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Perhaps the best example of how children learn from
their self-created experiences is babbling. No one teaches
the infant to babble, it comes entirely from the infant.
In the process of vocalizing, the infant creates all
of the sounds needed to speak any language on earth.
As the infant listens to the language being spoken around
him or her, the baby selects those vowels and consonants
that are unique to the language of the parents. As toddlers,
children often create their own grammars. So called
"pivot" grammars are a case in point. That
is the child uses a single word as the pivot of many
different shorthand sentences, "Baby up,"
"Baby drink," "Baby down," and so
on. Language is a powerful example of the importance
of children's self-initiated play activities in their
social learning. Play, however, is equally important
in children's learning of reading and math.
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The art of library music: Stellar instrumental song used for movie trailers and by Quentin Tarantino
What's library music, you ask? Library music is ready-made soundtracks for film, TV, and radio productions on a budget, who couldn't afford to hire a composer. The tracks commissioned by music libraries circulated the recordings to just those working within those industries, but eventually these discs ended up in used record stores, and were subsequently picked up by intrigued collectors.
My first inkling that library music—which experienced its heyday from the 1960s through the 1980s—was a genre unto itself, came via the 2000 compilation, Cinemaphonic: Electro Soul. I fell for the sounds heard on the collection, which ranged from jazz-funk to the avant-garde. A track like "Creepy Street" was designed to elicit a certain mood—and did just that. The comp was curated by record collector David Hollander, and was the first such collection of American library music to be widely distributed.
Earlier this year, a book Hollander penned concerning the subject was published. Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music is packed with awesome images and rarely told stories. One such tale comes from Keith Mansfield, who's amongst the composers who elevated what was considered a lower form of scoring into an art form. An excerpt from his late 1960s piece, "Funky Fanfare," will be recognizable to many as the music that was once used in American movie theaters in association with trailers and the feature presentation. This edit was later heard multiple times in the 2007 salute to exploitation cinema, Grindhouse, which was the work of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino.
"Funky Fanfare" appeared on a 1969 collection put together by the KPM music library, but this well-known library music number didn't actually begin as such. Here's Mansfield detailing how "Funky Fanfare"—which was originally recorded during a session for Decca Records signee Tony Newman—came to be:
We spent two hours [at Decca] doing the A-side, had a break, then we did the B-side and I left. It turned out, of course, that they turned the record over and the B-side became the A-side. But before the session started I said to the producer, "Oh by the way, I didn't have time to write a new piece of music, I've had to write [adapt] one of those that I've written for KPM." Of course, he thought that was fine. And then of course it became the A-side, but it wasn't called "Funky Fanfare," it was called "Soul Thing." So the first recording of "Funky Fanfare" is called "Soul Thing," and it's a Tony Newman record, a proper produced commercial recording done at Decca studios. Ten days later I record the same piece of music in Cologne for Robin [Phillips, who ran KPM] and we called it "Funky Fanfare." (excerpted from Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music)
Images of Keith Mansfield conducting an orchestra during a KPM recording session.
You may only know the brief, famous excerpt of "Funky Fanfare," but the entire track is fantastic. The song has the opening slot on the upcoming Unusual Sounds compilation, which is due November 9th.
Dangerous Minds has the remastered premiere of "Funky Fanfare":
The collection will be released by Anthology Recordings; pre-order yours here. The label's publishing arm, Anthology Editions, put out the Unusual Sounds book; get it here.
Some striking library music cover art from years past, courtesy of Anthology:
Examples of how "Funky Fanfare" was once used in American cinemas:
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There was a time when all the degrees, certificates and diplomas could be framed and displayed in your office or home wall.
Today, though, as we move into the Information Age, there are more and more non-traditional forms of quality education available. Many of them are even free, provided solely as a way of building interest in a given field. MOOCs, or Massively Open Online Courses, are everywhere now, and available from so many sources that it can be difficult to keep tabs on your own academic progress in the same way that used to be done through a single school.
It was with this in mind that Mozilla created Open Badges, their open and free system for keeping track of completed classes and acquired skills across the Internet.
What are Open Badges
The Mozilla Open Badges are pretty simple to understand and use. The core concept behind Open Badges is to offer learners the option to collect an approved token from different sources and share them across the web to showcase their ability. These tokens of approval are issued by organisations and communities where these learners have enrolled and earned some form of education, and because they are in digital form, the seal of approval can be displayed on personal websites, social networking sites and job sites.
Every badge is not just a digital image and definitely more than just a pretty face. It is embedded with information that speaks on behalf of the skills learned & earned. This information can include how and where it was obtained, who received it, and if and when it expires. A user's collection of Badges can be kept in a Badge Backpack, which is just a nice term for 'a user management interface where the earner can delete badges, import badges, set privacy controls, create and publish groups of badges, etc.'
How to Use Open Badges
For those that are interested in joining Open Badges, entry is free and open to the public.
There are three basics steps to getting started. Go to the Open Badges: Earn website and take a short quiz on badges and how they work that will help familiarise you with the concept. Upon completion of the quiz, you will receive an Open Badge to verify your new knowledge!
Next, you will start your Mozilla Backpack that we mentioned earlier. It is a place that Mozilla has created to collect and display your badges and the good thing is that the setup is quick and straightforward.
As students progress through self-paced courses, they receive 4-6 Open Badges per course, and upon completion of the program, students have attained badges certifying competency in a broad range of educational areas as well as a Master's Degree, which has its own value and benefit.
You can also jump ahead and just browse the Open Badge community to see who is offering Open Badges and look for topics and skills that interest you. By browsing the different listings, you will be able to see which items are offered and can start mapping how you'd like to begin collecting them. Once collected, Badges can be displayed either directly through a link to your Mozilla Backpack or on a variety of social media sites, including LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. There are also plugins for WordPress sites which make it possible to display Badges on your blog, as well.
Mozilla's program was launched in September of 2011 and has slowly begun to pick up steam towards universal acceptance. Today, around 100 institutions are designing and issuing badges, including Code School, IBM Authorized Training, Physiopedia, Michigan State University and Books@Work.
Though the courses are mostly created and issued by American companies, the badges themselves are open to anybody with an Internet connection.
There is no doubt that the education landscape of the future is changing. Though Open Badges may not be the final answer, it is a unique and exciting concept that has indeed begun to lead the way towards change.
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Amazing sky high sky scrappers, to luxurious world-class shopping centers to amazing beaches and deserts that you thought only ever existed in photographs.
Dubai is definitely a rapidly growing, tourist wonderland. As soon as you step out of the plane into the airport lounges you can already feel the world of sun and luxury ahead of you.
The first thing we did after dropping off our luggage was hit Dubai Mall and search for some long awaited food although we did become distracted at all the shops and the luxury of everything inside. The mall is HUGE to say the least. Once we finally reached the food court there was what felt like a million restaurants to chose from but eventually we opted for a light meal before choosing a slightly more "nicer" place later for dinner (The Red Lobster – which was btw really good!).
As we only planned to stay a few nights before continuing our trip on to Thailand we chose to stay at a reasonably priced chain hotel Radisson Bluwhich was situated in Downtown Dubai. This hotel was located a mere 5 minute or less drive to the world's tallest building The Burj Khalifa as well as the huge Dubai Mall which made it the perfect base for exploring. The hotel itself was modern, very clean and offered great views of the city (as well as a good breakfast with a huge variety of things to choose from).
Reaching the very top of the Burj Khalfia, we were amazed at the views of Dubai. Looking down from the tallest skyscraper in the world was surreal. We couldn't believe how high up we were.
On one of the evenings we decided to go on a Desert Safari Excursion. We were picked up by our tour guide mid-afternoon and began our exciting journey into the desert. Once we reached the desert sands our tour guide decided to take us on a Dune Bashing experience where the vehicle would toss and turn to the waves of the sand beneath us at high speed. It was a great experience to say the least. It literally felt as if we were on a rollercoaster. After around 20 minutes we reached the camp where we would later have an Arabian-style buffet dinner with entertainment including belly dancers. During our evening here we also spent some time with the camels and visited the various tent set-ups where we could take part in various activities such sand art, henna and shisha.
During our trip we also visited a few amazing beach resorts however one that we particularly enjoyed was the one at Rixos, The Palm. It was definitely an experience being there – it looked like one of those places you'd only see in music videos. The views from the pool, the food, the bar and the atmosphere was incredible. The resort also had access to a private beach where you could take part in a number of water activities.
Of course a trip to Dubai wouldn't be complete without a stop to take pictures and chill out near the Atlantis Hotel which is also located at the Palm.


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Blood Group Typing Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Growth, and Forecast 2017 - 2025
Global Blood Group Typing Market: Snapshot
Blood group typing is a process of identifying type of blood that a person has. The process depends on the level of antigens on Red Blood Cells (RBC) present. Blood group typing is usually conducted during organ and blood donation as organ or blood donation requires blood transfusion and also the knowledge of Rh factor present on the RBC. Identification of blood group is also important during the pregnancy as it prevents the new born from exposure of anemia. The global blood group typing market has seen a rise in growth due to technological advancements in the healthcare sector.
The market is about to grow during the forecast period because of the increasing research and development activities in forensic science, increase in the number of accidents, rising organ donation, and increase number of pregnancy. On the downside, the lack of skilled professional is expected to slug the growth rate of this market, as pure professionals are needed in this area. The world blood group typing market is segmented on the basis of types of test, techniques used, end users, and offerings.
On the basis of product and services, the market is segmented into instruments, services and consumables. Consumable section held largest share in the global blood typing market in 2016. It accounts for the major contribution in the market. On the basis types of test, the market is classified into antigen typing, antibody screening, human leukocyte, ABO blood tests, and cross matching tests. Rise in increase of identification of the disease at its initial stage has increased the growth in the usage of the antibody screening test.
North America has emerged dominant in the global blood group typing market. Asia Pacific is expected to lead at the fastest pace in future as the development of the medical sector touch sky.
Global Blood Group Typing Market: Overview
Blood group typing consists of various methods and techniques that are used to detect the group of blood. The correct and reliable grouping of blood is vital to fulfil a variety of clinical ends, especially for safe blood transfusion and in organ donation processes. In recent years, there have been marked developments in the conventional detection methods. Constant technological advancements in microarray, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and other assay-based techniques have improved detection methods. As a result, the market has seen the advent of high-throughput devices that enable clinicians in multiplexed and quantitative detection of various blood group antigens. Advanced methods such as quantum dots (QDs) and magnetic beads in assays improve identification and enhance clinical safety of blood transfusion.
Global Blood Group Typing Market: Key Trends
The rising number of blood donations and increasing number of patients needing transfusion due to accidents and trauma are the primary factors driving the blood group typing market. The growing demand for blood group typing for pregnancy and prenatal testing has boosted the market. Blood typing is also crucial to detect the condition of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) in pregnant women, thereby stimulating the demand for such tests. Increasing application of blood group typing in forensic sciences is further expected to catalyze the market growth.
The advent of novel molecular diagnostic tools that help in reliable and rapid identification of group in a large blood samples is expected to provide abundant opportunities to market players. For instance, the molecular genotyping of ABO blood groups in large populations can be accomplished with the help of these methods.
Global Blood Group Typing Market: Market Potential
A recent clinical study published in International Journal of Nanomedicine reveals that scientists have developed a novel multiplexed method for the identification of ABO blood groups. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, a prominent military institution of higher learning in China. Researchers conducting the study, quantified blood group A and B antigens with QD fluorescence assay (QFA). The assay integrates the traditional QD labeling with magnetic beads to make high throughput and quantitative method for rapid detection of antigens present in the ABO blood groups of fairly large volume populations. The scientists evaluated the efficacy of the method by testing the blood samples for 791 people and they confirmed that the accuracy was 100%; in addition, they asserted that when the conditions were optimized, even detection in weak samples produced satisfactory results.
An estimate by the researchers states that the multiplexed detection can be completed within the short span of 35 minutes with over 105 RBCs (red blood cells). This study holds marked significance for blood transfusion safety. The findings of the study show promising prospect for the blood group typing market, since the testing process can be used to devise an effective clinical strategy to improvise on the identification methods for ABO blood groups.
Global Blood Group Typing Market: Regional Outlook
Geographically, North America is a prominent market for blood group typing devices and consumables. The regional market is expected to witness substantial growth in the coming years. The growth of the market is attributed to the constant technological advancements in PCR and assays for blood grouping leading to the design of cost-effective and novel blood-grouping platforms.
Meanwhile, Asia Pacific is expected to provide lucrative avenues over the forecast period from 2017 to 2025. The impressive pace of growth of the Asia Pacific market for blood group typing is driven by some promising clinical studies in high throughput devices, increasing healthcare spending, and the growing number of blood transfusions.
Global Blood Group Typing Market: Competitive Analysis
Several players are making innovations in their offerings and using advanced technologies to discover novel methods for blood group typing. Key companies operating in the blood group typing market are Novacyt Group, Day medical SA, Rapid Labs, Quotient, Ltd., AXO Science, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. Immucor, Inc., and Grifols, S.A.
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Fort Collins-based FY5 plays three free CMC concerts
It probably helps to write a song about plowing snow off Red Mountain Pass in southwestern Colorado if you've actually driven the snowplow.
Just like, when writing a song about the flood of the St. Vrain River through Lyons, it helps to have known someone who suffered and lost when those floodwaters washed away homes in northern Colorado in 2013.
Not all the songs written and performed by the Fort Collins-based FY5 – Finnders & Youngberg are about places or events in Colorado. But the band's founder, lead singer and guitarist said they definitely consider themselves – and their music – influenced by the state and its people.
"We're proud to be a Colorado band," said Mike Finders (pronounced FIN-ders, like on a fish. Mispronouncements of his last name led to the addition of the second "n" in the band's name.) "We like to think our music is centered on a Colorado beat. It's a good bluegrass state, which probably a lot of people don't think about when they think of Colorado."
FY5 – Finnders & Youngberg will perform three free concerts, at Colorado Mountain College campuses in Leadville, Rifle and Steamboat Springs Feb. 25-27.
Precision picking, soaring harmonies, joyful choreography
Finders and banjo player Aaron Youngberg met in 2005 and started playing together. Vocalist and bass player Erin Youngberg (who is married to Aaron Youngberg), mandolin picker Rich Zimmerman and fiddler Ryan Drickey round out the five-piece band, which formed in 2009. The size of the band led to the "FY5" that precedes Finnders & Youngberg.
Finders said he was captivated after hearing legendary banjo player Earl Scruggs, who was the first to master and refine a three-finger picking method. "His style was a little bit of an anomaly and it just knocked me out," he said. "His banjo playing made me want to play bluegrass."
FY5 – Finnders & Youngberg have performed at summer festivals outside Colorado, including in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Spokane, Wash.; and a few times in Wyoming. They've also been to the Midwest – Iowa, Nebraska, Chicago and Madison, Wisc.
"We had offers to go to California, but it wasn't enough to make it worthwhile for a five-piece band," Finders said. "We teach a bluegrass camp for adults each year in New Mexico and we always perform at the bluegrass festival in Pagosa Springs each summer. We try to tour as much as we can, but we want to keep our lives in balance, too. Touring all the time can lead to strains on relationships and breakups, and we definitely don't want that."
FY5 – Finnders & Youngberg is sometimes described as a 21st century bluegrass band, he said. Their performances feature precision picking, soaring harmonies and joyful, energetic choreography centered on an old-school, single microphone setup.
"We don't think of ourselves as a true, old-time bluegrass band, but people think of our music as definitely bluegrass," Finders said. "Every once in a while we'll cover a song by somebody like Earl Scruggs or Hank Thompson, but we focus on our own art, our own music. I like to think of us as more of a folk band, really. We're singing about honest folks doing honest folks' work, usually our own stories."
The free concert in Leadville, presented by KW Construction and Restoration and CMC Art Share, will be held at the Colorado Mountain College campus, Climax Molybdenum Leadership Center, 901 South Highway 24, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25.
The other two free concerts, presented by CMC ArtShare, will be held at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, Clough Auditorium, 3695 Airport Road, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, and at
Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs, Allbright Family Auditorium, 1275 Crawford Ave., at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27.
For more information about the FY5 – Finnders & Youngberg concerts, call 970-947-8367. Find more about the band at fy5band.com.


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MSB in association with Connected Irish are hosting a networking breakfast at our offices in Silkhouse Court on Thursday, 17th March, between 8-10am, to mark St Patrick's Day.
For those people who may have an interest in or connection with Ireland, a new networking organisation has been set up to advance their business, cultural and community affairs.
The group meet on a regular basis and plan an official launch in the forthcoming year.
Eamonn Sexton, partner at MSB and on the Board of Connected Irish, believes that this is an opportunity to forge an effective working association.
He said:
"Connected Irish will be a focal point for people interested in all things Irish in Liverpool, Northern England and beyond.
"It seeks to promote and support the diverse talents, interests and needs of the people working and living amongst us.
"With a shared purpose, the collaborative means and the collective will to do so, we shall offer members the opportunity to raise additional business and enhance the profile and wellbeing of the greater community."


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Back in former times, there were only so many things a couple could do to have a baby. If the old fashioned way of procreating didn't work due to issues with the male or woman, they were typically too shamed or embarrassed to even talk about it. Science wasn't at its peak in terms of alternate ways to have a baby.
Nowadays (thankfully), we have artificial insemination (mom and donor, dad and donor, or two unknown donors), in vitro fertilization (IVF), intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection, adoption, and many other ways to help a couple become a family. Most notably, the art of surrogacy is gaining popularity.
Just as there are options for how a couple wants to get pregnant, there are also options in surrogacy. A surrogate can be used as a shell while the mom's egg and the dad's sperm are already combined and just implemented in the surrogate. Or perhaps a woman is impregnated by a male's sperm, with her being the biological mother (but won't physically raise the child).
Regardless of what the couple chooses, they hopefully have options. However, now that surrogacy is no longer something that's hidden, it does have its fair share of differences that parents should be aware of before diving into this beautiful three-person relationship.
20 Hormones Don't Change
This may seem obvious, but the surrogate mother is the one going through all the hormone changes — not the biological mother. They're both in different states physically and mentally.
While the bio mom might be all rainbows and sunshine thinking about their soon-to-be baby, the surrogate is most likely going through morning sickness and the changes that come with birthing a child.
But it's not a time to feel bad for the surrogate; they chose this lifestyle with purpose and love the fact that they're gifting a life to a family in need.
19 Waiting Game
When a couple is trying to conceive naturally (without the help of science or doctors), it's a waiting game. All the woman can really do is track her ovulation and cycles and hope for the best. Once she misses her period or is a few days late, she can run to the closest drugstore and grab a few pregnancy tests.
But for a surrogate, she knows that there's a higher percentage she will be pregnant. It's a mindset, really.
She knows there's a higher chance that she's pregnant and can kind of go back to life knowing this fact. Other parents going the natural route have to wait and pray that everything is all good under the hood.
18 Check The Price Tag
Conceiving with the help of science has a fancy price tag. There are thousands of reasons why a couple might not be able to get pregnant — but that's not the point. The point is that couples have options. Forbes wrote an article back in 2014 stating that IVF cost one couple close to $20,000 in cycles and medication.
Similarly, West Coast Surrogacy assures their clients that it can cost them anywhere from $90-130,000.
This price includes the surrogate mother's compensation, legal fees, health screenings, actual hospital fees for the day of birth, and additional compensations for unexpected road bumps.
Before a family dives into the idea of surrogacy, go through a reputable agency where the price tag is well worth the safety and effort of a healthy child.
17 There Are Usually Lawyers Involved
As selfless and beautiful as surrogacy is, there are definitely off-putting stories regarding surrogates and the couples they carry for, which is why most couples are reminded to lawyer up. Dr. Khan told Health "Find a lawyer who specializes in reproductive law and create a legal contract with your gestational carrier. Surrogacy remains in a bit of a legal vacuum," meaning laws differ from state to state. In order to ensure the easiest surrogate process, find a lawyer who is well versed in this subject and choose a reputable agency.
16 Postpartum
Surrogates know their role in the process when they're hired. They're not there to "steal" the couple's baby or become attached to this little life they've grown for nine months. They're here to help a couple in need; to bring a life into the world. However, even though they've given birth and helped out a deserving family, now they have to go through the process of getting back to normal.
There's no baby to bond or nestle with. Their hormones are going back to normal and they may suffer postpartum depression symptoms, even though the baby isn't theirs.
That's definitely something to think about as a surrogate.
15 Medication
As aforementioned, surrogates go through a lot of testing before the process of becoming pregnant even starts; this is why the success rate is so high. Surrogates know that they have one goal: to carry and deliver a healthy baby. They'll do whatever is necessary to make that happen. In contrast to getting pregnant naturally, the mindset can be different. "As a surrogate, you must be willing to take more medication in comparison to a natural pregnancy in order to prepare the body to receive an embryo and to later be able to sustain the pregnancy."
14 When You Know, You Know
Most women who become pregnant naturally don't realize they're pregnant until a month after the fact (sometimes longer). But surrogates are geared up to be looking for a growing baby inside them. They're more prepared both physically and mentally (mainly because of the medications given beforehand to make their bodies more willing).
One surrogate told Simple Surrogacy that in comparison to naturally conceiving,
"... In the surrogacy and IVF process, awareness begins soon after the embryo is transferred. Due to this, surrogates may have a greater sensitivity to early pregnancy symptoms during this stage as the awareness takes place immediately."
13 A Surrogate's Body Is Prepared For A Baby
Jeni Denhof told her experience to Circle Surrogacy of having her own children and then surrogating for other families. Since Jeni had her own, she noticed a few differences between pregnancies; for starters, her body was more ready for a baby when she was a surrogate.
"In the weeks leading up to the scheduled embryo transfer, my body was prepared to become pregnant thanks to the medications commonly used in IVF,"
Denhof said. She also went to meetings with doctors to make sure her body was responding well to the treatment. "A short time later, during a quick and painless procedure, the embryo transfer took place with the intended parents at my side. I continued with my medications and monitoring appointments until we were about 10 weeks pregnant, at which time I was weaned from the medication and released to my own OBGYN."
12 You're Not Just Supporting Yourself, You're Supporting The Woman Carrying Your Child
You may feel all kinds of ways, worrying and hoping your baby is growing beautifully, but you also need to support the woman carrying the child. She may have done this willingly, but she still needs support in multiple forms from the bio baby's parents. The hormones a pregnant woman is going through are all over the place; I can only imagine going through those emotions while realizing that little baby growing inside you isn't yours.
All the ups and downs, the sleepless nights, the nausea — it's all for the better of someone else.
Being a team of three (the couple and the surrogate) will assure everyone is on the same page and supportive of each other.
11 Mutual Respect
Some moms find themselves jealous of the surrogate who gets to carry their child, but it's not a time to be jealous; it's a time for respect and love. A couple had the money and resources to have a child with another woman as a host; there's no room for being petty or wonder "what if?". Here we have a woman who has signed on to carry your child for nine whole months! She has given up her own social and work life so that someone else could experience the dream of parenthood.
10 It's Your Baby - Not Your Schedule
When a couple gets pregnant naturally, they can plan the doctor's appointments around their own schedules. But with a surrogate, a bio-mom and dad need to coordinate a third party into the mix. This is why open communication is huge in surrogacy.
Everyone needs to be on the same page and create a calendar that works for all when making these doctor's appointments.
Of course, the surrogate mother is going to do what she needs to do, but it's in the biological parents' best interest to do everything they can to be at those appointments. This way they can support their surrogate and hear more news about their little pea-in-the-pod.
9 You're Sharing The Experience
Pregnancy is normally between mom and her partner, but now it's between two partners and a surrogate. But this doesn't mean pregnancy won't bring a couple closer or even be more cherished; it just means you have to share the experience.
Surrogate Jeni Denhof expressed "One of the best parts of my surrogacy was that I shared the pregnancy with the intended parents. Experiencing important milestones and special moments of the pregnancy was something I really looked forward to sharing with the intended parents." Letting a couple know that you're giving them their greatest gift is, in return, a gift to the surrogate.
8 Surrogate Mothers Don't Have Normal 'Parenting' Responsibilities
There's a stage in every pregnancy when a mom will feel like nesting. She'll start cleaning and preparing a space for her new baby. But when you're a surrogate, you don't need to do any of the sort.
You plan for a healthy and meaningful pregnancy, go into labor, and give the couple the baby they couldn't have themselves. There's no need to buy all the toys, furniture, or supplies needed for an infant. You don't need to go through a breastfeeding course or even buy diapers in bulk. You simply grow a baby, give the baby to its parents, and heal from the experience before going back to the life you had nine months prior.
7 Recovering As A Surrogate
It can be tough for a new mom to recover from birth when there's an infant attached to her, but surrogate moms don't have that problem. Sure, they're recovering from a major life-changing surgery, but they have time to recover without the stress and sleepless nights that an infant brings.
"I found that recovering from my surrogate pregnancy was far easier than it was with the birth of my own kids," one surrogate mentioned.
"This was because I could focus my time and attention on recovery rather than caring for an infant."
She explained how getting to sleep and relax with family was all she needed to recuperate.
6 Recovering As A New Mom
Likewise to the post above, after a new mom is handed her baby and waves her surrogate goodbye, she's finally bonding with baby. Instead of healing from labor, the new mom can bounce into action, helping her infant in any way possible. She's not feeling sore, she doesn't need to breastfeed, she's not recovering from surgery — she's simply ready and willing whenever her baby needs to her.
Life after labor can be extremely tough for new moms, but for those who had a surrogate, they may have a clearer head space when their baby comes crying.
5 Bonding Experience
Say what you will about Kim Kardashian but the world gave her many props for hiring a surrogate for her third baby, Chicago. After not being able to have a safe pregnancy, surrogacy seemed like the best option for the couple.
And as everyone who viewed the show knows, she was worried she wouldn't be able to bond with Chicago since she didn't carry her for nine months. But all those fears went out the window when baby Chi was born. The process went swimmingly for the West family and the family of five are well bonded.
4 Personal Tests
Women who are physically capable of carrying a baby can do so as soon as they're reproductively ready.
But with surrogacy, more is at stake. Women who become surrogates undergo a few tests to make sure they're a safe and viable option to carry a child.
Simple Surrogacy, an agency in Dallas Texas explained "We provide all our potential candidates with a list of requirements that they must meet in order to qualify. In addition, they go through a series of physical and psychological assessments to ensure that they are in good shape and are able to endure pregnancy with little to no complications."
Most agencies follow suit and don't hire a surrogate to their database if they are unfit either mentally or physically. Naturally pregnant women definitely don't need to do those tests.
3 There Are Different Forms Of Surrogacy
Just as there are different ways to get pregnant, there are also different forms of surrogacy. As Health states, "A traditional surrogate becomes pregnant with her own egg and the father's sperm—via IVF or intrauterine insemination (in which sperm are placed directly in the uterus)—and she is the child's biological mother."
However Dr. Khan explains not many couples go that route because they want a child with their own genes, which is why so many go the gestational route.
The good thing to remember is there is no wrong way to have a child, couples have options like they've never had before.
2 Unconventional Conception
Having a surrogate involved is more scientific... it takes more planning than a generic pregnancy. It's kind of unconventional to have another woman carrying your child, but if science has made this safely possible, why not give it a try? Surrogacy is a wonderful alternative for trying parents, and there are so many agencies that make this process as seamless as possible.
But the two parents need to prepare themselves because they're not going to have the normal "maternal instinct" to nest and prep for nine months. They are going to have to do all this while their baby is growing from afar.
1 You Will Forever Be Connected
Whether the biological parents and the surrogate have a relationship after the birth is up to them. Sometimes a couple wants to be forever connected to their carrier and keep them up-to-date on their lives. Other times, a hug is all that's needed and the individual parties can go about their lives.
Regardless of how the party of three handle the ending of their agreement, they will forever be connected.
The surrogate will be respected as the woman who made their child possible. She is a part of their story. This is why choosing the right surrogate/agency is so important; with a process as sensitive as child bearing, everyone should be all in.
Resources: Conceive Abilities, Circle Surrogacy, Simple Surrogacy, Health, PBS, Modern Family Surrogacy, Forbes, West Coast Surrogacy


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THE World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe will provide food to over 15 000 households in Chipinge one of the districts hard hit by cyclone Idai.
Provision of food to the Chipinge households through the WFP according to government is expected to last until the end of May 2019.
"Registration of beneficiaries for relief support has now been completed in 23 wards in Chipinge District,with the assistance of the World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP will provide food assistance to 15 553 identified households up to the end of May 2019" said minister of information and publicity Monica Mutsvangwa at the post cabinet briefing yesterday.
WFP plans to mount an emergency operation to provide food assistance to approximately 270,000 people in seven affected districts, including Chimanimani and Chipinge, for a period of three months, in coordination with partners' efforts and existing Government interventions to mitigate the food deficit.
Following its landfall in Mozambique on 14 March, Cyclone Idai continued across land as a Tropical Storm and devastated eastern Zimbabwe with heavy rains and strong winds.
Chipinge alongside Chimanimani are the most affected districts by the cyclone in the country which claimed 347 lives and property running into several millions of dollars was destroyed.
The cyclone exacerbates the country's food security situation following an El-Nino induced drought.
WFP notes that in 2019, nearly 5.3 million people face food insecurity at the peak of the lean season, as poor rains and erratic weather patterns have a negative impact on crop harvests and livelihood prospects.
Factors which have exacerbated Zimbabwe's food security situation to "serious" according to the 2017 Global Hunger Index (where it ranked 108th of 119) are widespread poverty, HIV/AIDS, limited employment opportunities, liquidity challenges, recurrent climate-induced shocks and economic instability all contribute to limiting adequate access to food.
Low-productivity agricultural practices and lack of access to markets are also affecting the food security of the vast majority of rural Zimbabweans, whose livelihoods depend on rain-fed agricultural production.
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Just two more days at work and I'll be on the road.
I was born in Eastern Oregon, down the interstate a few hours from Portland, a craft-brewing powerhouse that boasts a number of beer-related statistics, helpfully furnished by the city's tourism wing:
- Portland has more breweries than any other city in the world. There are 30 craft breweries within the city limits; 38 in the Portland metro area.
- According to the Oregon Brewers Guild, no matter where you are in Portland, you're never more than 15 minutes from a craft brewery.
- Among "hopheads" (beer lovers), Portland's nicknames include "Beervana," "Brewtopia" and "Munich on the Willamette."
- Portland is home to the nation's best-attended beer bash: the Oregon Brewers Festival. More than 50,000 people enjoy this annual riverfront event, which takes place the last full weekend of July.
- Portland has a 3 percent market share of the more than 1,400 breweries and brewpubs in the United States.
Through my days at Oregon State University in Corvallis, I developed a taste for craft beer, though I had my share of Pabst Blue Ribbon along the way.
Now, every trip home is a chance to try something new. So many places in Portland have craft beer on tap or in bottles, and even if you went in at noon for a sandwich, you'll find yourself tempted by the beer cooler.
My three-city tour (Portland, Pendleton and Corvallis) of Oregon will be, at least in part, beer-fueled. In Portland, where my older brother and his fiancee live, I have the on-the-ground reality of those aforementioned statistics. In Pendleton, where my mother lives, I can look forward to my first look at the newly opened Prodigal Son Brewery and Pub downtown. Even Corvallis, where my father and stepmother live, has something new, in the form of the Block 15 Brewery and Restaurant. (correction: Block 15 opened a few years back. The new brewpub in Corvallis is Flat Tail.)
All this beer talk, though exciting, does draw attention from the fact that the main reason for the visit is to see family, who put up with me living on the other side of the world. But I think the quality of our time together will be heightened thanks to the beer (and food) culture of our cities and towns.
As much as I can, I'll report on my trip from the road. To other winter travelers, have a safe, enjoyable holiday.


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War mode is pointless with sharding. That's what they don't seem to understand, which makes me think they don't even play this game. Take twenty minutes, form a raid group and turn war mode on and go look for a fight. Tell me what you find in every zone. Maybe 2 or 3 random horde. But then turn it around and go out by yourself. You'll be the lone person up against 50+ horde. The sharding totally ruins whatever battle royale type of fights they were hoping to inject into this game. I mean, if you're going to rip off other games, at least make a decent effort to get it right. It's pretty much a …
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Brown bear don't care. Still not doing War mode as long as sharding is a thing. Shows just how out of touch these devs are when they think that a lot of alliance turn war mode off because of the exp buff. You really think anyone actually gave a crap about that piddly 10% exp buff? Nope. Not at all. I'm starting to doubt that these devs even play their own game.
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Come up with a way to re-use the artifact power system. But instead of making it an item you can actually interact with, make it something static that has an effect on other pieces of gear. Like it unlocks abilities on separate pieces of gear as you gain more artifact power. But make the gear completely unrelated to the artifact piece.Also, completely get rid of server identities by removing specific playset rules from the servers (I.E no more PvP/PvE servers.) Instead add an option that enables or disables world PvP which can be turned on or off. But keep sharding in so it limits the amount o…
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I told myself I would always remember. I promised I would never forget.
I am learning I was wrong.
My daughter comes home from school some days and is upset, upset because of something someone said, a misunderstanding, a disagreement that only those who were involved could even remotely begin to understand. Someone wanted to play something and someone else didn't. Someone whispered something and said it was nothing but no one believed them. A look was misinterpreted, a joke wasn't funny.
Each day it is something different and yet very much the same.
I see her sitting there, upset, and I hear myself saying the words that I think will help. I talk about friendships, how to treat people, how to ensure people treat us the way we want to be treated.
On and on I go.
I hear myself saying the words that my mother probably said to me and I hear myself breaking the promise I made to myself so many years ago.
I promised myself I wouldn't forget what it was like to be young.
I promised that when I was a "grown up" I would remember how hard it is to be a kid.
I know there was a time when I went through all of the exact same things. I have blurry memories of school yards and scraped knees and bruised feelings. Vague remembrances of choosing friends and not being chosen myself. I know it happened to me, you'd be hard pressed to find someone it didn't happen to.
But I don't remember the feelings. I don't remember the raw pain of being left out, the inherent lack of perspective that comes with that time in a person's life. I find myself advocating for a long-range view, knowing from where I sit now that all of this will come to be but a small chapter, a set of lessons learned and filed away. But she can't see it from where she sits, just as I couldn't at that age.
I want to teach her the things that will help get her through this. But quite honestly I don't know what those things are, and even more honestly, I'm beginning to realize that she doesn't want to be taught.
She wants to be understood. She wants me to wipe away the tears and tell her that I know what she's going through. She wants to hear that I realize things are hard, today, right in this moment, not to be told that they will all get better years from now.
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At 103, Edith Smith can vividly recall how she met her closest, longtime friends. Some worked alongside her at her first job at the YWCA in Chicago in the late 1930s. Others were elementary school classmates in Grinell, Iowa, with whom she trudged through the snow after school, stopping for hot tea on the way home.
"We help each other. We talk to each other. We give advice to each other," said Smith, who lives at Bethany Retirement Community in Ravenswood and said she still calls one of those friends every day.
Such strong friendships may contribute to higher cognitive functioning and sharper memory in adults as they age, according to a new study by researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. The latest findings are part of Northwestern's study of so-called SuperAgers — adults 80 or older with the cognitive abilities of those in their 50s or 60s.
"We're building on this idea of trying to understand what has allowed these SuperAgers to thrive," said Emily Rogalski, associate professor and senior author of the study, which looked at social aspects of the high-functioning group.
Rogalski said the latest study, published last month in the journal PLOS ONE, was the first to go beyond biological factors of SuperAgers and is significant because it offers a "tangible" way to try to reduce the risk of dementia or Alzheimer's. Previous studies focused more on the biological traits of SuperAgers, including finding that those in the group have a larger cortex in their brain than their peers.
"This is something you can change," Rogalski said of the latest, social findings. "You can try to have stronger relationships with others."
For the study, researchers issued the Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale questionnaire to SuperAgers, as well as a group of their peers who were also healthy but had average cognitive abilities. The questionnaire measures various forms of well-being, including positive relations. In their answers on that topic, SuperAgers scored higher than their average-minded peers, leading researchers to conclude they have stronger social ties.
Rogalski said it's possible that having an active social life can stimulate the brain and keep it exercised and challenged through conversation. Having a social outlet also tends to keep people moving and out of the house, she said. Those attributes are seen as ways to prevent memory problems in old age.
Smith said she has always made friendships a priority in her life and enjoys being social. She participates in group classes at her retirement home, and shares baked goods and homemade jelly with her neighbors.
"I'm just a person who likes people," she said. "When you like people, you communicate."
It's hard to say how society's reliance on technology and social media to communicate and form relationships could affect meaningful social connections in the future.
While it's clear that social media has widened people's circle of acquaintances and the ability to maintain friendships, it remains to be seen if those relationships have the same quality as more traditional friendships, said Steve Jones, communications professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It also depends on the person.
"Some people may simply feel more comfortable with relationships in person," Jones said. "Some may prefer ones online."
Terran Salbego, Midwest regional director of operations for Autumn Leaves, an assisted living community for those with dementia or Alzheimer's, said he has heard from families of residents that socialization improves their situation.
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Salbego said the loved ones of many Autumn Leaves residents notice an immediate improvement, simply from the more social living arrangement.
"They're seeing them more optimally conditioned, more socialized," said Salbego, who said the results of the study seem logical. "Socialization is a huge aspect in overall well-being."
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