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All of this week's best college basketball bets are on Saturday. It makes sense since bowl season in college football also starts this Saturday.
There's not a lot of competition for college hoops. My first best bet takes place when Villanova travels to Virginia. Both of these teams have a shot at the Final Four in 2016. Utah battles Duke on Saturday in my second best bet of the week. That's a rematch of the Elite Eight game between these two in last year's NCAA Tournament. Also on Saturday, is a classic matchup between legendary North Carolina and legendary UCLA.
Picking College Basketball's Best Winning Bets Dec 14th-20th
No. 6 Villanova at No. 10 Virginia
When: Saturday, Dec. 19
Villanova has a 7 and 1 record while Virginia has an 8 and 1 record. As expected the Wildcats of Villanova have a very good defense. It allows only 57.6 points per game, ranking it 7th in points allowed. Virginia's defense allows 57.1 points per game, ranking it 4th in college basketball. The difference between these two teams is in shooting percentage defense. Villanova allows 35.7% from the field while Virginia allows 40.5% from the field. Villanova is the better team. They should come out on top against Virginia even though they take on the Cavaliers on the road.
Pick: Villanova
No. 24 Utah vs No. 5 Duke
When: Saturday, Dec. 19
7 and 1 to start the week Utah is sort of a paper tiger. The Utes' best win was beating BYU 83 to 75 on Dec. 2. Their worst loss was in their last game, a 50 to 67 thrashing at the hands of very good Wichita State. The Utes allow an average of 43.5% from the field per game. Teams score 73 points per game against Utah. Duke averages 86 points per game. Grayson Allen is averaging 21.8 points and 3 assists per matchup. Allen, Brandon Ingram, and Matt Jones make up a three-headed guard monster that's starting to play like what Coach K envisioned. Expect the Blue Devils to win this one by a wide margin. Utah has no shot of keeping up with Duke's excellent starting guards.
Pick: Duke
No. 3 North Carolina vs UCLA
When: Saturday, Dec. 19
As expected, North Carolina found the going tough against Texas, a team that has finally embraced Shaka Smart's run and gun philosophy. The Tar Heels lost 82 to 84 to the Longhorns on Dec. 12. It doesn't get any easier against UCLA. The Bruins are on a 4 game winning streak to start the week. The 4 wins include beating Kentucky at home 87 to 77 on Dec. 3 and beating Gonzaga 71 to 66 on the road on Dec. 12. The Bruins are a very good team but it's going to be tough for them to keep up with North Carolina's offense, which averages 84 points per game while shooting close to 50% from the field and 36% from the three-point line. NC should win this battle.
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Kate Middleton, Duchess Of Cambridge To Miss Wedding Of 'Old Drinking Buddy' Amid Fears Of 'Overshadowing' His Big Day
Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, will reportedly not join husband Prince William and brother-in-law Prince Harry when they celebrate the wedding of Guy Pelly.
She is said to be planning on spending some time with son Prince George back home while the Princes jet off to the USA to celebrate their friend's big day.
Kate and Guy go way back, and were apparently "drinking buddies" when she briefly split from William a few years ago; but an awareness of the commotion her attendance would cause is thought to be stopping her going.
Kate will spend time at gome with George (Splash News)
A source close to the wedding party told The Mirror: "Guy is one of the princes' oldest and closest friends so understandably William and Harry wanted to be there to support him on one of the most important days of his life. But Harry's promised to behave, William will fly in for two days then go straight home and Kate won't be there.
"If all three senior royals had gone it would have required a huge security detail flying to Memphis with them. After Australia, Kate's happy to leave William and Harry to it and spend some time at home with George."
They added: "It was a difficult decision, though, because Guy is incredibly close to Kate – they were drinking buddies when Kate and William split briefly in 2007 but she appreciates the media storm her attendance would cause.
"She's also keen to avoid over-shadowing Guy and [wife-to-be] Lizzy's big day. Wills and Harry also don't want the thing to turn into a circus.
"The Palace have warned them in no uncertain terms they need to 'slip in and out without embarrassment'."
You've been warned, lads!

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Newport Beach Ocean View Condos Are Selling Quick At $275,000
Posted by Sam Smith on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 at 9:19pm.
The Newport Beach Real Estate market is definitely picking up as recent reports in the OC Register indicate a spike in the number of buyers making offers on property. A perfect example of this is an ocean view condo in the Newport Heights area that I was showing over the weekend. The condo was located in the Versailles gated community, which is located just a couple blocks to the pacific ocean and the sandy beach. The condo was located on the penthouse level with two large bedrooms and great ocean views from the living room and master bedroom. Being bank owned and priced very low at $275,000, the condo accepted an offer with only being on the market for 8 short days. If you are in the market to buy property in Newport Beach keep in mind other buyers like yourself have realized that we have passed the bottom of the market and are out making offers on well priced homes and condos. We anticipate this increased activity to continue so seize the opportunities when they arise. If you are looking for a similar type property in this location make sure to also look in the nearby condo communities of Villa Balboa, Newport Crest and Seawind condos. For more information on the real estate market in Newport Beach please consult with any of our Newport Beach Real Estate agents. We are here to help and our available now to talk to you.


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Carolyn Louise (Knox) Mansfield, 54, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
She was born on November 9, 1963 to Lester and Norma (Kearbey) Knox in Lynchburg, VA. On July 19, 2001 she married Steve Mansfield of Poplar Bluff.
Carolyn was one of the best seamstress in the area. She loved her farm animals, flowers, and gardening.
Carolyn is survived by her husband, Steve of the home, four children, Connie Kingery of Mt. Ulla, NC, Dustin Kingery, Elaina Kingery, and Amber Mansfield all of Poplar Bluff, MO; five brothers, Jerry Kearby of Ellsinore, MO, Melvin (Kelly) Miller of Advance, MO, Billy Lewis of Broseley, MO, Lester (Sarah) Knox and Earney (Sonya) Knox both of Poplar Bluff, MO; three sisters, Melissa (Chuck) Whitney of Jackson, MO, Linda (Darrell) Jeffries of Bellflower, MO, and Glenda (Jerry) Burke of Poplar Bluff, MO; and one step-son, Richie Mansfield of St. Louis, MO; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Larry and Geary Miller; one step-daughter, Theresa Broadway.
Visitation will be from 10-11:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff.
A Celebration of Life will be held immediately following visitation at 11:30 a.m. in the Moore Funeral Service Chapel.
Burial Date: November 16, 2017
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Brett Lawrie Could Make for An Awesome Comeback Story
You've heard the name, Brett Lawrie. Milwaukee Brewers drafted him in the first round years ago, and he played third base at the time. Lawrie moved through the minor leagues, and it seemed like he would be in the big leagues in no time. Before he could get there, Milwaukee traded Lawrie to Toronto for Shaun Marcum, an integral part of the 2011 Milwaukee Brewers. Lawrie made it to the big leagues in Toronto, but things didn't pan out for him. Lawrie went to four teams in seven years and flamed out. Now, the comeback story will start again with the Brewers. Part of me is rooting for it if Lawrie changed his way as a human being.
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Life has been a little weird for me this past couple years. To be honest it's been lonely. I worked my whole life to achieve my dreams. I've shared a locker room with 25+ men ever since I've been 19 years old & I blinked and it all disappeared. I've put more effort into finding the people I thought knew what was best for me than any of you could understand . It wasn't until about a week & a half ago I received a call from my agent & shortly into that call I got word that something could be "Brewing". Yesterday I got the best news of my life & I am beyond excited to share with you that I am signing with the "Milwaukee Brewers". Im so ecstatic for this opportunity of a lifetime and I cannot thank the Brewers enough for believing in ME when no 1 else would. Remember …. " You, Me or Nobody is gonna hit as hard as LIFE" – R.B
Lawrie is a noted asshole. People didn't like him much in Oakland, Toronto or Chicago. It appears judging by his Instagram and comments he made recently, that he had a retrospective on his life and wants to turn things around. Can people not be assholes later in life? I think so. It's called maturity. He knows the opportunity is simply a deal to work with the team in Spring without any real promises. For him to fuck that up being a jerk would be on brand and show nothing has changed for him. If he does figure out, Lawrie is a solid hitter with good pop that could help Milwaukee.


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The old saying that "retail is theater" certainly rings true—whether you're merchandising a window display to tell a brand story, or hosting a customer event, retail requires creativity, improvisation, and the ability to think quickly on your feet.
At the same time, over my 10+ years as a retail store manager, I came to appreciate that retail management is equal parts art and science. While we don't usually think of store managers as data analysts, that's often a core piece of the job. Store managers are called upon to decipher patterns in store data—from traffic to conversion to average order size to sales by category—to inform corporate decision making on product assortment, staffing, payroll, performance assessments, the list goes on.
I found that this aspect of the role could be a challenge for some store leaders, most of whom entered retail based on their love of people and product, more so than their affinity for Excel spreadsheets. I admit, particularly in my early days as a store manager, I struggled to sift through reporting databases. At times I felt as if I was drowning in data, attempting to make sense of a sea of numbers without a clear idea of the "so what" or the implications of the dizzying array of metrics.
A pivotal moment in my career was when I learned to harness the power of data to improve the performance of my team—and delight customers in the process.
With that in mind, I wanted to share some key pointers I learned about applying data to store management, with the hope that they'll benefit other store leaders as much as they helped me.
1. Empower your store team by managing toward data-driven goals.
You can tell your team members to "get out there and crush it" or "to give every visitor a great experience" – but what exactly does that mean? I found that sharing data-driven goals with my staff was far more effective than offering them generalities or platitudes. Everyone wants to be part of a winning team, and the first step is knowing what your goal is and what success looks like.
That goal post might vary according to your business model and your brand. Perhaps it's sales per hour, or conversion, or NPS. The specific metric isn't as critical as simply having a goal and managing toward it.
Everyone can see the impact they have on the store's performance—in tangible numbers rather than just anecdotes. And with individual or team metrics (depending on your sales attribution structure), you can foster some healthy competition among your team members, within your district, and across the entire chain.
2. Always keep customer experience metrics top of mind.
Hitting your sales goal is always going to be a priority; however, store performance ultimately hinges on customer experience. If store visitors are met with helpful, engaged associates who guide them to solutions that meet their needs, the sales will follow.
The key metric that helped me gauge the quality of customer experience in my stores was the yield on customer traffic (total sales/total visits).
Did my team notice every customer that entered the store and identify their needs? Did they build solutions and provide product expertise? I'd notice that in Yield.
Just as importantly, the Yield figure told me how well my team did with the factors under their control. Store traffic is often outside the control of the store team, subject to the whims of weather, street closures, power outages, promotions, and so on. Taking a look at Yield shows what your store accomplished with the traffic it got—and how your staff maximized that opportunity.
3. Identify risks ahead of time so you can course correct.
Recognizing patterns in past performance can help avert crises on the horizon.
Conversion has been below average on Tuesdays from 6-7PM over the last three weeks? With that risk in mind, I'd take a closer look how I'm using my team. Perhaps I needed more sellers on the floor during that peak traffic hour, or better support at the register to ensure lines weren't driving shoppers away empty-handed.
The critical piece is to make sure you're continually surfacing insights, so you can avoid issues before they arise.
4. Use data to ensure you have the right people in the right place—at the right time.
Hiring great store associates is only the first step in assembling a great store team. Assigning your people to their "highest and best use" is another crucial step, and one that's more challenging that you might suspect.
It's Thursday morning, and I know I'm receiving 50 boxes later today that will need to be unpacked, tagged, and entered into our system. Jeff is a rock star when it comes to inventory; he's detail-oriented, quick, and a master with all things product related. At the same time, he might be precisely the wrong person to handle inventory on this particular day.
If we're expecting high traffic from 2-4PM, we need our best sales associates on the floor during that critical window. Checking each team member's selling stats over the last 3 weeks, I'd select those with the highest conversion and basket size performance, including Jeff, to be on the floor during that shift—and I'd place a lower-performing associate in the back to handle the shipment. They might be slower and less facile than Jeff with our inventory system, but my priority is making the most of the traffic coming in the door and I know I can support them in between high traffic periods.
Jeff, like most "rock star" store employees, would excel at any task I gave him. It was my job to look at the data before me to determine where he could make the greatest impact on the business.
Using objective metrics on individual strengths and areas of growth, coupled with hour-by-hour forecasts on the traffic and selling opportunity facing the store, I could position my team to make the most of every shift.
Becoming That Store Manager
Most people who enter store management love the "theater" of retail and embrace their various roles as director, stage manager, house manager, and actor. Their role as data analyst, however, can be more of a challenge. With the right tools at their disposal, using data the *right* way can elevate any store manager's performance.


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I'm so worn out.
Tag: depression
Welcome to the Panic Room
Tired and a little overwhelmed. Just a little. Like, a little a lot. A lottle.
Hello… It's Me
No, I'm not about to start singing Adele.
Twiniversity Post!
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Keeping Up with Camila
Helping myself help myself.
Over It
2018 has been *great* so far........... not.
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No one would be surprised to hear that a place as physically beautiful as Colorado Springs draws a lot of artists. But few people realize that the ones here now have inherited a distinguished art history.
Jim Sawatzki is among those few. In fact, the local historian and filmmaker is working on a PBS documentary named Historic Artists of the Pikes Peak Region. (View segments on YouTube by searching "Palmer Divide Productions.")
"I'm just trying to explain how there's been a vibrant art cultural community here in the Pikes Peak region," he says, "and it pretty much centers around Colorado Springs."
Native American artists had lived in this region for generations, but for the city itself, it started with founder Gen. William J. Palmer and his plans to found a refined, cultured place, says Sawatzki. While nearby Colorado City (now Old Colorado City) was a typical mining support community, with its healthy share of saloons and prostitutes, Palmer forbid both in his own colony.
"In Little London," Sawatzki says, "there was always a sense of art and culture from its beginning."
A visual outpost
Julie Penrose was one of the first major patrons of the arts: She donated her and her husband Spencer's house to become the Broadmoor Art Academy in 1919.
The school attracted art students and instructors from around the world, adding one more reason for people to visit the area, aside from tuberculosis convalescence and outdoor pursuits. And Sawatzki argues that the crowds who came to Colorado Springs were uniquely devoted. While Santa Fe and Taos attracted lots of people, those New Mexico towns had the benefit of the Santa Fe Railroad to take tourists through the area. Colorado Springs' railways, meanwhile, were devoted to mining.
The Academy was highly celebrated in the years leading up to the Great Depression, and it thrived even during the lean times with the help of one man. Boardman Robinson came to Colorado in 1929 to become the first art instructor at the Fountain Valley School, and moved into teaching at and directing the Broadmoor Art Academy a few years later. Robinson maintained the director position when the Academy became the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in 1936.
Originally from Nova Scotia, Robinson was a political cartoonist, painter and illustrator. He had studied under the sculptor Auguste Rodin in Paris and traveled with journalist John Reed to cover World War I in eastern Europe as an illustrator.
An outspoken and commanding figure, Robinson believed in socialism — not an easy sell among Colorado Springs' conservative wealthy — in both politics and art. Despite considerable fame back east, as an artist with Harper's Weekly and the New York Tribune, he aimed to take the "precious" out of art and make it an "honest trade."
Robinson's own work reflects this philosophy. Says local artist and historian Pat Musick: "He was maybe the first to use the style of quick, broad brushstrokes in political cartoons, as opposed to really detailed drawings."
He was also known for his popular regionalism painting style, one that relied on "simplified cartoon-like renderings," as described by Denver art critic Michael Paglia in the book Colorado Abstract. Robinson's monumental History of Commerce mural series, made for Kaufmann's department store, exhibits this style. (A few of those murals are on display today at Colorado College's Palmer Hall.)
Both professionally and personally, Robinson was a magnet, and the Springs was a regionalism "outpost" during his time here. His drawing skill attracted both students and instructors including Jean Charlot, an avant-garde artist who worked with the Mexican muralists including Diego Rivera. Robinson's influence also turns up in the works of many of his students, including Lew Tilley and Charles R. Bunnell.
Musick's father, Archie, was a student and close friend of Robinson — Musick says she grew up with a self-portrait of Robinson, who went by "Mike" with friends. He painted murals for "Mike" when Robinson served as regional director of all the art programs in the Western states under President Franklin Roosevelt's Public Works of Art Project. Today, they still adorn the walls of the Manitou Springs Post Office and the City Auditorium.
Changing times
World War II marked the beginning of decline for the major arts assembly in the Springs. Pat Musick says the war "scattered the core of the diehards" and other artists, including her father. She adds that when Robinson retired in 1947, no one could fill his shoes, something that greatly weakened the city's concentrated artistic core.
Sawatzki attributes the change in part to the new military presence in the Springs.
"General Palmer would be appalled that Camp Carson was built down there," he says of what's now known as Fort Carson. "He wasn't a military person, not really. Of course, he was a decorated general in the Civil War, but he was a Quaker."
The city still had its artists, of course. Abstraction and abstract expressionism were in vogue, and in the '50s and '60s, the Springs was home to Bunnell, Mary Chenoweth and Edgar Britton. In the '70s, sculptor Starr Kempf set up his home and studio here. But by then, an influx of evangelical organizations was shifting the social climate even further from the arts.
In retrospect, Musick is hesitant to call the Springs an arts town.
"There was a strong art community centered around the Broadmoor Art Academy/Fine Arts Center," she writes in a follow-up e-mail, "but there were plenty of people in town whose lives didn't have much to do with the arts."
Still, you could argue that when the Academy became the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, it provided a long-term investment in the future of local arts. Under the direction of Julie Penrose, Elizabeth Sage Hare (who brought Robinson to the state) and Alice Bemis Taylor, the enterprise broadened its reach by absorbing the school but adding an art museum (to house the Taylor collection) and a theater. At the time, Sawatzki says, that multifaceted approach was unique in the country.
"Colorado's place in American art ranks high among the 50 states," Hugh Grant, executive director of the Kirkland Museum in Denver, writes in Colorado Abstract, "not only because of the important artists who made this state their home, but also because of the famous artists who visited and worked here over the last 188 years."
And knowing what role Colorado Springs has played, the city has plenty to be proud of.


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Immediately below is the NEXT upcoming performance; additional upcoming performances can be found on the right hand side. Visit The Performance Project page to learn more about the program.
Opening < > Speed (work-in-progress)
Presented in partnership with BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE
Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 1:00pm | Speyer Hall | 184 Eldridge St
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This event is FREE and open to the public
What happens when a body must function outside of linear time and normative progression from point A to point B?
Opening < > Speed is a collaborative installation and performance project by artist and performer Keke Brown, dancer Jerron Herman, dancer iele paloumpis, interdisciplinary artist and choreographer Marissa Perel, and video artist Marin Sander-Holzman. This group of artists and dancers with disabilities seeks to generate such choreography through dialogues about how we move through the world, opening up our experiences to one another as an antidote to speed and other normative expectations of physical production. In the month of March, Keke, Jerron, iele, and Marissa will engage in a studio practice centered on these dialogues. They will ask each other questions related to how they move, what gives them pleasure in their bodies, what doesn't, how their bodies and identities are perceived in the world, and how they do or do not experience belonging, solidarity and support. They will create choreographic scores out of these dialogues, shaping an installation in the theater of University Settlement that will house both the performers and the audience in an open, inviting space.
The performance will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and will be followed by a conversation with the audience and performers.
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Marketing student wins international award
Jeremy Bridgman was presented with the Worldwide Top Student and Hays Marketing Recruitment Award by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).
The prestigious award is presented to the person who gains the highest mark for a paper on Managing Corporate Reputation globally.
Jeremy, from Walsall, was also awarded with a £860 scholarship towards completing part 2 of the Chartered Postgraduate Diploma.
The 52-year-old completed the CIM Professional Postgraduate Diploma at the University of Wolverhampton Business School in June and is also a Lecturer at Walsall College.
He said: "I am thrilled to have won this award, which is great recognition for all the hard work. I am looking forward to beginning work on the next stage of my qualification."
Sue Rennie, Head of the Marketing and Enterprise department and CIM Course Leader, said: "We are all very pleased about Jeremy winning this award and it is a good recognition of the leading position we have globally with CIM course delivery. CIM enables the student to become a good practitioner in Marketing and further enhances our ability to offer innovative marketing solutions to local businesses."
Jeremy was presented with the prestigious award at the CIM graduation ceremony recently.
Picture: Jeremy Bridgman (third from the left, in the gown) receiving his Top Worldwide Student award. He is pictured with representatives of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Hays Marketing Recruitment.
For more information please contact Vickie Warren in the Media Relations Office on 01902 322736
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Lightwave Communications and Optical Networks
The laser conference 2019 advances discussions on optical network methodologies with respect to high data-rate and cost-streamlined models for these networks. It gives laser gathering to talk on the ongoing technological advances in metro, datacentre and optical short-achieve transmission frameworks, network equipment, modules, and related components. The laser gathering program incorporates parts and subsystems identified with cutting edge optical communication innovation and additionally coherent, space-and mode-division multiplexed optical communication frameworks.


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THE PHYSICIST & THE POET a poem by (me!) sandra, tvgpinspired by colm thomas whelan
re: NIF project at LLNL
the physicist & the poet.
i am a humble servant of the most high God
i write to bring good news to you!
"good news!" "good news!"
/that's what us humble servants of the most high God
are put on earth to do.
your goal is truly noble. your work is true.
so God is willing
and will grant this wish for you:
"...enough energy for all of humanity! for all of time!..."
let us celebrate in livermore with bread and wine
a toast! ..."to NIF & energy -what's yours is mine"
of course it comes at a cost
but all is not lost
let us employ our imaginations
with a brief experimentation
/that's what you brilliant scientists
are put on earth to do
so close your eyes...
... energy needs have been removed!
... energy needs have been removed!
so now we have plenty of energy
and now we have plenty of time
enough for all of humanity
what's mine is yours and yours is mine
another glass of wine!
remove it from your worry list
start the day bran new
when this sun looks like it's running out
we'll have more for you
and SUCCESS FOR NIF
will then illuminate this fact
a source of endless energy
is not the only thing we lack
until we learn to love each other
until we learn to live in peace
until we learn to love each other
until we learn to live in peace
the sun will fuel
hard, cold, hearts
until the end of time
can somebody pass me that bread, that wine..
"to hard, cold, hearts -to the end of time"
if we can employ your brilliant minds
and add this noble goal:
"...love and peace and joy!
for every human soul!"
'cuz it looks like we'll need endless energy
and who knows how many suns
to provide us the apparent time we need
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Chasing Love
When Mental Illness Is Present
I am here to explore love and mental illness; how they co-inside, and how to maintain your own mental health while being there for your loved one(s).
Love. Four letters that evoke a plethora of emotions. Defined in the dictionary as "an intense feeling of deep affection." Something that has taken me my entire life to "figure out." Even though fear is the most powerful emotion to overcome, love and fear often go together. Love is something that I have been chasing to find since I was a child. Now, I don't want you all to be led to believe that I have never been loved. I have been blessed with a wonderful life, filled with plenty of love. However, love is hard when those that are loving you, are plagued by the unfortunate circumstances that mental illness brings. If I thought that being loved by someone with a mental illness was hard, being in love with someone is a whole different ball game. (I want to disclaim this early, that I was given permission to share the following information and stories.)
Don't get me wrong, there is no doubt in my mind that my boyfriend is my best friend; the one who tells me on the daily that "I am destined to spend my life with." And, I am ecstatic for our future. I just wish that when I had met him, I would have gotten a manual on how to handle when his mental health falters. When I met him, I knew that he was more closed off than others that I had previously encountered. It's only after almost a year of hard work, that I have finally been able to get him to open up to me emotionally. And, we still have a long road ahead of us. In general, it is more difficult for males to show their emotions. I understand that and bare that in mind when he is struggling to express how he is feeling. However, what I am talking about is when anxiety takes over, leaving him a shell of the man that I know and am so smitten with.
I have always been told that I have two strong suits; I am intuitive, and I have a lot of patience. When you get to know someone, really getting down to their core, you can tell when something is wrong. You can see it, feel, and you also must cope with it. I am not here to state that I alone escape mental illness. Because I would be wrongly fooling you all. I struggle with my own inner demons, just like most of society. But, living with someone who has crippling anxiety, has left me, at times unprepared. Anxiety strong enough to make you believe that bad things are going to occur. Things such as, "I am afraid you are going to leave me because of how bad my thoughts are," or "I know that the house is just settling because it's older, but now I am afraid someone is breaking in." Sometimes these thoughts seem irrational to me, but to my boyfriend, they are all too real, bordering on the lines of paranoia. He truly believes these thoughts. Once, when we had been bickering the entire evening he became so overwhelmed by his anxiety that he passed out cold, unresponsive for five solid minutes; banging his head on the ground first as I tried my best to catch him, even though I was caught off guard. These were and will continue to be the longest five minutes of my entire life.
You never know what you are made of, until you are looking down at your loved one, making sure they maintain some level of consciousness. Remaining calm, even though you feel like you are going to be consumed with your own worry. You wonder whether you are going to need to call 911, and how badly your loved one hit their head. If you think that is rough, it becomes even worse when they resurface. For my boyfriend, had no idea that it happened. Nor, would he acknowledge anything had occurred until about a week later. A week that was filled with worry, fights, sleepless nights and guilt. Let me give a piece of advice that I was given by an elder: THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH COUPLES THERAPY. No, it does not mean that your relationship is doomed. It means that as humans, you know your limits and you realize that some things require more help than what you are capable of.
After this event, my boyfriend and I went to couples therapy. We talked about coping methods, and things we both needed to work on. It has immensely improved how we communicate with each other. We still have kinks that need to be addressed but as any relationship goes, we are a work-in-progress kind of couple. We have come an extremely long way from where we began. We have been told by any number of individuals that we are too young to already be at therapy and that our relationship is still too new to be going to therapy. And, that is where they are all wrong. No one and I repeat, no one should ever be able to tell you how and what to do in your relationship. (Unless serious, noticeable harm is going on). Do not let people interfere, because that's when more, unnecessary problems take place. Both my boyfriend and I go to therapy separately and then share with each other what happened during a session. Going together allows us to address the bigger issues that we are no longer able to cope with. Love is a balancing game of picking up the extra slack when your partner is struggling, and they are doing the same for you when you are struggling.
I grew up with a mother that was in denial about her mental health problems for most of my life. The mom that I knew as a child, is not the same mom that I now have grown to know. She once was carefree, laughed all the time, and was always down for a new adventure. Then, life got in the way. Her job that she was once passionate about no longer held the same emotions. My grandfather became ill, and as the closest to him, my mom and dad had to step up to assist my grandmother. My mother has said some of the most hurtful things to me. Things that have rendered me a zombie. But, what I am slowly learning, is that you cannot take these words entirely to heart. I know that's hard to understand, but when someone is at their worst, they do not always mean the words they are saying. Oftentimes, they do not remember saying such things.
Events happen to all of us that we are either too small to comprehend, or we block it out because our brains have determined that it be too traumatic for our self-growth. One such event has been recollected to me countless times by my grandmother. Apparently, my grandmother was hosting a Pampered Chef party as was so often done in our circle of people. I always adored going to these parties because I could try all the tasty treats and play with all the intriguing toys and devices being sold. I was five, maybe six; whatever age you are when one is taught how to sight-read. Essentially, I was young enough where reading was still a new concept to me, but I have always adored reading, so it was an exciting time for young me. I was sitting on my mother's lap, and I was begging her to read something that was being passed around the group. As I was reading out loud, I was unable to successfully pronounce a word and was verbally reprimanded in front of the group, for that mistake by my mother. I have no recollection of this memory what-so-ever, but it has stuck with my grandmother. She reminds me of this moment because while I may have gotten discouraged at the time, I overcame it and became a stronger person for that moment. And, I can continue to overcome what discourages me, because it will make me a better person in the end if I don't let those discouragements define my character.
And while there are events we forget; some events take place that shapes us into who we eventually become. I remember on one occasion, my mom and I were doing a driving lesson, I was 15 and I had wanted to study abroad to Germany (which I did end up doing by the way). But instead of being happy for me, my mom looked at me and said, "What, don't you love your family anymore, you freeloader." I am now older, but this still resonates with me. She, on the other hand, has no recollection of ever saying such a thing. My year in Germany was quite honestly the best thing that could have happened to my mother and me; I may have been 16 when I came home, but the amount of growth and insight that was gained, taught me to walk away from the negatives. And, instead to focus on the good aspects that were and are my mother. I learned that arguing was and never will be the answer.
Similarly, my boyfriend gives me "you should," suggestions. You should suggestions are his way of blaming me for when things go wrong. When the connection of communication fails, and conflict arises. They usually come from a condescending, not my boyfriend, place. Recently we found out the reason behind his parent's divorce. Something that essentially wrecked his life and forever damaged his ability to trust people. Now, the hard part is that neither of his parents knows that we have knowledge of what happened. We were informed of this by my boyfriend's grandmother. She meant well by telling us this information, but it has really tested our strength as a couple as of recent.
More so mine, however, I should be there for my boyfriend, while still trying to process this information for myself. I have been so understanding and helpful to him and when he gets angry and short with me, I struggle to understand why he is taking out his frustrations on me. We have talked about it because he was getting nasty towards me. And this is when it is okay to speak up. You can still be supportive, but you as an individual need to put your own mental health first at times. You do not ever have to justify how you are feeling when someone is using you as their dammit doll. And, they should be made aware of how that is making you feel. If the person you tell truly loves and cares about you, they will try and fix the issue. I told my boyfriend that I would no longer be able to support him if he was taking out his feelings of the information we found out on me. Emotionally, I was at my wit's end. Because I care so much for my boyfriend, and I hate to see him so sad. But, at the same time I also needed to say this out loud to show my boyfriend that while I was being there for him, he still needs to be there for me.
And, I say all of this so far, not to make me out to be the victim. I can assure you, that I am not. I have had my fair share of bad moments (especially with these two). My mother and I have gotten into way too many arguments to be normal, and my boyfriend and I get into little arguments at least twice a week. The whole point for this entire thing is to shed some light on what life is like when those close to you struggle with mental illness. I am showing you how it is to live with both a loved one and someone you are in love with. It is not a walk in the park. You honestly cannot be prepared for what you might face. The challenges you overcome will soon become milestones of the growth and improvement that has been made as time moves forward. But, the thing that I cannot stress enough, is to remember you in all of this. Let me further elaborate on this; remember you means, speak up for yourself when something feels wrong to you. Be strong to who you are, and don't give in if it goes against who you are as a person. The fact is, it won't be easy. I struggle with this almost daily. I continually ask myself, what is the worst that can happen if I speak up? Well, that person may choose to leave you behind for their own selfish reasons. And, while that may be tough, remember that you are strong and can get through it all.
Support and love do not have to be in confliction with one another. I mean that they can and should be friends. My boyfriend and I have slowly learned to love and support each other. We promise to never stop believing in each other. This is probably the one promise that I truly mean. Even if my boyfriend and I don't end up together, I won't ever stop believing in who he is as an individual. He is such a unique human and has come so far in such a short amount of time. He has shown me all that I am capable of and loves me even when I struggle to love myself.
Love and mental illness are frenemies. One is always trying to contradict the other. However, you can find harmony between the two. It will not be an easy road to go down, but hey, such is life. Mental illness should not be hushed, because the reality is, we all know someone who is struggling with one, or we struggle ourselves. I want to speak out because I have a long journey ahead of me, and I want everyone to know, that you are not alone in this journey. Just as I am not alone.
You may never understand your loved ones, and how they react. Try to get into their mindset to seek some understanding of what they are going through. Reassure them that you are here to be supportive, but you are not compromising your mental health. Seeking outside help should not be frowned upon. If anything it shows the strength of the relationship and individuals. Love yourself, and you'll be surprised by how much better you feel in life.
Chasing love is hard. But it is possible to find.


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Ayurveda - die Wissenschaft vom gesunden Leben
Yoga is much more than the practice of postures. It connects the body and mind on a deep level and brings peace and awareness. This is part 17 of a multi-part series on Ayurveda and Yoga by Aneesha Holaday.
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RHONDA MARTYN, called "one of the most literate and sophisticated choreographers around these days." by Jennifer Dunning in the New York Times, is a choreographer, dancer and dance educator.
Rhonda was the founding Artistic Director of the San Francisco Moving Company, a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Fellowship, an Artist-in-Residence at the Djerassi Foundation and Esalen Institute. She was an independent choreographer and dancer in New York City and San Francisco, having worked with such artists as Mark Morris, Ann Carlson, the Kronos Quartet, Joan Jeanrenaud, the Dance Theater of Harlem, and Mercy Sidbury. She has performed and had her choreography presented in such venues as Dance Theater Workshop, P.S. 122 and Ohio Theater in New York City, The Herbst Theater, Theater Artuad and ODC/Dance Theater in San Francisco, as well as in Europe and throughout the U.S.
Ms. Martyn has taught choreography and dance at Princeton University, the Alvin Ailey Center for American Dance in New York City, Cornell University, Esalen Institute, and U.C. Santa Cruz. She has been named a "Master Artist in Dance for the United States" by the National Dance Education Organization. Her choreography and dance performance has been selected for professional concerts of the NDEO at their national conferences.
Ms Martyn speaks Spanish, Italian and French. Her academic and artistic interests include the cross-cultural migration of dance forms, the cross-fertilization of art forms, and the use of digital technology with dance. Her dance education work includes Professional Development for classroom teachers in dance/creative movement, Choreography, World Dance, Performance Studies, Dance History, Dance Fitness, and Dance Pedagogy.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Interview with Parts & Labor (BJ and Dan) - BIG DAY IN previewPosted by Bubba Crumrine at 12:59 PM
IU: First off, I must say we're utterly enthralled with the idea of Parts & Labor's long-anticipated debut in Ithaca. Sadly, it sounds as though it may be our last. Could you give us and our readers some insight on the cause for hanging the project up for now and what you'll all be focusing on in the meantime?
BJ: We're very excited to finally be playing Ithaca, at long last!
There's not one, central reason for the impending hiatus. We each have a lot of personal things, families and occupations, that have begun to take up more of our time. That and our geographical separation has made frequent collaboration and touring increasingly tricky (Joe still lives in Milwaukee, Dan lives in Brooklyn, and I
live in New Jersey). But mainly we felt ending strongly with a celebration, after 10 years of touring and making records, made a lot of sense. There's really no discord between us.
We've all got other musical endeavors you'll be hearing from. I'll be working on Shooting Spires. Dan's working on a new solo record. Joe continues to make music for film/TV through his company Noisola.
IU: Glad we'll still have those things to look forward to. As Parts & Labor, you guys have had a great run of LPs, EPs, tours, collaborations, and collaborators making fantastic noise - what are some of your favorite highlights?
BJ: Off the top of my head, some very recent memories top my list: Working with Dave Fridmann on "Constant Future" and touring Japan this past July. Other fond highlights would include getting to play some incredible festivals (ATP, Siren, Primavera, Supersonic). Appearing on NPR and Sound Opinions. Meeting Brian Eno while on tour with Battles in the UK.
IU: Any recorded material that you have that we'll see posthumously?
BJ: As a "going away" gift, we release "No Nostalgia", a song recorded during the "Receivers" sessions but left off of that record: http://jagjaguwar.com/blog/2011/10/parts-labor-announce-10th-anniversary-and-retrospective-shows-followed-by-indefinite-hiatus/
Otherwise, I don't think we have anything in the vaults that we'd collectively deem releasable; just lots of demo versions of songs and half-finished recordings. I'd say probably not, but who knows.
IU: Not to keep stressing the end before it's time, let's focus on Constant Future - how was working with the aforementioned Dave Fridmann? How did the approach to the album differ from Receivers? How was working with Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor on another video? Give us the downlow!
BJ: Fridmann was incredible. It was our first real experience working with a "producer", although we record 98% of the record before starting our mixing sessions with Dave. Most days he'd mix while we'd play video games and watch "The Prisoner" on laser disc; he preferred to have us out of his way during the initial mixing. We'd come in later in the process and make changes, suggestions, and we'd all work together to get to the final mix for each song. Dave had an intuitive sense about how to make our music bigger without sacrificing
definition. In particular, we were looking for his signature bombastic drum sounds, and we got 'em in spades.
There were a few main differences from "Receivers". For one thing, we were WAY more prepared when we entered the studio for tracking. With "Receivers" we were still basically arranging while we were recording
over half of the record, which worked fine in some cases but made the process perhaps more stressful than it needed to be. For another, we went through a ton of songs and ideas leading up to making "Constant
Future", and chose our favorites for the album. In all it was a much more confident writing and recording process for us.
Working with Nick was wonderful. I'll always be in awe of his ability to pull in a large group of people to build something wonderful -- and usually in very little time and with very little resources. Financially we had little to offer him, but he was still been able to pull off elaborate feats of video shooting and editing. In the case of "Echo Chamber", I think we all knew what we were getting into a bit more than with "Gold We're Digging", as far as insane numbers takes and mind-scrambling repetition to achieve the "animated band" effect.
But "Echo Chamber" also was shot during and as a part of a huge group art show called "Sequence of Waves" in an old convent in Brooklyn, so that added an extra element of fun and chaos to the proceedings. Nick also makes a bitching kale and fruit smoothie; kept us healthy in the frigid, February church.
IU: Sounds awesome. You did the artwork and accompanying website for "Constant Future", correct? What other visual projects have you been involved in outside of P&L?
BJ: Yep, I've done the art for all of our full length albums. Outside of P&L, I've done a few other album covers. With my girlfriend Marie, I made the cover to "The Green Corridor I", a split LP between Oneida
and Pterodactyl, part of a four-LP series on Altin Village: http://www.altinvillage.de/releases/avm035.html
I did another one for a UK band called the Defribillators:
I also made a series of Video Flyers for some shows:
I've done some web art projects, too, none of which I think are online anymore. I've been thinking as P&L winds down that I'd like to do more visual art. We shall see what happens.
IU: How was the collaborative tour with Pterodactyl earlier this year? We just had them out at the start of Nov. Any chance someone recorded Joe playing with you guys and Dan with them?
BJ: That was fun, although it must've been exhausting for Dan and Joe doing double duty. Especially at SXSW, where each band played multiple shows. Joe had played with P&L before (and he plays guitar
on "Vision of Repair" off the album "Mapmaker"), and we've been friends for years, so the collaboration just made a lot of intrinsic sense. I know I have footage of at least one show with Joe (the "Constant Future" record release party), but have yet to put it online. We'll have to go through our archive someday.
IU: Dan, I'm a little late on this one but, tell me about Emergencynth... hearing things...
Dan: Nice. The Emergencynth is this rad little synth box designed and hand made by our friend Kayrock. He also used to play with Oneida, and runs Kayrock screenprinting (who have done various flyers, shirts and
artwork for us). He asked me and some folks from Oneida, Trans-Am and a few other bands to write the little demonstration melodies that it comes programmed with (like the demos on a toy keyboard). You can
check it out here: http://emergencynth.com/
IU: Cool! Will scope this out further. Any final words to the good folks of Ithaca, everyone coming to Big Day In, and anyone else who may come across this in the vastness that is the interwebs?
BJ: Let's rock.
Don't miss Parts & Labor live at Big Day In on December 3rd at The Haunt (702 Willow Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850) with the likes of Algernon Cadwallader, Summer People, SIRS, HotChaCha, Megachurch, The Sidekicks, and more! 12 band, 10 hours, $5. Doors open at noon and music starts shortly after.
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Thanks for the link for the commercials… I felt is slowed things down for people to see the passion, grit and spirit the players have for the game. It actually gave me the chills. And the slow moving puck super cool.
And the slow moving puck super cool.
You know, I hadn't even noticed that. That is kind of cool, but for that to be the only movement in the entire commercial is stupid. I'm not feeling them at all. I'd rather see the league-wide ones. Those are more creative. I like Patty Kane's: "Close doesn't get you more than 82 games."
I think it's ironic that Millsie's one says the more pucks you FEED him the stronger he gets… LMAO! I have to say he has beefed up some this season. How did MJ put it? Hunky? LOL! She cracks me up.


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Jackson at Walden: Windsor Rose Paint Night
Windsor Rose is Jackson at Walden's favourite local pub— it's a great place to have some good eats, cold drinks and catch the game or hang with friends.
But did you know Windsor Rose is also the venue to regular Paint Nites? They host events every Wednesday and each week features a different painting. It's a great way to get out and have a few drinks, share some appies and take home a beautiful painting at the end of the night!
The next event is this Wednesday, February 8 at 7 p.m. and the feature painting is "Sunrise Inukshuk". Tickets usually cost $45 (plus tax), but sometimes you can find a deal on Groupon.
What's included?
- The canvas, paint, use of all supplies, and instruction by a master artist. You can also borrow an apron, to keep your clothes clean.
- Delicious food and drinks can be purchased from the pub.
Want to see what pictures are being featured for upcoming events? Just take a look at the Paint Nites Website: Venue Windsor Rose Gastropub
Have fun painting!
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In 1999, pianist and composer Daniel Barenboim and cultural theorist Edward Said founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, an orchestra comprised of musicians from the Palestinian Territories, Israel and other Arab countries. Since it has been founded, the orchestra has found a home in Andalusia, Spain, and has toured around the world. Their first concert in the Middle East was hosted by Palestine in 2005.
The orchestra was named after a collection of poems by Goethe, inspired by the Persian poet Hafiz, which deal with the idea of the Other as a manifestation or element of the Self. One of the orchestra's co-founders, Daniel Barenboim, is an Argentine-born pianist and conductor, who moved with his family to Israel at the age of nine. He had already performed in his first concert. Today, Barenboim is an outspoken critic of Israel's occupation of Palestine, but rather than take up politicial activism in a typical sense, this pianist has found means to debate the meaning of democracy and cultural identity through music.
Barenboim gained notoriety in some circles in 2001, when he sought out the support of an Israel Festival audience who were to listen to Richard Wagner's music for the first time since Kristallnacht. In doing so, Barenboim proposed the breaking of an over sixty-year ban on the composer's music in Israel. He argued that to do so, would be 'democratic'. After 30 minutes of debate, his orchestra played the Tristan und Isolde. Prelude: partially resolved chords create tension and ambiguity, suggesting conflict solved with difficulty, which only resolve themselves in the final bars.
In his obituary, Malise Ruthven begun by stating that Edward Said was 'a controversial literary critic and bold advocate of the Palestinian cause in America'. Said's 1978 text Orientalism changed the course of Post-colonial theory and cultural practice, asserting the inter-connected nature of cultures and constructed nature of the dichotomy between Self and Other. His involvement in music did not begin with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra; an accomplished musician himself, Said set up workshops with musicians for younger practitioners. He also served on the Palestinian National Council from 1977 until 1991.
Barenboim's work is testament to the success of his beliefs: he is both an Israeli and Palestinian citizen – extremely uncommon for Jewish Israelis. Said and Barenboim 'have chosen this course [in founding the orchestra] for humanistic rather than political reasons, on the assumption that ignorance is not a strategy for sustainable survival'. Education, dialogue and understanding are at the heart of their solution.
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In the 2011 NFL Draft, LSU offensive tackle, Joe Barksdale was selected in the third round, 92nd overall by the Oakland Raiders. Joe Barskdale attended Louisiana State University from 2007 through 2010. He was second team all SEC during his senior season. He entered the 2011 NFL Draft and afterwards, he was picked up by the Raiders. He earned plenty of playing experience in his first year, however in his second year, he ended up signing with the St. Louis Rams. Check out our exclusive interview.
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1. How much of your practice is focused on adoption?
Some family law attorneys and general practitioners will offer adoption services — but unless a significant portion of their practice is focused on adoption, these attorneys may not be the best choice to represent your family.
Adoption is a highly specialized area of the law — and state laws regarding adoption are always changing. Choose an attorney who is focused primarily (or better yet, solely) on adoption cases and who successfully completes many adoptions every year.
You can check the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA) for a list of adoption-focused lawyers in your state.
2. What is your experience with adoption?
It doesn't mean much for an adoption attorney to be 100 percent focused on adoption if that's only been the case for the past year. Ask your attorney how long they've been practicing and how they came to focus on adoption cases. How many adoptions have they successfully completed? How many of those adoptions took place in the past year?
In addition to the depth of their adoption knowledge and experience, make sure they have the breadth of experience, as well. Do they have experience with contested adoptions? Interstate adoptions? You want to choose an attorney who will be able to handle your case regardless of any potential complications that may arise.
3. What services do you offer to adoptive families?
Different professionals may offer different ranges of adoption services. Beyond the necessary legal services, some adoption attorneys can also assist families with finding an adoption opportunity, paying birth parent expenses, facilitating open adoption contact and more. If there are services an attorney can't provide, like emotional support and counseling, ask whether he or she can refer you to another trusted professional for those services.
You may also want to ask some more specific follow-up questions based on the services your attorney can provide. If your attorney is able to offer matching services, for example, ask how the matching process works, what the average wait time is to find an adoption opportunity and what their adoption disruption rates are.
4. How are your fees structured? What can we expect to pay for your services?
Many lawyers charge for their services on an hourly basis, which can sometimes make it difficult for them to provide an overall estimate of adoption costs — especially in the case of an unforeseen event like a birth father contesting the adoption. Other attorneys may charge a flat rate, especially if you connect with them through an adoption agency.
Find out how many hours the attorney typically spends on a case and how much you can expect to pay for those services. Also find out what happens to any fees you've paid the attorney in case a prospective birth mother changes her mind and decides to parent.
5. When will you be available to answer questions?
Key events in the adoption process don't always happen within traditional business hours. Ask your attorney if you will be able to get in touch with them during off-hours, like evenings and weekends. Find out how he or she will handle your case when time-sensitive issues pop up, and ask who will be available to answer your questions if your attorney is out of the office or unavailable. Communication is key to a smooth adoption experience, so make sure you know how and when you'll be able to get in contact with someone in your attorney's office throughout the process.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of the questions you should ask prospective adoption attorneys, but it's a good place to start when evaluating whether a professional may be the right fit for you. If an attorney can't at least answer these five questions to your satisfaction, it may be time to start looking for other options.


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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Mom on Strike
In between a few intestinal issues for a few members of the family, everybody had a good time.
So, imagine my annoyance when after a fun-filled weekend, Genny started in on her "I hate Mommy" antics at dinner last night.
For some reason, a new part of me snapped and I announced, "I'm on strike! I'm not having this new baby until I feel like I live in a loving family."
Take that, cranky girl!
"I don't care."
Fine. I sat there and seethed in my anger.
"OK, then…well, I'm going to take the new baby and go away somewhere where people love me."
I got a big pouty look.
After Genny excused herself, Nick looked at me and said, "What was that all about?"
That's when it hit me. My mood swings have been quite erratic lately. I'm not giving myself enough acknowledgement that being 33-weeks pregnant in the heat of the summer with wild hormones rushing through me is taking its toll.
I can't control my feelings. When I'm angry—watch out—it's coming out. When I'm sad—I'm just bawling my eyes out wherever I am. I can't control it and I just have to accept it right now.
I hope my family can, too.
Genny runs back into the kitchen, beaming.
"Come into the living room everybody!"
Nick carries Cole and I lug my aching body towards the living room. A sign hangs on the doorway: To Mom. Genny.
As I walk in, Genny tosses homemade rainbow confetti on my head. She's beaming. I sit on the living room table as she sprinkles colors across my face. I push away the thoughts about how when Genny does something nice for me it usually means a big mess for me to clean up.
She did it for me. And I really do feel loved.
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The Secret Lives of Female Alcoholics
The numbers are troubling: An estimated 17.6 million adults in the USA are either alcoholics or have alcohol problems, according to the National Institutes of Health. By some estimates, one-third of alcoholics are women.
Yet if you were to ask a woman's friends and family if she has a drinking problem, they might very well say no.
When Paula Tokar, 26, told her friends she was getting sober and wouldn't be partying with them anymore, "they said, 'You seemed fine to us,' " says Tokar, now two years sober and living in Marshfield, Mass. That's because she'd worked hard to hide her alcohol abuse. "I was doing the things many women do, hiding drinks around the house, hiding vodka behind the frozen veggie burgers."
When a close friend admitted to Elizabeth Schwarzer she was an alcoholic, "I just couldn't believe it," the Boston mom, 34, says. "I would have sworn up and down that she wasn't much of a drinker." But looking back, there were "all kinds of signs, and I had pretty willfully ignored them."
Kate Sanborn of Abington, Mass., was convinced her drinking was her "little secret, my little world, that I didn't affect anybody." Now five years sober, she says women drinking brings up so many issues for people. "How can you possibly - your kids are always first - how can something else get in the way? But I'm sorry, when you're engulfed in alcoholism, you do things you would never do in any kind of clear mind."
Sanborn drank until she blacked out; later a neighbor said she'd heard Sanborn's infant son screaming all night. "He was right next to me in bed. I didn't even know it."
A tragedy and a confession
Female alcoholics face a double whammy: addiction and a culture that is more likely to ignore drinking in women than in men. That issue, and denial, got an airing this spring and summer with the stories of two moms that have played out across talk radio, tabloids and the Web.
The first was the case of New York mother Diane Schuler, who according to state police had a blood alcohol level double the legal limit and high levels of the active ingredient in marijuana when she crashed into an SUV as she drove the wrong way on a New York highway July 26. Schuler, her daughter, three nieces and three men in the SUV died in the accident. Schuler's son was injured.
Next came an admission from Los Angeles "mommy blogger" and writer Stefanie Wilder-Taylor that she was an alcoholic. The author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay and Nap Time Is the New Happy Hour was part of a new wave of moms asserting their ability to have small kids and still be hip and cool and sip the occasional cosmopolitan.
Except, as Wilder-Taylor said in her posting on May 26, however much she enjoyed drinking, she was frightened it would "consume my life and I can't afford that. I need to be present for my husband in the evening; I need to be fully reliable for all three of my children at all times and, for me, if I'm 100% honest with myself, I can't do that if I drink."
Somewhere in between are the 72,287 fans of the Facebook page "OMG I so need a glass of wine or I'm going to sell my kids," created by a Sacramento mom.
The myth of the good mother
Their stories highlight the uncomfortable relationship society has between women and drinking, especially when they are mothers.
Schuler's family and friends insist they had no knowledge of a drinking or drug problem. The family has begun legal efforts to have her body exhumed for further testing.
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Schwarzer, whose friend went into treatment and no longer drinks, says she won't be afraid of speaking up again. "Is politeness worth some kid's life? You convince yourself that it's just not that bad, but when a child's life is at stake, none of us should ever be that polite."


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How You Build a Bigger Base: Lessons from the DNC
BY Nancy Scola | Wednesday, October 13 2010
The Venn diagram between the audience of this blog and that of the DNC's Open.Dems blog shows an overlap the size of Texas. So you should probably give the DNC's geek's site a try, no matter your political bent. Over there, they're dribbling out some of their findings as they go about trying to regularly measure online politics. The latest tidbit found there is the Democrats' self-reporting on what social media techniques turn out to grow the DNC's online base the best:
For us, posting directly onto social networks is an important way to recruit new supporters and drive key actions. Below is a breakdown of how social networks are bringing in new supporters. There is a clear trend here when it comes to who signs up on our site: many more folks come in response to our social network posts, rather than through links shared by friends. The other clear trend is that Facebook is netting us the most new supporters. This is because Twitter has fewer users and possibly because many tweets are not read in a web-browser.
And by "netting us the most new supporters," they mean that Facebook posts take a 19% share of the increase of their website sign-ups compared to just 2.2% for Twitter posts. Another finding is that adding tweet and Facebook "like" buttons to their Commit to Vote page actually resulted in a slight decrease in conversions. Their conclusion: "[W]e shouldn't hand you a megaphone before you sign on the dotted line." It'd be great to get more details in these posts, but they're still a tasty taste of what's happening behind the scenes. The rest is here.


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Shanghai's over-sixty population set to hit 7.7m by 2030
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Content provided by tournament press aide Fred Sidhu:
American men continued their strong showing at the Oracle Challenger Series as Taylor Fritz, Reilly Opelka and Bradley Klahn won quarterfinal matches at the Newport Beach Tennis Club to advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Third-seeded Taylor Fritz, a former US Open junior champion, took on unseeded American Noah Rubin, a former Wimbledon junior champion. In their most recent head-to-head meeting, Rubin defeated Fritz in the final of an ATP Challenger Tour event in New Caledonia earlier this month.
"Since it was the finals, it hurt a lot to lose. I was looking for a title. The conditions were really slow, which favored him because it's a lot tougher to put the ball away," Fritz said. "It was windy so it was tough to feel the ball and get my timing. I have to give credit to him, he played a spectacular match."
Going into his quarterfinal match Fritz admitted their last match was on his mind and he was happy to have another opportunity to take the court against Rubin.
"This was definitely a revenge match. I was really excited for it. Even if he wasn't the easiest draw to have in the quarters, I wanted it, because I really wanted to play him. I really wanted to redeem myself from the last match."
Fritz controlled the tempo of Friday's quarterfinal match as he defeated Rubin 6-3, 6-2 in 70 minutes. "The conditions were definitely faster (today), which helped me and I played much better," Fritz said. "I just played a whole level better than the last match we had."
In the semifinals, Fritz will go up against his good friend Opelka, who eliminated unseeded Matthias Bachinger of Germany 7-5, 6-4 in one-hour and 19 minutes.
Klahn, the 27-year-old from Poway, Calif., who now trains in Los Angeles, dispatched Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia 7-6 (7), 6-1 in one-hour and 20 minutes to move into the semifinals. Klahn, a former NCAA singles champion at Stanford University, will play qualifier Christian Garin of Chile in the semifinals.
In a women's singles quarterfinal match, American Danielle Collins, a former two-time NCAA singles champion at the University of Virginia, held off a late rally by Su Jeong Jang of Korea to win 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 in two-hours and 12 minutes.
After splitting the first two sets, Collins took control of the third set, winning five of the first six games to take a 5-1 lead. Jang rallied and won three games in a row to close to 5-4, but Collins, with the crowd cheering her on, opened the tenth game with an ace and went on to serve out the match. She will meet seventh-seeded Ajla Tomljanovic of Croatia in the semifinals.
The women's doubles final, which will pit American Jamie Loeb and Rebecca Peterson of Sweden against Japan's Misaki Doi and Jil Teichmann of Switzerland, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
In the men's doubles final, which will follow the women's doubles final, second-seeded Leander Paes of India and American James Cerretani will take on unseeded Treat Huey of the Philippines and Denis Kudla of the United States for the championship.
The Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach is free to spectators. Matches begin at 10 a.m. each day of the tournament. General Admission tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis at the Newport Beach Tennis Club starting at 9 a.m. Tickets will not be available in advance. Individual spectators will be permitted up to two tickets at the time of entry.
Ticket availability updates during the tournament, are available on Twitter at @OracleChallngrs and Facebook at www.facebook.com/OracleChallngrs/
For Saturday's men's Order of Play, click here.
For Saturday's women's Order of Play, click here.
For men's singles main draw, click here.
For women's singles main draw, click here.
For men's doubles main draw, click here.
For women's doubles main draw, click here.
For live scoring, go to: http://oraclechallengerseries.com/
The Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach is free to spectators. Matches begin at 10 a.m. each day of the tournament. General Admission tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis at the Newport Beach Tennis Club starting at 9 a.m. Tickets will not be available in advance. Individual spectators will be permitted up to two tickets at the time of entry.
Live audio play-by-play of the women's singles final, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 28 and the men's singles final, which will follow, will be broadcast live on RadioTennis.com. Tennis broadcaster Ken Thomas will provide the web cast commentary at www.radiotennis.com.


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Have you just qualified for a level 1 package under the Federal Government's Home Care Packages Program?
Congratulations! You'll soon be receiving financial assistance to access services that can improve your quality of life and help you live in your own home longer.
But what exactly does a level 1 package entitle you to? And what kinds of services and care can you expect to access with the subsidy provided?
The government provides four levels of home care packages to reflect the different needs of older people living in the community.
Level 1 is the entry level and is assigned to people that the government has assessed to have 'basic' care needs. In contrast, Level 4 packages are for those with high-level care needs. Given your lower level of needs, some of the areas you might consider include:
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In looking at your needs, you may decide you'd like someone to come in and help you with those housework tasks you've been finding difficult.
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If you're having difficulty catching up with friends and would like help travelling to social engagements or appointments, you could you use your level 1 home care package to support your independence and social health too.
Getting assistance with these tasks might prevent injuries, maintain your health and improve your quality of life.
On a level 1 care package, your yearly subsidy entitles you to up to approximately $8,000 toward products and services that support your care.
As long as you go through an approved provider, you're entirely free to choose which services you spend your subsidy on. Be aware that this is a subsidy and you might be required to pay a small co-payment depending on your own income level. For those on a full pension, this could be as low as $10 a day; for those self-funded retirees, remember that you can always make additional payments to access services. Call our customer engagement centre to discuss your individual circumstances, on 1300 275 227.
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Waiting periods
There is often a waiting period between when your home care package has been approved, and when it is allocated by the Government (assigned to you and funds transferred to your chosen provider). It's during this time that you can select the provider that matches your needs (Read: How To Choose A Home Care Provider) or call us to help you with some interim services.
Our staff are specially trained to deliver the best quality care, while respecting your home, needs and wishes. We can meet with you to create an obligation-free care plan so we are absolutely clear on how to meet your goals, or you could draft a package at youchoose.org.au.
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