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Definition of 'Return On Invested Capital - ROIC'A calculation used to assess a company's efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments. The return on invested capital measure gives a sense of how well a company is using its money to generate returns. Comparing a company's return on capital (ROIC) with its cost of capital (WACC) reveals whether invested capital was used effectively.The general equation for ROIC is as follows: Also known as "return on capital" |
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A perfect example of DaVinci's craftsmanship, the Kalani Crib and Changer combo is an innovative design idea that helps conserve space in a stylish way. The crib is a standard size, and the attached changer has ample storage for the necessi...ties. Its tradition design and sublte curves keep it from looking bulky. ? Non-Toxic Finish ? Made of sustainable New Zealand Pine. The Kalani Crib and Changer converts to a toddler bed (rail included), daybed, and full size bed (M4799Q conversion rails sold separately). : Mattress Sold Separately, 4 Mattress Height Positions, Converts to a Toddler Bed, Converts to a Full Sized Bed, Converts to a Daybed, Bed Conversion Rails Sold SeperatelyIncludes: Toddler RailsNot Included: MattressCrib Body: SleighSafety and Security Features: Non-Toxic Finish, Lead-FreeCertifications: JPMA CertifiedCare and Cleaning: Wipe Clean with a Damp ClothMaximum Weight Capacity: 50.0 Lb.Manufacturer's Suggested Age: Newborn and UpFrame Material: WoodWood Finish: EspressoFinish: StainedDimensions: 42.01 " H x 34.02 " W x 69.76 " D Warranty Description: 1 Year Limited Manufacturer Warrantysee specificationssee shipping and returnsguest rating overall5 of 5 stars Easy to Setup3 of 5 stars Style5 of 5 stars Quality5 of 5 stars see guest reviews Read More
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Updated, 5:49 p.m. | The Bronx borough president, Rubén Díaz Jr., accused the Bloomberg administration of lying to him and misleading the federal government in order to place a homeless shelter in a former military base in the Wakefield section.
In a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Defense Department, Mr. Díaz wrote that the Bloomberg administration abused the process that the federal government set up to find productive uses for sites that are no longer necessary for military purposes.
"Its total disrespect, total mistreatment and a flat out lie to the people of Bronx and it doesn't surprise me one bit, it's the Bloomberg Administration's m.o.," Mr. Díaz said in an interview on Thursday.
He said the mayor was determined to open a shelter in the neighborhood, to be run by the Doe Fund, even though the area already had more than its share of shelters.
The city, in a statement, said the proper procedures were followed.
The area in dispute is the Sgt. Joseph E. Muller Army Reserve Center, a large, four-story building on the corner of 238th Street and Nereid Avenue, which was one of many deemed no longer needed by the military. The question is whether the city followed proper procedures to determine how best to use these newly available spaces.
A three-member local redevelopment authority –- with Mr. Díaz and two deputy mayors –- was given the responsibility in 2008 under the federal Base Realignment and Closure process, to determine the future of the Muller center.
According to Mr. Díaz, the panel, whose other members are Deputy Mayors Linda Gibbs and Robert Steel, never was able to agree on how to use the base.
The city statement said a majority of the panel approved the plan.
"Federal law on base closures mandates that preference be given to homeless assistance uses if a need exists," the city's statement says. "The local redevelopment authority has adhered to the federal process, holding multiple public hearings and conducting a thorough analysis on potential uses for the facility, including the need for homeless assistance."
"After a public hearing, the local redevelopment authority voted by majority in November 2010 that the facility should be utilized as a homeless shelter," the statement concludes.
Mr. Díaz, who had purposely missed previous meetings in order to prevent the panel from reaching a quorum, says that meeting was informal, without a roll call ever being taken.
Mr. Diaz himself has proposed keeping the building's military function by housing National Guard units currently assigned to the Kingsbridge armory, a move that would free up space to build schools for the overcrowded Kingsbridge district.
In his letter to the federal departments, he noted that there was a public hearing on the reuse of the center in June 22, well after when the Bloomberg administration argues the plan had already been approved. The two deputy mayors, however, did not attend. He said he only learned on June 29 that the city had already filed with HUD.
"How can you vote in November and then have a public hearing six months later?" he asked.
Mr. Díaz conceded that the city may have overlooked the meeting, but said he believed it was determined to help the Doe Fund, which was a supporter of Mr. Bloomberg's 2008 bid to extend his term limit.
At the meeting, more than three hundred members of the community attended and voiced opposition to another homeless shelter built in Wakefield, a district according to State Senator Jeffrey Klein, already home to four homeless shelters with two more pending.
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Staying in the Game The insights gleaned from my sporting life that have most illuminated my clinical practice concern dealing with decline and loss. During two decades as a medical family therapist, I've counseled hundreds of men with chronic and serious illnesses who were struggling to live with diminished abilities. The struggle to accept fate, age, and injury has long been part of my athletic experiences. As a callow teenager, I sometimes played against thick-bodied, sharp-elbowed guys in their fifties, who, lacking the foot-speed to guard me, kneed me in the thigh or gave me forearm shivers to the ribs whenever I dribbled near them. To me, they were pathetic, if dangerous, old sluggards, better suited for bocce than basketball. I had neither love nor empathy for them. The more they'd hit me, the more I'd revel in driving past them to score and show them up. Then, in my thirties, as my own knees began to creak, I got a different view of the aging male ballplayer while playing regularly in an unusual pickup game in a small-town, elementary-school gym. At the time I joined in, neighborhood players had been gathering on the stained, palely lit court two nights a week for more than 35 years. Some of those who'd originally started the game—guys not in their fifties but sixties, seventies, and eighties!—were still hoisting up hook shots beside teammates young enough to be their great-grandchildren. The game was more age-diverse than any I'd ever played in; a five-man team might have representatives from five different decades ranging from the twenties to the sixties. I'd throw a bounce pass with trepidation to a knobby-kneed, hollow-chested 70-year-old, barely able to propel his stooped body on his thin, varicose-veined legs, and then watch him fake a shot and dribble at a walking pace toward the basket. After making his layup, he'd slap hands with me as he labored back up court. On defense, he'd throw a well-aimed elbow at the man he was guarding and then bellow hoarsely in protest when called for a foul. I'd observe him and feel appalled by what time had done to him physically; he was a slowly moving shadow of a once-capable athlete, but his sheer nerve to will his body to play this game struck me as an inspiration. More than a dozen years later, as my age has risen and the height of my jumps declined, I've taken my place in this gym's circle-of-hoops-life as one of the more senior players. Though I miss the old spring in my step and the eyesight to shoot as accurately as I once did, I still challenge all comers—19-year-old powerhouses like Lou, but also 40-year-olds who lack the legs or stomach to go near the basket and hug the court's perimeter—adjusting my game to their strengths and limitations. Occasionally, I'll play the role my father did on that long-ago Miami Beach day, of ushering young initiates into the game with easy passes under the basket. At other times, I'll tutor youth in the giving and receiving of sharp elbows. All the skills and athleticism I've lost over the years could be cause for overwhelming rue. Instead, I concentrate on achieving minor victories doing what I still can when I can—the crisp pass, the well-defended sequence, the perfectly banked jumper—to make some small difference in the game's outcome. I'm hoping to dribble out my days, taking my best shot at being the best man possible in whatever playing time I've been allotted. Only registered users can write comments!
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The two top women's teams in the country, at least by ranking, won't play each other in this year's championship game. That match up will take place on Sunday night in the quarterfinals, when the top ranked Baylor Bears take on the Stanford Cardinal in the game's marquee match up.
The night's other match up between the Connecticut Huskies and Notre Dame Fighting Irish may have the name recognition, but it's this one that features the star power. Brittany Griner is not only the consensus top women's player in the nation, but she's also the biggest star that the sport has produced in years. It's unlikely that she'll steamroll the Cardinal, though, as Stanford boasts maybe the country's second best player in forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike. Ogwumike averaged 22.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, which matches up favorably with Griner's line of 23.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Griner, though, does of course lead the NCAA in blocks with just over five a game.
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A comprehensive parking plan will be created for all participants. This plan will be available in the Participant Information Booklet and also in this space closer to the event.
9km! And its no piece of mudd pie! Its not a fun run! It's a dirty, crazy, fast, slow and exciting challenge!
So you know or heard what it was like last year? That's of no benefit! 24 obstacles; some change, some new, some improved, and some just crazy!
Your guess is as good as ours! Some may complete it in a couple of hours; some may be roughing it ALL day! The point is it's up to all of you! No man or woman should be left behind! Help yourself first and then help everyone else!
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Today's Sports Briefs: 1/25/13
USD women top Western Illinois By The Daily Republic MACOMB, Ill. — The University of South Dakota women's basketball team got its second straight conference victory Thursday.
USD women top Western Illinois
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MACOMB, Ill. — The University of South Dakota women's basketball team got its second straight conference victory Thursday.
The Coyotes defeated Western Illinois 63-60 to earn their 10th victory of the season.
Lisa Loeffler scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to record a double-double for USD.
Nicole Seekamp led the Coyotes in scoring with 13 points; Tempestt Wilson also scored 12 points.
Western Illinois was led by Ashley Luke who scored 19 points and brought down eight rebounds.
The Coyotes continue their road trip Saturday when they face IUPUI in Indianapolis, Ind.
USD men fall to Nebraska-Omaha
VERMILLION (AP) — Justin Simmons scored 26 points, including five 3-pointers, to pace Nebraska-Omaha to a 95-90 victory over South Dakota on Thursday night.
Simmons scored 16 points in the second half to allow Nebraska-Omaha (6-16, 3-6 Summit) to turn away comeback attempts by South Dakota (8-13, 4-5).
Juevol Myles scored 26 points for South Dakota. Brandon Bos scored 16 points, Steve Tecker scored 14 and Trevor Gruis scored 13.
DWU JV team beats Dordt 73-68
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Dakota Wesleyan's men's junior varsity basketball team got its fifth win of the season Thursday.
The Tigers beat Dordt College 73-68 at the Christen Family Recreation/Wellness Center.
Trae Bergh led DWU in scoring with 22 points, Jade Miller added 19 and Thomas Geraets chipped in with 12.
Dakota Wesleyan (5-6) takes on Presentation College Thursday in Aberdeen.
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010I have added four new blogs to the Log My Blog website, my first for 2010!
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Web Address: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/
If you can put your sense of moral outrage on hold, this is a great interesting blog. Many of the technologies that we use every day were originally developed for military use such as the Internet. If you wish to get a look at what future technology may look like this is the blog for you.
Many of these technologies sound ridiculous such as psychic soldiers and the authors really know how to play to this sense of the ridiculous with a great deal of humour.
Face it blowing shit up is cool.
A word of warning for all wired sites is the advertising. Some ads creep across the screen in the most annoying manner.
Blog-rank: 8 / 10
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Web Address: http://www.flyingsolo.com.au/
This is a website dedicated to solo and freelance business people – people who run a business from home with a staff of one. The blog is only one facet of this website with users encouraged to visit the flying solo forums. Most posts are about ideas and techniques to improve your business and your business life. It is a very busy website with lots of ads and nagging links, but the website is still worth a look for solo and small business owners.
The content of this blog is good, but the package frankly gives me a headache. Everything could be spaced out a bit more and the advertising could be a little more subtle.
This could be excused by the quality of the content. I am a little biased as I really don't like the latest fashion of packing the maximum amount of things in the smallest amount of space. With increases in monitor size there is really no excuse for this.
Rating: 5 / 10
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Web Address: http://defamer.gawker.com/
This is an American gossip blog featuring snarky commentary about various global celebrities, TV shows, movies and music. If you are into gossip magazines this is the site for you. A word of warning this is a very busy site with lots of links to and content shared with other closely affiliated blogs.
This is an interesting blog with lots of info about celebrities and their more shady activities.
It also provides insights into TV shows and movies that you don't usually see.
Rating: 7 / 10
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Author: Hunter Nuttall
Web Address: http://hunternuttall.com/blog/
Personal Development for Polymaths is a terribly boring name for an interesting site. A polymath is intelligent person with a broad range of skills and interests. As you would expect the author writes about a broad range of topics from artificial intelligence to finance and literature. His posts are very philosophical long and detailed. If you are interested in science, technology and finance this blog is worth a look.
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It is a thought-provoking blog which is well worth a look for any thinking intelligent being.
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Harrisburg - January 22, 2013 - In an attempt to collaborate on issues at the local level and find a common voice for constituents in Harrisburg, State Senator Sean Wiley (D-PA 49th District) has created the Northwest Pennsylvania (NWPA) Delegation. That delegation met for the first time this morning in Senator Wiley's Harrisburg office.
Senator Wiley invited all 5 State Representatives who serve within the 49th District: Rep. Pat Harkins, Rep. Flo Fabrizio, Rep. Curt Sonney, Rep. Rep. Greg Lucas and Rep. Ryan Bizzarro. Bizzarro was the only Representative unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict.
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The weather forecast looks... pretty bad
We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but it looks like we're in for a few showers this week, so make sure to bring a brolly to work.
Is the sun shining where you are right now? If so then you're one of the lucky few who has experienced some fine weather this week. The sun has been splitting the stones in some places and in others it's pouring like there's no tomorrow, so what can the country expect over the coming week?
Well, it can be tough to accurately tell what the weather is going to be like in a week's time, but for the remainder of this week we can expect high winds and showers. Some have gone as far as to say that we can expect 'Hurricane Charlie' type conditions tomorrow.
Here's what tomorrow morning looks like
According to the weather boffins over at Met Eireann, tonight will stay fairly dry, but rain will develop in the south and southeast before morning, so if you live in the Cork area then you've been warned.
Tomorrow doesn't look any better as there will be some heavy rain developing in Munster and south Leinster soon after dawn, which will extend north through the morning and afternoon.
Six hours later...
Brief sunny spells will follow in places after the rain clears up, but we'll experience mostly widespread heavy and locally thundery showers throughout the evening.
That last image says it all really…


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Partying in Copenhagen.. but where to go!? The bars are hard to rank as there's something for everyone, but we have decided to take prices into account as well. So, we proudly present:
1. Basement Bar (LINK) - Go here for the best bartenders, prices and music! It's a small place with a great atmosphere! Request songs, sing along and dance the Macarena (even on tables). The bar looks somewhat trashy, but who cares when you can party like a rockstar!
Betina has hands-on experience and spent most of 2009/10 there.
For smokers - it's one of the only bars in the area where you can smoke in-doors, but they have good air condition so it isn't so bad (especially if you had a shot or ten).
2. Hornsleth Bar (LINK) - is a very peculiar place! The name comes from a Danish artist that makes quite pornographic pictures, which sets the decoration of the bar!
They have great drinks, but not as student-friendly prices as Basement. A popular place where we (Lisa, Jenny, Lasse and Betina) have all been partying together, and had the best time. It's a popular place and you are guaranteed to find handsome looking guys and girls there.
3. Simpelt V (LINK) - Located in Vesterbro, the kind of trashy but still hip part of Copenhagen, this is the place to go if you not into sipping champagne and expensive cocktails. The bar is reasonably priced, they only play rock music and you can smoke there as well.
We recommend you go order a Russian Cocaine shot which is their specialty. (it's like a tequila shot, but with Kahlua, vodka, coffee and lime).
4. 1105 (LINK) - is THE place if you feel like giving yourself a treat! They have THE BEST cocktails in town (and awards proving that)! But, but, but, the prices are starting from 100 Dkr. for one cocktail (which always contains minimum 4 cl of alcohol). TIP: try the Cucumber Yum Yum, which surprisingly actually tastes like cucumber…
5. Charlies Bar Copenhagen (LINK) - If you are a beer-enthusiastic you wanna go here! They have all sorts of beer and serve them the way they are supposed to be served! It's a very small bar, but oh so cosy. And… They have the "Michelin star" of bars, as the only ones (bar-wise) in Copenhagen! So truly worth a visit!!
Sometimes, especially when new in Lund, it is difficult to choose what to do. We took the task upon us to make things easier for you! Check out our suggestions below.
Thursday - 19 January 2012
Gym Class Heroes
These crazy New Yorkers who are usually found among the hottest tracks of the Billboard 100 are here and there are still tickets on sale! Just across the bridge in Amager Bio (see here). You can easily get there- in 20 minutes from Kastrup Lufthavn by Metro.
Lund Nation – Penthouse
Want to start partying? Then check out the Penthouse of Lunds Nation (see here). From this place you can look out over Lund while enjoying one (or many more) nice drink(s). Tickets are 50 kroner and doors open at 22.00 so be there on time. Also, do not forget your studentlund card!
Friday - 20 January 2012
Hallands Nation Club – food, pub, club
Hallands (see here) doors open at 19.00 and if you want to have food there (only 45 kroner for main dish + dessert) we advise you to get there early as there will be a line. Once in for dinner you do not have to pay the entrance (60 kroner) for the club. So get ready to party and go to Hallands!!
Herkules bar
This bar is located at Stortorget at the heart of Lund and as it is not a nation many natives come here for the nice atmosphere and music. As it is a more classy place the prices are higher as well (just to warn you) and you might have to pay entrance. But.. Herkules (see here) opens at 22.00 and 2 DJ's will play till 3.00!
Saturday - 21 January 2012
One the well established, alternative evening ventures you still are able to afford even with smaller budget. Here you can find natives as well as internationals and get a drink from a handsome young version of Wolverine himself. Cozy atmosphere and interesting people guaranteed! (for more see here).
ESN Party @ VG NationTime for the next big ESN Party – hosted by VG nation (see here)! With 60 sek tickets (without ESN discount) it's not more expensive than a typical nation club. So people- if you haven't met the new students or just missed out on your weekly party-volume – join us @VG's!
Sunday - 22 January 2012
St.Jakobs Bakery
Looking for a nice place to have coffee and some delicious swedish pastries while talking about all the fun, exiting or embarrassing stories of this party weekend? St.Jakobs (see here) is a very cute and unique café / stone oven bakery right in the city center. Be sure to get there soon- they are only open until 15:00 and their pastries are just too good!!!
Lazy Sunday Shopping @ Nova Lund (see here).
There is this one thing you planned on buying for the whole week and never could make time for it? Don't worry, there is no break for shopping in Sweden- check out the mall near Vildanden; open every weekday from 10 to 20 and Sunday from 11 to 17 o'clock. Have fun hunting some "REA" !!


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James McKinney is Open North's technical lead. Prior to assuming leadership of Open North, he was an early contributor to Montréal Ouvert – a citizen initiative to promote open access to civic information. He is an active voice in the Canadian open government and open data communities.
James uses technology to promote open government, online citizenship and participatory democracy. He is a frequent contributor to government and corporate transparency projects, like OpenCorporates, and to open-source projects, like Drupal. He has presented on open government and technical subjects at GO Open Data, Transparency Camp, Drupalcon, Hacks/Hackers and Pecha Kucha.
Stéphane Guidoin is Open North's transportation director, joining our team after 12 years of practicing IT in finance and telecommunications. In 2006, he cofounded the first Canadian open data initiative, CivicAccess. Since 2010, he has focused on transportation and urbanization issues with the development of ZoneCone and the organization of TransportationCamp in Montreal.
Stéphane believes that open data is a major component to improve communities and democratic processes. He hopes to make open data more relevant as a tool for making government open and encouraging fulfilling and sustainable communities.
Ellie Marshall is Open North's communications manager. Ellie is a recent graduate of McGill University where she studied Cultural Studies, Economics & Communications. Although Ellie has a background in media production and development, she is dedicated to civic engagement and the public sector. When not talking about telecommunications policy or advocating for open data, Ellie can be found eating nachos and listening to Fleetwood Mac.
Jonathan Brun is co-founder of Nimonik, an online tool to track environmental, health, and safety laws and to perform audits and verifications on mobile devices. Jonathan co-founded Montréal Ouvert, a citizen's action group that successfully lobbied the city of Montreal for an open data policy and portal.
Jonathan has presented about open data and open government at numerous conferences including Open Government Data Camp 2010 and 2011, TEDx, Pecha Kucha, as well as at the Québec National Assembly. Jonathan is passionate about open data and believes it supports an efficient and open government.
A public policy entrepreneur and negotiation expert, David has become internationally recognized for his work and advocacy on open government. In 2008, David advised the Mayor of Vancouver on open government and open data and helped draft the Open Motion - the world's first municipal motion on open government. Since then he has advised several municipalities and international organizations on their open data and open innovation strategies.
In addition to engaging and pressuring governments, David works with programmers and citizens at the local and national levels to make use of, and advocate for, more open and transparent government. He helped launch the International Open Data Day, which sees thousands of developers in over 60 cities worldwide create applications and analysis from open data, served as a sponsor of the BC government's Apps for Climate Action competition, helps run Recollect.net - a low cost garbage information management system for local government - and worked with a developer team to create the pollution monitoring website Emitter.ca.
Kent Mewhort is a staff lawyer at CIPPIC, a public interest technology law clinic at the University of Ottawa where he focuses on client work and policy advocacy for open data, open source software, and open government. He's also the legal project lead for Creative Commons Canada.
In addition to his law and advocacy activities, Kent's an avid software developer and always has his hands on an open source software project or two – usually with the aim of putting pressure points on social change. He developed Canada's first open legal search engine, Nomus, which was the forerunner to several now-commonplace legal search technologies. He also created DéchetsMontreal, a demonstration of how citizens can add value to government data.
Bernard Rudny believes that non-profits do good, and he helps them do it better. He is part of the Pembina Institute's communications team and previously managed elections campaigns and research initiatives for Apathy is Boring. He is an advocate for open data and open government as a way to improve policy, politics and journalism.
Bernard's background in journalism and research makes him passionate about open data. He got his start writing for the McGill Daily and McGill Tribune, and has been principal investigator for a number of research projects, including field studies for Elections Canada and randomized get-out-the-vote experiments.


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Choi Jeong Hwa's Vibrant Installations Elevate Dumpster Diving To High Art
It's been a while since we've looked at works from our first generation Creator Choi Jeong Hwa. Acclaimed for his large-scale, extravagant installations that vibrantly imagine new meaning for everyday materials, the contemporary artist has been busy setting up shop all over the world this year.
Time After Time is currently installed at the 2012 London Olympics. Wrapping 16 concrete pillars with 7,000 neon green plastic baskets, the installation adds a much needed splash of color and dimension to the grey facade of the Hayward Gallery.
From San Francisco all the way to Hong Kong and Kiev and Perth, here's a look at some of his latest creations.
Wind (2012) – Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre, Krasnoyarsk
Wind (2012) – Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre, Krasnoyarsk
Cosmos (2012) – ARESENALE, Kyiv Biennale
Cosmos (2012) – ARESENALE, Kyiv Biennale
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NB - for our response to Christopher Martyn's 'Observations' in the BMJ click here.
I'm not a lactation consultant or a scientist - I'm just a mum with an interest in breastfeeding issues. I don't fully understand all the ins and outs of the studies which the opinion piece in the BMJ covers. Fortunately for me (and for many of you too!) there are people who can write knowledgably about the issues raised by this publication. Step forward the Analytical Armadillo.
However, on the basis of yesterday's press coverage of the issue, I now realise that I understand it a whole lot better than most journalists and tv presenters. I understand how potentially damaging to young babies and their mothers the sensationalist reportage has been.
I understand how many fragile nursing relationships have been undermined by these reports and how many mothers are - right now - questioning their (perfectly adequate) milk supplies. I understand that introducing solid food too early can have a negative impact on a mother's milk supply and that can be the first step on a road leading to less - and often no - breastfeeding. I understand perfectly well how many mothers yesterday, with baby in the middle of the (infamous) 4 month growth spurt may have reached for the (organic) baby rice (!) and started trying to spoon it in. They may be reassured that it has been 'fortified' with iron - just in case their breastfed baby might be deficient....
Just how many of the press reports yesterday mentioned the fact that if a baby hasn't lost it's 'tongue thrust', or can't sit up unaided it isn't ready for solids? Just how many of the press reports discussed gut closure?
How many pointed out that one of the biggest causes of iron deficiency in babies is caused by premature cord clamping ~ which prevents blood flowing from the placenta to the baby before it has stopped pulsing?
There are countless examples of areas where the 'science' here is contested. If I stopped to list them all I'd be here all day, and so would you..
The important point is this: the media created the most sensationalist headlines they possibly could in order to sell papers and increase viewing figures. They bore NO consideration for the true health realities of what they were saying. As the old adage says, 'why let the facts get in the way of a good story'?
The journalists, editors, presenters and 'researchers' did not think for one moment about how many breastfeeding mothers, (mums who had in all likelihood fought hard to establish breastfeeding in the first place) would suddenly come under pressure from their mothers/ inlaws/ friends to wean their baby before they felt it was time to do so.
Here are just some of the headlines from yesterday:
- 'Call for U-turn on when to wean baby after warnings that exclusively breast-feeding for six months 'causes allergies'' ~ Daily Mail
- 'Breast is not Best' ~ The Sun
- 'Mother's milk 'may do more harm than good''. ~ Daily Express
The truth is that the review did not say 'breast is not best' or that breastmilk 'causes allergies'. These headlines are utterly misleading, inaccurate and irresponsible. In all likelihood the papers knew this too. Still - they clearly felt it was a risk worth taking. Never ones to miss an opportunity to 'diss' breastfeeding, most of these stories (and there are many more) were front page news.
We had mums who started to give their children solids at seven weeks wheeled out (Radio 2) without anyone pointing out that there is no debate whatsoever amongst the 'experts' about this. Introducing solids before 17 weeks is not recommended - the gut is not ready. Even the baby food companies are too scared to recommend that you feed their products to babies less than 4 months old, the 'new' report also states this clearly. Completely irresponsible journalism.
Best of all, none of this is news! Experts in the field of infant nutrition have been discussing the pros and cons of the current guidelines for years. Several years ago a similar 'review' in the USA came to similar conclusions. More research needed.
Although I can't help but wonder which formula companies were wining and dining the authors of that report, I am citing it here as an example of how this front-page news story just wasn't news! So what if it was just published in the BMJ, this debate is much older than that.
Why did they do it then?
Well, we live in a formula-feeding culture where breastfeeding advocates are frequently accused of 'bullying' people into breastfeeding and 'making' them feel bad when they struggle and give up.
I personally believe that the media plays a big role in creating the 'myth' that breastfeeding advocates are bullies. By and large that is completely untrue, and quite frankly I'm sick of it.
Most of the breastfeeding advocates I know are mums, they know how hard it is to learn to breastfeed and they've been sleep deprived too. They've had crap labours and been fed innaccurate information by health professionals. Those mums seek to advocate breastfeeding because they want to help other people avoid the sadness and yes, guilt, that comes when breastfeeding doesn't work out.
Mums who don't breastfeed do often feel guilt, but many also acknowledge that this guilt comes from within, and don't seek to blame anyone else. They often go on to successfully breastfeed their other children, often with some help from the bullies.
Sometimes they become so passionate about breastfeeding that they even turn into 'bullies' themselves! ;)
But the media love to bash breastfeeding because it appeals to the masses. It's a bit like 'sport'. It allows the majority to feel better about something they are insecure about, at the expense of the minority. The media know that by putting a headline out which will make people feel better about themselves (even temporarily), they will sell more newspapers or raise their viewing figures. It's the equivalent of giving out a free chocolate bar - the only difference being that giving out a chocolate bar doesn't cause people to make life-changing decisions.
Only 1% of babies in the UK are exclusively breastfed until they are six months old. That means that 99% aren't - and that's a lot of mums who fell short of the 'target'.
99% is a really big majority, and you can see how the media might benefit from creating headlines which appeal people who feel guilty for not meeting those (all-important!) guidelines...
This makes me wonder who the REAL bullies are. I mean, it's really easy for the papers to get mileage out of breastfeeding mums. First of all we're women, and women are easier targets than men (yes, I know it's the C21st but it's still true). On top of this we're a small minority of women, and people already resent us. We're the school swots - if you like... (Ok, I know that's not the case - but I hope you see what I mean).
Mums who are openly passionate about breastfeeding annoy people. You might think you're just proud and 'loved up', but really that looks like gloating to a lot of people...
Still - does that justify the press maligning breastfeeding all the time?
Not in my opinion.
If someone is openly passionate about their religion, or their colour, or their sexuality, we might not always agree with their life-choices, but in our 'liberal' culture we accept it and we realise that they are entitled to express themselves however they want! Not so with breastfeeding. Because you might make someone feel guilty.
Funnily enough, persons of colour, religious groups, homosexuals, and other minority groups are protected from irresponsible reporting in the press by special guidelines.
A headline such as 'Black is not Best' would be unimaginable (I have chosen something deliberately provocative btw - it's obviously nonsense).
People are naturally coloured, they are naturally gay or straight, people are also naturally breastfed. It is the norm. It shouldn't need to defend itself but it does. It's still OK to bash breastfeeding and breastfeeding mums. It's ok to lie about breastfeeding facts and call breastfeeding advocates names. It happens all the time with impunity. But WHY? Why is it still ok to do this?
Actually, it's not ok.. I believe the press has gone beyond criticising 'bullies' and is now on dangerous ground. Ground that actually puts mothers and their babies at a considerable disadvantage. The headlines and distorted reportage really have caused damage. Despite the fact that some newspapers will now print 'balance' pieces and perhaps even have to print retractions, they KNOW that the headline was worth it. It's the headlines that people remember.
Perhaps some of you will think that by comparing breastfeeding mums to other minority groups I'm exaggerating. Imagine if someone was thrown off a bus for wearing a turban? Or if a gay man felt so intimidated that they went to eat their dinner in a toilet? These things happen to breastfeeding mums - and if you breastfeed for long enough, the chances are that you will - sadly - have a negative experience associated with it eventually. Racism still exists in the UK, but it is tolerated far less than it used to be, and the press do not inflame it. Imagine if they were allowed to - what sort of headlines do you think the Daily Mail would print?
I would like to see the media forced to stop their sensationalist headlines and treat the topic with the care that it deserves. All mothers and their babies deserve respect and access to good information. I believe that issues related to infant feeding deserve the same respect given to other issues.
OFCOM is the body set up to regulate broadcast media such as television and radio. The PCC deals with written word, such as newspapers and magazines.
'The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to an individual's race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability'
But you can print prejudical headlines about breastfeeding. The printed press in the UK is currently self-regulating. It's code is (perhaps inevitably) light-weight. Interestingly though, elsewhere on their website they say this:
'The PCC also does an increasing amount of proactive work with groups of people like to need to know about our work, such as Coroners, the police, witness services and bereavement support groups. There is more information about this work in the Dialogue with the Community section of the site. The PCC from time to time issues special guidelines to editors which are designed to add even further to this protection. In 1997, for instance, the Commission issued guidelines on the portrayal in the media of persons suffering from mental illness. Other specific areas the PCC has tackled include the identification, against their wishes, of lottery winners. In 2001, the Commission produced practical advice to help people suffering from press harassment and acted to emphasise the need for care in the reporting of matters involving race and religion. In 2009, the Commission published briefing notes on the reporting of suicide; and on the payment to parents for material about their children, in the wake of the Alfie Patten case.'I would like to see issues related to infant feeding (including breastfeeding) included on that list.
OFCOM's code (which is considerably more robust) says:
5.13 'Broadcasters should not give undue prominence to the views and opinions of particular persons or bodies on matters of political or industrial controversy and matters relating to current public policy in all the programmes included in any service (listed above) taken as a whole.Meaning of "undue prominence of views and opinions":
Undue prominence is a significant imbalance of views aired within coverage of matters of political or industrial controversy or matters relating to current public policy.'
from section 2 'Harm and Offence'
'2.2 Factual programmes or items or portrayals of factual matters must not materially mislead the audience. '
- Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. [...]
- The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or the rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
I would like to see OFCOM start to regulate to protect the health of mums and babies by ensuring they receive accurate information about feeding practices.
I would like them, for example, to ensure that when a programme shows a mum making the decision to bottle-feed or struggling with breastfeeding (you see it all the time in the soaps), they include information about bodies which can provide breastfeeding support (such as the LLL, ABM, BFN etc), at the end of the show in the same way they do when they run a story about domestic violence, debt, gambling, or sexual abuse.
Again, you might think this is extreme. The statistics show that many, many women run into problems breastfeeding (65% of them have given up before their baby is a week old), and very, very few of them get the correct advice to allow them to cope. Given the risks of with formula feeding both for babies and their mothers, it is an important issue. The damage stopping breastfeeding can do to a mother's mental health is only just coming to light ~ sometimes I wish this information was shared more ~ particularly by the popular press. Both these issues impact negatively on so many women and their babies.
I have complained about misleading headlines before. I hit a brick wall. Others have tried too - same thing.
Although it is tempting to complain again and again I don't see what purpose it would serve. The regulations need tightening up in order for us to have any success in defending breastfeeding from the seemingly endless media attacks on it.
I want to ask the PCC and OFCOM to re-think the way they regulate the issues related to infant feeding. I want to present them with a good argument, and lots of pressure.
If you feel strongly about the way the news yesterday was presented and would like to do something about it, please, complain all you want, but please also consider taking the time to write to the PCC and OFCOM yourselves - perhaps this article will give you some ideas for what you might like to say to them. Their contact information is below.
Perhaps we can turn this press disaster into something positive - and use the disgraceful press coverage of the issues to our advantage.
Please don't expect 'DBM' to do it all (after all, I'm really just another busy mum doing this as a volunteer!) - if you just assume someone else will complain you're on a hiding to nothing.
We all have to take responsibility for challenging the real breastfeeding bullies.
Riverside House
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You can complain via this form & you can make suggestions (like broadcasting contact information for breastfeeding support agencies with any programme which discusses breastfeeding ) here.
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You can make complaints here: firstname.lastname@example.com
And you can make suggestions (like asking for special guidelines to be drawn up to protect breastfeeding reportage) here.
I would love it if a representative from every breastfeeding support group in the country wrote or rang in. I'd love it if we ALL made the effort. I know you're - in general - a pretty laid-back bunch, but this really has gone on long enough. Please help to change things.
I'll go a step further, contact your MP. Tell them how you feel and Include a link to this blog if you want. It's time we campaigned properly for this issue.
To use a term coined by mum on the DBM facebook group earlier, 'Breastfeeding Mothers Against Discrimination' or 'BeMAD!'
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Hey all!
I was hoping to get some opinions on the differences between the Dominator and the El Fuego. What conditions do each prefer? I'm looking into buying one of the two as an all around board(If there is another board I should consider let me know), ideally I'd like it to cover knee/waste high up to about head high.
I currently ride a 7'0" "fun-shape" and a 6'6" hybrid shallow tail. The shortest board I've ever ridden if a 6'4". I'm 5'10" and about 150 pounds(68kgs). The conditions I generally ride are beach break so I dont get nice long lined up walls too much. Mostly more sectiony rollers with a bit of steepness. I've only been surfing for about a year so I'd place myself in the beginner/intermediate category and the volume calculator places my volume range in the 31-38 ballpark. I'm thinking I'd prefer to be in the upper range of that category?
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By Steve Wideman • Post-Crescent staff writer • November 21, 2010
APPLETON — Hmong army Maj. Lo Lee's instructions were crystal clear.
Fight the communist North Vietnamese army in Laos. Stop enemy soldiers and supplies from using the Ho Chi Minh Trail and, most urgently, rescue any U.S. pilot blown out of the sky over Laos.
"When an American pilot was shot down, our instructions were to get that pilot out no matter what the cost. Even if five or 10 Hmong soldiers died, we were never to give up," said Lee, who four decades later is leader of the Hmong-American Partnership in Appleton.
Some 20,000 Hmong soldiers were killed during more than a decade of fighting as part of the war the U.S. secretly waged in their homeland of Laos during the Vietnam War era. After the war ended, thousands more Hmong were killed at the hands of the communist Laotian government. Still thousands more were forced to flee, never to return.
Even so many years later, their dedication is fueling a push in Congress to allow Hmong veterans to be buried in national cemeteries. Twenty-three representatives, including four from Wisconsin, are sponsoring a bill to extend the burial benefit now reserved mostly for U.S. military personnel.
The proposal, which awaited action in a subcommittee as federal lawmakers returned to work this past week, underscores the often forgotten sacrifice made by a far-away people who, through war, became inextricably linked to places like Appleton, Menasha and Neenah.
"Our Hmong veterans fought shoulder to shoulder with American soldiers during the Vietnam War. Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to these patriotic individuals, and their service should be honored with burial benefits in our national cemeteries," U.S. Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., author of the bill, said in July when he introduced it.
Costa estimates that about 6,900 Hmong veterans would be eligible for the benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs would have to verify their service.
The federal government operates 131 national veterans cemeteries in 39 states, including one in Wisconsin. Also, state officials say the federal change automatically would open up Wisconsin's three state veterans cemeteries to Hmong soldiers if they are state residents when they die.
That would suit Lee.
"It would be a matter of pride, privilege and honor for Hmong veterans to be buried alongside their colleague soldiers from the United States…," he said.
State cemetery option
Wisconsin rules that block burial of Hmong veterans in state cemeteries automatically would change to match federal law if Congress approved the bill, said Mark Mathwig, director of the Bureau of Cemeteries for the state Department of Veterans Affairs.
"Everything that applies to national cemeteries applies to state veterans cemeteries," Mathwig said, noting one additional state rule requires veterans seeking burial in state cemeteries to be Wisconsin residents when they die.
Wisconsin's only national cemetery, the Wood National Cemetery, located on the grounds of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in the community of Wood near Milwaukee, has no room for new burials. But, all three state-run cemeteries have available space, Mathwig said.
Although it sounds simple enough, there could be a catch.
Because of the secret nature of the war in Laos, Hmong veterans were not provided the discharge papers given to U.S. military members when the war ended for them.
That paperwork traditionally is required as proof of military service when applying for veterans benefits, said Jon Li Donne, veterans service officer for Waupaca County.
"The question is, seeing (as) the Hmong weren't American citizens when the CIA bought them, they may not be recognized as veterans because they (Congress) would have to give them full veterans benefits," Meidam said.
But Costa's bill narrowly defines its intent as interment in national cemeteries without any provisions for extending additional benefits.
A similar benefit was previously accorded to members of the Philippine military who aided the United States during World War II.
U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, said Hmong soldiers deserve the burial benefit and he hopes Congress acts soon on the bill.
"Our comrades in arms, the brave Hmong who fought with us in Vietnam, also deserve to be interred in our national cemeteries…," Kagen said.
'We relied on each other'
Lee's role in the war primarily was to assess the needs of surviving relatives of the dead soldiers.
"I would travel from region to region to gather data. It was a very difficult thing," Lee said. "There were so many families where the father was killed, leaving several children in the 6-to-7-year-old range and just the wife to take care of them."
"Imagine what it must have been like to figure out how to feed all those children. It was terrible," Lee said.
Sometimes an elderly Hmong couple would lose their only son to the war — a son who had taken care of them.
"That was a horrible memory for those older people. They would cry and cry. I saw many people in that situation," Lee said.
Lee said it wasn't a difficult decision for the Hmong to help the Americans.
"Our people had been living with communism and didn't like the system. The Americans came, and America was a superpower that had a good chance to win the war."
American veterans of the Vietnam War also want to see their Hmong comrades honored with the burial benefit.
"I don't think most (Vietnam veterans) would have a problem with the Hmong being buried in national and state veterans cemeteries. They (Hmong) did a lot to help the U.S. out in the war," said Leon Meidam, a member of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 351 in the Fox Cities.
Meidam served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division in 1970 and 1971, first in a ground reconnaissance unit and then as a crew member flying small helicopters to either to fire directly on enemy soldiers or to search out targets for bombing missions by other pilots.
"The Hmong paid quite a price for helping the United States and got a lot of (downed American pilots) out of Laos," Meidam said. "A lot of people don't know what they did."
Lee doesn't know what made the relationship between the Hmong and Americans so strong.
"But you could see in the eyes and faces of the American soldiers that they trusted us and wanted to help us so much," he said. "We relied on each other so much."
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Good public relations involves pitching the right reporter at the right time for the right story, monitoring the news for stories on about you, and forging strong media relationships. Anyone can do PR if they take the time to learn a few tricks, practice some writing, and familiarize themselves with basic industry rules.
Bill Gates once said that if he was down to one dollar he'd spend it on Public Relations.
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