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Fiery Colors: Six Stunning European Destinations to Visit This Fall
Fall is my favorite season. Maybe it's because the sun still retains some of its summery warmth, but the air is crisp enough to beg for layers. Or perhaps it's the comforting scent of the season's spices – cinnamon, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, ginger – that starts to permeate every culinary delicacy. But most certainly, it's the colors! When every tree in sight turns to vivid shades of gold, bronze, caramel, and crimson; when the winds sweep the multi-colored, fallen leaves for a dance, a sight that makes me truly happy.
And if you need any more convincing (I mean, do you really?), with the summer crowds subsiding and the beginning of the school year, Fall is also an ideal time to travel. This time, we are not going far, as we at Modern Getaways want to show you that the lush forests of New England or the fiery trees in the banks of Kyoto are not the only places where you can enjoy the season's colors.
This time around, it's all about Europe. You might be surprised by some of our picks, but hopefully, you'll also be inspired to start planning a new escapade.
Sintra, Portugal
We all know that Portugal is now firmly on the list of favorite places for a summer getaway. But the country's sunny and mild Mediterranean climate also makes it a perfect autumnal destination. Sintra, a leafy historic village less than an hour away from Lisbon, is perhaps one of the best places to enjoy the changing of the season.
Framed by a mountain range, Sintra's landscape is dotted with dreamy palaces and castles, as well as numerous gardens and parks. It's a fairytale playground – epitomized by the magnificent Pena National Palace – that also sees it's fair share of misty days adding even more drama to an already picturesque destination.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Oh Edinburgh, can you be bonier than when your leaves start turning striking shades of gold, russet, bronze, and crimson? Against the backdrop of the evergreen Scots pine and the caramel-hued stones of Edinburgh's monuments, the autumnal colors of the Scottish capital give Vermont the run for its money.
Walk up to Arthur's Seat and take in the splendor of the city below and wander through the colorful Royal Botanical Gardens. Head to the Sheep's Heid, the oldest pub in town, after a day of exploring to warm up and relax. Nothing beats sitting down in front of the roaring fire with a pint or a dram of local malt.
Piedmont, Italy
Hemmed in by the Alps, the Piedmont region is home to some of the dreamiest fall scenery in Italy. At the same time that the colors start to change, a myriad of food – truffles, mushrooms, chestnuts and chocolate – and wine festivals take place.
Bigger cities like Turin and Novara make for wonderful long-weekend trips, while smaller villages like Alba, Vercelli or Biella make for great starting points for the hundreds of trails that set off the explore the surrounding peaks, ablaze with bronze and crimson colors.
Transylvania, Romania
The mention of Transylvania more often than not paints a picture of a bleak, forest-dense area where the sun never shines and mystical creatures made of dark magic rule the night. But nothing could be further from the truth, and we want to set the record straight as the real Transylvania, some would argue, is Romania's best region to enjoy a bit of the Fall colors.
With a landscape of rolling hills, meadows and ancient oak forests, perfect medieval architectonic gems that dot the mountainous region and cobbled villages like Brasov, Transylvania is more fairytale region than horror movie set.
Book yourself into Prince Charle's Guest House to experience the Romanian countryside and explore Brasov's rich cultural offer of opera, ballet, concerts and much more.
Hallstatt, Austria
It would be criminal not to include one of Austria's most beautiful towns on this list. After all, the stunning scenery and traditional architecture dotting the surrounding mountains make Hallstatt a place worth visiting regardless of the season. But the fiery colors that take over the landscape reflect on glassy Lake Hallstatt to form a postcard-perfect photo during the fall months.
While the town is small and most visitors prefer a day trip from nearby Salzburg, we highly recommend staying in Hallstatt for a few days. Check yourself into one of the lakeside hotels, explore the town, take the boat tour of the lake or take the funicular high up the mountain to savor this quintessential Austrian village.
Finnish Lapland, Finland
The Finns have a curious word to describe the gorgeous autumnal colors that paint their country every year: Ruska. This term signifies the process of leaves turning various shades of red, yellow, purple, and brown in the autumn, and is taken very seriously by the Fall Lovers.
Ruska (and Fall) is almost a rite of passage, it's the sweet blissful period between the starkly different Finnish long summer days and the dark, cold winter nights. And no place else if better to enjoy it than the Finnish Lapland, with its forests and wilderness. Find the wooden cabin of your dreams and enjoy the walks around this enchanted region where greenery and wild berries give you an array of vivid green, auburn, red and yellow hues to enjoy (don't forget your camera!).


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"Dammit! I can't afford to die!"
That was the worried admission from a sickly older friend when I told him how much I figured it would cost for my funeral. Like many other elderly persons he has suffered some serious financial reverses during and after the recession and is now struggling just to meet his current obligations.
He said they may have to dig a hole for him in his backyard. He was serious, and not alone in thinking of this. Home burials are legal and being considered by a growing number of people with limited financial resources. Nearly one of three Americans has no life insurance and one in five workers near retirement has no savings.
I had personally never given any thought to interment costs even though I am in my eighties. I thought I was in pretty good health with some good years ahead. Then I was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
My doctor didn't offer any encouragement about how much time I had left so I knew I had to get busy making final arrangements and doing whatever else I could to reduce the burden on my wife and family when the time comes.
First on my to-do list was choosing a funeral home and pricing out arrangements for what the director referred to as my "Celebration of Life", a corny-sounding term which made me suspect it would probably be a lot more expensive than a good old-fashioned funeral. That's not really the case. It's just a euphemism marketing people have dreamed up.
Whatever you call them, burials are becoming a real financial burden for a lot of stretched-out American families.
Not long ago I remember reading in a couple of places that the average cost to bury someone is over $6,000. So imagine the sticker shock when I learned it would cost at least $20,000 to put me under. None of it tax deductible!
My $20,000 estimate is not for anything elaborate and a good chunk of it is for hospitality for guests. But it's still a lot of money even though I tried to keep costs down as best I could.
For example, I specified that I wanted the cheapest casket available. My only requirement being that it be sturdy enough so that the bottom won't fall out when lifted.
Lo and behold, the basic economy model conforming to burial regulations was a nicely upholstered, sleek metallic job at $2,500. (I remember thinking at the time that my father never owned a car that cost that much.)
I also opted out of embalmment which is not required in Virginia and many other states. That saved nearly $1,000. Another savings was our decision to have just one viewing session. But the total cost for the use of the funeral home, hearse, a couple of cars, drivers and other stuff still comes to just a shade under $8,000.
As a Korean War veteran I could be cremated and buried for free in Arlington National Cemetery but my wife isn't keen on the idea of cremation so we found a relatively inexpensive $4,500 double plot in a dignified old Southern resting place close to our home in Reston, VA. Opening the grave is another $1.100. A headstone will be at least a couple of thousand more.
An indirect expense I have included was a $300 charge to "refresh" my will, which was still valid but very much outdated. (Note: those with large estates might also wish to consult someone about avoiding probate, a costly and time-consuming court procedure that can run in thousands of dollars in legal fees.)
Following the funeral we are planning a reception at a local restaurant for about 75 people. Nothing too fancy: an open bar, a steamship round for sandwiches, a salad and some other goodies. The estimate of about $4,500 should cover it because few of our friends and relatives are big drinkers (anymore) and I'm hoping that most of them won't have more than a couple of glasses of wine.
For an old-fashioned thinker like me, funerals are meant to be a time of mourning for the deceased and expressing sympathy for the survivors. But if people insist on having a "Celebration of Life" for me I hope everyone has a good time while managing to keep everything under control, especially the budget. I'm in deep enough already.
John Donnelly is a retired public relations executive who has been diagnosed with liver cancer. He has been keeping busy arranging his funeral and other affairs. In the hope that at least some will remember him with a smile on their face he has left instructions to ask that donations in his memory be directed to Smile Train.

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I'm using the ScatterPlot3D demo as a template for a prototype.
My plot has ~3600 points in 43 individual datasets. That means the legend gets pretty big (almost as big as the plot itself).
I first used the legend constructor from the demo:
StandardLegend legend = new StandardLegend(0.3, 0.875, 0.6, 0.075, legendAttributes, StandardLegend.HORIZ_DIR);
but found that this threw an exception rendering the legend when I had more than 8 datasets plotted (from the error messages, I surmised that there wasn't enough room in the legend to accommodate more than 8 legend items).
So I explicitly set
to no avail (still threw the same exception).
Then I tried a different constructor:
StandardLegend legend = new StandardLegend(0.1, 0.6, legendAttributes, StandardLegend.HORIZ_DIR);
This worked insofar as the code didn't choke, but the legend, which now holds all 43 dataset legend items, locates itself partially on top of the plot itself. If I give it a slightly larger ry value in the constructor for StandardLegend, it goes back to throwing the same exception.
It seems to be an issue with the percentage of the ChartView that the plot vs legend are taking up. In this case, the legend needs a larger percentage of the ChartView than the default but I haven't found a way to set this...
Is there a way to let the plot and legend come to some spacial agreement on their own? I have to be able to plot from 1 to n datasets.
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Posted - 10 Jun 2010 : 21:03:23
43 does seem to be an incredible number of legend items. Where do you want the legend placed: left, right, top, bottom ? What are the SetGraphBorderDiagonal values for your plot.
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Yeah, 43 legend items is crazy. I support high energy physics research--the magnitude of the numbers I'm dealing with are nuts too--on the order of 10E25.
Your pointing out the call SetGraphBorderDiagonal did it.
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Baby bust? Enrollment in NC public schools flattens, even with charter boom
Mecklenburg County has almost 18,500 students in charter schools this year, an increase of 1,700 over last year.
But that's well below the 2,600-student increase for charter schools Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools had budgeted for, based on what the independent public schools told CMS to expect.
And it illustrates a trend that's shaping up across North Carolina: First-month numbers show the student boom that has characterized recent years is flattening out. The first tally is only 3,500 students over the same point in 2016, or about two-tenths of a percent growth in a state with more than 1.5 million students in public schools.
Before this the state had been growing by about 6,000 to more than 14,000 students each year since 2008, with much bigger increases in the years just prior to the recession.
The state's two largest districts, Wake and CMS, both saw first-month growth of less than 1 percent, while 81 of the state's 115 school districts lost students. In the Charlotte region, that includes Union County, down by about 200 students.
So what's going on? State and local officials say it's too early to be sure.
"We're still growing, but the growth that we have is being absorbed in charter schools," said Alexis Schauss, director of school business for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
Indeed, North Carolina's total charter school enrollment topped 100,000 for the first time. That's an increase of just above 8,800 students over the first month of 2016, and it includes more than 4,000 students enrolled in two online charter schools.
That trend has been in place since the state lifted its 100-school cap on charter schools in 2011. But it doesn't mean every charter school can count on filling its classrooms.
Three new charter schools opened in Charlotte in August, and only one of them, Movement School in west Charlotte, met its opening enrollment projection. And a handful of other Charlotte-area charter schools have fallen below 200 students after grappling with building problems, leadership changes and/or persistently low test scores.
The obvious conclusion might be that students across North Carolina are switching to private schools. That's hard to check out, because state tallies of private school enrollment always lag months behind those for public ones. The current list hadn't been updated since 2015-16, an unusually long delay. In Mecklenburg County, the numbers that are available showed private school enrollment declining.
The state is helping pay tuition for 6,452 students across the state who have switched from public to private schools, under the income-based Opportunity Scholarship voucher program. That includes about 1,200 in Mecklenburg County.
The changes may be driven by a leveling-off of the school-age population in North Carolina, but the most recent Census estimate is for 2016.
The financial impact of the latest enrollment trends remains to be seen, too. The state takes the first two months of enrollment into account in calculating teacher positions and other budget items based on enrollment.
Charter schools bill local school districts on a monthly basis, with the tab rising or falling based on up-to-date enrollment. Those districts must pass along a per-pupil share of county money for each resident attending a charter school.
In Mecklenburg, the fact that there are fewer students in CMS and charter schools than anticipated means the per-pupil slice for both groups will be slightly larger.
Last year, CMS notes, overall charter enrollment for Mecklenburg students declined by almost 600 by the end of the year, as some families moved their children back to traditional public schools.
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Where to eat during CNY
Civil servant Soh Chee Peng, 58, remembers a time when most Chinese eateries were shuttered during Chinese New Year.
"If I wanted to eat out during the first two days, there was only Malay, Indian or fast food," he says.
Now, the situation is different. Instead of taking time off, restaurants, coffee shops and food courts are cashing in on the holiday cheer, staying open for business in what used to be a F&B black-out period: the first two days of Chinese New Year.
How much hongbao to give
Singaporeans are feeling generous in the upcoming Chinese Year of the Monkey despite the bleak economic outlook.
According to a street poll of 60 people The Sunday Times conducted last week, the going rate for hongbao is $8 to $10, slightly more than last year's average of $8.
That is the amount most people say they would give their relatives or friends' kids. For their own children, parents typically give more.
Looking fresh and fab
You are visiting the third house of the day. Your hair is limp, your clothes are crumpled and your face feels as oily as a slice of bak kwa.
Looking fresh in hot and humid Singapore can be challenging – especially when one has many places to visit during Chinese New Year.
The Sunday Times asks experts for tips on how to welcome–and survive– Chinese New Year in style.
Hassle-free ways to get around
For those without a car, transport becomes an issue during Chinese New Year.
No one likes waiting on the side of the road sweating in his festive best.
That is why Mr Lawrence Peer, 55, has been renting a car every Chinese New Year. He uses it to transport his wife and two daughters while visiting relatives.


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Though one thing most certainly can be said, he is a man of many contradictions, a Biker, Photographer, Artist, Poet, Writer, Father and Grandfather.
His is an old sould but nonetheless it is the soul of a poet.
Blair's ability to see and capture the magic is only the beginning. His creativity is best expressed in the exploration and use of computer programs.
His work ranges from images of outstanding natural beauty to weird and wonderful abstracts. Each one originates from a photograph taken by Blair and, as such, is unique.


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Maxwell Luthy, Director of Trends & Insights for TrendWatching, showed how to turn trends into business prospects for attendees of the 2018 Tropical Plant International Expo keynote address. Luthy's presentation covered a broad, cross-industry view of evolving consumer trends for 2018 and beyond.
"You can't find out what the customer of tomorrow wants by asking them today," Luthy said in his opening remarks.
Instead of talking about trends specific to the green industry, Luthy took a broader approach, focusing on five overall consumer trends that reach across all markets. Here's a recap of his remarks.
1. Ambient Wellness
Time-strapped and even lazy consumers are embracing brands that show physical and mental wellness. Potted plants are well-placed to help with ambient wellness, Luthy said. He offered examples of product offerings such as copper-infused bedsheets, living walls to purify air, pots with mosquito-repellant ink, and wellness-focused hotel rooms.
2. Inner Journeys
Consumers have newism fatigue. They're finding that buying something new doesn't always solve their problems, so they're starting to look backward to past practices. Businesses are taking note of modern consumers' hunger for old-fashioned forms of self-discovery and offering timeworn techniques and practices addressed through new innovations.
Good examples Luthy shared are the Vild MAD (means wild food in Danish) app that teaches people how to forage, DNA-based adventures through Ancestory.com and 23 and me, and a biodegradable urn planter that allows people to grow a tree from their loved one's ashes.
3. Cultural Creditors
Consumers are tired of a global monoculture where they can get the same types of products just about everywhere. They want to break away from that and buy unique or local items that are different from what everyone else has. They're also more sensitive than ever before about companies having respect for diversity and other cultures and the dynamics that come into play when brands interact with traditions and cultures.
Luthy gave examples of this concept through furniture retailers working with African artists, Corona's "Mexico Extra" product to raise money to help with reconstruction after Mexico's earthquake, and The Sioux Chef, a non-profit organization that is helping to revitalize Native American cuisine.
Luthy asked attendees what they could do to better credit, champion, and celebrate the cultures their company draws from, and encouraged them to share the history of their products, including plant heritage.
4. Tribefacturing
We have seen sweeping generalizations over the years about generations' preferences and tendencies. Consumers are looking to shake off those conventions and construct different lifestyles outside of the norm. Urbanization and the global brain (our hyper-connected flow of ideas and culture thanks to smartphones and the internet) are driving factors for this movement. As a result, businesses are targeting tribes or groups of consumers who share a passion, ideas, hobbies, etc. Luthy said these tribes are waiting for businesses to recognize and serve their values and interests.
Examples Luthy gave of businesses reaching out to tribes include Ikea providing open-source plans for makers to build an urban vegetable garden, Okawa Kagu's miniature pet beds, and Momma Pots hosting an event that combines yoga classes and succulent customization.
5. A-Commerce
Customer interactions are changing with the emerging era of automated commerce. Outsourcing is at the forefront of customers' minds. Luthy shared a statistic indicating that within a few short years, consumers will be handing over almost every element of sourcing, bargaining, and purchasing of products and services to someone else. This will result in end-to-end automation that will be a total market disruption across all industries.
He gave several examples of companies that are starting to offer these types of services such as Roofr, a company that analyzes the state of roofs through satellite imagery to determine need for roof repair; Finery, a service that provides a digital closet that organizes outfits and manages purchases; Echo-Look, a voice-activated selfie camera that takes pictures of your outfits and gives fashion recommendations; and Amazon's recent patent for a service that makes plant recommendations for consumers' gardens.
Today's consumers live in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment where businesses are finding innovative ways to meet core needs — love/connection, safety/comfort, significance, growth, etc. — and raise expectations. These expectations transfer across industries and markets. Tracking trends helps you surpass rapidly changing expectations, Luthy said, but it's a waste of time if you don't apply it to your business.
You can find out more about Maxwell Luthy and TrendWatching, and sign up for a copy of its free trend enewsletter, at TrendWatching.com.


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With interest rates rising from their historic lows of the past few years, advisors may wish to explore the merits of charitable lead trusts (CLTs) with their philanthropically-minded clients — before rates rise any further and diminish the tax benefits of these important wealth planning tools.
The opposite of the more-popular charitable remainder trust — in which a client receives income for a specified term or for life and any remaining assets go to a named charity — a charitable lead trust pays income to a charity for a specified period of time, after which the trust assets revert to the owner or their family. Some CLTs are created solely for income tax purposes. Most often, though, these trusts are designed to exclude assets — and subsequent appreciation on those assets — from a donor's taxable estate.
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I am told there is no translation into Swedish for the English phrase, "I Can't" and that there is no such word as "unhappiness" in Thailand - are these correct? Sources of information on these, plus other examples, please
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dtnl42-ga, Thanks for clarifying what you're after. As noted earlier, the phrases you asked about do have readily-available translations from English. The Swedish term for "cannot" can be seen at this English-Swedish translation site: http://www.foreignword.com/cgi-bin/engswe.cgi?language=engswe&termbox=cannot&B1=Search and translates as kan inte (just as blazius-ga noted in the comments, below) or as fĺr inte. As I noted earlier, the word "unhappiness" readily translates into the Thai language, as can be seen here: http://lexitron.nectec.or.th/index.php Since the Thai term is in a specialized font, I can't (there's that phrase again!) reproduce it here, but hopefully you can see it plainly on your web browser when you visit the above site. I trust this information fully meets your needs. But before rating this answer, please let me know if you'd like any additional information on this topic. Just post a Request for Clarification, and I'll be happy to assist you further. All the best for the holidays...! pafalafa-ga search strategy -- Google searches for [ thai english dictionary ] and [swedish english dictionary]
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Ask this question at http://www.proz.com and save your $30.00. You can get a very educated answer to this in either the Kudoz section or the Forums section. Best of luck, Mavec
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From: blazius-ga on 20 Dec 2004 07:17 PST
"I can't" could easily be translated into Swedish: "jag kan inte". Someone is probably pulling your leg.
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From: pinkfreud-ga on 20 Dec 2004 14:18 PST
There are a number of references which state that certain languages (including Thai, Kiribati, and Irish Gaelic) lack a word for "no": ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22no+word+for+no%22
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From: boixereu-ga on 22 Dec 2004 03:34 PST
Thai unhappiness translates as seen in http://lexitron.nectec.or.th/sansarn?query=73aaba1edddf0320849a9756784bb9cf&key=unhappiness However, my Thai colleagues say this word is closer to "sadness". The literal word that means unhappiness in Thai is a word saying "there is no happiness", "mai mi kuamsuk". It can work as a noun and take adjectives, so again we can say there is a translation for unhappiness in Thai. We could argue that "mai mi kuamsuk" is actually saying "there is no happiness", but we could say the same about the word in English, Latin or many languages, first came "happiness", then the negative was created to become a new word.
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Doulas of Capitol Hill loves working alongside nurses! Not only are they there to make sure you and your baby are safe, they are an integral part of your birth team for both physical and mental support. In celebration of Nurse's Week, today we feature Lisa-Marie Cook BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, ICCE, CD, CEO. Lisa-Marie is the CEO of Birthing Basics, LLC providing evidence-based childbirth education to women desiring natural childbirth and those experiencing a high-risk pregnancy. She is a Labor and Delivery Nurse with more than 30-years of experience working at various hospitals and Birthing Centers in the Washington DC area. Her work at INOVA Fairfax, INOVA Alexandria, and the George Washington University Hospital have provided many opportunities working with both midwife-attended natural births and physician-attended high-risk births.
What led you to this career?
I initially majored in biomedical chemistry with plans to become a physician. That dream ended when I realized that I was pregnant my junior year in college. I switched my major to nursing with hopes to continue my education after my child grew up. Once I had my second child and began my nursing career in the hospital, I found my calling and never looked back.
What do you enjoy most about work?
Perinatal nursing has become so specialized. I love my field of care and my biggest thrill is sharing my knowledge as both nurse and doula with the new graduate nurses on our unit. The best part about work is celebrating the birth of the newest human into the world and watching the faces of women as they embrace the child they've been waiting for. I am a total birth junkie and I have no qualms sharing that fact with the world. Being able to advocate for women and making them feel heard is empowering for them as my patient, but for me too, as their caregiver.
If you are a parent, how was your birth and postpartum?
I loved my birth experience. I took Lamaze classes in 1986 and was able to have an unmedicated birth for both my daughter, Angela, in 1986 and my daughter, Karissa, in 1988. There are no words to describe the moment each of my beautiful daughters were placed into my arms. As a nurse, "that moment" is one I so desperately attempt to capture and hold. We discuss "that moment" in my childbirth classes, I try to help women recognize the enormity of the miracle that they birth. It's what I live for…
As far as my postpartum experience went, no one told me how difficult it could be. Being a young mother still in college, I had to use every resource I could. I was a WIC mom. I was a Community Healthcare Clinic mom. I was that young mother who wanted to keep her babies. It wasn't easy, but it colored my life and helped me recognize how vital maternity care and childbirth education is for women and their partners.
What resources would you want parents to have?
In my perfect world, every parent would have access to healthcare, Childbirth classes, Newborn care classes, Doulas, Midwives, Obstetricians, Pediatricians, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialists, Lactation Consultants, Breastfeeding support groups, Parenting classes,Counselors, and community support groups during the prenatal period as well as during the postpartum period. All the resources that they need for the best birth outcome and the resources they need to give that baby a great start to their future.
What is one unique thing about your business that your customers/clients love?
I provide a balanced philosophy of childbirth and I can provide statistics to back my evidence. They don't have to "Dr. Google" anything. I get a lot of positive feedback after their birth experience, that learning about the anatomy and physiology of birth helped them understand when interventions became necessary. The "I WANT A NATURAL CHILDBIRTH" women thrill me when I feel like I gave them tools necessary for achieving that goal. I so love those "Ah-HA!" looks of wonder when comprehension dawns in their eyes.
What's one thing you think the world needs to do to improve the lives of new parents (or people living in our service area)?
Our women here in the DC area have some of the highest rates for maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States due to many factors. Women are coming into the hospitals with chronic diseases and co-morbidities that put them at higher risk. Many have limited support systems during pregnancy. We have women with families that are homeless, more women are going without prenatal care. We have a fragmented health care system where women receive inadequate prenatal care and show up at any hospital. It can take longer to get necessary records or we find that they have none. People are falling through the cracks. Recently, the closure of Providence Hospital and United Medical Center's Labor and Delivery Units has significantly altered the care that all hospitals in-city have been able to provide. I'm not sure how our government can allow for hospitals to close maternity wards without recognizing the impact that it has on an entire community. Better health care. Period.
What do you think is the hardest part of expecting baby or becoming a parent?
I recently found out that I will be a grandmother in October! It's giving me an entirely different perspective on pregnancy because of this little grandchild. I'm excited, but concerned. Our pregnant women are more anxious than I've ever seen in the past. I never understood why, until now.I'm beginning to realize what my daughter is faced with as she deals with issues like affordable childcare, risks for autism, and finding caregivers who are willing to be non-interventional. Big questions like, "What are my risks for cesarean?" become a reality. I don't remember having to worry about anything other than "will I have to get an epidural?" Women want to be well-informed about every aspect of birth, sometimes it's the very thing that causes them the most anxiety.
What products or services do you personally love?
Michele Peterson turned me on to "Earth Mama Organics' Perineal Balm for Pregnancy and Postpartum" to "Take Care Down There." Ursula Subinik's Essential Oils are a treat every time I walk into a room she's in. The girl exudes lavender and clary sage like it's part of her being and her arnica oil has been nice to discover. Elizabeth Oldham and her entire birth support entourage have demonstrated the knowledge found through communication within a birth workers' community. The doulas in our area are far wiser and supported than they ever have been because of these women. Can't leave out Gail Tully's "Spinning Babies", she's my "She-ro" on a daily basis.
How do you start each day?
With prayer. I ask God to help me through my day to give me the wisdom I need to care for each life I touch. I believe that my work is my ministry.
What's your favorite thing to do in DC?
I love walking from Arlington Cemetery across Memorial Bridge to the Tidal Basin. It inspires me to know that I'm in the heart of my Nation's capital. Penny Simkin told me, "Lisa-Marie, you are in our Nation's Capitol. You don't have to take a flight to make your voice heard. You are there. Make a difference." I hope I can make my world a better place one birth at a time. Hear my voice, "Let's Birth Better!"


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Are you ready to embrace miracles? The Master Teacher Krishna came through during one of my earliest podcasts, to discuss finding blessings and miracles in "The Everyday Miracle of Life with Master Teacher Krishna"
Dear Being of Light, do you know you are a Lightworker? A Lightworker is a human who has chosen to activate the power within to "Turn Up Your Lightworker Sizzle"


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Different Types of Square Jaw Reduction Surgery for Different Face Shape
Smaller and slender face shape is preferred these days, but not everyone can live with a same face shape. It is because every single person has their unique own characteristic and look. At Wonjin, we have various different types of square jaw reduction surgery to improve and balance the face. It is possible with Wonjin because we are focused on how to enhance the angle, instead of getting rid of the angle and how to reduce the size the size of face.
It is a surgery to make the slender jawline by incising the jaw bone. Because the angled bone is cut precisely, it can create a soft effect when viewed from the side rather than the front
The surgery reduces the thickness of the jaw bone to increase the effectiveness of slender front. By removing the outermost layer, it can promote the effectiveness when viewed from the front by reducing the thickness of the jawbone, which the width of face will become narrower.
It is surgery when the front chin is wide and big when viewed from the fron. It is done by fracturing front chin into "T" shape, to reduce both width and length of the chin.
When there's a lot fat on cheek area, the effective of surgery may be minimal even if the square jaw reduction is done. In this case, the buccal fat removal surgery can be performed together with square jaw reduction, which is possible to reduce the bone, muscle, and fat as well.
5. Muscle Resection
This surgery is performed when you want to get a slender effect on the front. By abstaining from masticatory muscle of the inner surface of the angled portion of the jaw, it reduces the thickness of the muscle.
When there is no volume under the eyes and lack of 3-dimensional look on the face the face may look bigger and dull due to protruded side cheekbone. Through the implant or fat injection, you can achieve a more three-dimensional effect and look younger.
Before and After Photos of Square Jaw Reduction Surgery
Before and After Photos of Square Jaw Reduction Surgery


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SRINAGAR: Unknown gunmen today snatched a car from a civilian in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, triggering an alarm.
Security forces were put on an alert after the gunmen took away the white colour car of a man at Samboora in Pulwama district, about 32 kms from here, a police official said.
The owner of the car told the police that he had purchased the vehicle recently and it did not have a permanent registration number yet, the official said.
He said the security forces have been asked to keep a vigil for any suspicious car matching the description of the stolen vehicle as it can be used by the gunmen for subversive activities.


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A woman wants her cowboy like he wants his rodeo
You're probably thinking, "Really, we're done with the boy, aren't we done with country music?" but alas, no, because there's still so much "what the fuck were you thinking?" followed by "oh, wait, I see why you were suckered in" followed by me still living in the country which means that I drive around in my car yell-singing "I hate that stupid old pickup truck you never let me drive". (Yes, I just admitted to listening to a Taylor Swift song all the way through, please judge me, I would, the alien that sometimes controls my actions even does) Because I do hate that stupid old pickup truck he never let me drive, seriously, I hated the issue of whether or not I was allowed to drive it. This is never something I thought would come up in my dating life. I really wouldn't care except that he offered me his BMW to drive home one night when I wanted to head in before him (who lets someone drive their bimmer before their truck?) AND he had seen me drive the same exact truck (albeit older and belonging to my grandpa) on many occasions and would comment on how sexy he thought it was. Stupid country boy machismo. Lame sauce.
Back on track, I don't know if I actually ever stated this a year ago in my blog, but my plan after breaking up with Jacob was to remain single for a while. I hear this is the reasonable thing to do if, a) you're ending a really long term relationship and b) you've spent more of your life in relationships than out of them and you're only 24 (or, at the time, 23).
There was no plan when I broke up with the boy, because we hadn't really been dating. I started the whole online dating plan in the period when we were still occasionally sleeping with each other and he was sleeping with other people because I had conversations with five people in two days in which they recommended online dating and Ms. Mae told me she thought the only reason I kept sleeping with the boy was because I was afraid that nothing better was ever going to come around. So I figured I might as well give it a go. Oddly, I'm really happy that I didn't go on any dates before telling the boy I had no interest in being friends or even talking to him anytime in the near future. I proved to myself that I could take that risk of not having anyone other than my incredibly loving and supportive friends and family and that I respected myself enough to not let the boy treat me like shit anymore.
(You might be asking why a woman of twenty four who has spent more time in relationships than out would ever be afraid of not finding someone and it would probably be a reasonable question. I don't know. I guess I'm just insecure and human like that.)
This time 'round I feel the exact same way in a not at all sort of way. I realized as I was looking through OkC profiles and finding dealbreakers I didn't even know existed (Did you know there are still people that think Dan Brown is a legitimately good author?) like using commas instead of periods for ellipses (I think, why else would you put three commas at the end of every sentence?) that maybe I don't actually want to be in a relationship. I mean, I do. I want someone to bring me that giant bowl of mashed potatoes. But I only want it if it's amazing. I'd rather take the time to take a deep breath and figure out what the hell it is I want before I accidentally go on a date with somebody I've thought was a douchebag since about 8th grade and have the emotional rollercoaster ride of my life for the next ten months because it turns out, he is still a douchebag.
So let's figure it out by breaking it down; every other boy mentioned in this blog vs. the boy:
-Jacob: This would be my high school sweetheart. He's still one of my best friends; we watch project runway, look at cardigans and talk about video games. If I has to suddenly face some sort of major life crisis/event he's most likely the person I'm going to call. He is probably the reason music is such a big part of my life. His college major has changed from structural engineering (wait, or was it civil first?) to electrical engineering to architecture to, finally , math. I would not describe him as manly, but he can wire houses and use power tools, so that's something. An all around very nice, nerdy, well dressed (though it's taken some effort to find clothes to fit his 6'6" frame) guy. This is not at all relevant, but he has a Great Dane puppy named Charles that is the cutest thing ever and can probably already fit my whole head in his mouth.
-Just My Type Boy/The Boy's Best Friend: One of my best male friends growing up. He had a crush on me from sometime in middle school until possibly sometime in the past year, or now, I don't know. I've had crushes on him off and on that whole time. We talk about girls being stupid, video games, traveling and watch really bad movies (Like Conan the Barbarian). We've jokingly propositioned each other so many times that I'm fairly certain we've finally ended up in each other's friend zones. He was a biology major with a math minor. Despite being a seemingly oblivious sort of guy, he always know what to say to cheer me up; whether it be telling me I'm amazing or joining in on the self deprecation. I hear he can be a bit of an ass to date. He climbs a lot of rocks, so he looks pretty muscular and manly until he opens his mouth and you realize he's mostly a pretty nice, somewhat awkward, nerdy guy. He also has an adorable puppy, her name is Claudia.
-Charlie Trouble: In case you've somehow missed the me making out pantless in a bar posts, this would be the boy who I may have crushed on, impulsively slept with and broken the bed of while in New York. He might've announced to a bar that I was his future girlfriend and just didn't know it yet and suggested proposal as a method to keep me in New York. We were both inebriated for one of those statements and neither of us were for the other; I'll let you guess which. I feel like it would be a bit silly to write out a whole bit when I've just written about him. Let's just say one of his jackets has a WoW patch, he has a LotR tattoo, I told him I would marry him if he built me the Enterprise... I think you can see where this is going...
But if you want me to spell it out for you: I am a sucker for nerdy boys.
For serious.
(If I ever start a dating only blog I'm pretty sure it's going to have to be titled "Let's talk math baby, and could you be a little awkward about it?".)
-Ché/The Boy: Apparently had a crush on me from third grade until I broke his heart when he asked me to go to a dance in 6th or 7th grade. I don't remember this at all. We had all the same friends but were never particularly good friend with each other. Sometime in 8th grade this changed, probably around the time I called him a chauvinist ass and he called me a bitch. I have no recollection of why this happened, just that it did. I'm sure I had a good reason though. We mostly avoided each other freshman year of high school and then I transferred out of that god damn hick school to the fine/performing arts magnet and forgot he existed until he popped up in my people you might now thingy on facebook. I remember at one point in time thinking he was a nice enough intelligent sort of guy so maybe I was wrong about the whole chauvinist ass thing. We started writing each other daily. He bought me nice dinners, he has a nice car, he knows how to say all the right things he has the responsibility of taking care of things around his and his mother's ranch, he reads a lot, he once asked me if he looked homeless in all brown when he was wearing a very green shirt and he knows how to use a chainsaw. He was a history major, but mostly only likes the old white guy war stuff as far as I can tell. When he'd come home to find his roomie or best friend and me playing MarioKart he would make funof us. Our common interests include talking about our dead fathers, booze and sex. With a heavy emphasis on the booze and sex.
My friends, his friends and he have all stated that he must have been an incredibly long rebound/I was just going for the opposite end of the spectrum, but I think that's only 75% true.
Both of us have an odd, idealized love for country life. I'm not going to lie, it really does give me great joy to drive around in a giant truck blasting country music because it's just straight up fun, so is drinking by candlelight in the barn and being in a house full of people drunkenly shouting along to "Friends in Low Places". However, I do not want to do those things all the time. I like the environment so I like my fuel efficient car. I like going to indie rock shows. Also the ballet and museums. I'm a contradictory sort of girl.
But I think there's a part of me that's a sucker for the ideal of the educated, sensitive country boy. You know, he knows how to have a good time but he also can take care of his responsibilities. He appreciates food cooked from the plants and animals he's grown. He spends days with the woodsplitter so his mother can have firewood for the winter. He'll probably mostly make sure you're happy and you get what you want, but he's not a pushover. He can fix things And, obviously, he knows how to handle a gun when the zombie invasion comes 'round. (And yes, the boy is part of the constantly talking about the zombie invasion club.) This was the impression the boy gave me when we first started seeing each other. I am not actually a sucker for the country boy who wants to get drunk every single night, tells me I can be a god damn feminist as long as I still shave my legs and would like to be able to use his guns to shoot pretty much anyone that pissed him off.
The country boy image still appeals to me, but I'm pretty sure that if I have to choose my type, I'm going back to nerdy but preferably with some of those other qualities thrown in.
I would like a boy that is something like 75% nerdy, 15% country (I may settle for not a pushover and can fix things without actually being "country") and 10% hipster (alternatively, not actually hipster, but likes music a lot).
So basically, right now, I'm going to be ludicrously picky because I'm not in a hurry and I don't ever want to pretend it could possibly work with someone not even remotely my type again. I'm sure I'll relax my standards once I've been single long enough. Maybe I'll even stop judging people by their taste in authors and ability to write out full words (when hell freezes over) but I don't really know.
And the part where I feel exactly the same as last year...
Once again, how does this whole single thing work?


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In this op-ed, Teen Vogue Weekend Editor De Elizabeth explains what people are getting wrong about Melania Trump's statement about LeBron James.
First Lady Melania Trump expressed support for LeBron James on Saturday, August 4, just hours after President Donald Trump insulted the athlete and activist's intelligence in a tweet that also attacked CNN anchor Don Lemon.
According to CBS News, the first lady acknowledged James's efforts to open an elementary school designed to support at-risk youth in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. In a statement, Melania's spokesperson Stephanie Grisham said: "It looks like LeBron James is working to do good things on behalf of our next generation and just as she always has, the first lady encourages everyone to have an open dialogue about issues facing children today." Her statement also highlighted Melania's "Be Best" anti-bullying program, adding that the first lady is "open to visiting the I Promise School" as part of her platform.
What she didn't do was directly denounce Trump's insult. The statement has struck some people as "taking sides" against Trump's attack on James, with headlines describing it as contradicting her husband's words. But, let's not give her too much credit. (A White House official even pointed out that Melania wasn't "taking sides;" rather she was "stick[ing] to what she is focused on, which is using Be Best for what it's intended — to help children.")
This isn't the first time that Melania has issued a vague statement that addresses a divisive Trump comment or administration policy but fails to explicitly denounce them. In June, the first lady issued a statement on family separation, commenting on the thousands of migrant families who had been split apart as a result of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy on border crossing. "Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform," the statement read. "She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart."
As others have pointed out, Melania's words regarding family separation were rather empty. Yes, she commented that she "hates to see" children taken from their parents, but her statement was a far cry from outwardly condemning a policy that has been proven to cause lasting trauma on the affected families. What's more, this round of family separations wasn't one caused by "both sides of the aisle;" it was put into place by the Trump administration.
The same could be said now about her words for LeBron James. On the surface, it seems that Melania is offering support to the basketball player, but her statement lacks the specific language necessary for it to be a clear rebuttal to her husband's insults. What's more is that there's just enough ambiguity to prevent it from explicitly praising James. Like her stance on family separation, her statement "in support" of James might look good on paper, but doesn't actually say much.
It's tempting to, as many have, to interpret these incidents as acts of defiance by the first lady. Some have even taken to Twitter, using the hashtag #FreeMelania on social media. But the First Lady has historically been complicit in her husband's racist and misogynistic rhetoric: She backed up Trump's "birtherism" conspiracy theory, which falsely alleged that then-President Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States, and she also supported Trump after he bragged about sexual assault on tape. Her anti-bullying initiative takes aim at cyber-bullying, and yet fails to hold the president himself accountable — despite Trump's penchant for attacking others online. And when she finally went to visit families on the border that were suffering the trauma of separation, she wore a jacket that said "I really don't care, do u?"