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On December 5, 2012, the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America brought together scholars and policymakers to examine the history, challenges and prospects for Christians in Iraqi Kurdistan today.
Equal parts as an academic conference and a Washington policy forum, it brought together leading historians of Christianity in the Middle East, constitutional scholars on land, oil, and religious freedom, demographers of Christian populations on the move, a delegation of American Christian leaders reflecting on their visit last month to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (KRI), and inside-the-Beltway policy analysts and advisors. Panelists and presenters hailedfrom Austria, Belgium, Indonesia and the US (including the Kurdish diaspora), and the program included a message from His Excellency Bashir Matti Warda, Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil, Iraq. The presenters were engaged by a lively group of attendees from Canada, Europe, Iraqi Kurdistan
and the US, who represented US and foreign government organizations, academic institutions, and over a dozen NGOs.
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Christian Communities in Iraqi Kurdistan
Welcome and Introduction
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- John H. Garvey J.D.
- John Desrocher
History of Christian Communities in Iraqi Kurdistan
- Dietmar W. Winkler, Ph.D
- Prof. Dr. Herman Teule, Ph.D.
- Prof. Dr. Sidney H. Griffith, S.T., Ph.D.
Hopes for the Christian Communities in Iraqi Kurdistan
- Archbishop Bashar Warda
- The Most Reverend Vicken Aykaziar
- Very Reverend Dr. James A. Kowalski
- A. Larry Ross
Regional Challenges for Religious Minorities in the Middle East
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- Tamara Cofman Wittes, Ph.D.
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has developed itself into quite a large, diverse company over the last 30 years. The company has made a living in the enterprise behind its server and Windows services, and has maintained its hold in many environments thanks to its Microsoft Office suite of products, which are used in both consumer and corporate environments. But with all of the growth and development of the company, might it be time for it to streamline its operation?
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Available research tells us that safe and convenient bicycle transport would significantly improve public health.
Per dollar spent, bicycle infrastructure is more effective in reducing commute times than road or rail.
Bike infrastructure can be decoupled from roads, instead using rail routes and waterways, thus unlocking redundant industrial land for bicycle oriented redevelopment (having parking for bikes, rather than cars).
It is better that a fraction of a city have the whole of its trips made by bike, than for a whole city to have only a fraction of trips made by bike.
Just as architects of the 1920s brought on the car city of the 1950s with their avant-garde visions, architects of the 2010s can bring on tomorrow's bike city with progressive new visions.
More in Steven Fleming, Cycle Space: Architecture and Urban Design in the Age of the Bicycle, Rotterdam: nai010 Publishers, 2012.
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In a world of Spotify…
In one of the sadder concessions of defeat Microsoft have made, they have announced that the free, ad supported Xbox Music streaming service will cease to operate on December 1, effectively pulling the service out of the arena where it faced off against the behemoth Spotify, and smaller minnows like Sony's Music Unlimited and Apple's iTunes Radio. It's sad because Xbox Music was actually pretty good.
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In addition, any music that you purchase will be available on PCs, tablets, and phones, and any playlist created without a subscription will still be viewable, though you will need to subscribe to actually play the songs.
If you own an Xbox One or an Xbox 360 and want to continue using Xbox Music to its fullest, subscribing might be a good idea.
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Sophomore Taxter leads Skyhawks to 11th-place finish
DORCHESTER, Mass. (October 8, 2016) – The Stonehill College men's cross country team tallied an 11th-place finish overall out of 34 teams comprised of Division I, II and III teams Saturday morning at the New England Championship.
The Skyhawks scored 300 points for its 11th-place mark, while Northeastern University tallied a first-place mark with a score of 102. Brown University crossed the finish second (113), as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (133), Boston University (156), and University of Maine (156) followed finishing in the top five.
Taxter tallied a career-best time leading the Skyhawks in the varsity division
Sophomore Lucas Taxter (Readville, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) led the Skyhawks crossing the finish with a career-best time of 25:22.3, good for 23rd place.
Senior Antonio Xelhua (Arlington, Mass./Arlington) was the second Stonehill runner to finish, placing 59th among the field of 221 at the eight-kilometer race with a time of 25:57.6. Sophomore Riley Dowd (Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veterans Memorial) was fell close behind tallying 65th (26:00.2). Alexander Demeule (Merrimac, Mass./Pentucket Regional) and Daniel Nolan (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) crossed the line back-to-back 76th (26:09.1) and 77th (26:09.5).
Kenny Vinacco (Scituate, R.I./Scituate) finished 113th with a time of 26:40.7, while Sam Bradford (Bedford, Mass./Bedford) was the last Stonehill runner to cross the line at 27:37.1 for a 177th-place tally.
"The men gave a solid effort all around," stated head coach Karen Boen. "There are some things that we need to work on and we didn't have some of our top runners in this race. But, coming out of the last invitational, we were very pleased."
In the men's sub-varsity eight-kilometer race, Stonehill finished fourth among 19 teams tallying 105 points. Amherst College took the title with 87 points as Massachusetts Institute of Technology followed with 92 points and Northeastern University took third with 98 points.
Murphy led the sub-varsity division
Junior Jimmy Murphy (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield) led the Skyhawks with a time of 26:04.9 making a fifth-place mark. Freshman Michael Durkin (Hingham,Mass./Hingham) finished with a time of 26:20.1 for a 15th-place mark, as junior Alex Southiere (Cumberland,R.I./Cumberland) followed finishing at 26:23.4 for a 21st-place tally.
Sophomore David Lockhart (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) crossed the line 34th with time of 26:38.8. Freshman Chris Gendron (Lowell, Mass./Lowell) finished 54th with a time of 26:59.4. Sophomore Lawrence Carney (Lowell, Mass./Lowell) finished with a time of 27:10.5, good for 60th place.
Sophomore John Onken (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North) was the last Skyhawk to finish in the top 100 with a time of 27:27.9, good for 79th place. Freshman Peter Blake (Stoneham, Mass./Austin Prep.) tallied 106th place with a time of 28:14.0, while classmates Jeremy Breen (Watertown, Mass./Watertown) and Thomas Mackin (Lynn, Mass./Lynn Classical) crossed the line 148th (29:30.6) and 163rd (30:15.4), respectively.
Stonehill will take some time off as it prepares to host the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Saturday, October 22 for its Purple and White Event.
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In case you missed the Grey's Anatomy finale in May, here's a little refresher: Owen and Amelia probably got married; Ben helped April deliver her and Jackson's baby girl; Arizona and Callie came to a custody arrangement for Sofia; Maggie told Meredith she had the hots for Riggs, with whom Mer just had a four-time-in-one-night fling; and Alex beat the crap out of DeLuca, thinking he was hooking up with Jo.
The last storyline seemed like just another fight/misunderstanding but ABC just released its first teaser trailer of the upcoming 13th season and the drama between Karev, Jo and DeLuca is front and centre. Because apparently the smackdown Alex laid on Andrew was pretty major, so much so that it looks like the intern is now fighting for his life.
How?! Yes, Karev's punches were unrelenting but DeLuca seems like a tough enough guy who could handle the blows. But clearly, Alex's Hulk smashes were too much. An angry Meredith warns Alex and that he could face jail time if anyone figures out what he did (so he better hope Jo doesn't tell anyone and DeLuca comes out of this with no memory, or is very, very forgiving). Karev also wonders if Grey will turn him in but let's be serious. She would never.
But speaking of Jo, where the heck is she? And will this near-death experience for DeLuca have Maggie running back to her ex-boyfriend's side or is she still all about Riggs?
But the most important question: Will DeLuca die? Please, Shonda, no. We need as many pretty things and dreamy dudes to ogle during TGITs and we don't think we can handle a DeLuca-less Grey's.


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The club's No-Boat party was the expected good time even though there were, well, no boats. Lots of pictures of boats flashed on the screen, lots of stories of boats were told, lots of discussion of boats flowed along with the drinks and laughter. As the night wore on boat talk gave way to dancing and general marry making. Deb and I are not really the dancing types. Which is kind of okay seeing as any dancing days I might have had were left on the hood of an errant black Mercedes. On a good day I move with a barely discernible limp. Other days, like after spending the best part of a week laying down a new tile floor in the kitchen / dinning room, I shuffle along with even less grace than normal.
Our friends from the club were all excited about our attempt to buy The Tartan, though one or two suggested we anchor the boat out where the "Little Island" used to be as a kind of replacement. Many of them are regular charter sailors, well versed in sailing boats in the 50 foot range, and volunteered to help me figure out how to make 42 feet worth of boat go.(Something I am counting on.) Since most also have very nice boats tied to the docks in our marina, I suspect a smidgen of ulterior motive is mixed in with the largess. It hasn't been that long since watching Nomad try to make the pier with me at the helm raised every eyebrow that had us in sight. The Tartan may not be much of an adventure-in-sailing on our little lake, but she will surly be an adventure-in-maneuvering around the alleys of our floating dock system. And getting to the pump out? Oh Mama, no room to turn 42 feet of boat in there. Since the pump out ports are on the port side, we can drive in okay, but will have to back out. I think I'll sell tickets the first couple of tries, though chances are the gentry will grab boat hooks and fenders and then watch from a row of bows. (Something else I am counting on! I wouldn't want to put a scratch on the new-to-us-boat if they can help it.)
"When will the new boat will get to the lake," was the most asked question of the night. Truth is we don't know. This boat buying thing is a process with a goal but no schedule. The second most asked question was, now that we have "The Boat," when are we going to leave? The truth is we don't know that either. This going cruising thing is also a process with a goal but no schedule. Which is okay with me.
Our culture worships schedules. Everything is done with a clock and/or a calendar in the background. I remember being struck by this when I was very young, first or second grade maybe. We were lined up in the hall at the end of the school day, outside it was sunny and warm and all we really wanted to do was get out to play. But the bell had yet to ring. Two teachers stood guard at the door to ensure no child got outside a moment before the school schedule allowed. I knew there was something seriously whacked about the whole thing, but I was way too young to figure it out. I'm not so young anymore. Now I see grown people standing in line to "clock out," none caring to be docked 1/4 hour for leaving the premises 60 seconds before the work schedule allows, (though clearly all work has already stopped). Things are even more whacked than I suspected all those years ago.
We are working on getting the boat. We are going cruising. We will go when the time is right, but not on a schedule. The worship of schedules is something we hope to leave on the land.
(or how to move onto a sailboat) With the advent of our 50th birthdays came the usual sorts of life evaluations that one goes through. At what have I succeeded? What contributions have I made? What do I have left that I want to do before I die? Living on the water was high on both our lists. For any who share the dream, and for our family members who might not understand, this is our story. We don't know where it will take us, but welcome along for the ride!
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The Friends of Roselawn Centre (FoRC) were delighted to be a part of the City of Port Colborne's official unveiling of phase one renovations to the historic mansion at the Roselawn Centre, on July 24, 2018. Local and regional dignitaries were in attendance, including Port Colborne Mayor John Maloney, Niagara Centre MP Vance Badawey, and Port Colborne native David Lamettie, currently MP for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun.
Long-time FoRC volunteer and Board Member, Arlene Lessard spoke on the Friends' behalf:
On behalf of the Friends of Roselawn Centre, thank you for this invitation to be here today. We are pleased to be part of this exciting unveiling.
In 2015 our board began our capital campaign for the external restoration of this heritage house and we pledged $50,000 along with the majority of support from the City and the Federal Canada 150 grant.
We were very happy to have met our goal this past March!
We want to thank our capital campaign donors who are very supportive of our goals. You made the difference! We want to thank our volunteers through the FoRC and the City of Port Colborne. These volunteers are the ones who make our fundraising events so successful.
I would also like to acknowledge our hard-working volunteer Board of Directors:
Laurie Pye, Past President, Artist & Educator
Pat Bowman, Treasurer & Master Gardener (Pat has a great impact on the Roselawn gardens)
Carol Brisley, Secretary, Historian & Artist
Glenda Buck, Fundraising & Membership Chair
Heather Fenton Finlayson, Graphic Design & Social Media
Paul Tyson, Artist & Advisor
Although she is not on our board, we want to extend a big thank you to Gail Todd. She is one of the founding members of FoRC – and she has been a true champion of our cause and provided tireless support for many of our events.
We also appreciate all of the work and assistance that we have received from the Roselawn Centre staff, including Terry Shauble, Bonnie Schneider, Kate Vance, Jim Hawley, Michele Cuthbert and Nicole Halasz.
Throughout the winter and spring, as we've had our Board meetings here, we have watched as the crumbling brick façade, the decayed cornices and the leaky ceilings have been transformed into this valuable legacy and historical treasure. It's truly incredible and beautiful work.
As we were meeting, looking out of the south windows, we saw scaffolding go up, work boots go across and heard some pretty good rock music too. We watched crews up on the mansard roof and in cranes working at the top. Then we saw the meticulous work and restoration begin to reveal itself.
Congratulations and thank you to the City of Port Colborne Engineering Department and to King Contractors of Niagara. What a fabulous job!
This is an important milestone for the Roselawn Centre, and for our local history and arts & culture in our community.
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Various Events in 2019
– January 10, 2019 –
In 2019 BIOTECON Diagnostics again offers an extensive seminar and workshop program. Together with our speakers we would like to invite interested parties to three industry workshops, the Brewers Meeting and our Workshops for Dairy and Seafood stakeholders.
Our workshops provide a mixture of lectures and practical work in our laboratories. Take the chance and learn more about the detection of foodborne pathogens, monitoring of spoilage organisms, allergens and genetically modified organisms in a variety of food samples.
For beginners, we also offer a general real-time PCR and allergen workshop. Our experts will give you useful advice.
Take a look at our program and save your place soon: http://info.bc-diagnostics.com/workshops-2019.
Save the Date! On 19th September 2019 the seminar "Rapid Methods in Food Safety Analysis" will be held for the fifth time on the peninsula Hermannswerder in Potsdam. Competent guest speakers will provide an insight into current topics and trends in the field of food analysis. We are looking forward to welcome you! You can find further information about the seminar on our website soon.


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Paisley Park's Laidley Early Learning Centre opened its doors in February 2017. Formerly known as Laidley Central Child Care Centre, the centre has undergone a number of upgrades, transforming children's play spaces indoors and out. It's a beautiful centre and we encourage you to come and take a tour to see it for yourself.
At Paisley Park we provide more than just a place to play. We nurture your child's creativity and curiosity, with tailored learning tools to support their growing inquisitiveness and thirst for knowledge.
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text: Humanities › Literature Shakespeare's Dark Lady Sonnets Share Flipboard Email Print William Shakespeare [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Literature Shakespeare Sonnets Shakespeare's Life and World Studying Tragedies Comedies Best Sellers Classic Literature Plays & Drama Poetry Quotations Short Stories Children's Books by Lee Jamieson Lee Jamieson has a M.A. in theater studies and is the author of numerous books. He lectured for six years on theater studies at Stratford-upon-Avon College in the U.K. Updated January 16, 2018 The Dark Lady Sonnets (sonnets 127 – 152) follow the fair youth sequence. In sonnet 127, the dark lady enters the narrative and instantly becomes the object of the poet's desire. The speaker introduces the woman by explaining that her beauty is unconventional: In the old age black was not counted fair,Or if it were, it bore not beauty's name;… Therefore my mistress' eyes are raven black … not born fair, no beauty lack. From the poet's perspective, he is treated badly by the dark lady. She is a temptress described in sonnet 114 as "my female evil" and "my bad angel" which ultimately causes anguish for the poet. She seems to be linked to the young man in some way and some sonnets suggest that she is having a passionate affair with him. As the poet's frustrations build, he begins to use the word "black" to describe her evil rather than her beauty. For example, the poet sees the dark lady with another man later on in the sequence and his jealousy boils to the surface. Notice how the word "black" is used with negative connotations in sonnet 131: One on another's neck do witness bearThy black is fairest in my judgement's place.In nothing art thou black save in thy deeds,And thence this slander, as I think, proceeds. Top 5 Most Popular Dark Lady Sonnets Sonnet 127: In The Old Age Black Was Not Counted Fair Sonnet 130: My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun Sonnet 131: Thou Art As Tyrannous, So As Thou Art Sonnet 142: Love Is My Sin, And Thy Dear Virtue Hate Sonnet 148: O Me! What Eyes Hath Love Put In My Head A full list of the Dark Lady Sonnets (Sonnets 1 – 126) is also available. Continue Reading


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"I was actually born there. But I saw it as a wonderful, small apartment building. That's how I remember it. But now when I pass it, it's — I was like, God, I never saw that apartment in the way that I'm seeing it now."
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The near-future is pretty much laid out. Next week I'm off to Indianapolis for Bouchercon, the world's largest mystery conference. (In 2010 it's in San Francisco -- not to be missed.) Yes, I am speaking there and doing some publicity, too, but the best part is hanging out with old friends and making new ones. Writing can be a solitary profession. Bouchercon is summer camp for us stir-crazy writers. From experience I know that my favorite parts of the conference will not take place in lecture halls, but in cafés, restaurants, and bars. After a couple of days with my pals, I know I'll get on the plane back to SFO inspired and charged up.
I'll need that energy. I'm launching my book tour for Smasher at Kepler's on October 20 at 7.30. I know that's going to be a highlight of the whole publishing process. I love talking to the readers at Kepler's, and many of the booksellers there are my friends. But that's just the beginning. After Kepler's comes two dozen more stops on the book tour.
With all that on the schedule, I figured I won't have much time to write. My objective was to finish the manuscript of my next book and get it to my agent before the tour begins. Mission accomplished. So while I'm out touring, I'll be hoping to hear from Josh about what's going to happen with my next book. (Jewish folklore says that when you talk aloud about your hopes, the Evil Eye can intervene to stymie them. The antidote is to stay "Keinahora" and spit three times. There.)
I went down to Hollywood after my first book was published and talked to movie agents and producers. It was fun to play what if. Now though, a team with a track record has done an outline of a script for Smasher, and they're talking to my agent. Stay tuned. It's still an incredible longshot, but I'm willing to take a chance on success going to my head. Keinahora again.
After everything settles down, I'll start on my next book. The sportswriter Red Smith said: "There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." Despite the aches, the frustration, the loneliness, when I'm not writing, I miss the exhilaration, the excitement of being transported to another reality. What Rodgers and Hart wrote about not being in love applies to me when I'm not writing:
I sleep all night appetite and health restored.
You don't know how much I'm bored.
The sleepless nights, the daily fights
the quick toboggan when you reach the heights
I miss the kisses and I miss the bites
I wish I were in love again!
After doing some research this past summer at the Kennedy Library in Boston, I have great ideas for setting and for characters for a thriller. It's that damn pesky plot where I'm missing inspiration. How will it come? I'll sit down and start writing. There's bound to be a false start or two. There sure was with Smasher. My first idea just plumb didn't work. Then my wife and I went out to dinner on Castro Street with old friends Brian and Cindy. Brian made a chance remark, and – poof! – there was my plot. Again there's an analogy to love. When the real thing strikes, you know it. Can't wait to experience "the heights" of writing a novel again. Keinahora.


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There is big news from the COMEX and shorts will soon pay a hefty price. We are seeing massive withdrawals of physical silver in totaling well over 1 million ounces.
From Harvey Organ's Blog
We witnessed a massive withdrawal of silver unprecedented in the history of the comex. First there was a smallish 6507 oz of silver deposited to two customers, one being 497 oz and the other 6010 oz). But just look at the huge withdrawals:
Four customers (not dealers) withdrew a total of 1,019,310 oz from the comex vaults. This is real silver leaving from 4 registered vaults. The individual withdrawals are: 579,081, 30,380, 399,994 and 9855 oz.
The dealer (our bankers) also were involved in the withdrawal of silver to the tune of 769,941 oz (there were 2 dealers involved removing 102,866 and 667,875 ozs). When you see this massive drain of silver, the fire is raging. The total silver withdrawal
by both dealer and customer totalled an astronomical 1,789,251. The Brink's trucks must have been very busy yesterday.
The comex folk notified us that an amazing 85 notices were sent down for servicing for a total of 425,000 oz of silver. The total number of silver notices sent down so far total 323 or 1,615,000 oz. To obtain what is left to be served, I take the open interest for January at 153 and subtract 85 deliveries leaving a total of 68 notices or 340,000 oz left to be serviced.
Thus the total number of silver ounces standing in this non delivery month of January is as follows:
1,615,000 oz + 340,000 = 1,955,000 oz (Thursday total = 1,625,000). As promised to you, this number is rising and will continue to rise until the end of the month as our banker cartel scrambles to get any morsel of silver to satisfy the massive demand for this metal.
Our bankers are stunned to see such a huge amount of silver options in a traditionally slow month.
There is nowhere for silver shorts to hide. Shorts can try to push prices down utilizing paper but this strategy will simply not work as people continue to demand delivery. You must continue to use pullbacks as buying opportunities. I would expect a bounce back next week, but I hope the pullback continues another week so we can buy at a discount.


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Our BirthCare Centers located in Long Beach and Orange County are designed for your comfort and safety. Your entire birthing experience takes place in a private labor, delivery and recovery (LDR) suite, complete with a bathroom and shower. Each suite is equipped with a state-of-the-art birthing bed that allows you to deliver in the position that makes you most comfortable. These spacious rooms allow the mother, partner or coach and her family and friends (up to three) to visit and celebrate the birth in bright and airy surroundings. We offer the very latest in technical and developmental care techniques and encourage parental involvement in all aspects of care so you can spend as much time as possible with your baby. Our staff will keep you informed every step of the way and will ensure that you and your family are comfortable and are taken care of during this important time. If you are planning to have a medicated delivery or cesarean section our anesthesiologists are on staff and in the hospitals at all times providing quality care.
What to Bring to the Hospital for Delivery
You should have a small bag, containing the personal articles you wish to bring to the hospital packed and ready to go. These may include:
For You
- Pajama tops or short nighties (remember to buy appropriate nursing gowns if you will be breastfeeding).
- Robe and slippers (washable).
- Toiletries.
- Toothpaste/toothbrush.
- Shampoo/conditioner.
- Soap.
- Deodorant.
- Shower cap.
- Two bras (remember nursing bras, if you're nursing—they are available at one of our breastfeeding supply stores).
- Clothing to go home in (remember to bring some of your early maternity clothes; you probably won't fit in your skinny jeans just after giving birth).
For Your Baby
- Car Seat—learn about Child Car Seat Safety.
- One outfit to go home in.
- One blanket.
- One T-shirt.
What to Expect Before and During Labor
What to Expect Before and During Labor
Before Labor
Is it Time? Your bags are packed and you're ready to go. You're feeling contractions. Still, true labor may not have yet begun. Sometimes, trying to tell the difference between true and false labor can be difficult, even downright discouraging, and every women's experience is different. Be patient, and know the signs of true labor. These include:
- Strong contractions that are getting closer together.
- Contractions are felt "all over" rather than just in the abdomen.
- Bloody show: Loss of mucus plug – a thick brown mucus discharge that may be mixed with blood.
- Membranes or "water" may rupture.
There are three stages of labor. The first begins with the onset of contractions and ends when the cervix is dilated to 10 centimeters. The second stage involves delivering the baby and the third stage involves delivery of the placenta and membranes, or "afterbirth".
Ready, Set, Not Yet
These last weeks of pregnancy sometimes seem to go on forever. Contractions may get stronger at times and make you wonder if this could be it. Sometimes it is frustrating to come to the hospital with these labor pains, only to be sent home with your baby still inside rather than in your arms. True labor contractions will cause changes in your cervix. Contractions may stop or your labor may be in its early stages. This pre-labor period is helping the body get ready for the big day, but not yet. We recommend that this early pre-labor period is best spent in places you find comfortable. In the mean time, if you are finding it difficult to concentrate on anything but the birth of your baby, here are some tips to help keep you comfortable through the hours, days or weeks while you are waiting.
If labor has stopped or slowed down…
- Sleep or just rest.
- Snuggle with or be close to your partner.
- Eat or drink something.
- Go for a walk.
- Get a foot, hand, shoulder or back massage.
- Go shopping.
- Go to a movie or rent the funniest video you can find.
- Go to your favorite room in your home and slowly relax each part of your body.
- Remind yourself that you will not be pregnant forever.
During Labor
The length of labor is different for every woman. In general, a woman's first childbirth will be her longest. After the first baby, labor is usually shorter. About half of women will have a labor that lasts at least 12 hours. Here are some ways to cope with labor as contractions get stronger: Coping with Labor As contractions get stronger you may need added ways to cope with labor:
- Go for a walk.
- Rock in a rocking chair.
- Take a shower or bath.
- Slow dance.
- Relax between contractions.
- Change positions often.
- Find someone to tell you what a good job you are doing.
- Try slow deep breathing.
- Drink water, juice or other clear liquids.
- Use lip balm on dry lips.
- Watch a movie.
- Hold hands with someone you love.
- Pray.
- Suck on a sour lollipop or popsicle.
- Cool yourself with a washcloth dipped in ice water.
- Use the bathroom often.
- For lower backache, try ice packs, heat or switch between hot and cold. Use a tennis ball, rolling pin or doorknob for counter pressure.
- Congratulate yourself for being such a patient new parent.
- Think of the baby coming down and out to meet you soon.
MemorialCare supports both Lamaze and medicated deliveries. If you choose epidural pain relief during labor and delivery or require a cesarean section, our anesthesiologists are on staff and in the hospitals at all times to provide quality care.
For more information about the stages of labor and what to expect, sign up to attend an educational class.
Arriving to Deliver Your Baby
Arriving to Deliver Your Baby
We recommend that you and your partner make plans on how you will reach the hospital when you are in labor. Know the drop off area, where to park, and how to arrive to the BirthCare Center inside the hospital. A few weeks before your due date, keep your gas tank full—you may not have time to buy gas when in labor. Plan for emergency back-up transportation, in case you and your partner are not together when labor begins. When you arrive at the hospital to deliver your baby, remember to go to the BirthCare Center rather than the Emergency Department.
Select the hospital you will be delivering at for driving direction and parking information:
MemorialCare Center for Women
Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach
Long Beach Medical Center
Maternity Center
Orange Coast Medical Center
The Women's Hospital
Saddleback Medical Center
Mother-Baby Couplet Care
To enhance bonding, we practice mother-baby couplet care. A single nurse cares for both the mother and baby together as one unit. Studies show that infants in their mother's presence cry less, have a lower blood pressure, and have a more stabilized temperature, pulse and respiration rate. Caring for mother and baby together promotes coordination and continuity of care, improves communication between family and caregivers, and enhances maternal learning and confidence.
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What to Expect on the Day of Delivery
The partner's role in childbirth has changed since the old days of the doctor entering the waiting room to announce, "It's a…" Today, most partners are involved in attending prenatal appointments, childbirth classes and the birth. At the BirthCare Centers, you're encouraged to participate in the birth. A homelike atmosphere is provided in the spacious labor, delivery and recovery suites. In the days after delivery, partners visit with mom and baby as often as you like.
As the due date nears, partners need to be as prepared as possible. When the big day does finally arrive, things are guaranteed to be both exciting and hectic! Here is some important information to get you ready for delivery day.
In the weeks before:
- Be sure to take a tour of the hospital with your partner. Familiarize yourself with where to park and how to get to the BirthCare Center.
- Find out how to get to the hospital cafeteria for a snack or meal, and where the gift shop is located in case you need supplies or flowers.
- Keep your gas tank full—you may not have time to get to the gas station if your partner is in labor.
- Have your cameras (video, digital and still) charged and ready to go. Bring extra film and batteries, just in case.
- Plan for emergency back-up transportation, in case you're not around when your partner goes into labor.
- Be supportive of your partner. She will probably have trouble sleeping, getting comfortable in general, and may experience contractions called Braxton Hicks before actually going into labor.
- Be patient and listen to her concerns. Your support during the final countdown will be important to her.
- Print out and fill out the Partner's Checklist.
Maternity & Newborn Visiting Hours
Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Our maternity unit nurses are committed to providing a personalized service and have advanced training to help identify potential concerns early and respond quickly to high-risk needs. On occasion, before birth or immediately after birth, your baby may need specialized medical care. It's reassuring to know that unparalleled neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are just footsteps away staffed with specially trained nurses, board-certified neonatologists, respiratory therapists, dietitians and lactation consultants who can provide your newborn with exceptional and compassionate care.
Postpartum Care & Newborn Nursery
All of our spacious postpartum rooms are private or semi-private with large windows (varies based on location). Our highly trained maternity nurses provide on-site education from breastfeeding to baby care, as well as support for feedings and diapering. We also provide postpartum baby care while you rest during your stay. To help you prepare for bringing your baby home we offer a personally tailored education class for new mothers. Our newborn nurseries are open 24 hours, seven days-a-week, for your comfort, safety and security. On-staff nurses assist in caring for your child when you are in need of extra rest.


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Equestrian Training from Tidmarsh Stud and Fiona Harter
Tidmarsh Stud trainer Fiona Harter is a Group 2 British Dressage Rider and has been a listed Dressage Judge for 27 years.
Fiona established Tidmarsh Stud in 1988 and initially she ran the business as a licenced Quarantine and Livery Yard providing stabling for horses travelling internationally - working with many prestigious clients and importing and exporting horses around Europe and the USA .
Fiona was trained by John Lasseter at Goodwood and the late Jane Gregory. She has enjoyed success with many different horses, training them to advanced level over the years. Most notably, Fiona achieved success at both Prix St Georges and Intermediare 1 on a very special horse called Balans.
Fiona has taught all levels and ages of riders for over 25 years and her style of teaching is friendly and unassuming. She particularly enjoys helping people with disabilities and has trained people for BHS exams up to Stage 4. Fiona's clients have had success from Prelim to Prix St Georges and at everylevel in between.
Aside from riding, Fiona's other passion is judging - particularly Horse Trials. She was delighted to receive her long service award from Tweseldown Horse Trials, having judged every year there for the last 28 years - although it did make her feel rather old!
Today, Fiona manages Tidmarsh stud as a family run Livery Yard where she lives with her partner Tim and far too many dogs!


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Dean Richards said he shared the frustrations of Newcastle Falcons' fans as his side ended a long old slog of a season with a 16th successive Premiership defeat.
Worcester's struggles had already meant Newcastle were at least spared the familiar end-of-season cliffhanger over what division they will be playing in next year but, by the time the new campaign kicks off in September, Richards' side will have gone 10 months without a league win.
His side finshing on a downbeat note and with their lowest ever Premiership points tally under the current scoring system, the director of rugby lamented: "It has been a difficult year.
"You don't want to finish a season in the way we just have.
"When it is raining as it was out there you just need to play territory and force the errors in their 22, as opposed to our own 22.
"We just didn't have the capability of doing that."
The Falcons' failure to control the game was uppermost in Richards' angst, Exeter belting the ball downfield, forcing mistakes and making in-roads through their grinding forward play.
Newcastle had little answer, save for two Joel Hodgson penalties and a dazzling display from Samoan winger Sinoti Sinoti.
"Thankfully we have some new faces coming in, and we are strengthening the side," said Richards, with eight new signings already announced and one more expected this week.
Those hoping for an additional flurry of fresh blood beyond that look like being disappointed, just as they were on Saturday when Luke Cowan-Dickie was driven over for the first of Exeter's three tries from a maul in the left corner.
Henry Slade's penalty and flanker Ben White's blindside break for a try extended the half-time margin to 15-6, Slade chipping another three with a penalty eight minutes into the second half.
For a Newcastle side who had shown so much attacking spark only the previous week it was the uninspiring opposite, James Fitzpatrick's line-breaks a rare source of excitement in his final game before heading for Leeds. Gonzalo Tiesi put himself in behind the line on two occasions, linking with Sinoti, but it was just was not happening.
Replacement fly-half Phil Godman failed to grasp his chance with a kick charged down for Sam Hill to race 50 metres, half-back partner Warren Fury at least injecting pace into the attack.
Rugby league convert Lee Smith had the odd dart, but there was a sense of inevitability about Fetu'u Vainikolo's 79th-minute try as the winger supported Haydn Thomas' break to score.
Newcastle at least ended on a rare positive when Mark Wilson flopped over for a try with the very last play, but most of the crowd had already vacated the ground by the time the players came out to acknowledge their support.
Richards summed up the mood around the place, adding: "Exeter's coach Rob Baxter was saying to me we must be pleased surviving after coming through what we have been through in terms of promotion from the Championship.
"Yeah, OK, survival is great, but we have not had the results we would have wanted.
"It has been frustrating at times, and we have to sort those frustrations out going into next year.
"With the quality of players we have coming in it would be wrong to utilise them in the way we have done this year, and it will be a different game plan."


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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
believe it or not a PLASTIC candy dish.......
this macro shot really shows the details......it looks like it has been painted on and/or has real hair/fur....
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter Flowers and Candy...
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grandma's flowers....
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Saturday, March 8, 2008
The snow has stopped...the sun is out and I wish I had more salt!
Lowes sold out of rock/ice melting salt in our area a long time ago. I wish I had some because after finally shoveling the last time I think.......at least for this blizzard .....if I had some salt to put down now.....combined with the sun my drive would be completely snow/ice-free and dry! Oh well.......at least I am shoveled out......including what the snow plow left behind at the end of my drive when he finally came by a few minutes ago! This is what it looks like now! I am not sure how much we got but each time I went out I had well over 6 inches. The third time I shoveled my drifts in the drive were all over 2-feet deep. So I love to shovel and am ANAL about leaving snow behind.....which is why I wish I had more salt. I went out and shoveled up everything the plow left....and even a spot for my mailman to be able to pull in by my mailbox. I hope the plow does not come by again and plow everything in again!
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Ohio Blizzard, Darke County, March 7-8, 2008
I have shoveled THREE times now...this last time through 2-3 foot drifts......it is still snowing very hard and blowing like crazy. I shoveled 3 foot PLUS barriers on each side of my drive...and packed the snow down.....so hopefully it won't drift over so bad this next time. Noah and I are obviously snug indoors!
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
the ice is melting.....
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Day AFTER ice storm......level 3 snow emergency.....
so I am stuck.....am not allowed to drive anywhere and to be honest I would not want to anyway. The city is covered in sheets of ice....it is incredible....pretty but extremely dangerous. I am trying to take pictures around here......some are through my window so not great quality......a couple with opened windows or doors.....here is what it looks like this morning...
I LOVE this light....it is the neighbor's and reminds me of Dairy Queen ice cream cones on top....their little Q....
The neighbor's apple tree through the window
I LOVE this light....it is the neighbor's and reminds me of Dairy Queen ice cream cones on top....their little Q....
The neighbor's apple tree through the window
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some ice storm photos at night....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
the start of our ice storm March 4, 2008
we have lost power once already.....and are now under a Level 3 emergency.....ice is building thick everywhere....may be as thick as 3/4 inch by morning they say! The ice is blowing against the sides of the house and lines and mailbox. The entire house is covered with ice. I could barely get my garage door open to go pick up Noah early from school....it was covered with a thick sheet of ice. I imagine tomorrow is the sun comes out or even once it is daylight....it could be a beautiful site to see...if I can get out I may try to take some photos.....but if it is not safe I am staying put here! The bird chimes below froze during mid swing...the wind is whipping around like crazy and as things freeze however they are blowing is how they freeze fast! All these photos were taken through glass......so they are not the best quality....well except the bird chime. I will have to get OUTside and take some tomorrow if I can.
Here are a few shots I snapped before daylight ended:
I have no idea why it looks like there are spots of fire in my backyard there in the grass....maybe it was a reflection from my camera on the glass window.....very odd looking though...
Here are a few shots I snapped before daylight ended:
I have no idea why it looks like there are spots of fire in my backyard there in the grass....maybe it was a reflection from my camera on the glass window.....very odd looking though...
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It is truly said that there are two things that will never go out of trend; a pair of white T-shirt and blue jean. It is completely a true statement. A white T-shirt that is always in fashion. It is one of the T-shirts that go with any color whether you are wearing it blue, black, orange and kind of bottoms. If a person wears it properly, then it is one of the classic styles.
Happiness With White T-Shirt
It is important to check the quality of white T-shirt its cut and design as well. When we talk about quality then pay much attention towards the fabric as it has a big hand in the look of the T-shirt. Most manufacturers use cotton, polyester or eco-friendly ones such as hemp, bamboo and natural cotton. There are several designs available, like one side cut, off-shoulder, V-neck, round neck and some are a studded with good threadwork. Some have a, scooped neck, crew neck or raglan. The V neck shape can go with any kind of body shape and will surely give a sexier look. The cuts on the shoulder include loose hanging or the form-fitting tees that also give an immense look. Whereas, the scooped neck T-shirt has a more curved neckline. When a paired with a blazer is completely appropriate when going for a formal look. The crew neck has a more self-effacing rounded neckline and can also look fashionable, chiefly if it is built-in and accentuated with a scarf.


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It's saturday - and I'm working at a café! The House of Poetry close to where I live. I really like the inside of this two-floor café/library/venue. Every thing is white and light blue/light green/light purple. It sounds too sweet, but it works. Like the little porcelainlady painted babyblue. Or the crystallamp painted light purple.
I have a nice view - the castle Rosenborg in Kings Garden.
Saturday is nice. Weekend is nice. I was really beat yesterday - I haven't been so tired since I started working. So it was a quiet friday night for me, I didn't actually want it to be, but it was good to finally sleep more than 6 hours. I feel rested, the sun is shining, I stacked up on tea and treated myself to some liqourise-chocolatecovered almonds from Summerbird, that my friend Louise has tought me to love. Damn her!
Now I've drunk my coffee, and I'm going to dinner at my parents. And on that note, read this sweet and true story:
My mom turns 60 today (really?! My little, sweet girlish mom? Unbelieveable), and she got a very special present. This morning, my moms older sister rang their doorbell - she'd come as a surprise. The grand surprise being: that she lives in Canada!!! She took the flight all the way from Ottawa, Canada to Hoersholm, Denmark, because her little sister, (who doesn't want any attention, not even on her birthday) turned 60. Makes me cry a little - so much love and affection. Family can be such a great thing.
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According to a sound best described as the Rattling Advance of Doom, we're going to have to replace the transmission in The Wife's car. My feelings towards motor vehicles have been well documented in the past. Right now? I'm feeling an awful lot like this:
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That is why I am only showing you the tastefully edited version. I think we can all agree that the gentlemen responsible for protecting our delicate sensibilities in this way deserves some sort of medal.
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There's something satisfying about a kitchen project.
Instead of racing to the next place we have to be, or sitting hunched at the computer completing another assignment, or trying to figure out what to have for dinner in ten minutes, a big project forces us to slow down. Focus. Be there.
All that work can be a sweet release.
I especially like when a kitchen project produces pickles at the end of it.
I've always loved pickles. A few weeks ago, I waxed lyrical about why I love them. Read that, if you haven't. Today, I want to talk about the pickles themselves.
We bought these cucumbers from the older couple on the island who run a farm stand in the middle of town. Every week, they bring in fresh produce from Yakima (the other side of the mountain from here), where the sun scorches sooner than it does in western Washington. And so, pickling cucumbers sat in a cardboard box on the sidewalk in the middle of June. When I spied their bumpy lovely selves, I had to buy some.
Time to make pickles.
You see, I had never made pickles, at least not by myself. We made some for our family day-before-the-wedding party, but Danny really did it. I helped by pouring vinegar into the mix. And standing in awe of it, taking pictures. Without this, we wouldn't have a website.
But sometimes, it's too easy for me to defer to Danny on this, to let him do all the cooking, especially after Little Bean arrived. When it comes to big projects, he's five times as fast and he needs to do this. Working with food, inventing something new, is like breathing to him, like writing for me. But if I let him do all the cooking, I miss it: standing in the kitchen, humming under my breath, the dishwasher chugging along, music playing in the back. I miss that focused place of being, the moments beneath my hands.
So we split the cooking around here now. Imperfect as my meals can be, they make Danny happy. A couple of weeks ago, I wanted to make pickles, without him. Danny was gone for the day and the baby was in her bouncy chair in the doorway behind me, so I started toasting spices for the pickling spice.
You probably have your own recipe for pickling spice. Each of us has a different taste. So I'm not going to tell you that this is the only recipe you should use.
I just think that its mix of warmth and heat, slight sweetness and puckery flavors mean that it's the only recipe for this house, right now.
(I love that this jar once held our friend Nina's superb blackberry jam, then became a water glass, and then held chicken stock chix is Danny's shortcut for chicken stock and now holds pickling spice. I don't know what it will be next.)
Slowing down means I see more. That's probably part of the reason I like cooking, as well as taking photographs, and writing. Just after I had stuffed the cucumber slices in the jars, the sun flitted out from behind the clouds. While the light darted back and forth between flat grey and illumined, I stood there, waiting. And then I took this shot.
Little Bean giggled when I tickled her under her chin. With a board book propped up in front of her, she was engrossed. This gave me time to survey the scene and really begin.
There was something so satisfying about being systematic here. Dill on the bottom of the jars, cucumbers stuffed in, picking spice sprinkled, more dill on top. I was building pickles.
I felt like dancing.
That light helped.
I like any recipe that requires you to stuff food into jars, pell mell, without worrying if it looks pretty.
With the brine poured in, the cucumber slices looked even more green. (I always think of Kermit.) All I had to do was put the lids on loosely, slide the jars to a dark corner of the kitchen, and wait.
Oh, the waiting. It's the waiting that makes the pickles.
And yesterday, we ate the pickles for the first time. A crunch, a crisp layer, a bit of heat from the red pepper flakes, a sour fermented taste that works great in pickles (but not so much in milk). They tasted like thin slivers of the pickles I used to suck on when I was a kid at Disneyland.
I'm so happy I made pickles. After we've eaten these, I'm going to put up quarts of them this summer, to be able to crunch down on them all winter long.
I know, of course, that people have been making pickles for generations. But I like how so many of us are starting to learn these old traditions, of pickling, preserving, and canning.
Are you starting to grow food for yourself? Have you pickled anything for the first time? Made jam? I'd love to know what your latest kitchen project is.
Dill Pickles, adapted from David Lebovitz, who adapted them from Arthur Schwartz
Pickling is a community event, even though I was standing in the kitchen with only a baby to keep me company when I made these. Reading this question and answer with Eugenia Bone started me thinking about pickling and preserving in earnest. Visiting Food in Jars almost obsessively, looking for new ideas, compelled me to stop talking and start chopping. (And Marisa just linked to this piece on preserving cherries that has me thinking about the weekend.) Then I ordered The Joy of Pickling and Well-Preserved and The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving from the library. I could pickle and preserve all summer and still not be done.
For this pickle recipe, I studied Tea's recipe for refrigerator pickles and the beautiful narrative recipe that Margaret Roach transcribed from a railway conductor and organic gardener from Long Island. They both called to me, of course. But in the end, I went with a recipe that David Lebovitz adapted from Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited. Mostly because I trust David. And also, this recipe doesn't require vinegar. Danny grows persnickety about the way food looks. Adding vinegar can make green foods a little grey. And so, here it is, only slightly adapted. But that's what we do, right? Pass foods from one to the other.
Have a pickle.
8 pint jars with lids
4 quarts water
6 tablespoons kosher or pickling salt
8 cloves fresh spring garlic, peeled (you can also use storage garlic)
2 tablespoons pickling spice (see above)
8 fresh bay leaves (or dried if you don't have fresh)
1 large bunch fresh dill
Run the jars and lids through the dishwasher to sterilize them. Or, you can put them in a 250° oven and keep them warm until you are ready to work with them.
Slice the cucumbers into the size of pickle spears you want.
Heat 1 quart of the water with the salt. When the salt has dissolved, add the remaining water. Bring to a simmer and then turn off the heat.
Put a generous clump of dill on the bottom of each of the jars. Stuff the jars with cucumbers, tightly. (Don't stuff them so high that the tops will stick up above the brine when you are done.)
Divide the garlic cloves, pickling spices, and remaining dill into the jars.
Pour the salted water (brine) into the jars so the cucumbers are completely covered. Put the lids on loosely. (Or, you can use cheesecloth and rubber bands.) Shove the jars into a dark part of the kitchen and wait.
You can check the fermenting pickles three days after you make the pickles. Taste. Want them more sour and fermented? Wait. We liked our pickles after six days of fermenting.
Like your pickles? Screw the lids on tightly and put the pickles into the refrigerator. Eat to your delight. You should probably eat them all within the month. You will.
Yields 8 pints of dill pickles.