1990s, Federal assistance for child care programs was established to address this very problem. It was created to help low-income families transition from welfare to paychecks. Over the years, funding for this program has dwindled, despite growing demand. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the TANF
legislation, was passed in 1996 to ``end welfare as we know it.'' But we failed to provide the necessary support services to enable poor working families to succeed. One of those services is high-quality child care.
Today, only one of six children eligible for Federal child assistance receives it. Twenty-two States have waiting lists for child care. And families in 37 States were in worse circumstances in February of 2011 than they were in February of 2010 as the child care waiting list continues to grow, copayments rise, eligibility tightens, and reimbursement rates stagnate.
After three decades of wage stagnation in this country, with paychecks failing to keep up with the cost of health care, housing, and education, child care has become an unaffordable necessity for too many Americans.
A related problem that we also must acknowledge is the gender wage gap. Women only earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by men, according to the Census Bureau. Yet two-thirds of the women are now either the primary breadwinners or co-breadwinners in their family. So when there are wage gaps, entire families suffer. That means less money for food on the table and everything else that a family needs to survive.
Two days ago, Senate Republicans blocked a bill introduced by Senator Barbara Mikulski that would strengthen the Fair Labor Standards Act's protections against pay inequities based on gender. As President Obama said, Republicans have once again put ``partisan politics ahead of women and families.'' This is wrong. Republican Senators ought to explain to their constituents why they did not vote for Senator Mikulski's bill.
Let me be very clear: equal pay for equal work isn't just a woman's issue--it's a family issue. For the millions of American women whose families depend on their earnings, reliable child care is vital.
It's time to level the playing field for working women. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5188 so that all parents, particularly working women, have the child care they need to stay on the job.
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Terre Haute man tries to tow crashed car with tractor
Vigo County - It was a day that kept getting worse for a Terre Haute man who put his car in a ditch and then tried to get it out with a "borrowed" tractor.
It happened just before 7:00 am Friday. Indiana State Troopers were called to Bluejay Road near Eppert in the northeastern part of the county on a report of a farm tractor pulling an inverted passenger car.
When officers arrived, they discovered a large farm tractor and car in a ditch, apparently after falling from the bridge. The driver of the tractor had fled the scene.
Troopers got a tip that the driver was hiding at a nearby farm house on Rio Grande Road. Officers went to the residence and took the driver into custody without incident.
The driver was identified as Kevin Michael Whitesell, age 31, of Terre Haute, IN. Whitesell was taken to the Vigo County Jail. He faces charges of Driving While Intoxicated, Class A misdemeanor; and Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Crash, Class C misdemeanor. Additional charges may be filed.
Police say at around 5:00 am, Whitesell crashed his 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier on Bluejay Road just west of Eppert Road. He then walked to a farm house on Rio Grande Road, approximately two miles from the scene, and obtained a 1998 John Deere 9100 Series four-wheel driver tractor.
Whitesell then drove back to his car on Bluejay, hooked the overturned car to the tractor and began dragging the car (on its top) eastbound on Bluejay.
As Whitesell attempted to make a right turn onto Eppert, he lost control and drove the tractor over the west side of the bridge, dragging the car with it. The tractor was owned by Plant Farms and the owner of the car was Whitesell. Police say Whitesell was an employee of Plant Farms, but he took the tractor without his employer knowing about it.
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Vigo County Emergency Management Director Dr. Dorene Hojnicki was on the scene to examine the flowing waters of the north branch of Otter Creek for any fuel or oil loss from the overturned tractor. Her initial assessment was very minimal amounts of fluids were lost and pose no potential threat to the environment.
Damage to the bridge was estimated at $10,000 to $20,000 and the tractor was valued at $150,000.
The criminal investigation was handled by ISP Detective Hans Nowak, overturned tractor crash by Master Trooper Todd Miles and the earlier one-car crash by Trooper Chip McKee. They were assisted by other ISP troopers and detectives; Vigo County Sheriff's Office, Vigo County Office of Emergency Management, Vigo County Highway Engineers Office, Duke Energy, Misco Crane Rental.


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#1 Rated Playard in America! The Chicco Lullaby LX Playard is perfect for your child's playtime or nap time.
The Lullaby LX Playard comes with a thickly padded, quilted mattress that can be removed for easy machine washing. To meet the needs of smaller babies, the Lullaby LX includes a bassinet with an elevated changing table. The Lullaby LX also has a toy gym with plush toys that can be used on the bassinet or as a playmat.
To help your child sleep, the Lullaby LX is equipped with electronics that feature music, vibration, and a nightlight. The Lullaby LX even includes a remote control that allows you to adjust the electronics from a distance.
With its push-button folding mechanism, compact fold, and matching cargo bag, the Chicco Lullaby LX Playard is perfect for use at home and on the road.
Thickly padded, quilted mattress and bassinet
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Electronics with remote control that feature music, vibration, and nightlight
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Bassinet: use up to 15 lbs
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The LG Prada 3.0 has a 4.3in screen using an IPS LCD display - the same type seen in many top-end phones including the iPhone 4S. Basic display quality is very good, a notch above many SLCD phones including the HTC Sensation XE - where the backlight becomes a little too visible when the screen's turned to one side.
Contrast and black levels aren't quite as good as an AMOLED screen, but there's none of the colour oversaturation often seen in that type of screen. The perfect type of screen for a phone hasn't been found yet, but IPS displays like this are among the very best.
Look! The screen even does colour
However, a closer look at the Prada phone's screen makes it seem a little behind the times. It uses a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, giving it a far less pixel density than an iPhone 4S or Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The screen resolution here is two generations behind the top phones of today - 540 x 960 has been about for around a year and as the MWC 2012 mobile phones show demonstrated, 1280 x 720 (720p) phone screens will become commonplace in 2012.
When flicking about the interface, you won't notice this lower pixel density - unlike the Nokia Lumia 800 the pixel structure isn't too apparent - but small text looks quite fuzzy in the browser, making browsing on-the-go slightly compromised. Playing back video suffers less from the limited screen resolution - it looks great - and codec support is way above average.
The LG Prada 3.0 will play most common formats including DivX, Xvid and MP4, and sailed through 720p vids with ease. However, it refused to play 1080p MKV files, which are popular with online movie hounds.
The inbuilt music player is rudimentary rather than a fancy Prada-style alternative, but is very easy to use and will add any tracks plonked onto the internal memory automatically. Output from the 3.5mm jack is clean - some gadgets have hissy jacks - and fairly loud. Again, many phones make you crank the volume right up to get a decent listening experience. You'll need to invest in a large memory card to turn the LG Prada 3.0 into a great music player, but it has the rest sorted out.
What would Gok say? Honestly, we're not sure.
There's also an FM radio, which uses the headphone cable as an antenna. Like the music player, it's an Android standard rather than a glossy Prada version and doesn't allow recording from the tuner.
Get yourself a data-heavy contract and you can use something like Spotify or an internet radio app too - like all top-end phones the Prada phone has high-speed HSPA mobile internet and Wi-Fi. The web browser is the default Android version, and there is plenty of support for additional features including Adobe Flash, tabbed browsing and bookmarks. This being Android, you can easily swap the browser for another, such as Google's own Chrome.
The browsing experience is excellent aside from the minor limitations of the 480 x 800 pixel screen. Touchscreen responsiveness is great, the phone is fast to render websites and the large screen makes typing website addresses using the virtual keyboard quick and accurate.
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The seventh annual Youth Birding Competition held last weekend benefited conservation, birds and about 95 young Georgia birders.
The 24-hour birding event held by the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division Friday and Saturday, April 27-28, drew 25 teams. Contestants from preschool-ages to teens spotted a total of 209 bird species and raised $1,178 for conservation organizations. A wildlife program and awards banquet rich in applause, photographs and laughter (team names varied from Vomiting Vultures to the Flutter Brothers) capped the fun bird-a-thon at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center near Mansfield Saturday night.
The Mockingjays, four teens from Watkinsville and Savannah, saw or heard 143 species to win the overall competition and the high school division. The team starting birding Friday at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and other Athens-area hotspots, drove to the coast that night and began birding again by dawn, then made it back to Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center – the finish line – by 5 p.m. Saturday.
The strategy worked, member John Mark Simmons said. "We got a lot of inland birds that (Friday) evening."
Simmons, 15, of Watkinsville, also earned the mentor award for helping a primary division team, The Sparrows. Sister and brother Naomi and Nathan Bailey tied for first in their age group and were named the division's top rookie team.
In addition to the number and enthusiasm of participants, competition coordinator Tim Keyes said having an event regular like Simmons help younger birders was a highlight.
"Having birded with John Mark since he was a beginner, it is incredibly rewarding to see him become such a skilled birder as well as a willing teacher of younger aspiring birders," said Keyes, a wildlife biologist with the Wildlife Resources Division's Nongame Conservation Section.
The Youth Birding Competition is aimed at cultivating an interest in birds and wildlife conservation. Sponsors include The Environmental Resources Network Inc., the Audubon Society, the Georgia Ornithological Society and others.
T-shirts worn by birders and team leaders at the banquet and awards ceremony Saturday featured a blue jay in flight drawn by Qianci Ma, 12, of Duluth. The stunning artwork by the sixth-grader at SKA Academy of Art & Design proved the grand-prize winner in the T-shirt Contest.
Judges chose four division winners from among a record 264 drawings and paintings of native Georgia birds. Ma's entry led the middle school category. Noting the number and quality of entries, art contest coordinator Linda May of the Nongame Conservation Section said, "Picking winners was very tough!"
The 2013 Youth Birding Competition is being planned. The competition and art contest are free. Groups used as much as of the 24-hour period as they want to count bird species throughout the state.
The Nongame Conservation Section works to conserve Georgia's rare and endangered wildlife, as well as other animals not legally hunted, fished for or trapped, native plants and natural habitats. The agency receives no state appropriations, depending instead on grants, direct contributions and fundraisers such as sales and renewals of the bald eagle and ruby-throated hummingbird license plates.
Visit www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation for more information, or call Nongame Conservation offices in Social Circle (770-761-3035), Forsyth (478-994-1438) or Brunswick (912-264-7218).
The Environmental Resources Network, or TERN, is a nonprofit advocacy group that supports nongame conservation in Georgia. Details at http://tern.homestead.com/.
- Overall – The Mockingjays (143 species)
- High school division – The Mockingjays; second, Chaotic Kestrels (125 species); third, G'Nats (98 species)
- Middle – The Lady Birders (120 species); second, Eagle Maniacs (117 species); third, Sharp-eyed Shrikes (110 species)
- Elementary – Wood Thrushes (100 species); second, Wacky Warblers (79 species); third, Amazing Ospreys (34 species)
- Primary (tie) – Beautiful Bluebirds and The Sparrows, (40 species); second, Night Owls 1 (34 species)
- Birds of a Feather, raising $625.
- Eagle Maniacs ($288)
- Chaotic Kestrels ($265)
Fundraising for conservation groups is a voluntary component of the event. Participating teams this year
supported American Bird Conservancy and Georgia's Nongame Wildlife Conservation Fund.
TOP ROOKIE TEAMS (first-year teams)
High school – G'Nats 2 (96 species)
Middle – Chipettes (32 species)
Primary – The Sparrows (40 species)
Middle – Madeline Studebaker
Primary – Kate Shilling
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- Primary division (out of 67 entries): Daniel Ng, 7, of Duluth, second-grader at SKA Academy of Art & Design (red-tailed hawk)
- Elementary division (out of 83 entries): Catherine Shih, 10, of Alpharetta, fourth-grader at SKA Academy of Art & Design (ruby-throated hummingbird)
- Middle school division (out of 87 entries): Qianci Ma, 12, of Duluth, sixth-grader at SKA Academy of Art & Design (blue jay). Ma also was the grand-prize winner.
- High school division (out of 27 entries): Gabriela Delacruz, 15, of Atlanta, ninth-grade homeschooler (eastern screech owl)
Art contest division winners received $50 gift cards to Michael's. The grand-prize winner received a $100 gift card to Michael's and their artwork was featured on the 2012 Youth Birding Competition T-shirt.