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Frieze Art Fair Embraces Past With Caution
London's Frieze Art Fair opens this week to mix the masters with the unknowns. Mary M. Lane will be there, and has a preview of the what to expect on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images.
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iOS App of the Week Following my inaugural experience with one of London's 'Boris bikes' I considered reviewing the slick Barclays Bikes app – the bank is the main sponsor of the cycle scheme in the capital. Yet apart from being too London-centric I didn't want to find myself saying anything complimentary about the banking industry. So I checked out a few other apps before settling on Bike Hub.
Specify route and basic map mode
This free app is relatively basic when compared to some of the more sophisticated and expensive GPS route-planners for cyclists, but it provides the main features that I was looking for to help me get around on a pushbike.
You can quickly specify the start and end points for your route and then let the app download bike-friendly route information from the CycleStreets web site. The app can calculate four different routes for any given journey.
3D GPS and voice controls
The default 'balanced' route tends to avoid busier traffic areas while still providing a fairly swift journey. You can also configure it to work out the fastest route, the shortest route measured purely by distance, or the quietest route that avoids heavy traffic for more nervous cyclists like me.
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Survival statistics for childhood Hodgkin lymphoma
Survival statistics for childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) are very general estimates and must be interpreted very carefully. Because these statistics are based on the experience of groups of children, they can't be used to predict a particular child's chances of survival.
There are many different ways to measure and report cancer survival statistics. Your child's doctor can explain the statistics for childhood HL and what they mean for your child.
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The 5-year observed survival for Hodgkin lymphoma in children 0–14 years of age is 98%. This means that, on average, 98% of children diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma are expected to be alive 5 years after their diagnosis.
Classic childhood HL is divided into risk groups based on stage, bulk of the tumour and symptoms. Treatment options are based on these risk groups. There are no specific Canadian survival statistics available for the different risk groups of HL in children and youth.
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Helicopter "Eye-in-the-Sky" to target those dairy farms polluting streams with effluent
Environment Waikato has just started using a helicopter to spot those dairy farmers who are polluting the region's waterways with effluent.
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Environment Waikato has just started using a helicopter to spot those dairy farmers who are polluting the region's waterways with effluent.
Environment Waikato and Matamata-Piako District Council have given approval that allows for the on-going operation and progressive expansion NZ Mushrooms' plant in Taukoro Road in Morrinsville – but with strict conditions relating to the monitoring of odour, noise and traffic.
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- Ysolda canceled her classes in June, citing a lack of agreement on the contract. For someone who seems to be very easy going and who expressed quite a bit of excitement, this seems troubling in retrospect.
- Jessica AKA Mama Rav disassociated Ravelry from Knit Camp at the end of July, citing lack of contract and "the Ravelry name was unofficially used again this year," which must have made many attendees uneasy.
- Lorilee arrived to teach her class on continental knitting, found there was no work visa for her, was documented, treated like a criminal and deported.
- All non-European teachers arriving in Scotland discovered they also did not have work visas and had to leave the country. Most/all of them went to another country to await their work visas. This was the weekend, nothing could be done until Monday.
- The website for the Knit Camp went down at some point during the catastrophe and did not come back up until early Tuesday, PDT.
- There was and still is not as, of this writing, any official statement anywhere from the organizers explaining the situation, announcing the changes in schedules and substitutions, explaining how to get refunds. Nor were there emails sent out to attendees affected before this morning.
- European teachers were also forgotten in the hubbub, at least one being stranded for two hours at an airport.
- The organizer, Jo, has left a number of petulant, unprofessional responses over Ravelry -- including chastising Lorilee and calling her a liar. She attended a tea party and then a dinner rather than make a post and then declared she needed sleep before she could post. Meanwhile, many attendees were trying to determine if they should make the trek to attend the classes they paid for.
- Jo arranged to teach the class Jared Flood was going to teach on Tuesday. You know, because they are interchangeable. I don't know if this substitution actually took place.
- There is also some side drama regarding the official knit camp sock pattern/kit that Lorilee designed.
Kristen Rengren AKA retroknit has posted a solution for Jo, which will help everyone including Jo. It would be a hard pill for her to swallow voluntarily, but as retroknit points out, she's going to have to swallow it no matter what. Her post also hints at more of the backstory that led up to this fiasco.
I hear that the people actually attending are having a wonderful time. I am very happy for that. I just feel sorry for all of the people who were adversely affected. Knitting events should always be anti-stress!
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This #charitytuesday, we are taking a break from Water Charities to pay tribute to our first ever featured "air charity." The American Lung Association held their first Fight for Air Climb in Cleveland, this past Saturday, March 5, 2011. Climbers, walkers, runners, firefighters and supporters of the ALA challenged themselves by climbing the 42 flights of stairs in Terminal Tower (804 steps total), in an effort to raise money to support the fight against lung disease. The goal was to raise $80,000 to support lung health, research and advocacy in Northern Ohio. Together they raised over $40,000, and the option to donate is still available on the Cleveland Fight for Air Climb event website.
Fight for Air Climbs are unique events for the ALA, taking place in large towers in cities across the US. Lung cancer is the number one cancer killer in America, and the ALA is dedicated to helping people know what is needed to manage and take control of asthma and other chronic respiratory ailments. We at Filters Fast are dedicated to this cause as well, and know that indoor air quality can be a key factor in the development of chronic lung illness. Take care of yourself by making sure your environment is free from harmful air pollutants. Clean regularly and change your air filters on a consistent basis. You and your family may also want to consider investing in one or several room air purifiers for your home, especially if you suffer from allergies or asthma.
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Normally, Band-Aids are a fine size for any minor cuts I have. But what if I have a huge wound and I don't have health insurance? I need an unreasonably large Band-Aid, dammit!
This custom Band-Aid machine is a mere concept at the moment. And while being able to make custom-sized Band-Aids seems like a good idea, the fact that this can really only make very long and thin Band-Aids make me wonder how useful it would really be. If I lose a finger, for example, I'll need something that's more of a square. That'd be the more sensible choice than wrapping one long one around the stub. I mean, come on! [YankoDesign]


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Over Labor Day weekend we went with our daughter's boyfriend, Matt, to Passports for a beautiful lunch. We were greeted by wonderfully friendly, helpful, and super professional India, Lyla, and Shawna.
As all who have eaten at Passports know, within a few moments after being seated, guests are immediately served fresh from the oven, piping hot popovers. This is always a welcome treat, and was especially so for Liv and Matt that afternoon as they had been hiking all around Coolidge Reservation earlier in the day.
Next we shared a plate of Eric's fried oysters and without a doubt, I think they are THE BEST FRIED OYSTERS in town! What makes Passport's oysters so special you may be wondering? Because every single time we go, their fried oysters are fantastically crisp on the outside and sweet-salty fresh oyster perfection on the inside; Passports oysters are never, ever soggy or greasy.
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UH Hilo students honored with 2013 Ka Lama Ku Awards
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Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Contact: Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, (808) 974-7642
For Immediate Release
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Campus Center Student Leadership Program recently presented various student organizations and individuals with the 2013 Ka Lama Ku Student Leadership Recognition Award for excellence and contributions to UH Hilo and the community.
The Laulima Certificate of Leadership was presented to the A.L.O.H.A. Project Committee comprised of students from The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy for their community outreach health projects. Rita Kahoane Aione of Kipuka the Native Hawaiian Center was recognized for motivating students to succeed in their majors with an individual Laulima Certificate, while Kahealani Walker and Tyson Fukuyama received Malama Certificates of Leadership for their volunteerism toward community service and outreach.
Three student organizations were recognized with a Ka Lama Ku Plaque. Colleges Against Cancer, which coordinates UH Hilo's American Cancer Society Relay for Life, and the Samoan Club Tupulaga o Samoa mo a Taeao, who shares its heritage as part of campus and community wide outreach, received the Malama Award. Both are Registered Independent Student Organizations (RISO).
The Student Activities Council – a Chartered Student Organization, received the Laulima Award for collaboration and networking of campus-wide activities and mentoring fellow students on "Leading with Aloha."
Maile Boggeln was awarded an Outstanding Ka Lama Ku Leadership Plaque for mentoring and coaching fellow students, collaborating and facilitating with several committees and her demonstrated commitment to student leadership.
The Ka Lama Ku Umeke Award was presented to students in the following leadership categories:
Alaka`i Leadersip Award: Steven Riddle (Campus Recreation IMUA Fitness Program) for volunteerism and mentoring; Leena Brown (Kinesiology and Exercise Science) for mentoring undergraduate students and research development; and Pua`ala Pascua (Kipuka Science and Math tutor) for perpetuating native Hawaiian culture and being a positive role model for her students.
Ike Papalua Award – To Have the Gift of Vision: Amanda Nicolas (National Community Pharmacists Association) for volunteerism with Compounding for Kids and The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy's Bone Marrow Drive; Tiana Gillia for coordination of the yearly Filipino American Heritage Month and support of activities to recruit under-represented high school students to college; and Astronomy student Krystal Schlechter for volunteerism with community activities such as the Onizuka Day, Astro Day, and for her effort to revolutionize how the general public perceives astronomy.
Kuleana Award – Being Responsible and Accountable: Kelsea Machida, for perpetuating the mission and vision of Kipuka as a Tutor/Peer Advisor and role model; Break Thru Adventure (BTA) Leader Aiko Lepeka English for her leadership qualities, and knowledge of her native Hawaiian culture as applied to the goals and vision of BTA with service learning community outreach projects.
Malama Award – Taking Care of Others: Wendy Sera Mefeae for her work as an intern at the Women's Center with Safe Zone educational training sessions on campus and in the community, being part of the Pacific Island Student Center's first conference and volunteering with many activities in support of UH Hilo and Hawaiʻi Community College students.
The Ka Lama Ku Student Leadership Recognition Awards is sponsored by the Campus Center Student Leadership Development Program and the Campus Center Fee Board.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rough start to the season just got even worse.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Bucs safety Dashon Goldson was suspended one game by the NFL without pay for his hit on New Orleans Saints running back Darren Sproles on Sunday. The league considered it a helmet-to-helmet hit on a defenseless player.
Washington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather, however, is not expected to be suspended for his Sunday hit on Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy, Rapoport said Monday on NFL Network's "Around the League Live." A fine should be coming. Meriweather hasn't made a similar hit since 2010.
Goldson was suspended largely because this is his fifth such unnecessary-roughness violation since 2011. He can't practice this week or play in the Bucs' game this Sunday against the New England Patriots, and the Tampa Bay Times reported Goldson will miss out on a $264,705 game check.
"You had an unobstructed path to your opponent," NFL vice president of football operations Merton Hanks wrote in a letter to Goldson informing him of the suspension. "It is clear that you lowered your head and unnecessarily rammed the left side of your helmet into the left side of your opponent's head.
"You delivered a forceful blow with your helmet and made no attempt whatsoever to wrap up your opponent or make a conventional tackle on the play," Hanks continued. "This illegal contact clearly could have been avoided."
Goldson and cornerback Darrelle Revis were the two biggest names acquired in Tampa's defensive transformation this offseason. The defense has played exceedingly well overall for the first two weeks this season, but it hasn't held on to fourth-quarter leads. Goldson's expected absence this week makes it more likely that Tom Brady will make his own late-game magic against the Bucs.
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MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Georgia College women's basketball team (18-6, 10-6 PBC) pulled off a 60-45 win at the University of Montevallo (9-16, 5-11 PBC) Wednesday night. The Bobcats won despite 22 turnovers thanks to some solid defense of their own.
Senior guard Chimere Jordan (Gray, Ga.) hit for 25 points with 17 rebounds, her 12th 20-plus scoring game and fourth double-double of the season.
GC took control of the game with 17:34 remaining in the first half, not surrendering the lead for the rest of the contest.
Freshman Abby Slocumb (Suwanee, Ga.) tallied a career-high 13 points with nine rebounds. Slocumb scored eight in the first half helping the Bobcats get the large first-half advantage that they rode to victory. Guard Karisma Boykin (Carrollton, Ga.) had a solid line of seven points, four rebounds four steals and two assists.
GC shot 47 percent (22-47) from the floor, holding the Falcons to just 29 percent shooting on 16-of-56. Davia Harris was the only double-digit scorer for UM, putting in 10.
The 22 turnovers matches the most in a victory for the Bobcats this season.
The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1:30 p.m., traveling to North Georgia to round out the regular season.
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NYSLRS, comprised of the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) and Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS), had 652,324 members as of March 31, 2017. Our members are State, local government and school district employees from across New York, including 617,143 in ERS and 35,181 in PFRS. Eighty-one percent of our members are active, which means they were on a public payroll as of March 31.
As new public employees come on board and more Tier 3 and 4 members reach retirement age, Tier 6 is expected to represent the majority of NYSLRS members in a few years.
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Here's a look at our membership by Tier, as of March 31:
Tier 1: NYSLRS' oldest tier, whose members first joined the system before July 1, 1973 (July 31 for PFRS members). Tier 1 now represents only one half of 1 percent of our membership. There are only 54 Tier 1 PFRS members remaining.
Tier 2: With 29,186 members, Tier 2 represents 4.5 percent of membership. More than 87 percent of Tier 2 members are in PFRS.
Tier 3&4: Tiers 3 and 4, which have similar retirement plans, represented nearly 90 percent of membership just seven years ago. The 392,699 Tier 3 and 4 members now make up 60 percent of the total. (Note: There is no Tier 4 in PFRS.)
Tier 5: Tier 5 covers members who joined in a period of a little over two years (January 2010 through March 2012). With 53,118 members, Tier 5 now represents 8.1 percent of membership.
Tier 6: This tier covers both ERS and PFRS members who joined since April 1, 2012. Its ranks have grown by nearly 29 percent over the past year.


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While everything else changes, it's comforting to think that some things in the universe will always stay the same. The sun always rises and sets, the tides ebb and flow, and the moon hangs in the night sky, just as it has since time began.
Or does it?
Recent research suggests that the moon we gaze up at may be slightly smaller than the one our ancestors saw, says Darren Williams, an associate professor of astronomy at Penn State Erie. In August of 2010, NASA published new high-resolution images that show cliffs, called lobate scarps, all over the surface of the moon—evidence that the moon is getting gradually smaller, researchers say.
"Over the past billion years, the moon has been slowly cooling, and as the surface cools, it shrinks, just like a lump of metal or plastic does in the winter. This causes cracks to form," much like the cracks that appear across a cake as it cools, or in a pavement during the winter, explains Williams.
"If one region cools slightly faster than another, possibly because of differences in surface composition or heating from the interior, then surfaces can sink below one another, creating sharp ridges or scarps," he adds.
Scientists think the moon formed when boulders in a ring of debris around the young Earth smashed together and coalesced. This "violently energetic" beginning gave the moon a molten crust for millions of years, before it began to slowly cool and solidify, Williams says.
Other planets and moons that formed and cooled in a similar way also display this shrinkage. "Mercury has scarps too," notes Williams. "Its interior, like the moon's, is relatively cool due to its small size." By contrast, he adds, "The Earth's interior is warmed by radioactive decay of elements such as Uranium, which prevents the surface from cooling off and shrinking—and so scarps are not formed."
The NASA images aren't the first scarp sightings. Since the Apollo missions of the 1970s, scientists have studied several scarps observed near the moon's equator, prompting theories of moon shrinkage. But the new images, obtained by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, provide the first evidence that the scarps occur uniformly over the entire surface of the moon, and support the idea that the moon has shrunk evenly all the way around, explains Williams. "It's a great example of direct observation of a theoretical idea," he adds.
Moon gazers don't need to worry: the moon won't disappear completely, and in fact most people probably won't detect any difference in the night sky. "The most the moon has probably shrunk is just a few kilometers in a billion years," Williams explains—a change that would be hardly noticeable from Earth.
Darren Williams, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, can be reached at email@example.com.


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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:40 am
Post subject: When will the website be upgraded to Census 6.0?
I'm not sure if I missed this or not but I upgraded to 6.0 and have taken lots of census's. I tried to downgrade but my census.lua is still from the upgraded version. If I downgrade and re-do my census will I lose all the characters I found?
And I'm sorry if this has been answered already. I didn't see it.
The sad part is I was doing a census very regularly and had Hydraxis up to a normal number. Now its out of whack again. I keep my census running the whole time I play and upload everyday almost. I just wanna make the numbers as close to real as possible. Thanks all!!
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:44 am
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To my knowledge there is no 6.0 for the CensusPlus addon. There was an update for patch 5.0.4 and the upload process worked fine during the last days of Cataclysm. It's just that since MoP went live that the website thinks there's an issue with the version.
Hope this is corrected very soon.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:40 am
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I have to correct what I can... Censusplus is now at version 6.0.0 thanks to heroic efforts of Bringoutyourdead and Balgair. The problem is that Rollie, the site Admin, has not been able to update the site itself yet to be able to process 6.0.0. People who have old version are apparently able to upload partial data, which doesn't update monks, Pandaren or anything above 85.
Slaggathore, I strongly advice against downgrading. You might look at other threads here (mostly in General), some of which discuss "stockpiling". Or if you find that method too cumbersome for you, just keep adding data. The manual upload can manage a file up to just hair under 10 MB in size and if you are only censusing one realm, that should never become a problem.
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What we have are two version numbers....
the number associated with the current version of Blizzards game World of Warcraft is 50001 this is embedded in the .TOC file and is read and used by the WoW client to show that the addon is up to date as far as the game is concerned.
The number associated with Warcraftrealms.com which is embedded in the CensusPlus.lua file is 6.0.0, this is/will be used by the site here to ensure proper handling of uploaded data.
As to the question in the title... :sigh: only Rollie knows.. and he isn't telling us. And neither Balgair nor I want to bug him about it too much... as the squeeky wheel here might just get totally ignored as too much trouble. Not to say I don't drop a note or two his way.
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This is really falling behind.
Perhaps he should hand over responsibility to someone who will actually get updates out faster.
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I suspect if there were someone both willing and qualified, he would. There are a few of us who would be willing to help him out with this, but don't have the skills. The people who have the skills don't generally like working for free. So here we are. Be patient.
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What Fett said. I'd love to help, but have no PHP knowledge, which is pretty much required for running a database of this scale. If there was anybody here who had the knowledge and time/willingness to do the job, I'm sure they'd have volunteered by now, it's been known for several years now that Rollie really needs an assistant/replacement for running the site, but nobody's come forward.
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Well thank you all of you guys for answering my questions either way. I will just keep doing my census's and compiling data and if the file gets two big I will move it and start a new one. Thanks and I will just keep checking to see when the site gets upgraded.
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I'd do it but don't know PHP yet either. I plan to learn within the next year or two, currently going to school for programming.
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Thanks from me as well for explaining things. I'm going to start stockpiling as well.
Best regards to Rollie.
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Will version 6 work? As I have been uploading via version 6 as that is the latest. But the Scarshield legion census is totally out.
Well since version 5 is constantly bugging and the site is not updated to the current version 6 I have removed the addon as collecting the data when it is discarded is pointless
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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 92: What Happened to Caffeine-Free Diet Coke?
"Are the Coke folks trying to confuse us as they phase out Caffeine-Free Diet Coke?"
Though I have for the most part weaned myself off diet sodas, every once in awhile I get a serious hankering for a cold, crisp, ever-so-satisfying 20-ounce bottles of either Fresca or Caffeine-Free Diet Coke.
Is it just wishful thinking on my part, or is Fresca making a comeback? On two Delta flights this past weekend the flight attendants came down the aisle offering Fresca as one of the soft drink options. Thank you, Delta!
But even though Delta is based in Atlanta, Coke's corporate home (Fresca is also a Coke brand), Caffeine-Free Diet Coke was not being offered. And maybe it's just my paranoia, but I have noticed that CFDC is fast disappearing from deli shelves in New York City.
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As my doctor had me swear off caffeine a few months ago, this situation concerns me a great deal. Because even though I am drinking more water and seltzer than ever before, sometimes only a Caffeine-Free Diet Coke will do.
Erin kindly went out and bought me a 2-liter bottle of Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi, but I am not a Diet Pepsi fan in general, so that doesn't really solve the problem. Plus, I have never seen CFDP in 20-ounce bottles in a deli cold case.
So what gives, Coke? Fess up. Just tell us what the deal is.
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Here we go: 217. Down three pounds from the hell week debacle. Hallelujah!
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I am going to finally write the story of Van's birth. This will probably end up being a long post so feel free to skip wherever you want...or not read it at all...if anyone even checks this blog anymore.
Van's due date was July 9. He didn't come on July 9. On Friday July 13 I called me doctor and told him that Van was not moving very much so he told me to go the hospital to get a non-stress test done to monitor Van's movements and if they were low then they would induce me. After that phone call I cried because I knew Van needed to come that day. I just had a gut feeling that he was not OK and needed to come out. I didn't understand why we were even wasting our time with the test and why they couldn't just induce me. Before I headed to the hospital for the test Meg, Jesse and I went to Village Inn and ate breakfast. They were trying to brighten my mood in case I was really not going to be induced that day because I was seriously a grumpy goose.
After breakfast we headed to the hospital and as we were checking in for the test the lady there said, "Your Doctor is on the phone right now. He said we should just admit you and induce labor now." Needless to say I was relieved. My gut instincts were right. It was time. They admitted me to my room and started me on IV antibiotics. I am Strep-B positive and as many of you out there know that can be fatal to babies if their mothers aren't given antibiotics before birth. They started me on antibiotics and a slow drip of Petocin (spelling?).
My labor started to progress slowly but surely and after 8 hours they bumped the dosage up and broke my water. I figured we were well on our way at that point but man was I wrong. After 18 hours of labor I was finally fully effaced and dilated. They said I should start pushing. Again, I thought that this wouldn't be longer than an hour of two...but again, I was very wrong.
After 4 1/2 hours of hard pushing my doctor finally said "We are going to use the vacuum twice. If he doesn't come out with that then we will push him back up and do a C-Section." At this point Jesse gave me a blessing that said Van was not supposed to come out via C-Section. That he and I would both recover fully and we would be strong. I was a little scared when it said that we would "both recover fully" but we just pushed forward.
I also need to say here that during my entire labor Van was showing NO signs of distress. He and I were both progressing normally. The only reason why they decided to use the vacuum was because I was so exhausted from 4 1/2 hours of pushing and I started to get Charlie Horses in my neck and upper back and the pain was excruciating. So the doctor used the vacuum once and Van came down very far but wasn't out. They did it a second time and he came down farther but wasn't out. This is the point where they were planning on pushing him back up and doing a C-Section. But as the doctor felt Van he discovered that the umbilical chord was wrapped around his neck twice and if he pushed him back up he would strangle him. So he had to use the vacuum a 3rd time.
The reason why they generally do not use the vacuum 3 times is because of the amount of pressure it puts on the baby's head. But we didn't have a choice, they had to use it a third time or we could lose Van.
The third time was the charm and Van came out. He was 7 pounds 11 ounces and 21.25 inches long. He was born extremely alert and after they cleaned him up and gave him to me I gave him a bottle and he was a champ and ate the whole thing and even gave me a burp (which surprised me since he and I were both completely new at this). He barely cried and was just happy to be there. He did have a bit of a cone head but the NICU nurses checked him out and said he looked fine. Jesse and I then spent time alone with him for about an hour and then they took him to the nursery for his first bath and so Jesse and I could sleep after 22 hours of labor and 4 1/2 hours of pushing.
I fell asleep and I guess a few minutes after the nurse from the nursery came and got Jesse and informed him that Van's head was swelling at an extremely rapid rate and that they had called Van's doctor to come to the hospital right away and they were taking Van down to the NICU. After I had been sleeping for about an hour I was awoken by my doctor (Dr. Nelson) who is also Van's doctor. I was completely shocked to see him since he wasn't supposed to see Van until his 2 week checkup. Dr. Nelson has been my doctor for 10 years and he and I know each other very well. He has helped me through some scary health things in the past, but I had never seen him look the way he did when he woke me up. He told me that Van was in the NICU and that Jesse was with him. He explained a little of what was going on with Van and I said that I didn't think I could see Van in the NICU. I just didn't think I could handle it. And Dr. Nelson very seriously said, "You need to go down there Chelsea. This is very serious." So they wheeled me down to the NICU where the Neonatologist came over to Jesse and I and said "There are 3 scenarios. First, his brain is causing the swelling and he will probably die. Second, he has a bleed from blood vessels rupturing between his skull and his skin and if his blood doesn't clot fast enough he can bleed out and die. Or third he has the same scenario as number two, but if he clots fast enough he will probably make it but might have some developmental problems."
So for the next hour Jesse and I sat in the corner of the NICU and watched dozens of people running around poking and prodding our new baby boy. I cannot explain the despair that we felt during that time. Hours earlier had been the happiest moments of our life and now our precious boy might be taken from us. We cried and prayed and cried some more.
After that hour they told us they needed us to leave the room and if they needed us to donate blood to him or if they needed to give him clotting medication they would call us in our room. Those several hours in our room were spent crying and sitting in silent prayer.
After about 10 hours they finally let us go down and see him. He was extremely sedated and his head was so swollen it was heartbreaking to see. I felt such guilt that I didn't know more and didn't force them to give me a C-Section earlier. I had to keep reminding myself of the blessing I got right before Van was born that said he could not come out via C-Section. But it was still so hard to see him suffering and not be able to take it all from him. We didn't get to hold him or touch him, but Jesse and I sat in there for a few hours and Jesse gave him a blessing and we had our first family prayer together.
I also need to mention that at this time both of our families were fasting and praying for Van. Many of Jesse's work friends fasted as well. And I am sure many more people prayed and fasted on our behalf than we even know about. We felt that support and it was the only thing keeping us together.
That night they told us the best thing we could do was sleep and if Van took a turn for the worse they would come get us. They didn't get us all night and in the morning when we went down to the NICU they told us they were confident that the swelling was not his brain, but that it was blood vessels which had burst from the use of the vacuum 3 times. They said his blood was clotting extremely well and they didn't know how he was doing so well. That is the first time I got to hold him since the moment after he was born and I cannot explain the complete bliss I felt to have my baby in my arms.
At that time they told us they expected him to be in the NICU for the next 6 days. The swelling stopped growing and they also said they were confident that he wouldn't have any brain damage. I was released from the hospital on Monday afternoon. We went and visited him that night and then again the next morning (which was Tuesday and they told us the earliest he would leave would be Friday). When we walked in they asked us if we wanted to listen in on rounds and hear the update on Van. As we sat in rounds and they talked about Van the news was all amazing. The Neonatologist who had been caring for Van 24/7 for the last 4 days turned to Jesse and I with tears in his eyes and said, "We see a lot of miracles down here, but this is one of the most drastic I have seen. I have no idea how I am saying this to you today, but you can take your son home. He is healthy and has exceeded all of our expectations." Jesse and I were excited and scared to death. Van still had headaches and swelling but they spent hours telling us how to care for him and as we left the hospital that afternoon the nurses lined up and clapped for us as we walked out. Some of them cried right along with us. And we were so blessed to have so many amazing nurses and doctors caring for our sweet Van. We were so blessed to be at IMC (Intermountain Medical Center) in Murray where they had such an excellent NICU so he didn't have to be Life-Flighted anywhere, and we were so blessed that our sweet Van had NO lasting effects. He is a normal baby who has changed our lives for the better and has already taught us so much. We love him and can never express how grateful we are for the miracles that our little family received. Here are some pictures of our adorable Vanner Man:
My first time holding him after he was in the NICU (2 days old)
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The Story of Van's Birth...9 weeks late...
I am going to finally write the story of Van's birth. This will probably end up being a long post so feel free to skip wherever you want...or not read it at all...if anyone even checks this blog anymore.
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A garden of blessings. Like the blessings GOD scatters over us every day.
"Stand up and praise the LORD your GOD, who is from everlasting to everlasting. " "Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise." ~NEHEMIAH 9:5


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Conservatives and others who have looked beyond the hype and bandwagon cheering for "climate change" understand it is a political movement masquerading as an imperative driven by neutral science.
But while realists may be winning the battle on facts, they are not paying enough attention to what the climate zealots are doing in the political arena.
Just last month a group of liberal state Attorneys General supported by climate millionaire Al Gore decided they would stand up for "clean power" and threatened to sue companies who dissented with "settled science" that is far from settled. If the science was settled, all the zealots' climate models would be coming true instead of failing and global satellite temperatures wouldn't be flatlining for the last 18 years.
But that doesn't matter to the partisan AGs. They want to sue "dissenters" to the left-wing political movement in a move rightly compared by one commentator to the Spanish Inquisition.
Conservatives need to wake up and fight back. While they are happy that the public seems to believe "climate change" is not an important issue, liberals at all levels of government are stuffing budgets with billions of dollars of agenda-driven programs paid for by unsuspecting taxpayers.
For example, a federal government report from 2014 said the federal government spent $21.4 billion in climate-related programs in 2013. The money is not concentrated in a single agency; it includes $1.8 billion in NASA, $455 million in the Department of Defense and $356 million in the Department of Treasury.
In other words, our federal government has essentially said based on "science" it has a blank check to create bogus programs for taxpayers to fund.
At the state level, the same thing is happening. In Illinois, Stimulus money for "weatherization" of homes was found to be an almost complete waste of money by the Department of Energy. Instead of reading that report, the state of Illinois created another weatherization program once the Stimulus money evaporated. Many cities are creating similar boondoggles on a smaller scale.
I'm not a lawyer, but there needs to be a legal challenge to this spending. At its root, it is relying on a manufactured scientific consensus that purposely ignores conflicting information. It needs to be challenged. Since the mainstream media refuses to dig into this, a lawsuit that forces discovery might pierce the silence. Some type of class-action or whistleblower type suit aimed at a climate-related program at the federal, state or local level should be explored.
You would think conservative members of Congress would fight back against dubious spending, but with few exceptions they are afraid. They know the MSM is completely in the tank with the climate zealots and don't want to be labeled a "climate change skeptic" or worse. So they just tolerate the waste.
Indifference to the issue won't make it go away. Liberal activists have been planning for decades to use climate as a means of controlling energy production. They are moving full speed ahead, regardless of the facts. Conservatives need to wake up and expose the fraud or we will continue to pay for it.


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Crossing the midpoint of 2011, two of the most popular heels in America cut memorable farewell promos as they departed their respective companies. Controversial Pundit Glenn Beck is leaving Fox News after 2.5 years with the Network. A stint that catapulted him into the national American consciousness.
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Glenn Beck's Final Show (Transcript)Wrestling superstar CM Punk leaves WWE after a great run that places him as one of the more memorable heels of the past decade. Punk started his WWE career as a 'face' but came into his own when he returned to his natural fit as a villain. Punk intends to leave as WWE champion and unlike Beck is planning to burn bridges on his way out.
I'm outside tonight. I want to show you. This is the NewsCorp building. This is where FOX is. That's 6th Avenue. This is Times Square at the end of the block. And this little corner is not even attached to the building. It's kind of hanging out there.
When we started, we were up -- most of the 12th floor? Twelfth floor.
And then, we wanted a space that we could change a little bit so they put us in this studio here. And for a while, we had windows open. For a myriad of reasons, we closed them and they haven't been opened I think since we've been in the studio.
VIDEO: CM Punk shoots on his bosses (WWE RAW June 27, 2011)
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I've grabbed so many of Vincent K. McMahon's imaginary brass rings that it's finally dawned on me that they're just that. They're completely imaginary. The only thing that's real is me, and the fact that day in and day out, for almost six years, I've proved to everybody in the world that I am the best on this microphone, in that ring, and even on commentary.
Nobody can touch me. And yet, no matter how many times I prove it, I'm not on your lovely little collectors' cups, I'm not on the cover of the program, I'm barely promoted, I don't get to be in movies, I'm not on any crappy show on the USA Network, I'm not on the poster of WrestleMania, I'm not on the signature that's produced at the start of the show. I'm not on Conan O'Brien, I'm not on Jimmy Fallon, but the fact of the matter is I should be, and trust me, this isn't sour grapes, but the fact that "Dwayne" is in the main event of WrestleMania next year and I'm not makes me sick!


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A few weeks ago, the same site fooled libs a number of libs on the internet when it ran a story claiming that Ann Coulter caused a ruckus, and refused to board a plane because the pilot was a black female.
Something called "Suzi Parker" who writes something called "She The People" at something called "The Washington Post" bagged the scoop of the century earlier today, in a report originally entitled "Sarah Palin's plan to reach 'millions of devoutly religious people' through al-Jazeera":
The Sarah Palin Story is a cautionary tale about what can happen when politics and celebrity meet.
Fox News and their once-upon-a-time darling Palin recently parted ways after three years. But never fear. Palin has a new media outlet by which to share her commentary.
Late last week Al Jazeera America announced the former vice-presidential candidate would be joining their news network. Al Jazeera America recently bought Al Gore's failing Current Media that broadcasts the Current TV channel. Ironically, Fox News recently called Al Jazeera "an anti-American terror mouthpiece."
"As you all know, I'm not a big fan of newspapers, journalists, news anchors and the liberal media in general," Palin told the Web site The Daily Currant. "But I met with the folks at Al-Jazeera and they told me they reach millions of devoutly religious people who don't watch CBS or CNN. That tells me they don't have a liberal bias."
Get it? Sarah Palin's so stoopid she didn't know that the devoutly religious people Al Jazeera reaches are Muslims!
The Suzi Parker story is actually a cautionary tale about what can happen when politics and liberal bias and gullibility meet.
Parker not so smoothly tried to correct her gaffe with a correction that still included a nasty dig at Palin:
An earlier version of this post incorrectly reported that Sarah Palin planned to contribute to the Al Jazeera America news network.
The original article was titled "Sarah Palin's plan to reach 'millions of devoutly religious people' through al-Jazeera." The amended now reads "Sarah Palin tries to stay relevant."
As you can imagine, Parker's taking a beating in the Post's comment section:
"LOL, look how stupid that woman is! … Wait. What?"
LOL…WaPo struggling to stay relevant…
New verb: Reporters who report parody articles as news have been "Onioned".
What's next Suzi? Is Al Gore joining Fox News?
Hey, Suzi, I just heard Palin has signed on to become the spokeswoman for the crab people who live at the center of the earth and are planning on conquering the surface world. Be sure to mention that without checking it out in your next hit piece, you dimwitted hack.
Looks like if Suzi dropped a few pounds, she might be as hot as Sarah Palin.
Nice job Suzi! I got a picture of Palin in bikini holding an assault weapon you might be interested in too. Geez!
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Twitchy: Hilarious: WaPo journalist's Palin-bashing self-parody inspires #SuziParkerScoops
Michelle Malkin: MSM just keeps making stuff up
Ace at The Conversation: Sarah Palin Pitches Her Own "She the People" Post
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- Should the Govt act over the pay equity imbalance?
A campaign has been launched to demand equal pay for women after finding that, on average, men are paid at least 10 per cent more than women.
Pay Equity Challenge Coalition spokeswoman Angela McLeod said figures were showing the gender gap had widened from 12.85 per cent in September last year to 14.178 per cent in September this year. Other figures released yesterday in the Household Economic Survey 2012, revealed 259,000 men had a personal income of $80,000 or more compared to 92,500 women.
The campaign is calling on Parliament to do something about the problem.
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The US Supreme Court appears poised to pare back campaign finance reform measures that sharply restrict corporate expenditures during federal campaigns.
At issue in a special hearing Wednesday was whether the court should strike down two legal precedents that bar corporations from spending their general treasury funds on political speech during campaign season.
Although it is difficult to predict how the high court may rule based solely on the questions the justices ask during oral argument, several analysts say five of the nine justices appear united in their skepticism over the two measures.
"We don't put our First Amendment rights in the hands of FEC bureaucrats," Chief Justice John Roberts said at one point, referring to staff members of the Federal Election Commission which enforces the campaign finance laws.
Three justices, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas, are on record opposing the two provisions. By the end of the 80-minute oral argument, it appeared that Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito are prepared to vote with their colleagues on the court's conservative wing.
Conservative justices repeatedly raised questions about whether the campaign finance restrictions on corporations were too broad and all-encompassing to pass constitutional muster.
At the same time, the court's liberal wing remained united in the view that the corporate restrictions were justified by Congressional concern about the corruptive and distorting influence of corporate dollars in federal campaigns. Some also suggested that it was unfair for corporations to use shareholder money to pursue political goals.
Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, and the court's newest justice, Sonia Sotomayor, repeatedly stressed that the court should identify narrower grounds to decide the case rather than overturning established legal precedents.
But the conservatives – including Roberts and Alito – seemed determined to correct what they view as an error of constitutional import.
The 'Hillary' documentary
The case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, involves a decision by the FEC to block video-on-demand broadcasts of a 90-minute documentary attacking the potential presidential candidacy of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The film, "Hillary: The Movie," was produced by a conservative nonprofit group called Citizens United. The group complained that the FEC action was an unconstitutional form of government censorship of political speech.
The government responded that the documentary was similar to a pre-election broadcast attack advertisement and thus could be regulated by the government under the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA).
The high court is considering whether to overturn the section of BCRA that deals with corporate spending before and during elections. In addition, the court is considering overturning a 1990 decision in a case called Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce. The 1990 case established the legal foundation for the corporate restrictions later adopted in BCRA.
'Corporate electioneering'?
In a joint statement, Sens. John McCain (R) of Arizona and Russ Feingold (D) of Wisconsin, the two cosponsors of BCRA, warned that overturning the corporate restrictions in the law would be a "drastic step."
"At stake in this case are the voices of millions and millions of Americans that could be drowned out by large corporations if the decades-old restrictions on corporate electioneering are called into question," the senators said.
"During his confirmation hearing, Chief Justice Roberts, whom we both voted for, promised to respect precedent," Senators McCain and Feingold said. "If he casts the deciding vote to overrule [the two legal precedents] it would completely contradict that promise, and could have serious consequences for our democracy."
Others were pleased with the apparent direction of the court.
"Based on today's argument, free speech advocates can be optimistic for a broad vindication of First Amendment rights," said Steve Simpson, a lawyer with the Institute for Justice. "Several justices recognized that a piecemeal approach to free speech is insufficient to protect vital constitutional rights."
Mr. Simpson added, "Corporate speech bans are nothing more than government censorship of selected speakers. The simple fact is it takes money, including corporate money, to speak up and be heard. Under the First Amendment, the government has no business deciding which speakers gain admittance to the marketplace of ideas."
Doug Kendall, president of the Constitutional Accountability Center, holds a different view.
"Since the dawn of the Republic, the court has recognized that corporations are artificial entities that enjoy unique advantages and must therefore be subject to greater government oversight," Mr. Kendall said. "If the court turns back on this constitutional text and history, it will blatantly disregard the will of the people and unleash corporate influence on elections."
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If I Had Been in Bethlehem
1. If I had been in Bethlehem the night of Jesus' birth
And heard afar the angels' joyful song of peace on earth,
If I had seen the shepherds come to seek the Baby fair,
I think I would have followed them and knelt beside them there.
2. If I had lived in eastern lands and watched with eager eyes,
If I had seen His star appear and blaze among the skies,
If I had seen the wise men go to seek the newborn King,
I think I would have followed them, my finest gifts to bring.
3. I did not live in Bethlehem that Christmas night of old
Or travel with the wise men there to bring Him gifts of gold,
But I can bring a greater gift than any earthly gem,
For all my heart and all my love will be my gift to Him.
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Council signs off 10-year sustainable management plan
Environment Waikato finalised its Long-Term Council Community Plan for 2006-2016 today, following extensive public consultation and discussion.
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Environment Waikato finalised its Long-Term Council Community Plan for 2006-2016 today, following extensive public consultation and discussion.
Transit's 10-year state highway forecast is very positive news for the Waikato region, says Regional Land Transport Committee chairman, Cr Angus Macdonald.
Regional councillor Barry O'Connor has stepped down as deputy chairman of Environment Waikato.
Environment Waikato is disappointed some beachfront property owners have started to build an additional boulder wall at Mokau in an attempt to protect their properties from coastal erosion.
An Opuatia possum control scheme managed by Environment Waikato has been a huge success, and has seen numbers of the pest plummet.
Bus patronage across the Waikato region continues to climb, with May 2006 passenger numbers a massive 21 per cent higher than May 2005.
Environment Waikato is aware of water supply issues affecting about 40 Te Puru residents and is working to help resolve the problem.
An Environment Waikato Hearing Committee has granted Te Kowhai Sands 2006 Limited resource consents to undertake sand quarrying activities at Te Kowhai, subject to a range of conditions.
Environment Waikato recognises the problems faced by beachfront property owners at Mokau threatened by erosion, but says there is no easy solution to the problem.
Resource consent applications by Ventus Energy Limited to build and operate a 22-turbine wind farm in Waitomo have been granted, subject to an extensive range of conditions.
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Read on, even if you did put clean undies on this morning: This is important.
Every year, during November, we collect money at ScandiKitchen café to buy a whole load of underpants. You see, as the nights get longer and colder, the homeless on the streets of London have an even tougher time than normal. While people are good at donating coats and scarves, trousers and jumpers, nobody ever donates underpants and socks. For good reasons too, mind you, but that doesn't make the need for these items any less. We all need clean pants and socks. While we may smile and joke about the need for underpants, the fact remains: if you're down and out, trying your hardest just to get through the night, feeling warm and comfortable all the way through suddenly means that much more.
Helle is a lovely Danish lady, living in West London. Every autumn she changes her name to The Pants Lady and starts asking people to send her socks and underpants. She does this tirelessly for months. The main shelter she works with is the The Shelter Project Hounslow for men (a registered charity – but excess pants and socks are distributed throughout other shelters in the capital, too).
'This will be the 5th season of The Shelter Project Hounslow (TSPH). We always receive plenty of 2nd hand clothing but never – for good reason – any underpants or socks. And homeless men need that too, so a few years ago I started collecting via friends, on Facebook, via Scandinavian Kitchen (where staff gave up their tip jar to collect pounds for pants). I wasn't quite sure how men I don't know would react to a crazy lady handing them pants and socks at the shelter though… These are proud, clever men from a range of backgrounds and cultures who for various reasons have ended up on the street. And here I was – with my bulging bags of smalls – a change of pants, while they try to change their lives.
The men would arrive at the shelter for the night and once settled in and warmed up, I'd drag one or 2 aside and hand them pants. Discreetly, quietly… Fast forward a couple of winter shelter weeks: The guys would arrive, sometimes with a new homeless guest in tow. Once the new guest was settled in, they'd drag him over to me saying: "You've got to meet PantsLady – she'll sort you out." And so literally hundreds of pairs of pants were handed out over 4 months. Each time, I'd often have to explain that there was no charge for pants. They were free, new, clean and donated by strangers. It's "only pants and socks" – it's never going to change anyone's life, but it broke an often down cast atmosphere of hopelessness, loneliness and homelessness for these guys. It made a difference and it'll make a difference again this year. It's only pants and socks, but everyone deserves a clean pair.'
We'll be collecting for underpants at the café throughout November. We call it 'A pound for pants' because we can get a pair of pants for a quid (in some shops). Pop your change in the box by the till – the staff give up their tips for these weeks and we (ScandiKitchen) match pound for pound what is put into the box.
You can also mail or delivery your (new, wrapped) underpants to us and we'll make sure they get to the Shelter (post pants to ScandiKitchen Underpants Appeal, 61 Great Titchfield Street, London W1W 7PP). If you have any questions for Helle the Pants Lady, you can contact her on this email: email@example.com
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Tickets for The Polar Express at the The Saratoga & North Creek Railway are on sale.
Rides begin Friday through Jan. 6, and we're giving away a four-pack of tickets to one lucky commentor. Just share your holiday tradition in our comments section. One random winner will be selected when the contest closes on Thursday at 4 p.m.
The tickets must be used by Nov. 30 (depending on availability).
The Polar Express brings passengers on a mystical round-trip journey to the North Pole. Throughout the trip, the characters of the animated motion picture based on the classic children's story come to life while the book is read aloud and music from the movie plays for all the kids to sing along.
At the North Pole, Santa Claus awaits the children and climbs aboard with dozens of cheerful elves and classic silver bells for children on the train. The return trip is full of holiday cheer with Santa meeting each child and festive caroling with Santa's elves.
The Polar Express offers four seating options: coach; premium coach; lower dome; and upper dome.
Coach cars offer a family-friendly alternative with seating on both sides of the aisle. The vintage-style premium coach cars are an ideal option for travelers seeking an experience similar to the classic children's film, offering two spacious seats on each side of a wide center aisle and well-suited for large parties.
Lower dome booth seating is a cozy grouping for a party of four with padded seats and a center tabletop. Elevated 16 feet above the tracks, the upper dome offers spacious seating and glass-domed windows for optimal views. All dome car passengers receive a commemorative Polar Express hot cocoa mug. Seating configuration in the dome cars requires guests to purchase tickets in even numbers in order to best accommodate all passengers while not splitting up groups.
Coach tickets are $30 for adults; $20 for children ages 2-12; and $30 for adults with children 2 years old and under in arms. Premium coach tickets are $40 for adults; $30 for children ages 2-12; and $40 for adults with children 2 years old and under in arms. Lower dome tickets are $55 for adults; $40 for children ages 2-12; and $65 for adults with children 2 years old and under in arms. Upper dome tickets are $60 for adults; $45 for children ages 2-12; and $70 for adults with children 2 years old and under in arms.
The Polar Express Train Ride is approximately a one-hour, round-trip train ride departing at either 5:30 or 8 p.m. from the train station in Saratoga Springs, located at 26 Station Lane. Children are encouraged to wear their pajamas to keep in the spirit of the story. Special Polar Express pajamas are available at the depot gift shop.
Tickets can be purchased by phone and online. For more information about The Polar Express, including a complete schedule and to purchase tickets, please call 877-726-RAIL (7245) or visit www.saratogapolarexpressride.com.


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Sunday Sweets: Baby Cakes
Wow. Can you believe it's 2011? What happened to 2008?!? I'm still writing 2003 on my checks. And I'm still writing checks. Man, I'm getting old.
Anyway, Jen told me to write Sunday Sweets this week. Yup. She told me. (Jen's having a hard time letting go of Christmas break right now. I swear she just said we're leaving the tree up 'til March.) So I figured, since it's the new year, I should feature new stuff, right? And what's newer than babies, am I right?
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As an artist, I'm absolutely amazed by the detail on the fondant fabric. I mean, look at the green trim on the crib skirt: It has stitching!
Simply sublime stripes.
I always wanted a rocking horse when I was a kid. 'Course, mine would have had flames down the sides and scary red eyes, but this one isn't bad, either.
Hey, look! Another baby on a cake!
Jen and I once made a cake a little like this for Sweet Baby James. Of the billions of lions we attempted, I'm pretty sure not one of them was this perfect.
Well, everyone, thanks for another great year of patronage, puns, and plenty of pastry...um...Wrecks. Here's to a 2011 filled with more laughter, joy, and goodness than we can possibly stand. Sláinte!
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With the second season of "Homeland" under her belt, Claire Danes enhanced the cover ELLE magazine's February 2013 issue.
The 33-year-old actress rocked a collection of Just Cavalli and Bulgari ensembles for the Carter Smith shot front page while chatting with the mag about everything from motherhood to meeting President Barack Obama.Highlights from Miss Dane's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to ELLE!
On waiting to have children:
"I've always wanted to have kids, but I'm glad I didn't until now. When I was thinking about [working and being a mother] originally, I was really nervous about it…I think I would make a lousy stay-at-home mom. It just wouldn't suit me. I feel so fortunate, in that I've had this arrow-straight focus…that I wanted to act."
On her relationship with husband Hugh Dancy:
"Hugh was just the right partner for me. I got very, very lucky. There's only so much credit you can take when it just sort of works, you know? And obviously we work hard at maintaining our relationship – that is central to both our lives – but at the same time, it's just this kind of ease that I can't really account for."
On meeting President Obama:
"Hugh was like, 'We have to meet Obama,' and we walked over before we could think and found ourselves shaking hands with him. Hugh realized that he'd forgotten to actually properly introduce himself, and [President Obama] was like, 'And you are?' And Hugh was like, 'I'm sorry, Mr. President.' I said, 'I'm Claire Danes,' and he said, 'Oh, you're a fine actress.' And I said, 'You're a fine president!' And he said, 'Oh, you're a finer actress than I am president.' I didn't have any retort. Hugh and I went immediately to the bar and had a big shot of vodka."