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Electric Guitars
Baudier Guitars
A NAMM newcomer, Baudier Guitars brought several head-turning models, including this rad-looking Roadster. It features a custom-painted alder body, a 25.5" scale, body-mounted Baudier humbuckers, a triple-truss-rod maple bolt-on neck, a graphite bridge, a kill switch, and a 4-way pickup selector with split-coil settings.
Genesis Deluxe Pro
Epiphone resurrected this underrated early-'80s import in a new version complete with mahogany body, fl amed-maple top veneer, coil-tappable ProBucker 2 (neck) and 3 (bridge) pickups, and Grover tuners.
The new GF6 knocked us out on numerous levels. The carved swamp-ash top deviates from the usual laminate approach to semi-hollow construction and, paired with Lindy Fralin P-90s, it's got the potential to be a living, twitching, fi re-breathing beast. Lament your lost Starcaster no more!
Pawn Shop Bass VI
Fender resurrected the 30"-scale Bass VI, which last appeared in the '90s as a Japanese-made reissue, as part of the Pawn Shop series—which accounts for the cool twists on the original. The latest incarnation of the VI includes a stacked-coil, Jazzmaster-style bridge pickup and two Special Design Hot Jaguar single-coils.
Kauer Guitars
Kauer Guitars' new Starliner succeeds at achieving a look that's at once familiar and unique. It features a Spanish cedar body with a maple cap, and it's available standard with Wolfetone humbuckers or P-90s.
Framus Vintage
5/168 Golden Strato De Luxe
The original Strato De Luxe was cradled by the likes of Kurt Cobain and Thurston Moore, and the maple-bodied new Vintage 5/168 Golden Strato De Luxe reissue is a dead ringer for the early-'60s version. A Tune-omatic-style bridge with a vintage vibrato system mean this version will probably stay in tune much better, though, and there are enough controls—including a spring-loaded, pinky-activated manual tremolo circuit—to make a Vox Starstreamer feel inadequate!
Ravenswood by Hanson Guitars
This new sub-brand from Hanson features individually intonatable saddles for each string, and the solid-mahogany body is based on the company's Cigno model. The set neck features a rosewood fretboard, block inlays, a slotted headstock, and a wider nut than you'll fi nd on most traditional-style 12-string solidbodies. The three DeArmond-style single-coils are voiced for classic '60s tones, and they're controlled by master volume and tone knobs, as well as a 5-way pickup selector that combines neck and bridge pickups in the middle position.
Classic Series 1478
Silvertone revisited a few of the models that have made it a legend among budget vintage enthusiasts. They showed off a new U2, along with this 1478 prototype outfitted with a Bigsby and a beautifully chunky neck that we hope makes it to production versions.
Viktorian Guitars
Grace Status
Viktorian Guitars' new, lightweight, and elegant-yet-racy Grace Status features composite construction and a dual-chambered body. Weighing in at about 4.5 pounds, it features vintage-voiced Viktorian humbuckers that yield an almost ES- 335-like voice. Controls include volume and tone, as well as a bass-roll off knob for taming the feedback that plagues semi-hollowbodies at high volumes.


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You can buy anything online. Literally.
In a recent interview with Cody Alan, country duo High Valley shared a coveted farming secret. Where are "real chicken farmers" sourcing their chickens? Much to everyone's surprise, High Valley's grade A chickens are ordered online and shipped to Tennessee from Connecticut.
"I ordered 15 more chickens online, and they showed up, and there was 3 bonus chickens, so I got 18 in the mail. I had four, so I have a total of 22, and I am building a brand new chicken coup because I don't have enough room." shared Curtis Rempel.
"So you order them online at chickensonly.com?" Laughs Cody. "Nothing says 'Legit Farmer' like ordering your chickens online." Teases Brad Rempel, who is not only 1/2 of the band but also Curtis' brother.
"I did have to drive to the post office to pick them up," retorted Curtis.
Have no fear, these chickens will live well into their elder years. Curtis also shared with Cody that all of his chickens are all laying hens, which means that he will be collecting their eggs for years to come.
While Curtis may not name his chickens, his children sure have, and the names are downright awesome. "Mary, Martha, Margaret, and Lisa."
That's right. Lisa, the chicken. Let that set in and listen to High Valley as they join Cody Alan on the radio Tuesday. You can find your station HERE.
Photo Credit: Getty Images.

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LeRoy Carhart
LeRoy "Lee" H. Carhart is a late-term abortionist who works in Bellevue, Nebraska at the Abortion and Contraception Clinic of Nebraska. Carhart also commits abortions part-time at the Affiliated Women's Services of Indianopolis, Indiana. [1]
- 1 Faith Aloud
- 2 The Abortion Provider's Declaration of Rights
- 3 Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
- 4 Women's Health Care Services
- 5 Republican Party
- 6 Germantown Reproductive Health Services
- 7 Republican Majority for Choice
- 8 Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
- 11 Unsafe Practices Reported by Former Employees
- 12 Presbyterians Affirming Reproductive Options
- 13 Advisory Letter from MD Dept. Health
- 14 Carhart Patient Died from Complications
- 15 Criminal Investigation over Illegal Dumping
- 16 Inhumane Treatment of Animals
- 17 References
Faith Aloud
As at 2011, LeRoy Carhart is on the board of governors for Faith Aloud. The mission of Faith Aloud is "to eliminate the religious stigma of abortion," and was incorporated in 1982. [2]
The Abortion Provider's Declaration of Rights
LeRoy Carhart signed The Abortion Provider's Declaration of Rights, a declaration of the rights of abortion providers.[3][4]
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
Carhart is a former board member of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health.[4]
Women's Health Care Services
In 1975, George Tiller opened and worked as director/owner of Women's Health Care Services in Wichita, Kansas. It was "world-renowned as a place where women could receive abortions up until the ninth month. There was a metal detector and patients had to provide their name and identification to get in. Women from age 9 to 60 came from all around the world to have late-term abortions.
LeRoy Carhart, his wife Mary Lou Carhart, as well as Shelley Sella and Susan Celina Robinson worked alongside Tiller as abortionists at the facility. Each abortionist worked several days a month on a rotating schedule and were flown in from out of state.[5]
Republican Party
As at July 25, 2010, LeRoy Carhart was a member of the Republican Party.[6]
Germantown Reproductive Health Services
The Germantown Reproductive Health Services abortion business employs Leroy Carhart. He is a late term abortionist from Nebraska. He is well known for his opposition to the ban on partial-birth abortions, and challenged the federal ban in court in the case Gonzales v. Carhart. He is currently under investigation for misrepresentation of his employment history on his Maryland medical license application. He is also implicated in the death of 19 year old Christin Gilbert when he botched a third trimester abortion on her unborn child.[7].
Republican Majority for Choice
On May 30, 2000, Carhart was the keynote speaker at the annual gala for the Republican Majority for Choice held at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. Here the PAC presented its annual "Choice" Award to the late Senator John Chafee, "in recognition of his unwavering commitment to personal choice during his long and illustrious career as a US Senator from the State of Rhode Island." Senator Lincoln Chafee accepted the award on behalf of his father. Dina Merrill, actress, member of the Republican Majority for Choice Board of Directors and highly visible Pro-Choice Republican was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening's events.[8]
On July 25, 2000, LeRoy Carhart addressed a news conference for the Republican Majority for Choice in Philadelphia at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital. Click here for full text of LeRoy Carhart's remarks at this event.
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
As of 2009, LeRoy Carhart is a director on the Board of Directors for the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice which was founded in 1973 by clergy and lay leaders in an effort to provide interfaith support for abortion rights.[9]
"NARAL Stands with Carhart"
On August 28, 2009, Carhart and abortion lobby leaders including Emilie Ailts, the executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado held a press conference in Bellevue, Nebraska. At the conference Ailts stated,[10]
- "I am here today on behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, my colleagues in other state affiliates, and the million-plus Americans who are members of the organizations that comprise our network. I am honored to stand in unity with Dr. Carhart and his staff. Their continued courage and commitment against many odds make it possible for women in Nebraska and across the country to make the personal and private decision to access safe, legal abortion care with dignity."
NARAL Pro-Choice America and the following state affiliates signed on to this statement of support for Dr. Carhart, his staff, and his patients:[10]
- NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona
- NARAL Pro-Choice California
- NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado
- NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut
- NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland
- NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts
- NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota
- NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri
- NARAL Pro-Choice Montana
- NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire
- NARAL Pro-Choice New Mexico
- NARAL Pro-Choice New York
- NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina
- NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio
- NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
- NARAL Pro-Choice South Dakota
- NARAL Pro-Choice Texas
- NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
- NARAL Pro-Choice Washington
- NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin
- NARAL Pro-Choice Wyoming
2010 Support for Carhart
On Dec. 6, 2010, Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, and Jenny Blasdell, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland, issued a joint statement reaffirming the organizations' support for Carhart. It was that day that Carhart began committing abortions at Germantown Reproductive Health Services. The statement reads,[11]
- "After Dr. George Tiller was brutally murdered inside his Kansas church in 2009, Dr. LeRoy Carhart stepped up his commitment to provide care to women who face severe health- or life-threatening complications in their pregnancies. Dr. Carhart's courageous decision to continue serving women and their families after Dr. Tiller's murder made him the top target of anti-choice groups. These groups organized protests outside his Nebraska-based clinic and used the legislative process to make it more difficult for the women and families he served to access the care he provides in that state. As Dr. Carhart begins his practice in Maryland, we stand behind him and his staff as they provide care to women and families who often are in heart-breaking situations. It is disappointing and outrageous that these patients will have to endure anti-choice harassment outside the health center in order to access the care they need. We are confident that the people of Maryland will support Dr. Carhart and the women he serves. Marylanders will oppose any efforts to make their state the home of the anti-choice threats and intimidation like we have seen in Kansas and Nebraska."
"NOW Stands with Carhart"
On Aug. 28, 2011 a "Clinic Defense and Counter-Protest of Anti-Abortion Demonstrations" was held outside Carhart's late-term abortion facility, the Abortion and Contraception Clinic of Nebraska. The event included a press conference from 9:30am - 10:00am and a "Clinic Defense and Counter-Demonstration" from 7:00am - the time the facility closed for the day. Speaking at the press conference were LeRoy Carhart; Terry O'Neill, President, National Organization for Women; Katherine Spillar, Executive Vice President, Feminist Majority Foundation; and Debra Sweet, National Director, World Can't Wait.
NOW president Terry O'Neill stated,[12]
- "Because NOW believes that it is every woman's right to have access to the full range of reproductive health care, I will be there to stand with leaders and activists from NOW and other organizations to help defend these brave providers... Clinic violence and harassment are domestic terrorism, plain and simple. The hateful rhetoric and attacks have grown bolder this year. As we prepare to stand in peaceful support of women's rights in Nebraska, we know that every clinic in the United States is a potential target. I call on the Obama Administration to respond to this threat using the strongest means possible, to prosecute the criminals, their funders and their co-conspirators, and to protect every provider, worker and patient across this nation."
Unsafe Practices Reported by Former Employees
On Sep. 3, 2009, pro-life groups met with Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning and presented to him three signed affidavits from former employees of abortionist LeRoy Carhart alleging a pattern of illegal activity stretching back for years. At the press conference, Operation Rescue president Troy Newman stated,[13]
- "For the first time, we have sworn statements from women who have admitted that they were instructed to commit illegal activity at Carhart's abortion clinic in Bellevue, Nebraska. That makes their allegations compelling and convincing. These women came forward on their own to blow the whistle on Carhart out of concern for the safety and wellbeing of women. These are not pro-life activists by any stretch of the imagination."
The affidavits and other documents were presented to Bruning at the meeting where he took custody of them.
The former employees, whose names remain confidential, made allegations that Carhart had workers without proper licensing and training performing medical tasks that were illegal for them to do, such as starting IVs and dispensing medications. They said that illegal post-viability abortions were performed. The women also indicated that drugs had gone missing at the clinic, that Carhart was chemically impaired while on duty, and that there were generally unclean conditions at the clinic, including dried blood on medical instruments. They indicated that Carhart had poor personal hygiene and rarely washed his hands between patients.
Presbyterians Affirming Reproductive Options
On July 5, 2010, during the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly, Presbyterians Affirming Reproductive Options held a luncheon. Leroy Carhart, member of the board of directors of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice was keynote speaker at the luncheon.[14] Below is a selection the comments he made at the event:[15]
- "We need an army to destroy the American Taliban! Before Roe [v. Wade] - women died in the streets every day!"
- "I know I'm a cynic, but I firmly believe [the Pro-Life Movement's] final goal is to take away a woman's right to vote. It's really about control of women."
- "We need to wake up our senators to the fact that the people of America are pro-choice... [Only] seventeen percent of Americans are anti-choice, as we know."
- "Over the last twenty years, hundreds of thousands of abortions have been prevented by better birth control... We're really trying to make abortion not needed."
- ""We're trying to prevent the need for abortion, but that's utopia."[16]
- "Most women that have abortions are emotionally recovered by the time they leave the clinic."
Advisory Letter from MD Dept. Health
On Nov. 4, 2011, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene contacted Operation Rescue stating that its board had received the complaint filed by Operation Rescue alleging that Carhart lied to the Medical Board about his abortion business in order to gain licensure in Maryland, and that he routinely falsified fetal ages by taking bogus ultrasound readings. The letter stated in part,[17]
- "Your inquiry prompted the Board to conduct a full investigation... Following a careful review of the matter, the Board voted to resolve this case by issuing an Advisory Letter to the above-mentioned physician. An advisory letter is used to inform, educate or admonish a health care provider."
Carhart Patient Died from Complications
On Feb. 7, 2013, 29-year old Jennifer McKenna Morbelli died as the result of fatal complications suffered during an abortion at 33 weeks that was done by LeRoy Carhart at the Germantown Reproductive Health Center abortion business. The woman, who came for a third trimester abortion from out-of-state, arrived at GRHC on Sunday and was seen by pro-life activists every day through Wednesday. Witnesses said she appeared "pale and weak."[18]
Early Thursday morning, the woman began suffering chest pain and other discomforts. Her attempts to reach Carhart were unsuccessful. The woman was taken by her family from her hotel to a nearby hospital emergency room at approximately 5:00 a.m. Efforts by hospital staff to contact Carhart or get informational assistance from the abortion clinic were unsuccessful. The patient suffered massive internal bleeding into her abdominal cavity. She slipped into a Code Blue condition approximately six times before finally succumbing to her injuries at around 9:30 a.m. The case has been placed with the Medical Examiner for further investigation.[19]
Criminal Investigation over Illegal Dumping
On Feb. 11, 2013, David Williams of the Maryland Attorney General's Environmental Crimes Unit contacted Janet Kotowski, a sidewalk counselor in Germantown, to notify her that LeRoy Carhart and the Germantown Reproductive Health Services late-term abortion business were currently under investigation. In Nov. 2011, Kotowski had written asking the agency to look into illegal dumping of biohazardous waste and private patient information at the Center. Kotowski's request followed a formal complaint filed with the Environmental Crimes Unit by Operation Rescue in July, 2012. The complaint included edited video and photographic evidence that showed GRHS and Carhart engaged in the illegal dumping on a routine basis. Evidence included:[20]
- Documents containing private patient information concerning birth control prescriptions and abortion procedures, as well as copies of patient driver's licenses.
- Bloody refuse blood clots and possible human fetal remains.
- Drug control violations.
Cheryl Sullenger of Operation Rescue also spoke with Williams on Feb. 11, agreeing to turn over unedited video-taped evidence of the illegal dumping documented last year to aid in his investigation. Williams told Sullenger, "This is a very serious criminal investigation."[20]
Inhumane Treatment of Animals
In 1992, four of Carhart's eleven horses, and two dogs, were confiscated by the humane society due to neglect. An officer of the humane society said she had not obtained a warrant because the animals were in danger of death. She also said that the horses were in danger of starvation even though several large bales of inferior-quality hay were outside a fence, just beyond the reach of the horses. Some of the older horses had bite marks on their backs indicating that younger horses had driven them away from what food was available, and that the most skeletal of the horses, a 20 to 30-year-old female, had to be coaxed from a barn that was a foot deep in mud and excrement. The humane society spokesperson also said that Carhart "wasn't too happy" that she had taken the horses, and that he threatened to file charges against her.[21]
- ↑ CarhartReignTerror
- ↑ Faith Aloud's 2011 Annual Report
- ↑ Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health: The Abortion Provider's Declaration of Rights (accessed on Aug. 12, 2012)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health: The Abortion Provider's Declaration of Rights: Signers, Continued (accessed on Aug. 12, 2012)
- ↑ Operation Rescue The Tiller Report (accessed on September 1, 2012)
- ↑ AbortionWiki: Text of LeRoy Carhart's 2000 Speech for Republican Majority for Choice
- ↑ Carhart Botched Abortion Death
- ↑ Republican Majority for Choice: The late Senator John Chafee to be honored with the 2000 Annual Choice Award at a May 30th gala in NYC (accessed on Feb. 14, 2013 via the Way Back Machine)
- ↑ RCRC: 2009 Annual Report
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 NARAL: NARAL NETWORK STANDS WITH DR. CARHART AGAINST ANTI-CHOICE ATTACKS ON WOMEN, Aug. 28, 2009 (accessed on Feb. 12, 2013)
- ↑ NARAL: STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR DR. CARHART, Dec. 6, 2010 (accessed on Feb. 12, 2013)
- ↑ NOW: NOW President Terry O'Neill to Stand with Reproductive Health Care Providers, Defenders in Nebraska, Aug. 25, 2009 (accessed on Feb. 12, 2013)
- ↑ Operation Rescue: NE Attorney General Takes Custody Of Affidavits, Sep. 4, 2009 (accessed on Feb. 12, 2013)
- ↑ PARO: Doctor speaks emotionally of those in need of abortions, July 6, 2010 (accessed on Aug. 20, 2012)
- ↑ The Layman Online: PARO chooses life-ending physician, by James D. Berkley, July 6, 2010 (accessed on Aug. 21, 2012)
- ↑ PCUSA: Doctor speaks emotionally of those in need of abortions, July 6, 2010 (accessed on Aug. 21, 2012)
- ↑ Letter to Cheryl Sullenger from John T. Papavasiliou at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, dated Nov. 14, 2011
- ↑ JillStanek.com: BREAKING: Carhart's victims identified, Feb. 10, 2013 (accessed on Feb. 12, 2013)
- ↑ Operation Rescue: Carhart Patient Dead From Horrific 33-Week Abortion Injuries, Feb. 8, 2013 (accessed on Feb. 8, 2013)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Operation Rescue: Maryland Attorney General's Office: Carhart Under "Serious Criminal Investigation" in Wake of Abortion Death, Feb. 12, 2013 (accessed on Feb. 12, 2013)
- ↑ Carhart's horses confiscated, Bellevue Leader, July 25, 1992


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By Chris Wright
With his side 1-0 down and the final whistle looming, Zambia needed a cool head to capitalise on the incredibly dubious penalty they were gifted against Nigeria in the AfCoN yesterday evening.
Up stepped Chipolopolo goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene, who proceeded to stick away just about as perfect a penalty as you're ever likely to see…
It don't get much better than that peeps! Thanks to Mweene's spot-kick chops the game ended 1-1, leaving Zambia level on points with The Super Eagles in the Group C table and just about keeping their title defense on track – mathematically at least.


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ATLANTA (AP) — Would you go to a drugstore to get tested for AIDS?
Health officials want to know, and they've set up a pilot program to find out.
The $1.2 million program will offer free rapid HIV tests at pharmacies and in-store clinics in 24 cities and rural communities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday.
Drugstores now offer blood pressure checks, flu shots and a few other types of health services. Officials are hoping testing for the AIDS virus will become another routine service.
"By bringing HIV testing into pharmacies, we believe we can reach more people by making testing more accessible and reduce the stigma associated with HIV," CDC's Dr. Kevin Fenton said in a statement. He oversees the agency's HIV prevention programs.
The tests are already available at seven places, and the CDC will soon pick 17 more locations.
The HIV test is a swab inside the mouth and takes about 20 minutes for a preliminary result. If the test is positive, customers will be referred to a local health department or other health-care providers for a blood test to confirm the results, counseling and treatment.
When the project ends next summer, CDC officials will analyze what worked well and what didn't, said Paul Weidle, the epidemiologist who is heading up the project.
An estimated 1.1 million Americans are infected with HIV, but as many as 20 percent of them don't know they carry the virus, according to the CDC. It can take a decade or more for an infection to cause symptoms and illness.
Since 2006, the CDC has recommended that all Americans ages 13 to 64 get tested at least once, not just those considered at highest risk: gay men and intravenous drug users.
On special occasions, health organizations have sent workers to some drugstores to offer HIV testing. This week, Walgreens — the nation's largest chain of pharmacies — is teaming with local health departments and AIDS groups to offer free HIV testing at stores in 20 cities.
But this CDC pilot program is different: It's an effort to train staff at the pharmacies to do the testing themselves, and perhaps make it a permanent service.
"I'm excited. It's such a new and novel thing for us," said Sarah Freedman, who manages a Walgreens in Washington, D.C., that is participating in the pilot program.
At her pharmacy, the testing is done in a private room. They've also taken steps to make sure that a customer can very quietly request the test. For example, they've put out stacks of special test request cards — they look like business cards — at George Washington University and other nearby businesses. Anyone seeking a test can simply hand the card to the clerk, she said.
Only three or four customers have gone through with a test in the first few weeks.
"We get a lot of questions," she said. "Usually they get the information and they go and sit on it and think about it."
There's a second Walgreens in Washington offering the test, as well as branches in Chicago and Lithonia, Ga. Other test sites: East Pines Pharmacy in Riverdale, Md., Mike's Pharmacy in Oakland, Calif. and a federal Indian Health Service location in Billings, Mont.
Each of the locations will get enough tests to check 200 to 300 people.


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Well since the last few bakes have been very white I started to feel the Force draining and I was being pulled towards the Dark Side! This bread is a 70% whole grain power-house made with a soaker which I scalded to make sure it was nice and soft. I used 5 different whole grains in the scald and 3 whole grain flours plus some French style flour in the double starters and main dough.
I also wanted to try something a little fancy for the shaping and placed a small ball of dough along with a double braid in the bottom of my basket before placing the rest of the dough on top of both of them. This formed a nice hat on top of the bread.
The soaker was brought up to a boil and scalded for about 10 minutes until all the grains were nice and soft and then put in a bowl and covered for 5-6 hours until the levains were ready to use.
The end result of this bake was a nice wholesome tasty bread. The crust was excellent and the crumb was soft and chewy chock full of grainy goodness.
Levain Directions
Starter 1
Mix all the levain ingredients together for about 1 minute and cover with plastic wrap. Let it sit at room temperature for around 7-8 hours or until the starter has doubled. I usually do this the night before.
Starter 2
Mix all the ingredients listed with the levain from the first build and let it set at room temperature for around 7-8 hours or until the starter has doubled or before it starts collapsing on itself. Either use right away in the main dough or refrigerate for 1 day.
Main Dough Procedure
Mix the flours and the water except for around 75 grams, together in your mixer or by hand until it just starts to come together, maybe about 1 minute. Let it rest in your work bowl covered for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Next add the salt, starter (cut into about 7-8 pieces), honey, and soaked grains and mix on low for a minute. Add the rest of the water unless the dough is way too wet. Mix on low-speed for another 4 minutes. Remove the dough from your bowl and place it in a lightly oiled bowl or work surface and do several stretch and folds. Let it rest covered for 10-15 minutes and then do another stretch and fold. Let it rest another 10-15 minutes and do one additional stretch and fold. After a total of 2 hours place your covered bowl in the refrigerator and let it rest for 12 to 24 hours.
When you are ready to bake remove the bowl from the refrigerator and let it set out at room temperature still covered for 1.5 to 2 hours. (I used my new proofer this time and it only took about 1 hour at 80 degrees).
Remove the dough and shape as desired. Place your dough into your proofing basket(s) and cover with a moist tea towel or plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray. The dough will take 1.5 to 2 hours depending on your room temperature. (Again, I used my proofer set at 80 degrees and let it rise for about 1.5 hours).
Let the dough dictate when it is read to bake not the clock.
Around 45 minutes before ready to bake, pre-heat your oven to 500 degrees F. and prepare it for steam. I have a heavy-duty baking pan on the bottom rack of my oven with 1 baking stone on above the pan and one on the top shelf. I pour 1 cup of boiling water in the pan right after I place the dough in the oven.
Right before you are ready to put them in the oven, score as desired and then add 1 cup of boiling water to your steam pan or follow your own steam procedure.
After 1 minute lower the temperature to 450 degrees. I baked for about 10 minutes at 450 and then lowered the oven to 435 since this is such a large loaf. Bake for around 50 minutes until the crust is nice and brown and the internal temperature of the bread is 205 degrees.
Take the bread out of the oven when done and let it cool on a bakers rack before for at least 2 hours before eating.
This post has been submitted to the Yeast Spotting Site here: http://www.wildyeastblog.com/category/yeastspotting/.


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Welcome Back
In today's post I will be reviewing;
Product Details
- Manufacturer/Brand; Crafters Companion; Ultimate Pro; Envelobox Creator
- Item number; 2428403
- RRP at time of writing: £14.99
Reason For Buying
As regular readers will know I love to make hand-made books. Although I have other boards which allow me to make boxes to present them in, when I saw this product demonstrated on C&C, I knew I had to get one. This makes dimensional envelops up to 1″ deep, in a very wide selection of sizes. These would make nice presentation/gift wrap alternative, for my hand-made books.
Scoring Board, creates flat or dimensional envelopes from 3″ to 8″ in any size combination of these two. Depth options on envelopes; Flat, half-inch, three-quarter inch and one inch.
- Light weight but robust
- Compact, easy to store
- Metric and imperial measurements on opposite side of the board.
- SUPERB embossing tool. Great if your dexterity isn't what it could be.
- Makes flat envelopes as well as half-inch, three-quarter inch and one inch in depth.
- Really versatile
- Envelopes from 3″ up to 8″ and in any combination of both
- Smaller envelopes can be made on A4 (European size or US Letter), some need can be made from 12 x12 and for the largest sizes you will need larger card.
- Portable
- Includes step by step photographs and written instructions
Options of a DVD with project ideas and instructions available separately.
Not really got any, I struggled with the printed instructions ( but I'm dyslexic, so easily muddled). I would recommend the separately available DVD, from the same company to get the most from the board.
Build Quality
Excellent, light weight making it portable, but still very robust. The embossing tool is superb and great if your dexterity isn't what it could be.
Value for Money
Excellent. You get full printed instructions, complete with step by step instructions. It will make flat envelopes as well as half-inch, three-quarter inch, and one inch. In any combination between 3″ through to 8″.
Would I buy it Again?
Summing up
If you like making dimensional cards or other projects that need a deeper envelope, don't make do with plain office envelope styles, get an Envelobox Creator. By using beautiful papers and cardstock you will create the most beautiful way to present your projects. You can embellish your envelopes to your heart's content, for even more personalization.
This board will be a great asset to any craft room.
- Crafters Companion
- Ultimate Pro; Advanced Construction Techniques DVD
- Envelobox Creator (Board)
- The Boxer (Board)
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 🙂


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Im tired from the 3-days 2-nights orientation program (my eyes were the colour of a Man U jersey yesterday night)...so i'll just post something light today :)
New definitions of everyday words:
School: A place where Papa pays and Son plays.
Life Insurance: A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die Rich.
Nurse: A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills.
Marriage: It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters.
Divorce: Future tense of Marriage.
Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower.
Lecture: An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either"
Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
Dictionary: A place where success comes before work. Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.
Father: A banker provided by nature.
Criminal:A guy no different from the rest....except that he got caught.
Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence after.
Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by bills.
Classic: Books, which people praise, but do not read.
Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.
Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.
Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.
Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Experience: The name men give to their mistakes.
Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.
Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead
Sunday, November 30, 2008
I Wanna Sleep Early Tonight
Im tired from the 3-days 2-nights orientation program (my eyes were the colour of a Man U jersey yesterday night)...so i'll just post something light today :)
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"Edge of Tomorrow" is the new title of the upcoming sci-fi thriller based on the book "All You Need is Kill," Hollywood's Warner Bros. Pictures announced.
Starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, the film was directed by Doug Liman and is set for release June 6, 2014.
Footage from the film was unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend.
"We are extremely pleased to be able to give the Comic-Con audience, who've always been so supportive of us, the first peek at footage from 'Edge of Tomorrow,'" Sue Kroll, president of Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures, told the crowd before last Saturday's preview. "The movie has all of us at the studio very excited, and we can't wait to see the reactions of fans who know and love the sci-fi genre so well."
"Edge of Tomorrow" takes place in a near future in which "an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world," a synopsis said.
Cruise plays Lt. Col. Bill Cage, "an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission," the synopsis continued. "Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop -- forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again and again."


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Departing Congress Approves 700‐Mile 'Wall to Nowhere'
At a White House ceremony on Thursday, President Bush put his signature to a bill authorizing 700 miles of additional fencing along the U.S.-Mexican border. The bill supposedly demonstrates the determination of Congress to stop illegal immigration, but like much of its other efforts, the fence legislation is more symbolism than substance.
The 15‐foot‐high fencing with barbed wire and stadium lighting will cost at least $1.2 billion and may not be completed for years, if ever. And even if built, America's recent history of pouring more and more resources into enforcing current immigration laws offers little hope that the fence will stem the inflow of undocumented workers.
The federal government has tried for two decades now to curb illegal immigration, with spending and border‐patrol personnel up dramatically since the late 1980s. In the 1990s, the government erected miles of fencing through major urban corridors such as San Diego and El Paso. The fences only diverted the flow of humanity into more remote desert regions while the actual number of illegal immigrants entering the country each year and total number here has just kept growing.
The response of Congress to this obvious policy failure has been to spend more on the same failed policies. The same Congress that funded "the bridge to nowhere" in Alaska has now funded a "wall to nowhere" on our Southwest border.
Even if all 700 miles of fence become a reality, more than 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border will still be unfenced. The fees smugglers charge will continue to rise, along with their sophistication. More anonymous bodies will pile up in morgues as workers enter through even harsher terrain. And those immigrants who enter will tend to stay longer because of the high risk and expense of re‐entering.
Even if we could fence all 2,000 miles of the border with Mexico, illegal immigration would continue because of visa "overstayers." A third or more of people living in the United States illegally actually entered the country legally and then overstayed their visas. On a typical day, 800,000 Mexicans enter the United States through 43 legal ports of entry along the border. They come to shop, visit relatives, and conduct business. The large majority goes back home within a few days, but a minority stays and disappears into the general population.
Drastically reducing legal entries from Mexico would be an economic disaster. Mexico is America's second largest trading partner, and expanding trade and investment ties depend on expanding cross‐border visits. Mexican shoppers and tourists have fueled economic growth in U.S. border communities. The only lasting solution to illegal immigration will be to offer a legal alternative.
If congressional leaders truly want a "secure border," any enforcement efforts must be combined with comprehensive immigration reform. A temporary worker program of the type supported by President Bush and approved in May by the U.S. Senate would allow peaceful and hardworking people to enter the United States legally instead of illegally.
A temporary worker program would allow foreign‐born workers to enter the United States temporarily to fill jobs—in such important sectors as construction, retail, hospitality, food processing and agriculture—that an insufficient number of Americans are available and willing to fill. It would offer an alternative means of entry for workers from Mexico and other countries who are now tempted to enter the United States illegally to help support their families back home.
Such a program would lower the inflow of illegal immigrants by expanding the channel for legal entry. In the 1950s, the U.S. government dramatically expanded the number of temporary visas available through the Bracero program for Mexican agricultural workers. The result was an equally dramatic fall in illegal entries to the United States. When Congress ended the program in 1964, illegal immigration began to climb again and has not stopped since.
Our own experience teaches that border enforcement alone without real immigration reform is doomed to fail. If it is ever built, the 700‐mile fence will stand only as a monument to the failure of Congress to learn from that experience.


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Mitt Romney was quoted as calling corporations the same as people. The public largely saw that as an esoteric tax reference.
However, when Facebook transforms brands and corporations into people, well that's another story. The new Facebook brand timeline and advertising strategy has created life for brands, and likely even more fortunes for Facebook.
Your personal timeline will have more sponsored content from the brands that you love and more importantly – "liked". Those annoying dental implant ads on the right-hand side of your Facebook page will be replaced with sponsored content stories from different brands. Ads acting like content, brands acting like people, and all in the socially connected universe of Facebook.
The transformation of ads into timeline content is a win-win-win for Facebook. Firstly, it solves an obvious problem that the right hand side ads on Facebook is a odd mixture of legitimate brands and low-end junk. The quality of their ad inventory has not been consistent. Secondly, the only real way to monetize their significant mobile audience is through timeline insertion of content (ads). This has been obvious from the beginning for both Twitter and Facebook. They have both now started down that path. To date, Google has been more successful with mobile monetization through their search products. Facebook will now try to match that with they social news approach.
The Facebook strategy has a good chance of giving Google a run for their money. Why? What do people do with their mobile devices that brands care about? They search and they interact with Social Media – mainly Facebook.
Lastly, this strategy focuses Facebook on large brands that support their social mission.
While there is still a place for the smaller "Mom and Pop" establishments in the Facebook Universe, the Facebook Ad engine is clearly aimed at global brands with significant budgets. Facebook is, without a doubt, aiming for to be the primary digital ad platform of choice for brands in the future.
The Google Vs. Facebook War just got a lot hotter.


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The prosecution of former Commons deputy speaker Nigel Evans was roundly criticised by Tory MPs today after he was cleared of a string of sexual offences.
Mr Evans, 56, wept in the dock after a jury at Preston Crown Court unanimously found him not guilty of nine sexual allegations, including one of rape, after a five-week trial.
Outside court, the Ribble Valley MP stood on the same steps where Coronation Street actor William Roache had done two months earlier when he too was acquitted of sex charges, and said that, just like the soap star, he wanted to get back to work.
He said: "Bill Roache, just a few weeks ago from this very spot, said there are no winners in these cases and that's absolutely right, there are no winners, so no celebrations.
"But the fact is I've got work to do, work that I've done for the last 22 years."
He referred to having gone through "11 months of hell" since his initial arrest last May and added that "nothing will ever be the same again".
Mr Evans was found not guilty of one count of rape, five sexual assaults, one attempted sexual assault and two indecent assaults.
Three of his seven alleged victims did not consider an offence had been committed against them.
A fourth man said he "had a bit of a giggle" about Mr Evans's supposed sexual assault on him, while a fifth man came forward to the police with his allegations but two days later said he wanted to withdraw them and did not wish the MP to be questioned about "a drunken misunderstanding".
All five, plus another man, did not make complaints to police at the time of the alleged offences.
The only contemporaneous complaint was that of the young man who triggered the investigation by Lancashire Constabulary when he said Mr Evans had raped him weeks earlier.
Former shadow home secretary David Davis called for the practice of using lesser charges to "reinforce" a more serious one to be looked at.
He said: "This case has highlighted serious concerns over how the police and the Crown Prosecution Service bring sexual offence cases to court. In particular we must now review the process whereby the police and the Crown Prosecution Service put together a large number of lesser, subsidiary cases in order to reinforce one serious case when prosecuting sexual offences.
"It is clear from the way that this case proceeded that there is a risk of a serious injustice being done to an innocent man, and I would call on the Attorney General to urgently review this issue."
Conservative former prisons minister Crispin Blunt said the prosecution had been "artificial" and the verdict had not come as the "slightest surprise".
He told Sky News: "If you look at how the case was constructed against Nigel, a lot of the complainants, well, they weren't complainants, they did not regard themselves as victims and they didn't actually want to be in court.
"So, this, to a degree, was quite an artificial prosecution."
Conservative MP Peter Bone said police and prosecutors faced "serious questions" over their handling of the case.
"Good day for Nigel Evans but why was he charged in the first place?" he tweeted. "Serious questions for the police and CPS to answer! So pleased for Nigel."
Fellow Tory Alun Cairns said the acquittal, coming on the back of not-guilty verdicts in cases involving Coronation Street actors Michael Le Vell and William Roache, meant the CPS had concerns to address.
"Surely prosecutors have questions to answer in Nigel Evans case, after Roach(e) & Le Vell," he wrote.
In a statement, the Crown Prosecution Service said: "The complainants in this case provided clear accounts of the alleged offending and it was right that all of the evidence was put before a jury.
"That evidence could only be fully explored during a trial and the jury has decided, after hearing all of the evidence, that the prosecution has not proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. We respect this decision."
Lancashire Constabulary said all of the evidence was subjected to "careful scrutiny" before Mr Evans was charged, particularly with regard to those complainants who did not see themselves as victims.
Detective Superintendent Ian Critchley, the force's head of public protection, said: "We have worked closely with the Crown Prosecution Service from an early stage, and all of the evidence was subjected to careful scrutiny before a decision was taken to charge, particularly where complainants did not see themselves as victims.
"Only after that very careful consideration was the decision made to put this before a jury in the belief that there was sufficient evidence to justify a realistic prospect of conviction."
Mr Evans was a Conservative MP before he was elected in 2010 as one of three deputy speakers, a politically neutral role. He stepped down as a deputy speaker last September after he was charged with the offences, involving men who were all in their 20s at the time.
He has not returned to the Conservatives in the Commons and is representing his constituents as an independent.
David Cameron hinted that Mr Evans will be brought back into the Tory fold.
The Prime Minister said: "I very much welcome what he said on the steps of the court and I think everyone should pay heed to that.
"I'm sure he will want to get on with working with his constituents in the Ribble Valley and, as for the future, I'm sure it's something he'll be discussing with the chief whip when he returns to Parliament."


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Here's yet another super-disturbing clip from Torchwood, which seems to be dipping into horror more and more. Two new episodes of Torchwood aired Wednesday night in the U.K., and they were both way above average, leading us to hope that the "grown-up" Doctor Who spinoff might actually be growing up. Click through for spoilers and another clip.
For most of season two, Torchwood has felt like a struggle between actual drama, with real emotions, and "drama," with shouting and manufactured tensions. (For example, the tail end of season one, where all the other characters suddenly turn on Jack, was full of "drama" but lacked actual drama.) So far, most of the real drama has come from guest stars, like the woman who finds out she's really an alien agent, or the World War I soldier who has to sacrifice himself.
But last night, we got actually great dramatic performances from some of the main cast members. In particular, Gwen's boyfriend Rhys was actually quite heart-breaking when Gwen forgets who he is, due to an alien that alters memories. And in the clip above, when Adam the memory-fucker makes Ianto think he's a serial killer, I totally bought Ianto's self-loathing and revulsion. It could have been horribly cheesy (and sort of was, a little) but Gareth David-Lloyd (who plays Ianto) made me buy into it. Even John Barrowman, who has a hard time doing anything other than cute and flirty, almost made me buy into Captain Jack's childhood trauma. Almost. (I don't have much to say about Captain Jack's childhood, except that the show really looked super low-budget for once.)
And then in the second episode of the night, Freema Agyeman showed up as Martha (from parent show Doctor Who.) And having her to bounce off seemed to make everybody else more interesting. The new version of Martha is hyper-competent and super-smart, with almost James Bondian levels of having-all-the-answers. (She suddenly knows all about the twin particle thingy.) And because Martha is mega-competent, she made all the Torchwoodies get their act together a bit more too. Suddenly everybody was good at their jobs.
And then at the end of the second episode, there was a Shocking Plot Twist. Alas, it looks as though this development will be undone in the following episode, and in the silliest possible fashion. (Read this morning's Morning Spoilers for the details.) Which is too bad, because letting it stick would have made me a mega-fan of Torchwood for life. Because it genuinely came out of nowhere and was startling. It would make the show's stakes feel a lot higher. Unfortunately, Torchwood is a show with a time rift and miracle tech, and timey whimey, flimsy whimsy, so anything bad that ever happens can be reversed with the press of a button.
So I'm abandoning my old Torchwood reviewing scale, because there were two episodes, and also because it doesn't seem to fit the new season as well. But in brief: yes, both episodes had plots. The one about Adam, the memory-faking monster, sort of made sense. The one about the insects that cure AIDS and then burst out of you really didn't, at least to me. Probably, when the BBC reruns the episodes during the family hour in kid-friendly edited versions, they'll still make about as much sense. There wasn't much naughtiness, although Rhys got naked again, and Toshiko wore a low-cut blouse. We had more hints of Captain Jack-Ianto raunchiness, but didn't get to see any. Captain Jack had some cute flirty moments. And here's Martha grilling Ianto about Captain Jack's lovemaking:


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VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Dylan Ennis and Ryan Arcidiacono chased a loose ball and knocked heads, sending both to the Villanova bench.
Leading by 30 points, the double noggin-knocker to their key backcourt scorers was about the Wildcats' only scare of the game.
Ennis and Arcidiacono were fine, sharing a chuckle on the bench over their accidental head butt and winning their latest laugher.
JayVaughn Pinkston scored 19 points, Ennis had 17 and No. 11 Villanova led all the way in a 91-61 romp over Providence on Sunday night.
Pinkston dunked off the opening tip, and the Wildcats (13-1, 2-0 Big East) simply dominated from there, thrashing the Friars (10-5, 0-2), who beat them twice last season. The Wildcats opened on a 9-0 run, and hit 10 of their first 11 shots to build a 24-point lead.
The Wildcats, emerging as the Big East favorite, won their eighth game of the season by 20-plus points.
"The key was just jumping on them early," coach Jay Wright said.
No doubt about that. They can thank their long-range game for the hefty cushion.
The Wildcats were shooting 32 percent from 3-point range this season, but connected with ease in the first half. Darrun Hilliard, Josh Hart and Ennis all hit two to help the Wildcats go 7 of 13 in the first half. They made 14 of 26 overall.
Because of quick foul trouble, James Bell played only 1 minute in the first half. But Villanova's second-leading scorer joined the 3-point parade in the second half, hitting two straight for a 59-30 lead.
Bryce Cotton scored 25 points and was the lone highlight for the Friars. Cotton made all three 3s in the first half for 16 points and played hard until the end.
"We looked like we were in mud the whole game," Providence coach Ed Cooley said.
The Friars have had decent success through the years against Villanova. The Friars had two three-point wins over the NCAA tournament-bound Wildcats last season and their seven career victories at the Pavilion are the most of any opponent.
But this one was never close.
"When you shoot a lot of 3s like that, you're going to have some nights where you look really good," Wright said. "You're going to have some nights where you look really bad. On those nights when you look really bad, you've got to find other ways. But when you shoot it like that, everything's going to look good."
Pinkston's dunk and Hilliard's 3-pointer keyed the 9-0 run that forced Providence into a timeout less than 3 minutes into the game. Hart's second 3 of the half made it 22-6 and Arcidiacono, whose late 3 led Villanova to an early season upset over then-No. 2 Kansas, made it 30-12 with his first 3-pointer.
The Friars let teams shoot 35 percent against them this season from 3-point range. They would have gladly accepted that number on the road.
"It was an awful game," Cooley said.
Continuing the pattern, Ennis buried two straight late 3s, sending the Wildcats into halftime with a 50-26 lead.
The second half was a mere formality.
Ennis connected on a 3-pointer, the fifth straight made basket for the Wildcats, for a 66-32 lead. They led by as many as 34 points.
Ennis and Arcidiacono slammed into each other on a loose ball pursuit, and the team trainer had to check them out. But they were fine and returned to the game.
They were as tough as Villanova's defense. Yes, the gaudy offensive numbers stand out, but the Wildcats forced 17 turnovers and held the dejected and depleted Friars to 35 percent shooting.
"It's all about defense and rebounding," Hilliard said. "That's what we come into games thinking about. When shots are falling, that's when it's kind of easier for us. But we just pride ourselves on getting stops."
Villanova's bench outscored Providence's 20-0 in the first half. The Wildcats made seven 3s in the first half while the Friars scored just seven baskets.
"Not a thing positive from today," Cooley said. "Did you see something positive out there? If you see something positive, then you're a magician."
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In the annual State of the State address, New York's governor gets to outline a bold vision and ambitious agenda without too much concern for the details-such as how to pay for all of it. That part comes a couple of weeks later, with presentation of the executive budget proposal.
There is no shortage of numbers in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2013-14 budget plan, released on Tuesday. So much so that digesting them is no simple process. But in large part, it seems, Mr. Cuomo has continued to buff his credentials as a fiscally responsible state leader.
Some highlights from his spending plan:
The "all funds"spending of $136.5 billion in the fiscal year that begins April 1 contains a modest increase of $2.5 billion or 1.9 percent from 2012-13. The hike in state operating funds spending totaling $90.8 billion is even less-$1.4 billion, or 1.6 percent.
The plan eliminates a projected $1.3 billion budget gap. Indeed, he notes that the expected gap for 2013-14 was $17.4 billion before gap-closing measures in his first two budgets.
It also includes nearly $1 billion in savings from "government redesign and cost control efforts."
The Cuomo budget also promises "sweeping reform of the state's complex and inefficient workers' comp system that will provide $900 million in savings to employers, local governments and school districts without affecting the rights of workers."
Even as Mr. Cuomo keeps a tight grip on overall state spending, he finds room for a third round of the regional economic development council process. And he wants to launch an Innovation Hot Spots program calling for 10 high-tech incubators.
Is all this too good to be true? That might be overstating things. But anything as complex as the state budget demands close scrutiny.
Does it really contain "no new taxes or fees"? Even a quick glance suggests that probably isn't so.
And some new ideas certainly prompt questions. One is the Stable Rate Pension Contribution Option, which some observers quickly labeled as a scheme to push liabilities into the future through borrowing.
That said, Mr. Cuomo's opening move in this year's budget process is a good starting point.
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Premium member Presentation Transcript PowerPoint Presentation: NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL GROUP BARCELONA http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/21972748-421/fashions-fair-lady.html Company Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Info Goes Here Just Like This FASHION'S FAIR LADY: FASHION'S FAIR LADY Source Long before she devised the dazzling "Impressionism, Fashion & Modernity" exhibition that, since late June, has been transporting visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago to some of the most ravishing streets, parks, theaters, homes and dressing rooms of 19th century Paris, Gloria Groom was known for displaying her own sense of artful dressing . With her wild hair pinned haphazardly atop her head, and her mix-and-match outfits assembled from vintage, designer and inexpensive knockoffs, Groom has had a bohemian chic that has long set her apart from the many men-in-suits at the museum. Yet no one has been distracted by the stylish window-dressing. This summer, Groom had the distinction of being named the Art Institute's first "senior curator" — an acknowledgment of "her significant contributions to the museum and her exemplary work across the range of curatorial responsibilities ." http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/21972748-421/fashions-fair-lady.html PowerPoint Presentation: So what are the elements of Groom's personal style? After strolling through the exhibition (where, as a friend cannily observed, "We know these Impressionist paintings as things unto themselves, but then out of the blue we see the 3-D objects — the dresses, shoes, hats, gloves, corsets — that make you ask, 'Which is more real?'"), I sat down with Groom to talk fashion . Q. Were you obsessed with fashion from childhood?, I grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in what was very much a Sears, Roebuck family. But I sewed, and studied a bit of fashion design, and made hot pants from patterns. And I'd go to garage sales and vintage shops. Much later, I wrote my doctorate on the painter Edouard Vuillard, who was the son of a corset-maker, and was obsessed with fabrics, which I also love . Q. What was your first great fashion purchase? A. When I was 25 and studying in Paris for the first time, I went to a flea market at the American Church, on the Quai d'Orsay, and bought a voluminous black silk skirt. I could dress it up or dress it down, and I wore it to death for the entire three years I was in Paris . http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/21972748-421/fashions-fair-lady.html PowerPoint Presentation: Q. What is your overall fashion philosophy? A. No matchy-matchy . I have very few "ensembles" — things by one designer meant to be worn together. I have exactly one suit, and I never wear pants. I like the eclectic look, so just as in the paintings in this exhibition, where you see polka dots and stripes together, or upholstery fabric mixed with fine, transparent fabrics, I like to mix a T-shirt with a silk skirt. I like mixing vintage with modern, H&M with a designer piece. I like cruising through stores, from Marshall's to Neiman's, just looking for ideas. I was truly sorry when they closed Filene's, because that was a place where I could find so many amazing, surprising things. Of course I know little places in Paris, and I love the funky area around the Marais district. Q. Do you have a favorite contemporary designer? A. I like Rebecca Taylor [visit www.rebeccataylor.com], the New Zealand-born, New York-based designer who does a mix of romantic and modern, and uses twills and silks. In the museum we all tend to wear black during the day so we can make a quick transition for evening events. And we wear comfortable, rubber-soled shoes, because we put on a lot of mileage. We keep dressy shoes — my favorites have ankle straps — under our desks . http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/21972748-421/fashions-fair-lady.html PowerPoint Presentation: Q. Were you tempted to try on any of the dresses in the show? A. I was tempted, but I was not allowed to touch anything. Costume conservators are great specialists and very particular about the handling of these dresses and hats because they are so fragile. I would love to own the blue-black dress in Manet's "The Parisienne ." And I would die for that Charles Worth gown with the starburst design in a deep brown color. Q. What do you think about the way Chicago women dress at the moment? A. Being in the museum world, I'm around some serious fashionistas . But I loved some of what I saw at Lollapalooza this summer where some of the girls had quite extravagant outfits — a lot of lace and crochet work, and flowers in the hair. Even the cutoffs had a crafted look. Q. Are your clothes closets arranged in any special way? A. Just summer and winter, with one or the other in storage in the basement . http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/21972748-421/fashions-fair-lady.html PowerPoint Presentation: Q. Your husband loaned the exhibit that 19th century military uniform in vibrant blue with a red stripe down the pants leg. How did he get hold of it? A. He is a maker of toy soldiers and is involved in the world of re-enactments, so he has been collecting such uniforms for years. Q. Is your home decorated in late 19th century French style? A. We have a 1904 Arts & Crafts-style house loaded with 19th century stuff, but I dream about living in a cube. We could only change it all if we moved, so my husband and I make a point of staying at super-sleek contemporary hotels when we travel, just to cleanse the palate. Q. The exhibit contains a wonderful little display of vintage Guerlain perfume bottles. Do you like their scents? A. I do; they are 1930s womanly perfumes. But mostly I use Jo Malone fragrances, which are so fresh and not strong. And I had a bottle of Chanel Noir I really liked, but it's gone . http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/21972748-421/fashions-fair-lady.html You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.


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File permissions are a much needed addition to Windows, but occasionally it can get on your nerves. There may be times when you will need to take ownership of a file or a folder in Windows. Sure, you can modify permissions through the file properties dialogue box. However, there are a couple of much simpler alternatives.
The first alternative is to use the registry files provided by Vishal Gupta from AskVG. Just double click on the Add Take Ownership Option.reg to apply the required changes to your registry. This modifies the discretionary access control lists and grants you permission to do whatever you wish with the file/folder. After this you should be able to take ownership of any file/folder through the right click context menu. Undoing the changes is as simple as running the Remove Take Ownership Option.reg file.
The second option is to use the Rizone Take Ownership Shell Extension. This is a portable utility which essentially does the same thing. You can create and delete the context menu entry with a single click. The utility doesn't itself require any installation and is a tiny download.
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Everyone around here's been saying:
It's colder than a witch's you-know-what!The problem? I'd never heard this figure of speech until recently. I find this odd, because I grew up in a little town in Nebraska where hare-brained idioms similar to this one enshrouded the lexicon of civilization as I knew it at the time.
So no, I-didn't-know-what! I had to Google it. No, I won't link to the answer, and now I know why people mince words with this one.
As I write this, it's 4 degrees outside. It'll likely be below zero when I wake up. I'm looking forward to it. The roads were clear today, so they'll be dry in the morning. I'm breaking out The Twelve.
Just in case I get the urge to ride all the way... I have my arsenal of warm stuff ready to rock:
- Lycra base layer (long sleeve top, cycling shorts)
- Polyester thermals (top and bottom)
- Flannel Pants
- Cargo Pants
- Hoodie
- Windbreaker
- 3 pair of socks (and grocery bag corners)
- Mittens
- Balaclava
- Ski Goggles
I'll probably wimp out and ride to the bus. It'll be colder than a witch's you-know-what (or do you?)


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My thoughts are not your thoughts (Isaiah 55:8-9)
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Isaiah 55:8-9
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I decided to edit together some new videos using some of the available footage from AC and CC. So far I've finished Midgar canon firing, Rufus shot by Diamond, Nanaki's ending, Aerith's funeral, Meteor from space, Sephiroth Discovers Jenova(CC with voice), and another new opening(CC & tech demo with voice). These all work 100% on my machine and should be usable right away for anyone that plays fmvs from hdd.Original Quality Vids (320x224): not available. You can resize the higher quality ones if you need them for some reasonA great many thanks go out to Otokoshi for the most excellent Opening logo(without tech demo script). seriously your opening is awesome and I think it far better than mine. also the reason I didn't include the sephiroth in flames, Otokoshi's is definitive. If you don't already have them go here.http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5932.0Higher Quality Videos for use with Aali's custom graphics driver 0.5 and up. Most are 960x720Openinghttp://www.mediafire.com/?oyb8aahicp1x6ixMidgar canon firing, Nanaki's endinghttp://www.mediafire.com/?y3b3omzfa6yoyf0Rufus shot by Diamond, , Meteor from space, Sephiroth Discovers Jenova(CC with voice), and Sephiroth in flames.(if you downloaded the hq videos before May 24, 2009 you need these)http://www.mediafire.com/?xa6a1u4ncf44lb0Aerith's death and burial reedited from Hybridmoon's original.http://www.mediafire.com/?6myx68m8x1sochdOpening Credits reedited from Clover27's original.http://www.mediafire.com/?i7ggsrfae453f3cNew Ending2 from Darkangel 8694 : This version has audio corrected so it doesn't sound so blownout. If you have another version you'll want this one.http://www.mediafire.com/?ho7i824c86c7t8gNew Prelude: Replaces old prelude credits with scolling pics on a cool background.http://www.mediafire.com/?b7xbzi1hx6hok8uDiamond Weapon Model:http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=9184.msg123240#msg123240New Cloud Jumps on Train video:http://www.mediafire.com/download/2ix1nekjlxbt3n1/ontrain.AVI
how do you implement these into the game.. there is no read me
Not if you use a certain OpenGL driver.. The current version only has the TM2.0 codec though, but I can add any codec supported by ffmpeg on request.
Not if you use a certain OpenGL driver.. The current version only has the TM2.0 codec though, but I can add any codec supported by ffmpeg on request.
I'll bite This would be much appreciated, when I did the videos prior, there were xvid versions as well. The small amount of tweaking to get them to work with FF7 made big headaches for myself with constant tech support. I had gotten a h.264 video to run in FF7, it wasn't pretty, but support for any of those codecs would be great.
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Baking, Breakfast, cinnamon, cinnamon buns, cinnamon rolls, dessert, memorial, memory, remembering, snack, sweet, yeast
This has taken more than a year to write.
Because although I've composed this dozens of times in my head, when it came down to actually sitting at the laptop words have completely escaped me.
And, I guess, the timing just wasn't right.
This is for my friend Michelle.
On Dec. 30, 2009, Michelle Lang was in a two-LAV convoy returning to the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar when they hit an IED. She and four soldiers — Garrett Chidley, George Miok, Zachery McCormack and Kirk Taylor — were killed in the blast. Five others were injured.
Three weeks earlier, we were out celebrating my birthday. It was her final weekend before she flew out to Afghanistan for what was expected to be a two-month stint reporting on the conflict in that country for Canwest News. Despite the fact she was less than 72 hours from taking off and had myriad errands to run and things to organize before leaving, she came out for dinner and then drinks, staying out well past bedtime. Friends always came first; that's just the sort of girl she was.
And she was from the start.
When I moved to Calgary I had arranged for a couple of places to stay in those first few weeks, but there was a four-day gap where I had no plan, hoping to depend on the kindness of another reporter with whom I had a mutual friend. Instead, Michelle stepped in, offering up her couch to me — a virtual stranger — for as much time as I needed. She apologized it wasn't nicer.
I live in that apartment now. On the night before I was to move in, Michelle stayed up until the early morning to get it into tip-top shape for me because she knew I wasn't happy about giving up my old place. That's also the sort of girl she was.
She was a huge supporter of this blog, she wasn't afraid to scold me over my ever-growing shoe collection or dish out the tough love when it was needed. She offered up praise for a good story or kitchen victory; she listened when things were going sideways; she was my sushi-and-Buffy buddy (take-out and DVDs for a mid-week pick-me-up).
On the day before she left, I called her quickly to say I was going to miss her, to have fun, tell good stories and that I would see her in January. And then I said I would bake whatever she wanted when she was back in Calgary.
"What's your favourite thing?" I asked.
"Cinnamon rolls," she replied.
And I promised they would be hers when she returned.
A few weeks after her death, after the repatriation ceremony at CFB Trenton, the funeral in Vancouver and memorial service in Calgary, after the media coverage quieted, I set out to make the cinnamon buns. The fog of grief was still thick and I wanted to do something, some tiny thing, some personal thing, to honour her and follow through on my promise.
I set out to make the cinnamon rolls.
They were a complete failure. As in, the dough didn't rise at all. Frustrated and angry — at more than just a baking misstep — I threw the hard lump of dough away and broke down. I didn't attempt them again.
(Yeast-based goods are a downfall for me anyway, hence my love of all things no-knead. Although I did make some no-knead pumpkin cinnamon rolls that were successful, for some reason I feel this neither fulfilled nor broke my promise to make some for Michelle. I guess I figured the fact they were pumpkin made them a different kind of cinnamon bun altogether.)
Leading up to the one-year anniversary of losing Michelle, I started thinking again about those cinnamon rolls and my promise. But I wasn't ready. I dug my heels in trying to fight against the approaching day — a futile task.
And when it passed I knew it was time.
Michelle, this one is for you.
(Immense gratitude for the Pioneer Woman who had a recipe that was easy to work with and delicious. Thank you, I needed that.)
Incidentally, these red bowls were a birthday present from Michelle a few years ago. Now, when I pull them out (which I do a lot, since they are awesome ones from Williams-Sonoma), I always think of her.
Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Rolls
I have halved this recipe, which still made an insane amount of rolls, as in two 9-inch cake pans' worth and they were jammed full. This is as I made it, but you can easily double it if you want to feed an army. The glaze/frosting recipe is loosely based on hers, but I changed it quite a bit because I wanted something lemon-y.
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons (1 package) active dry yeast
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon, heaping, baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon, scant, baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup melted butter, plus 2 tablespoons for the pans
- cinnamon
In a large pot, mix the milk, oil and sugar and heat until scalded, just before boiling. Remove from the heat and let it cool until lukewarm, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Sprinkle over yeast and let sit for a minute. Add in the 4 cups of flour and stir. Cover and let it rise for at least an hour until doubled (or more).
Add the remaining 1/2 cup of flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir together. (I had to knead it a little bit to get all the remaining dry ingredients worked in.)
Sprinkle the area where you're going to roll out the dough generously with flour. Divide the dough in half and roll it thin into a rough rectangle. Drizzle half the melted butter over the dough and then sprinkle half of the sugar and a generous dose of cinnamon. (I went too easy on it and wish I had used more. Don't be afraid!) Roll the dough in a neat, tight line and then pinch the seam together to seal it. Slice the rolls into even pieces, about 1-inch wide. (Mine were probably closer to 1 1/2-inches.)
Spread 1 tablespoon of melted butter into a cake or pie pan (she calls for 7-inch pans; I used 9-inch ones) and lay in the rolled dough slices. Let them rise for 20 to 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375.
Bake rolls until light golden brown, about 15 to 18 minutes.
Lemon Glaze
- 1/2 bag powdered (icing) sugar
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
- pinch or two of salt
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Mix all the ingredients together. Add more milk if the mixture is too thick or more sugar if it is too runny.
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MIAMI, June 3, 2015 – Azamara®, the boutique line delivering an up-market experience at sea with unparalleled destination immersion on land, announced today that its two ships – Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest – will undergo "major upgrades" while in dry dock in early 2016, reinvigorating the onboard guest experience. The mid-size ships that accommodate up to 686 guests will be outfitted with new venues, public spaces and technologies to bring fresh services and amenities to guests. From bow to stern, there is no area on the line's ships that will be untouched. The upgrades include all staterooms and suites, dining, spa and entertainment.
"We are best known for our Azamara Shore Excursions programs which have enabled us to boast an unprecedented number of repeat guest bookings as well as strong back to back voyage reservations. As we continue to evolve our destination immersive offerings, we also want to ensure our onboard experience is modernized to meet guests' every need," says Larry Pimentel, President and CEO of Azamara. "We can't wait for our ships to come out of dry dock as these major upgrades are going to have an instant impact on our guests' experience. Each corner of the ships will have a new look and feel, setting a brighter, more contemporary ambiance, while the new venues will bring guests fresh experiences. We're also investing in new onboard innovations and have paid close attention to the smallest of details. We really are redefining our onboard experience in every way."
The Azamara Journey will enter dry dock in January 2016 in the Bahamas, and the Azamara Quest in April 2016 in Singapore.
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As Azamara unveils more detailed information regarding its major upgrades, loyal guests and new voyagers can join in the conversation on the line's social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram) using a dedicated hash tag – #LoveTravel.
For more information, travelers can call their travel professional, dial 1-877-999-9553, or visit https://www.azamaraclubcruises.com/ReimaginingAzamara. Connect with Azamara on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AzamaraClubCruises, on Twitter @AzamaraVoyages or follow President and CEO @LarryPimentel. Travel agent professionals can access more information and make reservations at www.CruisingPower.com.
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DRAC Happenings
DRAC members began discussing BDS's budget and financial information in October and continued in November. Given the uncertain outlook for the City's General Fund, the DRAC has been particularly concerned about the level of General Fund support BDS receives for its local code enforcement programs (Neighborhood Inspections, Noise Control, and Land Use). Much of the DRAC's December meeting (Thu., Dec. 20th) will be spent discussing BDS's budget request and five-year financial projections.
Other topics discussed at the November meeting included the proposed Vacant Property Registration Program, inspection limitations, and a proposed fee for multiple checksheets, resulting from Permit Plan Review.
Interested in joining the DRAC? BDS is currently recruiting for four vacant positions on the DRAC representing these stakeholder groups:
- Environmental Conservation & Green Building
- Neighborhood Coalition Land use Committees
- Historic Preservation
- Low-Income Housing Developers
If you are interested in applying for DRAC membership, please contact Mark Fetters at (503) 823-1028 or email@example.com.
For information about the DRAC, including meeting agendas and minutes, visit the DRAC website. The DRAC meets the third Thursday of each month from 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. in Room 2500B (2nd floor) of the 1900 Building, 1900 SW 4th Ave. DRAC meetings are open to the public. The next DRAC meeting will be on Thursday, December, 20th.
DRAC Happenings highlights the activities of the City's Development Review Advisory Committee (DRAC). The DRAC is the City's primary advisory body regarding development review. The DRAC's 17 members represent groups with interests in the outcome of policies, budgets, regulations, and procedures that affect development review processes.
The purpose of the DRAC is to foster a timely, predictable and accountable development review process that implements the City's goals for land use, transportation, housing, economic development, neighborhood livability and the environment. The DRAC advocates for and supports consistent and fair application and implementation of regulations.


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Monday, October 26, 2009
Nursing Wisdom
There are two pieces of advice that would have totally changed the uncertain scary, sleep deprived early days with my daughter. They are simple tips yet I never read them in a book until I was given a copy of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, eight months into my mothering adventures. So many mums I have talked to have agreed how useful these pieces of wisdom have been to them - in fact I have often wondered why they are not more widely advised. So, without further ado, here they are.
First: the best way to get your baby to nap and to get some sleep yourself is to lie down beside it, nurse it to sleep and allow yourself to rest with it until it wakes. This is so obvious, yet most of us believe we "should" put the baby down in a basket or crib and sleep on our own somewhere else. Every book advises new mothers to sleep when their babies sleep, but if you are breastfeeding in a chair and your baby nods off in your lap, what are you supposed to do? So, to any new mothers out there who are reading this: feel no guilt about cuddling up in bed with your little one for a gorgeous nap. Treasure every moment you get to spend in such a lovely yummy way. And get someone else to do the housework. (Even daytime naps like this count as co-sleeping, and as such, should be done safely. Though, it must be said, it is safer to intentionally co-sleep with your little one in a bed than to drop off on a sofa with the baby on your knee).
Secondly: get a sling that you can breastfeed in. Seriously, this changed my life. A sling is such a warm, cosy place for a baby to be, and when you add the comfort of suckling it becomes almost impossible for a baby not to settle down and sleep. What is so great about nursing a baby to sleep in a sling is that it untethers you from the sofa: whether the baby is awake, asleep or in the process of dropping off, you can wander about the house, go outside, use a computer or do whatever else that appeals. The sling also provides a familiar environment for the baby wherever you happen to be, so it will fall asleep more easily in strange surroundings. What is perhaps most useful for parents of spirited, high needs babies is the fact that it is easier to put a baby down without waking it when it is in a sling than when it is just being carried. And if you do manage to put your sleeping baby down, you can enjoy some precious moments of me-time because you should be able to slide your body out from within the sling without disturbing the baby. I found my ring sling incredibly useful for this and I still use it nowadays to hip-carry my 13 month old daughter. I am sure a stretchy wrap would be equally as good.
The fact that these simple tips, that can make such a difference, are omitted from standard childcare manuals amazes me. I think it owes a lot to our society's irrational fear of letting our babies control us that we are afraid to do such natural things as napping with our babies or carrying them around. So, without wishing to become some kind of annoying advice-giving know-it-all, I spread the word whenever I can (and almost always find someone who completely agrees with me, and, like me, can't understand why we all had to learn these things the hard way). May you, dear reader, have many happy and restful days with your baby.
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12 comments:
- TopHat said...
Very good tips! I usually hung out on the Internet when my daughter fell asleep instead of napping. Should have napped!
- October 26, 2009 at 5:59 AM
- Melodie said...
Slings and co-sleeping - I heartily agree. I wish I had worn my babies a little longer than I did...but I also wish they hadn't grown quite so fast and had been so heavy!
- October 26, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Rebekah said...
With my first I had a very uncomfortable sling, though it still worked for feeding. Then I had a Baby Bjorn which I don't think is good for breastfeeding. When my daughter was a year old, I got an Ergo baby carrier for Christmas. I'm wondering if that will do ok for a nursing infant or if I should get an even simpler cozier sling.
- October 26, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- Lisa C said...
Because of our breastfeeding issues the lying down nursing thing wasn't even a choice in the beginning, but finally one day I was so exhausted (and he was getting better at latching on) that I figured if I lay down and nurse him I could get at least ten minutes of rest...and he fell asleep! And so did I! It was WONDERFUL. After that I tried it every chance I got. lol.
I did manage to nurse him a couple times in a wrap, and did my grocery shopping in the meantime, but again we had so many issues this was difficult for us (though it works great for many others). Nursing in a mei tai (when they are big enough for one) is pretty easy, although a bit awkward (unless you have stretchy boobs, you have to lower the mei tai), and very discreet.
- October 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Rita Templeton said...
I have co-slept with all three of my kids. It just feels right to have my babies with me - after carrying them inside my body for nine months, it seems only natural to cuddle them while we sleep!
- October 26, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- Amanda said...
My husband's favorite picture is of me, hair wild, eyes shut and mouth gaping (I know there's drool in there somewhere!) in our big armchair with my little man just days old tucked between me and our Boppy, attached to the breast. I always found it too difficult to stay awake long enough to move when breastfeeding my little one down for a nap!
- October 26, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- Cave Mother said...
Lisa - Ring slings and pouches are best for nursing (in my humble opinion) because you can just sit down with the baby lying on your knee but in the sling, and feed them just like normal. Then instead of just sitting there with the baby sleeping on you, you can get up with them still in the sling. It really works well and is still how I nurse Cave Baby down for most of her naps.
- October 27, 2009 at 3:00 AM
- Cave Mother said...
Rebekah - your Ergo will be good for carrying your baby around but if you are having another little one, a stretchy wrap, a ring sling or a pouch would be a real bonus because they are so much easier to feed in. You can actually have your baby lying across your tummy, feeding in the usual position, while you get on with other things. They are great.
- October 27, 2009 at 3:03 AM
I have a high-needs baby as well and I so relate to wishing I'd known all of this at first! Thank you for sharing. :)
- October 27, 2009 at 6:16 AM
- Lisa C said...
I love ring slings, but I cannot wear one for too long because of scoliosis in my back. But I have nursed a couple times in one and it is easy (at least with an older baby--I didn't get to try when he was newborn). The mom's in our babywearing group seem to think the mei tai is easiest for nursing, but I guess it all depends on your and your baby's personal preferences. Though I will say that if you need to pull up your shirt, a wrap or mei tai would be way trickier than a sling or pouch.
- October 27, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- global mamas said...
Beautiful blog! I still nurse my bub to sleep in the ergo at least once a day and she is now 14 months old! Now she actually brings me the carrier, puts on her hat and points to the door every morning...as she feeds she makes this beautiful mmmmm sound and she simply oozes all sorts of BLISSFULL feelings.
Sometimes in the afternoon if she needs another nap, she will do the same thing or I will suggest a walk and she runs for the ergo...soooo cute!
Yes, feeding in a carrier is a great TIP for the new breast feeding mum :)
- October 28, 2009 at 2:44 AM
- Jessica said...
I'm sending this to my pregnant sister now :) Thanks for this!
- October 28, 2009 at 1:23 PM