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Imagine that you are playing Super Mario Bros 3. Now imagine that instead of Mario, you are a Mexican jumping bean. With a tiny little sombrero. And you have a quest. Bean's Quest, in fact.
This determined little bean was not always a legume. He once was a man, on a picnic with his girlfriend, when he found himself unexpectedly cursed by an evil wizard who ran off with the girl. These things happen. And now he has to platform his way to the wizard, to undo the spell and rescue the fair maiden. Like you do.
The always-jumping nature of the bean makes what looks like straightforward platforming into a surprisingly difficult challenge. Anyone who held a controller in the 1980s or early 1990s has a sense for how to time the kind of jumps that Bean's Quest is made of, but here, that sense of timing needs to be relearned. Players don't really control the vertical; the bean will always jump in the same implacable rhythm, to the same height. Players control the horizontal: getting the bean across dangers, or onto jump-enhancing springs, enemies, and so on.
Completing the levels without an absurd number of deaths can be challenging on its own. Completing them in a suggested number of jumps (appropriately, the jump par) can be more or less impossible. I learned to collect gems. I learned to avoid spikes. I learned to time jumps onto enemies. But I don't think I will ever be able to learn to navigate a level that took me 91 jumps in 15 or fewer.
The game is cute and easy to learn, if difficult to learn to play well. The colorful art, clearly inspired by the cultures of Central America, gives Bean's Quest a cheerful, jaunty feeling even while trying to crush the player's soul with a particularly difficult area. In the end, my only major complaint is the same complaint I have with all mobile platforming games: I miss the feel of an actual button responding to my touch. There's something particularly helpful about feeling that motion in the finger or thumb that makes jumping and running easier to learn. With only two touch-screen controls—left and right—successful timing in Bean's Quest and every other iOS/Android platformer can be a pain to learn.
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AP and pretty much everyone else covering trucks on the internet is reporting that General Motors has just issued a recall on 370,000 2014 Silverado and Sierras sold in North America due to fires erupting from an overheated exhaust system.
303,000 of those trucks in the US, the rest are in neighboring Canada and Mexico.
Apparently a "software glitch" is the cause of the overheat, and eight fires have been documented as a result. At this point, only the 4.3 and 5.3 liter engines are affected.
Perhaps there's a disconnect between the catalytic converters and the ECU causing the computer to think the truck's running colder than it really is.
GM is reportedly contacting owners on January 16, at which point customers will be invited to return to dealerships for a reflash that should take about twenty minutes.
They say a continuous Check Engine light and "Engine Power Reduced" message in the dash display are indicators that your truck might be affected. That and, you know, flames billowing from your brand new pickup.
If you've got a 2014 GM full-size, I'd get yourself to a dealership post haste. GM claims the remedy takes about twenty minutes once they get your vehicle in the service bay. Until then, don't leave it idling unattended.
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Source: Diario del Huila - Colombia
Date: 01.25.11
Colombia: UFOs Seen near Nevado del Huila Volcano
Unidentified Flying Objects have apparently been seen near the Nevado del Huila volcano, in the municipalities bordering the Cauca and Opita territory.
This information was made known by residents of the region, who are in possession of photographs and videos of what could be the presence of extraterrestrial civilizations.
The strange images or sightings, as they are called, recorded in recent weeks from the end of 2010 to the present, are apparently not the first, according to Ricardo Ayerbe, a "Huilense" expert in the subject, who says these episodes have repeated for more than a decade.
"Sightings of the unidentified flying objects known as UFOs (sic) have been recorded for some years now, and there are photographs that clearly show objects plowing the skies, particularly near the Nevado del Huila, and some municipalities bordering the Huila and Cauca, such as Belalcazar, Sebastián de Belalcazar and other communities," said Ayerbe, a researcher of the phenomenon. He explained that while the events are under investigation, he believes that the alleged alien beings have some kind of interest in the geological area, which is currently at a Yellow Alert 3 level, and the volcanic activity is trending toward reduction.
The state of alarm in the area, which began last year, is due to the reactivation of some volcanoes in the central Cordillera, such as Nevado del Huila, according to followers of the UFO subject." It is very likely that these sightings are related to these geological events over the past months. At this time there have been sightings in high-risk areas, because they apparently have an interest in monitoring these hazards facing humanity, surely with the aim of intervening and saving the species from certain danger," Ayerbe noted.
The alleged Unidentified Flying Objects seen by residents of the Huila and Cauca border region have special characteristics in their movement, such as high speeds, making no noise whatsoever, and making themselves visible and invisible at will.
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December 11th
FALLING KINGDOMS: Falling Kingdoms, Book 1 by Morgan Rhodes
In a land where magic has been forgotten, but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power --- brutally transforming their subjects' lives in the process. Amidst betrayals, bargains and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined.
Razorbill * 9781595145840
LOVE AND OTHER PERISHABLE ITEMS by Laura Buzo
From the moment Amelia sets eyes on Chris, she is a goner. But Chris is 21, while she is 15. She knows it's not going to happen. Working at checkout together, they become friends, and her crush doesn't seem so one-sided anymore. But if Chris likes her back, what then? Can two people in such different places in life really be together?
Knopf Books for Young Readers * 9780375870002
PRINCESS OF THE SILVER WOODS: Twelve Dancing Princesses, Book 3 by Jessica Day George
The stories of Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood get a twist as Petunia and her many sisters take on bandits, grannies, and the new King Under Stone to end their family curse once and for all.
Bloomsbury USA Childrens * 9781599906461
December 18th
THE DARKEST MINDS: The Darkest Minds, Book 1 by Alexandra Bracken
When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something alarming had happened to her. A mysterious disease that killed most of the children in America had left Rugy alive, but she and the other survivors have dangerous powers they can't control. At 16, she escapes the government "rehabilitation camp" she has been living in for the past six years and joins a group of kids who have escaped from another camp. Can they all stay safe?
Hyperion Book CH * 9781423157373
DEADLY LITTLE LESSONS: A Touch Novel by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Camelia Hammond escapes to a summer arts program in Rhode Island and tries to put her junior year drama behind her. But while there, she gets caught up in the case of a local girl who is missing. Time is running out, and Camelia will have to trust her powers if she's to save the missing girl. Will the lessons Camelia has learned in the past give her the strength to do so?
Hyperion Book CH * 9781423131625
December 18th
DEADLY LITTLE VOICES: A Touch Novel by Laurie Faria Stolarz
High school junior Camelia thought her powers of psychometry only gave her the ability to sense the future through touch. But now she has started to hear voices --- mean voices that are berating her, telling her how ugly she is and that she'd be better off dead.
Hyperion Book CH * 9781423134978
December 26th
FULL MOON KISSES: A Full Moon Novel, Book 3 by Ellen Schreiber
Celeste and Brandon are looking for a cure for being a werewolf, but if they find one, are they willing to use it?
Katherine Tegen Books * 9780061986536
KISS ME AGAIN by Rachel Vail
Charlie Collins has always had a crush on Kevin Lazarus. He is perfect, attractive...and her new stepbrother! Things were fine when Kevin was dating Charlie's friend, Tess, and she was kind of dating George, but now that they've kissed, things will never be the same. This is the sequel to the addictive novel, IF WE KISS.
HarperTeen * 9780061947179
December 24th
THE EDUMACATION OF JAY BAKER by Jay Clark
Live vicariously through Jay as he faces off against his mortal enemy, gets awkward around his dream girl(s), loses his marbles in a Bermudian love triangle, watches his parents' relationship implode and finally, learns to get real and be himself(ish).
Square Fish * 9781250016751
December 26th
HALLOWED: An Unearthly Novel by Cynthia Hand
In this sequel to UNEARTHLY, Clara Gardner is torn between her love for Tucker and her complicated feelings about the roles she and Christian seem destined to play. And she is shocked to learn that someone she loves will die in a matter of months.
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KISS CRUSH COLLIDE by Christina Meredith
Leah has the life most high school girls would kill for. So why does she feel like she can't breathe? And why can't she stop thinking about the boy from the country club --- the one that her mother would never, ever approve of?
Greenwillow Books * 9780062062253
January 1st
ALTERED by Jennifer Rush
Anna's father works for the Branch, at the helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to the four genetically altered boys in the lab below their farmhouse, one of which has stolen Anna's heart. Soon, she finds herself on the run with the boys to avoid the Branch. Will she and Sam figure out a way to survive?
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers * 9780316197083
THE DEAD AND BURIED by Kim Harrington
Jade loves the new house she moved into and doesn't even mind being the new girl in school. But then her brother claims to see a glimmering girl in his room, and Jade's jewerly gets moved around. It turns out her house is haunted by a ghost who's seeking not just vengeance, but the truth. As Jade investigates the mystery, she discovers that her new friends in town have more than a few deep, dark secrets.
Point * 9780545333023
THE ESSENCE: Pledge, Book Two by Kimberly Derting
As Charlie journeys to an annual summit to meet with leaders of nearby Queendoms --- an event where her ability to understand all languages will be the utmost asset --- she is faced with the ultimate betrayal. And the only person she can turn to for help is the evil soul residing within.
Margaret K. McElderry Books * 9781442445598
SPLINTERED by A. G. Howard
Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers --- precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll's ALICE'S ADVENTURE IN WONDERLAND. Turns out, Wonderland exists and Alyssa must go there to right Alice's mistakes.
Amulet Books * 9781419704284
TEETH by Hannah Moskowitz
Rudy's life is flipped upside-down when his family moves to a remote island in a last attempt to save his sick younger brother. Rudy lies awake at night listening to the screams of the ocean beneath his family's rickety house. Then he meets Diana, who makes him wonder what he even knows about love and Teeth, who makes him question what he knows about anything.
Simon Pulse * 9781442465329
VICTORIA REBELS by Carolyn Meyer
To be a young woman in a time when few other females held positions of power was to lead in a remarkable age --- and because Queen Victoria kept personal journals, this historical novel from award-winning author Carolyn Meyer shares authentic emotional insight along with accurate information, weaving a true story of intrigue and romance.
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books * 9781416987291
ZOM-B UNDERGROUND by Darren Shan
Waking up in a military complex months after zombies attacked school, B has no memory of the last few months. Life in the UK has turned tough since the outbreak, and B is settled into life --- and battle --- in the new military regime quickly. But as B learns more about the zombies held in the complex and the scientists keeping them captive, unease settles in. Is there anyone left in the world to trust?
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers * 9780316214124
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PRETTY LITTLE SECRETS #2: ALI'S PRETTY LITTLE LIES by Sara Shepard
Before there was A, there was Alison DiLaurentis. Boys wanted to date her, girls wanted to be her, and somebody wanted her dead...
HarperTeen * 9780062233363
PROPHECY: The Dragon King Chronicles by Ellen Oh
Kira's the only female in the king's army, and she's also the prince's bodyguard. She's a demon slayer and an outcast, hated by nearly everyone in her home city of Hansong. And she's their only hope. Murdered kings and discovered traitors point to a demon invasion, sending Kira on the run with the young prince. He may be the savior predicted in the Dragon King's prophecy...
HarperTeen * 9780062091093
January 1st
ASHES, ASHES by Jo Treggiari
For 16-year-old Lucy, the end of the world came and went, taking 99% of the population with it. Left to fend for herself alone in Central Park, she's rescued from a pack of hunting dogs by a mysterious boy named Aidan and joins his band of survivors. Yet a new danger awaits her: the Sweepers are looking for her. There's something special about Lucy, and they will stop at nothing to have her.
Scholastic Paperbacks * 9780545255646
CLEOPATRA'S MOON by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Selene has grown up in a palace on the Nile with her parents, Cleopatra and Mark Antony --- the most brilliant, powerful rulers on earth. But the jealous Roman Emperor Octavianus wants Egypt for himself, and when war finally comes, Selene faces the loss of all she's ever loved. Forced to build a new life in Octavianus's household in Rome, she finds herself torn between two young men and two possible destinies --- until she reaches out to claim her own.
Arthur A. Levine Books * 9780545221313
A WEB OF AIR by Philip Reeve
Two years ago, Fever Crumb escaped the war-torn city of London in a traveling theater. Now, she arrives in the extraordinary city of Mayda, where buildings ascend the cliffs on funicular rails, and a mysterious recluse is building a machine that can fly.
Scholastic Press * 9780545222174
INCARNATE by Jodi Meadows
In Range, souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. But when Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why. Considered a bad omen by everyone, including her mother, Ana travels to the city of Heart to find an answer. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?
Katherine Tegen Books * 9780062060761
THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT by Jennifer E. Smith
Seventeen-year-old Hadley is stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding to a woman that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's in seat 18C. Hadley's in 18A.
Poppy * 9780316122399
January 3rd
BORN WICKED: The Cahill Witch Chronicles, Book One by Jessica Spotswood
Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship --- or an early grave.
Speak * 9780142421871
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Recently, a new Quicksort variant due to Yaroslavskiy was chosen as standard sorting method for Oracle's Java 7 runtime library. The decision for the change was based on empirical studies showing that on average, the new algorithm is faster than the formerly used classic Quicksort. Surprisingly, the improvement was achieved by using a dual pivot approach — an idea that was considered not promising by several theoretical studies in the past. In this thesis, I try to find the reason for this unexpected success. My focus is on the precise and detailed average case analysis, aiming at the flavor of Knuth's series "The Art of Computer Programming". In particular, I go beyond abstract measures like counting key comparisons, and try to understand the efficiency of the algorithms at different levels of abstraction. Whenever possible, precise expected values are preferred to asymptotic approximations. This rigor ensures that (a) the sorting methods discussed here are actually usable in practice and (b) that the analysis results contribute to a sound comparison of the Quicksort variants.
This research for this thesis was conducted to develop a framework which supports the automatic configuration of project-specific software development processes by selecting and combining different technologies: the Process Configuration Framework. The research draws attention to the problem that while the research community develops new technologies, the industrial companies continue only using their well-known ones. Because of this, technology transfer takes decades. In addition, there is the fact that there is no solution which solves all problems in a software development project. This leads to a number of technologies which need to be combined for one project. The framework developed and explained in this research mainly addresses those problems by building a bridge between research and industry as well as by supporting software companies during the selection of the most appropriate technologies combined in a software process. The technology transformation gap is filled by a repository of (new) technologies which are used as a foundation of the Process Configuration Framework. The process is configured by providing SPEM process pattern for each technology, so that the companies can build their process by plugging into each other. The technologies of the repository were specified in a schema including a technology model, context model, and an impact model. With context and impact it is possible to provide information about a technology, for example, its benefits to quality, cost or schedule. The offering of the process pattern as output of the Process Configuration Framework is performed in several stages: I Technology Ranking: 1 Ranking based on Application Domain, Project & Impact 2 Ranking based on Environment 3 Ranking based on Static Context II Technology Combination: 4 Creation of all possible Technology Chains 5 Restriction of the Technology Chains 6 Ranking based on Static and Dynamic Context 7 Extension of the Chains by Quality Assurance III Process Configuration: 8 Process Component Diagram 9 Extension of the Process Component Diagram 10 Instantiation of the Components by Technologies of the Technology Chain 11 Providing process patterns 12 Creation of the process based on Patterns The effectiveness and quality of the Process Configuration Framework have additionally been evaluated in a case study. Here, the Technology Chains manually created by experts were compared to the chains automatically created by the framework after it was configured by those experts. This comparison depicted that the framework results are similar and therefore can be used as a recommendation. We conclude from our research that support during the configuration of a process for software projects is important especially for non-experts. This support is provided by the Process Configuration Framework developed in this research. In addition our research has shown that this framework offers a possibility to speed up the technology transformation gap between the research community and industrial companies.
Ever since Mark Weiser's vision of Ubiquitous Computing the importance of context has increased in the computer science domain. Future Ambient Intelligent Environments will assist humans in their everyday activities, even without them being constantly aware of it. Objects in such environments will have small computers embedded into them which have the ability to predict human needs from the current context and adapt their behavior accordingly. This vision equally applies to future production environments. In modern factories workers and technical staff members are confronted with a multitude of devices from various manufacturers, all with different user interfaces, interaction concepts and degrees of complexity. Production processes are highly dynamic, whole modules can be exchanged or restructured. Both factors force users to continuously change their mental model of the environment. This complicates their workflows and leads to avoidable user errors or slips in judgement. In an Ambient Intelligent Production Environment these challenges have to be approached. The SmartMote is a universal control device for ambient intelligent production environments like the SmartFactoryKL. It copes with the problems mentioned above by integrating all the user interfaces into a single, holistic and mobile device. Following an automated Model-Based User Interface Development (MBUID) process it generates a fully functional graphical user interface from an abstract task-based description of the environment during run-time. This work introduces an approach to integrating context, namely the user's location, as an adaptation basis into the MBUID process. A Context Model is specified, which stores location information in a formal and precise way. Connected sensors continuously update the model with new values. The model is complemented by a reasoning component which uses an extensible set of rules. These rules are used to derive more abstract context information from basic sensor data and for providing this information to the MBUID process. The feasibility of the approach is shown by using the example of Interaction Zones, which let developers describe different task models depending on the user's location. Using the context model to determine when a user enters or leaves a zone, the generator can adapt the graphical user interface accordingly. Context-awareness and the potential to adapt to the current context of use are key requirements of applications in ambient intelligent environments. The approach presented here provides a clear procedure and extension scheme for the consideration of additional context types. As context has significant influence on the overall User Experience, this results not only in a better usefulness, but also in an improved usability of the SmartMote.
Evaluation of a Model-Based Development Process for Automotive Embedded Systems - Model-Based Development of an Adaptive Cruise Control System (2009)
Nowadays, vehicle control systems such as anti-lock braking systems, electronic stability control, and cruise control systems yield many advantages. The electronic control units that are deployed in this specific application domain are embedded systems that are integrated in larger systems to achieve predefined applications. Embedded systems consist of embedded hardware and a large software part. Model-based development for embedded systems offers significant software-development benefits that are pointed out in this thesis. The vehicle control system Adaptive Cruise Control is developed in this thesis using a model-based software development process for embedded systems. As a modern industrial design tool that is prevalent in this domain, simulink,is used for modeling the environment, the system behavior, for determining controller parameters, and for simulation purposes. Using an appropriate toolchain, the embedded code is automatically generated. The adaptive cruise control system could be successfully implemented and tested within this short timespan using a waterfall model without increments. The vehicle plant and important filters are fully deduced in detail. Therefore, the design of further vehicle control systems needs less effort for development and precise simulation.
In its rather short history robotic research has come a long way in the half century since it started to exist as a noticeable scientic eld. Due to its roots in engineering, computer science, mathematics, and several other 'classical' scientic branches,a grand diversity of methodologies and approaches existed from the very beginning. Hence, the researchers in this eld are in particular used to adopting ideas that originate in other elds. As a fairly logical consequence of this, scientists tended to biology during the 1970s in order to nd approaches that are ideally adapted to the conditions of our natural environment. Doing so allows for introducing principles to robotics that have already shown their great potential by prevailing in a tough evolutionary selection process for millions of years. The variety of these approaches spans from efficient locomotion, to sensor processing methodologies and all the way to control architectures. Thus, the full spectrum of challenges for autonomous interaction with the surroundings while pursuing a task can be covered by such means. A feature that has proven to be amongst the most challenging to recreate is the human ability of biped locomotion. This is mainly caused by the fact that walking,running and so on are highly complex processes involving the need for energy efficient actuation, sophisticated control architectures and algorithms, and an elaborate mechanical design while at the same time posting restrictions concerning stability and weight. However, it is of special interest since our environment is favoring this specic kind of locomotion and thus promises to open up an enormous potential if mastered. More than the mere scientic interest, it is the fascination of understanding and recreating parts of oneself that drives the ongoing eorts in this area of research. The fact that this is not at all an easy task to tackle is not only caused by the highly dynamical processes but also has its roots in the challenging design process. That is because it cannot be limited to just one aspect like e.g. the control architecture, actuation, sensors, or mechanical design alone. Each aspect has to be incorporated into a sound general concept in order to allow for a successful outcome in the end. Since control is in this context inseparably coupled with the mechanics of the system, both has to be dealt with here.
Music Information Retrieval (MIR) is an interdisciplinary research area that has the goal to improve the way music is accessible through information systems. One important part of MIR is the research for algorithms to extract meaningful information (called feature data) from music audio signals. Feature data can for example be used for content based genre classification of music pieces. This masters thesis contributes in three ways to the current state of the art: • First, an overview of many of the features that are being used in MIR applications is given. These methods – called "descriptors" or "features" in this thesis – are discussed in depth, giving a literature review and for most of them illustrations. • Second, a large part of the described features are implemented in a uniform framework, called T-Toolbox which is programmed in the Matlab environment. It also allows to do classification experiments and descriptor visualisation. For classification, an interface to the machine-learning environment WEKA is provided. • Third, preliminary evaluations are done investigating how well these methods are suited for automatically classifying music according to categorizations such as genre, mood, and perceived complexity. This evaluation is done using the descriptors implemented in the T-Toolbox, and several state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms. It turns out that – in the experimental setup of this thesis – the treated descriptors are not capable to reliably discriminate between the classes of most examined categorizations; but there is an indication that these results could be improved by developing more elaborate techniques.


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Leonardo da Vinci
Born: 15 April 1452 in Vinci, near Empolia (now Italy)
Died: 2 May 1519 in Cloux, Amboise, France
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Leonardo da Vinci was educated in his father's house receiving the usual elementary education of reading, writing and arithmetic. In 1467 he became an apprentice learning painting, sculpture and acquiring technical and mechanical skills. He was accepted into the painters' guild in Florence in 1472 but he continued to work as an apprentice until 1477. From that time he worked for himself in Florence as a painter. Already during this time he sketched pumps, military weapons and other machines.
Between 1482 and 1499 Leonardo was in the service of the Duke of Milan. He was described in a list of the Duke's staff as a painter and engineer of the duke. As well as completing six paintings during his time in the Duke's service he also advised on architecture, fortifications and military matters. He was also considered as a hydraulic and mechanical engineer.
During his time in Milan, Leonardo became interested in geometry. He read Leon Battista Alberti's books on architecture and Piero della Francesca's On Perspective in Painting. He illustrated Pacioli's Divina proportione and he continued to work with Pacioli and is reported to have neglected his painting because he became so engrossed in geometry.
Leonardo studied Euclid and Pacioli's Suma and began his own geometry research, sometimes giving mechanical solutions. He gave several methods of squaring the circle, again using mechanical methods. He wrote a book, around this time, on the elementary theory of mechanics which appeared in Milan around 1498.
Leonardo certainly realised the possibility of constructing a telescope and in Codex Atlanticus written in 1490 he talks of
... making glasses to see the Moon enlarged.In a later work, Codex Arundul written about 1513, he says that
... in order to observe the nature of the planets, open the roof and bring the image of a single planet onto the base of a concave mirror. The image of the planet reflected by the base will show the surface of the planet much magnified.See [28] for more details of this quotation and more of Leonardo's ideas about the Universe. He understood the fact that the Moon shone with reflected light from the Sun and he correctly explained the 'old Moon in the new Moon's arms' as the Moon's surface illuminated by light reflected from the Earth. He thought of the Moon as being similar to the Earth with seas and areas of solid ground.
In 1499 the French armies entered Milan and the Duke was defeated. Some months later Leonardo left Milan together with Pacioli. He travelled to Mantua, Venice and finally reached Florence. Although he was under constant pressure to paint, mathematical studies kept him away from his painting activity much of the time. He was for a time employed by Cesare Borgia as a
senior military architect and general engineer.By 1503 he was back in Florence advising on the project to divert the River Arno behind Pisa to help with the siege of the city which the Florentines were engaged in. He then produced plans for a canal to allow Florence access to the sea. The canal was never built nor was the River Arno diverted.
In 1506 Leonardo returned for a second period in Milan. Again his scientific work took precedence over his painting and he was involved in hydrodynamics, anatomy, mechanics, mathematics and optics.
In 1513 the French were removed from Milan and Leonardo moved again, this time to Rome. However he seems to have led a lonely life in Rome again more devoted to mathematical studies and technical experiments in his studio than to painting. After three years of unhappiness Leonardo accepted an invitation from King Francis I to enter his service in France.
The French King gave Leonardo the title of
first painter, architect, and mechanic of the Kingbut seems to have left him to do as he pleased. This means that Leonardo did no painting except to finish off some works he had with him, St. John the Baptist, Mona Lisa and the Virgin and Child with St Anne. Leonardo spent most of his time arranging and editing his scientific studies.
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Cross-references in MacTutor
- History Topics: Squaring the circle
- History Topics: Mathematics and Architecture
- History Topics: Mathematics and art - perspective
- 1908 ICM - Rome
- 1928 ICM - Bologna
Other Web sites
- Dictionary of Scientific Biography
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- Mark Harden's Artchive (Some of Leonardo's pictures)
- George W Hart (Leonardo's polyhedra)
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Like phenobarbital, to which it is closely related, primidone is used to control epileptic seizures.
Primidone can reduce folate levels perhaps by increasing the rate of breakdown of the vitamin. Over time, such a decrease can cause anemia. 1–5 Taking folate supplements will correct this anemia. 6 Anticonvulsant-induced folate deficiency might also cause birth defects. Women who plan to become pregnant while on primidone should be sure to take a supplement to prevent deficiency. 7,8
Primidone appears to interfere with the normal absorption or metabolism of vitamin D. 9,10 This in turn impairs calcium absorption, with many potential complications. 11 To help avoid this problem, you should make sure that you get enough vitamin D.
Children born to women taking primidone while pregnant may be deficient in vitamin K. 12,13 This might lead to bleeding disorders and facial bone abnormalities. Supplementing with vitamin K during pregnancy should help; however, physician supervision is recommended.
Many antiseizure medications including primidone are believed to interfere with the absorption of biotin. 14,15 For this reason, individuals taking primidone may benefit from extra biotin. Biotin should be taken 2 to 3 hours apart from your antiseizure medication. Do not exceed the recommended daily intake, because it is possible that too much biotin might interfere with the effectiveness of the medication.
Because many anti-epilepsy drugs, including primidone, work by blocking glutamate stimulation in the brain, high dosages of glutamine might counteract the drugs' effects, and pose a risk of increased seizures.
Niacinamide (a form of vitamin B 3 ) might increase blood levels of primidone, possibly requiring reduction in drug dosage. 16
Primidone has been reported to cause increased sensitivity to the sun, amplifying the risk of sunburn or skin rash. Because St. John's wort and dong quai may also cause this problem, taking them during treatment with this drug might add to this risk.
It may be a good idea to wear a sunscreen or protective clothing during sun exposure if you take one of these herbs while using this anticonvulsant.
The herb ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) has been used to treat Alzheimer's disease and ordinary age-related memory loss, among many other conditions.
This interaction involves potential contaminants in ginkgo, not ginkgo itself.
A recent study found that a natural nerve toxin present in the seeds of Ginkgo biloba made its way into standardized ginkgo extracts prepared from the leaves. 17 This toxin has been associated with convulsions and death in laboratory animals. 18,19,20
Fortunately, the detected amounts of this toxic substance are considered harmless. 21 However, given the lack of satisfactory standardization of herbal formulations in the United States, it is possible that some batches of product might contain higher contents of the toxin depending on the season of harvest.
In light of these findings, taking a ginkgo product that happened to contain significant levels of the nerve toxin might theoretically prevent an anticonvulsant from working as well as expected.
The herb kava (Piper methysticum) has a sedative effect and is used for anxiety and insomnia.
Combining kava with anticonvulsants, which possess similar depressant effects, could result in "add-on" or excessive physical depression, sedation, and impairment.
Because of the potentially serious consequences, you should avoid combining these herbs with anticonvulsants or other drugs that also have sedative or depressant effects, such as primidone, unless advised by your physician.
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Women who took supplements while pregnant had healthier babies, less nausea and more successful pregnancies than women who did not take supplements, in several new studies.
Doctors know that underweight newborns suffer immediately and later in life and wanted to see if an inexpensive vitamin/mineral supplement could safely improve birth weight and health later on.
Researchers followed more than 900 Nepalese children for three years after birth, half of whose mothers had taken 15 vitamins and minerals daily, while half had taken only iron and folic acid daily from the fourth month of pregnancy. Children whose moms had taken the multi-vitamin/mineral weighed an average of about 3 ounces more at birth than those whose moms had not taken the supplement and over 7 ounces more at 30 months. Children in the multi-vitamin/mineral group also had more well-balanced body growth and lower blood pressure than those whose moms did not take the multi-vitamin/mineral.
When moms eat poorly, their newborns are less healthy, but in this study, doctors wanted to check in with children as they grew. Researchers measured blood levels of vitamins in over 300 mothers and their babies at birth and at six and 12 months, and found that, at all three periods, babies whose moms had good folate levels had healthier weight and body measurements than babies whose mothers were deficient in folate. Babies whose moms had high vitamin C levels were taller and weighed more than those from moms with lower vitamin C levels.
In a nausea study, 70 women began taking 1 gram of ginger or 40 mg of vitamin B6 per day on or before the fourth month of pregnancy. After four days, 83 percent in the ginger group and 67 percent in the vitamin B6 group reported much less nausea and vomiting without side effects.
In a miscarriage study, doctors thought antioxidants might reduce the oxidative stress that can trigger a miscarriage. Over 160 pregnant women who had had a miscarriage took 600 mg of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) plus 500 mcg of folic acid per day or folic acid alone. Women who took NAC delivered significantly more babies than women who did not take NAC.
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Featuring a flying luck dragon hybrid named Falcor, this fantasy movie followed the adventures of Atreyu. What film was it?
"The Neverending Story" transported audiences to the Land of Make Believe in 1984. As a PG-rated feature, it was supposed to be easy to understand with its young audience, however with its complex storytelling, it may have left some kids lost. On top of that, one of the most devastating cinematic shots was captured: In the Swamp of Sorrows, Atreyu abandoned his horse, Artax to drown in the quicksand.


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Kathy (my sister-in-law) sent me some wildflower photos over a month ago. I've been wanting to post them and photos of my own as well, in the way I usually do on this blog!
However, my "good" computer has been having problems. I've been using an older and slower computer, and I couldn't get photos to upload from it. The connection with Blogger timed out and gave me a 404 before the photo completely uploaded. (We have dial-up internet, here in rural Kentucky.)
I thought about taking some photos on a CD to the public library to upload, but I couldn't get the CD burner to work on this little computer. And when I made a diskette of photos, the library's computer wanted to format it, not read it.
So yesterday, I bought a little flash drive that plugs into a USB port. It holds 1 GB of data, and it cost about $20. It was very easy to copy my photos to it. I took the flash drive to a library computer, plugged it in, and uploaded ten photos to the blog in about a minute.
At the library today, I realized that I could take my flash drive there for downloading also. For example, I could download the 47MB upgrade to iTunes that Isaac wants, bring it home, and install it. Over a dial-up connection, that download would take at least several hours!
I'm frustrated about my "good" computer and its problems, but I guess there's a silver lining to this cloud. Thank goodness, I do have this little Linux computer. And now, I suddenly see that a flash drive will be a big help to me in both uploading and downloading until a faster internet connection becomes available. I wonder why I've never thought of that before?!
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(Vegatable tanned, Italy - Walpier)
Finish - Natural glossy type, Embossed(Shrunken pattern), Hand brushed two tone dye / Hardness - ★★★★☆
2017 New leather article. Hard type / Strong with scratch
(Vegatable tanned, Italy - AUSONIA)
Finish - Matt type, milling, parafiin / Softness - ★★☆☆☆
Minerva Box
(Vegatable tanned, Italy - BADALASSI CARLO)
Finish - Matt type, milling / Softness - ★★★★★
(Vegatable tanned, Italy - Walpier)
Finish - Matt type, Oil, Hard type / Hardness - ★★★★☆
(Vegatable tanned, Italy - BADALASSI CARLO)
Finish - Matt type, Art finish by steel ball / Hardness - ★★★☆☆
* Pueblo is premium leather of BADALASSI CARLO.
It need much effort just by hand touch when produce leather.
We recommend you to see finishing of pueblo.
In small leather pieces, It is just scratched leather.
But if your work is done, you can meet something that artistic and unique one.
(Vegatable tanned, Italy - BADALASSI CARLO)
Finish - Natural glossy, Art finish by hand blade / Softness - ★★★☆☆
(Vegatable tanned, Italy - La Perla Azzurra)
Finish - Matt type, Milling / Hardness - ★★☆☆☆
(Hybrid tanned, France - HAAS)
Finish - Matt type, Oil and waxy / Thickness - 2.0 ~ 2.2 mm / Softness - ★★★★★
* Barenia is very famous leather that used by HERMES. You can see more pictures about this leather by Search on web - keyword " Hermes Barenia "
It is the original leather that made by HAAS of France. It looks like full vegetable leather. Actually it is vegetable and chrome mix tanned leather.
So, it is so light than full vegetable leather but it has surface that is able to going natural aging like vegetable tanned leather.
And It has very oily surface. You can feel very smooth touch by this leather. Because it has much oil inside.
If you do not touch this leather item for a long time, you can see some powder on surface of leather. It is proof of much wax and oil.
This oil and wax will protect this leather item and give smooth touch, Of course if you use it again, the powder will back to inside again!
(Chrome tanned, Germany - LEDERFABRIK PERLINGER )
Finish - Matt type, natural shrunken emboss / Softness - ★★★★★
* Shrunken is most famous leather of HERMES. They called this leather as 'togo'.
It is not a vegetable leather that we usually use. Chrome tanned leather has more vivid color tone and more lighter than vegetable leather.
English Bridle
(Vegetable tanned, England - SEDGWICK)
Finish - Bridle finish / Hardness - ★★★★★
* Powder on surface is named 'Tallow'. Tallow is made of beef tallow and cod oil. It is exist on surface and inside of leather.
Tallow makes bridle leather more strengthful. If you use it or in making process, tallow will be disappear and surface will be natural glossy.
Also if you do not often use, tallow will be appear on surface.
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Finish - Glossy type
Grade - 1st grade
Italian Shell cordovan
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Finish - Glazed, aniline dyed
* Shell cordovan is one of a few tanneries that can produce shell cordovan
Especially, they make just horse hide leathers like horse front, horse strip and shell cordovan.
This tannery from Italy has so great skill about tanning and finishing.
If you can meet this shell cordovan leather, you can very satisfy about the quality,
You can meet two kinds of cordovan with our work -
FirstIy, Italian Shell cordovan, and Secondly, Horween's shell cordovan.
So below is our guide for selection.
If you just want quality than honor, your choice is Italian shell cordovan.
If you like honor and more natural (little rough) american finish, that is Horween's leather.
Shell cordovan
(Vegetable tanned, USA - Horween)
Finish - Glossy type, waxy
* Horween is the most biggest and world best quality tannery about Shell cordovan.
Shell cordovan is strong and sense of touch is very nice.
It is very traditional leather since 1905 made by Horween.
You can meet the best product from best leather with best skills.
Ostrich leather
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Finish - Matt type
Grade - 1st grade
Nile crocodile
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Finish - Matt type, Belly (back cut)
Grade - 1st grade
* The Henglung is one of most famous tannery that make crocodile skin.
They offer their crocodile skin to LVMH group and etc.
And even LVMH is their the largest shareholder because of their quality about crocodile leather.
Nile crocodile is the one of highest leather with singapore porosus and american alligator.
If you select Nile crocodile, you can't have any other better material among leather.
Because Nile crocodile is without a doubt the best leather.
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Pratt & Whitney Volunteers Turn Out to Make 20th Annual Hartford Marathon a Success
Since 1994, the non-profit Hartford Marathon Foundation has been organizing programs and events that promote health and fitness for tens of thousands of people each year. These events have brought millions of dollars into the Hartford area and have likewise raised millions for community charities. The ING Hartford Marathon relies on more than 2,000 volunteers each year to stage their full marathon (26.2 miles), half marathon (13.1 miles), 5K, Kids Race and Relay events, so it was no surprise to find approximately two dozen Pratt & Whitney employees hard at work in the chilly, wee morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 12, setting up a water/Gatorade station for marathon participants.
Under the direction of Shakira Ramos, who has volunteered at the event for the past nine years, and Denisha Clayton, the pair organized a smoothly-run, bucket brigade-type station for runners at the 9.7-mile and 24.4-mile marks (both at the same location at 657 Main Street in East Hartford.)
An estimated 15,000 runners participated in the race this year, including 2,695 that finished the full marathon, 6,586 finishers of the half and 1,967 in the 5K. Also this year, 26 Newton, Conn., residents ran in honor of the 26 killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings on behalf of the 12.14 Foundation, which is raising funds for a performing arts center in Newton.
The race, which began and ended at Hartford's Bushnell Park, wound through the towns of Hartford, East Hartford and South Windsor. Water and carb fluid stations were available at mile 2, mile 4 and every mile thereafter on the marathon and half-marathon courses. GU energy gel was located at mile 7 (for the half) and miles 8 and 17 (full). Course bicyclists also carried GU energy gel to be given as needed.
With the goal of becoming the most sustainable athletic event in the country, the ING Hartford Marathon has named former title sponsor, United Technologies, as their Presenting Green Sponsor. Since 2010, UTC has been promoting endeavors to make the marathon greener and more sustainable by promoting locally-produced and sourced food items, donating extra food to food banks, using recyclable water cups and other measures.
For more information and full race results, visit www.hartfordmarathon.com.


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We thought we'd never again hear the name of Curt Leskanic, who had all the stuff of a journeyman pitcher despite spending seven years in Colorado. He racked up a DUI this weekend near his Orlando home, but even this might not have put him on our radar if not for the fact that he was almost more alcohol than man.
Sunday evening Leskanic's pickup truck was spotted swerving, and when police arrived he was sitting a green light, dead asleep. Leskanic blew a .331 BAC, more than four times the legal limit. That's Albert Pujols' career batting average. That's very, very drunk, and might explain why Leskanic "became agitated and started screaming," and "was swearing and exhibiting hostile behavior." He was taken to the hospital, then booked on charges of DUI and child neglect?
Why child neglect? Five-year-old Chloe, the light of his life in this "where are they now?" piece from 2008, was sitting shotgun in the pickup truck.
Former pro baseball pitcher arrested on DUI charge [Orlando Sentinel]


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A 33-year-old Spalding County man is missing and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him.
UPDATE: Reports began surfacing on social media Tuesday night that Landers had been found dead in an area reservoir. The Herald-Gazette has confirmed he was found dead in an area off West Teamon Circle. There is a large reservoir in that area.
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I'd be lying if I said I wasn't enjoying the work SI.com has been doing over the past few weeks chronicling the most power figures in sports. They started with a list of the top 50 most powerful people in sports and have done separate lists for media members (including commentators) and folks affiliated with individual sports.
Today, lead soccer writer Grant Wahl released his list of the top 50 most powerful people in American soccer and two names associated with the Dynamo made his list.
First was the tandem of Philip Anschutz, owner of AEG and Tim Leiweke, president of AEG. The two men came in at No. 6 on Wahl's list. Anschutz and Leiweke oversee the company that owns 100% of the LA Galaxy and 50% of the Houston Dynamo. AEG have been large proponents of the Dynamo since day one and were crucial in the club's development of BBVA Compass Stadium.
Coming in at No. 42 on the list is Dynamo president Chris Canetti. Canetti, who recently signed a three-year extension with Houston, has been with the club since 2006 and has served as president since Oliver Luck left for the AD position at West Virginia midway through 2010. Wahl had this to say about the Dynamo boss:
A star on the rise, Canetti has put together a successful operation in Houston while spearheading other important projects, including the recent Soccer Night in Newtown.
The rest of the list is flush with people involved in Major League Soccer, from owners to players to front office personnel. It's a good read for any American soccer fan.


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The University of North Florida takes a strong stance against hazing, and strictly enforces an anti-hazing policy. Any actions or statements amounting to hazing or intimidation are prohibited and will be dealt with by the University wherever possible.
UNF's official policy on hazing is the Prohibition on Hazing, Policy Number 5.0020R. Hazing is defined by the University as: "any group or individual action or activity which recklessly or intentionally inflicts or intends to inflict physical or mental harm or discomfort, or which may demean, disgrace, or degrade any person, regardless of location, intent, or consent of participant(s)".
Examples include, but are not limited to: pressuring or coercing a student into violating state or federal law; any action that intentionally or recklessly causes physical or mental harm, such as beating, branding, forced physical activity or exposure to the elements, or forced consumption of alcohol or any other substance. The policy applies to either group or individual actions, whether they are conducted on or off campus.
Hazing is a criminal offense in Florida, and UNF shares the national concern over the negative effects of hazing on the campus environment. The University will take strong and swift action against any instances of hazing, and will refer to local or state authorities for criminal prosecution whenever appropriate.
UNF is dedicated to ensuring that hazing has no place in campus life.
Anyone with knowledge of a suspected act of hazing should contact the University. In particular, UNF faculty and staff have a duty to report any such acts. Reports can be made to one of the following authorities:


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Abhishek Bohra; Anuja Dubey; Rachit K Saxena; R. Varma Penmetsa; KN Poornima; Naresh Kumar; Andrew D Farmer; Gudipati Srivani; Hari D. Upadhyaya; Ragini Gothalwal; S Ramesh; Dhiraj Singh; K.B. Saxena; P. B. Kavi Kishor; Nagendra K Singh; Christopher D. Town; Gregory D May; Douglas R. Cook; Rajeev K. Varshney, 2016, "BES-SSR markers map of Pigeonpea from ICP 28 x ICPW 94", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/XWFWPP, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1With the objective of enhancing genomic resources for Pigeonpea, this study reports for the first time, large scale development of SSR markers from BAC-end sequences and their subsequent use for genetic mapping and hybridity testing in Pigeonpea CMap Visualization Links: ICP 28 x...
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Pavana J Hiremath; Ashish Kumar; R. Varma Penmetsa; Andrew D Farmer; Jessica A. Schlueter; Siva K. Chamarthi; Adam M. Whaley; Noelia Carrasquilla-Garcia; Pooran M.Gaur; Hari D. Upadhyaya; P. B. Kavi Kishor; Trushar M. Shah; Douglas R. Cook; Rajeev K. Varshney, 2016, "Chickpea genetic map comprising 1328 marker loci", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/YC6QWG, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1A second-generation genetic map comprising 1328 marker loci including novel 625 CKAMs, 314 TOG-SNPs and 389 published marker loci with an average inter-marker distance of 0.59 cM. CMap Visualization Links: 1328 loci map DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00710.x
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Spurthi N. Nayak; Hongyan Zhu; Nicy Varghese; Subhojit Datta; Hong-Kyu Choi; Ralf Horres; Ruth Jüngling; Jagbir Singh; P. B. Kavi Kishor; S. Sivaramakrishnan; Dave A. Hoisington; Günter Kahl; Peter Winter; Douglas R. Cook; Rajeev K. Varshney, 2016, "Inter-specific genetic map of C. arietinum ICC 4958 × C. reticulatum PI 489777", https://doi.org/10.21421/D2/KCPPYA, ICRISAT Dataverse, V1311 SSRs and 71 gene based SNPs were developed from mapping population of C. arietinum ICC 4958 × C. reticulatum PI 489777 CMap Visualization Links: ICC 4958 X PI 489777 DOI: doi:10.1007/s00122-010-1265-1
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Here's an even at the Faircliff Plaza apartments on Saturday:Community Celebration Columbia Heights 9-29-12 (2)
Transitional Housing Corporation will be hosting a community event this Saturday, September 29th from 1-5 on the grounds of Faircliff Plaza East(1350 Fairmont St N.W.). We would like to post this event on the community website. Attached you will find a flyer regarding the event. If any questions, please contact me at . Thanks for your support,
Faircliff Plaza East located at 1350 Fairmont St N.W. would like to invite Columbia Heights residents to its Community Celebration on Saturday, September 29th from 1-5 p.m. The event will include:
-Great Food
-Door Prizes
-Free Facials, Manicures and Haircuts
-Outreach from Community Based Agencies
-Moon bounce
-Live Entertainment
-Spoken Word Poetry
-Positive Hip Hop Artist
-Go-Go Bands
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If you are visiting from the TODAY show blog, welcome and thank you for visiting. 🙂 If you haven't yet read my guest post on the TODAY show, you can read it here: Viewer: Learn more about cesarean births. I'd love it if you would like to contribute to the discussion and leave a comment over there.
Because there was only so much information I could include in my guest post, I've put together some additional resources here for those of you who are interested in learning more about c-sections, VBAC, giving birth vaginally to larger babies, and more. I believe in informed consent. Knowledge is power.
Information about Cesarean Sections and VBAC:
- International Cesarean Awareness Network – "The International Cesarean Awareness Network is a non-profit advocacy and support group whose mission is to improve maternal and child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, provide support for cesarean recovery, and promote vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)."
- Childbirth Connection's Cesarean Section Resources
- The Reality of C-Sections by A Mama's Blog – Heather writes about the many things about c-sections that she didn't know and wished she had been told before she had her own c-section, as well as includes pictures of actual c-sections (something we didn't get to see on the TODAY show).
- VBAC Facts – Jennifer, teacher of The Truth about VBAC classes, deeply believes that women, after educating themselves on the risks and benefits, should be the ultimate decision makers on their medical care – not OBs or insurance companies.
- Maternal Death Rates Rise, C-sections Now Considered a Factor – another post by Heather from A Mama's Blog
- The Unnecesarean – The Unnecesarean provides information about preventing an unnecessary cesarean and resources for making fully-informed decisions about childbirth while offering an irreverent take on the maternity care crisis in the United States and beyond.
Giving Birth Vaginally to Large (Macrosomic) Babies – Information & Birth Stories:
Although your doctor may suspect that you might have a larger baby, that does not mean you should automatically schedule an induction or a c-section. Ultrasound exams are notoriously inaccurate for predicting the weight of a baby and can be off by a pound or more in either direction. There's no way to know how much a baby will actually weigh until it is born and weighed. If you are told you are going to have a large baby, weigh the risks and benefits of any intervention and make the choice that is right for you and your baby.
- Big Baby Bull****
- Baby Julian – My son (pictured above) was born at home and was a surprise footling breech. He weighed in at 9 lbs. 8 oz., and was 22 inches long.
- Baby Lazlo – Justine gave birth to her 11 lb., 23-inch son at home
- Baby "D-Man" – Kat's son weighed in at 11 lbs., 3 oz.
- Baby "Muski" – Kate's son was a VBAC and weighed 10 lbs., 3 oz.
- Baby Peggy – Annette's daughter was 9 lbs., 6 oz.
- Baby Jaxon – Jaclyn's son weighed 9 lbs., 4.4 oz.
- Baby Iris – Sybil's daughter was 9 lbs., 14 oz.
- Baby Mikko – Lauren's son was 11 lbs., 13 oz.
- Baby Emma – Jessica's daughter was 9 lbs., 2 oz.
- Baby "Boychick" – Arwyn's son was 10 lbs., 6 oz. and born at home
- Baby Julian and Baby Emma – Annie's two kiddos (not twins) were 9 lbs. and 9 lbs. 8 oz.
- Baby "Junior" – Candace's son was 10 lbs., 4 oz. and sunny side up
- Baby "M" – Jennifer's son was 9 lbs., 10 oz. – a home birth after cesarean (HBAC)
Additional Childbirth Resources:
- Business Of Being Born – A documentary that "interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system."
- Pushed Birth a book by Jennifer Block – "The painful truth about childbirth and modern maternity care"
- Ina May Gaskin – Author of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. "Discover the proven wisdom that has guided thousands of women through childbirth with more confidence, less pain, and little or no medical intervention."
- Doulas of North America – A doula is "a trained and experienced professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth; or who provides emotional and practical support during the postpartum period. Studies have shown that when doulas attend birth, labors are shorter with fewer complications, babies are healthier and they breastfeed more easily."
- Considering an induction? Use the Bishop's Score for Labor Success – "This tool measures certain components with regard to the mother's cervix and baby's position to evaluate her readiness for an induction and ultimately increase the chance of having a vaginal birth. This scoring system can also be used to determine the likelihood of spontaneous labor."
- Post-Partum Crotch Care 101 – A humorous, but very practical list. This is one of those things that nobody ever talks about, but is good information to have.
Are there any childbirth resources YOU think should be on this list? Leave a comment and let me know. Thank you. 🙂
Disclaimer: The information included on this blog is not medical advice and should be used for educational purposes only. It should not be used as a substitute for the advice of a medical professional (doctor or midwife).
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Leading a business meeting is not as easy as it seems. There are a lot of business meetings which are ill-directed, drawn out and digressive. For this reason, you have to appropriately plan your meeting so that it is firmly structured and you can achieve your goals.
The first thing you have to do to lead your business meeting runs well is to decide whether or not you highly have to call a meeting. You have to consider whether that problem can be resolved by individual. If it can, you don't have to call a meeting then. On the other hand, if it can't, you can call a meeting.
The second thing is to determine the attendants. Certain issue may only involve certain individual. You have to consider the individual who has to attend the meeting. It allows the other to keep on doing their tasks. In addition, it will make the discussion more focus.
The third thing is to prepare for the agenda. You have to determine the definite time to start and stop. Also, you have to determine the goals and the main priority of your goals. It will help you to make the meeting clear. In addition, you have to circulate the agenda earlier so that the attendants can make a preparation.
The fourth step is to start your meeting after all are ready. You can start it from the easier issue and then to the heavier issues so that your meeting will be effective. For each issue you want to discuss, you have to make certain allotted time. To help you monitor the time, you can use a timer. Set the discussion at the end of the meeting so that you can cover all the issues in the agenda.
The last thing you have to do is to hand out copies right after the meeting so that you can remind everyone about the result of the meeting and the action plans.


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Hey all!
After 8.5 YEARS in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Beijing I am FINALLY moving back home to the good 'ol US of A.
One reason why this is so significant is that I will be reunited with my LEGO COLLECTION!
That will allow me to restart the stories of Legelot - which have not been on hold really, but have really struggled as I've been forced to put the Lego-based stories on an 8-year pause and start creating Clone-based stories like The Sandstones of Fu Bai... a comic that using China-themed bricks from Oxford (about 1/2 finished now).
I'm VERY excited to get back to my collection and get publishing again!


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