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One of the great things about working at North Cross School is doing so alongside a community of motivated learners—students and teachers. Oftentimes, a brief suggestion turns into an amazing opportunity that benefits our school immensely and in more ways than expected. Two such cases recently have taken shape. Stephen Belderes has developed a tremendous opportunity for our students to take college-level coursework this summer and Deborah Jessee's hard work has forged a partnership with Hollins University to provide an affordable graduate education for our faculty.
The Boys Varsity Soccer team received their VISAA State Championship rings this week.
I watched the State of the Union the other night, albeit only during commercial breaks of the UNC-NC State basketball game, and I was reminded that good ideas are often criticized to the point that they wither on the vine. Many of you know my politics, most don't, but here, I refer to all good ideas irrespective of party lines. And, I think we can all agree that the more good ideas that see the light in Washington, the better.
Which brings me to North Cross School. We are in the midst of an absolutely fantastic school year. We have grown by 18 students since Labor Day weekend, our inquiries for admission are up substantially, we won a State Championship in Boys Soccer, our senior class SAT scores average an all-time high (1253), students and faculty smile when I see them more than not, the early stage of our capital campaign is a stunning success, college admissions are strong, and our arts program continues to develop talent at a prodigious rate. A mouthful for sure, but I have said repeatedly that this has been the best school year in my career.
Last weekend was a really special weekend at North Cross School as we brought home Coach Brown's third state soccer championship, saw football reverse an early season defeat to triumph in the semi-finals of the state football playoffs, Harry Pearson '19 earned All-State honors for the fourth time in a row at the State Cross Country meet, and our lower school performance of Junie B. Jones Jr. (don't forget the middle initial!) garnered rave reviews and sold-out crowds.
A Measured Decision
The Roanoke River from yesterday's WSLS footage.
It is with no small degree of sheepishness that I admit to you that my college-graduate son, a North Cross alumnus, is living at home. In his defense, he is working and studying for the LSAT and hopefully law school is in his future. But his presence does remind me of the days when his friends would text him in a poorly disguised attempt to influence my snow-day decisions. My wife was of little help in defending me because she was always on the receiving end of her own back-door lobbying efforts by fellow moms. (And, yes, I am talking about you Jeannie Fishwick.)
Live Bravely.
Art by E.W. Kemble in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," 1884. Credit: Getty Images
At this year's Convocation I spoke of the concept of the "healthy struggle," that as parents we must allow our children not only to make mistakes but also to recover from mistakes of their own making. From an academic standpoint, healthy struggle leads to the development of a scholar who is not content with the status quo and who is always in search of a better way. But most of all, I am referring to a social struggle; for without successful resolution of healthy social struggles, a child fails to develop people skills. In the terms of Daniel Goleman, a child who knows no struggle lacks emotional I.Q.
I am a parent of two millennial children, and a self-admitted imperfect parent on even my best day, so I do not want to seem preachy in my first Crossties post of the year. I do, however, want to set forward a discussion point for us as a community this year. How can we as parents refrain from making our children's lives "perfect" so that they can find the struggles to solve?
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You may have heard me at Convocation mention the "Miracle Mets" of 1969. In case you are unfamiliar, this team had finished in ninth place their previous season, but came to training camp with an expectation of accomplishing much more. And accomplish much more they did, winning 100 games, sweeping the Braves in the playoffs, and then much to my disappointment, defeating one of the greatest teams in baseball history, the Baltimore Orioles*, in the World Series. Besides showing my age and knowledge of useless sports trivia, why am bringing this up in my first article for Crossties this year?
A Model Worth Repeating
Dr. Proctor signs the partnership agreement with Principal Wu during his visit to Nanchang North Cross Sino-American School.
Sometimes things happen so quickly at North Cross, it is difficult to keep up. I think I like it that way, but I have to confess that my recent 2:00am return from China and the ensuing 8:00am meeting made me wish for an old fashioned, public school job. At least principals get to stay in the same time zone…
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It is a goal I frequently make known to families here at North Cross, to make our school an equal, if not a leader, among the very best independent schools in our Commonwealth. While not discounting our already stellar programs, I am aware that Virginia has a tremendous independent school heritage with a number of well-established, well-funded, world-class schools located in larger populated areas. To excel, we will need to do things that perhaps come easier to those schools, while working within the reality of our parameters. I firmly believe there is a path we can pursue that will lead us to parity with these schools over the next decade.
Sometimes I stare at the computer screen wondering what I should write for Crossties and waiting for inspiration to strike. Sometimes, the subject matter is so obvious that the words come pouring forth. Such is the writing process…
There are few opportunities where we, as an entire school community, can come together as a whole for the benefit of something bigger than ourselves. One of my favorites—and perhaps this is partly fueled by my desire for a good deal—is the Big Flea. Though the physical manifestation of the Big Flea has changed over the years from a field day and white elephant sale to its current 'day of bargains,' it remains one of those few occasions when parents, teachers, alumni, grandparents, and yes, even students, can contribute in such a tangible way to their community here at North Cross. The sale has also become a fan-favorite in and around Roanoke. I'm told that the Facebook event alone has over 1,000 people who were 'interested' or already planning to attend the sale next Saturday.
Christian J. Proctor, PhD
Dr. Proctor is the ninth Head of School at North Cross and has served as such since 2011. He has more than 30 years of experience in education. He has served as headmaster at Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina, St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie, Louisiana, Grace Episcopal School in Monroe, Louisiana, and as Interim Headmaster at Wesley Academy in Houston, Texas. In each location, Dr. Proctor's tenure was marked by creativity, innovation, and school growth.
Dr. Proctor earned his Bachelor's Degree in Geology from Colgate University, a Master's Degree in Geology from Duke University, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A native of Chapel Hill, NC, Dr. Proctor and his wife, Ellie, have two children, Katherine and Andrew '14.
He can be reached at cproctor@northcross.org.
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Oriks antilopa (lat. Oryx gazella) je velika antilopa izražene obojenosti, a živi u suhim travnatim poljima, šikarama i u pustinjama Afrike.

Vrlo je prilagođena za očuvanje vode: ne dahće i ne znoji se sve dok tjelesna temperatura ne prijeđe 45 ° C; bubrezi proizvode mokraću visoke koncentracije, a izmet je vrlo suh. Najviše je rasprostranjena u jugozapadnoj Africi.

Prehrana
Glavni dio prehrane oriks antilope čine trave i nisko grmlje, kao i divlji krastavci, dinje i slične biljke s velikom količinom vode. Kao i mnoge druge pustinjske vrste i oriks se hrani tijekom cijele godine oportunistički (svom hranom koja je dostupna).

Oriks može izdržati bez vode i do mjesec dana. Potrebna mu je hrana koja je puna minerala.

Organizacija
Nomadska krda broje do 25 životinja, a sastoje se od ženki, mladunaca i nekoliko mužjaka.

Trudnoća i mladunčad
Ženke oriks antilope rađaju mladunčad jednom godišnje i to u proljeće.

Nakon vremena od 260 do 300 dana ženka rađa jedno mladunče (rjeđe dva), koje 6 tjedana ostaje sakriveno blizu krda, a majka povremeno dolazi, da ga doji.

Borba za preživljavanje
U vrućim podnebljima oriks antilope preživljavaju tako što pasu u hladnijem dijelu dana, uglavnom u sumrak ili noću. Njihova posebna bijela dlaka odbija sunčeve zrake i toplinu, čak i do 60 stupnjeva Celzijusovih. Od 10 do 14 ili 15 sati okupljaju se u hladovini. Kod mnogih vrsta antilopa boravak tolikog broja životinja na malom prostoru izazvalo bi borbe za dominaciju ili sukobe oko parenja. Međutim, radi opstanka u surovom staništu, to se kod oriks antilopa ne događa.

Ugroženost
Zbog velikih rogova, oriks antilope bile su popularne u 20. stoljeću. Bezobzirni lovci na prostorima Saudijske Arabije ubijali su sve više oriksa i na kraju su ih doveli do ruba ugroženosti. Na prostorima Arabije izbrojeno ih je 65, od kojih su bile samo 4 ženke. Tada je počela Operacija oriks u Aziji i u Južnoj Americi. Stanje populacije oriksa bilo je alarmantno i to je zabrinulo zoologe. Na prostoru pustinja, gdje žive oriksi postavljeni su lovci u širokom krugu. To je trebalo riješiti problem krivolovaca, ali nije. Velika skupina krivolovaca uspjela je probiti zaštitni krug neopaženo i populacija oriksa opet se smanjila. Tada su zoolozi shvatili da moraju preseliti orikse u manje rezervate, gdje će imati veću zaštitu. Sve je izgledalo savršeno; imali su sigurno mjesto za život, bez prirodnih neprijatelja i s mnogo hrane i hlada. Ali, problem je bio u tome što su oriksi jeli biljke s velikom količinom minerala, što im je bilo potrebno. Ljudi u rezervatu nisu im to mogli priuštiti. Uskoro se za brzo vrijeme povećala populacija oriksa i opet su vraćeni u njihova prirodna staništa. Tada ih je bilo više od 300, ali su ipak išli u odvojenim krdima (10-25 članova) gdje mogu u miru, da se opuste u hladu. Oriks antilope još su uvijek na popisu ugroženih vrsta, jer postoji opasnost da se opet smanji njihov broj. Ali, zasad su sigurni.

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KOH SAMUI, Thailand — A car bomb on the Thai resort island of Samui has wounded seven people, including an Italian girl, police said Saturday, in a further blow to the country's tarnished reputation as a top tourist destination. The bomb, packed inside a Mazda pick-up truck with false number plates, was detonated remotely by mobile phone late Friday in the underground car park of the Central Festival mall, sending late-night shoppers running for safety. Police said the car had been stolen on March 31 from Yala, one of Thailand's three southernmost Muslim-majority provinces that have been scorched by a 10-year insurgency in which more than 6,300 people have been killed. ��It's a car bomb but we cannot confirm what type of explosive materials they used,�� Thai national police spokesman Lieutenant General Prawut Thavornsiri told AFP. ��The car used was a Mazda pick-up truck stolen from Yala,�� he added, without specifying whether the blast was believed to be linked to the conflict hundreds of kilometers away. Six Thais and a 12-year-old Italian girl were treated for minor injuries and were all released from hospital, according to Poonsak Sophonsasmorong of the island's disaster prevention office. Thai police have previously been accused of leaping to conclusions in the immediate aftermath of high-profile incidents. They came under fire during the probe into the murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao island last year for bungling the initial investigation and leaking erroneous information to the media.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As small businesses reopen in an easing pandemic, a small business lender is providing independent trucking companies with a shot in the arm to help them succeed and keep the U.S. moving.
"Trucking companies are essential to getting our country back to normal," says Eric Sarabia, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Acelera Financial Corp. ("Acelera"). Recently recognized by the U.S. Treasury Department as a community development financial institution serving underserved Latino and Black communities, Acelera offers small business loans of up to $250,000.
"Our mission is to promote community development and job creation by meeting the credit needs of small businesses owned and led by Latinx and African Americans located or operating in low-and moderate-income neighborhoods," states Mr. Sarabia.
That commitment earned Acelera a federal government designation as a Community Development Financial Institution. "We are very proud of the CDFI certification from the U.S. Treasury Department," says Mr. Sarabia. "We are a company committed to serving those that have traditionally been left out of the crucial debt markets. That certification is a recognition of the work we have done, and it has also proved essential during the COVID-19 pandemic."
The company received the good news from the Treasury Department in the middle of the pandemic as Acelera, like many American businesses, struggled but managed to keep operating during the coronavirus crisis. "We are a company led by immigrant and minority entrepreneurs and professionals who come from the communities we serve," Andres Rosillo, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Acelera, says. "We understand the needs of underserved, hard-working entrepreneurs. We know how difficult it is to work during lockdowns; we also know what it takes to successfully reopen the doors to the American public."
During the pandemic, the lender originated, pre-screened, or processed over $15 million of small business loans, often working with city and county governments to ensure small businesses get access to local, state and federal relief funds.
Now, Acelera wants to help Latino and African-American freight truck drivers become owner operators by providing the financing necessary to purchase their own trucks and start their own trucking businesses in an industry that has thrived during COVID and which is forecast to grow even more with the easing of pandemic protocols. "Truckers have kept America moving when she needs them the most," states Melvin Rubio, co-founder of Acelera. "They will play even a bigger role in the recovery."
While currently focused on the transportation industry, Acelera offers an array of loan products and services to diverse businesses. In addition to truck loans, the company provides businesses with loans for working capital, equipment purchases, and refinancing existing debt. The company also provides technical assistance to small business owners, including accounting and bookkeeping, profit optimization, and entity formation.
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As the topic of children follows upon that of marriage, we shall have to observe the planets that are in the mid-heaven or in aspect with it or with its succedant, that is, the house of the Good Daemon, or, in default of such planets, those connected with the diametrically opposite places; and we must take the moon, Jupiter, and Venus to portend the giving of children, the sun, Mars, and Saturn to indicate few or no children. Mercury must be taken as common, with whichever group of planets he chances to be in aspect, and to give children when he is a morning star, and to take them away when he is an evening star.
Now, the donative planets, when they are merely in such a position and are by themselves, give single offspring, but if they are in bicorporeal and feminine signs, and similarly if they are in the fecund signs, such as Pisces, Scorpio, and Cancer, they give two or even more. If they are of a masculine nature, because they are in masculine signs or in aspect to the sun, they give male children; but female, if they are of a feminine nature. If the maleficent planets overcome them, or if they are found in sterile places, such as Leo or Virgo, they give children, but for no good nor for any length of time. When the sun and the maleficent planets govern the aforesaid regions, if they are in masculine signs or in sterile signs, and if they are not overcome by the beneficent planets, they signify complete childlessness, but if they are in feminine or fecund signs or have the testimony of the beneficent planets, they give offspring, but it will suffer injury and be short-lived. If both the sects bear some relation to the signs which signify the begetting of children, there will be losses among the children given, either of all of them or of a few, depending upon the superiority of the planets of either sect that bear witness, whichever we find to be more in number, or greater in power, because they are further to the east, or are closer to the angles, or are superior, or are succedant. If, then, the planets which rule the aforesaid signs are rising, and are givers of children, if they are in their own places, they will make famous and illustrious the children which are given; but if they are setting and are in places belonging to the other sect, the children will be humble and obscure. And if they are found to be in harmony with the horoscope and with the Lot of Fortune. the children will be dear to their parents, they will be attractive, and will inherit their parents estates; if however they are disjunct or opposed, they will be quarrelsome, trouble-makers, and injurious, and will not succeed to their patrimony. And similarly, if also the planets which give children are in harmonious aspect one to another, the children which they give continue in brotherly affection and mutual respect; but if they are disjunct or in opposition to one another, the disposition of the children will he quarrelsome and scheming. Particular details, again, one could conjecture by using in each case as a horoscope the planet which gives children, and making his investigation of the more important questions from the rest of the configuration, as in a geniture.


A journey which was poignant, memorable and epic for not only the people we follow along with, but rather the specks of wisdom that the show sprinkles throughout. Through its amazing cinematography, sweet chemistry and intriguing messages, this drama will indeed keep your interest as it sets itself apart from most other dramas.
Like many already have (and eventually will), I am certainly not the first nor last blogger to share their thoughts on this drama. Goblin was perhaps the most anticipated drama of the remaining quarter of 2016 and as expected, it did indeed deliver. After laughing and crying my heart out for numerous hours (and recovering from the numbing feeling that I felt for hours after watching the drama), as well as falling into a little slump for a couple of weeks, I have finally gained the courage to close this drama, and finally say my farewell to our Goblin and his bride.
*deep breath* Let's get on with it.
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This summary is for Brinley's 9th week–she was 8 weeks old.
Nursing went well this week except for one day–a wonder week 8 thing so see that below to know about that day.
She is still on the 1-2 times per week pooping plan.
Oh sleeping! This was a great week. One morning early in the week I woke at 5:30 AM and realized she hadn't woken in the night at all. A 7.5 hour stretch! It was a day I needed her on her normal schedule because I was helping in Kaitlyn's class, so I woke her, fed her, then put her back down and got her up again at 7:30.
Through the week, she kept sleeping longer and longer. She moved to 9 hours!
There was a morning she woke at 6:15 AM. This is such an awkward time to wake up when our goal time is 7-7:30. I find it difficult to decide what to do. I either start the day at 6:15 and move on from there, or I feed then get up again in two hours. There really is no wrong or right way universally–just what works best for your baby, you, and your family.
As she ate, I thought and thought about what to do. In the end, I decided to put her down and then get her up in two hours. I had two driving reasons for coming to that decision.
The first reason was that if I started the day then, she likely would drop a feeding. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it being the first day of possibly doing that an her being 8 weeks old, I wasn't sure that I wanted to drop a feeding. I wanted to stick to 7 feedings in a 24 hour period for the time.
And of course with the good sleep the comments start coming. "You are so lucky!" She is a good baby, but I wouldn't put it to luck. I haven't just happened into her being a great sleeper. I make a lot of sacrifices to protect her sleep and I make sure to keep her routine consistent.
A Babywise milestone she met this week, besides the sleeping, is that she started to wake happy. She wasn't happy for long periods, but she would wake up and lay there and look around contently.
We had one day of wonder week 8 business going on. Wonder Week 8 is "The World of Patterns." Your baby starts to become aware of patterns around her. Baby might stare at lights (this is something Brinley did–obsessed with lights). She can also be obsessed with playing with her hands (but Brinley was not). There can be more sound experiments and babbling noises (yes). She can focus longer (yes). Baby can be more clingly, cry more often, loses appetite, shy around strangers, and sleeps poorly. The gym is a great toy for this age.
She had the one half day of poor sleep and lack of appetite. She was obsessed with lights, and definitely started using her voice more.
For Brinley's two month well check I tried something I haven't ever tried before. For doctor appointments, I have always gotten the baby up and fed her and then taken her to the appointment. This is great and all, but by the time you get into the doctors office, it is time for baby's nap.
This time, I woke her right when it was time to leave. We hopped in the car and drove to the appointment. It is only a 10-15 minute drive for us. Our doctor is fast about getting you out of the waiting room, so we checked in and were called back a few minutes later. We got her weight and length. Then I sat and started to feed her while I waited for the doctor to come in. She was finishing side one right when he came in. So we paused and did the check-up. Then she got her vaccinations and I fed the second side, we drove home, and she went down for her nap. I actually liked this a lot. One great thing is that she wasn't up as long. She was only up for about 15 minutes longer than usual, which she can handle once in a while. Another great thing was that I was able to nurse her after her vaccinations, so I was able to give her some comfort–not that you couldn't do the same even if it wasn't time to nurse.
Speaking of the vaccinations, she did great that day, sleeping the rest of the day. She did need acetaminophen throughout the remainder of the day. About six hours after her vaccinations, she was in some pain. It was almost time for medicine again, but not quite, so you know it is not working as well. She was nursing and just started crying from the pain from being on her side. My friend Kristi later suggested I do the football hold, which I didn't think of at the time–great idea! So you can do that if you are in a similar situation. Her next feeding was during her medicine being active. By the next morning, she was just fine.
Brinley loves to cuddle. She will often be sleepy at the end of a feeding and just cuddle up to me and doze. I love to sit and just hold her. I give her a couple of minutes before waking her up and just soak in the moment. She won't do it much longer and I want to just relish in it while she does!
Congratulations on the sleep. I am wondering how you manage to protect her naps so perfectly given your older children with school drop off & pickup, swim lessons, playgroup, etc. Does your mom come over every day?I have a 3-yr-old and 14-wk-old. My family is out of state, so I have to bring the baby with me for preschool drop-off and pick-up, as well as for any other necessary appointments. Also, my 3 yr old needs to play at the park daily (we live in the city), so I have to nap the baby in a carrier or car 4-5 days a week for at least one nap. (She will only sleep 25 minutes on the go.) It's impossible for me to give her the optimal nap schedule and environment for every single nap.On the whole, she has been a good sleeper (though had a lot of disturbances ever since the 12-week leap). Very alert and quite happy. But compared to Brinley she's a terrible sleeper. 🙂 I think that sleep in newborns has to be a combo of nature and nuture. Certainly giving them the right environment and timing makes things far better, but also each child has her own biological potential for sleep. My first baby was colicky. She was a chronic 25-min napper, then a 45-min napper (I thought that was great!), then eventually she became a great napper by about 8 months. at 3 1/2, she still naps most days. I did nothing differently — I believe she just had to biologically mature in that way.
I just wrote a post on the Chronicles Google group about my 8 week old baby girl also sleeping all the way past 5 a.m. I did the same thing you did – fed her even though she didn't wake on her own, then put her back down so we could preserve our first feeding/start time. However, I think I'm going to see how long she'll go on her own if she does it again. It makes sense since you had to be somewhere that morning that you needed to feed Brinley around 5 though. This is my 3rd baby and I am happy to finally (so far) have an easy sleeper for the most part. I chalk some of it up to her temperament and some of it up to my experience. Glad things are going well for you too!
My baby boy is 9 weeks old and has not been a great sleeper. Our schedule is the same as yours but with a 7am start time instead. I used baby wise with my first son who is two now and he was sttn at 8 weeks. My baby Caleb though averages only about 4.5 hrs! He naps well during the day and is a very happy and easy baby besides the night time stretch! I have done the same thing with both, so I'm not sure how to help him sleep longer. I don't let him cry long before I go in during the night as I'm afraid he will wake up my two yr old in a nearby room, maybe I need to let him cry some to be sure he is truly awake. Any tips?
Love reading your updates and entries. Thanks for taking the time. So glad that Brinley is doing so well and thriving!I have a question about the Babywise book. I'm re-reading mine to remember some things about what to expect from my baby at this age, and I'm confused. I'm reading the revised version. My baby is 12 weeks old (turning 13 weeks this next Monday), and there seem to be a few different takes on feeding/napping schedules in the book. For example, page 98 has a sample schedule for a baby at this age that includes 6 feedings and 5 naps. Page 236, however, says that 3-month old baby should be receiving 4-5 feedings a day. So which is it? Page 234 also mentions a 3 1/2 month old baby taking 2 naps that are 1 1/2-2 hrs. long with a third short nap. My baby is taking 3 great naps, but is fighting a fourth.My baby is currently beginning the day at 8am, feeding every three hours. I wake her up often times to feed her after her 1st nap (11am) and often after her second (2pm). She has a 45min to 1hr. waketime, with a 1 1/2 – 2 hr. nap for her first three naps, then she doesn't want to take a fourth nap (between 5-8). I lay her down for it just like the others, but she won't have anything to do with it. She fusses a lot longer (longer than 30-45 mins) when she typically will only make a few sounds going down for the other naps (which lasts around 15-20 mins max). So, I've been putting her in the bouncy seat so she can just enjoy being with us during dinner, etc., and she's very content. She's ready to go to bed by 8pm, though, so I've been bathing her around 7:30, then feeding at 8pm, then down for bed right after that. Instead of waking her at 10 or 11 to feed again, I let her sleep. Sometimes I'll pump that feeding to help keep my supply up. She'll sleep until 5am-ish, feed, then she's right back down until 8am again. There's a question on page 232 about a baby sleeping from 8pm – 4am (which is kind of what we're doing), and the reader is encouraged to wake the baby at 10/11pm to feed so that baby will sleep until 7am. I haven't done that 10pm feed, however, b/c I'd rather enjoy those late hours (8-10/11pm) having some alone time with my husband or alone time by myself. I have 2 older children, who are in bed by 7:30pm, so once we've done the bedtime routine with them all, we're ready for some downtime! I'm assuming this is one of those 'freedoms' I can take with her schedule and that it isn't throwing off things at this point for her. I assume she'll simply sleep through that 5am feeding to a more normal hour when she's ready. It seems that at 16 weeks, she may be ready for a 12-hr night. She actually slept 12 hrs. a couple of nights ago, but that seemed a little early to me. She went back to her 'regular' schedule the next day.One last thing – she's unusually difficult to get down at night sometimes. I think it's a tummy issue, though, since she's so easy all day. I've been trying to watch her carefully to see if it's a 'bad tummy' night or not. It's about half and half as far as how many nights a week she goes down easily at 8pm. If I feed her at 8pm then rock her, it seems to work out all the bubbles, and she goes down more easily. Often, she'll fall asleep, and I put her down asleep. I'm hoping this isn't creating a bad habit. It doesn't seem to be affecting her going to sleep on her own at all throughout the day.Thanks again for your insight!
Need some tips… my little boy is now 7 weeks and is being breast fed and we have been following BW since week 3 with great success, but we have been trying to get him used to a bottle so that my mum can put him to bed as hubby and I have a date night booked next month.He willl take the bottle without any problems but then he won't settle, he always want to nurse aswell after. I think he is using this as comfort to settle. he only seems to do thIs at night even though he has already had enough milk. we have had to give him formula from a bottle as I have had some problems nursing and pumping that I have been seeing my doc for. I don't know if this is the problem….
I have the same questions as Disclaimer Girl…follow please.
I love her already. I can't help but feel excited for a friend's baby girl. She and her mom will be lovely. We're already planning her babyshower.


Another come-from-behind win and an impressive shutout by the Boston University field hockey team led to a weekend sweep of Fairfield University, 3-2, and No. 19 Providence College, 2-0, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The victories propelled the squad to the top of America East, breathing new life into its season.
Junior forward Nikki Lloyd, last week's America East Player of the Week, and sophomore goalkeeper Kim Kastuk, who allowed two goals on 13 shots this weekend, were the driving forces for the Terriers (7-7, 2-0 AE). With three tallies in two games, Lloyd now leads the team in both goals (6) and points (12). Kastuk registered her fourth shutout of the year Sunday.
Saturday at Jack Barry Field against the Stags (4-10, 1-1 AE), the Terriers found themselves in an early hole after the visitors tallied two goals in the contest's first seven minutes. From then on, the Terriers dominated as the offense pressured Fairfield, outshooting the Stags, 8-2.
The second half belonged to the home team, as Lloyd redirected a pass from graduate student Sheena Berry into the lower right corner less than 10 minutes into the half.
Junior midfielder Gabby Hajjar notched the equalizer four minutes later, evading the Fairfield defense for a straight shot into the middle of the cage for her second goal of the year.
In dramatic fashion, the Terriers earned a penalty corner with six seconds remaining before the end of regulation. Hajjar inserted the ball to junior Haley Robinson, who unloaded the game-winning shot to cap a remarkable rally. The Terriers ended the contest with a 22-6 advantage in shots.
The Terriers then traveled to Providence Sunday to face the Friars (9-6, 2-2 Big East). Time after time, the visitors created scoring chances while doubling up the Friars in shots, 14-7, allowing just one in the second half.
Lloyd opened the scoring in the 23rd minute after gathering a loose ball off a Providence defender following a right-side pass. Alone with the ball, Lloyd waited, then put it high into the left side of the net.
The Terriers' dominance continued into the second half, intercepting passes and winning midfield balls to produce more offensive opportunities.
Off a flurry in the middle of the circle, Lloyd added an insurance goal in the 64th minute, her second of the day. Pulling Providence goalkeeper Rachel Chamblerlain out of the cage, Lloyd picked up the rebound off a shot from freshman Giovanna Monaco and separated herself from the rush before knocking the ball home.


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BHUBANESWAR: The SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack will soon be connected under the ambitious National Medical College Network (NMCN) project of the Ministry of Health and Family Wel
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BHUBANESWAR: The SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack will soon be connected under the ambitious National Medical College Network (NMCN) project of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for furthering distance education, resources and knowledge sharing among institutions.
 The network aims at establishing a virtual University platform, using IT and telecommunication as the engines for bridging the knowledge gap between centres of excellence and medical colleges under the states.
Under the project, the SCBMCH would be provided with the infrastructure and connectivity support to set up facilities like a Digital Library, e-Lecture Theatre and a OPD Teleconsultation Centre. The network would have high bandwidth connectivity of around 100 Mbps provided under the National Knowledge Network initiative. The digital library would have high speed internet connectivity with at least 20 stations offering free access to more than 2,000 journals and medical literature to the students. It will also be linked to the  National Medical Library so that the students can also benefit from the vast academic resources available in medical colleges across the country.
The e-Lecture Theatre would provide classroom facilities for interactive long distance learning modules. Expert faculties from top medical institutions can hold classes for the students here through video-conferencing.
The OPD teleconsultation centre would operate from the out patient department so as to facilitate immediate consultations with experts sitting in the Centres of Excellence when presented with unique cases. Cases can also be discussed and medicos guided on how to tackle them most effectively.
The MoHFW has granted ` 60 crore for the infrastructure and the process of procurement of equipment has commenced. In all probability the network would go live in six months.
In the 11th Plan, six Centres of Excellence would be anointed as Regional Hubs. One medical college from each state would be linked under the network and attached to the Regional Hub. The rest 79 Government colleges would be covered under the 12th Plan, Nodal Officer of the Orissa Telemedicine Network (OTN) and head of experimental surgery of SCBMCH Prof BN Mohanty told this paper.
The Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, has been designated as the National Hub along with the Regional Hub with SCBMCH and medical colleges from UP, Bihar and West Bengal attached to it. The other five regional Hubs are AIIMS, New Delhi, PGIMER, Chandigarh, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, JIPMER, Puducherry, and NEIGRIHMS, Shillong.
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I use to write a lot. I have spent countless hours writing articles, books, mails and what else. And for all that, I use a single tool: Sublime Text. As far as I am concerned, Sublime Text is the perfect environment for writing, especially tech writing. In this article, I'd like to show you my setup so you can use Sublime Text for writing as well.
Let's get started with the basics: a beautiful theme for Sublime Text. If you ask me, there is nothing better than Spacegray. Spacegray not only provides a new syntax highlighting theme for the coding area, but also redefines the whole UI to change color, styles and more generally the whole look and feel.
I've been running on the dark grey default theme for a while but I recently moved on to Eighties which has a browish style that is very appealing.
If there is one thing I do like with Sublime Text, it is the amount of options. If you haven't already, open the default settings file (Sublime Text > Preferences > Settings - Default) and browse through all the available options. You'll probably discover a thing or two.
The first thing to know is that I, as most tech writers, use Markdown for basically any write up. Markdown is a terrific format for both writing (obviously) and reading, no matter whether it's been compiled to HTML or not. Because Markdown uses text symbols to represent content hierarchy (# for title, * and _ for emphasis, > for blockquotes…), it makes it very convenient to read an unprocessed Markdown file.
Sublime Text comes with a default Markdown syntax highlighter, although you might need some extra features if you happen to write a lot in the editor. For this, there is Markdown Extended. This plugin adds extra feature to the default Markdown highlighter, such as highlighting for any YAML Front Matter and sub-highlighting of fenced code blocks. This, is absolutely amazing. Basically, that allows you to have Markdown syntax highlighting in the current file and highlighting code blocks with their relevant highlighter (CSS, JS or whatever).
Last but not least tool for Markdown: Markdown Preview. This plugin is actually quite huge, but there is one thing I use it for: previewing the current file in the browser using the GitHub API (or Python-Markdown when running offline). I don't use it that often, but sometimes it is better to actual render the file in a browser to see what it looks like (especially when it involves images).
Let's be honest: everything is about word count when writing. How long is this article? How many pages are there in this chapter? Knowing the number of words in a document is extremely handy.
I suppose there are countless (see what I did there?) word counter plugins for Sublime Text out there; I chose WordCount. This simple plugin adds the number of words at the very left of the status bar, below the coding area.
On top of word counting, I also use WordCount to count the number of estimated pages (number of words per page is configurable, since I tend to write books inside Sublime Text. It turns out to be quite handy knowing the approximate number of pages for a given chapter in the blink of an eye.
Neat addition: when selecting a portion of content, WordCount gives the number of words in this section only instead of the whole document.
Last major Sublime Text plugin for me: Sidebar Enhancements. For the record, this plugin has been made by the same guy behind WordCount, so you can say this is good stuff.
Sidebar Enhancements, as the name states, improves the sidebar projet manager by adding extra options on right click, such as a clipboard to actually copy and paste files, a move command, and much more.
Last time I had a fresh install of Sublime Text, I realized how poor the default sidebar is compared to the one provided by this excellent plugin. Highly recommended.
The first one enables spell checking, and the second one is the dictionary used to perform the corrections. I am not entirely sure where to download a language dictionary file, but I suppose this is actually quite easy to find. If English is the only language you need spell checking for, then you can have direct out-of-the-box support for it.
That's it folks, you know all my secret to writing in Sublime Text! I have been using this set up for years now and I don't think this is going to change anytime soon. So far, so good.


Caramelized, diced apples in mashed sweet potatoes topped with Gruyere cheese and baked until golden brown.
Prepare Potato Pearls® EXCEL® Sweet Potato Mashed according to package directions without butter in a 2½-inch deep, half-steamtable pan.
Heat butter in a small sauté pan over medium-high heat. Stir in apples.
Cook apples, stirring occasionally, until caramelized on one side and unevenly dark brown, about 6 min.
Stir caramelized apples into prepared sweet potatoes. Top with Gruyere cheese.
Bake until golden brown, about 25 min. Serve.


As a medical professional, Dr. Dominic Carreira actively researches key topics relating to the arthroscopic treatment of the hip, foot, and ankle. Working together with other leading surgeons and doctors, Dr. Carreira leads and coordinates two multicenter study groups focused on different areas of the human body.
The MASH Study Group (Multicenter Arthroscopic Study of the Hip) is looking to find answers to difficult questions related to the surgical treatment of patients with adolescent and young adult hip injuries.
The MASTAF Study Group (Multicenter Arthroscopy Study of the Ankle and Foot) seeks to answer to difficult questions related to the surgical treatment of patients with ankle and foot injuries.
Investigators: Dominic S. Carreira M.D., John J. Christoforetti M.D., John P. Salvo M.D., Andrew B. Wolff M.D., Rob Roy Martin PT Ph.D., Kelly L. Hearne, M.S.Ed., Shane J. Nho M.D., M.S.
The purpose of this study was to determine inter- and intra-observer reliability in defining intra-articular lesions of the central compartment of the hip.
This study involves three phases: 1) the development of a classification system for chondrolabral injuries and synovitis noted during arthroscopic hip surgery; 2) the development of an educational module to instruct surgeons how to properly classify hip injuries using this new system, and 3) the validation and testing of inter and intraobserver reliability for this new classification system, developed by the MASH Study Group. This study was performed in compliance with HIPPA regulations and with approval from the Institutional Review Board.
Dysplasia and Cam Femoroacetabular Impingement with Low Versus High Internal Rotation: Should These be Treated Differently?
This project will be one of the first studies using the de-identified surgical outcome data collected by MASH group surgeons.
By querying the data collected as part of the MASH study both preoperatively and postoperatively at 2 years, lateral center edge angle, documented flexed hip internal rotation, Beighton criteria, and patient reported outcome measures will be assessed. Correlations and other statistical measures will be done to compare surgical outcome measures.
These projects are closed to enrollment and are currently in the analysis phase. Many of these projects have been presented at national and international conferences and are being prepared or are in the process of journal submission.
Anterolateral coverage is an important variable in the field of open and arthroscopic hip preservation. Anterolateral overcoverage may cause pincer femoroacetabular impingement; anterolateral undercoverage may cause dysplasia. Both conditions may cause chondrolabral pathology that has been implicated in the pathophysiology of hip osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study is to determine if the anterior margin ratio (AMR) is a better radiographic measurement of anterolateral acetabular coverage than the current gold standard acetabular center edge angle (ACEA).
Conclusions: The AMR as measured on the AP pelvis view provides a more reproducible method of measuring anterior acetabular coverage and may facilitate assessment of intra/perioperative anterior rim changes while minimizing positional variation observed on false profile views. As such, the AMR may become the new gold standard in measuring the all- important anterior acetabular rim.
Investigators: Dominic S. Carreira, M.D., John Patrick Kozy, B.S., M Russell Giveans, Ph.D.
Acetabular labral tears cannot always be repaired. Arthroscopic labral debridement alone has been associated with inferior outcomes compared to procedures which restore the labrum. The purpose of this study was to describe a technique for labrum reconstruction and to determine the efficacy and safety of an all-arthroscopic hip labrum reconstruction using allograft fascia lata.
Conclusion: Patients demonstrated significant improvement with allograft labrum reconstruction. The shuttle technique is safe and effective and avoids the need to fixate the free end of the graft from inside the joint. Compared to historical controls of hip arthroscopy, this patient population was older and included a high rate of chondroplasty or microfracture.
Although the importance of planning the extent of acetabular rim resection is widely accepted in arthroscopic hip surgery, few guidelines exist for quantifying the amount and location of rim trimming. This study presents a CT scan protocol with accompanying rim resection guidelines for hip arthroscopy.
Conclusions: The proposed rim resection guidelines, rooted in geometric assumptions, facilitate arthroscopic acetabuloplasty planning at three distinct locations on the acetabular rim and accurately predict center edge angle changes for resections less than six millimeters.
This study examines the short and long term effects of amount of traction and time in traction for hip arthroscopy patients.
This case report presents an endoscopically-assisted flexor hallucis longus harvest and transfer for augmentation of a chronic Achille's tendon rupture.
Walker R, Kunkle WA, Carreira DS. Arthroscopic Approach to Osteochondral Defects, Impingement, and Instability. Clin Sports Med. 2015 Oct;34(4):689-703.
Hsu A, Gross C, Lee S, Carreira DS. Extended Indications for Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Vol. 22 (1), January 2014.
Research publications prior to 2014 can be seen here.
The goal of this study is to collect efficacy and safety data form patients who have been treated for chronic ankle instability with arthroscopic, minimally invasive or traditional open surgical techniques. It would be the goal of this study to compare any and all surgical ankle stabilization techniques for safety & efficacy.
For further information about Dr. Carreira and the Carreira Research Group's current study projects, please contact Dr. Carreira's office.


Since the launch of the Playstation Move controller two months ago, there has been a lack of fun titles to play with the motion controller. Slowly more and more titles are being released with Move support, making owning the controller actually worth it. There have been people who have questioned the level of excitement that can be had with the controller, but owning The Shoot as one of my first Move games has made it nothing but a fun experience.
The Shoot is a fun, quirky shooter which sees you as an action star who must please the director on various film sets. There are five different movie sets throughout the game, and each set will have you shoot your way through four different stages before the film is complete. Movie sets include a Western, A robot sci-fi, A mob movie, a horror flick and more. The sets offer up card board cut out enemies which fit in with each of the movie themes. In the Western set you will be shooting down rouge cowboys, in the mob set you will be gunning down masked mobsters and so forth. Failing the sets is pretty hard to do, as you can only fail by taking too much damage, missing too many targets or shooting innocent people. Committing any those will make the director call for a "Cut", and you only get four chances to try again. Each set offers a great challenge as you will not be able to unlock the next set until you hit a certain score threshold on the current movie set.
Combos, accuracy and pulling of special moves will help you rack up points. If your consistently accurate and get multiple headshots, you will gain multipliers as well as special moves. The special moves add an extra level of fun to the experience, as you must initiate the special moves with your very own actions. One of the special moves is a slow motion bullet time effect that you initiate by spinning your body round in a 360 motion. Although you might be thrown off the first time the game asks you to do it, it gives you a rush once you pull it off. The other two special moves include a shockwave which you aim at the ground to initiate and it instantly eradicates all enemies on screen at that moment. The final one sees you shooting up toward the ceiling to initiate "rapid fire", which allows you to basically hold on to the trigger and go crazy as shots continuously spray at your enemies.
Besides the career mode, you also have Score Attack and Challenge modes. There is also the option of playing multiplayer, which adds a competitive element to the game. These will somewhat compensate for the short length of the career mode, which could be tackled in a couple hours if you're a good enough shooter.
The accuracy of the Playstation Move with The Shoot is pretty incredible. I got much more enjoyment out of The Shoot compared to other shooters on the move such as "Time Crisis"; this is simply because The Shoot is optimized for the Move specifically as opposed to Time Crisis which has been reworked for the Move. Once you calibrate the Move controller upon loading up the game, it's very rare you'll need to do it again unless you leave the room (with the Move) or something of that nature.
As far as performance, the game runs pretty well once it's loaded. However the loading times are pretty questionable for the type of game it is. The graphics are what you would expect from this type of game, they won't make you say "wow" but they do their job all things considered. The sound is something that works very well in this game. The gunshots and sound effects sound completely legit; the music score portrays the feel of a Hollywood movie set very well and it all puts you in the essence.
Overall The Shoot gives you the kind of experience you should be seeking with the Playstation Move. You don't go into a game like this expecting triple A quality, because that's not the kind of experience Cohort Studios are going for here. If you desire a pick up and play Move experience that you can come back to as you desire, then The Shoot is perfect. The game offers fast paced thrills, fun to play multiplayer and a range of different challenges. Not only that but if you're looking for some easy trophies then The Shoot provides just that.


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New Chrome extension blocks every killer's name and image
by Brian Stelter @brianstelter April 27, 2016: 9:45 AM ET
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence wants to literally erase the names of mass killers from major web sites.
To do that, the group is releasing a plugin for the Chrome web browser. "You can wipe away the killer's name and image from your screen, and replace it with something that truly deserves our attention -- the victims," the plugin description says.
The marketing firm Ogilvy & Mather is the Brady Campaign's partner on the project, dubbed "Zero Minutes of Fame."
The project is independent of the "No Notoriety" campaign, but carries the same message. "No Notoriety" is a concept promoted by Caren and Tom Teves, whose son Alex was killed in the attack at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater in 2012.
Related: Only in New York: Bribing cops for a gun license
Since January 2015, the Teves and other families of shooting victims have urged news outlets to refrain from naming and showing mass killers. "In an effort to reduce future tragedies, we challenge the media," the "No Notoriety" web site says.
Both the family members and now the Brady campaign are questioning news media norms around shooting coverage.
The media "has a role to refrain from memorializing monsters by splashing the names and faces of shooters all over television, newspapers, and the Internet," Brady Campaign president Dan Gross said in a statement.
There are a variety of counterarguments, starting with the fact that journalists have a duty to document incidents in great detail.
But there have been discernible differences in coverage of recent mass shootings, giving the family members hope that their position is being recognized.
October 2015: 'No Notoriety' campaign sees progress
The Brady Campaign's initiative also includes a petition which, it says, is intended "to encourage the media to stop showing the perpetrators' names and images on their channels."
The form doubles as a way for the advocacy group to enlist more email list members.
As evidenced by Wednesday's "Zero Minutes of Fame" launch, Chrome browser extensions have become a creative form of media criticism.
There are more than a dozen Chrome plugins to filter or transform the word "Trump" on web pages. HBO and John Oliver promoted one that changes Trump's last name to Drumpf.
CNNMoney (New York) First published April 27, 2016: 9:39 AM ET


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Jake Ageidu (ur. 5 stycznia 1986) – nauruański bokser, uczestnik Igrzysk Wspólnoty Narodów 2010, brązowy medalista Igrzysk Pacyfiku 2007 oraz złoty medalista Igrzysk Pacyfiku 2011.

Podczas Igrzysk Wspólnoty Narodów 2010 wziął udział w zawodach wagi ciężkiej. W pierwszej rundzie pokonał reprezentanta Wysp Cooka, Jubilee'a Aramę. W ćwierćfinale został pokonany przez Juniora Fa, z Tonga, a tym samym Ageidu zajął 5. miejsce.

Bibliografia

Nauruańscy bokserzy
Urodzeni w 1986


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Logs by Date » Logs for Spring 135 A.E. » Hallelujah
Title: Hallelujah
Time Period: April 11, 135 A.E.
Constance Rowntree
Jørn Wartooth
Summary: Constance learns something new about her aunt.
There is a store nestled in the alley between the butcher's and the baker's that everyone in Dornie knows about but needs no great glass windows to advertise its wares; it attracts customers by its reputation alone, and although the sign hanging above the squat wooden door outside makes it easy for people to find it, it's for the benefit of the port's seafaring visitors who don't know how to find it.
Every month, crates full of scavenged treasures arrive by boat and are pulled by Rowntree-bred horses through the market on their way to the shop, where they are unloaded, cleaned and polished and put proudly on display. Aislinn likes to come here and wander the rows of old books in search of medical journals to add to her collection, or to run her fingers over faded kilim rugs and marvel at the wind chimes that hang from the shop's rafters and sing every time someone lets in the wind by opening the door.
"You ask it a question," she's telling Constance, a black sphere cradled in the cup of her small palms, "then you shake it, and your answer appears in the little window."
"What? You just ask it?" Constance stares at the black ball, furrowing her brow. "And it tells you an answer? Does it know?" There's an odd look on her face. "Is it magic? Can I ask it anything?" She peers at the ball. "Am I asking too many questions?"
Aislinn gives the ball a polite jostle.
Signs point to yes.
Jorn makes his way here far less often than those with more favor lining their pockets; sometimes, he is bidden here for the sake of finding an item heard of. Despite his resistance in digging through the past, so to speak, his subconscious is always alert for things from the places he knew best, and roamed as a younger man. Once in a while, there is something for him to look upon wistfully. Today is one of those days.
"What sorcery is this?" Jorn's jesting accusation comes from just behind them, and the tall is leaning over the pair's shoulders to see the little black ball providing its bold answer. "A crystal ball that actually gives you an answer? Gods forbid."
"No sorcery," Aislinn assures Jorn, despite the fact that the price tag dangling from the ball has the words 'Magic Eight' written on it in the shopkeeper's chickenscratch, "only a child's game." She sets the ball back on the shelf from which it came, next to a box of toy soldiers and a fire engine covered in chipped, brick red paint.
"Donagh would not allow it were it not so," she adds.
"Wait, wait! But I'm not sure which question it was answering." Constance says with a frown. She peers at the black ball, idly wondering how much it did know. "Well, I kind of wish it was true. It'd be nice for some straight answers. And then, if they're wrong, you have someone to blame right there! None of this having to find a scapegoat…"
"I see." Jorn murmurs and squints at the little things on the shelf where she sets it back, suspicious of the little engine. It passes. Just a toy, after all. He shifts, moving around to Aislinn's side, while making sure that he does not turn into that Bull in a China Shop. "He is no fun, isn't he?"
"Straight answers are reserved for non-political families." The northman so kindly reminds her, reaching out to pick up something from the same shelf, eyebrows bowed. "I used to have something like this. Mine was felted wool and yarn." Jorn raps a knuckle on the firm, white leather ball, the stitching an oxidized reddish brown.
Aislinn loops an arm around Constance's waist and, making an effort not to smile, rests her head on the teen's shoulder as she hugs her close and begins leading her down the aisle, past a shelf of dollhouses more appropriate for a girl Celia's age, though she cannot help but sneak a glance in through the windows at the tiny, mouse-sized furniture.
"My older brother had one made of leather," she murmurs over Constance's shoulder to Jorn. "He and the other boys used to make a game of trying to kick it between two posts. Da said they used to play it all round the world.
"All I remember is that you're not allowed to touch it with your hands."
"Politics are so dull," Constance says, frowning. "Except when they get too exciting and there's violence. I guess you can't win either way." The dolls get a quick note in case she needs a present for Celia in the future, and she glances back to Jorn. "That sounds like a fun game. Lots of energy. I guess not using your hands would take some thought. So long as you remember not to pick it up."
"We just hit ours about with sticks." Jorn sets the ball back down, hooking his arms behind his back and half-stepping behind them. "Less room to kick things, unless we wanted to swim to get it." He frowns to himself, keeping his shoulders still. "Lots of space down here, though." Perhaps implying something.
"Are you two here for something in particular? I had heard there was a boat in from the north, but it seems I… am much too early."
"My husband stole my son to go search for a lost gelding," Aislinn explains, "and Cordelia is spending the afternoon with her mother. I had no one to keep me company, so I thought I might borrow my other niece while Donagh courts his lady love at the Dovetail."
In other words: sometimes she gets lonely. On the subject of what they're looking for, she purses her lips in thought. "Inspiration," she decides after a few beats of quiet contemplation. "For Miss Rowntree's next great play—"
She might have said more, but the sound of squeaking wheels stalls Aislinn, then stuns her into silence when a cart hauling an upright piano rolls past at the end of their aisle.
Jorn isn't late. He's just in time.
"Oh," moans Aislinn.
The piano is enough for Constance's eyes to fix on as it moves past and the young blonde can't quite stop staring. "Is that…" She pauses. "Perhaps a musical. Perhaps there needs to be a musical or just…" She trails off. She can't find words at the moment. It won't stop her from trying and babbling about it.
Mentions of 'lady loves' cause Jorn's nose to twitch almost imperceptibly. There is a momentarily uncomfortable feeling from him, vague in its source. He skulks just behind them for now, maintaining a polite interest in the matter of the 'next great play'. He can also feel the excitement from both of them as the cart wanders past, with its precious ivory-keyed cargo; Jorn cannot find the same sorts of feelings, even if he were to try extremely hard. Jorn's silence can either speak his ignorance or speak his shyness.
"There you have it. A sure sign." A soft noise leaves his chest when the younger of the women begins talking about a musical. Oh, goodness.
Aislinn removes her arm from Constance's waist, drifting after the cart and piano in a sort of haze, the tips of her fingers trailing along the edge of the shelves beside her. At the end of the aisle, she peeks her head around the case and watches as the piano is unloaded by two of the dock workers and set flush against the wall beneath a stuffed lion's head, its lips peeled back around a yellow-toothed snarl.
The big cat utterly fails to catch her interest.
It's only after the workers have vacated the shop with their cart to return to the boat for the next shipment that Aislinn emerges into the open like a doe wandering out the trees and onto a meadow. Timidly, and with no one watching, she lifts the lid.
Watching Aislinn float her way to the piano, Constance watches her aunt and the instrument with curiosity. She takes a good look around, likely to see if anyone else is eyeing the piano, before she leans conspiratorially towards Jorn. "Do you think there's any way we can get Edmund to buy it for her? She looks so happy… it's like it was made for her."
No one watching save for the niece and the bear, who has crossed his arms in front of his stomach, looming just behind Constance while he keeps his eyes to Aislinn. Her movements, though familiar, are strange when it comes to a simple piano. To him, that is.
"Such a fancy thing belongs in a fitting place." Jorn murmurs quietly down in response, jaw working. "I think that it would not hurt to mention it to him. Before grubby hands ruin it."
Plink plink.
Plink.
Aislinn taps her index finger against one of the highest keys and is rewarded with a shrill, glass-like note. The piano needs tuning, but this seems not to matter to her; neither does its overall condition, which is worn and scuffed, in desperate need of love. Also some furniture wax.
"Máthair," she says to no one on the back of a sigh. Both her hands find the keys, then shift as she tries to find— or remember the proper placement. She begins to play, albeit haltingly, and with her face pinched into a mild but frustrated expression every time she hits the wrong note.
Which is one in every four or five. It's been a long time.
The young blonde is beaming as she watches her aunt, but it's Jorn's response that catches Constance's attention again. She looks at him imploringly. "Go ask how much they want for it. I'll distract her so she doesn't know you're asking and we can make a surprise of it." That is, hopefully, if she can convince Edmund to be in on the plot. Or if she can find the money somewhere herself.
Constance doesn't wait for an answer and instead moves over towards Aislinn's side, beaming down at the keys. "Did you learn when you were little?"
Jorn is not terribly good at sneaking, even if he is able to move silently- it is less the steps that get him, and more the less literal. He tries to not look too long when Constance puts in the puppy-dog eyes, nodding once as she moves away first. It leaves Wartooth to gather a handful of his wits and sidle off to find the owners of the trove shop.
"Aye," Aislinn tells Constance, and she isn't adept enough to play and talk at the same time, so her fingers come to rest on the tops of the keys so lightly as to avoid making any more sound. "My very own mother taught me how."
Jorn finds the shop's owner in one of the back rooms that doubles as his office, a pair of reading glasses set high on the bridge of his nose, their nostrils so hairy that it looks like wool is growing from them. He wipes it with a handkerchief — it's springtime, doesn't everyone catch a cold in springtime? — and looks up from his paperwork and abacus, squinting at Jorn from behind lenses that make his eyes look like watery gray saucers.
"Wartooth, isn't it?"
"Your mother? It must remind you a lot of home…" Constance wouldn't have minded learning something like the piano from her mother. Really, having had the chance to learn more from her mother in general would have made a big impact on her hobbies. She reaches to tentatively touch a key and giggles delightedly when it responds with a note.
"Try and play something. Even if it's not fancy. Just some notes."
No, he's your aunt Millicent in a new fur coat.
"Yes." Jorn says, in his out-of-place accent, shoulders straight, feet square, and eyes giving a slight narrowing as he inspects the shopkeep. "It is." He gives the man a moment to disconnect from the paperwork before settling into something he is good at- pressing people for information. "In regards to the piano having come in not long ago. What would you ask for it?" The implication of an offer is there, yet he does not share much in the way of detail.
Aislinn captures her lower lip between her teeth. Her eyes promise that she'll try. Her left hand starts first, establishing a rhythm that the right can keep up with, and if Constance knows anything about music she understands that the song isn't meant to be quite so slowly. "I've heard there was a secret chord," she sings, not just for Constance's benefit but also to help her remember, "that David played, and it pleased the Lord - but you don't really care for music, do you?"
Inside the office, the shopkeeper leans back in his seat, laces his fingers together, and rests his hands across his middle. "More'n you can afford," he tells Jorn. "She's solid walnut to start. Second, she's already been spoken for — by your employer, no less. Take it up with Mister Ross."
Constance beams at Aislinn's attempt to continue, her eyes scanning the keys as if to determine the rest of the notes that need to be played. Like a secret code. She hums lightly along with the music, then glances towards the office carefully, mentally encouraging Jorn to hurry up. She can't always stall!
Jorn's laugh is just a little bit unsettling. A slowed sound. He shakes his head and lets his mouth crook. Somehow, Jorn is not surprised at the news, as the manor is home to many other fine things. Just one more, though he will have to explain it to the hopeful girl out there.
"Thank you. I will leave you to your work." The northman bows his chin to the shopkeep before turning out and wandering his way back, reappearing again where at least Constance can see him. His frown says more than he plans, but it's not god-awful news. Just less than stellar for Constance.
"There was a time when you let me know," Aislinn continues, happily oblivious to the conversation Jorn just finished inside the office, "what's really going on below - but you never show it to me, do you?" She plods along, picking up confidence without any of the speed or volume required to do the song the justice she probably believes that it deserves, but that's all right. "And remember when I moved in you, the holy dove was moving too - and every breath we drew was Hallelujah.
"Hallelujah, Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Hallelujah."
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This is good news right, a good product that we all need to support and not to get upset by fake advertisement and false descriptions and expectation. I hope that their ads will open up many brands and product to showcase the real score of certain product on real frame of individual especially on clothing, lingerie and other products that we wear.
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Health & Wellness • Society & Culture
Maintaining mental health during the pandemic
by Allyson Mann
The students who created the COVID-19 Well-being Guide on a Zoom call. (Submitted photo)
Graduate students develop a well-being guide to aid the community
In mid-March, University of Georgia graduate student Brandon Weiss and a friend were on the phone discussing the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic—increasing unemployment, growing health concerns and rising anxiety. During the conversation, he had an idea: What if there was a guide containing mental health information and resources for those struggling with significant life changes during the COVID-19 pandemic?
That idea is now the COVID-19 Well-Being Guide, co-authored by Weiss and a team of his fellow graduate students in clinical psychology.
Well before the virus made its way to Georgia, Weiss was aware of the issues facing people living in places where it had been found. His family lives on the West Coast, where COVID-19 first entered the United States. People in their communities were dealing with the kinds of stress that can lead to the emergence or worsening of mental health symptoms: threat of becoming ill or dying, the pressures of self-quarantine, stressor-induced relationship conflict, and the hardships associated with economic insecurity.
As a doctoral student in clinical psychology, Weiss also was familiar with the literature documenting the links between financial adversity and mental health as well as the mental health effects of other coronavirus outbreaks—SARS in 2003 and MERS in 2015. He contacted his fellow graduate students and found four who wanted to help: Ariel Hart, Kelly Rea, Violeta Rodriguez and Ivan Ruiz.
"When we started this project, it was when people were starting to grow concerned and stressed about the ramifications of it," said Weiss, who is earning a Ph.D. in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. "We felt really motivated to do this work, and I think it's because we sympathize with what other people are going through."
Weiss had a broad-based idea of the guide's structure, and the team collaborated to bring it to life. The content includes:
a description of symptoms
evidence-based ways to improve mental health and sense of well-being
how to talk to children during the COVID-19 pandemic
resources for the UGA community and beyond
A portion of the guide is in a worksheet format, which promotes engagement with the materials and helps users personalize their experience, according to Weiss.
"If people are in the throes of a negative mood state and experiencing mental health issues—depression, anxiety, just general disturbance—it could be helpful for them to orient to something that can be regarded as a source of hope and work toward getting on the other side," he said.
The guide begins by normalizing the feelings that people are experiencing, according to Weiss. The action plan addresses behaviorally what people can do to mitigate their symptoms. The cognitive section covers how people can think differently about their thoughts and evaluate if their fears—getting sick, for example—are reasonable.
"That reflects the paradigm that we learn within our clinical science program. We use other approaches as well, but we primarily use cognitive-behavioral approaches," Weiss said. "We tried to create it in a way that was really accessible to a broad range of people across many levels of functioning and demographics. We wanted it to be accessible to people at different levels of mental health severity, too."
As graduate students in a program accredited by The Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System, Weiss and his fellow students are trained in scientific approaches to understanding mental health problems, according to Cynthia Suveg.
"One goal of PCSAS is to disseminate scientific knowledge to improve the overall well-being of others while decreasing mental health problems," said Suveg, associate professor in clinical psychology. "The COVID-19 well-being guide put together by our students is a reflection of this goal. It is remarkable that during a time of uncertainty and stress for students, they took the time to put together this resource to benefit others in our community."
For Weiss, helping to create the guide had some therapeutic benefits.
"What we do for clients is what we should do for ourselves," he said. "It helped me to understand what the effects of this are and what they're not, and that can contribute toward a sense of control."
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Tax return ID theft expected to double in Maine
By Lindsay Tice, Staff Writer
It's a heart-stopping realization: Someone else has filed an income tax return in your name. Using your Social Security number.
It's a problem that's upsetting taxpayers and frustrating state and federal tax agencies.
This year, Maine Revenue Services expects the number of fraudulent income tax returns using stolen identities to double.
"Every year we have more fraudulent returns that we catch. We're trying to stay one step ahead of things," Dennis Doiron, director of the Maine Revenue Services' income tax division, said.
Fraudulent tax returns are nothing new. For years, state and federal tax agencies have dealt with false returns bearing fake names and bogus Social Security numbers filed by scam artists looking for a tax refund they didn't deserve.
But over the past few years, scammers have started using stolen identities. Because the returns bear real names tied to real Social Security numbers — and, in some cases, real employers or other accurate information — it can be hard for agencies to catch them right away.
Sometimes it doesn't happen until the true taxpayer tries to file a return.
The IRS reported just over 440,000 identity theft incidents in 2010, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. By 2013, that number had jumped to 2.9 million.
"It is a serious concern for the IRS," IRS spokesman Mark Hanson said. "It's made our list of 'Dirty Dozen' scams."
In Maine this year, Maine Revenue Services expects to receive about 2,500 fraudulent income tax returns bearing a stolen identity. Although that's a fraction of the 650,000 to 700,000 returns sent in, it's twice the identity theft returns the agency saw last year.
"Compared to the total that we get, it's not a lot," Doiron said. "But from the state's perspective, we don't want to be sending any money out to people who don't deserve it."
Those 2,500 fraudulent returns are expected to amount to $3 million to $4 million.
Experts believe massive data breaches may be contributing to the increase in fraudulent returns.
"Whether it be Anthem or Home Depot or different things like that, there's just more of this happening where people's information is getting out there. There's just more opportunity for people to do something with other people's information," Phil Doucette, an accountant with Austin Associates in Auburn, said.
Austin Associates' clients have been among the victims. A few times this year, the accounting firm has tried to send in someone's tax return only to be told it's already been filed.
"Thankfully not that often, but more than we have the last few years. It's happening a little more every year, it seems like," Doucette said.
Joie Crockett of Lewiston learned that her Social Security number had been stolen and used to file a fraudulent federal tax return when she was at the local IRS office dealing with another matter earlier this year.
"(The IRS representative) says 'Did you make out a tax return this year?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'Well, it's already been filed,'" Crockett said.
She has no idea how someone stole her Social Security number. But she knows she's not alone.
"I was going down to the IRS office every day working with this guy (on the other matter) and every single time I was in there, there was someone else in there for identity theft. It's huge," she said. "I couldn't believe how many people have been a victim."
The IRS and Maine Revenue Services say they're working to catch fraudulent tax returns before any money is paid out, using algorithms, filters and fraud alert systems to flag any return that seems unusual.
Maine Revenue Services is also working with the IRS and other states to share information about suspicious activity.
"Often times, there's a pattern that shows up and we can set our review criteria differently," Doiron said.
The IRS has started a pilot program offering unique six-digit PINs to 1.7 million people who have been the victim of identity theft or who live in Florida, Georgia or Washington, D.C., places with high rates of identity theft. Taxpayers who accept a PIN must use it to file their taxes, thwarting scammers who have only a Social Security number.
Maine does not plan to implement PINs for state income tax returns. Maine Revenue Services spokesman David Heidrich said the state would have to mail notification letters to taxpayers, which would go against efforts to go paperless.
Identity theft victims have both responsibilities and rights when it comes to fraudulent returns filed in their name.
They must notify the IRS and Maine Revenue Services that their identity has been stolen and should file a report with their local police department. Even though a tax return has already been filed in their name, they must still file their own return — likely on paper — including a copy of their ID and an identity theft affidavit that stipulates their identity has been stolen. They still must pay any taxes they owe.
It can take weeks or months to clear up a case of tax fraud involving identity theft. An audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration looked at 100 such cases between Oct. 1, 2012, and Sept. 30, 2013, and found it took the IRS an average of 278 days to resolve the accounts. And 17 percent of the time that resolution was incorrect.
The IRS said it is working to resolve cases as quickly as possible and streamline its process.
Identity theft victims have the right to contact a taxpayer advocate if they're facing a financial hardship because their refund has been delayed or if their case is in gridlock.
In Maine, Doiron said, it can take three to four weeks to resolve.
Even after resolution, taxpayers should be aware it can happen again. Some experts advise filing tax returns as early in the season as possible, before a scam artist can swoop in and do it first.
And, if available for federal returns, many experts recommend using a PIN.
"Often with these problems, if it's one year, it's multiple years," Maine taxpayer advocate Deborah Weaver said.
Has someone else filed a tax return in your name? Do this:
* Respond immediately to any IRS or Maine Revenue Services letter notifying you of identity theft. If your tax return was automatically returned because someone else filed in your name, alert both the IRS and MRS that the first return was fraudulent.
* File a police report with your local police department.
* File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at www.identitytheft.gov or call the FTC at 1-877-438-4338.
* Place a fraud alert with the major credit bureaus.
* Notify your bank, credit union or other financial institution.
* File your tax return, even if you have to do it on paper. Include a copy of your ID and an identity theft affidavit available through the IRS.
ID protection tips:
* Don't carry your Social Security card with you.
* Only give out your Social Security number when absolutely necessary.
* Don't give out personal information online, over the phone or via email unless you initiated contact and you're certain the person or business is authentic.
* Check your credit report at least once a year.
* The IRS sends letters; it does not initiate contact over email, text message or phone. If you get an unexpected call from someone who claims to be from the IRS and says you owe back taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 to ask if you truly owe any money. If you don't owe taxes, go to www.treasury.gov/tigta or call 1-800-366-4484 to report the scam.
* Taxpayer advocate: 622-8528 (Maine) or 1-877-777-4778 (national)
* Taxpayer guide to identity theft: www.irs.gov/uac/Taxpayer-Guide-to-Identity-Theft
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People underestimate just how hard it is to survive the rock & roll dream.
From the debauched underbelly of Worcester's gigging stratosphere comes the eye-squintingly optimistic King Dave Records. On this website you'll find information on the artists signed to my label, a very full on gig guide with links, photo galleries, promotions and all that malarkey. I like going out on the town especially to dirty places and on holiday to mad places full of weird foreigners who have no boundaries of what is sexually acceptable. Each year I go on holiday to check out the music scenes in different parts of the world and there are sections on here about that. I film and document every gig I go to, they're all uploaded to my YouTube page and some examples of my best videos can be found on this page. Nearly all of my friends are musicians or artists and on my recommendations page, I've made a list of a load of them with links to their work. It should also be noted that I've made a point of using only my own pictures/videos/experiences when making this site. Everything is and should be credited to me, play fair and ask before you borrow.
This website is being worked on and updated every day.
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Q: Activate form after click on link by middle mouse button I want to implement a LinkLabel so that when clicked on it by middle mouse button was performed opening the link in a browser, and then a form with LinkLabel back automatically become activated.
For this was written the code below. But it does not work. After clicking the middle mouse button on the link link opens, but the form is not active. Why? And how to fix it?
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication2
{
    public partial class Form2 : Form
    {
        public Form2()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            this.linkLabel1.Text = "https://www.google.com.ua/";
        }

        private void linkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Button == System.Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.Middle)
            {
                if (!this.IsDisposed && !this.Disposing)
                {
                    this.Deactivate += new EventHandler(Form1_Deactivate);
                }
            }
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(this.linkLabel1.Text);
        }

        private void Form1_Deactivate(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!this.IsDisposed && !this.Disposing)
            {
                this.Deactivate -= new EventHandler(Form1_Deactivate);
                this.Activate();
            }
        }
    }
}

Edited:
After answering @King King, I found that this problem occurs only in the browser Opera. On Firefox and Google Chrome his solution (with sleeping thread on 500 msec) and my solution (which code above) works fine, if Firefox/Google Chrome is not running or not minimized. If the Firefox/Google Chrome minimized and click on LinkLabel on my form, the browser is unfolds, but after that the form is not activated.
To sum up: Unfortunately, cross-browser solutions yet to be achieved... Firefox and Google Chrome do not work if they are minimized. And Opera is in general resists as he can, the interception of the active plan.
I know that the solution to this problem exists. For example in IM client QIP implemented that I want to implement. And there, after clicking on the link window focus is restored independently of the browser.

A: Agreed...using SetForegroundWindow() in the Deactivate() worked on my system:
    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")]
    static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);

    private void linkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Button == System.Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.Middle)
        {
            this.Deactivate += new EventHandler(Form1_Deactivate);
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(this.linkLabel1.Text);
        }
    }

    void Form1_Deactivate(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        this.Deactivate -= new EventHandler(Form1_Deactivate);
        SetForegroundWindow(this.Handle);
    }

A: I don't know why the Idle_Mind's solution can't work for me. However if the current thread is slept for a certain time after the call to System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(this.linkLabel1.Text); it will work. I tested this and you even don't need any kind of subscribing Deactivate event:
private void linkLabel1_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Button == System.Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.Middle)
    {
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(this.linkLabel1.Text);
        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
        Activate();
    }
}

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Published October 29, 2020 4:24pm EDT
Woman in labor makes her husband stop at elections office so she can vote first: reports
The early voting site is about a half-mile from the woman's hospital
By Michael Ruiz | Fox News
Fox News Flash top headlines for October 29
There are civic duties and there are motherly responsibilities – and one pregnant Florida woman fulfilled both Tuesday as she stopped to vote on her way to the hospital to give birth, according to local reports.
She had already gone into labor by the time she arrived at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office in Orlando Tuesday, a spokesperson told local media.
Poll worker Karen Brinceno Gonzalez told Fox 35 that the woman had asked her husband to stop and vote on their way to the hospital, which is about a half-mile away.
MILLIONS OF YOUNG VOTERS DRIVING RECORD TURNOUT IN BATTLEGROUND STATES LIKE NC, FLORIDA
The wife reportedly waited in the car as her husband went inside, waited in line, and asked for poll workers to help his wife vote early, according to Gonzalez.
"He's like 'Yeah, she's about to have a baby, but she won't go to the hospital to have a baby until she votes,'" Gonzalez told the outlet. "I was like, OK, what can I do to facilitate her to vote? Where is she? Where can I go to help?"
Gonzalez went out to the car, where she reportedly found the pregnant woman breathing heavily. She checked her ID, handed her a mail-in ballot and told her to send it in by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3.
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"She said, 'No! No! No! I need to fill it out right now,'" Gonzalez told Fox 35. "So she filled it out. I gave her an 'I VOTED' sticker, and she was off to the hospital."
Eileen Deliz, another early voting clerk for the supervisor's office, told the Orlando Sentinel that it was a unique event for poll workers.
"We are very, very busy, but when something like that happens it just makes our day," she told the paper. "It kind of validates what we do [and] the importance of voting. Every election cycle brings us a great little story."
The Supervisor of Elections Office did not release the voter's name.
Michael Ruiz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.ruiz@fox.com and on Twitter: @mikerreports