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By Elizabeth Wilkinson
Title: J. C. Allen Purdue University negatives and photographs, 1915-1974
Predominant Dates:1920s-1950s
Primary Creator: Allen, J. C. (1881-1976)
Extent: 96.0 Shoe boxes
Arrangement: In the subject and item order designated by J.C. Allen.
Date Acquired: 03/18/2008
Subjects: Purdue University--Buildings, Purdue University--Faculty, Purdue University--History, Purdue University--Presidents, Purdue University--Students, Purdue University. Band, Purdue University. Board of Trustees, Purdue University. Libraries, Purdue University. School of Agriculture, Purdue University. Varsity Glee Club
Forms of Material: Black-and-white photographs, Glass negatives, Marching bands, Negatives (Photographs), Photographic prints
Languages: English
John "J. C." C. Allen was born in 1881. His mother died when he was a year and a half in age, and when he was six his father passed away. Before J.C.'s father died, he made arrangements for J.C. to live at the Indiana Soldier's and Sailor's Children's Home. The Children's Home operated a farm which gave J. C. his earliest agricultural training. He graduated from the Home in 1897 and took on a myriad of jobs. He started out working on a railroad crew, then coal miner, a farm hand, then as a telegraph operator. In 1904 he married Mary Abby Peavy and they later had a son, Chester, and a daughter, Martha. Later that year they attended the World's Fair in St. Louis and purchased a portable Kodak camera for the trip. This is how J. C. Allen was bitten by the photography bug. Later that year he purchased a wooden box camera that used 5x 7 inch glass plates and found the clarity of the photographs to be superior to his other camera.
The married couple settled in on a farm along the Illinois-Indiana state line. Over time Allen developed proficiency in agronomy and livestock—the skills that led him to a position at Purdue in 1909. Allen later stated that he was hired by the Purdue College of Agriculture to work in livestock judging, animal nutrition, poultry and agronomy. According to John O. Allen, J. C.'s grandson, he found using photographs in judging livestock useful because you could easily compare animals and look for examples of conformation.
J. C. Allen's hiring by Purdue just happened to coincide with the brisk expansion of the College of Agriculture. He was able to document the early activities of Ag Extension around the state. Purdue placed several of his photographs in Agricultural Experiment Station publications. His work expanded beyond the College of Agriculture to chronicling the activities of the entire University, including taking photographs of Amelia Earhart when she was a lecturer at Purdue in the 1930s.
Allen did not exclusively work for Purdue either, but also took photographs for his own personal business, J. C. Allen & Son. His photographs began appearing in publications such as Prairie Farmer, Breeder's Gazette, and Farm Journal, as well as in books. Allen would not only travel the Midwest and take photographs, but also the entire country taking photographs of farm life. However, he always returned to West Lafayette.
In 1929 Chester Allen became the "Son" in J. C. Allen & Son. After Chester graduated with a B. S. in horticultural science from Purdue, he went to work in his father's office and was also a freelance photographer/writer for magazines and newspapers. Chester's son John joined the family business in 1967 after receiving his B. S. in agricultural economics from Purdue and a stint in the Navy.
J. C. retired in 1952, but still continued to take photographs for almost twenty-five more years. He passed away in 1976 at the age of 94. Chester worked until his death in 1996 at the age of 89. John has now become the custodian of the J. C. Allen & Son archive. The collection consists of over 77,000 subjects and covers all fifty states. J. C. Allen & Son materials are still in great demand today. Publications such as Country Woman, Reminisce, Draft Horse Journal, and Farm & Ranch Living often use their work. Many of the images are also used in displays and exhibits around the country.
In the 1970s J. C. Allen presented nearly 20,000 prints, negatives and glass plate negatives to Purdue. The collection was housed by the College of Agriculture until spring 2008 when it came to the Purdue Archives & Special Collections.
Purdue University--Buildings
Purdue University--Faculty
Purdue University--History
Purdue University--Presidents
Purdue University--Students
Purdue University. Band
Purdue University. Board of Trustees
Purdue University. Libraries
Purdue University. School of Agriculture
Purdue University. Varsity Glee Club
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions: Copyright Purdue University
Physical Access Note: Some items are extremely fragile, handle with care.
Acquisition Source: College of Agriculture
Acquisition Method: Transferred to the Purdue Libraries Archives and Special Collections.
Preferred Citation: MSP 25, J. C. Allen Purdue University negatives and photographs, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/MSP25_JC Allen_inventory.pdf


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NYPD union sues over law easing profiling suits
NEW YORK (AP) — The city's biggest police union asked a court Tuesday to nix a law that would make it easier for people to bring racial profiling lawsuits, saying it would cast a cloud of doubt over officers' conduct.
The measure is too vague, "leaves officers to guess" what's allowed and threatens to taint the entire New York Police Department with a brush of discrimination, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association said in a lawsuit filed against the City Council.
″(The law) directly threatens the lives and safety of police officers because it chills their willingness to undertake law enforcement action necessary to protect their safety," including stop and frisk, the lawsuit adds.
The City Council said it would vigorously fight the suit, which furthers a debate that moved quickly from City Hall to court after lawmakers' August vote to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg's veto. Bloomberg filed his own suit against the law last month; the Sergeants Benevolent Association, which represents 13,000 NYPD supervisors, is seeking court permission to join that lawsuit on the mayor's side.
The law, set to take effect late next month, eases some legal standards for claims that stop and frisk and other techniques were used in a biased way. Such lawsuits can seek policy changes but not money.
The law reflected both complaints about the NYPD's use of the stop-and-frisk technique and concerns about the department's surveillance of Muslims. The spying was disclosed in stories by The Associated Press.
The police department defends both tactics as legal, needed tools that have made the city safer. Critics see them as questionably effective intrusions on the rights of people, many of them innocent.
Like Bloomberg, the PBA argues the measure impinges on state criminal law. The 22,000-member officers' union also dilates on the effects it says the measure would have on officers' work.
The law allows for officers to argue their conduct was justified, but the PBA says the standards for doing so aren't clear.
The council said in a statement it would "aggressively defend" the law. Its sponsors, Councilmen Jumaane Williams and Brad Lander, said the police union and mayor should work with the measure, not against it.
"We are confident that it is fully within the powers of the City Council to protect the civil rights of New Yorkers from bias-based profiling, and we look forward to prevailing in the lawsuit," Lander said in a statement.
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Manteca, CA
John Harlin Johnson
Sept. 14, 1946 - Jan. 22, 2013
John Harlin Johnson passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 22, 2013 at the age of 66. He was born Sept.
14, 1946 in Tulsa, Ok. John served 6 years in the Military. He worked at Morton Paint Co. for 20 years, owned and operated a trucking company, and worked another 20 years at Sierra Chemical. Johnny loved and enjoyed spending time with his family and was a very proud Father, Grandfather and loving Husband. He never missed a softball or football game of his daughter's or his grandchildren. Rain or shine, they could always count on "PaPa" being in the stands.
John is preceded in death by his parents, Harlin and Ruth Johnson; brother, Leon Johnson; and his beloved son, Therrin Johnson.
John is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Ila Johnson; daughter, Shelly Moore; grandchildren, Lacey Ann and John-Therrin Agbulos; and sister, Joyce
Bradley. Johnny will be greatly missed and always remembered as a devoted Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, Friend and Veteran.
Viewing: Mon. Jan. 28, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Deegan Funeral Chapel.
Graveside Services: Tues. Jan. 29, 10:00 a.m. at Burwood Cemetery, both located in Escalon, CA.


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SEMI Releases First Quarter 2012 Worldwide Photovoltaic Equipment Market Statistics Report
Report shows prolonged challenging environment for PV equipment suppliers
SAN JOSE, Calif. — June 26, 2012 — Worldwide photovoltaic manufacturing equipment billings declined for the third consecutive quarter, falling another 20 percent for the quarter and 60 percent from the same quarter last year, according to the SEMI Worldwide Photovoltaic Equipment Market Statistics Report for Q1 2012. The reported total quarterly billings of $695 million declined to the lowest level since the start of the data collection program in Q1 2010. The reported total bookings reversed a four-quarter declining trend, up 29 percent for the quarter to $591 million. However, the increase was due to a large one-time order in a Rest-of-World region. Excluding this one-time large order, total bookings continued the negative growth in the last four quarters, down 36 percent for this quarter.
Continued overcapacity and balance sheet concerns by PV manufacturers have resulted in capital expenditures being curtailed, creating an extremely challenging environment for PV equipment suppliers worldwide. A significant contraction in 2012 full-year revenue is expected in the PV equipment market.
The worldwide PV equipment billings and bookings data is gathered jointly with the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) from about 50 global equipment companies that provide primary data on a quarterly basis.
The SEMI Worldwide Photovoltaic Equipment Market Statistics Report is available by subscription. Each subscription includes four quarterly reports and each quarterly report includes three parts:
- Quarterly Worldwide Billings and Bookings Data Report (Excel)
- Highlights and Analysis (PDF)
- Billings and Bookings Database (with all historical data starting with 1Q'10, in Excel pivot table format).
Reporting Categories:
- Market Region: Americas; Asia (China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Rest of Asia); Europe; Rest of World
- Supply Chain Segment: Poly/Ingot/Wafer; Crystalline Silicon Cell; Crystalline Silicon Module; Thin Film
- Equipment Type: Component; Single Equipment; Equipment Lines
For more information on equipment coverage, reporting categories, data collection methodology, sample report, and how to subscribe, please visit www.semi.org/en/node/38716, or contact SEMI customer service at 1.877.746.7788 (toll free in the U.S.) or 1.408.943.6901 (International).
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RIM has just introduced a new Built For BlackBerry program that will help make sure that verified and approved third party manufacturing partners deliver specifically designed accessories for BlackBerry smartphones and the BlackBerry PlayBook.
RIM details the program as offering, "technical, strategic, and marketing support" to members of the program, in addition to a snazzy Built For BlackBerry logo that will appear on accessory packaging. RIM may be planning on taking a percentage of the sales in exchange for manufacturers using the Built For BlackBerry logo, much like Apple does with their Made For iPod/iPhone program.
Here is RIM's announcement...
"Today, Research In Motion launched the Built For BlackBerry Program, a new initiative that brings RIM together with select market-leading brands in the development of accessories and peripherals. Built For BlackBerry products are specifically designed to work with BlackBerry smartphones and the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The program will offer technical, strategic and marketing support, allowing members to complement the BlackBerry portfolio with exciting accessories.
At launch, members in the Built For BlackBerry Program will include: Case-mate, Speck, Incipio, Otterbox, Tru Protection, iGrip, Vaja, Dicota and Trexta. These members are brand leaders in their markets and offer products that appeal to a wide range of BlackBerry customers. Approved products can be identified by the Built For BlackBerry logo appearing on member packaging and marketing material. Learn more about the Built for BlackBerry program by visiting... www.builtforblackberry.com."


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Radar used as window into past as searchers look for 17th century foundation in Mystic
Mystic - A team of archaeologists and soil scientists gathered at the Nature and Heritage Center at Coogan Farm Wednesday to use ground penetrating radar to find signs of what is thought to be the home of the first European settler in Mystic.
The group, which included recently retired state archaeologist Nicholas Bellantoni, his successor Brian Jones, and U.S. Department of Agriculture soil scientist Debbie Surabian, rolled the unit in a grid pattern at several locations on the property as they searched for potential areas to dig for artifacts, foundation and other evidence.
Surabian explained that the radar penetrates 2½ feet into the ground and that different materials conduct radar in specific ways, allowing the scientists to identify those materials. This gives the researchers clues about what locations to further explore.
The search comes as the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center gets ready to celebrate the grand opening of the center from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6.
As the group conducted its search Wednesday morning, Coogan Farm archaeologist and University of Connecticut at Avery Point instructor Sarah Holmes said the circa 1650 home belonged to Capt. John Gallup, who was given about 500 acres of land for his role in the Pequot War. He died in 1675 in the Great Swamp Fight in Narragansett. He is buried in Wickford, R.I., though there is a memorial to him at the Whitehall Graveyard off Route 27.
Gallup was born in 1620 or 1621 in England and came here with his family in 1633. He later represented the town of Stonington in the General Court and was an Indian interpreter.
While Gallup did not have a will that mentioned the home, Holmes said probate records for his son indicate it had a substantial basement and faced south.
"We know he lived here," said Holmes.
Over the past few centuries, Holmes said a number of prominent families such as the Greenmans, Cottrells and Miners have owned the property, resulting in layers of material and artifacts.
She said the researchers also look at the topography of the site to see where a home would likely be located. She added homes were also built into the sides of hills or near wells.
After the team searched a rectangular area inside an existing stone foundation Wednesday morning, they huddled around Surabian as she explained the multicolored mapping on the radar screen. They then discussed which areas needed further examination.
Holmes said the team is expected to come back another day to continue its investigation.
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Newtown and North Haven are both committed to the Manly Discipline of the Running Arts
Despite Saudi 'deception' and 'lies' in killing, Trump backs crown prince
Port authority chairman says Crystal Avenue tract was not on tax rolls


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By U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee and vice chair of the Joint Economic Committee.
The Death Tax is a failed tax. And it needs to go.
By every measure, the federal estate tax has failed to achieve even the misguided goals Congress initially set for it. For nearly a century, it has failed to generate sufficient revenue; failed to redistribute income or boost the economy, and failed to meet any basic standard of fairness.
This failure is why a majority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives have co-sponsored my legislation to end this terrible tax once and for all. Senator John Thune (R-SD) is leading the effort to end this tax in the other chamber.
HR 1259 abolishes the federal estate tax permanently, because this tax generates more harm than good for theU.S. economy and federal tax coffers.
In a recent study titled "Costs & Consequences of the Federal Estate Tax: An Update," economists on the Republican staff of the Joint Economic Committee point out the Death Tax has robbed almost as much capital from the U.S. economy as this tax has generated in revenue in its 96 years of existence.
The total revenue produced by this failed tax in almost a century is only $1.2 trillion, which fails to cover even one year of President Obama's annual deficits. Remarkably, the revenues this tax will generate for this year covers barely a day of Washington spending.
Rather than redistribute wealth in America as its supporters hope, the JEC analysis shows the opposite: the estate tax motivates wealth holders to reduce savings and increase spending now rather than pass it to the next generation. This actually increases the consumption gap between the wealthy and the poor in America.
The bottom line is that both our economy and federal tax revenues would grow faster if the Death Tax was simply abolished.
According to a study by Stephen J. Entin, former deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department, repealing the estate tax would actually increase federal revenue $89 billion through 2021 over the current estate tax revenue. How? Through increased economic output which spurs more tax revenue through payroll, income, and capital gains taxes without higher rates.
Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee have recently repealed this tax at the state level. And many countries that achieved higher scores than the United States on the latest version of Heritage Foundation's Economic Freedom Index abolished their inheritance taxes, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore.
As the number one reason that many family farms, ranches and small businesses in American aren't passed down to future generations, the cost of the Death Tax far exceeds any benefits it produces. It also piles on to the fiscal cliff we are headed for at the end of this year while causing businesses to sell assets and decrease their productivity.
The Death Tax is scheduled to spring back fully to life next year. Along with so many other tax hikes on capital gains, income, and dividends, this will have family-owned business and farms scrambling to just stay afloat, regardless of how flush or bereft of assets that they may be. We can't let that happen.
Our tax code is too big, too complex and punishes those who work hard to build a family business. The Death Tax only adds insult to injury without helping reduce our nation's $16 trillion debt. It's time to bury it once and for all so Uncle Sam is no longer the intrusive shadow in the room when families grieve the loss of a father or mother who worked a lifetime to build their nest egg.


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This is my favourite photoset of Renee. Her body looks so fucking good in the sun. She has such a gorgeous, powerful presence.
T&A Is How You Spell Renee
It was a great day when Renee sent in her pictures to the SCORE Studio, anxious to be accepted. As soon as the staffers who saw these pictures scraped themselves off the floor, her plane ticket was reserved. The praise continues to pour in for Renee since she debuted. No one complains that we're uploading too much content of Renee. She was born to be a model for red-blooded horny men. We are extremely fortunate she decided to expand her horizons because this is a part-time thing for this real-life stacked nurse. T.C. says "I really wish it was her giving me a sponge bath the last time I went to the hospital. That blonde hair and full pear-shaped tits made me stand at attention in a way I hadn't in a few years. Her curvy, busty figure reminded me that you're never too old to be a lover of voluptuous women." S.C. emails "To say this girl causes eruptions in my underwear would be an understatement! The girl has everything the big-boob nut would want to see--pretty face, beautiful pout,…
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Stockton, CA
Louis Cruz
June 10, 1923 - April 20, 2013
Louis Cruz, 89 loving father and husband went into Jesus arms April 20, 21013. He was a deliverer for C.G. Gall Distributors for many years, he was well known and loved by all he met. He loved to dance with his wife of sixty-six years. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and taking vacations with family. He was loved by his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Rose, parents Florentino and Asencion Cruz, his sisters Mary DeSantiago and Isabel Cruz, and brothers Pete, Tino, John, Ralph, and Robert Cruz. Survived by daughters Louise (Joseph) Hinojos and Jeanette (Brent) Berry, sons Richard (Debbie) Cruz and Paul Cruz Sr.; 15 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren, siblings, Elouise Alire, Marion Ahumada, and Dianne Rivera.
Family and friends are invited to attend the Rosary at the DeYoung Memorial Chapel, 601 N. California St. in Stockton on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday April 26, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. George's Catholic Church, 120 W. 5th St. in Stockton. There will be visitation at DeYoungs on Thursday, 11:00 am to 6:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Burial will be at the San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, Harding Way and Cemetery Lane in Stockton. Online guest book at deyoungchapels.com


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posted by Kroc Camen on Wed 7th Jul 2010 20:41 UTC
From BBC News: "A row has erupted after Blizzard - the publishers of the popular online game World of Warcraft - announced that users on its site forums would have to post under their real names. The firm say the move is to put an end to heated online arguments and topics started purely to cause trouble. But users reacted angrily, citing concerns about safety and privacy." The take away quote: "one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong. Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information. The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum."


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Tarp troubles lead to delay, shortened game
CHICAGO -- The Cubs and Giants endured a most imperfect storm Tuesday at Wrigley Field.
Their series opener was called after a four-hour, 34-minute delay in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with the Cubs getting a 2-0 win after four and a half innings of play.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- The Cubs and Giants endured a most imperfect storm Tuesday at Wrigley Field.
Their series opener was called after a four-hour, 34-minute delay in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with the Cubs getting a 2-0 win after four and a half innings of play.View Full Game Coverage
The grounds crew strained in spreading the infield tarp and did so during the roughly 15-minute windy downpour. The result turned Wrigley Field into a swampy habitat that left playing conditions dangerous, and both teams discontent.
"I don't think anyone takes any particular pride in winning a 2-0 game in five innings in a situation like that," Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said. "Those are the rules, but as an organization, we made a very good-faith effort to try to play this game."
Had the Giants led at the time of delay, the contest would have been postponed by virtue of MLB Rule 4.10, which states the game is complete if the home team is ahead through five trips to the plate by the visitors -- the case Tuesday.
The game couldn't be suspended through Rule 4.12(a)(3) for a field malfunction either, as the tarp was hauled manually.
Thus, the imperfect storm.
"The problem that all the parties faced was in the baseball rulebook there was nothing to put our hat on to suspend the game," crew chief Hunter Wendelstedt said. "The game became regulation with the home team winning in the top of the fifth inning. There was really no way around it."
"Honestly we tried every way possible to the sake of fairness and equity to get to a suspended game and allow the teams to get to the point of a suspended game and allow the teams to play nine tomorrow, but the rules just don't provide for that," said Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein. "We had both teams, the umpires and MLB wanting to do the right thing."
The Giants are in the thick of a competitive National League pennant race. With the loss, they fell 4 1/2 games out of first in the NL West and into a tie for the final Wild Card spot with the Braves, who have won five straight.
"Look, I'm frustrated, beside myself," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "I hope they listen and watch what happened there because in this day and time it shouldn't happen, can't happen, I think, with the importance of these games."
The brief downpour was preceded by a mist with two outs in the top of the fourth, light enough to continue play. Buster Posey popped out to shortstop Starlin Castro to end the half inning, just as rain reared sharp, sideways and at a substantial rate.
"It was a 15-minute rain there and they couldn't get the tarp on in time," Bochy said. "I just think with this day and time, something should have been done a little bit more."
Wendelstedt conferred between innings with Cubs groundskeeper Roger Baird, who he reported a "very light rain" that "was not even showing on the radar." As soon as the downpour commenced, the tarp was called for.
"When we watched the radar loop, Mother Nature was not raining," Wendelstedt said. "No one had any facts that saw this coming."
"It was just a bad set of circumstances to get us where we are."
Bochy and Cubs manager Rick Renteria met to determine the infield conditions after just over 90 minutes into the delay, then again 45 minutes later. When asked if the hordes of Diamond Dry the crew hauled had made a worthy impact, Renteria offered little conviction.
"Significantly better? No," he said. "There was a lot of moisture in there."
"The one thing I think everybody has to be cognizant of is you don't want any of those guys to get hurt. Period. From being a former infielder, I can tell you that the footing on that was going to be pretty bad."
Hoyer said the only thing that could've salvaged the field was sunlight. As midnight approached, one crew worker was dragging the field -- everyone else was holding.
"If we felt like it was going to dry tonight, we'd still be waiting," Hoyer said. "Ultimately we got to the point where we realized that this is not going to dry."
The game lasted one hour and 35 minutes at the time of delay, and no rain came the rest of the night. The White Sox-Orioles game at U.S. Cellular Field 10 miles south wasn't even affected.
"I don't think anyone is at fault," Hoyer said. "It was a flash storm. As you know, Comiskey or the Cell didn't get any rain whatsoever. Really showed up on the radar really late and it was much harder than we thought. … The volume of the storm was much harder than anyone expected, so the tarp probably started getting out on the field later than it usually does."
Daniel Kramer is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Plant and Animal Care
Plant and Animal Care: Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
Background. Phylum Arthropoda is subdivided into a dozen or so classes of organisms, including spiders, isopods, millipedes, centipedes, crustaceans (crabs, shrimps, and their kin), and insects. Class Insecta, the largest class of organisms on the planet, is subdivided into 26 orders, one of which is Orthoptera. Members of the Orthoptera include grasshoppers, katydids, crickets, mantids, walkingsticks, and cockroaches. They all develop through incomplete metamorphosis, starting life as a tiny immature replica of the adult, and progressing through a series of nymphal instars leading up to adulthood. The principal player in the Diversity of Life Course is the Madagascar hissing cockroach. These magnificent insects are large, sleek, clean, slow-moving, and sexually dimorphic. And they hiss. Some students may resist handling them initially, but as they see others in their group handling the roaches, they will gain confidence and join the fun.
There are hundreds of species of cockroaches worldwide. They are essentially nocturnal scavengers, opportunistically eating fruits, grains, and decomposing plant debris. Few cockroaches fly, but many are incredibly fast runners. The hissing cockroach, however, one of the largest of its group, is a plodder, never moving quickly enough to startle a person or to escape.
The Madagascar hissing cockroach is a large, wingless cockroach with a life cycle that is somewhat different from other roaches. The female gives birth to live young after carrying the eggs and newly hatched nymphs for about 60 days. She can give birth to 30–60 nymphs at a time. The nymphs molt six times over the next half year or so before reaching maturity. Hissing cockroaches live 2–5 years.
You can identify male and female roaches by their thorax. The male has a prominent pair of ridges on the top/front of his thorax just behind his head, which are sometimes described as "horns"or "eyebrows." The female has only a slightly raised ridge.
Unlike most of the orthopterans, roaches are silent, with the notable exception of the hissing roach. It hisses by drawing air into the abdomen through spiracles on both sides of the fourth segment, and then forcing it out with a fairly loud hiss.
Why do these roaches hiss? Scientists wondered what advantages a roach might gain from hissing. Males and females (and older nymphs) hiss when disturbed, but scientists also noticed that male roaches sometimes hiss when there is no threat imposed by another animal. They also observed that males hiss in the presence of a female. This led scientists to hypothesize that hissing was involved in courtship, perhaps used by males to establish a territory or to ward off other males. To test their ideas about hissing and mating behavior, scientists covered up the spiracles on the fourth segment of one male roach and left them open on another male. Both male roaches were placed in a cage to see which would become dominant. The hissing male almost always became dominant. In other experiments they found that the male that hissed the loudest almost always drove off the other males. When a hissing male and a nonhissing male were placed in a cage with a female roach that was ready to mate, the hissing male was able to fight off the roach that couldn't. The hissing male was more likely to mate with the female, and pass on his "hissing" genes. In fact, females would not mate with a male that couldn't hiss.
Cockroach sources. Contact a local high school or college life-science department to see if you can get a gift or a loan of a dozen cockroaches. Pet stores sometimes have them for sale, and biological supply companies usually sell them as well. You might also search the Internet for Madagascar hissing cockroaches. A surprising number of sites offer roaches for sale. Shop around—prices vary widely. Also be aware that currently some states will not allow hissing cockroaches to be shipped into the state (Florida for example).
What to do when they arrive. Release roaches into prepared container (see above) with plenty of ventilation but with a tight lid, as they are quite strong and can otherwise escape. Caring for cockroaches. Hissing roaches need food, water, warmth, and cover. Use a terrarium as the habitat; its size will depend on the number of roaches you will be housing.
Get a large aquarium that has a secure fine-screen cover. In the kit is a plastic 6-liter basin with a lid. Hissing roaches are excellent climbers and can easily scale the side of a glass terrarium. One way to prevent this is to apply a band of petroleum jelly 4 cm (1-1/2") wide all the way around the inside of the terrarium near the top. Roaches will not cross the sticky barrier.
Cover the bottom of the terrarium with sand, soil, or wood shavings. Put in lots of stuff for the roaches to crawl into and under for cover. Slightly flattened paper-towel tubes, paper egg cartons, chunks of tree bark, and the like will work. Roaches are thigmotaxic, meaning they like to have physical contact with some structure for security. Hissing cockroaches are more likely to hiss when there are objects in the habitat container.
Place food in a shallow dish like the lid of a margarine container. Small bits of vegetables, bread, dry dog food, crackers, and fruit are good. Don't worry if the fruit starts to mold; the roaches seem to like it that way.
Place a cotton ball or piece of sponge in a small dish (like a small plastic cup, cut so it is a centimeter tall). Keep a little water in the cup at all times.
Place the terrarium in a warm location. If the temperature is likely to drop below 20°C (68°F), keep a low-wattage lamp on one end of the terrarium.
Before the investigation. In preparing for the food-preference part of the investigation, put your roaches on short rations. Remove food and water sources 2 or 3 days before that part. The roaches can go without food for 2 or 3 weeks, and without water for a week. Make sure they are not deprived of access to food and water for longer than 5 days.
Breeding. If you are interested in breeding your cockroaches (a good idea, as they can be costly to acquire!), set the terrarium up as described, but cover the bottom with soil rather than sand. Keep the terrarium soil and bark slightly moist (not wet) at the end away from the food, water, and heat. Hissing cockroaches give live birth, and the newborns seem to thrive in a slightly moist environment.
What to do with them when the investigations are completed. If at the end of the course you have no desire to maintain the colony, try to find a colleague, biological supply house, or zoo to take your colony. The roaches are valuable, and you should easily find them a new home. If you are left with no alternative besides euthanasia, bag and label the colony and place it in a freezer for a couple of days. Cockroaches should never be released locally.


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Maine was named the best state for cat lovers Wednesday by an online real estate resource, Estately.
The percentage of cat owners, cat-related Facebook activity, animal protection laws and the number of no-kill shelters all factored into the rankings.
More than 46 percent of Maine households have cats, and cat owners outnumber dog owners by 11 percent, according to Estately.
Although Vermont, named the second-best cat state, ranked higher in both categories, the fact that Maine has an official state cat helped boost its rankings.
The Maine coon cat is one of only three official state cats, according to Estately.
Estately also named the worst states for cats. No. 1 on that list was Utah, where less than one-quarter of households have cats.
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Cross Training: Leadership Comes Naturally
"The Program" came to Lincoln late last week, and Huskers.com put together a four-minute video that gives Nebraska football fans a glimpse of the suburban Boston-based company, led by Eric Kapitulik (pronounced Kappa-too-lick), working with the Huskers. Check out the video and watch how Kapitulik, a Naval Academy grad, a Major in the United States Marine Corps and the CEO of The Program, has installed new elements of shared adversity designed to develop new levels of Nebraska football leadership in 2013. Surely you remember Kapitulik, who received the game ball on behalf of his company from Bo Pelini following Nebraska's 23-9 win over Michigan last year. This year's training requires new exercises, new demands and a new style by the The Program and for the progam. This video is a must-see because it tells a new story. It also gives Husker fans the imagery, the sound and the relevance that packs a solid recruiting punch and shows how Nebraska views leadership at all levels.
Take Imani Cross, a 6-foot-1, 225-pound I-back who was in high school at this same time last year. "Adversity reveals character, and Imani is a good example of a leader who knows how to handle it," said James Dobson, Nebraska's head strength coach who works directly with Kapitulik. "Imani has a great presence. He's a class act and a great person. He's hard to beat as a leader. He's one of those guys who is going to be successful in anything he does in life. He just has that air about him."
Even though Cross has not redshirted and is four months from beginning his sophomore season, Dobson sees so much leadership, confidence and humility in Imani that "I think he could be anything from a president and CEO of a company to a pro football player to a teacher in a high school or grade school. He's just really, really, good at whatever he does."
The Program's Goal: Be the Ultimate Teammate
Ameer Abdullah, Imani's teammate, fellow I-back and equally emerging leader, sees what Dobson sees. "The Program is all about learning how to be the ultimate teammate," Abdullah said. "In my eyes, the No. 1 objective of The Program is to get everyone thinking about each other instead of ourselves. And Imani, even though he's still just a true freshman, is already there. So many things make a great leader – your work ethic, your presence on and off the field and your credibility with everyone around you. Imani is a natural leader, and natural leaders don't wait to step up and into that role. They do what they can do now and do what's best for their teammates."
We verify that theory with Jeremiah Sirles, who will begin his fifth year as an offensive lineman at Nebraska. A chiseled physical product who can hang with anybody in the weight room, Cross is an ultra-effective young leader. "Imani is the most dynamic freshman I've seen," Sirles said, adding that "Everything he does is what Nebraska football is. I mean, everything is done at a high level all the time. He works hard. He plays tough. He's a fantastic athlete. He loves to lift. He's sociable. I think he learned a lot from Rex Burkhead, who was one of the best running backs ever to come through Nebraska as a person and a player. Rex left a legacy. He set the standard of what a running back can be, and Ameer and Imani both are doing a great job of following that standard, as players as well as people."
This is as good a time as any to point out that Dobson and Jeff Jamrog, a former walk-on who became a Nebraska Academic All-American and now serves as Pelini's assistant athletic director for football operations, views The Program as multi-faceted, high-octane, all-inclusive leadership trainers.
Dobson: Good Leaders Require Good Teammates
"Leadership is a lifelong pursuit. I honestly believe that," Dobson said. "You can't be a good leader if you're not a good teammate. And it's hard to be a good teammate if you're always thinking 'me, me, me' or 'I, I, I'. This training is not just for football, but the life ahead of these guys. The vast majority of them aren't going to play in the NFL. But they're going to be leaders in government, in private business or whatever else they choose to do. They're getting leadership training from the best trainers in the world. They've been through it all. They know how hard it is and what you have to do."
Jamrog reinforces Dobson's point. "The Program goes way beyond football," he said. "It's woven into everything we do every day. It's about going to class, studying just as hard as you practice and how you treat your teammates inside and outside of the locker room. It's about your effort every day in practice, your academic effort, your commitment to Life Skills and helping somebody who needs help."
Not surprisingly, Cross covers all of those bases, even though he is just finishing his first year in college. "Imani Cross is one of the most promising emerging leaders I have had the fortune to work with during my 25-year tenure at Nebraska," said Keith Zimmer, Nebraska's associate athletic director for what most consider to be the nation's leading Life Skills program. "Imani is exceptional in every way. He's committed to the University, to the football program, to his teammates and to serving others and becoming the best person he can possibly be. He's embraced all components of the Nebraska program and will no doubt make a far greater impact than scoring touchdowns on Saturdays. I'm so excited that he's a Husker because I know he will move our program forward on all fronts!"
Leaders Know the Way, Go the Way, Show the Way
In honor of Cross always putting himself last in almost any situation, we deliberately structured this N-Sider to match his philosophy and personality, plus his strong belief that leadership is a state of mind and based on understanding the needs of all of those who are affected by leadership. To Cross, a leader knows the way, goes the way and shows the way to be a good teammate. He's never had to train himself to be humble or to say "we" instead of "I" or "team" instead of "me".
All of that and more come naturally. "It all comes from my family," Cross told me Wednesday. "I don't know if I'm a natural born leader, but I've always been taught to be my own man and to always be committed to people beyond myself. I try to watch other leaders and do what's right. I grew up that way. It's a gift from God and my parents."
Imani's dad is a hard-working Gainesville, Georgia-based truck driver who always works the late shift, and his mother is a substitute school teacher, who always works whatever shift is necessary. "She's like my dad. She gets things done the old-fashioned way," Cross said. "They both work really hard, and they both respect everyone around them."
Cross-Training: Focus, Discipline, Attention to Detail
Imani relished his first experience with The Program. "It's a training tool and a mindset," he said. "I liked getting put into game-like situations that make you uncomfortable and force you to focus, show discipline and pay extra attention to detail."
Cross Training is part of Imani's DNA. His parents taught him that leaders are made, not born. They showed him that you don't need to have authority to have influence. All you need is your integrity and your humility and actions that match your attitude. He has always known that leadership is learned not handed out on a silver platter.
"The Program made it clear before we ever started that it was geared to be more than just football," Cross said. "It was geared to help us persevere through trials and tribulations, wherever they might come from. That's why I came to Nebraska in the first place. They have a tremendous reputation to do things the right way, to be accountable and to reinforce whatever you choose to do in life."
Mentors and Motivators: Rex Burkhead and Ron Brown
Cross feels blessed to have spent one year with Burkhead and almost every day with Ron Brown, his position coach. "Coach Ron instills leadership every day," he said. "He always has a story or a short motivational speech that inspires you to give everything you have inside you. He's played a huge role for me. He helps me understand that becoming a man really is a process and it's not only my job to do that, but also my job to help those in front of me and those behind me to be the best they can be, too."
Imani is the ultimate cross-trainer, the ultimate teammate, the ultimate leader and, you might say, the ultimate representative for The Program's leaders because, after all, he reflects their values as much as they reflect his.
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I am a native Cornhusker from Ord, Nebraska, with a Civil Engineering and a Juris Doctorate degree from UNL. I now live in Georgia, and in the same North Hall High School district from which Imani graduated. I met Imani and his father at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes luncheon here in Gainesville last year. Imani was one of two high school seniors to make a three-minute talk that day about their Christian beliefs, and he did a splendid job! Sitting at the table next to me was Coach Richt of the University of Georgia, and itt worried me that Imani might change his mind. Imani's father indicated to me that the family might relocate to Lincoln while Imani was in college, but he didn't know much about Lincoln. When I found out about Coach (Ron) Brown's involvement with FCA in Nebraska, I became more confident that it would be a significant factor in recruiting Imani to Lincoln. I am pleased to learn of Imani's progress at Nebraska, and I trust that his academics are living up to his athletic prowess. His older brother (Izaan Cross) has just graduated from Georgia Tech where he started for three years at defensive end and signed a couple days ago with the Buffalo Bills. I wish Imani the very best. John D. Prien, Jr., Gainesville, Georgia


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St. Theodota at Adrianopolis
Saint Theodota was killed at Adrianopolis during the third century with the martyrs Alexander the Bishop, Heraclius the Soldier, Anna, Elizabeth, and Glyceria for their confession of Christ. This was a time when Christianity spread among the pagans. Despite the persecutions against the Christians, Bishop Alexander fearlessly converted and baptized many pagans into the holy saving faith.
The governor of the region ordered his soldiers to use torture to force Bishop Alexander to deny Christ. The saint patiently endured terrible tortures. Struck by this, the soldier Heraclius believed in Christ, for Whom the saint suffered. And after him, the Women Martyrs Anna, Elizabeth, Theodota and Glyceria confessed themselves to be Christians.


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It is a scientific fact that energy never "dies," it just changes form. Now think about political issues as a form of energy.
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new rules for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants for the first time. As the March 26, 2012Wall Street Journal noted:
"The new rules will essentially make it unviable to build new coal-fired power plants, unless they are fitted with yet-to-be-commercialized carbon-capture technology. The rules would limit the permissible emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to a little more than half of what a typical coal plant emits today, administration officials have said."
Natural-gas fired power plants will meet the new regulations.
Under the Lieberman-Warner climate change market-based bill that was being debated in Congress – and even more so in the Stabenow ag offsets bill expected to be included until the climate change debate fell apart in the Senate, there would have been a way for coal plants to continue operating by purchasing greenhouse gas reductions, or offsets, from the uncapped and exempt agricultural sector. Utilities could have purchased offset credits from farmers undertaking approved activities like soil carbon sequestration, methane capture from manure and nitrous oxide reductions from precision application and management of fertilizers.
There were several news stories about the new regulations, but the world did not end as many had feared/predicted it would. This is partly because things have shifted in ways that could not have been foreseen during the heyday of the climate debates in Congress. First, and foremost, significant new amounts of natural gas have been found – bringing the cost of natural gas to record low levels. In fact, there aren't many coal-fired power plants that are being planned right now anyway both because of the highly competitive position of natural gas and of the uncertain regulatory outlook for coal-fired plants both on the GHG issue and having to do with the further restricting of conventional pollutants.
Still, proponents of the coal industry point out that this could all change again if natural gas prices swing back up suddenly – as they have done before. This could leave the U.S. power sector with fewer fuel choices and potentially higher costs down the road – since there is no climate law in place outlining an offsets purchase alternative.
So what does this have to do with the agricultural industry? This example serves as a powerful anecdote of why it is critical for the ag sector to jump in and set its own course on sustainability.
In working on legislative issues for more than a decade now, I have seen many controversial policies and issues ebb and flow – but rarely do issues of magnitude simply "go away."
Usually what happens is an issue will be addressed by a particular policy proposal – a legislative bill or agency regulation. If that particular way of handling the issue is too unpopular, a specific bill may fail. That does not, however, mean that the underlying issue is gone – but rather, that the energy of that issue has gone somewhere else. Some people who were deeply engaged in the fight over the particular bill might then gleefully declare the entire issue to be "dead." But this is often confusing the end of a particular incarnation of a policy with the larger forces driving an issue.
In this case, the end of the climate change bill in the U.S. Senate, has not at all been the end of the climate change issue – or policies to address it. They have simply morphed into agency regulations using existing laws and into private "corporate sustainability policies."
I argue that in many ways, the way that climate change is being addressed now – without a defined legislative outline and without an offsets market, could be worse for the agricultural sector than if a bill like Lieberman-Warner containing a robust offsets title had passed.
First, under that bill, as I mentioned before, there would have been the ability for farmers to get paid in exchange for choosing to quantify, measure and sell some of the environmental benefits they can provide through good stewardship of their land. Without that bill, farmers are leftbeing pushed in this direction by multiple and often disagreeing elements of the private market – except they will likely not be paid for it. Instead, measuring and improving sustainability will likely, in the long run, become the price for doing business.
Second, although our legislative process can be messy, it is well-defined, understood and provides input opportunity in a forum (the Senate) that protects minority interests. Since climate change was not able to be addressed there, it is now being addressed in the much more difficult arenas of agency regulation (for example, these latest EPA rules on power plants) and in the private marketplace. Here, agriculture makes up about 2% of the population and there is no Senate to hold special the rights of that small number.
Third, the offsets market would have provided a new agricultural "eco-market" solution for a major environmental problem at a time when the consumer-farmer trust gap has been a growing. It would be tougher for urban "elite" foodies to make the claims they do about conventional agriculture if the industry was playing a major part in solving the climate change issue these folks care so much about.
As Shakespeare said, "What's past is prologue."
Looking out at the evolving sustainability discussions, debates and policies, it seems clear to me that there is another messy opportunity before the industry. I know many will say "Agriculture isengaging in sustainability!" Yes, there is more involvement in this topic every day. Still, there is a great difference between re-stating what you think, only louder, and recognizing the need to roll up your sleeves to do the tough business of compromise.
Certainly, there are elements within ag that are working hard and smart on this. And, just like any other market force – there will be those who understand and get ahead of this issue to their own market advantage. The question is whether the broader industry positions itself well on this issue. Much of that will depend on which lessons industry leaders take away from examples like the one we have talked about today.


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"The reason for the request is that we found out yesterday that we do have to submit a newly formatted research paper to support any local criterion that we're requesting the post office be designated on," said Leslie Davis, chair of the Save Our La Jolla Post Office task force at the meeting May 23. "It takes about 100 volunteer hours to get all this stuff together. We'll do it for sure, and we'll do it in the 30 days if that's all we can get."
The community task force and HRB staff both favor the local designation, but the HRB staff's recommendation that the local designation falls only under Criterion E because its listing on the National Register is not sufficient protection for the 1935 WPA-era building, said Davis.
"This post office was built in 1935. It's really ridiculously important to us as the community, and we want it registered, but not just on E. We it on A and C and D," she said. "The postal service believes that as soon as this property is designated that they can sell it. As soon as they sell it, all we have to protect it is this historic designation on this criterion … It is our belief that Criterion A has some specifics in it that relate to the way that San Diego enforces these kinds of things."
Although the task force could seek an amendment to the designation at a later date without a continuance, it might be too late, said City Council President Pro Tem Sherri Lightner, who represents the La Jolla district.
"The USPS plans to put this post office up for sale immediately after the Historic Resources Board votes to designate the building as a historic resource under Criterion E," she said. "The USPS has made clear that once the building is designated that their obligations under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act will be fulfilled and the post office can be immediately sold to the highest bidder."
The 30-day continuance would allow the all-volunteer organization adequate time to prepare the required report to support the post office's local historic designation under additional criteria.
"We need to do all we can to protect this historic treasure, and I believe taking the time to document why this building should be designated under additional criteria is critical to helping the community preserve the post office for future generations," said Lightner. "Without the continuance the post office will be immediately sold, and the community's opportunity to ensure that this treasured resource is preserved and protected will be lost forever."


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VANCOUVER — If the Bruins can win the Stanley Cup, Tomas Kaberle would match his brother's total of championship rings.
Frantisek Kaberle won the Cup with Carolina in 2006. The Bruins' blueliner has been chatting a lot with his brother throughout these playoffs.
"We always talk on the phone and stuff," said Kaberle today before the Bruins took on Vancouver in Game 2 at Rogers Arena. "He knows what we're going through and he said 'just make the most of it. It'll be nice to win Game 2 for you guys and be back in the series.'"
Even with a brother with championship experience offering advice, Kaberle said he still had to adjust to life on the sport's biggest stage once Game 1 started.
"I think it doesn't change anything. You still have to play the game," said Kaberle, who logged 14:12 of ice time and fired two shots on net in his Final debut. "It's like the games before. It doesn't matter if it's the first round, the third round or the Final. You still have to go there, play well and hopefully we'll get the result done tonight."
Despite the loss, Kaberle said the experience of being in the Final for the first time lived up to the pre-series hype.
"It was awesome. I thought the atmosphere was awesome," he said. "You could feel the vibe even the night before the game. Obviously you want to leave everything out there and it's a great experience.
"You can compare it to pretty much like Olympic hockey games. It's a similar style. You see a lot of people around hockey, everybody flew down, and that's a really good atmosphere."


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welcome baby Elin & a birth story
A week ago yesterday our sweet baby was born. My due date was Saturday so I wasn't expecting to go into labor just yet. But that morning soon after my husband came home from work, I noticed mild contractions roughly 5 mins apart. I asked him to start timing them, just out of curiosity, and they were almost exactly 3 minutes apart from each other. Being still very manageable we all headed to the grocery store near our house to grab some snacks and for labor-in case this was the real thing. we bought my favorite superfood smoothies, fresh pineapple (my favorite) and white tulips. As we shopped each contraction slowly became more intense but it felt so good to be up and walking around that we finished up before heading home.
Maybe I should explain, before I go any further, that we have been planning a home birth with this baby. I had my son naturally and without drugs but in a birthing facility. I did a lot of research and found that home birth is incredibly safe and has many wonderful benefits. So you can see I wasn't in a rush to leave the store, I was happy to have my early labor among the product aisle.
We kept in contact with our midwife and doula about my progress and decided we'd meet at our house soon to have her check in on me. Soon we were back home and even though my contractions were consistently 3 minutes apart still and growing in intensity, I was happy to carry on a conversation, unload bags from the car and trim flowers I had bought to put in a vase. I'd pause as another contraction would come on, leaning over the table or on my husband. It was so relaxing to be in my own space, among my own things and moving at my own pace. It felt great to move around and keep walking, albeit slowly. It felt great to light some candles and put on comfortable clothes, to put on some of my favorite lotion to just relax.
Within an hour my contractions were taking up all my energy and attention, they were powerful. I'd hang on my husband during them and relax my knees, remembering to stay soft and let each one do its job to dilate. Sometimes I'd tense up with surprise at how intense each new one was, but I quickly reminded myself that they were doing a great job in me and not to be afraid.
Jeremiah and I went for a short walk behind our house. The cold air felt amazing and I loved just walking, talking with him. He was so encouraging and supportive, as were our midwife and doula too. I had 3 big contractions on our walk and soon felt like we needed to go back inside. By this time I asked for the midwife to check my dilation. I had been hesitant to be checked earlier in case I had not dilated much, I didn't want to feel discouraged but I knew I was close to transition and was too curious not to know.
Well it was a good thing I did have her check me because I was 9 cm dilated at this point, almost there!
I was still feeling pretty good and pretty encouraged by this news but really wanted to get into the birth pool our midwife had set up for me. The warm water was relaxing and supportive. I had a few more strong contractions, these were serious. They moved over my whole body like a wave and I kept imagining them to be like waves in the ocean, passing over me and opening my cervix, getting closer to bringing my baby out. On my knees in the water, with my husband sitting behind me, I savored those little breaks in between each contraction. After 3 or 4 of those I suddenly felt the overwhelming urge to push. In my mind I yelled a little "yay!" as I could feel baby's head suddenly passing through. I've heard some moms say they didn't like pushing, but this is a stage I always liked. It's so very intense but also feels incredibly productive.
Two pushes and the baby's head came out. I remember our midwife whispering "feel your baby's head" and I reached into the water and felt her soft, fuzzy head. It was so encouraging, she was almost here! Two more big pushes and she was completely out! I opened my eyes which had been closed for the last half hour and saw this our perfect baby girl in my arms. She was here, and so quickly! I kissed her soft wet skin and rubbed her back. My husband and I talked to her, telling her how happy we were to have her here, how beautiful and perfect she was and how thankful we were for her.
It was pure euphoria, an incredible high and rush of emotions. This is what it's all about, this very moment. I savored it and tried my best to memorize her new smell and little sounds. There, still in the water I nursed my baby for the first time. She latched right away and everything was right in the world! We had a wonderful, supported birth and now a perfectly healthy, responsive and beautiful baby. These first moments of birth that I've experienced with both my babies are the highest and most blissful moments I've experienced in my life. I wish every mom could have an experience like this, it was a gift!
I hope you all don't mind my being so personal. I feel a bit exposed but at the same time I think it is so important for people to hear positive birth stories from moms who enjoyed their births. It wasn't panicked, it wasn't rushed, it wasn't interfered with, it was a perfectly normal, healthy act and it was all mine. I loved building a relationship with our caring, knowledgeable midwife these past few months.
I feel so blessed and hope that for some mom out there my story will encourage them also.
Needless to say to those of you who have kids, this first week has been a slow one. Lots of nursing, lots of trying to sleep, a whole lot of laundry and even more little kisses from mom, dad and new brother. We all love little Elin so much and are happy to share a bit of her with you.
Thank you all dearly for listening. And I hope to be posting regularly again soon (fingers crossed).
*a couple resources about home birth you may find interesting
BMJ article on outcomes of home births
Home birth safety article
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (highly recommended!)
The Business of Being Born


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Wellingtonians: more progressive than we give ourselves credit for …
Press Release – Roy Morgan Research
If, as Winston Churchill once remarked, attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference, then Wellington, Auckland and the rest of New Zealand are diverse indeed. As the latest Roy Morgan State of the Nation New Zealand reveals, the different attitudes of Kiwis around the country offer a fascinating glimpse into its varied population.
With its long-standing nuclear-free stance, a proud suffragette history and most recently, the legalisation of same-sex marriage, New Zealand is an enlightened country by world standards. But not all Kiwis consider themselves so. Only 20.8% of people living outside of the two major cities describe their attitudes to social issues and trends as progressive. This figure rises to 25.9% in Auckland and 29% in Wellington.
However, the State of the Nation New Zealand report suggests that Wellingtonians are more progressive than they give themselves credit for: 65.5% believe that homosexual couples should be allowed to adopt children, for example — in contrast to 58.6% of Aucklanders and 56.1% of people from the rest of the country.
Attitudes to the government and economy
While the differences between Auckland, Wellington and the rest of New Zealand are striking in some respects, it's interesting to note their similar levels of distrust for John Key's National Party — with 44.3% of Aucklanders, 45.2% of Wellingtonians and 45.1% of people from the rest of the country agreeing with the statement, 'I don't trust the current New Zealand Government.'
Attitudes towards the NZ Government and the Economy
Source: Roy Morgan Single Source (New Zealand), April 2012 – March 2013
Base: New Zealand population aged 14+
Overall, Wellingtonians are the least satisfied with their political leaders: 43.7% believe the Government is doing a good job of running the country (compared to 47.6% of Aucklanders), while little more than a third (35.1%) think the national economy is improving, compared to 38.3% of Aucklanders.
And the rest of the country? They're less disenchanted than Wellingtonians about the current Government, but more pessimistic than Aucklanders.
Auckland: environmentally and security conscious
Of all New Zealanders, those living in Auckland are most likely to consider crime a growing problem in their community (59.5%, compared to 51% in Wellington and 58.7% in the rest of the country).
Aucklanders are also the most environmentally-friendly Kiwis, with an impressive 89.9% recycling whenever they can (Wellington's 84.2% pales in comparison). Indeed, one in five are so committed to the green cause, they even dream of a total ecotourism experience for their next holiday!
Michele Levine, CEO, Roy Morgan Research, says:
"The latest Roy Morgan State of the Nation New Zealand shines a spotlight on Auckland, Wellington and the rest of the country, revealing their differences and similarities.
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- Harvinder Singh4.8(45 reviews)ISRO Colony, Shastrinagar, Nirnay Nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380013, Indiasuril25 March, 20185.0
Harvinder is focused on helping me achieve my goals and makes every session challenging (& somehow fun). My fitness has increased noticeably and I've seen improvements in my ability to complete more sit ups / core exercises, lift progressively heavier weights & generally push myself harder throughout each session. I find I actually look forward to my workouts. – He ensures that my technique is always correct to avoid any injuries. – He is extremely reliable & punctual – always set up & ready to start training ahead of time, with an exercise routine planned. I thoroughly enjoy working out and would recommend harvinder to anyone looking to improve their fitness with a dedicated trainer.jimit23 December, 20175.0
One of the best trainer I have got,who I appreciate and recommend. Results start showing by the end of first month only of exercise . It's not only I reduced on fat,but also I gain on muscle..So with fitness Harvinder and self dedication to follow the given exercise ,is a complete destination to a healthy body and a healthy & happy life... !About
Ever since I was a young kid, I have been involved in sports. Following this passion led me to sign up for Certification as a Sports Coach in Netaji Subhash Institute of Sports. Apart from that, I have also completed a course in Gold's Gym that helped me lose my weight gain loss and strength building workout skills. also i done my ACSM .I provide specific diet plan as well.
- Pratik Singh5.0(32 reviews)Vyash Wadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indiatrupti ajay khare25 August, 20185.0
He is good and polite to talk. The diet given by him helped me to loose weight and increase stamina .sneh31 July, 20185.0
Pratik sir has very good knowledge regarding food and nutrition. His diet plan is quite balanced and he always explains everything in detail. Diet plan is so effective and started showing result in just first week. I am happy with his work.About
I am a certified Dietitian/ Nutritionist acknowledged by California fitness Academy. With my knowledge and years of nutrition studies i can help you transform your body, strength and stamina. No fitness goals can be achieved without a good diet plan and science of Fitness. Let's get started towards our fitness journey.
- Ankit Solanki4.0(25 reviews)Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indiaruchita30 October, 20175.0
He is a very efficient and hardworking personal trainer and nutrition expert. I have been training with him and following his diet for sometime now and have already started seeing positive results. He is very knowledgeable and gives personalized advice to all his clients.shijoy devdas4 October, 20175.0
Personally taken training I was one lazy brat.. very lasy and having loads of fast food. But after taking training with him And lost about 18 kgs of fat loss, 10 inch waist loss in span of 90days. Before 106 now 85About
I started working out to keep myself fit initially, and by seeing good results in myself, I started providing training to people. I advise simple workout to my clients based on their respective requirements such as weight loss gain, muscle building, strength. I also advise my clients for the proper meals and their preparation methods.
- Rinku Ramolia5.0(24 reviews)New Vadaj Road, Sardar Colony, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indiadaljit bumrah24 September, 20185.0
Well planned exercise regime , patience while showing the exercise and full attention and monitoring while client is exercising .dhvanil14 June, 20185.0
Superb fitness trainer. Rinku has got vast experience into PT and has many variations to the exercise available with him.About
As a sports Nutritionist and fitness trainer, I help people achieve their dream physics and fitness in a scientific manner. I ve been in this field for last more than 15 yrs and served more than 500 clients. My journey and passion of fitness was started when I was 8 yrs old. I started my professional career as a bodybuilder at the age of 17, but after see lots of unsatisfied people for their own body, I moved in to training to serve society and help them reach to a new fitness level where they can enjoy life without any pain or diseases.
- Chirag Prajapati5.0(22 reviews)Ahmedabadmr suraj27 May, 20185.0
Chirag has an eye to detail and is very practical and guvea great personalised inouts for workoutsvimal patel 7 December, 20175.0
Good Gym instructor. Has required set of knowledge to guide in the right way...About
I have an experience of 7 years in this fitness world. I am very skillful with weight loss, weight gain, floor exercise, cardio, stretching ,toning the muscles programs with client of 16 years and above. I have also helped my clients to increase in height with positive results.. I will create a program to help you reach both short- and long-term fitness goals - whether you want to improve body composition, enhance sports performance, or gently return to exercise following an injury or long hiatus. Experience the difference a personal training program can make to your fitness journey. YOU CAN GET BENEFITS A GROUP IN 2 TO 3 MEMBERS IN GROUP AT YOUR PLACE
- Fitness Solution4.0(18 reviews)Relief Road, Lal Darwaja, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indiaaamir vora17 May, 20175.0
There is no gym like fitness solution,The gym there is the dreame came true,The training of trainer are giving us lot of chage,The diet and supplements where help us to loss weight I will lose my weight 8 kg in a month inspired us motivate us and give us the best of the gymakshay sathwara8 May, 20175.0
Great experience with him... If you want transformation in your body tham must contact him..About
As a fitness trainer in ahmedabad, I believe that staying healthy and physical training is very important, it enhances physical as well as mental well being. I suggest a balanced diet to all my customers with proper nutrition and water intake. I cater to all fitness training related doubts of my customers.
- Chirag Patel4.0(18 reviews)Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indiaramesh chaudhary23 July, 20175.0
Best trainer and Dietitian, knows everything about the gym exercise as well as PT.dipen vyas23 July, 20175.0
Best service... or best service ever... or best experience...About
I'm a certified personal fitness trainer. Fitness training requires a lot of dedication towards work out. I help the people to get into shape that they have been longing for and the body that they desire. I also help individuals with the diet plans which plays a vital role to achieve their goals.
- Anoopsingh Thakur5.0(17 reviews)Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indiapulkit21 June, 20175.0
Anoop is a hard working and dedicated trainer.juthika23 May, 20175.0
Experienced, dedicated and result oriented. Helped me achieve targets which I wasn't sure I was capable of. Highly recommended.About
My customers have really been benefited from my training structure. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind. I provide my customers with diet charts.
- Bhargav Thanki5.0(16 reviews)Bopal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indiasaumil 26 April, 20175.0
I have been taking gym training from him for about a month now for body weight. He is a very respectful person. He always motivates his customers. I do circuit training using body weight, and he helped me in that. I used to go to the gym on a regular basis for 1 hour daily. He has good knowledge of fitness and nutrition and he is very dedicated towards his work. he is a very good person and he trains well. He works on the whole body. He has also given me a diet plan to follow for better results. His prices are fare. I will recommend him to others.bharat gupta 20 April, 20175.0
He gives me personal fitness training and trains me like a family. He always gives his proper attention to his client's. He trains me in my club's gym, in Ahmedabad. My primary motive to hire him is for weight loss. He teaches me regularly for 1-1.5 hours, depends on how much time a person needs in a day. He is very friendly and helpful. He more often makes me do cardio, treadmill, cycling, CrossFit and much more exercises. Always comes up with different activities daily. He also suggests me for a proper diet. I will surely recommend him to other people.About
As a fitness trainer, it is my basic responsibility to know about my client's diet and about his goal that he wants to achieve. According to that I will give a combination of exercises and plan the overview on diet chart for them which you need to follow every day. It is very important to exercise regularly, even if it is for thirty minutes every day, it has a huge impact in the long run.
- Rushikumar Patel4.0(15 reviews)Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Indiadhruv 8 January, 20185.0
The services were good. I paid the fitness trainer around 6000 rupees for 12 sessions. I am thoroughly enjoying them. The main motive behind hiring the trainer was to keep him for running practice and my main goal was achieved.vidhi chotai8 January, 20185.0
The professional takes around 4 sessions in a week. He is very punctual with the sessions, which resulted in me loosing 1 kg within days. The pricing is quite reasonable according to me. Great work!!!About
I am a 1st-grade cricketer in Perth, Australia. By passion, I am an athlete, and am already a medal holder in the marathon, now practicing for the 50 km run!! I have also passed the Patanjali yoga trainer course, and am very passionate about causing valuable transformations in someone's life. I would love to provide my very own physical training in Ahmedabad and be the gym trainer/fitness trainer everyone wishes they had.
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Avalanche teammates Paul Stastny and Erik Johnson have been invited to next month's U.S. Olympic team orientation camp, along with Colorado-raised defenseman Seth Jones and former University of Denver winger Beau Bennett of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Stastny and Johnson helped the Americans win the silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and were members of the bronze-medal winning U.S. squad at the World Championship last spring. Jones, who played youth hockey for the Littleton Hawks and Colorado Thunderbirds, was selected by Nashville with the fourth pick in the June 30 draft. Bennett just completed his rookie season with the Penguins, after playing two years at DU.
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2014 U.S. Men's National Team Orientation Camp Roster
Goaltenders: Craig Anderson, John Gibson, Jimmy Howard, Ryan Miller, Jonathan Quick, Cory Schneider
Defensemen: Zach Bogosian, Dustin Byfuglien, John Carlson, Dan DeKeyser, Justin Faulk, Cam Fowler, Jake Gardiner, Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson, Seth Jones, Nick Leddy, Paul Martin, Ryan McDonagh, Brooks Orpik, Kevin Shattenkirk, Ryan Suter, Jacob Trouba, Keith Yandle.
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Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
entrepreneurship programs are in the infancy stage. A huge challenge with
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program has been around a while, it might be a good time to re-think your
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take a fresh look at all the services you offer or intend to offer. How are you
attracting students to your courses and who are they? How do you get small
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supplement the college-wide print materials? How will you get students and
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up with something a little more edgy and attractive. I wanted a real logo, with
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Plan. Profit.We felt this accurately promoted our mission to serve the
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PARIS, TX -- Students who receive free and reduced lunches at school may soon feel the impact of the government shutdown.
Schools across the nation send a report at the end of each month to the state to receive reimbursement checks for students that receive free and reduced lunches. State governments receive those funds from the federal government.
With the fed shut down those checks have stopped coming, putting some schools in a bind.
"As of October 1, they are not going to reimburse us for breakfast and lunch," said Grant-Goodland Public Schools Superintendent Buck Hammers.
"If the shutdown continues then we will go into the school general fund and start using our fund balance from our school fund or savings," said Paris I.S.D Superintendent Paul Jones.
Eighty percent of students at Paris I.S.D receive free or reduced lunches and Hammers says 98-percent of his students qualify for the program.
"I don't think that the students should have to pay, because we have some legislators that are simply fighting like children," said Hammers.
But superintendents say they are not going to allow their kids to learn on empty stomachs.
"No kids are going to go hungry," said Jones. "We're going to find a way to feed the kids."
"We'll have to pay for them," said Hammers. "We'll still have to provide lunch, we'll have to provide breakfast and we'll have to go to school."
Schools have not received reimbursements for the month of September due to the shutdown, which began October 1st.
Many schools keep up to three months of cafeteria funding, but once that is used up they would have to go into other funds to feed students who need financial assistance.


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Shelby County Commissioners bring the countywide school board up to its full strength of seven members Monday, Sept. 9, by appointing someone to the open District 6 seat.
The commission meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St.
James Harvey takes over as Shelby County Commission chairman starting with Monday's meeting of the group. On the agenda are his committee appointments and the appointment of a new countywide school board member.
(Daily News File)
Eleven people applied for the vacancy, and commissioners interviewed them at the Aug. 28 committee sessions during a two-week break between the regular sessions of the full commission.
Among those applying were former Memphis City Schools board member Sharon Webb, who lost a re-election bid in 2010 after running for Memphis mayor in the 2009 special election for the office won by A C Wharton Jr.
Rosalyn Nichols, pastor at Freedom's Chapel Christian Church who challenged City Council member Janis Fullilove in the 2011 city elections and lost, is also seeking the seat, as is Clara Ford, a retired veteran Memphis City Schools educator who last made an unsuccessful challenge of incumbent Edmund Ford Jr. in the same set of 2011 council races.
Perry Bond, Cherry Davis and David Page, who have all run previously for the council or Memphis City Schools board, are also among those vying for the appointment.
So are Shante Avant, Tony Braxton, Justin Casey, Joya Smith and Rhoda Stigall.
Applying for the appointment does not mean automatic nomination. That is up to commissioners, who are also likely to consider individually whether they favor someone who will serve on an interim basis or run for the seat in a later school board election.
The factor is a perennial for consideration in any appointment the commission makes.
The appointment is to fill the vacancy created when school board member Reginald Porter resigned in August after being appointed chief of staff to countywide schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson.
The countywide school board went to a seven-seat body effective Sept. 1, after being a 23-member body that included members of the old Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools boards since October 2011.
The school board will stay at seven members for a year, at which point it will add six members elected in the August 2014 county general elections.
The County Commission meeting Monday is the first of the one-year term of James Harvey as chairman of the 13-member body.
And some on the commission indicated at committee sessions Aug. 28 that they might challenge some of Harvey's choices to head standing committees, particularly Harvey's choice of Commissioner Heidi Shafer to chair the budget and finance committee.
Challenges of the committee assignments that reach the full commission are rare.
The budget committee chairmanship on the commission as well as on the Memphis City Council is an important posting that does not rotate every year.
In this case, Commissioner Melvin Burgess would switch committees with Shafer, chairing the hospitals and health committee that Shafer has chaired for several years.
Also on the commission's agenda are two federally funded contracts totaling almost $1.7 million for repairs and restoration work in the Millington area from 2010 flooding.
One resolution is a $1.2 million contract between county government and the city of Millington to replace two emergency flood pumps and make improvements to the Upper Newport channel and the Big Creek Basin in Millington.
The federal Community Development Block Grant disaster funding is for long-range planning and restoration work in a part of the county – including areas inside and outside of the Millington borders – affected by flooding in May 2010.
The pumps and the detention basin failed in the flooding, overwhelming parts of Millington and northern Shelby County.
The other resolution is a $459,800 construction contract with Rose Construction Inc. that is also federal Community Development Block Grant funding. The contract is for bank repair near the Ward Road Bridge over Big Creek. The bank continues to erode along the creek channel below the bridge.
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