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The Year of the Snake Draws Hisses—And Yawns
Chinese Flock to Get Married, Have Babies Before Calendar Flips From Dragon to Serpent
When Lunar New Year arrives in China, that year's symbol—a dragon, an ox or another character in the Chinese zodiac—is everywhere. Days before the Year of the Snake begins, there has been little affection for the slithering reptile.
On Saturday, the very auspicious Year of the Dragon draws to a close, leaving behind piles of dragon toys and dragon decorations, along with thousands of new marriages and babies. Sunday marks the start of the Year of the Snake, a somewhat less auspicious symbol that is hard to warm up to.
In some quarters, the snake has been banished altogether. Hong Kong's annual Lunar New Year parade is one of the city's crowning holiday events, and typically the Zodiac animal of the season is out in force, says Mason Hung of the Hong Kong Tourism Board. In 2012, a 100-foot floating dragon made an appearance. The year before that, during the Year of the Rabbit, some 50 children dressed like rabbits charmed the crowd.
Not this year. Last summer, the city asked a design agency to come up with ways to incorporate a serpent motif. All of the proposals were rejected. "The visual effect was not appealing," said Mr. Hung. "This year, we have tried to do away with snakes and replace them with candies and balloons to create the atmosphere of a street party," he said of the parade, expected to attract some 100,000 spectators.
The coming year also suffers because it is considered a "blind year," meaning it won't include the first day of spring. Because the Chinese use a lunar calendar, the first day of the new year typically falls between late January and mid-February. But spring always starts in early February—this year, on Feb. 4—while the Year of the Snake doesn't begin until Feb. 10.
That means the Year of the Dragon had two first days of spring—one at the start and one at the end—while the Year of the Snake will have none.
For all of these reasons, wedding halls and maternity wards have been packed for the past year, in particular in recent months.
"We were almost restless, with wedding banquets almost every day between November and December, as clients were rushing to complete weddings during the Year of the Dragon," said Sam Ip, spokeswoman for Chinese restaurant group Federal Restaurants Group Ltd., which has 16 outlets in Hong Kong. "We've seen fewer inquiries for the coming year, as it's a blind year."
Jacky Choi, who is in his mid-30s, hurried to get married just before the Lunar New Year—in part because he wanted to avoid having a wedding during the Year of the Snake. "I also wanted to avoid getting married in the blind year," said Mr. Choi.
In Hong Kong, some vendors are going to great lengths to disguise snakes to make them look as cute as possible.
Snakes are turning up on shelves and advertisements adorned with bow ties, aviator goggles or Bambi-style eyelashes. In pictures pasted in shop windows, snakes appear swathed in robes, with arms holding flowers, and tails discreetly tucked behind piles of gold ingots. Forked tongues are transformed into hearts.
"This guy just has a short little tail," said Wong Yeung, a civil servant shopping in Hong Kong, as he picked up a stuffed animal with a head so large that it resembled a plush, neon tadpole. "They've really cutified the snakes, so they don't scare people," said Mr. Wong, who purchased the animal for his son.
At a Lunar New Year fair in Hong Kong's Victoria Park, vendor Li Yeung said he thought about trying to sell snake toys, but opted for a cuter animal instead.
Together, he and friends invested $8,000 to manufacture stuffed ducks. The ducks are dressed in snake costumes, though to some it appears as if the snake is swallowing the duck. "A lot of people feel like snakes are negative animals, so we thought we'd package them a little," said Mr. Li, adding, "the costume can also be taken off."
While toy company Rich Legend Enterprises Ltd. has been making Lunar New Year toys for 10 years, including 10,000 dragon toys last year, marketing director Gary Wong says it didn't bother with similar production this year. "This is the first year we're not making any," Mr. Wong says. "Most customers say they don't want them."
The chilly reception is likewise showing up in Hong Kong's malls, which are known for their over-the-top holiday decorations. Some are skipping the snakes altogether and adding blossoming trees strung with LED lights or a profusion of flower bouquets to help invoke Valentine's Day. "We thought that this way it would be more romantic," says Vernon Ma, a spokesman for Times Square, one of Hong Kong's busiest malls.
Still, the snake has its defenders. Snakes are also known as little dragons and people born in the year of the snake are thought to be intelligent, rational and organized, though they can also be egotistic, according to Feng Shui experts.
One Hong Kong mall, Metroplaza, has embraced the year by installing eight live snakes under a gold arch in a case lined with peony-blossom wallpaper. To open the exhibition, the mall invited two models wearing orchid-strewn hats to pose for photographs with pythons coiled around their arms.
"The Year of the Snake belongs to women," says Jenny Chan, the mall's promotions manager. "According to traditional beliefs, when a girl has a dream and sees a red snake, that means she will fall in love or get married," she says.
The snake is also a symbol of wealth and power in certain cultures, she says. One of the snakes on display, she says, is worth $77,000.


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Can you use a 65W apple charger instead of the 45w charger that comes with the Macbook Air? How will this affect the machine.
Yes this is fine (assuming you refer to the 60W Magsafe) and this has been confirmed by Apple to be safe
This will not affect the Mac at all. It will not charge faster. It will not damage your battery. It will not damage your adapter.
Information on power adapters is detailed on Apple's support site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2346
From: http://www.eachbattery.com/guide/how-to-choose-the-right-macbook-charger/
You can use the 85w too, but bear in mind that periodic use of power adapter with more wattage, will decrease your battery life. I can't find the link for that information, but it has been mentioned to me in at least three different Apple Stores by different employees when I lost (twice!) my 45w power adapter and needed to buy a new one; the first stores didn't have stock for the 45w and they strongly advised me against buying the 60w version. I ended up finding a 45w later that day.
Your battery will charge slightly faster and that is not good. There's a reason why each machine has a different battery size and therefore a different power adapter.
Occasional usage of a different model is ok. For example if you're running low and need to keep working or something like that, but don't buy one and use it all the time.
It DOES charge quite a bit faster. Just enough to make it more practical.
But I won't use it if it will spoil the battery sooner. I don't really trust the algorithms controlling the charging parameters.

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7 Books We Lost to History That Would Have Changed the World
#3. Hermocrates, by Plato
What is it:
The rumored third book to Plato's little unified field theory trilogy. The first two were Timaeus and Critias and are basically transcriptions of one of the greatest, most influential thinkers to ever live discussing how the universe, uh, happened.
If Hemocrates was anything like the first two books in the series, it would have dealt with some brilliant, advanced concepts (like molecules and the Golden Ratio), and would have influenced thinkers and scientists for years to come. Slightly more important and infinitely more badass, Timaeus-Critias also serve as the seminal source for the theory of Atlantis.
Luckily there are other sources.
Since the second book ends rather abruptly (mid-sentence), it's only logical that the third dialogue would have covered the fate of Atlantis, along with the influence it would have had on thought that mattered in non-fictional universes.
Why it's Awesome:
If Disney, Mother Goose and Indiana Jones were all willing to find Atlantis, then Hermocrates has got to be worth at least a bathroom-reading. Besides, Plato's brief descriptions of Atlantis sound like everything James Cameron promised us about Avatar: a huge empire, a utopian society and a spectacular war that results in the empire's collapse (minus the plot stolen from the Dances With Wolves DVD on loan from Billy Zane).
Why You'll Never Read It:
Nobody has any clue where it is. Some have even speculated that Plato never got around to finishing it. But since most scholars dismiss Atlantis as something Plato probably pulled out of his ass to make a point, it may not be as big a loss as the $17 you burned watching Dances With Wolves in 3-D.
#2. Ab urbe condita libri, by Livy
What is it:
It detailed the entire history of Rome from its Trojan forefathers to the reign of Caesar Augustus, 800 years later--which means it includes a shitload of information on the subject not written down anywhere else. This bastard weighed in at 142 freaking volumes and anyone who ever got their hands on any part of it agreed that it was absolutely astounding.
After the West fell to ruin, Livy's beast became the single most sought-after book from antiquity, all without a single splash of gratuitous violence or naked women.
Actually, scratch that. There was both. They were Romans.
Why it's awesome:
Imagine finding an ancient copy of "Egyptian architecture" to settle once and for all how they built pyramids. Not the "Time Life Books"-type? That's cool, because you would have also been able to look up all the Gladiator records. All the mysteries of Ancient Rome would be at least kind of answered. Granted you'd probably never be able to read the whole book on your own; just owning one copy of this megalodon would pit every university on Earth in a bidding war to buy it from you.
But just the parts of Livy's histories that survived helped Italy invent a little something called "the Renaissance," and the books themselves were worshiped like goddamn monoliths.
Why You'll Never Read It:
It took Europe 1,000 years to realize that old books might be important after Rome fell, so when the Italians started collecting every scrap of paper left in Rome's locker, all they found were 35 books from the series (107 short). As if to rub it in from beyond the grave, everything the Italians found was fucking brilliant, and the basis for pretty much everything we know about Ancient Rome. So unless the Romans had the whole book saved on an enormous underground thumb drive, the best you can do is watch Gladiator.
#1. The Book of the Wars of the Lord, by God(?)
What is it:
A lost work that allegedly chronicles the wars fought by Moses, Joshua, and the Israelites as they pounded their way through the Holy Land. Yes, the Jews were still the underdogs, but bear in mind they had a little super-weapon called the Ark of the Covenant to schlep around with them.
Pictured: "Power of God."
Why it's Awesome:
The importance of a book allegedly written by God (either directly or indirectly), cannot be overstated. If this book had survived, it would be in the same category as The Bible. You know. The greatest-selling and most influential book in the history of time. Hell, there are religious sects that are formed based on single sentences in the Bible and full religions dedicated to finding secret codes within the text. Any addition or change to The Bible, even if they're slight, would have had a huge impact on the face of history.
Beyond all that, the story sounds badass. You've got a long quest, the most badass Jews in history and a Death Star-esque secret weapon. For those keeping score at home, that's a God-authored version of Lord of the Rings plus Inglorius Basterds plus Star Wars plus HOLY SHIT CAN YOU EVEN COMPREHEND HOW AWESOME THAT IS?!
Why You'll Never Read It:
Unless it turns up somewhere on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the only other place it could be found is in God's head. We suppose we'll just have to turn to seedy fan fiction if we ever hope to see The Fellowship of the Inglorious Jedi.
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Birmingham City Laboratories - History
The history of BCL reads very like a history of urban Britain, with services developing to meet the needs and aspirations of Birminghams burgeoning population and subsequently being made available to a wider audience.
In 1888 the newly chartered City of Birmingham began to develop basic utilities that provided unrivalled services of water, sewerage, gas and electricity to the local community.
The need for a Public Analyst to monitor the health of the new, growing city quickly became apparent.
The origins of BCL were established as early as 1915 as a specialist laboratory initially to carry out research into explosive manufacture and metallurgical processes. BCL's services developed to assist the city industrial efforts in the two world wars, and to provide technical support for many local industries.
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I work programming Enterprise Java applications and do very little web development in 2002. I'm interested in security and like to read articles about it. However, I never fully understand how XSS works. Can you explain it to me or pointing some resource to read? The Wikipedia article give me a good idea but I don't think I understand it very well.
closed as too broad by Eric G, Xander, TildalWave, Iszi, AJ Henderson May 14 '14 at 14:34
There are either too many possible answers, or good answers would be too long for this format. Please add details to narrow the answer set or to isolate an issue that can be answered in a few paragraphs.If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
XSS - Cross Site Scripting (but not limited to actual cross site scripting)
XSS is usually presented in 3 different ways:
Non-persistent (often called reflected XSS)
This is when you are able to inject code and the server returns it back to you, unsanitized. Often this can be exploited by distributing an (usually innocent looking) URL in some form or way for others to click on.
This can be particular effective when you're dealing with focused attacks against someone. As long as you can make someone click the URL you sent there is a chance you can gain elevated privileges on the system.
A site containing a search field does not have the proper input sanitizing. By crafting a search query looking something like this:
Sitting on the other end, at the webserver, you will be receiving hits where after a double space is the users cookie. You might strike lucky if an administrator clicks the link, allowing you to steal their sessionID and hijack the session.
Using techniques like spam email, message board posts, IM messages, Social Engineering Toolkits this vulnerability can be very dangerous.
Very similar to non-persistent, but where the javascript payload does not have to be echoed back from the webserver. This can often be where simply the value from an URL parameter is echoed back onto the page on the fly when loading using already resident javascript.
Of course criminals would modify the URL to make it more innocent looking. The same payload as above just encoded differently:
You can even mask it better when sending to email clients that support HTML like this:
Once you are able to persist an XSS vector the attack becomes much more dangerous very fast. A persistent XSS is reflected back to you from the server, usually because the XSS has been stored in a database field or similar. Consider the following input is stored to database and then presented back to you on your profile:
If you are able to make the application accept and store unsanitized input, all you have to do is make other users view your profile (or where the XSS is reflected back).
These kinds of XSS can be not only hard to spot, but very devastating to the system. Just take a look at the XSS worm called Samy worm!
In the early days of XSS you saw this kind of exploit all over guestbooks, communities, user reviews, chat rooms and so on.
Two attack vectors
Now that you know the different ways of delivering a XSS payload I'd like to mention a few XSS attack vectors that can be very dangerous:
Sorry about the long post. I'll stop now. As you can see though, XSS is a very big topic to cover. I hope I made it a bit clearer for you, though.
Exploiting XSS with BeEF
To easy see how XSS can be exploited I recommend trying out BeEF, Browser Exploitation Framework. Once it's unpacked and run on a webserver with PHP support, you can easily try spawning a simulation of a victim (called a zombie) where you can very easy try out different XSS payloads. To mention some:
The list goes on. Recommend seeing the video on the BeEF homepage.
UPDATE: I've done a write up on XSS on my blog which describes XSS. It contains a bit about the history of XSS, the different attack types and some use-cases including BeEF and Shank.
To piggy-back on what SteveSyfuhs said, there are many possible malicious ways XSS can be used.
One example would be to inject malicious code into a database field. Subsequently, any time that field is displayed to the end-user unsanitized, their browser would execute the code. This is called Persistent/Stored Cross Site Scripting.
Another would be the ability to insert code into GET or POST parameters without them being validated or sanitized. When those variables modify the content of your page, the modified data will be displayed to the end-user and their browser would then execute the malicious code. This is typically present in malicious links via email/web that send these GET parameters when someone clicks the link. This is called Reflected Cross Site Scripting.
XSS is about letting arbitrary data into a system and then showing that data unmodified to a user. If I saved some js to my profile and got someone to view that page, the js would execute. As an example I could have the js send contents of the users cookie to my web service, allowing me to do whatever i wanted with their cookie like steal their session.
In a nutshell, cross-site Scripting tricks the web browser into executing malicious code because the developers didn't check untrusted input.
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Ubuntu 10.10 here. On the command line, I'm trying to do:
gem install railsless-deploy
I get this message:
The program 'gem' can be found in the following packages: * rubygems1.8 * rubygems1.9.1 Try: sudo apt-get install
So I did:
sudo apt-get install rubygems1.9.1
I then try the command again:
gem install railsless-deploy
But the same quoted message appears again. Why? Any help to figure this out?
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"Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem
The hits song by Eminem featuring Rihanna is part of his seventh album "Recovery," and has occupied the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top 10 ringtones list for several consecutive weeks.
"Airplanes" by Bobby Ray
The song was a collaboration between B. o. B. and Hayley Williams, and it soared to the top of the charts in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the US.
"Your Love" by Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj's song features an impressive alternation between singing and rapping and held constant at number one on the Billboard Rap Songs chart for eight consecutive weeks.
"Bottoms Up" by Trey Songz
Trey Songs and Nicki Minaj collaborated on this energetic song that includes a tribute to the late model and actress Anna Nicole Smith.
"Not Afraid" by Eminem
Eminem's single debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100; the song's emotional connotations and honesty regarding the artist's past difficulties with drugs and efforts toward rehabilitation have been the subject of much commendation.
"OMG" by Usher
Usher's song was quick to attain the number one position in several countries including the US, an accomplishment that made him the first artist of 2010 to release number one singles in three consecutive decades.
"I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias
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"Deuces" by Chris Brown
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Has anyone else given up completely on physical media?
When Blu-ray premiered, I promised myself I would never purchase physical media again. I have a fairly extensive DVD library and I did not want to have to go through a transition again (as I did for VHS to DVD).
Most of my media is now acquired via amazon or online streaming services.
Any holdouts in the physical world?
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Not everything is available in a streaming version, so I'll keep my CD players, DVD players and phonograph.
I will stick with physcial media for a couple reasons. Mostly it has to do with legal issues and "faith" that the streaming services will still be around in the future.
What would YOU do if you have all this content purchased from amazon streaming and in ten years amazon no longer existed? or maybe in ten years they do not have any deals to stream the movies you purchased? For streaming services remember that it all depends on 1) a connection to the network on your end. 2) a connection to the network on the other end. 3) the continued existence of the media you purchased.
With physcial media, you also have the option to resell at some point in the future. It is quite possible to build a home media server and copy most if not all of your collection into it for streaming within your house also. And of course it is always nice to have a backup.
Another note - what about the movie dune for example? do you know how many versions of that movie exist today? It is quite possible and likely that the version you purchase today is NOT going to be the same version you stream next year. Legal contracts and such change what is allowed to be streamed all the time. If I buy it on a disc though, they can't come and take the disc away without my consent. Even if they plan on replacing it with the same movie.
The same is true of Star Wars (episodes 4-6) you can not buy a freshly released copy of the movie WITHOUT the changes lucas made during the episodes 1-3 production. Any streaming copy you find will be the "newer" version, and some people prefer the older release.
If you enjoy the "extras" that come on the disks then you still need the physical media. Also, if you are an audiovideophile than nothing yet compares to the physical media for picture and sound quality. VUDU streaming is close but isn't quite there yet.
Nope, I care way too much about quality and ease-of-use to switch to digital media.
The focus of digital media on "get it fast" has resulted in MUCH lower quality content (Netflix/Amazon vs. Blu-ray, for example). Also, the DRM on digital content makes me uneasy. I KNOW I'll be able to watch my physical Blu-rays 10 years from now. I can't say that about the UltraViolet digital copies, though.
Additionally, physical media has greater value to me because it can be transferred (read: resold).
I will only upgrade physical media when it breaks, needed, or on a giveaway type sale.
Digital only ownership is too risky for me. Will the company still be around next year? Many have failed.
Call me a an anti-tech, but we have already seen Amazon delete past purchases on their e-readers. So I am going to keep an on-hand (legal) copy
Frankly, unless you have physical media (or perhaps a digital DRM-free copy stored locally) you don't own anything. Streaming and in-the-cloud storage can all be taken away with the stroke of a key. I will never abandon physical media.
For stuff I'm not going to miss, sure, I'll take digital media. But for stuff I want to keep, I will purchase physical media.


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this may be a very naive question, but has the degree conjecture (namely "the degree of any function of the Selberg class is a non negative integer") been proven for automorphic L-functions? Thank you in advance.
this may be a very naive question, but has the degree conjecture (namely "the degree of any function of the Selberg class is a non negative integer") been proven for automorphic L-functions? Thank you in advance.
Going off wikipedia, it is true that automorphic $L$-functions for $GL_n$ over a number field have non-negative integral degree, where by degree I mean the number $2\sum_{i=1}^k \omega_i$, where the $\omega_i$ are the coefficients of $s$ appearing in the gamma factor, which is more-or-less $$L_\infty(s,F)=Q^s\prod_{i=1}^k\Gamma(\omega_i s+\mu_i)$$ We know that for $GL_n(\mathbb R)$ and $GL_n(\mathbb C)$ the $\omega_i$ are either $1/2$ or $1$ (see, e.g., Knapp's "Local Langlands Correspondence: The Archimedean case", in Motives, vol 2), so twice the sum will always be an integer (of course, only a few of these $L$-functions are known to be in Selberg's class).
For general $G$, it depends on whether someone has written done the $L$-factors for general real reductive groups. I don't know if this has been done, or if it is technically known but difficult to write out, or if it is not known.
To the best of my knowledge, we are very far from proving such a conjecture. If $\mathcal S_d$ is the subclass of the Selberg class $\mathcal S$ consisting of the functions of degree $d$ then it is known that
1) $\mathcal S_0=\{1\}$ (Conrey-Ghosh, 1993);
2) $\mathcal S_d=\emptyset$ for $0\lt d\lt1$ (Richert, 1957 and others);
3) $\mathcal S_1$ consists of the Riemann zeta function $\zeta(s)$ and the shifted Dirichlet $L$-functions $L(s+i\tau,\chi)$ with $\tau\in\mathbb R$ and $\chi$ a primitive character (Kaczorowski-Perelli, 1999);
4) $\mathcal S_d=\emptyset$ for $1\lt d\lt2$ (Kaczorowski-Perelli, 2002 and 2011).
Apart from these results, I think that nothing has been established in general. A nice survey of the results obtained so far can be found in the introduction to
J. Kaczorowski, A. Perelli, "On the structure of the Selberg class, VII: $1\lt d\lt2$", Ann. of Math. (2) 173 (2011), 1397-1441.
Note that, in fact, Kaczorowski and Perelli prove their results for functions in the so-called extended Selberg class $\mathcal S^\sharp$, whose elements are not required to satisfy the Ramanujan hypothesis and the Euler product property.


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Subsequent research has not confirmed the physiologic state Klaus and Kennell described. Yet, we know that touching and massaging a newborn stimulates breathing, that a mother's heartbeat can quiet an infant used to the uterine environment, and nipple contact stimulates the release of oxytocin, the so-called "cuddle hormone" that helps contract the uterus and inhibit bleeding. Undoubtedly, there is a synchronized dance of physiology that takes place in a mom's and baby's reactions to one another.
Bonding is a trust built between a needy baby and a responsive caretaker, over repetition of "crying" and "soothing" episodes. Somehow though, "bonding" became an all-encompassing term, the buzz word for the entire relationship between mother and child. We use the term to describe an ethereal connection we feel with our young, evidence of the maternal instinct at work. This little cocktail of bonding and instinct makes "the perfect mother."
Bonding with a Capital "B"
Bonding becomes too big for its britches when it's used interchangeably with "attachment," a broader scientific term that describes the affection between a child and his caretaker that propels him to healthy, emotionally balanced adulthood. Although attachment difficulties are most commonly identified in adoption and foster care systems, the reason many moms quit jobs and stay at home and many more fret that they can't is to establish connections during the first eighteen months of a child's life that they believe will be of lifelong value.
Yet, as Carin Rubenstein notes in her book The Sacrificial Mother: Escaping the Trap of Self-Denial, psychology's dirty little secret is that there is no real proof this early and all-important connection exists. Even if it does exist, science hasn't shown that this connection has anything to do with how well-adjusted or sociable a child is later in life.
Indeed, we know that genes have the greatest influence over a child's future personality. Social circumstances also have an impact, such as being born and growing up poor, or experiencing a frequent number of divorces or moves during childhood. Contrary to what many of us believe about the decisive influence of the parent-infant relationship, studies of identical twins who were adopted at birth and raised by different mothers and fathers demonstrate that no matter who raises them, identical twins grow up to be uncannily similar.
Am I Bonding Correctly?
The moms I know are terribly confused and have very different definitions of bonding. Some moms meant it literally, as in the "immediate inclination to mother." A good portion of moms felt this sensation even while they were pregnant, perhaps fueling their nesting instinct. Other moms felt a profound bond when they first held their babies and said it seemed as if they were "born to do this."
Others, though, felt bonding was a decision that at some point they consciously chose to let themselves fall head over heels for the wrinkled bundle in their arms. And a couple of moms believed that bonding was a hoax. They didn't accept it as a postpartum milestone, much less a litmus test of good mothering.
Despite our varied definitions, many of us expect baby love and the ability to mother to arise from the mist, in the same romantic way described in InStyle and other magazines' celebrity mom profiles. Jane Seymour, Reese Witherspoon, Christie Brinkley, and Jada Pinkett Smith welcomed us into their Malibu mansions and Hamptons hideaways to see how babies had met their deepest yearnings for happiness. As mommies, they were thin and radiant in nurseries with hand-painted murals or at catered showers attended by Hollywood's glitterati of childbearing years. Literally and figuratively, they shared recipes so we could be just like them, only without a staff of nannies, personal chefs, and trainers.
Logically then, in our postpartum haze, we wonder where our expected bliss has gone. We fail to recognize what psychiatrists know very well: Many people initially respond to intense feelings by distancing themselves.
If our bliss is mitigated by fear, or goes underground while we sort out the enormity of love we feel, we think we don't have the right stuff for motherhood. We worry, can our babies tell that our whole hearts are sometimes not in it? And, if we hold our infants and toddlers close but don't experience a giddy tingle inside, does it mean bonding is doomed?
Stop the Madness!
Before you start tallying your missteps and inadequacies in early motherhood, take some advice from my learned friends and me. Nearly all of us have had moments when we doubted we were cut out for parenthood. We feel an abiding love for our kids. We see before us babies that thrive and grow, smile and walk. Yet, that isn't enough. We still harangue ourselves for not being the mothers we feel our natural instincts are supposed to produce.
To stop the flogging, and settle our nervous hearts, we're learning to repeat out loud the following truths.
Fall in Love at Your Own Pace and Tempo
My 50-year-old friend Lisa, an author in Chicago, recalls holding her baby son, Luke, for the first time: "I simply could not believe it. There are no words for it. I was viscerally in love. His skin, his smell he was perfection."
To this day, Lisa is smitten, now staring at seven-year-old Luke on the subway. "He's so beautiful to me, I am so proud of him. It's a joy to look at him and see this blend of us his father and me. My worry is that I care too much. I've never had to pump myself up to do more for him. It's always been all-out."
Love at first sight, in courtships and with babies, is our romantic ideal. We expect to coo the way Lisa did, with all-out reverence. And indeed, more than half of the women I interviewed reported bonding "immediately."
Yet, there are other wonderful, quirky ways that moms and dads develop connections with their babies, none of them reflective of parenting gone wrong.
Julia from Cincinnati bonded differently with each of her two children. "The second I saw my son, my first thought was 'I was meant to be this child's mommy. This is what I was put on earth to do.'" With her second child, a daughter, Julia says, "I didn't really bond until she and I went to my ten-year college reunion. She was nine months old! I think it was the first time I didn't feel guilty paying more attention to her than to my son. And I know it was the first time I began to appreciate her unique qualities."
Gayle, a thirty-eight-year-old mom who lives in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, says that childbirth, seventeen hours long, was one of the worst experiences of her life. "It was physically traumatic, scary, and overwhelming." She threw up frequently, got the shakes, and "had no sense of the outside world" for hours on end.
After Bethany was born, Gayle just wanted to be mothered, and to "lick the wounds of delivery." People did not "see the injury I was experiencing, or comfort me." Friends who visited kept saying to her, "You must be so happy!" "I kept thinking to myself, 'Why would I be?!'"
The first night, Gayle sent Bethany to the hospital's newborn nursery something she now regrets. "I was too afraid," she says. With the reality of being a mother setting in, Gayle explains, "I was trying to delay the onset of my new job."
Within a few weeks though, when the baby gained weight and Gayle felt as though her parts were working again, she "relaxed and let the bonding happen." Then, Gayle abandoned plans to use part-time daycare because she couldn't imagine leaving Bethany. "I love being with her. The few times I have gone out alone, I drive away and feel that something's missing."
In other nations and cultures, moms get help so that they can bond well and get their postpartum needs met. In Malaysian villages for example, Mom and baby do not rejoin the community for forty days. During this reprieve, mothers receive hot baths infused with fragrant leaves. They are massaged from head to toe with herbs, with special attention paid to rubbing the abdomen to shrink the uterus.
"Where's my herbal massage?" you may be asking. Well, as much as bonding is endorsed in this country, American moms contend with rushed hospitalizations, and nursing ratios that often cannot accommodate breaks for mom to sleep or take time off from baby care. We face the additional healing required by an unusually high C-section rate, and don't automatically receive home visits from a doula or baby nurse as mothers in European nations do.
All Moms Bumble
In the crucial first two weeks after I gave birth to my son Patrick, our pediatrician told us the baby was not "thriving." First, Patrick had to be re-hospitalized for treatment for jaundice and spent hours under therapeutic lights that kept me from holding or nursing him. My milk was slow to come in and then I never seemed to produce enough. Patrick's doctor urged Duke and me to supplement my breast milk with formula.
On the contrary, lactation specialists I consulted were adamant that a bottle could bring on "nipple confusion," in which the baby begins to prefer bottle-fed formula over the breast. They recommended I pump milk between each feeding, which meant that every two hours, after letting Patrick nurse for forty minutes on each side, I let a grinding mechanism manipulate my breasts for a half hour and got a whopping ten minutes off before starting the feeding routine all over again.
Eventually, I sent all boob-obsessed parties to their corners and devoted myself to what I called "bovine therapy" constant and unremitting feeding of the little skeleton boy, who could seemingly suck the life out of me. I did so, lying down in bed, where I could sleep and Patrick could gnaw and suck at will.
My milk production did increase, and a few weeks later we added a bottle of formula in the afternoons when I was particularly depleted. Patrick grew one chin after another, we both survived, and are now as tight as thieves.
All of us hit potholes in our bonding journey. Yet, unlike any other endeavor we undertake in our lives, we believe that from the start we have to be perfect at parenting. We expect to be naturally endowed with knowledge and ability, or to augment our skill with help from a plethora of child-care manuals. No learning curve is permitted.
We can't afford a learning curve, you see, because the latest research maintains the most critical period of brain cell firing occurs in the first three years of life. To ensure optimal health and intellect, we have to hold a baby so many hours, respond to her cries within so many seconds, and talk to her whenever she's awake preferably in several languages. We resist pacifiers for this reason, and bottles in bed for another. Dad can't be too entrenched in work that he fails to provide the appropriate proportion of male modeling. Mom can't work at all, lest she doom her child to daycare, patterns of aggressive behavior, and substandard intellectual stimulation. In this context, it's a wonder any of us escape the pressure with our panda esteem in tact.
Sometimes it simply takes settling into your own skin again to allow bonding to occur. A year and a half after Patrick was born, Duke and I escaped to Palm Springs for our first weekend away from our little dictator. At an outdoor caf�, I kept remarking how incredible the sun felt and how delicious the food tasted. Even my otherwise dormant sexuality was revived over this break.
So it was that in a shower at an inn an hour's distance from my baby and home, I bonded with my firstborn. You see, for hours by the pool that day, I'd consumed Anna Quindlen's Black and Blue about a mother and her little boy's escape from an abusive spouse. At its devastating conclusion, when the main character loses her son to his terrible father, I started to cry. But it wasn't until I was under the shower nozzle that the wailing began and that I realized the truth: I had never been more vulnerable, never more susceptible to devastation, than in this moment, when I realized how completely I loved and was devoted to Patrick. The notion of losing him, jarred loose in me by Quindlen's book and a relaxing weekend, showed me how attached I really was.
Bond Your Own Way
How much better off you will be, understanding that some moms are infatuated from day one and some moms find love bowls them over in a fit of tears months later. The same is true with dads, though research tells us men typically follow a year behind moms in their emotional adjustment to parenthood. It's common for fathers to lag behind in the bonding process.
All this said, take heart. Because it really does not matter how you or your spouse come to feel affection for your child. It only matters that you do.
Give in to Skin-to-Skin
One of the secrets moms are too self-conscious to share is how exquisite it is to cuddle with their babies and children. We don't talk about the "sensuality" of the mother/child relationship for fear of people thinking we mean "sexuality." Yet, there are few more intoxicating pleasures in life than falling asleep with your baby in your arms, carrying a snoozing toddler to his bed, or holding hands with your son on the way to the bus stop.
The sheer physicality of motherhood is staggering. You are, most often, the body the babe craves, the one associated with food and comfort, and later the only one capable of chasing away nightmares. Infants crave us because they know our scents, recognize our voices from the womb, or get accustomed to us as their primary caregivers.
But the intensity of a baby's desire can be overwhelming and frightening. It blows apart feminist theory such as "Men and women can do the same job equally well." It makes you question the Creator, "Did you design us this way so we would be encumbered with children and unable to do ANYTHING else?" It makes all the dreams you had of maintaining your life, outside of motherhood, seem like a chalk drawing, pelted by rain.
No More Personal Space
This pressing body stuff is alarming for parents who need privacy or are uncomfortable with intimacy. When my sister, Catherine, had her first son, Taylor, I remember watching her carefully shore up her boundaries. She pumped milk but did not breast-feed directly. Taylor slept in his room from the first night home on. She cautioned friends not to cradle her slumbering boy for long, lest he grow to depend on being held.
Catherine adored her son and worried about doing the right things for him. But she wasn't willing to have Taylor impede on her long-held realm of modesty, even if it would make her life, managing a new baby, easier.
I saw the fears of Every Mom being played out in Catherine's home. The first weeks postpartum, the lines between you and baby are terribly blurred. Where you stop and the baby begins is unclear. It's natural to resist the cloying nature of these interactions, and to sink a flag into dominions you want to remain your own.
Touch Simply Works
Yet, there are two compelling reasons for softening your position, as Catherine discovered and went on to implement with her second baby. One, infants and children respond to touch. Letting little Russell into your bed may very well mean that you get all-important REM sleep. Carrying Chloe in a Snugli® may mean dinner gets prepared and you and your husband aren't wigged out during those stressful evening hours. In other words, by allowing the baby into your personal space, you may gain more sanity than you surrender.
Secondly, if you give in to skin-to-skin to any degree, you'll experience the loveliest, and I would say holiest, aspects of parenting. Indeed, more than half of the women I interviewed said their most contented moments of motherhood occurred when they were snuggling with their kids. Seeing your husband skin-to-skin, tiny fingers resting on a wide chest, is spine-tingling, too.
Kim, the mother of three in Maryland, says she loves to rub her children's hair and heads. Never again will Kim resist a head rub from her mom, now that she knows how immensely full of love and delight that gesture is.
Kisses on the Lips
Another mom was embarrassed to admit that she likes when her kids kiss her on the mouth. If you didn't grow up in a demonstrative Italian or Greek family, or even if you did, you may of late have reserved kisses on the lips for romantic life. Then the closeness of family calls out to be expressed, and your lips become healing to boo-boos and pink targets for little puckered mouths that want to tell you they love you.
When I was first married I was amazed that my husband's first impulse, even before consciousness in the morning, was to reach for me. Now my four-year-old, Liam, cannot start the day without making body contact. Though I can't sleep while spooning with my husband, Liam and I meld in these perfectly comfortable ways. If his face is not touching mine, he sleepily shifts to make it so. And even his morning breath is sweet-smelling to me in this predawn sanctuary of mom and child.
Later in the day, Liam will get up on my lap and lift his T-shirt and mine to expose our stomachs so we sit together, skin to skin. In this incredibly literal way, he reminds me that we once shared my belly, and that I will always be the origin of love for him.
This proximity was so off-putting and scary in the beginning. Now, between preschool and soccer practice, dinner preparation and homework, I just can't get enough.
Strangely, by surrendering boundaries and adopting a language of touch, you discover your uncanny, innate power for healing, molding, and emboldening your young. Cheek to cheek, hand to tummy, or warm feet to Popsicle toes with your little one, you will feel a connection to mothers and sons/mothers and daughters the planet through.
Once you get comfortable with the closeness, I guarantee you will be addicted, too. Any anxieties you have over bumbling the bonding process can be healed with hugs and more hugs.
A Delay in Bonding Is Not Harmful
Moms are prevented from immediate, full-fledged bonding for all sorts of reasons. Try forging natural connections when you've been released from the hospital and only get to visit your preemie in a neonatal intensive care unit. Parents who've endured arduous fertility treatments, or those who elected to terminate a previous pregnancy due to birth defects, sometimes have trouble adjusting to a happy outcome.
Krista of Savannah, Georgia, is a thirty-seven-year old adoptive mother who didn't truly connect with her son for about six months. "In large part," Krista says, "I didn't bond right away because I was overwhelmed by gratitude toward his birthmother, and guilty that I was better prepared to raise him than she was." Nothing written about bonding can prepare moms for feelings such as Krista's, which are complex and not easily whisked away, even in the presence of a miracle baby.
Postpartum Depression and Adjustment Disorders
The United States has the highest rate of postpartum depression of any industrialized country. While hormones play a major part, postpartum depression is an equal opportunity troublemaker, as one set of gay parents recently told me.
My neighbor John and his partner, Jason, became parents by adopting a child born to a surrogate. They saw the surrogate mom through a first pregnancy that ended in miscarriage, and a second she carried to full-term, to bring home gorgeous Anna with the dark brown curls. Yet, the first weeks with Anna in which they rarely slept, went out, or did anything but figure out how to get Anna to sleep plunged John into a clear-cut case of postpartum melancholy.
John describes his long, fretful nights "I paced the hallway at night, thinking to myself, 'Oprah will have me on her show. I will be the first person ever to have paid $80,000 for a baby, and gone through all the difficulties of adopting as a gay couple with a surrogate, only to have given my baby up for adoption in the first month.'"
If you think new moms are isolated, try being a new gay dad, John says. "None of my friends could relate at all to what Jason and I were going through with Anna. We were at totally different points in our lives."
Indeed, the enormous life adjustments that babies bring can contribute to earthquakes within. Increasingly, psychiatrists report, new moms and dads are being diagnosed with "adjustment disorders" disruptions in mental and emotional health that occur when these budding parents try to absorb this jolting life change. And if you're struggling to find your equilibrium in this new life and your biology is also out of whack, your ability to meet all the needs of your newborn can be dramatically impaired.
Six days into motherhood, after an uncomplicated C-section, Teresa, a school psychologist in Houston, developed difficulties breathing and a quickened heart rate. At first her doctor suspected a pulmonary embolism, which occurs in rare instances after birth, but it turned out postpartum panic attacks were the culprit.
Yet, a subsequent Zoloft prescription from her primary care doctor to tide her over till she could see a psychiatrist contributed to a "downward tail spin." Two weeks into the treatment, Teresa says, "I couldn't function. I had insomnia. I was terribly anxious and mildly depressed. I was hiding in corners of a room, thinking I wanted to drive off a bridge."
Fortunately, Teresa could hand Taylor off to her mother, who moved in and lived with Teresa's family for two and a half months. The expert on postpartum anxiety and depression with whom she met changed the medications and gave her small doses of narcotics that enabled her to sleep. "I could literally feel the stabilization of my body," Teresa says. "I learned that my body could not withstand the incredible hormonal drop that comes with childbirth. In my case, the problem was 99 percent biochemical. Nowhere in the dozens of books I had read was there a description of the magnitude of these side effects."
Eschewing breast-feeding, which she had planned to do, Teresa started taking birth control pills again, which restored her estrogen, a hormone often tied to happiness in women. Teresa actually welcomed her first period, saying, "I felt I was finally in my own body again."
Counseling was also helpful. "I was immediately reassured by my psychiatrist that I was experiencing a time-limited illness, and that my baby would get the love and care she needed from my mother in the meantime."
Are You At Risk?
Remember, you may be at higher risk for postpartum depression if you or members of your family have experienced depression; if you have a difficult labor and delivery or a C-section; if you are adopted; if you have had an abortion or miscarriage in the past; or if you are a victim of rape or incest.
The important message here is that whether or not you suffer from postpartum depression from "baby blues," the mild sadness and anxiety that comes a few days after birth, to a more serious form your health and well-being cannot be denied. Attend to your needs as best you can and stop worrying about bonding. Dads, partners, grandparents, and friends can satisfy and comfort babies until storms calm for Mom and illness remits.
Nothing in the baby literature tells moms that sometimes, it's all right to put ourselves first or that often a baby's health depends on Mommy attending to her own health. A mom, who was both a homemaker and pilot's wife, once sat across a caf� table from me and whispered that it was okay to let a baby cry, for hours at a time, if it came to that. "When my husband was away, and I had no help for days on end with a toddler and a newborn, I learned that sometimes, I had to put myself first. I could not stay up all night every night, soothing an inconsolable baby. Sometimes I had to put my own health before hers so I would turn off the monitor and go to sleep. It was the scariest, most radical thing I'd ever done. And no one but my husband ever told me it was all right to do that. So now, I tell every new mother I know."
Amid bumbling and delays, babies can and do bond, despite the fact that moms are human and have needs, too. Corny as it sounds, Teresa says postpartum depression was "the best, and the worst, thing that ever happened to me. Of course it has made me more sympathetic in my work. But it also totally changed my outlook on parenthood, so that now I don't sweat the small stuff. I see my girlfriends killing themselves trying to maintain order in their homes, and I think, 'Just sit down in the mess and enjoy your baby.'"
From What No One Tells the Mom by Marg Stark. Copyright © 2005. Used by arrangement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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Global Education: Study Abroad
Parent and Family FAQ'sYour support is essential in helping your student assume responsibility for their time abroad. Your student will need your advice and assistance, and your encouragement is crucial to the success of your student's study abroad experience. However, in order for students to get the most out of this experience, we ask you to let your student act independently and take responsibility for this process. Studying abroad will help your student become an independent global citizen, and it starts at the beginning. Our office will serve as a guide for your student, but they should accept the responsibility of the process themselves. Before your student makes the decision to study abroad, you, as a parent or family member, may have concerns or questions. We hope this page will answer some of the more commonly asked questions.
What are the benefits of study abroad?
Where can I find more information about the program my student is interested in?
Can my student still graduate on time if they study abroad?
How much does it cost to study abroad?
What financial aid or scholarships are available to study abroad students?
Will my student receive preparation assistance during the study abroad process?
Will my student be safe while abroad?
Will my student be covered by health or cancellation insurance while abroad?
Can I visit my son or daughter while they are abroad?
What are the benefits of study abroad?
The benefits of studying abroad are tremendous. In addition to cultural, personal, social, and academic growth, students who study abroad are more marketable upon graduation. In today's world, employers and graduate schools increasingly value an overseas experience. Many employers - in banking, engineering, marketing, the computer industry, and many other areas - are looking specifically for overseas experience when evaluating applicants.
Where can I find more information about the program my student is interested in?
Each program we offer has its own page on our website. The program pages contain a description of the location and/or university, and information regarding eligibility requirements, cost, accommodations, and more. You can find the information page for your student's program by searching for the specific program on our website. [Top]
Can my student still graduate on time if they study abroad?
Yes! Credits taken abroad are transferable, provided the student passes the courses with the equivalent of a C- or above and has been pre-approved by their academic department. In addition, most of our short term faculty-led programs offer SPU credit for courses taught by SPU faculty, so the credit earned is just like taking classes on campus. With careful planning, there is no reason why studying abroad for any length of time should delay graduation. [Top]
How much does it cost to study abroad?
Prices for studying abroad vary depending on length and type of program. Students can participate in short term Global Seminars and the tuition for the courses taken abroad are part of normal SPU tuition. Extra costs will include the travel portion of the trip. For summer progtrams, the cost is often not much more expensive than taking the credits on campus.
Consequently, depending on location, students can study abroad for a quarter for about the same cost as staying on campus by attending third party provider programs or directly enrolling at a foreign university. Many are 'semester' rather than 'quarter' programs, so the number of credits your student will be bringing back are over and above those earned in a typical quarter. Extra costs will include airline tickets and any personal expenses or travel the student undertakes while abroad. Personal spending will vary, and we will discuss budgets and travel during the pre-departure orientation. [Top]
What financial aid or scholarships are available for my student?
In general, students may apply for financial aid (including loans, grants, and scholarships) towards the cost of study abroad programs, whether or not it is sponsored by SPU. Financial aid eligibility is determined using the TOTAL cost of studying abroad, based on official program budgets provided by the Study Abroad Office or the sponsoring institution (if the program is not an SPU program). If your student receives financial aid and is planning to study abroad, he or she will need to contact a representative in Student Financial Services to find out what will apply toward the program of their choice. [Top]
Will my student receive preparation assistance during the study abroad process?
The study abroad staff is available to help, answer questions, provide assistance, and support your student every step of the journey. Students participating on quarter/semester and full-year programs are encouraged to meet with a study abroad advisor prior to applying for any program. In addition, we require all students, including students on short term programs to attend pre-departure orientation meetings where they are informed about topics including passports, visas, immunizations, housing, health and safety, and culture shock.
Students can also obtain contact information from former participants from the program in which they will be studying. Our goal is to ensure your student feels fully confident about their upcoming experience. [Top]
Will my student be safe while abroad?
Student safety is our highest priority. General safety issues, as well as any country specific precautions, are discussed at the mandatory pre-departure orientation sessions and are included in the materials provided to the students by the study abroad office or their provider program.
We will take every precaution to ensure your student's safety. The study abroad office has emergency protocol and an emergency response team to manage any emergencies that may occur while students are abroad. This team receives U.S. State Department travel information and is available 24 hours a day. [Top]
Will my student be covered by health and cancellation insurance while studying abroad?
All students participating in a university-sponsored program abroad are provided with health and medical insurance for the duration of their program and the cost is included in the program fee. Most provider programs will also enroll students in a health insurance plan. Information about the coverage limits and an insurance ID card will be given to each student prior to departure. While medical insurance is provided, our programs do NOT include travel cancellation/interruption insurance, nor do we require that students purchase it. We highly recommend independent purchase of this type of insurance. We're happy to offer advice on travel insurance or you can find information online or contact any travel agent for assistance. [Top]
Can I visit my son or daughter while they are abroad?
Absolutely, but it's important to remember that study abroad students are not on vacation. Attending class, group meals or activities with your student - or taking your student away from these activities in order to sightsee - will interrupt the educational process and immersion experience. If you want to visit, it's best to do so when the program has finished so you can enjoy your time together.
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A former Augusta resident came back to the city from Wichita Tuesday evening and ended up being shot in the leg after an altercation at 1227 Spencer.
Jared Bishop, 21 of Wichita, brought Malik Muhammad and two younger black males back to the residence on Spencer Tuesday afternoon. Muhammad claims a robbery ensued and during the robbery one of the other men in the home pulled a gun.
After a struggle for the gun, Bishop was shot one time in the leg.
Augusta Safety Department Chief Tyler Brewer said the two younger black males fled on foot and reportedly got into a car waiting for them around a corner.
Bishop was taken to a hospital for the treatment of the gunshot wound.
A similar incident was reported in Wichita Tuesday, so both departments will compare notes to see if the two incidents may be connected.
No drugs were found at the scene of the alleged robbery. No arrests have been made.
Officers continue to search for the shooting suspects.
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Children's Rights and Participation (RAP)
The Rights and Participation Service (RAP) aims to OPTIMISE and EMPOWER children and young people's involvement in both strategic and local decisions that affect their lives. We challenge and champion children and young people's rights to ensure that when decisions are made they are involved, consulted and listened to.
- RAP provides advocacy to Birmingham's children in care and care leavers.
- RAP provides advocacy visits to all children's homes in Birmingham.
- RAP supports and facilitates Birmingham's Children in Care Council.
- RAP supports and facilitates Birmingham's UK Youth Parliament young people.
The purpose of the Rights and Participation service is to:
- Develop a range of opportunities for children and young people to become involved in consultation and decision-making processes across all agencies and services.
- Ensure that the Local Authority fulfils its obligations to establish an effective and representative Children in Care Council, in line with statutory requirements.
- Ensure that children in care and care leavers have access to a children's rights and advocacy service that supports the promotion of better outcomes and the improvement of services.
Children's Rights and Advocacy
On 16 December 1991, the United Kingdom adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This means that legally children and young people must be treated fairly.
Article 12 states that children have the right to say what they think should happen when adults are making decisions that affect them and to have their opinions taken into account
Birmingham City Council applies these rights in its work with children, young people and families. Under the Children Act 1989 and the Adoption and Children Act 2002 local authorities have a statutory responsibility to provide all children in care and care leavers with access to an advocate. The Rights and Participation advocates also adhere to the National Advocacy Standards 2002 to ensure that children and young people are better safeguarded and supported within a national framework.
An advocate from the Rights and Participation service can offer any child or young person in care or a care leaver:
- advice on what your rights are and help you decide how they may be able to help you;
- support you to ensure people listen to your wishes and feelings;
- attend meetings with you or on your behalf, including reviews, meetings with your school and social worker;
- support you to have your say about decisions that affect you;
- give you information about other services or organizations that may be useful to you; and
- support you to make a complaint or compliment.
You have the right to know:
- why you are living away from home;
- what plans are being made for you;
- what Birmingham City Council has written about you on its files;
- that you will be given somewhere safe to live; and
- what you can expect from Birmingham City Council as your corporate parent
Children's Homes visitsAs well as individual advocacy, our advocates will visit homes where Birmingham children are living. The advocates also work closely with the Reg 33 inspectors, ensuring that any issues children raise are dealt with in an appropriate and timely manner.
How to access the advocacy serviceAs long as you are in care or a care leaver you can contact the Rights and Participation service and request an advocate. This can be done by you, or on your behalf by a social worker, foster carer, teacher or anyone who knows you. The service is confidential and all advocates are trained to a national standard to ensure they can offer you the best service.
You can contact the service by phone: 0121 303 7217
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Mind of My Own (MOMO)
What is MOMO?
MOMO helps young people to express their views to their care team. They can use it to prepare for meetings, request a change to their care or to ask for a problem to be sorted out. It works by prompting them to enter their views, structuring what they say into a statement, then delivering the statement to their care team or other trusted adult.
MOMO works on both computers and mobile devices so that young people don't have to have a smartphone or tablet to use it. Read this story and learn more about how to use it with them.
Say hello to Sarah
She's a 36 year old social worker who loves her demanding job. Every day she does her best to keep up with her young peoples' needs and manage her frustration at the lack of time she has available to spend with them.
Here's what's happening
Sarah's team has introduced MOMO and she's been asked by her manager to introduce the app to young people so that they know she'd like them to use it.
Sarah's first reaction is 'not another new initiative'. She'd have liked to know about it sooner. She also feels a little technologically challenged and unsure about how to introduce it to young people.
However, MOMO also sounds like it might be useful for some of the young people she knows. She thinks of Rob, who is 16 and doesn't talk much but is really into computers, and of Elly who is 14 and regularly sends her long, unhappy text messages.
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So Sarah tries the MOMO app out for herself, on her work computer. It takes her 4 minutes to create a fictional statement of views and to send it to her own email address.
A week later she receives a statement from Jamie, another of her young people. He used MOMO on his computer, without her help, to request a change to his care. The statement arrived in her email inbox as a pdf. Jamie's statement of views was clear and easy to understand because MOMO had structured it for him. It helped Sarah understand what Jamie wanted to talk about at their next meeting. It felt better than getting a long text message and was easy to attach as a file on Jamie's electronic case records.
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How does one get to The Nether area in Minecraft?
I heard that portals would be used to teleport around the map, but in order to use the portals you have to go through The Nether area.
How does one get to The Nether area in Minecraft?
I heard that portals would be used to teleport around the map, but in order to use the portals you have to go through The Nether area.
You will need to create an upright portal, consisting of an obsidian frame, leaving an 2x3 area free on the inside and use flint & steel to set the inside on fire.
After you have set the inside on fire, the inside will change in a purple swirly portal.
just for reference, Obsidian can be made from flooding water on top of lava and mining it with a diamond pickaxe. (or if you're truly hardcode, make the obsidian in place using lava and water buckets)
Before setting fire to it
(note that the complete bottom of the portal is also obsidian.)
After setting fire to it
You need to make a portal.The easiest way to make a portal is to follow these steps:
P.s.I know this may be a little hard, but it's worth it :) When you get to the nether you can collect netherrack and glowstone and see lots of cool stuff!!
But remember...the nether is very dangerous...even on peaceful! It contains ghasts and zombie-pigmen if your playing easy, normal or even hard mode!!
PCGamer received an early version of the Halloween update game and have made this video.
The way you make a portal to the nether is: First you have to have 10 blocks of obsidian. Then you make a 4 by 5 ring of obsidian. (4 on the top/bottom and 5 going up) Yes, it is very big, so do it outside not in your house. Then light the inside of the ring of obsidian using flint and steel and you will have your portal to the nether.
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ISSTD will explore this theme of Integrating Science and Practice: Moving forward together in the field of Trauma and Dissociation. Come be a part of the conference. Submit your proposals to explore this idea together.Complex trauma and dissociation cause a great deal of distress worldwide. It is a problem that touches everyone to some degree. Come join us to learn and become part of the solution.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores said Monday that a recent poll of consumers voted Walmart the No. 1 preferred gift card that consumers most want for Christmas.
The poll, Top 20 Gift Cards of 2010, was conducted by GiftCardRescue.com.
Walmart also announced that Walmart.com will offer free shipping to home on nearly 60,000 items through 11:30 p.m. PST on Monday. The retailer has also extended the order cut-off date for its site-to-store service from Dec. 17 last year to Dec. 20 this holiday season.


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Electrical engineering majors are required to take one math elective course from the following list. There are no hidden prerequisites for these courses for EE majors: prerequisite courses, if any, are also required courses within the EE curriculum.
Enrollment into courses will be based on sufficient resources, including faculty availability and student demand.
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Asthma Drug Takes the Itch Out of Chronic Hives »
"Feb. 25, 2013 (San Antonio, Texas) -- The asthma drug Xolair appears to be a safe and effective treatment for chronic hives, a new study shows.
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Co-op Education frequently asked questions (FAQs)Where can I find detailed information about Co-op Education?
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What is Co-operative Education?
Co-operative Education is an academic program that "extends the students' education beyond the limitations of classroom teaching and curriculum. By providing a structured sequence of progressively challenging lessons learned on assignment and in direct association with practicing members of the profession, students are provided the most comprehensive and professional preparation available." Cates and Cedercreutz (2008)
Co-operative Education combines full-time study (study terms) with full-time, paid employment in a career-related field (work terms). Work terms are 4, 8, or 12 months in duration. Co-op work term placements are not guaranteed, but are awarded on a competitive basis. The hiring decision rests with the employer.
What programs offer the Co-op Option?
How do I sign-up for Co-op Ed?You can apply to the Co-op Ed program via CareerLink any time. However, applications are only reviewed after the application deadlines on the last Monday of the month in September, January, and May every year.Where are Co-op jobs usually located?Co-op jobs may be available as close as the UFV campus and as far away as Switzerland, South Africa, or China; it depends on your field of study, your interests, and your sense of adventure. Most students are placed in the Fraser Valley and within the Metro Vancouver area.
How much does Co-op Ed cost?
The 2013/14 fee for the Co-operative Education work term is $525.83 ($478.02 for tuition and $47.82 for ancillary fees), plus the Health & Dental and semester-based fees for Canadian students and Permanent residents. The fee for international students is $1,200.00. For details please refer to the Academic Calendar (Breakdown of Fees). Fees are payable at the beginning of each work term and are subject to change.Why do I have to pay tuition fees when working in a Co-op job?Students do not pay any tuition fees until they have been successfully placed in a work term, and most students recoup their Co-op tuition fees with their first paycheque.Companies, non-governmental organizations, and governments are in need of motivated, trained, flexible, short-term employees that show potential to develop into a competent, long-term labour-force. In response, universities have established the Co-operative Education program which provides students with entry-level employment opportunities in their chosen fields of study, teaches them basic employability skills, and monitors employment conditions and progress.Co-op Ed is part of your academic program. Fees are paid as they are for any course, and help to cover the cost of your Co-op pre-employment class, the time your Co-op co-ordinator spends with you, and in working with our employers.Why can't I contact a Co-op employer directly, but have to go through the Co-op Ed office instead?First, the jobs within the Co-op Ed program do not exist, and are thus not listed, outside the program. A benefit of Co-op Ed for the employer is that the university handles most of the administrative details. Being contacted by a large number of students from Co-op programs across Canada would be very time-consuming for the employer. Thus, Co-op offices at universities work with employers on behalf of the students.Second, the Co-op Ed office must ascertain that communication between students and employers is appropriate and does not jeopardize future collaboration with either student or employer.Will I receive any credits for my work term?Each completed full-time Co-op work term is worth six credits. Co-op credits do not currently count towards your diploma or degree requirements.The Co-operative Education degree designation requires the completion of a minimum of 12 credits for diploma and 18 credits for degree programs. The Co-op degree designation is reflected on your graduation diploma by the line "with Co-operative Education option".How many work terms can I take?The maximum number of work terms a co-op student can complete is six.
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Congressman Peter Roskam on Medicare Part D — a Heartland Institute Event
On May 29, 2013, Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) spoke at a Heartland Institute event at the Union League Club in Chicago about the threats to Medicare Part D and the state of health care in America. Part D has proven that a modernized system -- one that funds prescription drugs, focusing on the neediest seniors, and avoiding price controls on prescription drugs -- can bend the cost curve down AND provide quality patient service.
Today, Part D is one of the rare entitlement programs that targets the truly needy and costs less than what was originally budgeted, and that cost doesn't even include an offset for expenses involving surgery and hospitalization avoided by the availability of drugs.
Unfortunately, some groups continue to agitate against Part D's effective approach, as The Hill reports. Instead of allowing market forces to determine drug prices, these groups want to put government in the driver's seat, raising the real potential for Washington rationing drugs for Medicare patients. This was exactly the circumstance Part D was created to avoid.
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(COLUMBIA, Mo.) -- Myles Hinkel has joined Columbia College as the director of development for major and planned gifts. In this role, he will identify, cultivate, solicit and steward current and potential donors for gifts of $10,000 and above. He will serve as a representative for the college and its mission when working in the broader local or national community.
Hinkel previously served as a development officer for the University of Missouri-Columbia. Prior to that, he was director of development for Boys & Girls Town of Missouri and executive director of Missouri Valley Big Brothers and Big Sisters. He served as the assistant men's soccer coach for Columbia College from 1998 to 2000.
�I am humbled and excited to be a part of the team at Columbia College," said Hinkel. "This institution has an important mission and I�m thrilled to have an opportunity to work with contributors as they help to move Columbia College forward."
Hinkel is a member of the United Way Speakers Bureau and an advisory committee member for the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. He previously served as an Optimist Club member and a volunteer for the Special Olympics and Big Brother organizations. He received a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Louisville (Ky.) where he received an athletic scholarship.


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Is there Tzar Balay Chaim for Fish?
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Pischei Teshuva YD 28:10 quotes noda bihudah that TBC only applies when keeping the animal alive.
In reference to scaling the fish while alive he answers NO.He brings a proof from a Pri Megadim in the name of the Chinuch that the reason that Schechting needs a knife with no blemishes is because of Tzar Balay Chaim and since fish do not require Shechting it must be that there is no Tzar Balay Chaim for fish.
The Beis Yehudah(ביור''ד סימן י''ג)adds his own proof that everyone says you can cut a piece of fish when it is alive and no one says it is Tzar Balay Chaim therefore it must be there is no Tzar Balay Chaim for Fish.
There is someone on the other side of this argument I will not go in Depth but just a taste.It seems the SHU"T Mishanh Halachos(חלק ו' סימן רט''ו) says there is Tzar Balay Chaim for Fish. His proof is from the Gemara in Baba Kama which says two types of fish you can not Plow or use for your wagon with them and the Chinuch (Mitzvahתק''ז )says the reason for not putting to types of animals together to ride or plow is because of Tzar Balay Chaim it must be there is Tzar Balay Chaim by fish. Another proof could be That it says in the Gemara Beitzah that you do not give fish food on Yom Tov Rashi explains because they eat roots of the underwater plants and other things in the water and the Darchei Moshe (באור''ח סימן תצ''ז)says if the are in a bowl where there is no Plants or other things to eat it would seem you are responsible to feed them on Yom Tov. It must be because of Tzar Balay Chaim thefore again it would seem there is Tzar Balay Chaim by Fish. Choose your answer and vote it up and see who wins(;


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Hello everyone,
is there a possibility to close the gap using R1/R10 for Z/N shots in NPP without stepping over to NN3/NN5 or taking handheld or viewpoint corrected shots?
Yes, I personally have found my solution for this special situation and I feel free to present it to the forum.
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Trojans Outlast Newberry in OvertimeFebruary 6, 2013
NEWBERRY, S.C. – Anderson rallied from a late five-point deficit and senior guard Denzail Jones drained two free throws with 24 seconds left to send the game into overtime as the Trojans defeated Newberry, 92-85, Wednesday night at Eleazer Arena.
Anderson (13-6, 9-2 SAC) had four players reach double figures in the scoring column, while winning its second straight and seventh of its last nine. The Trojans also kept pace with Lincoln Memorial and Wingate at the top of the league standings, while Newberry slipped to 9-10 overall and 5-6 in the conference.
The victory marked Anderson's third consecutive overtime win past the Wolves over the past two seasons.
Denzail Jones led all scorers with 25 points, while junior guard Chandler Hash nearly recorded a double-double, scoring 22 points and recording nine rebounds. Guard Myson Jones added 13 points and seven rebounds, with Bo Holston tallying 10 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals.
After Denzail Jones' free throws sent the contest into the extra frame, the Trojans held Newberry scoreless for the first 1:35 of overtime, while Anderson pushed out to its largest lead of the game, 84-73, with 90 seconds remaining. Denzail Jones and Myson Jones then combined to go a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe in the final minute to seal the win.
After the Trojans gained a 15-6 lead at the 13:35 mark of the first half and Newberry battled back to take a 16-15 lead with 11 minutes left in the half, neither team was able to get out to more than a one possession lead. A tip-in by the Wolves Brunes Charles with under a minute to go gave the Wolves a 38-35 halftime lead.
Anderson's D.J. McGowan tied the game at 38-38, then the Wolves went on a 16-2 run, taking a 54-40 lead with 13:52 left. But the Trojans rallied by scoring nine unanswered points to cut the deficit to 54-51 at the 10:29 mark. But Newberry held the advantage and still led by five at 65-60, with less than four minutes remaining.
The Trojans wrap up their two-game South Atlantic Conference road swing at Catawba on Saturday. AU defeated the Indians, 89-86, in overtime earlier this season at the Abney Athletic Center.


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We would like very much to know the answer to the following question:
Let $\|\cdot\|$ be any norm on $\mathbb{Z}^d$ and let $W(\mathbb{Z}^d)$ be the group of all bijections of $\mathbb{Z}^d$ such that $$\|g(j)-j\|\leq C_g,$$ for some constant $C_g$ which depends only on the element $g\in W(\mathbb{Z}^d)$. Consider the Hilbert space $L^2(\{0,1\}^{\mathbb{Z}^d},\mu)$, where $\{0,1\}^{\mathbb{Z}^d}$ comes with the standard Bernoulli measure $\mu$.
We are looking for a sequence of functions $f_n\in > L^2(\{0,1\}^{\mathbb{Z}^d},\mu)$ with $\|f_n\|_2=1$ and $$\|g.f_n-f_n\|_2\rightarrow 0, \text{ > for every } g\in W(\mathbb{Z}^d),$$ $$\|f_n\cdot\chi_{\{\omega_j\in > \{0,1\}^{\mathbb{Z}^d}:\omega_0=0\}}\|_2\rightarrow > 1.$$ where $\chi_{\{(\omega_j)_{j\in \mathbb{Z}^d}\in \{0,1\}^{\mathbb{Z}^d}:\omega_0=0\}}$ is the characteristic function of the cylinder set $\{(\omega_j)_{j\in \mathbb{Z}^d}\in \{0,1\}^{\mathbb{Z}^d}:\omega_0=0\}$
The existence of such a sequence for all $d$ would disprove the conjecture of Katok, that the interval exchange transformation group contains a free subgroup.
What we know about the question above:
In the joint work with Nicolas Monod, here, we showed that for $n=1$ the following function satisfy the properties above: $$f_n(\omega)=e^{-n \sum\limits_{j\in \mathbb{Z}} \omega_j e^{-\frac{|j|}{n}}}=\prod_{j\in Z} a_j^{\omega_j},$$ where $a_j=e^{-n e^{-\frac{|j|}{n}}}$. We are interested in extending this result to higher dimensions. Note that the function above is the product of functions of independent i.d. random variables.
Let $G< W(\mathbb{Z}^d)$ be a finitely generated subgroup of $W(\mathbb{Z}^d)$.
In addition to above (in collaboration with Nicolas Monod and Mikael de la Salle) we know that the existence of the functions with the property above in the class of functions which can be written as the product of functions of independent i.d. random variables is equivalent to a certain property of the Schreier graph of the action of $G$ on $\mathbb{Z}^d$. Let me give more details on this.
The Schreier graph of the action of $G$ on $X$ with respect to $S$ is the graph with vertices $X$ and with an edge between $x$ and $y$ for each $g \in S$ with $g x=y$.
We say that an infinite graph $G=(V,E)$ satisfies a Sobolev inequality rooted at $x_0 \in X$ if the value at $x_0$ of any $c_0$-function on $V$ is bounded by the $\ell^2$-norm of its gradient, i.e., there is a constant $C>0$ such that $$\|f\|_{c_0(V)} \leq C \sum_{x \sim x' \in V} |f(x') - f(x)|^2.$$
We can show that
The functions $f_n$ with the property above can be found in the class of products if and only if the Schreier graph of the action of $G$ on $X$ with respect to $S$ does not satisfy a Sobolev inequality.
Moreover, for $d=1,2$ and $G$ be a finitely generated subgroup of $W(n)$ with symmetric generating set $S$. Then the Schreier graph of the action of $G$ on $\mathbb{Z}^d$ does not satisfy a rooted Sobolev inequality. However there are subgroups in $W(\mathbb{Z}^3)$ such that their Schreier graph satisfies Sobolev inequality.
To summarize above, we can find a sequence of functions in the class of products with the above property only in cases $n=1,2$.
Any suggestions on potential examples of functions that can do the higher dimentional cases?