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Grant Achatz's award-winning Chicago restaurant is thought to be the best in town. If your travel budget doesn't allow a trip north, you can enjoy, even attempt to prepare, the chef's unforgettable dishes with the help of Alinea, a cookbook that is itself a sensual experience. Achatz, 416 pp.
In The 1933 Chicago World's Fair – A Century of Progress. Cheryl Ganz examines Chicago's second world's fair through the lenses of technology, ethnicity and gender. The 1933 fair set a new direction for international expositions. This engaging social and cultural history also features 86 photographs — nearly half of which are full color — of key locations, exhibits and people, as well as authentic ticket stubs, postcards, pamphlets, posters, and other items. University of Illinois Press, 272 pp.
After receiving dozens of rejections, Marty Morris decided to self-publish. His novel was published by iUniverse Corporation in Bloomington, Ind. And it has been well received by its readers. The Absence of Goodness is the story of a young woman who trades a gun and a badge for a nun's veil, and then is forced back into the mold of investigator when two students are murdered at the high school where she teaches. Morris, who resides in Springfield, retired from the State of Illinois last year and teaches philosophy as an adjunct at Lincoln Land Community College. iUniverse, 352 pp.
African American horror novelist Vince Churchill offers three chillers – The Dead Shall Inherit the Earth, The Blackest Heart and The Butcher Bride. The books are set in a fictionalized Jacksonville, Ill., the author's home. To learn more visit www.vincechurchill.com.
Multiple contributors penned The Chicago Sports Reader, which examines Chicago's long and glorious history of recreational and competitive sport in a city that claims the most loyal fans in the United States. The collection surveys the essential events and main teams in the city's sports history — the Bears, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Black Hawks and the Bulls. The authors also examine more specialized sports such as racing, cycling and women's baseball. University of Illinois Press, 384 pp.
Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States – A Field to Kitchen Guide, by Joe McFarland and Gregory M. Mueller. This guide not only gathers essential information for naturalists and cooks alike, but also offers the most stunning photos of fungi you will ever encounter. University of Illinois Press, 210 pp.
Chet Coppock is Chicago sports, and now he has written a guide to the sports scene in the Windy City, Fat Guys Shouldn't Be Dancin' at Halftime: An Irreverent Romp Through Chicago Sports. From his time as a host on WMAQ-TV to his days on the airwaves on "Coppock on Sports," he knows the legends that have made Chicago such a famous sports city. Coppock rates the best and worst TV sportscasters and radio talkies in Chicago over the past 25 years. Triumph Books, 240pp.
The Gardener's Cottage in Riverside, Illinois - Living in a 'Small Masterpiece' by Frank Lloyd Wright, Jens Jensen, and Frederick Law Olmsted, by Cathy Jean Maloney. What is it truly like to live within a historic work of architectural art? Current owner and gardening writer Maloney records her discoveries and personal reflections on living in the Gardener's Cottage with her family. University of Chicago Press, 128 pp.
Springfield resident and Edgar Award Winner David Ellis has a new mystery. The Hidden Man is the first in a series set in an unnamed Midwestern city, featuring grief-stricken attorney Jason Kolarich, who blames himself for his wife and child's death. A stranger called Mr. Smith hires him to defend an old friend involved in a 26-year-old kidnapping/murder case. Ellis's legal thriller has an original plot with the kind of ending everyone likes – a surprising one. Putnam, 336 pp.
Hiking Illinois by Susan L. Post features 107 scenic day hikes. Hiking Illinois brings to life the history, terrain, flora and fauna of each area. It includes descriptions of nearby recreational and sightseeing destinations. Ten Speed Press, 256 pp.
The Man Who Emptied Death Row: Governor George Ryan and the Politics of Crime (Elmer H. Johnson and Carol Holmes Johnson Series in Criminology), by James L. Merriner. Former Gov. Dan Walker calls this book a gripping factual account of real-life crime in government. James Merriner tells in graphic and readable detail why Illinois is number one in the nation in bipartisan corruption. Read it and weep for good government gone. SIU Press, 240 pp. Reviewed in IT April 8, 2009.
Springfield resident Ross Minton was raised in Dumas, Texas, the setting for his memoir, Memories of the Boys from Dumas. Because the memoir is set mainly in the 1950s, older readers will recognize and smile at many universal coming-of-age experiences and younger readers will get a charming glimpse of "the good old days." Dorrance Publishing, 53 pp.
Springfield's historic Oak Ridge Cemetery is second only to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., as the most visited cemetery in the United States. The burial place of Abraham Lincoln, Oak Ridge's dramatically landscaped grounds are an important contribution to American landscape architecture. Oak Ridge Cemetery paints a portrait of Victorian sentimentalizing of death, as well as a sublime backdrop for contemplating life. Edward J. Russo and Curtis R. Mann use compelling images from the Sangamon Valley Collection at Lincoln Library, Springfield's public library, to illustrate 150 years of Oak Ridge history — from its 1860 dedication to its maturity as one of the most beautiful spots in the Springfield area. Arcadia, 128 pp.
The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago by Jack Harpster tells the story of William B. Ogden, the first mayor of the Windy City, elected in 1837. It is the first biography of one of the most notable figures in 19th-century America. Southern Illinois University Press, 328 pp.
Job Conger's interest in aviation could easily be considered a love affair. It began with him photographing airplanes during frequent trips to the airport as a young boy. Half a century later, Conger's love for aviation has led to the creation of a book. Springfield Aviation traces the history of nearly everything with wings in the past 150 years. Hundreds of photos. Arcadia Publishing, 128 pp. Reviewed in IT, Oct. 8, 2008.
Walking in Snow is the latest book of poetry by UIS Professor Emeritus John Knoepfle. There is a strong undercurrent of the poet's awareness of his own mortality and there is also still childlike wonder. It is, in Carol Manley's words, a "meditation on the passage of time," "a collection of thoughts come wagging home." Any reader would be happy to have them come in from the snow and knock at their door as well. Indian Paintbrush Poets, Pearn and Associates. Reviewed in IT Feb. 18, 2009.
A Springfield native, from a long line of Springfield natives, Sarah Hathaway Thomas takes a spate of years away from her hometown when she marries an educational materials promoter/farmer living on the edge of a northern Indiana town, population 200. In West of Buffalo, Life in a Small Indiana Town, Sarah Thomas demonstrates a keen eye for detail and a sure ear for the quotable phrase. RoseDog Books 2009, 130 pp.
Reviewed in IT Sept. 9, 2009.
Terra Brockman, author and founder of The Land Connection, has written The Seasons on Henry's Farm: A Year of Food and Life on an Organic Farm. Henry's Farm, run by Henry Brockman, is in central Illinois where he and his family — five generations of farmers, including sister Terra — have bucked conventional wisdom by farming in a way that's sensible, sustainable and focused on producing healthy, nutritious food in ways that don't despoil the land. Terra Brockman tells the story of her family and their life on the farm in the form of a year-long memoir — with recipes — that takes readers through each season of life on the farm. Surrey Books, 320 pp.
William L. Dawson and the Limits of Black Electoral Leadership by Christopher Manning, follows the career of one of the most powerful black politicians of the 20th century from Chicago to Washington, D.C. Manning is associate professor of history at Loyola University. Northern Illinois University Press, 233 pp.
David Cain describes himself as an "artist, composer, performer, writer, filmmaker, teacher, husband, father, son, seeker, illusion mover ...." His new book is Who Moved My Illusion? In this collection of short essays, Cain draws inspiration from such teachers as Deepak Chopra and Joseph Campbell as he uses everyday examples (washing one's hair) of how to live in the present and live life to its fullest potential. Umedia Inc., 140 pp.
The Yonder Side of Sass and Texas is the debut novel of Joanna Beth Tweedy, founder and co-editor of Quiddity, the literary magazine at Springfields' Benedictine University where she teaches. Robert Hellenga notes that "Joanna Beth Tweedy has conjured up a world as familiar as childhood memories and as strange as the Sahara. The prose crackles like a splash of water on a hot skillet and there's a surprise on every page." This family saga focuses on the MacTerptin Family, an Irish-Catholic clan rooted deeply in the southern Illinois orchard country where they grow peaches so delicate they can be cut with a butter knife. The MacTerptins have eight children but the novel focuses primarily on the ones named "Sass" and "Texas," and their process of growing up. Southeast Missouri State University Press, 177 pp. Reviewed in IT March 25, 2009.


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'The King and I' slated for Broadway in March
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is about to get another king — a revival of the musical "The King and I" starring Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe will join "The Lion King" and "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical."
Lincoln Center Theater said Monday that the classic romance by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II — with songs like "Getting To Know You" and "Shall We Dance" — will begin performances March 12 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
O'Hara, a five time Tony-nominated soprano whose show "The Bridges of Madison County" closed in May, will play the starchy English schoolmistress sent to Siam to educate the children of the king. Watanabe, whose films include "Inception" and "Letters from Iwo Jima," will make his U.S. stage debut as the king.
Bartlett Sher will direct. The show will feature the musical's original Jerome Robbins choreography, with musical staging by Christopher Gattelli, sets by Michael Yeargan and costumes by Catherine Zuber.
This will be the fourth revival of the 1951 musical. The last time was in 1996 starring Donna Murphy and Lou Diamond Phillips. Yul Brynner had previously played the king three times — 1951, 1977 and 1985.
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RESTON, Va. — Thanks to citizen-scientists around the country, the USA National Phenology Network hit a major milestone this week by reaching its one millionth nature observation.
The millionth observation was done by Lucille Tower, a citizen-scientist in Portland, Ore., who entered a record about seeing maple vines flowering. Her data, like all of the entries, came in through USA-NPN's online observation program, Nature's Notebook, which engages more than 4,000 volunteers across the country to observe and record phenology – the timing of the recurring life events of plants and animals such as when cherry trees or lilacs blossom, when robins build their nests, when salmon swim upstream to spawn or when leaves turn colors in the fall.
Each record not only represents a single data point — the status of a specific life stage of an individual plant or animal on one day – but also benefits both science and society by helping researchers understand how plants and animals are responding to climate change and, in turn, how those responses are affecting people and ecological systems.
"My dream is that through the wonders of modern technology and the National Phenology Network we could turn the more than six billion people on the planet into components of our scientific observing system," said USGS Director Marcia McNutt. "We could make giant leaps in science education, improve the spatial and temporal coverage of the planet, lower the cost of scientific data collection, and all while making ordinary citizens feel a part of the scientific process."
Jake Weltzin, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist and the executive director of USA-NPN, concurs. "Hitting the one millionth observation is exciting because researchers and decision-makers need more information to understand and respond to our rapidly changing planet. More information means better-informed decisions that ensure the continued vitality of our natural areas that we all depend on and enjoy."
For example, said Weltzin, the data in Nature's Notebook are already being used to benefit society, including the development of more accurate indicators of spring, forecasting the onset of allergy seasons or the chances of western wildfires, managing wildlife and invasive plants, and setting goals for habitat restoration. Ultimately, such information can be used for better managing water resources, wildlife and ecosystem management, and even help farmers and ranchers across the nation.
Changes in phenology are among the most sensitive biological indicators of global change. Across the world, many springtime events are occurring earlier — and fall events happening later — than in the past. These changes are happening quickly for some species and more slowly, or not at all, for others, altering relationships and processes that have been dynamically stable for thousands of years. Some wildlife —like caribou and butterflies — are becoming mismatched from their plant food resources, which are responding differently. Migrations for some birds are changing too, as they can now overwinter instead of moving south for the winter, or as they fly north more quickly to keep pace with an advancing front of spring flowering.
Because of this, said Weltzin, scientists need more and better information about the pace and pattern of nature — locally to nationally — to answer important scientific and societal questions, and to build the tools and models needed to help people understand and adapt to the changes.
"So much of our improved understanding about global environmental changes is driven by varied and valuable sources of information that include networks of citizen-scientists," said John Wingfield, National Science Foundation's assistant director for biological sciences. "The public at large has played an important role collecting observations and data for a hundred years and more. Knowledge and data gained from their work will continue to have a lasting effect on how we understand regularly recurring biological phenomena for hundreds of plant and animal species and contribute to the policy arena."
Gwen Lundburg in Seattle is one citizen-scientist who has contributed hundreds of entries into Nature's Notebook. "Just noticing small changes like tiny purple lilac buds suddenly turning green has taught me to look more closely at my plants," Lundburg said. "I see things in my garden I never saw before."
With the help of citizen-scientist volunteers, working in concert with professionals, the USA-NPN, which was established in 2007, collects, stores and freely shares phenological data on more than 800 species of plants and animals. The Nature's Notebook observing program has been in operation since 2009. The coordinating office of the organization is located at 1955 E. 6th St., Tucson, Ariz., 85721. For more information, visit the USA National Phenology Network, or contact Jake Weltzin at 520-626-3821 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Booknotes III (Jan 08)
Confederate Guerrilla Sue Mundy: A Biography of Kentucky Soldier Jerome Clarke by Thomas Shelby Watson and Perry A. Brantley (McFarland, 2007). As the table of contents reveals, this book is also a much broader look at guerrilla warfare in Kentucky. Mundy is an interesting fictional persona. Not surprisingly, much like those that claim to this day that Bloody Bill and Jesse James did not meet their ends in the manner accepted by history, there are those that insist Mundy was indeed a guerrilla of the XY variety.
Huts and History: The Historical Archaeology of Military Encampment During the American Civil War edited by Clarence R. Geier, David G. Orr, and Matthew B. Reeves (University Press of Florida, 2006). I reviewed another archaeology book from this press (also edited by Geier) last year [link]. This one looks just as excellent.
How the South Could Have Won the Civil War: The Fatal Errors That Led to Confederate Defeat by Bevin Alexander (Crown, 2007).
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust (Knopf, 2008). The popular interest in this title comes as a bit of surprise (doubtless the author's recent high profile ascension to the presidency of Harvard has something to do with it -- but maybe it stems from a bargain with a certain M.). I haven't read any of Faust's previous book length studies (just a number of articles), but a skimming of some of the reviews of this title has piqued my curiosity.
First Manassas Battlefield Map Study by Ed Bearss (H.E. Howard, 2nd Ed., orig. 1991). FBR is one of my favorite battles to keep up with, so I figured I should finally get my own new copy of this classic before it goes completely out-of-print. Harry would be proud.
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I am indeed proud of you! Bearss' map study is a must have for anyone looking to understand the battle. The maps are too few in nunmber and very jumbled, however. I recommend using it in conjunction with Hennessy's narrative of the battle in the Howard series (The First Battle of Manassas - An End to Innocence). And there are two small problems with the orders of battle, one of which I discussed in a post about Sherman's battery. Bearss' book is not light reading, but if it's detail you're looking for, that's the place to go.
Thanks for your thoughts about the maps. Seeing as they were created long ago, I've often wondered what changes (if any) would be made to them with the current state of FBR scholarship taken into account.
Generally, if a battle study is light reading, I'm not interested, so this right up my alley!
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Welcome to the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Natural Parenting Top 10 Lists
This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared Top 10 lists on a wide variety of aspects of attachment parenting and natural living. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.
When you're pregnant, especially when you're pregnant with your first child, you're the world's most vulnerable consumer. You're a target for retailers, purveyors of all things teensy, pink and blue (and green -- with frogs -- if you're the sort of spoilsport who chooses to deny your baby shower attendees the personal fulfillment that comes with knowing whether to buy the onesie that reads Daddy's Little #1 All-Star Football Champion or the onesie with puffed sleeves and a glittery ADORABLE! applique). You have nearly ten months to daydream about the person you'll be meeting, and you want to make them happy. You want to make them so deliriously happy that you, poor daydreamy pregnant lady, will take "advice" from a website that suggests things you might like to purchase, you know, out of the goodness of its heart. Because Amazon.com? It just wants to help.
7 month pregnant, summertime me
Preparing for a first baby is kind of like getting ready to welcome an exchange student: you can run all over town looking for Vegemite, hang up Australian flags and learn the most current slang, but odds are the kid will just want to take a nap and hang out with some nice people. I'm the first to admit that I fell prey to the buy-this-now mentality of preparing for parenthood. I wanted my bases covered, and who was I to argue with Pregnancy magazine, or that person's "must have" list, or the people I knew who already had kids? If someone had told me that all my kid really needed was an attentive, loving, present parent, a place to sleep and some diapers, I'd have been skeptical but grateful. Well, if I had it to do over again, here's what I wouldn't buy, and what I would.
I Would NOT Buy:
1. A bumbo. There's a reason babies that age can't sit up. Give it... like, a week and a half, oh wait? He's sitting up. Now he's walking. Just let the kid roll around for awhile and be developmentally appropriate!
2. A bouncer. George hated it. He was not impressed by the "mid-century modern styling" or iPod dock. I wanted to hold my baby, and he wanted to be held. Nature's bounciest bouncer is a walking mama whose milk's just come in. I don't come with an iPod dock, but my rendition of A Bushel and a Peck is not too shabby.
3. An infant car seat. We didn't -- just went straight for the convertible -- and never wished we had one of what we lovingly call "the buckets." When we went to a restaurant, we held George so he could be a part of the action and nurse if he wanted, while we ate. At the store, he was strapped to mama or papa. No flat head, no giant contraptions to accommodate in small eateries.
4. Any baby food making supplies. I got a food mill and special baby-stomach-portion-sized silicone freezer trays that were glorified ice cube trays at four times the price of the ones meant for water. You know what works for mushing up food? Forks. Your fingers. Popping something on the stove to steam or in the microwave to soften doesn't take long, and if my kid is freaking out, Ican'twait hungry, I should've been paying better attention to his cues.
5. Toys. You'll get hand-me-downs and gifts, and unless something really speaks to you like George's Waldorf teether doll (hates it) did to me, you don't need to buy it. If you know any older babies, see what they gravitate toward. See if yours takes an interest in anything, and if you can find something similar at a consignment or second hand shop.
6. Brand new parenting books. With the exception of the Sears' Baby Book, I don't need to own any of the books I've bought. Borrow from the library, or, if you're a bibliophile like I am, check thrift store shelves for deals.
7. A separate sleep space (crib, hammock, pack & play). It saves money, and it's nice to sleep with your family. It also makes breastfeeding easier, and the store will still be there if, after the baby's born, he turns out to be one of those have-to-sleep-alone types.
8. Shoes. Why did I buy shoes? They were just so cute. Those tiny Adidas still call to me. They call, "we cost $30 and never fit your kid!"
9. "Normal" clothes. If I think about my ideal wardrobe, it would consist of things with elastic waist bands, made of the softest knit imaginable. Socks that don't leave marks on my calves. Shirts that don't bunch up at my armpits or pull across my back. Nothing that gives me a muffintop. Nothing uncomfortable, ever. Then, still, people would somehow always think I looked completely precious. Babies have that last bit covered, so don't try to stuff their little bellies into jeans no matter how cute they are or what a great clearance sale Gap is having.
10. Fancy cloth diapers. Don't get me wrong, here: I LOVE cloth diapers. Constantly buying things for someone to crap into would be unbearable for me. But, I bought a giant stash of Bumgenius at $16something a pop only to discover after a few months of use that -- for US -- they leak, don't fit that well and get stinky no matter how diligently I strip them or painstakingly I make my own detergent. The prefolds and consignment shop covers, however, that total around $4 per set are reliable workhorses.
gratuitous newborn cuteness
Now, onto the positive. DO Buy:
1. An Ergo. Baby wearing saved my relationship with my son. He wanted to be in my arms at all times, and I was a frustrated, tired mama who could get nothing done between hourly, 30-45 minute-long feedings. George learned to sleep in the Ergo and it was like having a new lease on life.
2. A king sized bed. We didn't originally intend to co-sleep, but clingy daytime George didn't turn independent once the clock struck nine PM. We tried to make our double bed work until tax season made a new mattress a possibility. Every night when we all snuggle into bed, it still feels like a luxury.
3. Our highchair. It's small enough to fit in our little kitchen, is all wood and inoffensive. It was also $60 (take that, Stokke). It converts into a little chair and table, and I love to imagine toddler George sitting there, helping himself.
4. Cloth diapers. Just not the fancy ones.
5. A sling for papa. One he will actually wear. Nathan was able to bond with George by wearing him, and it's still their special, sure-fire nap time spot.
6. Dr. Sears' Baby Book. Even though some of my friends were attached parents, I felt awash in unsolicited, unhelpful advice when my baby was pegged as "needy," "fussy" or "high-maintenance." When I found Dr. Sears, and read that it was OKAY to sleep with my baby, GOOD to feed him when he seemed hungry rather than on a schedule, HEALTHY to keep him close by wearing him, it felt nothing short of revolutionary. Dr. and Martha Sears have solved so many of my "problems" just by encouraging me to follow my instincts to provide loving care to my child.
7. An iPod or Kindle or something to entertain you. Gazing at your beautiful newborn is great for awhile, but when you're nursing for eight hours a day, you need something to do so you're not frustrated, trying to hurry him up.
8. Good quality toiletries: body wash/shampoo, diaper cream and massage oil. Don't skimp on the products that go on your naked baby.
9. A few pretty, functional mobiles. I made ours, and the black, white and gray one that hung over George's changing table for the first few months was the first thing he smiled at.
10. Nice nursing bras that fit you. Get fitted by a professional at Nordstrom or a local lingerie shop (NOT Victoria's Secret). Don't underestimate the difference this can make in your day to day.
magical Ergo
We made a lot of mistakes and continue to buy things we don't need, but I hope these top and bottom ten lists help someone avoid the "Amazon recommends" trap that is so easy to trip right into when your eyes are starry and nine months seems forever away.
Visit Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama to find out how you can participate in the next Carnival of Natural Parenting!
Please take time to read the submissions by the other carnival participants:
- Attachment Parenting in the NICU — Erica at ChildOrganics shares some strategies to help you parent naturally in some unnatural circumstances.
- 10 Reasons to Choose Baby Led Weaning — Luschka from Diary of a First Child shares ten reasons to choose Baby Led Weaning when it comes to solids.
- Choosing to Breastfeed — From selfishness to self-giving, CatholicMommy at Working to be Worthy lists reasons why breast is best for her and her family.
- Ten Things I Wish I Knew About Before Little Man — In this reflective post, The ArstyMama discusses ten things she wishes she knew more about before the birth of her son, Little Man.
- 10 Things That Helped Me Become a Natural Mama — The Accidental Natural Mama counts down ten things that helped her find her moderately crunchy inner mama self.
- Top 10 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Toddler — Extended breast-feeder Kate Wicker of Momopoly makes her own top 10 list for why she loves nursing her 2-year-old.
- Top 10 Tips on Authentic Grandparenting — Mamapoekie of Authentic Parenting offers a list of tips to make the grandparent-parent-child relationship flow smoothly.
- Top Ten "Dad" Things — Liam at In The Now talks about his favourite ways to spend time with his children.
- Top 10 Natural Strategies for Conception (aka How to Get Pregnant!) — Despite facing plenty of health issues, Jessica Claire at Crunchy-Chewy Mama found her way to two first-try pregnancies thanks to these natural strategies.
- Top Ten Reasons Why Home Birth Rocks — Lucy at Dreaming Aloud shares her passion for birthing at home - the natural place for natural birth.
- Top 10 reasons why cloth nappies are fun — Tat at Cloth Nappies Are Fun shows how using cloth nappies can brighten up your day.
- Top Ten Ways to Be Present With Family — Amy at Innate Wholeness shares how to make the most of parenting and family life through being present.
- Top 10 Things In My Arsenal of Kitchen Witchy Mama Tricks. — Joni Rae at Tales of A Kitchen Witch shares with us the simple things she would never want to be missing from her cupboards.
- Top 10 ways I'm not very good at natural parenting (and why I keep trying anyway) — Jenny at Babyfingers shares the ways she is imperfect as a natural parent, and why she embraces natural parenting anyway.
- Top 10 Ways to Know You Are a Natural Parent — So what makes us "natural parents," anyway? A lighthearted look at the Top 10 Ways to Know You Are a Natural Parent by the editors and readers of Natural Parents Network.
- The Top 10 Things Every Natural Household (with children) Should Have — Amanda at Let's Take the Metro shares a list of the most common natural products and remedies she uses for health and cleaning.
- Top 10 books for raising loving, spiritual children — In her 'food for the soul' post, Mrs Green from Little Green Blog shares her favourite spiritual books. No matter what religion you practise, there's something for everyone!
- Top 10 Things No One Told Me About Natural Parenting — Adrienne at Mommying My Way explains that the best things about natural parenting are things she never expected.
- Top 10 Flower Essences for Families — Kim of Nature Baby Bloggings lists her pick of the top ten flower essence which can help ease families through the ups and downs of life.
- My Top Ten Parenting Tools — Amyables at Toddler In Tow names the top ten tools that have been helpful to her while learning to parent respectfully and successfully.
- Ten Ways Families Can Enjoy Nature (for free!) — Spring is nearly in the air, and Jenn at Monkey Butt Junction is dreaming of the fun and frugal ways that her family is going to get out and enjoy nature this summer.
- 10 Reasons We Unschool — Patti at Jazzy Mama explains why unschooling is the right choice for her family.
- Must Read: Natural Parenting Top Ten — Amy at Anktangle wants you to do a little reading! She shares her top ten favorite books to help parents prepare for pregnancy, birth, and parenting.
- Top 10 Breastfeeding Misconceptions — Sheila at A Gift Universe examines ten reasons women give for why they didn't breastfeed as long as they wanted, and shows how these obstacles can be overcome.
- Ten Reasons to Plan a Home Birth — Since a home birth can be an incredibly empowering experience, Leslie at Lights and Letters outlines ten reasons why you should plan to have your baby at home.
- Top Ten Books for Birth, Breastfeeding and Parenting — Megan at Just Me(gan) writes about the ten books that have helped her the most in her natural parenting journey.
- A Top Ten Letter To Me... — Kat at Loving {Almost} Every Moment writes herself a letter of reflections and bits of wisdom she would have liked to know as a new mama.
- Top Ten Mama Necessities Money Can't Buy — Buying baby gear is fun, but Emily at Crunchy(ish) Mama knows real parenting must-haves can't be bought in stores (or even on Amazon).
- Top 10 Books for a Natural Mum — Isil at Smiling like Sunshine talks about her Top 10 Books for a Natural Mum.
- Ten Great Spring Activities To Do With Preschoolers — Kellie at Our Mindful Life and her family have come up with a great list of activities to do together this spring.
- 10 Ways to Reuse Yogurt Containers — Acacia at Fingerpaint & Superheroes keeps the stacks of yogurt containers out of her recycling bin by reusing them in both practical and creative ways.
- Top Ten Ways To Have a Harmonious Home — Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama shares her natural parenting-inspired methods for maintaining a harmonious daily life with her toddler.
- 10 Natural Baby Items I Love — Charise at I Thought I Knew Mama shares product ideas to support your natural parenting.
- The Pandas' Top Five Crunch-osophies — Top five crunchy philosophies, as employed at the Panda Residence by Ana at Pandamoly.
- Top 10 Reasons to Leave Your Son Intact — Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children has shared 10 reasons why you should leave your newborn son intact.
- Ten things everyone should know about unassisted homebirth — Olivia at Write About Birth shares practical tips for women considering an unassisted homebirth and debunks some common myths
- 10 Most Popular Ways To Treat Cloth Diaper Stains — Chante at My Natural Motherhood Journey gives ten easy tips to make your diapers like new.
- 10 Lessons in 1 Year — Abbie at Farmer's Daughter shares 10 parenting lessons that she has learned throughout her first year of motherhood.
- Top 10 Ways to Get Breastfeeding Off To a Good Start — Sheryl at Little Snowflakes shares 10 effective ways to ensure breastfeeding gets off to a good start.
- Top 10 Ways to Avoid a Time-Out — If you are uncomfortable using time-outs in an attempt to control your child's behavior, try one of these gentler alternatives. Dionna at Code Name: Mama shares her Top 10 Ways to Avoid a Time-Out.
- My Top 10 Parenting Scriptures — Dulce de leche is learning to integrate faith and parenting. Whether it is breastfeeding, babywearing, comforting her children, or gentle discipline, she finds that the Bible has beautiful passages to encourage her on her journey.
- Natural Cleaning Ideas - Top 10 — Laura at Laura's Blog lists the ways she keeps her house clean and clear of chemicals.
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All those hard resets couldn't have been good for your harddrive. Keep us posted if you can fix it again with drivers and bios updates. Sakowitzm you mentioned your problem spontaneously resolved? Is that still the case? When did you buy yours?
Yes, it is still the case, thank goodnes..
I got my brand new x220 in late April, 2012. Problem began about two weeks later.
At the same time, began having keyboard problems. So they replaced the keyboard.
When they came out to replace the motherboard, I refused to let them swap out/in -- the one they wanted to swap in was refurbished, and undoubted older than my brand new motherboard.
Problem spontaneously resolved about four weeks after replacing the keyboard. Not sure of relationship to that.
Good luck.
This started on my X220 (which I bought in August 2011) a few weeks ago. Ironically, it started about 2 weeks after I sent it to Lenovo to get its screen replaced. What really pisses me off about this whole thing is that I've already had to get the motherboard replaced in June 2012 - due to a variety of problems such as the system clock randomly slowing down, the system refusing to turn on sometimes, and intermittent problems with the SATA controller that caused the laptop to think that it no longer had a disk drive...
Sakowitzm thanks for the quick reply, any chance you know which version BIOS and ME firmware you're running?
Sure thing. BIOS is LENOVO 8DET59WW (1.29), 4/2/2012.
Don't know how to find ME firmware. Is it associated with the disk drive?
That looks like EC2ZB70R.
Is there still no working solution to these problems? I've been having the same issues as everybody else in this thread for the past year or so. Running Ubuntu 12.04 on an SSD. Updated to the latest BIOS last week. No change.
What worked for me was Network Connections | Wi-Fi Properties | Configure... | Power Management | "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" - Check the box.
I tried a LOT of other things, but this was my magic 'bit'.
I have seen other solutions referring to BIOS, Video and SSD drivers, but I believe I have the latest.
Win8 64-bit Lenovo T430 Samsung SSD
03-27-2013 02:05 PM - edited 03-27-2013 02:11 PM
New systemboard installed a couple days ago and it's been working fine so far on BIOS 1.28
The problem has returned
Linux user here. For me the problems started about a month ago after I updated the kernel and created a new EFI boot entry using efibootmgr. A few days ago when a new kernel came out I tried to update it like always, but now efibootmgr refused to create the boot entry. You may have heard that linux can brick samsung laptops when booted with EFI. The bug is in the EFI firmware which can not handle if the EFI storage is near full, so the linux kernel now won't let you write to it if it's >50% full, and that's what was happening to me. That meant the EFI storage in my X220 is >50% full. So I looked what's there and what I can delete. Turns out, the kernel writes crash logs into the EFI storage (because it's persistenst it survives reboot so you can inspect the stacktrace etc). I had a few of these. I deleted them all and since then the laptop can resume!
Relevant info about EFI variables/pstore: http://womble.decadent.org.uk/blog/the-terrible-state-of-efi-variable-storage.html and http://lwn.net/Articles/421297/
TLDR: Try to free some EFI variable storage, it may help.
Instructions for linux. Run everything as root. Don't hold me responsible any of these commands brick your laptop.
# First clear the pstore
mkdir -p /dev/pstore
mount -t pstore pstore /dev/pstore
ls /dev/pstore # <- Nothing important should be here, but check first anyway
rm /dev/pstore/*
# Next some EFI variables. These are used/created by pstore, but I've had them even though I deleted the pstore data using the above commands. YMMV.
rm /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/dump-type0-*


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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent medical condition in obese children and is associated with significant neurocognitive, cardiovascular and metabolic derangements. Monogenic forms of obesity resulting from disruption of the leptin-melanocortin pathways have become more notable in recent years and distinguish between various obese phenotypes. However, the association of such disorders with OSA is not well established in children or adults. In this report, we describe a 23-month-old female with morbid obesity and OSA, who was found to carry a defect in the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway. This report emphasizes the genetic basis of obesity related to MC4R deficiency and OSA in children.
Pillai S; Nandalike K; Kogelman Y; Muzumdar R; Balk SJ; Arens R. Severe obstructive sleep apnea in a child with melanocortin-4 receptor deficiency. J Clin Sleep Med 2014;10(1):99-101.
Monogenic forms of obesity could result from disruptions of the leptin-melanocortin pathway. The most common causes are those associated with mutations in the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R). These are found in 2.5% of children with early onset obesity and in 6% of obese adults.1 The MC4R is expressed largely in the hypothalamus and closely involved in appetite regulation, autonomic and endocrine functions, and insulin resistance.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the most deleterious consequences of childhood obesity and carries significant cardiovascular, neurocognitive, and metabolic morbidities. However, the association of MC4R deficiency and OSA in children is not well established, and may possibly affect a significant number of children with obesity in our society.
A 23-month-old obese Hispanic female presented to the Sleep Disorders Center at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore in April 2012 for evaluation of OSA. She was born at term weighing 2.7 kg (10th centile) to non-consanguineous parents. At 4 months, she was noted to have excessive appetite. At 6 months her weight was 13.6 kg (>> 97th centile), and by 13 months she weighed 28 kg (>> 97th centile). Other diagnoses included: asthma, chronic rhino-sinusitis, anemia, hypertension (treated with amlodipine), and mild pulmonary hypertension. Developmental milestones were appropriate for age.
Family history was significant for obesity in her siblings, parents, uncles and grandparents. In addition, there was a strong family history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, and early deaths secondary to cardiovascular disease.
On examination her vital signs were normal. Her weight was 37 kg and height was 94 cm with a BMI of 41.8 and BMI Z-score of 7.1 (Figure 1). She was noted to have noisy, heavy breathing when awake, with 2+/4 tonsils and a crowded oropharynx. Laboratory tests were significant for HbA1C of 5.7% (normal = 4.7-6.4), elevated triglycerides 190 mg/dL (normal = 35-110) and elevated fasting insulin of 169 IU/mL (normal = 2.7-24.9). Thyroid profile and cortisol levels were normal. Leptin levels were high (47 ng/mL (normal = 27-30]), ruling out leptin deficiency. DNA sequencing for genes involved in early onset obesity (Athena Laboratories) showed homozygous mutations of the MC4R gene within codon 299 (Pro299his). Notably, there were no mutations in the leptin receptor gene. Overnight polysomnography was significant for severe OSA with an apnea-hypopnea index of 36 events/h and oxygen saturation nadir of 50% (Figure 2). Lateral neck x-ray confirmed enlarged adenoid and tonsils. Subsequently, she underwent adenotonsillectomy; however, she required noninvasive ventilation of 6 cm H2O to control residual symptoms of OSA.
Subject propped up in sleeping position prior to adentonsillectomy due to severe OSA in supine posture
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Hypnogram of the overnight sleep study demonstrating severe REM (red horizontal bars) related obstructive events (green vertical lines) with severe desaturations to 60% (red line)
To our knowledge this is the first report of OSA confirmed by polysomnography in a child or an adult identified to be homozygous for MC4R deficiency. We did find a single report in the form of "letter to the editor" describing anesthetic management of a child with MC4R deficiency undergoing adenotonsillectomy.2 Considering the prevalence of MC4R gene mutations, it is possible that the association with OSA is under reported, especially since genetic testing for MC4R is seldom performed in these patients.
The association between early onset obesity and mutations in the MC4R gene was first described in 1998.3 The prevalence of MC4R deficiency in the general population is high and is estimated to be 1:2000.1 Homozygous individuals develop early onset symptoms that include: hyperphagia, morbid obesity, tall stature, increased lean body mass, and hyperinsulinemia.1 History of consanguinity increases the risk of homozygous MC4R mutations, and the earlier reports of MC4R deficiency are mostly from consanguineous parents.
Obesity increases the risk of OSA in children by more than fourfold.4 Previous studies have reported a 12% increase in severity of OSA for every unit increase in BMI above the mean for age and gender.5 Though it is likely that the morbid obesity in our patient contributed to the severity of the OSA, what is not clear is the role (if any) of melanocortin in the pathogenesis of OSA. It has been postulated that high leptin levels may serve as an adaptive mechanism to provide ventilatory stimulation that is suppressed in obese individuals.6 The high insulin levels in the patient in discussion could have resulted from a combination of morbid obesity, severe OSA,7 and mutation of MC4R pathway.8
A recent study reports a high prevalence of ADHD in subjects with MC4R deficiency.9 Obesity and ADHD are highly heritable conditions, possibly sharing a common link involving the dopamine receptor. Even though the mechanisms of association between MC4R related obesity and ADHD are unclear it could very well be related to underlying, untreated OSA.
Currently, there are no specific treatment guidelines for MC4R deficiency other than weight management, exercise, and lifestyle modifications. In addition, we treated our patient with adentonsillectomy and noninvasive ventilation during sleep to address the important morbidities associated with OSA.
In summary, this report emphasizes that early obesity may not only be linked to OSA but could suggest a specific mutation in the MC4R gene. With the growing epidemic of obesity, it is important that pediatricians and sleep physicians be aware of this genetic disorder. Finally, future research may provide more information on the possible links between MC4R and OSA.
This was not an industry supported study. Funding: National Institutes of Health grants: HD-053693 and HL-105212. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
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Pratap JN, Sekhri C, Lloyd-Thomas AR, authors. Anesthetic management for adenotonsillectomy of a child with severe obesity due to homozygous melanocortin-4 receptor gene mutations. Paediatr Anaesth. 2009;19:195–6. [PubMed]
Vaisse C, Clement K, Guy-Grand B, Froguel P, authors. A frameshift mutation in human MC4R is associated with a dominant form of obesity. Nat Genet. 1998;20:113–4. [PubMed]
Redline S, Tishler PV, Schluchter M, Aylor J, Clark K, Graham G, authors. Risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in children. Associations with obesity, race, and respiratory problems. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999;159:1527–32. [PubMed]
Tauman R, Gozal D, authors. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2011;5:425–40. [PubMed]
O'Donnell CP, Schaub CD, Haines AS, et al., authors. Leptin prevents respiratory depression in obesity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999;159:1477–84. [PubMed]
de la Eva RC, Baur LA, Donaghue KC, Waters KA, authors. Metabolic correlates with obstructive sleep apnea in obese subjects. J Pediatr. 2002;140:654–9. [PubMed]
Saeed S, Butt TA, Anwer M, Arslan M, Froguel P, authors. High prevalence of leptin and melanocortin-4 receptor gene mutations in children with severe obesity from Pakistani consanguineous families. Mol Genet Metab. 2012;106:121–6. [PubMed]
Agranat-Meged A, Ghanadri Y, Eisenberg I, Ben Neriah Z, Kieselstein-Gross E, Mitrani-Rosenbaum S, authors. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in obese melanocortin-4-receptor (MC4R) deficient subjects: a newly described expression of MC4R deficiency. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2008;147B:1547–53. [PubMed]


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Love my tragus!
Last week I decided to get my tragus pierced. I work in an office, where my nose ring was acceptable, but an eyebrow or lip piercing wouldn't be. The tragus seemed like a classier piercing than most, and my boss was ok with it. My grandma (who has plenty of ear piercings, her navel and a few tattoos) asked what it was, so I showed her on my ear and pulled up a few pictures online. She said she wanted to get it done too, so we made plans for the following weekend.
I spent hours on Google and YouTube researching everything there is to know about a tragus piercing. I also looked at other ear piercings, but decided I was dead set on the tragus. I watched countless videos of the process, some girls were rather squeamish and it didn't seem to bother others at all. I read a lot about studs vs. rings, and figured a ring would be my best option. My hair always gets caught in my earrings, and it would be pretty impossible to get it stuck in a ring.
As soon as I knew I wanted a piercing, I knew I was going to American Skin Art. There a local places for piercings, but none of them impressed me like American Skin Art- which is only about a half hour drive. My best friend in high school and her sister had all their piercings done here, which is what convinced me to get my nose done at the same place three years ago. I also watched my friend's brother get his first tattoo there. The girl that did my nose back then was leaving about a week after I was there, moving out of town, so I knew I couldn't have the same person do it. I called on Friday to check if an appointment was necessary, how much it was, hours of operation, and the types of payment accepted. Good thing I called- they only take cash and I normally only carry my debit card!
Saturday comes, and my brother who turned 18 two weeks ago and is somewhat addicted to piercings (just had his tongue done last week, lobes and cartilage, and a lip piercing too) decided he wanted to go too and get his nose done. The three of us piled into the car and headed out of town. When we walked in we went to the waiting room on the right, for piercings. We were immediately greeted, and I told the guy that my grandma and I wanted our tragus and my brother wanted his nose. He said the piercer should be back in a minute, and brought us over to the counter to show us our jewelry options, and to start explaining both piercings to us. I found out shortly the guy we were talking to was an apprentice, but extremely knowledgeable. There wasn't one thing I found online that he didn't inform us of. We filled out our forms, and handed our licenses over to be copied.
The piercer walked into the waiting room, introduced himself and got an update from his apprentice on what we were having done. I knew the piercer (James) was licensed, as I had found his name on a list of currently licensed piercers on the website for my county's health department. The five of us chatted for a bit about the all the piercings James and his apprentice had. They asked who was first and I volunteered, seeing as my grandmother and brother didn't respond. It only took them a few minutes to clean and prepare the room. The room is very clean, everything neat and put away other that the items they had out for our piercings. All the drawers were well labeled, and I didn't see the tiniest bit of anything being dirty. There was a dentist style chair in the middle of the room; mirrors with pictures tucked in the edges were covering two walls.
Only one person is allowed in the room, so I chose my grandma since she was having the same piercing done. I hopped in the chair and they wheeled over the tray with everything on it. Everything was still in unopened packages, and James explained to me what everything was. He explained that he was going to use a receiving tube instead of clamps since I had chosen a ring. I pulled my hair back into a ponytail and he cleaned and marked my ear. The apprentice carefully watched everything, and handed everything to James. I got out of the chair to check the placement, and I was happy with it so I sat back down. They reclined the chair and asked me to lie down. I asked my grandma to come over so I could hold her hand- I wasn't sure how much it would hurt.
James walked me through everything he did, which was very reassuring. He said he was just lining everything up and I should just be breathing normally for the moment. He told me he was going to tell me to breathe in, and when he told me to breathe out he was going to pierce me. Then he asked me one last time if I had any questions, and if I was ready. I was and then he pierced me. I didn't hear any noise, and it hurt less than when I had pinched my ear to see how badly it would hurt. As soon as the needle was in he told me I was pierced and that he was going to cork the needle so it didn't poke me. He then told me he was going to push the ring through- I only felt a bit of pressure when he did. Then he told me he had to open the ring just a bit more- that didn't hurt either. Then he told me he just had to clamp the ball into place, I only felt a bit of pressure. Through every step he asked if I was doing ok, which I was. I sat up for a minute to make sure I wouldn't feel diz
zy at all, and I was just fine so I ran over to the mirror and was very happy with my new pink ball on the ring!
It turns out I didn't squeeze my grandma's hand at all, but I bled just a drop or two. The apprentice immediately wiped everything down and set up everything for my grandma. They did everything the same- re-explaining everything, unwrapping everything in front of us. She squeezed my hand, but handled it very well and didn't have a drop of blood. We left the room for them to set up for my brother's nose, and then I went back in with my brother. They once again explained everything and opened everything in front of us. When my brother was done we walked out into the waiting room. My grandma had started to bleed, so the apprentice put on gloves and was instructed clearly by James on what to do, and that it is important to get all the blood out of the ear canal because it can cause an infection. Once she stopped bleeding, they took us back to the counter for payment and to give us the aftercare sheet. Even though the apprentice covered everything before we were pierced, James to
ld us step-by-step what to do again. The sheets we were given had our name, the type of piercing, and approximate heal time written on it, and his business card was attached. He said he will change our jewelry out once it's healed because it's hard to replace a CBR yourself, but if we want the ball changed he can do that before it as it doesn't involve taking the ring out.
On the way home I bought non-iodized sea salt from a grocery store. He recommended cleaning twice a day with the salt dissolved in water. I am very happy with the look my new piercing and I was very pleased with the entire process at the studio! I would definitely say go for it if you want your tragus pierced! It hurt less than when I had my cartilage (top of my ear) pierced.
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Weight: avg.
Price Paid: $150
I bought these boots 5 years ago and have just been amazed at the durability and consistency of this boot. They have kept my feet dry during 4 years of fishing Minnesota as well as trekking through snow and ice during the winter (not to mention the salt the boots have endured, unlike the cars can). I have also brought this boot to Texas hunting deer, quail, and dove in the fall and turkeys in the spring and have put them through every kind of weather imaginable. They have fought back the mesquite and heavy brush and thickets of South Texas hunting for 5 consecutive hard-core years and I couldn't possibly imagine ever buying anything but Vasque when the time may come. Its not easy to find a boot that can withstand extremly low temps in Minnesota and some of the roughest terrain in Texas. I put my life on these boots and trust them 200%!!!!
I've also had great experiences with these boots.
Materials: leather, and canvas
Use: rough trail, mid pack wgt.,
Break-in Period: very little, one day
Weight: 2 pounds, est.
Price Paid: $120
I've also had great experiences with these boots. They are the most undersold boot on the market. Not waterproof at first, but later the boots can be sealed up nicely with Nikwax. I help used these boots to provide ankle support after I broke my leg in a mountain stream. During recoup, these were the only shoes I had that supported my ankle so I could walk. After heavy trails, I love the way this boot feels at the end of the day. It holds up well. The only drawback is that it comes with alot of cleat at first, so I wouldn't advise rock scrambling until it takes some were.
I would buy this boot again.
These are the worst boots I have ever owned, bar none.
Materials: Leather and fabric--does not have Gore-Tex liner
Use: Mostly trail/rough trail (e.g., John Muir Trail) with heavy pack, 10+-day trips
Break-in Period: About 50 miles--now have about 150-200 miles on them
Weight: Not sure--about 2-3 for women's size 6lbs.
Price Paid: $110
These are the worst boots I have ever owned, bar none.
I have very ordinary feet except they're on the "small" side (I personally think women's 5 1/2 to 6 should be considered average, but just try telling that to boot manufacturers and retailers), so my boot choices are limited. That's one major factor driving me into these lousy boots.
I have taken them back to the store where I bought them, and they have worked on the boots, but every time one problem is fixed, another crops up. The boots never seem to reach a point of being broken in. I have no time this summer to break in another pair of boots, so I carry Molefoam in order to try to fix the boot in the field.
They are okay with a day-pack load or a 1- or 2-night backpack load, but when I put on my pack for a 12-day trip on the John Muir Trail, I was in real trouble but didn't know it for a couple of days. Then, for the first time ever, I began experiencing crippling pain from these boots.
The cheap laces the boots came with frayed through on my first long trip (I'm a trail scout updating my publisher's guide to the John Muir Trail).
One obvious problem that I as a buyer should have been warier of is the sheer number of ill-placed seams. Inside and outside, the boot is a maze of seams that are so badly placed that it almost seems the designer wanted to cause the wearer maximum foot pain. After I applied seam-sealer, some seam-junctions became hard knots of sealer. One such knot even had to be cut out and the hole patched over--unfortunately, that didn't cure the problem!
Forget using a high-tech sealer like NikWax on these boots. They come with a factory coating that prevents NikWax from effectively penetrating until the factory coating wears off (which takes a couple of weeks of wear, according to NikWax). Not knowing this, I dutifully applied NikWax per bottle instructions, though the stuff beaded up and did not seem to penetrate. Then, during 2 of the rainiest weeks in the Range of Light for 1997, the boots were constantly wet, and I had to hike with sopping wet feet, because the factory coating that had repelled the NikWax had worn off. I finally coated the boots with petroleuum jelly from my toiletries kit, and THAT worked. When I got home, I slathered on Sno-Seal. I plan to continue using Sno-Seal till then end of the season, when I think I will take these boots out and shoot them.
In sum, these boots may be popular because they're relatively cheap, but I think they are anything BUT a bargain for the serious trail hiker.
A very good pair of boots. Lots of ankle support.
Materials: Leather
Use: Rough trail w/big loads
Break-in Period: A week and a half
Price Paid: $125
A very good pair of boots. Lots of ankle support. I had to use a waterproofer (Nikwax Leather Boot Wax) on them and after that feet were dry.
These boots aren't bad. They have really nice ankle…
Materials: leather/nylon
Use: light loads / day trips
Break-in Period: 1 week or less
Weight: 3 lbs
Price Paid: $90
These boots aren't bad. They have really nice ankle support (I bought them after I injured my ankle cycling). They have a steel shank and the heal cup really helps stop ankle pivoting.
Vasque sells inserts that allow this boot to have different widths. I chose the "wide" insert. They do breathe pretty well but they aren't waterproof by any stretch of the imagination. I found the soles to be pretty good as far as stablity on wet rocks and roots goes. They've held up pretty well so far, I've worn them around the home and at work this past winter and on a few day trips.
Where to Buy
The Clarion Impact has been discontinued.previously retailed for:
$46.99 - $159.98
The Vasque Clarion Impact is not available from the stores we monitor. It was last seen July 9, 2013 at Campmor.


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The Discovery Channel pulled a SyFy stunt, running a fake documentary about a real prehistoric sea beast, prompting fury among the channel's Facebook fans.
In "Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives," the ostensibly educational cable station aired a two-hour mockumentary about a bunch of people hunting for a live 67-foot-long specimen of the ancient (and in reality, to our knowledge, extinct) super-shark off the coast of South Africa. Its nickname: Submarine. Its crime: chomping into a boat off the Cape Town coast just four months ago (a remarkably short turnaround for a documentary, by the way).
Gawker called out Discovery for the fake, which aired Sunday night for the station's 26th annual Shark Week with this quick flash of a disclaimer:
"None of the institutions or agencies that appear in the film are affiliated with it in any way, nor have approved its contents. Though certain events and characters in this film have been dramatized, sightings of 'Submarine' continue to this day. Megalodon was a real shark. Legends of giant sharks persist all over the world. There is still debate about what they might be."
Gawker called B.S., but who knows how many viewers took it as the gospel truth? (Huffington Post appears to have entertained its validity … as did Yahoo! News).
"Way before this disclaimer ran, I knew Megalodon was bogus," Gawker's Rich Juzwiak writes. "It opened with supposed found footage of a bunch of people whose boat was downed when something took a giant bite out of it. These people's final moments alive wouldn't normally be so freely shared on television."
Some highlights included a shoddily CGI'd shark-bitten boat and a chum cannon designed for "power chumming," as one poser dinosaur hunter calls it.
"If you chum, it'll come," he says after shots of them counting down "three, two one, chum!" and blasting a five-mile expanse of bloody chum chunks of fish, whale blubber and cow blood into the ocean.
Listen, it's not as though megalodon is a fake – it is, or was, very real and we have the teeth and skeletal remains to prove it existed as recently as a million years ago. Or that creatures presumed extinct don't crop up every once in a while. It's just that kicking off a historically informative, if not sometimes gratuitous, week of shark-related programming with a tall tale might damage the channel's reputation. (For a real documentary about megalodons, click here).
Next year, we'll probably see a new Shark Week special: Sharknado II.
Find Jennifer Wadsworth on Twitter at @jennwadsworth.


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Join the walk as an individual or as a team! Registration is free; and while fundraising is encouraged, it is not required. All proceeds benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
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In markets unused to major surprises, the news that several members of the Federal Reserve's governing body wanted to halt its quantitative easing program earlier than expected caused a kerfuffle on Thursday.
The prospect of yields on U.S. Treasurys rising above 2 percent for the first time since April last year has emerged after they shot up following Thursday's news, and the announcement that the U.S.'s rulers had sealed a deal on the feared "fiscal cliff" earlier in the week.
Treasurys are a victim of their own success as a safe haven.
Yields have been kept low in recent months by the Fed's mass bond-buying program, and by their safe-haven status as a series of crises threatened elsewhere.
Yet now an increasing number of analysts are cautioning that they are set to rise again as markets turn to riskier assets.
(Read More: The End of Stimulus? )
Fears that the U.S.'s credit rating may be threatened by politicians' failure to agree on the spending cuts needed, which many have warned could just postpone the crisis, are also a potential negative for bonds. There are even worries about the potential for default, as no agreement has been reached on whether or not to increase the debt ceiling — although most believe this is only a remote possibility.
Brett Rose, interest rate strategist at Citi, changed his rating to "sell" from "buy" on 10-year Treasurys earlier this week, after issuing a "buy" recommendation in late November. He argued that the fiscal cliff deal took away "the majority of the risk" he had feared when issuing his call.
A comparatively strong situation for U.S. corporates could also send yields higher.
Credit analysts at RBS pointed out that the US is entering a "re-leveraging period." They added: "With record-low yields, growing balance sheets and shareholder-friendly activity,there is less upside left for bondholders."
A "noisy upward glide" for Treasurys in the medium term was forecast by interest rates strategists at Lloyds — although they cautioned that the medium-term rally in riskier assets does not necessarily mean that investors should "embrace the risk-on theme for the longer haul."
(Read More: Reasons to be Bearish on US Treasurys)
John Higgins at Capital Economics also believes that the current weakness in Treasurys won't last and forecast the yield on 10-year Treasurys will drop back to around 1.5 percent soon and stay around there for most of 2013.
"Appetite for risk could wane again if the Democrats and Republicans remain at loggerheads over public expenditure, or if events further afield take a turn for the worse — say if the crisis in the euro-zone flares up," he argued.


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Getting Started with Media Monitoring
Networks and applications have become increasingly complex as new rich media applications and networking technologies have been adopted. In some cases, this layer of complexity has led to stalled deployments and a loss of confidence in the network by both the network and application operators. Today, organizations rely so heavily on their networked infrastructure, it is imperative to move beyond reactive management techniques of old and assume a more proactive approach by instituting scalable performance management.
Medianet introduces Performance Monitor and Mediatrace embedded in the network and the endpoints/applications, a collection of capabilities that will address these challenges. The frequently asked question is how to get started. Here is one way to get started.
Cisco Prime Collaboration allows you to monitor video collaboration systems. You can run a worst endpoint/session report to identify sites based on the lower performing end systems.
Useful Prime Collaboration reports include:
- Top 10 TelePresence Endpoints with Call Quality Events
- Top 10 Impacted TelePresence Endpoints with Alarms
- Top 10 Utilized TelePresence Endpoints
Analyzing these reports can help you prioritize Performance Monitor and Mediatrace to trouble sites determining ideal locations to get started with media monitoring in your network. Alternatively, you can use Cisco TelePresence Analysis and Reporting Services (TARS) to gain visibility into trouble sites.
Learn more:
Questions about medianet? Visit the: medianet support forum
In an effort to keep conversations fresh, Cisco Blogs closes comments after 60 days. Please visit the Cisco Blogs hub page for the latest content.


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Palin Email Hacker Indicted by Grand Jury
A 20-year-old college student was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Tennessee for allegedly hacking into the Yahoo e-mail account of Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
David C. Kernell, a student at the University of Tennessee and the son of Tennessee state Rep. Mike Kernell, a Democrat, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday and will be arraigned Wednesday before Judge C. Clifford Shirley.
If convicted, Kernell faces up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release. He is accused of gaining unlawful access to stored communications and obtaining information from a protected computer via interstate communication.
Kernell, who went by the Internet name of "rubico" or "rubico10", is accused of hacking into Palin's "[email protected]" e-mail account on September 16 by successfully navigating Yahoo's password recovery system.
Palin's e-mail address was revealed in several news stories around September 10, according to the indictment. Palin had come under fire for allegedly using her personal Yahoo account to conduct state business, a move that could run afoul of transparency rules governing public officials.
Yahoo e-mail users who want to recover their passwords are required to provide their e-mail addresses, ZIP code, and date of birth. They must then answer a security question, which in Palin's case was "Where did you meet your spouse?"
Any of the 40 million people who watched Palin's GOP convention acceptance speech knew that she met her husband Todd in high school in her hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. It would not take a seasoned hacker to eventually land on the correct wording Wasilla High and gain access to Palin's account.
Kernell cracked the code, changed the governor's password to "popcorn" and then posted some of the account's contents on hacker message board 4Chan, including personal e-mails, family photos, and Palin's contact list.
The account has since been deleted.
"Cyber crime is the FBI's top criminal investigative priority. We would like to thank all of the internet service providers and others who partnered with us to bring this matter to a quick and successful resolution." Richard Lambert, a special agent in charge with the FBI's Knoxville Field Division, said in a statement.
The FBI searched Kernell's apartment in late September, but a federal grand jury failed to return an indictment at the time.


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Greetings in the name of Christ!
Welcome to the website of
the Order of Corpus Christi.
The brothers and sisters of the Order are clergy and laity from a variety of Christian communions and live and serve in settings across the United States.
We the Order of Corpus Christi, consistent with our aspirations to be leaven in the loaf of the church catholic and true to the Great Commandments of our Lord Jesus Christ, covenant to affirm and welcome all members of the Body of Christ without regard to their race, class, country of origin, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
In our various ministry settings, we are committed to living out our shared commitment so that individual lives are transformed into the Body of Christ through:
disciplined daily prayer,
common study,
shared Ecumenical Creeds,
Baptism in the Triune Name,
the mystical presence of Christ in the Eucharist,
life in community,
the church reformed and reforming.
Once each year, we gather in Retreat to live as a cloistered monastic community for three days. During this time we pray the liturgy of the hours together, share daily Eucharist, discus our common study books and strengthen new and long-term relationships.
This website provides much more information about the Order of Corpus Christi, I encourage you to look it over and if you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact me.
May the blessings of God: Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit, be with you and remain with you always.
On the journey,
Br. Bob


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Max wrote:bluuu wrote:about compiling error:
i got this too and ... this is cpu temperature problem (probably)
when i set -j2 compilation passed ok
So building QGC can bake a Pi?
... sorry, couldn't resist!
i got about 78 deg C but why was error with -j4 and no error with -j2...


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FREMONT — Solyndra has been slapped with several objections to its plan to reorganize its finances, including opposition from Alameda County, the U.S. Energy Department and the Internal Revenue Service.
The objections come at the same time Solyndra is attempting to sell its solar equipment factory in Fremont. Solyndra has struck a deal to sell the plant to Seagate Technology for $90.3 million.
"The reorganization plan grossly understates the property taxes due" for Solyndra's properties, the Alameda County Tax Collector claimed in documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The county added, "The plan fails to state that Alameda County is entitled to 18 percent interest on its secured property tax claim."
Separately, the U.S. DOE noted that Fremont-based Solyndra received a loan of $528 million in connection with the construction of the solar panel factory that is headed for a sale to Seagate.
Cupertino-based Seagate hopes to complete its purchase of the Solyndra factory by early 2013.
Contact George Avalos at 925-977-8477. Follow him at twitter.com/george_avalos.


text: The execution of Marie Antoinette. Artist unknown. Wikimedia hide caption toggle caption Wikimedia The Salt Let Them Eat Kale: Vegetarians And The French Revolution July 14, 2012 The French Revolution conjures up memories of Marie Antoinette and the guillotine and angry peasant uprisings, but middle-class vegetarians may have also played an important role in the politics of the day.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Valley of the Barbie and Ken Dolls
No one describes this approach to composition better than does my friend Armando Mendez on his excellent website, The Rules of Attraction: Whitcomb's illustrations most often involved "zooming in on people--mainly pretty young city girls for large format magazines aimed at a feminine audience --and everything else in the picture became design not narrative elements." As well, Whitcomb's models were "transformed by idealization formulas Whitcomb and [Al]Parker, with others like Haddon Sundblom, made standard throughout the industry."Whitcomb found this formula so successful, he used it not only in story assignments, but in countless ads...They are so common in women's magazines from the 40's and 50's that I stopped marking them for later scanning.
Whitcomb was enjoying not only unprecedented exposure for his work but as a public figure as well. His celebrity status is apparent in this October '53 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, which gave him six pages to discuss his choice of models - all actors or performers from television, Broadway or Hollywood. Its interesting to see how Whitcomb applied his formula for idealization when the model's photo is set next to his drawing. And notice also that once again, its all about the head-shot.
Returning to the crowd scene at the beginning of this post; remember the Famous Artists School lesson from last week on designing a crowd scene as described by Albert Dorne? Jon Whitcomb was also one of the twelve founding faculty members at the school. Which lesson in the FAS binder does Whitcomb teach? "How to Paint a Head in Wash". Of course.
You'll find all of today's images at full size in my Jon Whitcomb Flickr set.
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I am really enjoying your thoughtful commentary on Whitcomb, Leif. I never thought about the connection between Dorne and Whitcomb, but it makes perfect sense and sheds some interesting light on the transition of the times.ReplyDelete
Personally, I don't care much for Whitcomb's work. There were others, such as Al Parker, who suffered through the "big head" phase of American illustration with far more artistic integrity. (For another fascinating perspective on how the illustration style of the day was affected by the culture following World War II, read Al Parker's superb essay on "The Decade: 1940-1950" in Walt Reed's The Illustrator In America.)
Anyway, I had to laugh at your discovery of a "crowd scene" from Whitcomb. For him, a crowd scene means big heads in the foreground and smaller heads in the background-- all surrounded by night shadows which eliminate the challenging problems of perspective, foreshortening, interaction of figures, etc. Compare this "crowd scene" with the complex architecture of the crowd scene from Dorne that you posted last week, and you can see that we were well on our way to the dumbing down of America.
Thanks for your comment, David - I will be sure to read Parker's essay!ReplyDelete
I know exactly what you mean about Whitcomb and the dumbing down of America, or more specifically, the dumbing down of illustration. Its the point Noel Sickles and Gil Kane made in that Comic's Journal interview, using Whitcomb as the marker of the demise of "good" illustration.
That's why I'm so amused by the Cosmo article where Whitcomb describes the qualities of his various movie star models - by that time, he had evolved his idealization formula to the point where, really, no model was necessary.