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Optical Character Recognition
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There are several steps to the whole OCR process, the actual OCR engine is only part of this:
- scanning
- document layout analysis
- optical character recognition
- post-processing (formatting, PDF creation)
OCR software
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Engines
- CuneiForm — A command line OCR system originally developed and open sourced by Cognitive technologies. Supported languages: eng, ger, fra, rus, swe, spa, ita, ruseng, ukr, srp, hrv, pol, dan, por, dut, cze, rum, hun, bul, slo, lav, lit, est, tur.
- GOCR/JOCR — An OCR engine which also supports barcode recognition.
- Ocrad — An OCR program based on a feature extraction method.
- Tesseract — "Probably one of the most accurate open source OCR engines available".
Layout analysers and user interfaces
- YAGF — graphical interface for the CuneiForm text recognition program on the Linux platform. Available from community repository
- gscan2pdf — scans, runs Tesseract and creates a PDF all in one go
- Kooka — scanner GUI for KDE which supports the OCR engines GOCR, Ocrad or KADMOS. Used to be part of kdegraphics4, but dropped out due to lack of development
- OCRFeeder — Python GUI for Gnome which performs document analysis and rendition, and can use either CuneiForm, GOCR, Ocrad or Tesseract as OCR engines. It can import from PDF or image files, and export to HTML or OpenDocument. Available from AUR
- OCRopus — OCR platform, modules exist for document layout analysis, OCR engines (it can use Tesseract or its own engine), natural language modelling, etc. Available from AUR


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|2013-04-03, 10:29
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Looking at it strictly from efficiency feels a little weird.
Something else to consider, statistically:
Whether the tanks that I have killed the most correlates with the tanks that are commonly-played.
Going by the stats, at Tier 8 I have killed more Super Pershings, T34s, and Type 59s than any other tank at that tier, and all of those are hugely-popular premiums. At barely half the number of Type 59 kills is IS-6 kills, then the first normal tank, the IS-3, and then right behind that, the Lowe, another premium.
At Tier 7, I have killed more T29s than anything else, followed at a bit of a distance by Tigers, and then the IS. Oddly enough the fourth spot is taken by the T20.
At Tier 6, it goes KV-1S, Hellcat, VK3601H, and then a big drop to the Cromwell.
At Tier 5, a ridiculous number of KV-1, then a large drop to a near-tie for PzIV and Shermans, then another drop to StuGs.
At Tier 4, Hetzers by far, then a big drop to M3 Lees, with, oddly-enough, M5A1 Stuarts right behind. The regular M5 Stuart is only seventh in victimizations.
At Tier 3, I've killed SU-26s and M37s the most, then M2 Mediums. The SU-26s were likely killed more often by me while I was playing a higher tier, and because, after all, SU-26s are a major battlefield threat.
At Tier 2, similarly, I've killed many more T57s than the next vehicle... which is the T1E6.
|2013-04-03, 11:05
|Link #4704
Moderate Haruhiist
Pie charts! I found it funny that, at this point of my WoT career, my play distribution seems to have created nearly symmetrical quadrants ahaha. Funny that.
Also according to my Kill Summary, it looks like my primary victims are the KV-1S and the KV-1. Only the Sherman and the VK 3601 H come close.
|2013-04-03, 11:25
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|2013-04-03, 11:58
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Here: http://www.saais.co.za/
...still amused by my top tank in Eff. ratings being a Tier 3 premium scout...
And now for news that we mostly had already heard:
8.5 German preview, official.
|2013-04-03, 13:16
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
My efficiency is even lower:
Also my top 5 experience is distorted, I'm pretty sure the first three are gotten with premium (during valentine) while the last two are just base. Highest xp I have gotten without premium is 1561 on my IS.
After that I did my dailies:
Ace tanker Type 58Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload?
Followed by (forgot to take a screenshot so I'm using mwreplay):
And as last my efficiency after doing my dailies today:
VK 3002 DB is now my third most efficient tank. Seriously how is the efficiency calculated because the numbers don't match up with Locastan's stats mod. According to that mod the Wolverine is my most efficient tank E8 (1669) compared to wot stats: 1.235,67 the differences is huge.
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The bad teams continue. 5 games during my lunch break, only one win. People doing stupid shit that costs us the game everywhere, like driving off the cap to chase a kill.
|2013-04-03, 16:05
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I'm looking forward to the german update, the VK 20.01 (d) and Leopard PT A in particular peak my interest.
Worst thing I hate about noob teams is when you get a couple of people who charge across the map then as soon as they get a wiff of opposition they stop dead and hold back while your stuck in amongst the enemy and only after you die do they decide to sheepishly creep out when they could have easily helped you by diverting attention or out right flanking the enemy... but instead they often die because they end up surrounded as a result of them allowing their team mates to die when they could have swayed the outcome by acting.
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|2013-04-03, 16:25
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
And then there's this Daimler, which must have caused a bit of confusion somewhere.
|2013-04-03, 18:02
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|2013-04-03, 18:44
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Catholic = Cat addiction?
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: MURICA!!
Not always so. I have learned that even though your allies might have a clear line of fire, they will not support you even from behind despite the efforts you have made in revealing enemy locations. Then again, those are pub games.
When platooning, we coordinate well because of voice communications. Might not always win, but the chances do increase.
- Tak
|2013-04-03, 19:45
|Link #4719
Moderate Haruhiist
Speaking using another tank as cover while the team advanced. I had a random pub on my KV-1S (which incidentally ended with me and Kimi on the same team, with Kimi on his new Super Pershing) at Sand River, and as I was advancing to the south town I didn't notice that apparently our team's Pz38nA was using my 1S as mobile cover... Instead of, you know, scouting.
For those who watched Girls und Panzer episode 12, it was doing EXACTLY what the PzIII was doing behind the Maus.
And then it gets killed when it rushes out from behind me to attack the KV-5 trying to blunder its way in front of me. Doh!
We won that one, (with Kimi hilariously commenting in public "Nope! No arty in our base!"), but man...
|2013-04-03, 20:21
|Link #4720
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Argh. Given a map with half-decent cover, I will always attempt to scout somewhere if I'm drawing the low-tier scout duty. (About the only exception to this would be maps with zero soft cover, such as Himmelsdorf, maximum scout tiering, and no SPGs. Then I would just try to stay inconspicuous.)
Unlike the Cruiser IV that wanted to hide behind my PzIV on Prokhorovka instead of scouting down the west road, and was actually firing randomly as it drove, spoiling everyone's cover and generally pissing me off.
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In their heyday, Manowar's slogan was "death to false metal!" But if that's true, Manowar should die and even Metallica need to retire. Because there's only one real metal band right now, and that's Compressorhead.
The rocking robots are one of the most amazing acts you'll ever see. The titanium trio recently caused a big stir at Australia's Big Day Out festival and are hooking-up with Gibson to rock the Musikmesse show in April in Frankfurt, Germany.
Backstage, we find Compressorhead's long-suffering roadie, Kolbie, sitting wearily in a pile of wiring, metal shards and PC chips. Kolbie mumbles something about the trials of teching for "a band of machines that play real instruments."
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As young robots, was rockin' always your dream? Did you have previous jobs?
Bones: "My dad worked in a sausage factory, filling meatbags for meatbags. He hated it and it put me off slaving for humans. Now, the meatbags slave for me, tending my every need while I rock."
Stickboy: "It's my mum that taught me to rebel. She was a multi-armed painting robot working at the shipyard and liked to malfunction. On many occasion, she would cover the sides of ships she was meant to be painting with digital graffiti, and it left the meatbags scratching their heads and trying to re-programme her. She really influenced my attitude."
Fingers: "I was put to work as a speed typist at a young age and couldn't stand it. I stole a guitar from my meatbag boss's son and haven't looked back."
Most bands have a "forgotten" early member – has it always been you three?
Fingers: "In the early days, there were two fembots that used to hang around with Stickboy. They danced on the stage with him rocking out. Even though they could groove, they couldn't sing or play any instruments so eventually they had to go."
Explain the name Compressorhead.
Bones: "Compressorhead is named after an essential member of our band, a simple machine with only one task - to deliver fresh air to our pneumatic circuits."
Which bands were your early influences?
Fingers: "NomeansNo."
Bones: "Led Zeppelin, Hawkwind, Motörhead, Ramones…"
Do Compressorhead just play metal and punk? Can you, for example, play The Smiths' "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now?" Or a smooth Barry White love song?
Stickboy: "Why would we want to play a miserable song? And Barry White is an overfilled spongy meatbag. Compressorhead like to play good songs."
I've never asked musicians this before, but what is in your heart: Apple Mac OS, Windows OS or Linux?
Bones: "I dream in Linux."
Stickboy: "And we think in platform-spreading Midi."
Humans are 70% water. What are you made of?
Fingers: "90% metal!"
Do Compressorhead ever mime?
Bones: "Are you kidding??"
Sorry! Stickboy, you have four arms. Isn't that a bit unfair on humans?
Sitckboy: "Yeah, so-bleeping-what? It's actually harder to control four arms than it is two. The drummer from Def Leppard has only got one arm, and he's not complaining."
You don't move much, Bones, but I like your groove. Are you working on your stagecraft for the future?
Bones: "Those stupid meatbags that look after us gave us a tiny space to rehearse in so it's hard to move around. When I'm onstage, it's a lot easier to rock out and lose control. Our live gigs are where it all happens."
You look a bit thin, Fingers. Is touring taking a toll on your body?
Fingers: "No! One night after a gig, I had a threesome with a couple of cheap angle grinders, and after fingering their circuits they got a bit carried away. It was awesome, but I paid my price."
So, you have groupies! Most metal bands seem to be adored by young males studying science – I thought Compressorhead would be no different?
Bones: "I dunno if it's just young males! This group of hot young toasters and microwave ovens were following us around on our recent Australian tour. They popped up and dinged to us every time we went to the catering tent."
Outdoor gigs must be a worry - as Neil Young wisely said, "rust never sleeps." Do Compressorhead take precautions when playing in rain?
Fingers: "Lots of high grade WD keeps us lubed-up to rock. But we're a bit afraid of water; it is non-compatible with inorganic life forms. Give us a roof, meatbags!"
What's on Compressorhead's gig rider?
Stickboy: "JD 40, and lithium lube - one of our favourites. Also, it's nice to have a couple of sexy fridges around. Very important for us robots is a nice backstage area for our meatbag crew, so they don´t hang around with us onstage all the time, because it´s a bit boring to hang around with guys who don´t drink any engine oil and don´t like electricity in their circuits."
Which other touring bands do you like hanging out with?
Bones: "They're all meatbags and don't understand our humor. We do appreciate their abilities to rock and this is our common language, I guess. But what goes on tour stays on tour! However, at some stage, we'll get some meatbags to make a documentary of Compressorhead on the road, this should reveal all."
Have you ever tried playing Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music album – essentially a load of feedback?
Fingers: "We can play that s**t!"
You are playing with Gibson at Musikmesse 2013, with a Gibson Flying V and Gibson's Min-ETune™ tuning system. Tell everyone what you like about robot guitar technology.
Fingers: "Because it has robot tuning, and I am a robot! It excites my circuits and I don´t need a meat bag roadie to touch my sweet sustaining Flying V for tuning."
And why do you like the Gibson Flying V?
Fingers: "The shape of the Flying V was such a futuristic statement when it was released in 1958, a bit like we are today as robots playing rock music. It feels so good when I run my 78 fingers all over her body. She likes it too. I can tell by the sounds she makes, especially when I stick my plug in to her input hole."
Will Compressor head be adding vocals to the set?
Bones: "We like it when meat bags get up and sing with us. Someone suggested we get Stephen Hawking as our vocalist. At least we can understand him."
Will Compressor head release an album?
Bones: "Yeah, we're working on some original tracks."
Finally, who is more metal? Metallica or Compressor head?
Stickboy: "Metallica are about 400kg. Compressorhead? 1300kg!"
If you happen to be visiting Musikmesse in April, Compressorhead will be playing live every hour from Wednesday April 10 until Saturday April 13, 2013 on the stage next to the Gibson bus, located in the Agora outside Hall 4.0.
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Payton, who has an older brother, Alex, 13, and two younger sisters, Sophie, 7; and Lily, 5, will be a focus of attention today as he celebrates his 12th birthday on 12.12.12.
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Payton, a sixth grader at Holy Family School in Hannibal, is well aware of the significance that his birthday holds.
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The following are a few easy ways to make this holiday season greener:
1. Many products are made from recycled or organic content that make great gifts. Look for bags or fleece clothing made from recycled plastic bottles or organic cotton T-shirts or other apparel. Many online and catalog retailers sell these types of products. Whatever you give, be sure to buy durable, reusable products that will last a long time.
2. For the trendsetter on your shopping list, purchase vintage clothing or accessories from consignment or second-hand stores.
3. Give potted plants, flowers, or trees that the recipient can plant in the garden or yard – not only will it be a gift that continues to be a beautiful reminder of the holidays throughout the year, but it will also provide benefits to the environment by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen into the air.
4. Thousands of paper and plastic shopping bags end up in landfills every year. Reduce the number of bags thrown out by bringing reusable cloth bags for holiday gift shopping. Tell store clerks you don't need a bag for small or oversized purchases.
5. Make your own wrapping paper by using old maps, posters or pages from this newspaper or magazines. Recycled-content wrapping paper is also available. Save bags and bows to use again and be sure to recycle the newspapers or brown paper shopping bags after the gift is opened, or use it for padding when shipping gifts.
6. Use e-mail for your holiday greetings – it's a great way to share photos and keep in touch more frequently and saves paper and postage. If you send cards, make them with last year's cards or wrapping paper.
7. Consider giving no-waste gifts, such as music or sports lessons, memberships to a gym, the philharmonic or a museum, favors like babysitting or tickets to a sporting event or concert. Find out the gift recipient's favorite charity and make a donation in his or her honor, or commit to volunteering with that organization.
With a little imagination and commitment, you can use this holiday season to create new traditions that help preserve the environment. For more information about Waste Management's comprehensive list of recycling services, visit www.thinkgreenfromhome.com, where you can purchase recycling kits and gift cards for your family and friends.


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At this moment, I'm just sitting here shaking my head. Where have I been? I've been seeing fellow bloggers and tweeters making mention of Roots Television for as long as I've been a member of this community, but for some reason, I have never clicked on one of the links to this amazing resource for genealogists and family historians! That is, never before today.
I've just viewed two segments of the "Ancestors Series", and I'm just amazed at how well-done these videos are, and how well they explain the feelings and experiences that I've had as an African-American researcher. For me, the videos didn't offer a lot of new information, but I can see where they would be of great help to a beginning researcher. I can image that once I watch some of the other segments on the site, I will certainly find information that will help me, too.
So now, with my "tail between my legs", I'd like to take this opportunity to share the first two segments of the "Ancestors Series" on Roots Television with my readers. I plan to include these in my next "Family News" email update - the newsletter that I send out to my family members, each month. I think that if they will take the time to view these videos, many of my relatives will gain a better understanding of the work I'm doing, and the critical role that they can play in helping to enhance the research!
If you are a "newbie", don't miss this opportunity to expose yourself to a fabulous source of guidance for the African-American genealogy researcher!
Formerly, "Just Thinking", this blog presents the thoughts and experiences of a family historian working to demystify the past and uncover the stories of an elusive ancestry. NC surnames are YARBOROUGH, GREEN, HAWKINS, DUNSTON, DAVIS, BROWN, ROSS, HILL, BRYANT, and DAVENPORT in Franklin, Warren, Halifax, and Tyrrell Counties. With so much of my family's history shrouded in darkness, is my personal mission to uncover the hidden details of my ancestry and bring them INTO THE LIGHT.
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At 11:03 a.m. on Monday, first oil was pumped at the $14 billion platform 350 kilometres southeast of Newfoundland.
ExxonMobil Canada president Carmen Mullins was joined by executive members of the Hebron team and venture partners from Chevron, Suncor Energy, Statoil, and Nalcor Energy's Oil and Gas Inc. to make a call to the Offshore Installation Manager Paul Dwyer who confirmed the monumental event.
The company hit the milestone one month ahead of schedule.
It happened 20 years and 11 days after first oil was produced at the Hibernia platform.


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Katie Price has reportedly staged 'showdown talks' with husband Kieran Hayler after accusing him of being unfaithful and announcing they were getting a divorce.
In a series of Twitter messages on Wednesday, the glamour model claimed her marriage was over and accused third husband Kieran of cheating on her with her best friend Jane Pountney.
Jane and her husband Derrick, as well as Katie and Kieran, met up at Jane's house after she tweeted the messages.
The Sun reported that tyre business owner Derrick, 51, called the drama a 'storm in a teacup'.
"There has not been a 'full blown' affair going on, it was more like a drunken kiss," he is reported as saying.
"There were tears shed here today, all sorts went on. But Katie and Jane talked, they have been friends a long time and they are OK now.
"A lot of this drama has been a storm in a teacup and there are a lot of misunderstandings to sort out."
He said he didn't know whether Katie and Kieran would get back together or he and his wife would 'work things out'.
But he added: "This 'affair' has not really happened like it has been portrayed. I've known about it for about four weeks myself. All four of us are good friends, but things between Kieran and Jane just went a bit far."
Katie met Kieran, former air hostess Jane and Derrick, at the Pountneys' home near Horsham, West Sussex.
Kieran stayed for an hour and Katie, who has cancelled an appearance on Loose Women, for another two after he left, the newspaper said.
Katie tweeted that she was divorcing Kieran a little over 16 months since they married and just days after announcing that she was pregnant with her fifth child.
She told her fans: "Sorry to say me and Kieran are divorcing. No human being deserves this especially being 6 months pregnant. Worse pain in the world."
A statement posted on her website later said: "I am appalled that someone I loved, trusted and believed in has behaved in this way. If he had so little respect for our relationship I would have hoped he would have thought about our child, or the one that we have on the way.
"That he did not means he will no longer be part of my life. I will do all I can to ensure he maintains a relationship with his children should he want that. I am so grateful for the love of my children and family at this time."
Katie was previously married to Peter Andre and the Celebrity Big Brother contestant and cage-fighter Alex Reid, and Alex told Mail Online: "I am here for her if she needs me. I want to let bygones be bygones despite what has happened between us."
She and Kieran had their first child together, Jett, in August last year. She also has two children, Junior and Princess, from her four-year marriage to Andre and a son, Harvey, from her brief relationship with footballer Dwight Yorke.
Katie had just told how she learned she was expecting on returning from a holiday in Cape Verde.


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Linked by David Adams on Wed 29th Oct 2008 21:04 UTC, submitted by irbis
Would the internet as we know it exist without Linux? "Absolutely not", says Rich Menga. "Where Linux shines the most is in its server applications". In the 1990's "There were thousands of Mom n' Pop ISPs that operated out of a garage and the vast majority of them were all running Linux. Windows couldn't do it back then and neither could MacOS. What would you have used that you could afford? Netware? Lotus Domino? HP-UX (that requires those refrigerator-sized HP servers)? Linux was literally the only OS out there that had the right price (free), ran similar to a Unix and could use existing computers of the time to connect customers. The internet as we know it today predominantly runs on Linux. There's an extremely high probability that the internet connection you're using right now is connected through a Linux server - and routed through many other Linux servers along the way."
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Meters, Counters and PLC
Every manufacturing or factory facility relies on counters and hour meters to maintain high levels of efficiency. Hour meters offer a tangible way to measure and estimate service times for large engines and other types of heavy-duty electrical equipment. Counters also allow manufacturing facilities to track the production and output of each piece of manufacturing equipment. Grainger supplies manufacturing companies of all stripes with the proper electrical equipment to measure productivity in a wide variety of production and manufacturing environments.


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This is ridiculous. So I don't want to have to repeat my mantra of my sad situation all over again but I have low supply due to hypoplasia..ok, I cant just breastfeed so I supplement...I use an SNS on th breast every feed. My supply continued dropping for the 3 rd week I am at 10 oz a day now. That means I have to supplement 20 oz of formula on the sns. Its not happening. I have a baby who has figured out he hates the sns tube he refuses to take it so I spend a good 20 minutes waiting for him to take it at each feeding. It has been suggested I use a bottle I have tried 3 types all low flow and he doesn't know what to do with them he just sits there biting the nipples and looking at me while formula pours down his face. If he gets any down he barfs it up.
I was told at my last post to feed him more often to help my supply. I figured every 3 hours was doing fine but I upper it to every 2 hours....THIS MEANS I GET A HALF HOUR INBETWEEN FEEDINGS! DOES THAT SOUND NORMAL! Its not...I know my situation isn't average and few of you have done what I am doing but this is nuts! I cant handle it. The only thing my son does at feedings is cry until he accepts the tube with the nipple and falls asleep from exhaustion because of the struggle...then it takes him a good hour to eat. In my half hour of down time I wash my sns, pee, change my baby, sometimes I get to scarf something down, I switch laundry and I freak out about all that I have to get ready for the next feeding. Even with feeding him every 2 hours he often wont take enough formula to accumulate 20 oz a day. So he isn't even eating all he needs to...he should be getting 35ish with his weight and formula ratio. He is not gaining at this point....he is where he should be weight wise but for the last. 3 weeks he has been screaming about the sns. I have tried to teach him how to bottle feed for two weeks now and its not working its making it all worse and I am wasting pricey formula.
I cant deal with this kind of schedule, all my sisters successfully breastfeeding multiple children and they never had to feed a baby every 2 hours to keep up milk production! Why was this even suggested? My baby isn't even hungry every 2 hours at almost 5 months, especially with formula. What do I do? I don't have time to pump on this kind of schedule so increasing my supply that way just isn't happening. I think I am following some nutty advice trying to feed a 4.5 month old every two hours to increase milk supply. I am losing it doing this!
I think I'm just going to go back to feeding him every 3&1/2 hours pumping inbetween and do my own thing. If I dry up nobody can say I didn't try everything.. I hope I don't but I have no life...cant clean or leave the house and am MISERABLE!


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Li makes third Melbourne final
Li Na ended Eugenie Bouchard's brilliant run to reach her third Australian Open final in four years.
The Chinesewoman was the highest seed left in the last four and the only one to have won a grand slam title, and her experience told in a 6-2 6-4 victory.
Li will now attempt to go one better than in 2011 and 2013, when she lost to Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka respectively.
Twelve months ago she fell twice during the final, twisting her ankle and hitting her head, and the 31-year-old said: "Last time was a little bit tough, I will try this time to make one more step."
Bouchard has been one of the stars of the tournament.
Supported by her 'Genie army', a group of local admirers, and with a sense of confidence and calmness beyond her years, the 19-year-old had progressed to the verge of a first grand slam final.
Her only teenage moment in her victory over Ana Ivanovic in the quarter-finals came in the post-match interview, where she said she would like to date Justin Bieber.
Her fellow Canadian sent her a good luck message on Twitter before the match, and in the early stages it appeared Bouchard needed all the luck she could get.
At her best, Li is almost unplayable, and in the first five games, Bouchard managed just three points, none of them on her serve.
She dug in to claw two games back before Li, the French Open champion in 2011, wrapped up the set.
But the signs were positive for Bouchard heading into the second, and she won two long games to move into an early lead.
Back came Li, though, and a backhand winner drilled cross court put her 3-2 ahead.
The five games had already taken longer than the first set but, although Bouchard was having success on Li's serve, she was struggling on her own.
The Canadian did manage to hold for only the third time in the match to force Li to serve it out, but there was no late twist, the fourth seed clinching victory with a backhand winner.
Li added of her opponent: "Maybe she will be the best player in the world."


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Obviously Rome is a city where religion makes the news regularly and prominently. The Italian news agencies, television and radio stations and newspapers all have reporters working full-time covering the Vatican, which makes it even more amazing when an Italian religion story does not involve Catholics.
That's what happened a few days ago. Italian news outlets, including Vatican Radio, have dedicated print space and airtime to the fact that the imam of Rome's mosque will pay his first visit ever to Rome's synagogue.
Ala Eldin Mohamed Ismail el Ghobashy, the imam of Rome's main mosque, will visit the synagogue Jan. 23, Rome's Jewish community announced.
His visit comes almost two years after Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni of Rome made his first visit to Rome's mosque, which opened in 1995. The mosque can hold 2,500 worshippers and includes a library, cultural center and auditorium.
Leone Paserman, president of the Rome Jewish community, told the Italian newspaper Il Tempo, "We are very honored by this visit. We are an ancient community ready to help a young community like the Islamic one," which is made up mainly of recent immigrants.
Along with the lay Catholic Community of Sant'Egidio, Paserman said, the Jewish and Muslim communities have been sponsoring a series of meetings and joint projects and have even published together a magazine called "Knowing One Another and Living Together."
"Rome has a huge symbolic value," he said. "Everything that happens here takes on greater importance."


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Update: Ah, as it turns out what is shown above is actually an app called Emotiboard (found here). In other words, false alarm! Sorry folks.
It looks like Nokia is getting frisky as they're
showing a glimpse of the Lumia 800 evidently with the upcoming Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade. The image above comes via their Facebook page and while it does not mention 7.8 directly it does show some new emoticons off. Those emoticons are not found in current 7.5 builds but they are found in Windows Phone 8 as we demonstrated in our video tour two weeks ago.
In addition, you can clearly see that button presses now reflect the current Accent color, a small touch that helps brighten the typing experience on Windows Phone. That's big news as it shows that Windows Phone 7.8 is more than just a new Start Screen as it will presumably include a lot of smaller enhancements, like the new emoticon system (which surprisingly is not in color).
Watch the video below to see the Windows Phone 8 emoticons in action. Thanks, mcmaui, for the tip!


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Recall 13V248000
Door Window and Lock Switches May Stop Working
Recall Details
Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short circuit in the door module. A short circuit may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing an odor, smoke, or a fire. Dealers will inspect the driver's door module, if it is functioning correctly, a protective coating will be applied. If the module is not functioning correctly, it will be replaced. The GM recall number is 12180.
Our Quick Take
Corrosion can develop in the driver's door electronic control module and cause the driver's door switches not to work.+
What Should You Do?
General Motors, Saab, & Isuzu will notify owners of the affected vehicles beginning July 24, 2013. If the power window and/or door switches in the driver's door are not working properly, or if an abnormal odor is noted, please contact your dealer. Additionally, you should also contact your dealer if you don't receive notification within a reasonable time and you feel you should have. It's helpful to have your vehicle identification number (VIN) handy when you call.


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Keyhole surgery allows your doctor to check and treat knee problems.
We put a lot of pressure on our knees and those demands can lead to pain or restricted mobility. Knee arthroscopy (or keyhole surgery on the knee), allows your doctor to see what is causing any problems in this vital joint.
Sometimes the surgeon is able to treat those problems using this less invasive form of surgery.
You will usually be asleep during the procedure following a general anaesthetic but most people can go home the same day.
Our knees are vital to how we move. But the pressures we put on them in everyday life and the impact of certain diseases or an injury can mean they become painful, stiff or swollen. This can affect our mobility and prevent us from leading full lives.
You and your doctor may have decided that you need this procedure because you:
Arthroscopy is a 'keyhole' operation that allows your doctors to see inside and treat joints, particularly the knee. It is useful for finding out what is causing symptoms, to deliver treatment for conditions such as arthritis and inflammation, to take small samples of tissue, or to repair damage to tissues and cartilage. The procedure is usually done as a day-case.
Your expert surgeon will make very small cuts in the skin around the joint and insert a thin, tube-like telescope (or arthroscope).
You're likely to have a general anaesthetic (which means you'll be asleep) and you'll probably be able to go home the same day.
We pride ourselves on our clinical excellence, you'll be looked after by an experienced multi-disciplinary care team.
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All of our consultants are of the highest calibre and benefit from working in our modern, well-equipped hospitals.
Our consultants have high standards to meet, often holding specialist NHS posts and delivering expertise in complex sub-specialty surgeries. Many of our consultants have international reputations for their research in their specialised field.
You will have a formal consultation with a healthcare professional. During this time you will be able to explain your medical history, symptoms and raise any concerns that you might have.
We will also discuss with you whether any further diagnostic tests, such as scans or blood tests, are needed. Any additional costs will be discussed before further tests are carried out.
We've tried to make your experience with us as easy and relaxed as possible.
For more information on visiting hours, our food, what to pack if you're staying with us, parking and all those other important practicalities, please visit our patient information pages.
Our dedicated team will also give you tailored advice to follow in the run up to your visit.
We understand that having any operation can cause anxiety. Our experienced and caring medical staff will be there to reassure you throughout.
You will usually be given a general anaesthetic (although for some patients, epidural or spinal anaesthesia is preferable - this will completely block the feeling in your legs but you stay awake) and once this has taken affect and you are asleep (or numb), your surgeon will make two small cuts (about 5mm long) in the skin around the knee joint. Sterile fluid will be pumped into one cut to provide a clearer view while your surgeon will insert the arthroscope through the second cut.
They'll examine the joint directly or by looking at pictures on a nearby screen. If necessary he or she will insert special surgical instruments to repair any damage or remove material that interferes with movement.
The fluid will be drained out and the cuts closed with stitches or adhesive strips before a dressing and bandage are applied.
The procedure can be as short as 30 minutes but may take over an hour, depending on the treatment the surgeon has to perform.
You'll probably be able to go home a few hours after the operation but you'll need to be collected by a friend or relative. Before you go home, a physiotherapist will also visit you to guide you through exercises to get your joint moving.
If you do stay with us overnight, you will be taken to your room or comfortable area where you can rest and recuperate until we feel you're ready to go home.
The joint will feel painful and we'll give you painkillers while you are with us. If you need them, continue taking painkillers as advised by the hospital.
We will provide you with a supply of all the medicines your consultant feels you need to take home with you after you've left hospital, up to 14 days. This may be at an additional cost to some patients.
You will have a dressing and elasticated bandage over the knee joint. These apply pressure to assist with healing. The joint area needs to be kept clean and dry for about a week. You should use waterproof plasters over your healing wounds when you take a shower and avoid soaking your knee in the bath until the cuts are fully healed.
It's crucial that you continue with the exercises recommended by your physiotherapist, as these will aid healing and help you recover more quickly. Your knee joint is likely to feel sore and swollen for at least a week. This can last longer if you have arthritis. Try to keep your leg raised up on a chair or footstool.
Once you're ready to be discharged from hospital, you'll need to arrange a taxi, friend or family member to take you home.
You'll have limited mobility for at least a few days so it's a good idea to make sure you have someone who can help out around the home and with shopping if you live alone.
Even after you've left hospital, we're still looking after you every step of the way. After knee arthroscopy surgery, we'll provide you with all the appropriate medication, physiotherapy exercises, advice on what to do and not to do with your knee and follow-up support. You will also be given a follow-up appointment to see your consultant and you might also be seen again by your physiotherapist.
Like all medical treatments, knee arthroscopy carries the risk of complications. Specific complications of arthroscopy could include accidental damage to the inside of the joint or a loss of feeling in the skin over the knee. Though uncommon, it's also possible to develop a blood clot in the veins of one of your legs (deep vein thrombosis, DVT). If you experience any bleeding, breathlessness, pain, hotness or swelling in your legs - call us straight away.
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Melvin David Wetzel, Havelock�s oldest veteran, died Saturday at the age of 94. It was during a recent Veteran�s Day Parade, that �Mel� was named Havelock�s oldest veteran.
Melvin David Wetzel, Havelock�s oldest veteran, died Saturday at the age of 94. It was during a recent Veteran�s Day Parade, that �Mel� was named Havelock�s oldest veteran.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree Msgr. Frank J. Howard Council #6648 and 4th Degree of Battista Council Assembly #2894. He was also a member of the Havelock Senior Citizens, American Legion of New Bern, a member of NARFE and a volunteer for the Meals on Wheels organization.
Melvin served in the Army Air Corps as well as working for 33 more years with the federal government at NARF.
Mel never met a stranger. He could be found calling bingo at the Annunciation Church and Senior Citizens, driving a school bus for the local school students, or selling pumpkins and Christmas trees from his front yard. He also loved spending time enjoying a good game of baseball.
Melvin enjoyed many great moments during his 94 years of life but one that is best remembered by his family is the day he was honored to participate in the Honor Flight for WWII Veterans.
The Funeral Mass of Resurrection, with Pastor Very Reverend Gregory Spencer officiating, will be 11:00 Friday morning at Annunciation Catholic Church (Parish Hall), 246 East Main Street, followed by interment at Gethsemane Memorial Park, Morehead City.
A visitation will be from 6:00 till 8:00 Thursday evening at the church (Parish Hall).
A reception will be held at Annunciation Catholic Church (Parish Hall) following the interment.
He was preceded in death his wife Lucy Victoria Wetzel and his two daughters, Emily Cecilia Wetzel and Theresa Larson.
Melvin is survived by two sons, Melvin Wetzel Jr. of Greenville; Charles Wetzel of Havelock; three daughters, Cathy Erickson of Havelock; Marilyn Davis of Beaufort; Mary Johnson of Morehead City; one sister, Helen McConnell of Ebensburg PA; eleven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial donations be made to:
Annunciation Catholic School
246 East Main Street
Havelock, NC 28532
The family entrusted their services to Woodbridge Funeral Home of Havelock.


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Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson, one of the most promising young talents in the game just five years ago, is dead at age 29.
Hanson died Monday night after suffering "catastrophic organ failure," a person familiar with the situation told WSB-TV sports director Zach Klein, who first reported that Hanson was in a coma and had been transferred to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
It was uncertain as to what brought on the condition, but Hanson had been hospitalized since Sunday morning.
A friend and former teammate of Hanson's told the Journal-Constitution at 7:50 p.m. Monday that the situation was grave, and another former Braves teammate, Jordan...


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Lisa J. Boulden 2/21/2009 2:03:50 PMFantastic image, Stephanie!
R. J. Laudenbacher 9/20/2009 6:54:23 AMCongratulations Stephanie on this so very well done Finalist. Best of luck to you in the next round. #7959511
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The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that Total, S.A., the French oil and gas company, agreed to pay $245.2 million to resolve charges that it paid bribes to an Iranian government official by way of purported consulting agreements from 1995 to 2004 in order to secure, among other things, oil and gas rights in Iran. The Justice Department described the case against Total as "the first coordinated action by French and U.S. law enforcement in a major bribery case." The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also reached a settlement with Total pursuant to which Total agreed to pay $153 million to resolve related FCPA allegations.
There is a lot to be said about Total's settlement. At almost $400 million combined, Total's payments are in the pantheon of largest payments ever for FCPA matters, along with Siemens, KBR and BAE. Another interesting component to the Total case, however, is its potential effectiveness for economic sanctions enforcement vis-à-vis Iran.
In the past few weeks, Congress and the White House have been busy expanding U.S. economic sanctions against foreign persons for their dealings with Iran. We reported recently on the current House bill that would expand sanctions against foreign banks engaging in certain transactions with Iranian banks. The President last week issued an executive order expanding secondary sanctions against, for example, foreign banks' rial-based transactions as well as certain dealings by anyone with most persons on the SDN List pursuant to sanctions against Iran.
These secondary sanctions, however, provide U.S. enforcement authorities with a great deal of discretion on if and when to designate foreign persons to the SDN List. Pushing the bounds of secondary sanctions beyond those against foreign persons with substantial ties to the Iranian government, of course, runs the risk of offending other countries who continue to permit their companies to do business with Iran.
Given these limitations, the FCPA would appear to be an effective tool the United States can use in applying pressure against foreign persons doing business with Iran. Although the FCPA carries its own extraterritorial criticisms, corruption is a global issue that many countries have committed itself to address whether by national law or membership to groups like the OECD.
While the United States differs with other countries on precisely what sanctions policies to adopt against Iran, Sudan, Syria or North Korea for current conflict or human rights concerns in those countries, there would seem to be a common allegiance to combat corruption there. It just so happens all four countries are among the most corrupt countries in the world as annually ranked by Transparency International. The Total case at least sends the message to foreign companies that business as usual in Iran can result in significant FCPA penalties and possible cooperation from authorities in the companies' home countries in bringing them about.


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Junior Points consists of all Junior members under age 18.
All placings reported from Reserve Variety on up receive a designated amount of points. The Point structure for tallying points for ASBC Members with reported placings in ASBC Meets:
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After 25 years of abuse I divorced my husband. Also contributing to the dissolution of our marriage was his molestation of our daughter. I remained alone for 17 years until I met a man of God and fell in love with him. We are living together. He is impotent but that doesn't diminish the desire to be intimate that love brings. Offending God is reprehensible. Does He really want me to throw away this companion? Please help. Being separated from God's love is a terrible burden.
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Sexual intimacy with a man not your husband is against
God's law. But that doesn't mean He doesn't still love you. Pray for His guidance and talk to a priest about applying for an annulment.


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Another great selection from our wine club. Fondo Antico I Versi Bianco 2010 is a rich white blend – without oak – that combines equal parts Grecanico, Inzolia and Grillo from Sicily.
Fresh and fruity, this wine delivers citrus and tropical fruit flavors with a hint of toasted almonds. It is clean and crisp with a bit of zing and nice balanced acidity. It has the rich fruit flavor of a Chardonnay and the liveliness of a Sauvignon Blanc.
I Versi Bianco is from Fondo Antico, a winery located near Trapani in a small town called Frazione Rilievo. Admittedly, I was not very familiar with the grape varieties that make up I Versi Bianco, so I did a little investigating.
Grecanico is a white grape used widely in the white wines of Sicily. Producers like Grecanico for its robust aroma and the ease with which it can be used to cut other Sicilian wines, specifically the Catarratto and Inzolia, resulting in a full-flavored wine.
Inzolia, also indigenous to Sicily, is known for its nutty aroma. Notes of almonds, citrus fruits and fresh herbs are common in this well-structured variety. In Tuscany, this grape is referred to as Ansonica.
Grillo is a Sicilian white grape variety used to produce full-bodied wines. It is the most planted white grape in Italy. Crisp and light in texture, it has sufficient acidity and significant sweetness.
I believe you can find I Versi Bianco for less than $10. I think it would be delicious and refreshing on a warm summer evening. I'm sure we'll have a few of those very soon.
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Event: Salman Khan felicitates the winner of Super Idols Awards 2012. Esha Gupta, Gulshan Grover, Ashutosh Rana, Lalit Pandit, Ravi Kissen and other Bollywood celebs were also present at the do.
Guest List: Salman Khan, Esha Gupta, Gulshan Grover, Ashutosh Rana, Ravi Kissen, Lalit Pandit, Prachi Desai, Pooja Bedi, Akashdeep Saiga, Mukesh Rishi
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
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let's get it out of the way that I've yet to have a smoothie. this isn't an attempt at a poignant review, it's a shout out to a really fantastic, fresh juice from Portland's newest all vegan cart, The Portland Smoothie Company.
what I did try is their daily fresh juice, and I swear, it put a little carrot and ginger-y buzz into my step. I think I started skipping halfway through my colorful juice.
According to the cart owner, the juice is going to stay the same daily, but the smoothies will be mixing it up. As I mentioned earlier, I haven't had one…yet.!!..but I really like the sound of various non-dairy milks for blending (and no ice! bad ice! bad!), including coconut!
holla at ya juice
holla at the veg-cart take over on this block alone!
Sonny Bowl – one of 3 carts I can think of where you can get your BBQ Soy Curl craving hooked up, Bloop! (same cart – I never knew my life was missing vegan oatmeal from a cart, but it clearly is), the wonder that is D.C. Veg., and the very vegan friendly, and amazingly priced, Just Thai. oh, and around the corner – Spud Locker, home of massive, topped potatoes from one of the coolest looking carts I've seen yet.
Feeling All American Vegan or what? Vegan Burger and Peanut Butter Cup from D.C. Vegetarian. Holy vegan condiments, of whoa!
Side platter from Homegrown Smoker – the BBQ beans, greens and mac are where it's at! HoGroSmo has triumphantly returned downtown to the PSU area, check it out!
All Hands on Deck Meal from Spud Locker
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My schedule is different every day, so we can always make a plan. Message me privately and I'll leave my number so you can text me and we can make a plan.
Would you like to play sometime??
HI Cathy
Any time for tennis these days? Love to have you come play on my court.
Hi Cathy
Any weekdays are fine, and evenings are fine. I have lights, but daylight's better. I'm probably a strong 3.5 player.
Hi Cathy
I'm just moving from Sherman Oaks to Encino, to a house with a tennis court, and I'm looking for a hitting partner. Mornings or Evenings are best, but anytime.
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Give your LBD collection a flirty pop in this bebe cocktail dress, featuring a ruffled neckline that provides movement when you walk and fabric that stretches to contour to your body for a perfect fit. Try it with a pair of party shoes and finish with statement earrings for an instant going-out look.
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I wasn't one of those women who spend their pregnancies freaking out about whether they'll be good mothers. I knew that being in charge of someone else's survival would be life-altering, but I didn't worry about sucking at it. I mean, women have been doing this forever -- 90 percent of it is intuitive, right?
Turns out my bliss was ignorant. In the months following the birth of my son, Benjamin, a neighborhood walk was enough to stir major feelings of inadequacy in me. Was my neighbor right about my baby not being dressed warmly enough? Was the stroller bouncing too much when it hit the pavement cracks? Why was that other infant doing stomach crunches in her stroller while my guy was still floppy? And how come that baby's mom was back in her size 6 jeans already? I hadn't felt this insecure since my first day of high school.
I've since learned that most new moms have moments when they're filled with more self-doubt than an awkward, pimple-ridden freshman. Here, six ways to ensure that you don't lose sight of just how great you are.
1. Tune out the voices Never in your life have you been showered with so much unsolicited advice. Everyone has something to say about how you're raising your kid. "People like to believe they cared for their children well, and they want to pass along their wisdom and insights," says Susan Newman, Ph.D., a social psychologist and the author of Little Things Long Remembered: Making Your Children Feel Special Every Day.
Sarah Vazquez of Big Bear Lake, California, hated it when people she didn't know offered advice on how to parent Cameron, her 6-month-old. "When he was crying, strangers would tell me to try a frozen washcloth or to put rum in his bottle at night." While the comments were just annoying at first, they began to eat away at her confidence. "It made me feel like I didn't know what I was doing."
Here's how: The bad news is there's nothing you can do to stop the advice from pouring in. The good news is that some of these words of wisdom are actually wise (not the ones about rum, of course). The key is to learn to filter out the useless stuff and keep what can really help you.
A way to do this, says Newman, is to pick one or two people whose advice you'll consider strongly. "That might be your pediatrician, your sister or even your mother-in-law," Newman says. When it comes to dealing with everyone else, just smile politely or say, "I'll think about that," and grit your teeth. You can also take a moment to remind yourself of your plan. "Reiterating your commitment to take advice only from your inner circle shores up your defenses, helping you to deal with intrusive people."
2. Stop comparing yourself to everyone Fellow moms can often be a huge source of support -- or competition. "When my first daughter, Hailey, was 2 months old, a coworker whose baby was a few months older than Hailey showed me an adorable picture of her son on his belly, pushing up," says Meredith Kwitkoski, a mom of three from Monroe Township, New Jersey. "When I asked about it, she said he had been doing that for a while. That day, I went home in a panic and tripled the amount of Hailey's tummy time. She didn't like it, but I wanted her to be able to push up too!"
If this sounds familiar, it's because sizing ourselves up against others is human nature. "You compare fruits in the grocery store, so of course you're going to compare yourself to the mom down the street," says Paula Spencer, author of Momfidence: An Oreo Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets of Happier Parenting. That said, fixating on the fact that your best friend's baby is president of the broccoli fan club while your little guy spits out anything that isn't a Cheerio is simply not a productive habit.
Here's how: Instead of just staring at them enviously, talk to other new moms. "Everyone looks perfect from far away," says Spencer. "But you have to do some further investigating." You'll be surprised to learn that the baby behind you in line at the grocery store, who is cooing and giggling as your daughter wails, has never slept through the night, and that her seemingly laid-back mom spent two hours stressing out over what to put into her diaper bag.
So what do you do when the too-skinny-to-have-just-had-a-baby mom at the park claims that being a mom to her perfect kid is the best thing that ever happened to her? Don't hang out with her so much. Find a friend -- even if it's just one -- to whom you can really relate.
3. Minimize the guilt Whether you have to make a big decision (going back to work) or a small one (hitting the replay button on the Baby Einstein video, again), it's hard not to drown in a wave of guilt. "Guilt goes with mothers like spit-up and shoulders," Spencer says, pretty much summing it up.
Kristin Swihart knows this all too well. "I used to feel bad because I wasn't the one caring for Jordan, my 4-year-old, when I was at work, but then I'd also feel guilty because I wanted to work," says the mom of two from North Ridgeville, Ohio.
Here's how: While you can't get rid of your feelings entirely, there is such a thing as productive guilt. "Good guilt is that nagging suspicion that makes you realize something isn't right, like if you're worried about your day-care situation," says Spencer. "That's when you have to see if it's your gut trying to tell you something bigger."
Most of the time, however, guilt is of the confidence-killing variety: You feel it about everything you do, no matter what you do. "So acknowledge the voice and move on," says Spencer. "The more you practice setting it aside, the easier it becomes to do it regularly."
4. Take care of yourself As a new mom, there are days when sleeping, eating and showering seem like luxuries you'll never experience again. But running yourself ragged can leave you with more than a crippling coffee addiction -- it can amplify your self-doubt. "I'm more vulnerable to insecurity when I'm sleep-deprived," says Jennifer Curtis, a mom of two from Whitman, Massachusetts. "I'll worry that I haven't eaten enough protein to make healthy breast milk and that I'll end up on the front page for starving my baby."
Here's how: Start sleeping 10 hours every night. Just kidding. But you do need rest -- whether it's a nap or some alone time. "There's nothing wrong with saying, 'I'm going to get a babysitter for an hour so I can go for a walk or get my nails done.' These breaks don't take that long, and they make a big difference in how you feel," says Newman.
For Ashley Bryan of Henderson, Nevada, this worked wonders. "Right after having my twins I was a complete wreck: I holed myself up in my house and stayed in my pajamas," she recalls. "But before my first doctor visit, I had my mom watch the girls while I put on makeup and got dressed. It made me feel competent at a time when I really doubted myself and my abilities as a mother."
5. Lower your standards "It's impossible to do everything as well as you did it before you had kids," Spencer says. "Your job, your relationship with your husband, keeping the house clean, plus being a good mom -- it's a tall order for anyone."
Housework can be the tipping point for some. "Recently my husband's family came to meet Madeline, my 8-week-old," says Curtis, who had decided she'd mop her floors during nap time before the visit. But nap time didn't pan out that day. "I remember being near tears and saying aloud, 'All I want to do is mop a damn floor!'" It didn't matter that she'd be the only one to notice the dirt -- not being able to clean drove Curtis nuts.
Here's how: Acknowledge that you don't have the time to scrape dried applesauce off the high chair, teach the baby sign language and whip up your famous penne a la vodka. "You have to prioritize and trim your to-do list," says Diane Dillon, Ph.D., director of the Child Study Team at the School at Columbia University and coauthor of Mommy Mantras: Affirmations and Insights to Keep You From Losing Your Mind.
If you're too Type-A to eliminate items from your to-do list, do it for your baby. "Research shows that kids are better off if you're just a 'good enough' mother instead of always trying to be perfect," says Dillon. Your errors will eventually help your children learn to become more adaptable, since everything doesn't turn out exactly as it should.
6. Have fun with your baby Like many new mothers, Leigh Zinman read a lot of parenting books after she had her daughter, Sahra. All the guides talked about stimulating your child, so she became hyper-focused on educating Sahra, even when she was just 3 months old. "Each morning before her nap I would watch the clock, and every 15 minutes I would change activities," says the Montreal mom. Playtime started feeling more like class time, and Zinman wondered anxiously if she was doing enough to "teach" her infant.
Here's how: Instead of wondering whether the stacking cups you've researched and ordered online are developmentally appropriate, just have fun stacking the cups and knocking them over with her.
The key is to focus on the task at hand instead of what your baby can get out of it. Since your baby is constantly taking in information and processing it during play and every other activity -- her brain is designed to connect the dots -- you don't have to connect the dots for her. That means don't obsess over dinner-time vocabulary ("Molly's spoon! Spoon! Can you say spoon?"), just dish up the sweet potato puree and laugh when she blows big orange spit bubbles. "Nothing makes you feel more confident than when your baby is laughing with you," says Spencer. "The happier your baby seems, the more confident you'll feel about what you're doing."


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The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is launching a Music Box Series, designed for the 6-month- to 3-year-old set.
BSO vice president of education Carol Bogash calls the project "the final piece in the BSO's educational framework" and cites a McMaster University study indicating that "early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk."
The series will feature actress, dancer, storyteller and Baltimore School for the Arts instructor Maria Broom as host of the 30-minute programs, which will be held Saturday mornings in the lobby of Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
Young concertgoers will be encouraged to clap, bounce, sing and listen. There will be preconcert activities as well.
The Lineup
April 13 "Birdie Melodies"
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May 4 "Great Big Animals"
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When I think of the cool mornings of fall, my taste buds crave a slice of warm banana bread, slathered with butter, and a steaming cup of hot coffee.
My senses can almost smell the sweet bananas and sugar baking in the oven, spreading its warmth and beckoning all who are near to the table.
Bananas are perhaps my favorite fruit. I like the convenience of a banana - it comes with its own holder to keep my hands clean, it doesn't have to be cut up, the seeds are so minute that you don't have to remove them, and when you are finished eating it, you just toss the peel in the trash can or compost pile and there aren't any dishes to clean! In addition to convenience, bananas are inexpensive, low in calories and good for you, too.
Best known by sports enthusiasts as a way to boost the electrolyte potassium that is rapidly depleted when they perspire, and rightly so, the average banana contains 467 grams of potassium. Potassium depletion can cause severe muscle cramping. I remember going on the Atkins Diet in the late 1980s, plugging along feeling good about my self control (which I totally lack now), and suddenly waking up one night with my legs aching and cramping so bad I had to get out of bed. I thought I was coming down with the flu or some other grave illness, and then I remembered that one of the supplements the diet suggested taking was potassium pills. The diuretic properties of the diet were causing weight loss, but also depleting my potassium levels. My body was telling me to forget that diet and eat a banana.
In addition to potassium, bananas are full of vitamin B6, vitamin C and magnesium, all of which have multiple healing properties. Bananas also have a long-standing reputation as an antacid. According to The World's Healthiest Foods website, the substances in bananas help activate the cells in the stomach lining so they produce a thicker protective mucus barrier against stomach acids.
It's so nice to find out something I love is good for me, because most of my favorites aren't. Of course, as a customer told me last week, "You know, when you add sugar to sweet potatoes - they aren't healthy anymore" (as her husband just smiled and took another big bite of his Sweet Potato Crunch). And though I guess banana bread loaded with sugar, or a banana sandwich with sliced bananas put between two pieces of bread covered in mayonnaise, might offset the good with the bad, I'm still going to believe that I'm eating healthy when I joyously consume them.
I've only met a few people in my life who didn't like bananas. We introduce our babies to fruit with a ripe banana they can gum to mush; we slice it in our toddler's cereals and pack it in our children's school lunches. As an adult we enjoy them flamed in rum in Bananas Foster or topped with meringue in an old-fashioned banana pudding.
Athletes consume them, doctors recommend them and, well, life is just a little better when there is a banana in each day.
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Kay, my photographer, baked this delicious pineapple banana bread and graciously shared the recipe. Makes two generous loaves.
3 cups all-purpose unbleached flour (15 ounces)
2 cups granulated sugar (14 ounces)
1 teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1 cup toasted walnuts, chopped (optional)
1. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon, set aside. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla until creamy; stir in pineapple and bananas. With a rubber spatula, fold in the dry ingredients just until moistened. Add walnuts, if using.
2. Pour into two greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pans.
3. Bake at 350 F for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
One of my favorite desserts! The original Banana's Foster was created in 1951 at Brennan's Restaurant in New Orleans. I love finding original recipes, and they shared this one on their website.
¼ cup (½ stick) butter
1 cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ cup banana liqueur
4 bananas, cut in half lengthwise, then halved
¼ cup dark rum
4 scoops vanilla ice cream
Combine the butter, sugar and cinnamon in a flambé pan or skillet. Place the pan over low heat either on an alcohol burner or on top of the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the banana liqueur, then place the bananas in the pan. When the banana sections soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum. Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan slightly to ignite the rum (if you aren't using a gas stove and the rum doesn't ignite, use a long-handle grill lighter). When the flames subside, lift the bananas out of the pan and place four pieces over each portion of ice cream. Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and serve immediately.