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I would never call myself a crazed-British royalty follower, but I did just happen to be awake at 6:00 a.m. to watch Will and Kate's wedding a few years back. I made a little connection with the young couple that morning, so like millions of people around the world, I was happy to hear about the birth of their healthy, beautiful, baby boy this week.
On July 23, The Washington Post ran a front page article, "'It's a Boy' Goes Round the World," which welcomed the birth of the third male in-line to succeed Britain's throne. The front page of the article talked about the "proud new father" and the dilemma of how to best announce the birth: through a traditional English town crier or a modern royal tweet?
While finishing the article, I noted the additional title, "Royal Baby Likely to Prove an Economic Boon for Britain." It was there that I learned that the new prince is "set to be a million-dollar baby." Between champagne and grandmother tea cup sales and, more importantly, baby merchandise, according to Britain's Center for Retail Research, this baby will bring $383 million to the British economy. As Olivia Robinson, creative director of Mamas and Papas, a British baby store exclaimed, "Grandparents, mothers, are going to be watching. The high chair. The clothes. They are going to want them."
After reading that article, I searched through our photo albums to find some pictures of our first baby's room (she recently turned 25 years old). I found a picture of the baby shower my sister hosted for me. In it, my brother is demonstrating how to wind up the mobile that he bought, along with a changing table, at a neighborhood yard sale. That table made it through three babies and hundreds of diaper changes! In another picture, I'm standing by a baby crib, clearly just days away from giving birth. That crib came from my sister, passed on after having her four babies. Cribs today are made with closer slats for safety, so this crib would never pass inspection, but it thankfully worked for all three of our babies too.
When my husband and I had our first child, we were just two to three years younger than Will and Kate. We had bought our first house, though it wasn't a palace. I distinctly remember thinking that I would have loved a nursery with all-white furniture and one of those new, glider rocking chairs. Instead, we got a clean and functional changing table and a crib with a family history, and each lasted for over five years in our house. We ended up getting a rocking chair from my father, which he and my mother used to rock me and my siblings. I still have that rocker today, and it's patiently waiting to rock our first grandchild.
I'm pretty sure Will and Kate could ask a few family members to borrow some gently used and fairly historical baby furniture. Wouldn't it be great if they chose to be role models for the sharing economy? According to sharing expert and advocate Rachel Botsman, the sharing economy is now a $110 billion market. That's great cash potential for the British economy, plus redistributing old goods rather than buying new goods is definitely better for the planet.
I guess I may be asking too much of a royal couple, it's true. I'm happy knowing that I can want certain things but be quite satisfied with what I ultimately need. And my children are looking forward to inheriting our rocking chair, now well over 60 years old, but still in good shape for rocking a new baby to sleep, prince or not.

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Dissolved oxygen transmitter
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Liquisys COM253 is a standard transmitter for use with COS41 and COS61 oxygen sensors. It improves your operational safety thanks to continuous plausibility, process and sensor checks. Select from numerous hardware and software modules, such as relays or fieldbus communication, to adapt it exactly to your measuring task. This modularity also allows you to upgrade the transmitter at any time. A simple menu and calibration make configuration and operation fast and easy.
More operational safety: Continuous process check system, customized alarm configuration, calibration plausibility check.
Reliable oxygen control: Current input for flow rate monitoring with controller shut off or for feedforward control.
Easy to operate and service: Simple single-point calibration in air, air-saturated water or in the medium, direct access for manual contact control.
Reduced maintenance: Automatic cleaning function (with Chemoclean) triggered by alarm or limit switch.
Fit for every application: Numerous extensions, e.g. P(ID) controller, timer, etc., allow for flexible adaption to all processes.
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Could we have another one that thinks he should get #1 money even though he wasn't drafted #1?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2534837With first-round draft choice Matt Leinart scheduled to be throwing to Arizona Cardinals receivers on Monday, the initial day of training camp practice, the agent for the former Southern California quarterback instead threw in the towel on contract negotiations.
At least for now.
"We've been [in the Phoenix area] since Friday and couldn't get it done," agent Tom Condon said Sunday night, after three days of face-to-face negotiations failed to produce an agreement for the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner. "We're hung up on a lot of issues. It's time to go home."
The 10th overall choice in the draft, and probably a bargain in that slot after he posted a brilliant 37-2 record as the Trojans' starter for three seasons, Leinart missed the team's Sunday evening deadline for reporting to training camp at Flagstaff, Ariz. The Cardinals' first practice is Monday morning, and it will take a major change in the two sides' bargaining positions for him to be on the field for that session.
Leinart has been in Phoenix for the past few days and has actually spent time throwing with some Arizona receivers. It is not known if Leinart, who wanted to be in the vicinity in the event of a contract accord, plans to stay in the area with the negotiations seemingly at an impasse.
Cardinals coach Dennis Green implied Sunday that the reason for the impasse rested more with Leinart's people than the Cardinals organization.


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Hello, This is my first post on this site. I figured I'd come here for some advice/help with my breast feeding issues.
Sorry about my pun, but I wasn't sure how to title this post.
I am a stay at home mom to my son who is now 12 weeks old and I've been breast feeding him since day one. I'm not sure about going about this.
I used to be able to pump 5-6 oz a breast a sitting and now I'm lucky if I can get one ounce a breast a sitting. My son doesn't stay latched on as long as he used to. Every time I say something about it to my mom (hoping for some moral support) she tells me to see a lactation consultant and asks where the bottles are so she can feed him. My husband is starting to get better at supporting me with the breast feeding. He used to be so quick at grabbing a bottle when our son would become super fussy...
I am partially guilty because we keep formula in the house for those days that my son is a bottomless pit. I try not to give it to him unless I ABSOLUTELY have to. I hate the fact that some times I need to give it to him. I have stock piled my breast milk numerous times and as soon as I have a decent supply my son kills it off.
I have tried to build my supply back up by taking fenugreek and drinking the mothers milk tea. I also have an occasional beer to try to help. I also try to pump between feedings but that doesn't always happen during the day, in the evening when my husband gets home it's a little easier. I'd like to keep breast feeding until he's at least a year old but I'm starting to feel that it's impossible...
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The Agency of Natural Resources is pleased to be co-sponsoring a workshop titled "Reducing Food Waste Through Source Reduction" with Vermont Technical College and US EPA on December 4th from 8:30am to 3pm in Judd Hall, at the Vermont Technical College's Randolph Campus. The Agency of Natural Resources initiated planning of this workshop in response to Act 148 – Vermont's new legislation banning the disposal of food waste in landfills -- that includes a phased-in ban of organic waste, including food scraps, going to landfills. The largest generators of food waste such as universities, hospitals and large supermarkets will be the first to comply with this new law as early as 2014.
Justin Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation says "Nationally, food waste accounts for almost 15 percent of the waste stream. The first step in managing food waste is reducing the amount of food waste we generate in the first place. Although we anticipate that much of the food waste generated in the state will go to composting or anaerobic digestion facilities, there are multiple ecological and community benefits derived from reducing waste and rescuing food that is still edible to feed to people through local organizations."
The workshop will address a variety of key issues, including the potential financial savings and environmental benefits from food waste reduction; the new requirements faced by generators of large quantities of food waste; opportunities to decrease production of food waste, increase waste tracking; and case studies on successful food waste reduction programs.
Representatives from leading organizations including Ben and Jerry's, Hannaford Bros. Co, Fletcher Allen Health Care, US EPA, and the Vermont Food Bank will share stories of what their organizations are doing to decrease the amount of food waste going to landfills or composting facilities.
Christy Cook, Senior Manager, Sustainability Deployment, Sodexho and Andrew Shakman, Co-Founder and President, LeanPath will present a detailed approach, including a case study, on how to institute waste tracking procedures to decrease the amount of waste generated for large generators.
Nora Goldstein is the keynote speaker. Goldstein is the editor of BioCycle Magazine, the country's foremost magazine on composting, organics recycling, anaerobic digestion and renewable energy
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Subject: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Date: February 3, 2012
Description: Park National Bank
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks of Park National Bank, Newark, Ohio
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 044101305 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a lottery scam.
Counterfeit items closely resemble the authentic checks but may be identified by the following: the bank name printed on the face of the check appears as "Fairfield National Bank (Division of the Park National Bank)." The items include an "Issued By" section in the top-right portion, which reads as follows: "Fairfield National Bank, Division of The Park National Bank, P.O. Box 607, 143 West Main Street, Lancaster, OH 43130." Items presented to date have been made payable in the amount of $3,875 and contain a remitter's name of Meridian Financial Group.
Correspondence accompanying these checks contains the letterhead of "Meridian Financial Group, 37 King Street, W Toronto, ON M5C 1E9 Canada, Tel: 1-416-831-6779, Intl: 011447024081557." The letter informs the recipient that he or she has been chosen as a winner in a Shopper's Sweepstake Lottery. The letter further states that the enclosed check is to cover applicable government taxes, which is to be paid directly to the tax agent. Recipients are directed to contact Claim Agent George Nelson at (416) 831-6779 within 10 business days.
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--Reynolds and rivals face difficult operating environment as cigarette volumes have been declining for years
--Major players have responded by enacting price hikes and cutting costs the help boost profitability
--Latest results aided by growth for smokeless tobacco
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NEW YORK -(MarketWatch)- Reynolds American Inc.'s RAI, +0.00% first-quarter earnings fell 29% as the tobacco company booked restructuring-related charges and as cigarette sales volume dropped more than the broader industry.
Reynolds American and rival tobacco firms face a difficult operating environment as cigarette volumes have been declining for years and a weak economy and high unemployment continue to pressure consumer disposable income.
The major players have responded by enacting price hikes and cutting costs to help bolster profitability. Reynolds American last month said it would cut its U.S. work force by about 10% by the end of 2014, echoing a cost-cutting move by Altria Group Inc. MO, -0.40% Those job cuts were part of a comprehensive review of the company's business, as Reynolds American sought to get operations in line with the current business landscape.
Cigarette volume for the nation's second-largest tobacco company behind Altria, excluding private-label brands, dropped 5.1% in 2011 from the prior year, compared with an overall industry decline of 3.5%. The company has shifted its focus on key brands and has also diversified into smokeless tobacco and dissolvables in an effort to seek broader appeal.
In the first quarter, Reynolds American's cigarette volume, excluding private-label brands, slid 5.6%. That was worse than the industrywide 4% decline as the company was hurt by high levels of promotional pricing and lower wholesale inventories.
On a positive note, total volume at American Snuff, the smokeless tobacco unit that makes Grizzly and Kodiak moist snuff, was up 7.6% and outpaced the industry's increase of about 5%.
Reynolds American reported a profit of $270 million, or 47 cents a share, down from $381 million, or 65 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding restructuring-related costs and other items, earnings were down at 63 cents from 64 cents. Revenue decreased 2.9% to $1.93 billion.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters most recently projected earnings of 65 cents on revenue of $1.98 billion.
Gross margin edged up to 48.6% from 48%.
The key Camel and Pall Mall brands posted a relatively steady quarter. Camel in particular fared well as volume rose 4.4% and market share inched up 0.1 percentage point. Pall Mall's market share was flat at 8.5%, though volume dropped 5.2% as the line sees competition from lower-priced line extensions from Altria's Marlboro and Lorillard Inc.'s LO Newport, as well as standalone brands like L&M and Maverick.
Citi analyst Vivien Azer called Camel's volume growth "a welcome surprise," saying she had been concerned that the brand would come under more pressure from Altria's repackaged products and the promotion of Marlboro Black.
Total R.J. Reynolds cigarette market share dropped 1.2 percentage points to 26.8%.
Analysts praised two rounds of price increases by the three largest U.S. tobacco companies last year, as it signaled they continue to command strong pricing power. The price hikes were enacted even as state excise taxes have been fairly muted. After surveying tobacco-industry trade contacts, Wells Fargo recently said another round of retail price hikes could be coming in May or June.
Dividend yields and strong cash flows drew investors to tobacco stocks last year, but shares of the four major publicly traded companies have been mixed in 2012 as the industry's valuations are at the upper end of the historical range. Shares of Reynolds American, which affirmed its full-year earnings guidance, were down 1.7% to $41 in premarket trading.
Results from Altria and Lorillard are due later this week.
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"This article fairly eloquently expounds some of the reasons why Linux's job is not to become increasingly Windows-like, nor is it Open Source's duty to merely provide free duplicates of every Windows-user's favorite program. The issue has never been anything about Elite Snob vs. Concerned Newbie. It is simply a misunderstanding of what the Linux and the Open Source world is all about. Linux is not about repeating Windows with its features and flaws. It is an opportunity to experiment with new and wonderful alternatives", says OSNews reader Bob Jamison.
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Because a zealot is a zealot is a zealot. A lot of the true hardcore Linux users I have come into contact aren't so childish and many want to keep Linux as Linux and not just a cheap MS Windows clone. Unfortunately, the zealots are louder than the level-headed Linux users and that's what the outside sees.


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James A. Meckes, 56, of Neola, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, in Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.
He was the husband of Tracy (Marsh) Meckes. They had observed their ninth wedding anniversary in June.
His occupation for many years was building houses, always believing that "If you love what you do, it isn't work."
Jim was an avid fisherman. He loved animals and the outdoors. He loved working with his hands, his passions being woodworking and auto body work.
He will be missed by all that knew him.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Kathryn Lynne Meckes of Wilkes-Barre; a stepson, Joseph Manson of Bartonsville; an aunt, Beverly Carothers of Sciota; and his beloved Siberian husky, Cloe.
Memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family. Cremation will take place in the H.G. Smith Crematory, Stroudsburg.
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Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Review
With each new upgrade, you have a few components that are an absolute must for the upgrade. The video card, processor, memory and last but not least, the base for the whole package: the motherboard. As enthusiasts, we tend to opt for the latest and greatest whiz bang motherboard on the market regardless of cost. Just because it's the thing to do does not always mean it's a smart decision. Sure, it's a guaranteed level of performance on average, but of course your mileage may vary. What about the mainstream folks? The ones who don't want the flavor of the week but just a good stable reliable board to last them for a few years? Is the Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L that board? It could be with features such as support for the latest Intel processors as well as the next generation 45nm products. Built around the Intel P31 chipset, this board uses solid capacitors for a long durable life, has support for DDR2 1066MHz memory, uses Realtek 7.1 sound, Gigabit LAN and a host of other features that are potent enough to last through the next few years. Will it perform as your average home computer or will it turn out to be an overclocking beast? I don't know, but let's find out.
Closer Look:
The product box that the Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L arrived in has a no nonsense look. It shows the name and series of the product inside on the front of the box, as well as showing off the fact that it features all solid capacitors. The rear showcases the list of included software utilities that the manufacturer sends out with the board. Included are overclocking, system backup, BIOS updating tools, as well as monitoring software.
Opening the box, we can see the included bundle of accessories and how the board is packaged. The bottom of the box is foam lined to help with minimizing the damage to the motherboard in transit. The board is separated from the included accessories by a poorly fitting piece of cardboard.
With the cardboard separator removed, the board is displayed in the bottom of the box. Highlighted on the board is a sticker, again touting the solid capacitor feature.
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Simple summer dessert
Guys, this recipe is for you, too. It came from my sister Charlotte, and she learned it from her sons, Clifford and Ben, when they had an apartment together. It takes maybe 10 minutes to put together.
2 boxes of 12 ice cream sandwiches (24 sandwiches total)
1 large tub of Cool Whip, thawed
Chocolate sprinkles
Unwrap the first box of ice cream sandwiches and cover the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish with them. Spread about half of the Cool Whip over them. Unwrap the second box of ice cream sandwiches and cover the layer of Cool Whip with them. Cover and place in freezer. When ready to serve, slice the "cake" and top each serving with Cool Whip and chocolate sprinkles.
I made this a few minutes ago and put it in the freezer. Our weekend company is arriving tomorrow evening, and I'll serve this for supper dessert. I have to work tomorrow, so I'm trying to keep everything as simple as I can.
And if this sounds like redneck cuisine -- well, you aren't too surprised, surely.
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The battlefield is unfamiliar, a clear valley dotted by copses of trees and cultivated fields. The town at the valley's center is the strongpoint of your army's defense, held by stout infantrymen against two massed enemy assaults already this morning. Now, having fought off the enemy, you prepare the counterattack. Your lines, populated by more hearty infantrymen, extend away from the village on both sides to the foothills on the flanks, where your elite cavalry brigades await your word to attack. Your plan is "feint in the center, envelope the flanks, then, as the enemy's resolve begins to weaken, crush the enemy with a massed infantry assault by your Elite Guard reserves..."
...And you have the cards in your hand to make the plan work! But what cards is your enemy still holding? Will he play REGROUP to rally his center and hit you again? Or a SUPPLY card or a LEADER to coordinate a spoiling attack on your cavalry wings? Or will his GUERILLAS harass your advance and impede your flow of reinforcements? What if he has his cavalry positioned to WITHDRAW and then turn on you with a COMMITTED ATTACK? Or has he prepared a nasty AMBUSH on your route of march? So many "what if's...," but time is fleeting - the time to Manoeuvre is now!
Manoeuvre is a fast-playing game of battlefield command, set in the early 19th century. Multiple geomorphic game maps provide the chessboard-sized battlefields over which eight different armies of the period move and fight in one-on-one battles. As the commanding General of a nation's army, you have at your command units and a 60-card national deck which represents your army's specific troops and unique strengths. Your job is to utilize those assets and manoeuvre your forces to achieve battlefield supremacy.
How Different Armies Match Up (Sample-From the Designer):
Russians : The Russian units have excellent staying power, most reduced sides are only slightly weaker than their full-strength sides. This means that Russian units are harder to kill....
British : The British are every bit the equal of the French. The British defensive values are slightly higher than the French, and they lack just a little of the firepower of the French. The British are an excellent side for novice players....
Americans : This is my favorite side. Ambushes, five solid leaders, volley fire, and many units have an opportunity to withdraw from undesired combat...
What testers are saying:
It's a clever game... Some kind of a mix between Stratego and any area wargame... There is a great mix of nationalities... Will appeal to blocklovers... This is a great mix of Euro vs Wargame...
A quick spin through Manoeuvre (by Peter Stein):
There are eight countries represented: France, Britian, Russia, Spain, Austria, Turkey, Prussia and the US. Each country has 8 units and a deck of cards specific to the country.
Two ways to win: Kill off five of your opponents units, or control more territory on your opponent's side of the map if both players go through their decks.
Each turn you can move one unit, one square for infantry, two for cavalry. You don't need cards to move, but you do need them if you wish to attack. Each unit has several cards in the deck that will let you attack with that unit. Combat is simple:
1. You play a card to activate an attacking unit
2. The defender plays any cards that might help him. The unit cards can also be used to add to defense, leaders and Withdraw cards are good.
3. The attacker can now play any additional cards. If you want two or more units to combine on an attack you'll need a leader, other special cards help here too.
4. Basically it's the attacker's unit strength plus whatever die roll the card played offers vs. the defenders strength. Weak units roll a 2d6, good units might roll d10s. There are terrain mods and other things to add - it's simple.
If the attacker wins by a little the defender chooses to take a step loss or retreat. If he wins by double he gets to choose and it gets worse as the difference gets worse. If the defender empties the square the attacker MUST advance (unless the unit card played says you don't have to). If the defender wins, all attacking units lose a step (Don't lose a battle as the attacker).
Certain unit cards will let you Bombard or Volley fire, you roll the die and hope you get lucky. No harm if you miss.
After the battle you can try to restore a unit that took a step loss. There are several cards that will do that; there's also a Guerilla card that will stop your opponent from resupplying.
That's a rough sketch of how a turn works.
The designer did some homework when it comes to each country's units and cards. Spanish cavalry is lousy. Russian units don't start off too strong, but if they take a step loss there is little drop off in effectiveness. The Prussian and French decks have good leaders. Austria and Spain have several Guerilla cards in their deck used to cut resupply attempts. The Americans aren't that great, but they've got Ambush cards which you can use to knock off units that have taken a step loss, even if they've retreated from the front line. And so on.
I hope that gives you an idea of what the game is like. Simple, Simple, Simple. Game should be done in under 60 minutes, even if it goes the distance.
Polska wersja instrukcji do ściągnięcia tutaj:
· One full-color countersheet
· 12 geomorphic cardboard map sections
· 8 nationality card decks (60 per deck) [France, Britain, Russia, Spain, Austria, Ottoman, Prussian, and United States]
· 2 Player Aid Cards
· Rules
· 4 6-sided dice, 4 8-sided dice, 4 10-sided dice


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This is one of the best wrestling DVD's I have ever bought and I am not even finished with the DVD. I'm only halfway through disc 2. I used to be a casual PWG fan but now I am dying to see more.
Some of my favorite matches so far on the DVD have been
Samoa Joe vs. American Dragon
Samoa Joe vs. Super Dragon
CM Punk vs. Super Dragon
Jack Evans vs. Christopher Daniels
El Generico, Jack Evans, Frankie Kazarian, & Super Dragon vs. Scott Lost, Ricky Reyes, Davey Richards, & Joey Ryan
AJ Styles vs. James Gibson
Super Dragon vs. "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen
Super Dragon & Davey Richards vs. Jack Evans & Roderick Strong
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text: Hello, First, love your site, Спасибо. Second, Your 'howto' on updating openSuSE 11.4 (KDE 4.6) to 12.1 (KDE 4.7) has been the easiest to understand. However, when I try to update with either zypper or YaST2 I get somewhere between 96 and 192 packages that they (the system) wants to 'DISINSTALL' Not update or upgrade.. text list of files to deinstall per YaST2 zypper text from console: active repos via zypper console *note: I made sure I was up to date in 11.4, before I disabled the 11.4 repositories per your instructions. I started to go thru them, but they are saying the a package need x file, but nothing supplies that file... options, deinstall, break dependency, etc. screenshots of YaST2 errors: YaST2 upper portion YaST2 lower portion Please help, I have 7 systems in my house, all running some release of SuSE / openSuSE and this is the only one that gives me trouble and it's the only one running 11.4 (KDE 4.6) so I think it's the 11.4 because my 11.2 and 12.1 systems work great. The changes in 12.1 (KDE 4.7) over 11.4 are not numerous, but enough that 12.1 works much better. Thank you. Landis.


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Doctors tend to be totally overcautious about medications in breastmilk. If you take a Tylenol you have to pump and dump for a week- just kidding of course but you get my drift. Believe Infant Risk if you're going to believe anyone- and have your DH call IR if he doesn't believe you. You are definitely going to want to take the painkiller. I had 2 wisdom teeth out and it was a miserable experience.
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Here you can read the account of an activist who was arrested, beaten and humiliated by the Belarussian Policeforce.
Here is another post, which rightfully shame the lack of media-coverage.
These videos says it all really, but if you want to read more about it, go to this blog and read more.
I visited Belarus in 2005. It was eyeopening, for many reasons. For those of you who are unaware, it is a European Dictatorship, in which people who dissent are punished by jail or worse. A friend of mine died, he was an activist. I don't want to give any details, but all in all; the Belorussian president Lukashenka got blood on his hands. And the conditions for queers is horrendous.
Please distribute this widely and remember that an army of lovers cannot loose, even when it feels like we are sometimes.
All my love to the brave queers in Belarus. I so badly want to stand next to you. I so badly want this shit to end and for you to live the life you so deserve.


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Okay, this HuffPo blog post by journalist/author Venetia Thompson on "the culture of obesity" is going to make wendyrg's head explode! But I thought this bit of interest:
I would argue that our addiction to fast food, corruption of the food chain, lack of interest in physical activity and resulting obesity epidemic is a symptom of a far more serious problem: the collective misery caused by our increasingly solipsistic, alienating societies.
This resonates with me. And I really must stop procrastinating and read Bruce Alexander's Globalization of Addiction, since he makes essentially a very similar point.
Alexander argues that we aren't really seeing a massive failure in personal responsibility so much as we are "being torn from the close ties to family, culture, and traditional spirituality that constituted the normal fabric of life in pre-modern times" … and the result is that people "adapt to this dislocation by concocting the best substitutes that they can for a sustaining social, cultural and spiritual wholeness."
Yes, for some this is addiction, but for many others, it's not as far along on the continuum of problematic behaviors.
Alas, I think Thompson has her finger more on the problem than the solution, which according to her starts with "we have to take responsibility for our bodies again" and "aspiring to be a healthy member of society is what gives us dignity." Oy.


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Name: Pig Minds Brewing Co.
Address: 4080 Steele Dr., Machesney Park
Phone: 779-423-2147
Opened: May 19, 2012
Hours: 3 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Website: pigmindsbrewing.com
Owner: Brian Endl
Entree price range: A warm Bavarian pretzel served with horseradish mustard costs $3.49. The majority of sandwiches, burgers, wraps and taco options cost $8.99.
Two most popular dishes: The Macho Nachos appetizer, which comes with a pile of house made tortilla chips topped with homemade chili, homemade cashew queso, fresh diced tomatoes, black olives, sour cream and green onions for $7.99, is a must-have dish. The Bulgogi Steakless Sandwich is a favorite, too. It's made of marinated soy curls, topped with sauteed bell pepper and onions, mayo with a hint of garlic chili, and melted vegan mozzarella cheese on a lightly toasted hoagie bun for $8.99.
Menu's unique item: The entire menu is one-of-a-kind. It's a vegan restaurant that also offers many gluten-free dishes.
We ate: My boyfriend, Todd, and I wanted to check in on the brew pub to see how the establishment was doing in its second year of business. We learned that it's booming.
Endl said the restaurant is distributing its draft beer to local bars, and the place will be canning and bottling its beer in 2014. He has taken his beer to 25 to 30 beer festivals and will be competing in the World Beer Cup in Denver.
With business growing that quickly, we had to sample the food and drinks.
We ordered a beer sample flight (eight 4 ounce samples of beer for $12) to taste the new brews on tap. My favorite was a vanilla beer with a name not suitable for print. It is a vanilla American/Irish red beer conditioned with Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans with a rich, creamy and mildly sweet taste that doesn't feel too heavy. Todd liked the Fightin' Whitey, which is an English malt bill with an American hop addition.
We chose the Garlic Breath Fries ($5.99) as our appetizer, which came with hand-cut fries tossed in olive oil, fresh garlic, salt, pepper and fresh green onions. The name does not lie; the dish will give you some serious garlic breath that lasts until the end of your meal. The fries aren't dusted in garlic salt. They are actually resting between small pieces of finely sliced garlic. Your breath is worth it though because the cooks are able to elevate a one-note salty dish into something flavorful.
For my entree, I selected the BBQ Porky, which for $8.99 comes with house-smoked, beer-marinated soy curls tossed in house made sweet and tangy barbecue sauce. It's topped with homemade slaw and served on a hoagie bun. I chose the Gonzo Salad as my side, which comes with garbanzo beans, tomato, red onion, avocado and a light citrus dressing.
The first thing you taste is the freshness of the ingredients. It is evident that very few items come out of a jar or are from a prepared mix. The coleslaw has a crunch to it, the barbecue sauce has an original flavor and the garbanzo bean mixture is light.
Todd chose The Pig Mind Black Bean Burger ($8.99), which is served with lettuce, tomato, caramelized onion, guacamole and chipotle mayo. He ordered the Chilin' Out In A Cup as his side - a homemade chili recipe. He said he liked the texture and juiciness of the burger. The chili had a nice kick to it and would be perfect on a chilly day.
"Ahh" factor: The menu and beer on tap changes frequently so there's something new to try every time you dine in the restaurant.
"Hmm" moment: For some, it might be that there isn't any meat on the menu.
But I'll say this, both Todd and I are proud carnivores, and we didn't miss meat in our meal. The cooks really know how to use spices and textures to come up with creative dishes that are guaranteed to excite your taste buds. If you're still hesitant, try the place at least once. I guarantee you'll come back again.
Next time, I'll: Try one of the brew pub's wheat beers (fingers-crossed there is one on tap) and the popular Seoul Food Korean BBQ Tacos.
Jennifer Wheeler: 815-987-1354; email@example.com; @jenmwheeler


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Michael Sarrazin, a tall, dark-eyed Canadian actor who starred opposite Jane Fonda in Sydney Pollack's 1969 film "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", died of cancer Sunday at a Montreal hospital, said his agent, Michael Oscars. He was 70.
Michael Sarrazin: The obituary of actor Michael Sarrazin in the April 19 LATExtra section gave an incomplete list of survivors. In addition to two daughters and a brother, Sarrazin is survived by a sister, Enid. —
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10 RV Dealers Participating in Midwest Show
August 10, 2010 by Bob Ashley · Comments Off on 10 RV Dealers Participating in Midwest Show
The 55th Annual Midwest RV Supershow returns this weekend (Aug. 13-15) to a new downtown venue in Elkhart, Ind., after being canceled last year during the economic doldrums.
"We have 10 dealers and the total number of units will be about 140 when all is said and done," said Mark Bowersox, director of the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association/Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council(IMHA/RVIC), which is sponsoring the event on Elkhart's Civic Plaza.
"This is the first time we are having it downtown."
Bowersox estimated that some 8,000 RV enthusiasts will attend the show for which IMHA/RVIC and the city of Elkhart committed more than $80,000 in advertising.
"We are feeling pretty good right now," said Arvis Dawson, executive assistant to Elkhart Mayor Dick Moore. "We are getting calls from all over the U.S. from people who heard that the show has returned to Elkhart. There seems to be a lot of interest."
The show was canceled last year for lack of support. "Having a show 55 out of 56 years isn't bad," Bowersox said. "The state of the industry and the retail body was down last year."
Bowersox said the economy in Elkhart, the so-called "RV Capital of the World," is recovering. "'The local dealers here have shown a rebound since last year and sales have been solid," he added. "And the city has been extraordinarily supportive of this event. There's been some discussion the last couple of years about whether the state and the city appreciate what they have in the RV industry. This is an indication that the city does appreciate what it has in the RV industry."
With a late-summer show, dealers have an opportunity, Bowersox noted, to clear out inventory before the 2011 model year begins. "Everybody's got an eye on the end of the selling season already," he said. "This is a chance for dealers to get rid of some of the 2010 product before the new model year."


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After reading aloud a text on life in extreme environments, students will discuss what life is and the requirements of life. Groups of students will conduct an experiment of their choosing on chia seeds to explore how extreme environments affect the... (View More) growth of the plant. After conducting their experiments, they will write and illustrate a fictional story about an imaginary life form on Mars. This lesson is from "Red Planet: Read, Write, Explore!" which uses literacy, art, and creative expression as a vehicle for learning about Mars science and exploration. Includes alignment to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts. (View Less)
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In this 2-part inquiry-based lesson, students conduct a literature search to determine the characteristics of the atmospheres of different planets (Venus, Mercury, Mars and Earth). After collecting and analyzing data, student teams design and... (View More) conduct a controlled physical experiment using a lab apparatus to learn about the interaction of becomes CO², air, and temperature. The resource includes student worksheets, a design proposal, and student questions. Connections to contemporary climate change are addressed. This lesson is the first of four in Topic 4, "How do Atmospheres Affect Planetary Temperatures?" within the resource, Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate? (View Less)
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This is a lesson about radiation and the various sources of radiation that a spacecraft may encounter in its journey. Learners will calculate their annual exposure to high-energy radiation, identify sources of high-energy radiation, and explain why... (View More) the near-Mercury environment is a concern for the Mercury MESSENGER mission. This is lesson 2 of 4 in the high school track of a module, titled Staying Cool. Note: the student guide starts on p. 17 of the PDF. (View Less)
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Learners will consider the essential question, "How much energy does sunlight provide to the Earth and what is its role in the Earth's energy resources?" Activities include building a device to measure the solar constant - the amount of energy in... (View More) sunlight - calculating the amount of energy arriving at the Earth from the Sun, and describing the differences in solar radiation at Mercury compared to Earth. This is activity 1 of 4 in the module, Staying Cool. Note: the student guide starts on p. 21 of the PDF. (View Less)
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A summer heat wave expected to last through the weekend is now blamed for seven deaths across Maryland, and public officials called Monday for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. to act quickly to repair power outages or risk more deaths.
Four people died of heat-related illnesses — two of them elderly Baltimore men — in the past week, state health officials said Monday. Another three died in Friday's storms, which meteorologists said were made more potent by the steamy air.
Elected leaders urged utilities to work quickly to restore power to BGE customers. Some of them might not see their electricity return until the weekend. As of 10 a.m., about 162,500 BGE customers were without power and about 516,500 had their power restored. Baltimore County had 54,600 homes and businesses without power, Baltimore had 47,500, Anne Arundel County had 31,400, Howard County had 9,650, Carroll County had 1,500 and Harford County had 355.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake criticized BGE for moving slower in the city than elsewhere in the state, putting elderly and poor residents at risk, while state health officials urged the restoration of power to 33 nursing homes still without it.
"We might be annoyed, frustrated and hot as heck. We can get over that," Rawlings-Blake said. "If we lose a vulnerable citizen because of this heat, we can't get over that."
The Maryland Public Service Commission intends to require BGE and other utilities to produce comprehensive reports by early August about their efforts to restore customers' power after the storm. Hearings will be held afterward, also likely in August — a requirement after major outages.
Headaches remain as crews work to clear roadways and restore power to hundreds of traffic signals. The storm also created some crimes of opportunity, with thefts of power generators reported at homes in Baltimore County and from streets in the city.
Two Baltimore men, ages 82 and 65, died Sunday, Baltimore Health Department spokesman Brian Schleter said. An elderly Wicomico County man and an adult Montgomery County man also died in recent days, according to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. No details on the circumstances surrounding the deaths were available, so it was unclear whether the deaths had anything to do with power outages.
Health officials had enacted a state heat emergency plan Friday, warning residents to be cautious of heatstroke and heat exhaustion as temperatures peaked at 106 degrees downtown and 103 degrees at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
On Sunday, Maryland Natural Resources Police recovered the body of a Virginia man in waters near Chesapeake Beach. Angel Giovani Ayala Cerros, 26, of Alexandria, was thrown from a small boat during Friday's storm. Four survivors on the 12-foot boat that capsized were rescued early Saturday morning by the Coast Guard.
Trees knocked down by winds approaching 70 mph killed two other people Friday night. Kevin Alan O'Brien, 25, of Edgewater was pronounced dead Friday night after a tree fell on his 2009 Ford Escape while he was traveling east in the 400 block of Harwood Road. A 71-year-old woman's body was found Saturday by fire personnel who responded to a downed tree on Grant Avenue in Silver Spring.
Others were thankful for their fortune in the face of the deadly storm.
As Tony Sartori sees it, Friday night could have gone a lot worse for the family. If Sartori's wife, Mary Garlington, had stood much longer in the bedroom of their Gittings Avenue house in North Baltimore, a gingko tree could have killed her as it smashed through a window and speared the closet door, Sartori said. Sartori had rushed his wife to the basement just minutes before the powerful storm broke.
"The way I looked at it, God gave us another chance," Sartori said. "God protected us. It wasn't our time."
BGE has been giving customers a broad estimate for when power will be back on — that work could extend to the weekend — but officials said they plan to get more specific as soon as possible.
"We don't want to overpromise and underdeliver," said Stephen Woerner, BGE's chief operating officer.
Crews from out-of-state utilities started arriving Monday and more are expected Tuesday. As BGE receives more assistance, officials will be able to give more precise estimates on when service can be restored, Woerner said.
The utility has more than 300 employees and contractors out in the field fixing problems with the overhead power system, Woerner said. Joining them are hundreds of out-of-state utility workers — their numbers rising from about 100 on Sunday to 900 by late Monday. BGE expects to have about 1,200 outside utility workers helping out by the end of Tuesday.
BGE spokesman Robert Gould said he understands customers' frustration with the vague estimates of when power will be restored. "But the reality is, there are so many variables that are outside our control," he said. Another storm Sunday night added more than 12,000 customers the outage list.
Gould said BGE doesn't want a repeat of Hurricane Irene last year, when the utility offered "very specific estimates" and aggravated customers when it couldn't meet them.
Still, Rawlings-Blake criticized BGE for what she called an inadequate response to the storm. The city opened shelters Monday night at Baltimore Junior Academy and Dawson Family Safe Haven Center with 75 beds each for families affected by the storms.
"Right now, our restoration rate has fallen behind the state average," she said Monday. "We should be on par or above the state average. We have the state's concentration of elderly, the state's concentration of poor."
As of 8:30 p.m. Monday, power had been restored to 72 percent of BGE customers who lost it areawide, compared with 66 percent in Baltimore City.
Hank Greenberg, state director for AARP Maryland, the organization for people 50 and older, criticized the utility for providing information so vague that customers couldn't plan.
"It doesn't help to tell everyone that 'we'll have you back up seven to nine days after the storm,'" said Greenberg, who lives in Crownsville and had no power as of late Monday afternoon. "I don't think that's an adequate response. I think … the company knows [in] what order they're going to be doing restoration."
Gov. Martin O'Malley defended the utility's response but also pledged to keep urging BGE and Washington-area utility Pepco to make haste.
"I think we have to acknowledge the perception that people rightly have, that there are not as many crews out there as they saw immediately after Hurricane Irene struck," O'Malley said. "That is because we suffered a hit that was the equivalent of a hurricane impact and the power outages that a hurricane causes, and yet we did not have the four days of warning that would have allowed BGE to bring in crews from other states."
Friday's storms were part of what meteorologists call a "derecho," a Spanish word meaning "straight ahead." The storms began forming early Friday afternoon in Indiana and built intensity as they moved 600 miles to Maryland.
Lower evening temperatures and obstacles such as the Appalachian Mountains made it hard to predict whether the storms would weaken before reaching Maryland, as they often do, said Greg Carbin, warning coordination meterologist for the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla.
BGE officials say their crews are working overtime on power restoration. Meter readers, for instance, have been reassigned to look for safety problems such as downed power lines, they said.
"We are sparing no expense; we are sparing no effort," Gould said.
Police did not report any looting or crime spike in the power outages' wake, but some thieves have taken advantage.
Four city-owned generators were stolen from intersections where they had been set up to power high-volume traffic signals in Southwest and Northwest Baltimore, said city police Deputy Commissioner John Skinner. Police also noted reports of burglaries, including several break-ins at city schools.
Baltimore County police said Monday two generators were stolen in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 1 — one from the 200 block of Gaywood Road and the other from the 6300 block of Pinehurst Road in Rodgers Forge.
Transportation officials had warned of a treacherous Monday commute, with downed trees and wires still blocking roads and traffic signals without power. But they reported few problems on area roadways. Col. Marcus Brown, superintendent of the Maryland State Police, said there were no injuries at intersections during the morning commute, and State Highway Administration officials reported no major accidents and lighter traffic because of the holiday this week and state and federal liberal-leave policies, spokesman Dave Buck said.
"The public did a very good job with how they handled these intersections," Brown said.
At least 75 traffic signals were not operating Monday on major arteries around the state, down from about 600 signal outages at the height of the storm, Brown said.
In Baltimore County, 24 roads and intersections remained without power as of 2:30 p.m. Monday but that figure was expected to decline as utility crews continued to work to restore power, county Police Chief James W. Johnson said. Twenty roads remained closed Monday afternoon because of to downed wires, county police spokeswoman Elise Armacost said.
"So far, everyone is being cautious, patient and courteous through the dark intersections," Buck said. "People are treating those like four-way stops."
The downed trees meant extra activity for companies like Arbor Tech Tree Care Inc. in Baltimore. Tracey Allen described what would usually be a quiet time of year as "very insane. We've been on the go since 7 o'clock Saturday morning, and it hasn't stopped."
She said the 24-hour service line rang at her house around midnight, even before the storm cleared out. Hours later, the company made its first service call, and the crew of five has been going ever since.
Minnie Allen, filling in for the regular secretary at Allen & Sons Tree Service in Parkville, said the first call for service came about 1 a.m. Saturday, soon after the storm blew through. Since then, she said, the company's crew of eight or nine employees has been going "just constantly, nonstop" from about 6 a.m. to 8 or 8:30 in the evening.
Most of the calls have come from Parkville, she said. "They were hit pretty hard."
Meanwhile, restaurants suffered as they risked losing inventory to spoilage. City health officials closed 31 eateries for selling food without power over the weekend.
Cassandra Cary, a Baltimore City health inspector, said she'd closed 12 establishments when she was on patrol Saturday after the storm.
"Some were frying chicken as I walked in the door," Cary said. "They know that it's dangerous. But I guess they don't want to lose their product or commodity."
Baltimore Sun reporters Mary Gail Hare, Candus Thomson, Colin Campbell, Yvonne Wenger, Jamie Smith Hopkins, Justin Fenton, Arthur Hirsch and Luke Broadwater contributed to this article. Towson Times reporter Jon Meoli also contributed.
Weather by the numbers
7: heat- and storm-related deaths tallied as of Monday
675,000: power outages in Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.'s territory at peak
6: consecutive days with high temperatures of at least 90 degrees
103: high temperature at BWI Marshall Airport on Friday
66: wind speed, in miles per hour, at BWI Marshall Airport during Friday's storms


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Game Cheats for Homescapes Level 429 Walkthrough how to solve puzzle and beat this level requirements in limited moves ! use hammer and unique boosters with explosive combinations to pass the level that you stuck on ! unlock the story how austin restore the house with star that you get from each levels 🙂
Homescapes Game By Playrix Games on iOS iphone / ipad and android
homescapes level 429 solution :
Welcome to Homescapes! Help Austin the butler bring warmth and comfort back to his wonderful family's mansion. Come on in—adventures await you from the moment you walk in the door! Beat colorful match-3 levels to renovate and decorate rooms in the mansion, unlocking ever more chapters in the exciting family story along the way! What are you waiting for? Make yourself at home!