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SWAT Team Dresses Up As Superheroes, Saves The Day At Children's Hospital
These children got a special visit from some noble superheroes.
Patients and their families at the ProMedica Toledo Children's Hospital in Ohio had a Halloween they will never forget, last week. On Oct. 30, members of the Toledo police SWAT team donned superhero costumes and arrived on the hospital roof via helicopter, according to ProMedica's YouTube page. The team then scaled down the building and surprised children at their windows, acting as heroes in a staged heist.
"It was awesome," police patrolman Matt Slaman, aka Wolverine, told ABC13 of the experience. " To see all the kids … as you're going down the floor — all those people in their rooms — you can see their faces light up. So, you're really seeing you're bringing some joy in their life."
Appearances were made by Thor, Superman and the Hulk, among other famous heroes and comic book characters. The characters' grand introduction was viewed on a TV indoors, featuring a newscaster. The group's "mission" was to stop the sinister Dr. Trickster, whose plan was to ruin Halloween in Toledo. The good guys descended the building — Spider-Man climbing upside-down — and met their villain on the ground, defeating him once and for all.
The act ended with a pre-recorded video of Dr. Trickster being taken into custody by the SWAT team. The heroes proceeded to take pictures with their fans and their families, according to the Toledo Blade.
The SWAT team was inspired by different stories of window washers dressing up as superheroes and surprising sick kids, the outlet reported. Those involved said they had a blast bringing smiles to the faces of those inside. The children watching were pretty pleased with the heroes' crime-fighting as well.
"It was pretty cool," said Nicholas Pinkstaff, an 8-year-old at the hospital, told the Blade.
The heroes successfully spread the magic of Halloween to the children and their families this year, and, Slaman says, he hopes to come back to bring more cheer to the hospital for years to come, ABC13 reported.
Originally published by The Huffington Post on November 6th, 2014.
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Zeev Sternhell
Zeev Sternhell, 2016
Zeev Sternhell (Hebrew: זאב שטרנהל, born 10 April 1935) is a Polish-born Israeli historian, political scientist, commentator on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and writer. He is one of the world's leading experts on fascism. Sternhell headed the Department of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and writes for Haaretz newspaper.
1.1 The Birth of Fascist Ideology: From Cultural Rebellion to Political Revolution, 1994
1.2 Neither Left nor Right: Fascist Ideology in France, 1996
The Birth of Fascist Ideology: From Cultural Rebellion to Political Revolution, 1994[edit]
Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, (1994)
Marxists could be converted to national socialism, as indeed quite a number of them were, similarly, national socialism could sign treaties with Communist, exchange ambassadors, and coexist with the, if only temporarily. Nothing like this, however, applied to the Jews.
If the Fascist ideology cannot be described as a simple response to Marxism, its origins, on the other hand, were the direct result of very specific revision of Marxism. It was a revision of Marxism and not a variety of Marxism or a consequence of Marxism...It was the French and Italian Sorelians, the theoreticians of revolutionary syndicalism who made this new and original revision of Marxism, and precisely this was their contribution to the birth of the Fascist ideology.
In the form that it emerged at the turn of the century and developed in the 1920s and 1930s, the fascist ideology represented a synthesis of organic nationalism with the antimaterialist revision of Marxism. It expressed a revolutionary aspiration based on a rejection of individualism, whether liberal or Marxist, and it created the elements of a new and original political culture.
Fascism rebelled against modernity inasmuch as modernity was identified with the rationalism, optimism, and humanism of the eighteenth century, but it was not a reactionary or an anti-revolutionary movement in the Maurrassian sense of the term. Fascism presented itself as a revolution of another kind, a revolution that sought to destroy the existing political order and to uproot its theoretical and moral foundations but that at the same time wished to preserve all the achievements of modern technology.
Thus, fascism adopted the economic aspect of liberalism but completely denied its philosophical principles and the intellectual and moral heritage of modernity.
It was the revolutionary syndicalists, those dissidents and nonconformists of the Left, who by means of their criticism of Marxist determinism created the first elements of the Fascist synthesis in the first decade of our century.
That is why so many Sorelians, like many people on the Left both before and after the war, slid into fascism. When these leftists of all shapes and colors came to the conclusion that the working class had definitely beaten a retreat, they did not follow it into this attitude. Their socialism remained revolutionary when that of the proletariat had ceased to be so. Having to choose between the proletariat and revolution, they chose revolution; having to choose between a proletarian but moderate socialism and a nonproletarian but revolutionary and national socialism, they opted for the nonproletarian revolution, the national revolution.
Thus, it was quite natural that a synthesis would arise between this new socialism [fascism], which discovered the nation as a revolutionary agent, and the nationalist movement, which also rebelled against the old world of conservatives, against the aristocrats and the bourgeois, and against social injustices and which believed that the nation would never be complete until it had integrated the proletariat. A socialism for the whole collectivity and a nationalism that, severed from conservatism, proclaimed itself as being by definition the messenger of unity and unanimity thus came together to form an unprecedented weapon of war against the bourgeois order and liberal democracy.
Like all self-respecting revolutionaries, Mussolini considered himself a Marxist. He regarded Marx as the 'greatest theoretician of socialism' and Marxism as the 'scientific doctrine of class revolution.'
Neither Left nor Right: Fascist Ideology in France, 1996[edit]
At the same time as Sorel, the revolutionary syndicalists in Italy came to this conclusion: they threw themselves enthusiastically into the war not out of patriotism, as is often thought, but because they saw it as an instrument of revolution. Since war is a conflict between nations rather than between classes, the nation was seen as the foremost agent of revolution, and Italian revolutionary syndicalism became the backbone of fascist ideology.
Thus, the historical circumstance of the half century preceding the Second World War gave rise to the essence of fascism: a synthesis of organic nationalism and anti-Marxist socialism, a revolutionary ideology based on a simultaneous rejection of liberalism, Marxism, and democracy.
[Fascist ideology was] a variety of socialism which, while rejecting Marxism, remained revolutionary. This form of socialism was also, by definition, anti-liberal and anti-bourgeois, and its opposition to historical materialism made it the natural ally of radical nationalism.
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Q: wp_list_table bulk action delete button is not working - no submit There is my code
function get_bulk_actions()
{
$actions = array(
'delete' => 'Delete'
);
return $actions;
}
                                                                        /**
                                                                         * [OPTIONAL] This method processes bulk actions
                                                                         * it can be outside of class
                                                                         * it can not use wp_redirect coz there is output already
                                                                         * in this example we are processing delete action
                                                                         * message about successful deletion will be shown on page in next part
                                                                         */

                                                                        function process_bulk_action() {
                                                                            global $wpdb;
                                                                            $table_name = $wpdb->prefix . 'ip_poi_map_list'; // do not forget about tables prefix

                                                                            if ('delete' === $this->current_action()) {

                                                                                $ids = isset($_REQUEST['id']) ? $_REQUEST['id'] : array();
                                                                                if (is_array($ids)) $ids = implode(',', $ids);

                                                                                if (!empty($ids)) {
                                                                                $wpdb->query("DELETE FROM wp_ip_poi_map_list WHERE id IN('%$ids%')");
                                                                                }
                                                                            }
                                                                        }

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A: You may want to refer to https://github.com/w3guy/WP_List_Table-Class-Plugin-Example. It has a few minor bugs, but the process_bulk_action() function works.
public function process_bulk_action() {
    // Detect when a bulk action is being triggered...
    if ( 'delete' === $this->current_action() ) {

        // In our file that handles the request, verify the nonce.
        $nonce = esc_attr( $_REQUEST['_wpnonce'] );

        if ( ! wp_verify_nonce( $nonce, 'sp_delete_customer' ) ) {
            die( 'Go get a life script kiddies' );
        } else {
            self::delete_customer( absint( $_GET['customer'] ) );

                    // esc_url_raw() is used to prevent converting ampersand in url to "#038;"
                    // add_query_arg() return the current url
                    wp_redirect( esc_url_raw( add_query_arg() ) );
            exit;
        }
    }

    // If the delete bulk action is triggered
    if ( ( isset( $_POST['action'] ) && 'bulk-delete' == $_POST['action'] )
         || ( isset( $_POST['action2'] ) && 'bulk-delete' == $_POST['action2'] )
    ) {
        $delete_ids = esc_sql( $_POST['bulk-delete'] );

        // loop over the array of record IDs and delete them
        foreach ( $delete_ids as $id ) {
            self::delete_customer( $id );
        }

        // esc_url_raw() is used to prevent converting ampersand in url to "#038;"
        // add_query_arg() return the current url
        wp_redirect( esc_url_raw( add_query_arg() ) );
        exit;
    }
}

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Run the Jewels, Ice-T, Logic and More Talk Trump, Jay-Z Feud
"He's just tweeting like a madman," Body Count rapper says of president. "It doesn't make any sense. Somebody needs to take that phone"
Tom Verlaine, Singer and Guitarist of Punk Legends Television, Dead at 73
Run the Jewels, Ice-T, Logic, Lil Uzi Vert and more rappers weighed in on Donald Trump's tweet at Jay-Z on the Grammys red carpet. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, RMV/REX Shutterstock
The Grammys received an unexpected morning jolt Sunday when Donald Trump lashed out at Jay-Z on Twitter over remarks the rapper made regarding the unemployment levels among African-Americans.
While Jay-Z acknowledged on the Van Jones Show that black unemployment had reached a new low under the Trump administration, there were more factors to the issue. "Money doesn't equate to happiness," Jay-Z told Jones. "That's missing the whole point."
Trump responded the next morning with a tweet that only focused on the numbers and not, as Jay-Z said, the quality of life attached to them. "Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED," Trump wrote.
On the Grammys red carpet outside Madison Square Garden, Rolling Stone asked rappers like Ice-T, Run the Jewels, Lil Uzi Vert and Logic to weigh in on Jay-Z's comments and the Trump tweet. "Jay Z retains 'Coolest Rapper in the World,' ever. He can draw a response out of Trump," Run the Jewels' Killer Mike told Rolling Stone.
Run the Jewels' El-P: "In this demented, alternate reality that we're living in, you can only look at that at this point as entertaining… The idea of our president trying to turn what should be positive statistics into a weapon against those very people that he is supposedly representing is incredibly insulting for anybody with intellect."
Killer Mike: "Our president made quick to jump to conclusions. We could really go listen to what Jay said again and maybe we'll learn to table some stuff, really discuss and solve some problems instead of waking up the next morning and see our president in a virtual fight with the coolest rapper… And you know what? I'm sure some action he has done has created some jobs within the African-American community, but with that said, you're the president and that's what you're supposed to do.
Let's figure out how to avert war. Let's figure out how to eliminate homelessness on the poverty level. Let's figure out how to end prohibition. Let's figure out something really significant to do besides, you just creating jobs. Because that's your freakin' job to do, and that's why we hired you… What Jay was saying was, let's stop and take time to teach the lesson and learn."
Ice-T: "I think it just added to the stupid shit [Trump] does. Like, why are you talking to Jay-Z? You're the President. I don't get it. I don't get him. Very petty… Fuck it. Trump's a fucking idiot. He's an idiot. It's redundant to speak on it. I think he's shown who he is, he's not a distinguished president. Not a president that when he speaks, we all stop to listen. Now he's just tweeting like a madman. It doesn't make any sense. Somebody needs to take that phone."
Lil Uzi Vert: "I think it's crazy that [Trump's] taking credit for [the unemployment rates] to begin with. I think that goes back to Obama. I think it's crazy that he gets so hurt by someone like Jay-Z who all he was saying last night on CNN was that people need to be treated like human beings."
Rapsody: "I saw Jay's interview and what I did see is not just about money. You can't put a Band-Aid on a problem and think that that's just going to heal it… [Trump made] an empty tweet. And that's not to say what Obama started didn't encourage that. [Trump] just fell into good things, so I don't pay him any mind."
Logic [Speaking to media]: "A lot of people have had an effect on the President like [Jay-Z] and it's just the way those things work. If [Trump] doesn't agree with somebody, he says what he says and that's cool, but we know the truth."
Jay-Z himself did not comment on Trump's tweet at the 2018 Grammys.
Additional reporting by Kory Grow
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Determining value for losses suffered in a car accident is a complex process. Your personal injury compensation will be directly related to your damages, such as your past, present, and future medical expenses, lost wages, reduced earning potential, and out-of-pocket expenses. In addition, this process often entails establishing a price for non-monetary items such as pain and suffering and emotional distress.
Car accident claims are typically worth more than many crash victims realize. It's important to be aware that an NYC car accident lawyer can often recover three to four times more than what the negligent party's insurance company will initially offer.
Damages done to your vehicle are a type known as economic damages. The monetary value that is calculated will be the cost to repair or replace your vehicle.
Although some car accidents cause minor injuries that require minimal medical care, many victims suffer serious or life-threatening injuries that can change the course of their life. From traumatic brain injuries to paralysis to amputations, these injuries can devastate a family's physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
Victims who suffer auto wreck injuries typically have to take time off from work to recover from their wounds. In some cases, victims can no longer work at all and will lose their ability to earn an income for the rest of their lives.
Determining the value of lost wages and future income is done by calculating the lost time at work and whether you would be likely to receive any raises during that time frame. In the case of permanent disability, this would be estimated out until retirement age.
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So how can you decide beforehand where to install your air conditioner for best results?
In this article, we'll provide general advice on how to choose the best place to install your air conditioner. It's worth hiring a licensed air conditioning and refrigeration technician to make the install, rather than a general electrician or tradesperson, for this reason. An air conditioning technician will advise you on the ideal, most energy-efficient place to install your air conditioning unit, so you can get the most out of your new air conditioning investment.
To receive more tailored advice, ask a Daikin Specialist Dealer to provide advice on where to install your air conditioner. They can advise on how specific install locations in your home will impact its energy efficiency, noise levels, and performance.
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In general, split air conditioning units should be installed in a central location in the room you want to cool or heat to ensure balanced airflow throughout the space.
Bedroom: The best position for an air conditioner in a bedroom is where the air does not flow directly over the bed. Why? Most people find that having this cooled air fall directly on them too cold and uncomfortable, or even cause them to wake up with a sore throat. Instead, we recommend the wall behind the bed head to one side of the bed.
Living room: If you are installing a split air conditioner for a living room, we recommend installing it somewhere that you can direct airflow toward where you sit.
Height: Since cool air naturally sinks, installing your air conditioner higher on your wall will help cool the room more evenly.
A fully-integrated ducted air conditioning system will allow you to bypass these issues and enjoy discreet air-conditioned comfort throughout your entire home. This style of air conditioner is installed behind walls and ceilings.
Where is the best place to position an outdoor unit?
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Vibration: A split system or multi-split system will need to be installed on a wall or a concrete slab where it won't vibrate.
Safety: Your outdoor air conditioner should not be installed in a place where it can be exposed to a corrosive substance.
A qualified and licensed installer will be able to point out the best location for your unique situation.
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Check that noise levels of your machine will meet your local council's noise regulations, especially if your air conditioner will be close to your neighbour's windows and doors.
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John DeFilippo Named Quarterbacks Coach
Julie Bacanskas
Meet The New Coaches
The Eagles have added several names to their 2016 coaching staff since Doug Pederson was officially named the head coach on January 18 ...
Head Coach Doug Pederson
Offensive Coordinator Frank Reich
Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz
Special Teams Coordinator Dave Fipp
Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends/Run Game Coach Eugene Chung
Defensive Quality Control/Assistant Defensive Line Coach Phillip Daniels
Quarterbacks Coach John DeFilippo
Offensive Quality Control/Assistant Wide Receivers Coach Joe D'Orazio
Linebackers Coach Ken Flajole
Assistant Special Teams Coach Matthew Harper
Safeties Coach Tim Hauck
Wide Receivers Coach Greg Lewis
Tight Ends Coach Justin Peelle
Running Backs Coach Duce Staley
Offensive Line Coach Jeff Stoutland
Offensive Quality Control/Assistant Quarterbacks Coach Press Taylor
Defensive Backs Coach Cory Undlin
Defensive Quality Control/Assistant Secondary Coach Dino Vasso
Defensive Line Coach Chris Wilson
After serving as the Cleveland Browns' offensive coordinator last season, John DeFilippo will join the Eagles' coaching staff as the quarterbacks coach in 2016 as the two sides agreed to terms Thursday morning. At the NFL level, DeFilippo has nine years of coaching experience working in different positions for the New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets and the Browns. He has also coached at the collegiate level, serving as a quarterbacks coach for the majority of his career.
In his last quarterbacks coach position with the Raiders from 2012-14, DeFilippo helped develop second-round pick Derek Carr, who led all 2014 rookies in completions (348), passing yards (3,270) and passing touchdowns (21). His completion total was the second-highest by any NFL rookie and his 21 touchdown passes tied for fifth-most all-time. Carr also threw the fewest interceptions (12) of all rookie quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 450 passing attempts. The previous year, DeFilippo guided Terrelle Pryor and Matt McGloin. The two quarterbacks combined for 3,345 yards on the year, while Pryor also added 576 rushing yards, the most by a quarterback in Raiders history. In 2012, he helped Carson Palmer put forth one of his most productive seasons, throwing for 4,018 yards with 22 touchdown passes.
DeFilippo will also be very familiar with current Eagles quarterback Mark Sanchez. The two worked together during Sanchez's rookie season in 2009, when the Jets advanced to the AFC Championship Game.
On Wednesday, the Eagles announced other additions to head coach Doug Pederson's staff including offensive coordinator Frank Reich.


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Coronovirus (Covid-19) Resources
On 18th March 2020 the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales announced that the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has now reached the point where all public celebrations of religious services will be suspended, from the evening of Friday 20th March until an unspecified date.
A very strong part of our Catholic identity is communal worship at Mass, especially on Sundays, and we know that many of you, parishioners of Our Lady's and St. Joseph's, will find the lack of Mass very difficult. The situation we now find ourselves in is without precedent in recent history – even during the Second World War there was Mass!
Even though we cannot physically gather together for prayer at the current time, we can come together for the on-line streaming of Mass and other services from Our Lady's. You can also request to have a candle lit at church.
There are also various ways we can remain a community through resources online.
You may find the following resources helpful in the coming weeks:
The Prayer of the Church (the Divine Office) links us across parishes, dioceses, the country, and indeed the world in a union of worship.
Reading the prayers and scripture in the Missal for a given day, perhaps combined with the practice of making a spiritual communion.
The use of specially devised prayers in time of sickness can be a great comfort (download in PDF format).
The prayerful reading of Scripture known as Lectio Divina brings us into contact with the living Word of God.
The practice of various meditation techniques such as Centering Prayer, or the Practice of the Presence of God.
Taking part in televised services online. These are happening in our parish. Other resources include: Vatican News; Church Services TV; Walsingham National Shrine; Knock Shrine; Lourdes Shrine.
Those with Facebook accounts will find resources there including our parish Facebook page, and a group set up especially by the Spirituality Committee of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales CCC - Christ, Covid, Community.
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'We would discuss how unsympathetic I was' – what is it like to see your life story on TV?
By Noah	 Last updated Dec 29, 2021
mMost people clearly find it squirming to see themselves on the screen. Even an accidental look in the mirror can trigger a minor identity crisis, as we glimpse the gap between how others see us and how we imagine ourselves. But for writers whose life stories have been adapted for television — their flawed personalities painstakingly mimicked by actors — the experience can be even more baffling.
"Weird is the only way to describe it," reflects Adam Kay, whose 2017 bestselling book This Is Going to Hurt, a memoir of his hellish and hilarious years as a doctor-in-training, will land on BBC One in 2022. On TV, Kay is played by Ben Whishaw, who apparently took his research seriously. "I saw an early cut with my husband," Kay recalls, "and he said, 'It's amazing how he has all your weird mannerisms.' I didn't even know I had weird mannerisms!"
Dolly Alderton, whose acclaimed account of her 'roaring 20s' in London, Everything I Know About Love, also appears on the BBC this year, found it disconcerting to see her on-screen reconstructing life. "It was really, really trippy," she says. "Some of the fight scenes were verbatim conversations that happened in my life ten years ago, and it felt really strange to watch them."
For Alderton, the creative team's obsessive attention to detail made a visit to the set creepy. "There were all these little details that were a copy of the house I lived in," she explains. "I sent the art director a photo of a drunken letter I wrote to my friend, promising that if she came out with me that night, I would wake her up early for work the next morning. And there was that letter, from one fictitious roommate to another, stuck on the fridge."
'Parts were a little too real'… Alex and Maddy, the fictional protagonists of Stephanie Land's memoir Maid. Photo: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix
Despite terrifying moments of déja vu, Kay and Alderton have both kept a firm grip on the reins of their stories by adapting the memoirs themselves. But Stephanie Land, whose book Maid gave rise to a hit Netflix series last year — with audience figures second only to the streamer's other massive success story, Squid Game — gave control to screenwriters who worked under John Wells, former showrunner of ER and The West Wing.
"When I heard that they were planning to fictionalize the characters, I was relieved," she says. "It's one thing to write a story about your child's life. It's another thing to have it play as a series."
But while the writers of Maid crafted a story that was part true and part fiction, rewriting Land as a young woman named Alex and her daughter Story as Maddy, there were moments taken straight from real life that were close to home. came, especially when it came to the scenes of abuse. "There were definitely aspects of the show that surprised me in my body's response to it," Land tells me. "A few times, when it came to a shot of [Alex's boyfriend] bending over to scream in her face, it made me cringe. "Those parts were a little too real and I wasn't prepared for it."
Like Land, Alderton's on-screen alter ego goes by a different name: Maggie, but telling them apart isn't always easy. "It would be a lie to say I can completely depersonalize it," she admits. "There were definitely moments in the story-picking process where I realized that when I was defending Maggie, I was actually defending myself."
'There were all these little details that were copies of the house I lived in'… Dolly Alderton. Photo: Katherine Anne Rose/The Observer
For Kay, the distinction between Adam the writer and Adam the character was also a tricky one. "It was always 'he' instead of 'me' when I spoke to producers," he explains, "to give myself the necessary distance, as well as not to implode during the many discussions about how unsympathetic he is – I ben – everywhere. The truth is that he started out like me in every way, and as the writing progressed he became his own person, albeit one who constantly says and does things that I did in my actual life."
Alderton also struggled with ambivalent feelings toward her character. "I'm much more strict with Maggie than the other creatives on the show," she admits. "I'll say, 'I think Maggie is too unsympathetic here,' or 'I don't understand why she's doing this.' And it's obvious because I recognize myself in her, and we're our harshest critics, as the cliché goes. But I also have to be honest about how much the defensive self-preservation is. I try to make her a tastier version of me."
Sometimes autobiographical shows can even outlast the characters whose experiences are central. Call the Midwife is an adaptation of author Jennifer Worth's memoir, but when Jessica Raine, who played the lead role of Jenny, announced she wanted to leave the series, the character was written out, but the story continued.
For showrunner Heidi Thomas, who has delivered more than 80 episodes (with at least two more series confirmed), losing her star was a blessing in disguise. "I realized the drama could open up and expand," she tells me, "because we would have more time to spend with our other characters." Having used up most of the material in the books by the end of season one, Thomas had already begun to supplement Worth's stories with reports submitted by the show's legions of fans from the nursing and midwifery professions. .
Worth herself unfortunately never got the chance to see herself on screen since she passed away during the show's development period, and Thomas attended her funeral the week before filming began. "There was a lot of trust between us, there was friendship and I must say there was love," she recalls. After her death, all storylines related to the character were sent to her family for approval. "They had the right to read and comment on them," Thomas explains, "because I loved and respected Jennifer and didn't want to do anything that wasn't relevant to her experience."
Even after Raine left the series, Thomas Vanessa retained Redgrave as the narrator, reasoning that since Worth kept in touch with the nuns she had worked with until the end of her life, she could continue to tell their stories. In the 2014 Christmas special, she even put Redgrave on screen as the old Jenny, wearing some of Worth's jewelry supplied by her daughters. "It was a way of keeping Jennifer alive," she tells me.
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Watermark Senior Living Retimrement Communities, Inc. v. Morrison Management Specialists, Inc.
WATERMARK SENIOR LIVING RETIMREMENT COMMUNITIES, INC., Plaintiff,
MORRISON MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS, INC., Defendant.
OPINION & ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT MORRISON'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS (DKT. 28)
MARK A. GOLDSMITH UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This matter is before the Court on Defendant Morrison Management Specialists, Inc.'s motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. 28). Plaintiff Watermark Senior Living Retirement Communities, Inc., brings this breach of contract action against Morrison for allegedly failing to exercise ordinary care in executing its obligations to manage the kitchen at one of Watermark's retirement communities, resulting in the death of one of its residents. Briefing on the motion is complete. Because oral argument will not aid the Court's decisional process, the motion will be decided based on the parties' briefing. See E.D. Mich. LR 7.1(f)(2). For the following reasons, the Court denies Morrison's motion.
This action arises from the tragic death of Willie Mae Henderson. Henderson resided at Watermark's assisted-living community, The Fountains of Franklin. In 2012, Henderson wandered from her room in the memory care unit to the facility's kitchen, opened a cabinet door under a sink that contained toxic dishwashing detergent, and drank the toxic detergent, which resulted in her death. Compl. ¶¶ 5-7. At that time, Morrison was under contract to provide dietary services at the facility, which included managing and securing the kitchen facility. Id. ¶ 8; Agreement, Ex A. to Mot., at 1 (Dkt. 28-1).[1] According to Watermark, two Morrison employees were the last individuals to have access to the cabinet door immediately prior to the incident. Compl. ¶ 11.
Henderson's estate sued Watermark in state court, alleging that Watermark was negligent for leaving the cabinet door unlocked. Compl. ¶¶ 4-6. Watermark did not implead Morrison in the state court action. Instead, it defended the action alone. Countercl. ¶ 4 (Dkt. 25). The jury found against Watermark and awarded Henderson's estate $5.08 million. Id. ¶ 5. Rather than appeal the judgment, Watermark settled with Henderson's estate for $3.65 million. Id. ¶ 6.[2]Morrison's counsel attended the settlement mediation. Compl. ¶ 16. A few months later, Watermark filed the present action against Morrison alleging claims of contractual indemnification and breach of contract seeking to recover the $3.65 million plus all associated expenses. Countercl. ¶ 8; Compl. at 5.
Morrison filed a motion to dismiss this case, arguing that collateral estoppel barred the action (Dkt. 3). Judge O'Meara agreed with Morrison and granted the motion (Dkt. 17). Watermark appealed. The Sixth Circuit found that the indemnification claim was precluded, because it depended on Watermark showing that the damages it sought were not the result of its own negligence - a proposition it could not establish, as the state court jury had found to the contrary. Watermark Senior Living Ret. Communities, Inc. v. Morrison Mgmt. Specialists, Inc., 905 F.3d 421, 430 (6th Cir. 2018). However, the Sixth Circuit held that the same preclusive effect did not apply to the breach of contract claim, because Watermark's negligence is not a defense to such an action. Id. at 431. The Sixth Circuit remanded the breach of contract claim and the matter was reassigned to the undersigned after Judge O'Meara's retirement. Morrison answered the complaint and filed a counterclaim for contractual indemnification (Dkt. 25). The present motion for judgment on the pleadings seeks dismissal of the breach of contract claim and a judgment for Morrison for its expenses and attorney fees in defending against the breach claim.
II. STANDARD OF DECISION
Morrison moved under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c) for judgment on the pleadings. Any party may move for the entry of a judgment after the pleadings are closed, but early enough not to delay trial. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c). Courts apply the same analysis to motions for a judgment on the pleadings under Rule 12(c) as is applied to applications for dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6). Warrior Sports, Inc. v. Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Ass'n, 623 F.3d 281, 284 (6th Cir. 2010). "For purposes of a motion for judgment on the pleadings, all well-pleaded material allegations of the pleadings of the opposing party must be taken as true, and the motion may be granted only if the moving party is nevertheless clearly entitled to judgment." JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Winget, 510 F.3d 577, 581 (6th Cir. 2007). However, a court need not accept as true legal conclusions or unwarranted factual inferences. Id. at 581-582.
When evaluating a motion for a judgment on the pleadings, a court considers the complaint, the answer, and any written instrument attached as exhibits. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c). A court may also consider any undisputed facts. See Mills v. Barnard, 869 F.3d 473, 486 (6th Cir. 2017) (citing Stafford v. Jewelers Mut. Ins. Co., 554 Fed.Appx. 360, 369-370 (6th Cir. 2014) (taking judicial notice of undisputed facts in documents considered by district court on ruling on Rule 12(c) motion)).
III. ANALYSIS
Morrison makes three arguments in support of its motion for judgment on the pleadings. First, it argues that Watermark sat on its rights for more than four years and, therefore, laches bars any recovery in this case. Second, it argues that Watermark fails to state a breach of contract claim because the damages it seeks do not naturally arise from a contract breach. Finally, Morrison argues that the Sixth Circuit has already found that Watermark was responsible for Henderson's death, which triggers Morrison's contractual right to indemnification. The Court will take each argument in turn.
A. Laches
Morrison argues that the doctrine of laches bars Watermark's breach of contract claim, because Watermark delayed bringing this action for more than four years. Mot. at 7. Laches is an affirmative defense that bars an action where there is an unexcused or unexplained delay in commencing the action resulting in prejudice to an opposing party. Pub. Health Dep't v. Rivergate Manor, 550 N.W.2d 515, 520 (Mich. 1996). Although the passage of time is important, "laches is not triggered by the passage of time alone." Knight v. Northpointe Bank, 832 N.W.2d 439, 442 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013) (citation omitted). "It is the prejudice occasioned by the delay that justifies the application of laches." Id. Generally, "'[w]here the situation of neither party has changed materially, and the delay of one has not put the other in a worse condition, the defense of laches cannot . . . be recognized.'" Kuhn v. Sec'y of State, 579 N.W.2d 101, 108 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998) (quoting Lothian v. City of Detroit, 324 N.W.2d 9, 14 (Mich. 1982)).
         There is an interplay between laches and the statute of limitations. Innovation Ventures, LLC v. Custom Nutrition Labs., LLC, 912 F.3d 316, 343 (6th Cir. 2018). Under Michigan law, a claim filed within the statute of limitation gives rise to a rebuttable presumption that any delay in the filing of the complaint was reasonable. Id. When the presumption is rebutted, however, laches may bar a claim even where the applicable ...


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Q: Groups that act transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(k,\Bbb R^n)$ but not transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(k+1,\Bbb R^n)$ Is it known for which $n, k\in\Bbb N$ there exists a matrix group $\Gamma\subseteq\mathrm{GL}(\Bbb R^n)$ that

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*acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(k,n)$, i.e., on the $k$-dimensional subspaces of $\Bbb R^n$, but

*acts not transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(k+1,n)$, i.e., on the $(k+1)$-dimensional subspaces of $\Bbb R^n$?

For example, $\mathrm U(n)$ (acting on $\Bbb C^n\cong\Bbb R^{2n}$) acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(1,\Bbb R^{2n})$ but not on $\mathrm{Gr}(2,\Bbb R^{2n})$.

A: This is only a partial answer, and it's based on YCor's comment about the groups that act transitively on spheres.  What is missing, as YCor commented, is knowing that if $G\subset\mathrm{GL}(n,\mathbb{R})$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(k,\mathbb{R}^n)$ for some $k$ with $1<k<n$, then it acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(1,\mathbb{R}^n)$.
Here is an argument that, at least when $k = 2$ or $3$, this statement is true.
I will assume, as YCor does, that $G$ is closed in $\mathbb{GL}(n,\mathbb{R})$
and hence is a connected Lie group.
First, one might as well use the oriented Grassmanians $\mathrm{Gr}^+(k,\mathbb{R}^n)$ since $G$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(k,\mathbb{R}^n)$ if and only if it acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(k,\mathbb{R}^n)$.  (After all, if $G$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(k,\mathbb{R}^n)$, then its orbits in $\mathrm{Gr}^+(k,\mathbb{R}^n)$ are all open, and $\mathrm{Gr}^+(k,\mathbb{R}^n)$ is connected.)
Now let $E_k\to \mathrm{Gr}^+(k,\mathbb{R}^n)$ be the tautological oriented $k$-plane bundle, i.e., $$E_k = \{\ (e,v)\ |\ v\in e\in \mathrm{Gr}^+(k,\mathbb{R}^n)\ \}.$$
When $k=2$ and $n>2$, the oriented $2$-plane bundle $E_2$ has nonzero Euler class in $H^2(\mathrm{Gr}^+(k,\mathbb{R}^n),\mathbb{Z})\simeq \mathbb{Z}$.  In particular, it is not the sum of two line bundles (which would be trivial).
Now suppose that $G$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(2,\mathbb{R}^n)$ and let $H\subset G$ be the subgroup that fixes $e_0\in \mathrm{Gr}^+(2,\mathbb{R}^n)$.  Then $H$ acts on the $2$-plane $e_0\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ and hence on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(1,e_0)\simeq S^1$.
If the orbits of $H$ on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(1,e_0)$ are open, then there is only one orbit, so that $H$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(1,e_0)$.  Since $e_0$ was arbitrary, it follows that $G$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(1,\mathbb{R}^n)$, as desired.  Meanwhile, if there were a non-open orbit, then fixing one such $H$-orbit $X_0\subset \mathrm{Gr}^+(1,e_0)\subset \mathrm{Gr}^+(1,\mathbb{R}^n)$ and looking at its $G$-orbit, i.e.,
$$
X = \{ ([g v], g(e_0)\ |\ [v]\in X_0, g\in G\ \}
$$
gives a bundle $X\to\mathrm{Gr}^+(2,\mathbb{R}^n)$ with discrete fibers over the simply-connected base $\mathrm{Gr}^+(2,\mathbb{R}^n)$.  Hence it is topologically trivial, so that there exists a section $S\subset X$ that is the projectivization of a line bundle $L\subset E_2$, contradicting the fact that $E_2$ has no rank $1$-subbundles.  Thus, this cannot occur, and the proof for $k=2$ is complete.
In the case $k=3$, one has to deal with the cases $n=4$ and $5$ separately. When $n=4$, the group $G = \mathrm{SU}(2)$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^4)\simeq S^3$, but does not act transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(2,\mathbb{R}^4)$.  When $n=5$, applying duality and the above argument, one sees that if $G$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^5)$, then it acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(4,\mathbb{R}^5)$, but then, by the paper YCor cites, this says $G$ must contain a copy of $\mathrm{SO}(5)$ and hence acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(k,\mathbb{R}^5)$ for all $k$.
Thus, we can assume that $n\ge 6$.  In this case, we have that $H^p(\mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^n),\mathbb{Z})=0$ for $p = 1, 2, 3$, but that, not only is $H^4(\mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^n),\mathbb{R})\not=0$, we have that $p_1(E_3)\not=0$.  By a characteristic class argument, it follows that the bundle $E_3\to\mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^n)$ does not split as the sum of a line bundle and a $2$-plane bundle.
Now, I claim that if $G\subset\mathrm{GL}(n,\mathbb{R})$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^n)$ then it acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(2,\mathbb{R}^n)$.  To see this, suppose that $G$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^n)$, and let $H\subset G$ be the stabilizer of $e_0\in \mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^n)$, and consider the action of $H$ on $e_0\simeq\mathbb{R}^3$.
First, suppose that $H$ has only open orbits in $\mathrm{Gr}^+(1,e_0)\simeq S^2$.  Then $H$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(1,e_0)$ and hence $G$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(1,\mathbb{R}^n)$.
Second, suppose that $H$ has a 0-dimensional orbit $X_0\subset\mathrm{Gr}^+(1,e_0)$. Then, constructing the bundle $X\to\mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^n)$ with discrete fibers in the projectivization of $E_3$ as was done above for $E_2$, we see that $X$ has a section and that this can be used to construct a splitting of $E_3$ as the sum of a line bundle and a $2$-plane bundle, which is known to be impossible.
Finally, suppose that all of the orbits of $H$ on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(1,e_0)$ are either $1$- or $2$-dimensional.  Not all of the orbits can be $1$-dimensional because $S^2$ has no foliation, and there cannot be more than a finite number of components of the union of the $1$-dimensional orbits (and there must be at least 1 component, otherwise we would be in the first case already dealt with).  Thus, there are only a finite number of components of the union of the $2$-dimensional orbits.  Each such component, which is homogeneous under a connected, finite dimensional Lie group, must have Euler characteristic either $0$ or $1$.  Thus, there must exist exactly two components that have Euler characteristic 1, i.e., are contractible disks, and these must map to a single component $D_0$ in $\mathrm{Gr}(1,e_0)$.  Using the contractibility of this component, we can now construct a rank 1 subbundle $L$ of $E_3\to \mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^n)$ with the property that the projectivization of $L_e$ lands in the $e$-fiber of the $G$-orbit of the contractible orbit $D_0$.  Again, this is impossible because $E_3$ does not split nontrivially as a sum.
Remark:  As far as I know, the only time that $G$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}(k,\mathbb{R}^n)$ with $4\le k\le n/2$ is when $G$ contains a copy of $\mathrm{SO}(n)$.  When $k=3$, there is $\mathrm{Spin}(7)\subset\mathrm{SO}(8)$
and, when $k=2$, we have $\mathrm{G}_2\subset\mathrm{SO}(7)$ and $\mathrm{Spin}(7)\subset\mathrm{SO}(8)$.  Neither $\mathrm{Spin}(9)$ nor $\mathrm{Spin}(9,1)$
in their $16$-dimensional representations act transitively on any $\mathrm{Gr}^+(k,\mathbb{R}^{16})$ except when $k=0,1,15,16$.
I believe that one could continue the above line of argument, showing that, if $G$ acts transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(4,\mathbb{R}^n)$ for $n\ge 8$, then it must act transitively on $\mathrm{Gr}^+(3,\mathbb{R}^n)$, and so on.  However, I think that this argument will get more complicated as $k\le n/2$ increases, and it's probably not the right approach for general $k$.


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Q: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "" Why is it showing null? Here is the code, it's giving me an error in line 18 where I'm trying to convert a string into an Integer.
import java.util.*;
public class matrix_1 {
    public static void main(String[] args){
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After a pleasant journey to nusa dua – we arrived at The Ritz Carlton – where we had a scheduled lunch meeting with the wonderful and informative Sales and Marketing manager Danielle.
Once arrived, we are greeted by a behemoth of staff who are all sincerely pleased to see you and get you to the place you need to go.
The property itself is exquisite. You enter the lobby area of the property which is perched high above the property on a cliff which overlooks the entire resort. Wide open spaces with the most decadent fittings and flower arrangements around every corner adorns the hotel. Look for yourself – so extremely gorgeous.
And where would you like to go to please? I answered with "The beach grill please" and off we went through little passages and bridges (all plant lined) to arrive to the beautiful and modern restaurant "the beach grill" which is greatly influenced by seafood and pasta dishes.
Don't fret, It also has many options for people who prefer a nice black angus tenderloin / sirloin or rack of lamb if you prefer. Its positioned at the beachfront of the property as the name suggests. It actually seems to blend into the nature somehow and you are taken aback with the craftsmanship, architecture of the buildings/spaces and integration of the pool areas and restaurants/bars is absolute perfection.
Anyhow for starters I ordered the Burrata – Mozzarella, Cream, Cherry Tomatoes, Basil, Cracked Pepper, Sea Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar and Karen (mum) ordered the Spinach, Garlic, Olive Oil & Watercress with Sesame Dressing.
Then for mains I ordered the Angus Tenderloin of Beef 200 Grams with sauce béarnaise, grilled vegetables & fries. Mum had the Prawn Spaghetti – Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic, Chili Flakes, Parsley. Every morsel of food was delicious and cooked to a very high level. Mum said her Pasta was magnifico – al dente! My steak was absolutely grovel worthy – cooked and rested to perfection – Kudo's Ritz Carlton Nusa Dua!
Everyone we came across at the hotel seemed to be enjoying themselves very much, whether it where guests or hotel staff – everyone just seemed excited and proud of the property.
Danielle – Sales and Marketing Manager with loads of passion!
The hotel previously had a huge Australian clientele with their arrangement and allocation of rooms given to Luxury Escapes.com however the deal is no longer available through that website, as it was an introductory offer at an extremely discounted rate. Now most guests are Indonesian or from the surrounding areas. They still have the Europeans, the British and the Americans market pretty well covered.
The resort blew me away. It was better than I had ever imagined and the sheer maginitude and space surrounding you at the property is awe inspiring.
I am glad I inspected this property, as I think this would be the perfect choice for my followers interested in a grand scale holiday! In particular the kind of crew who like the epitome of grand style, sophistication and the best Executive club section I have ever seen. (Which provides 8 different meal settings per day, all beverages and alcohol throughout your stay – complimentary if you book the executive | club package. (which I hear is only 70USD per person per day extra on top of the room tariff). That's a great deal considering the beverages and alcohol inclusions. A truly beautiful place to hang out and nosh, do some business, or just relax with a newspaper or magazine.
All the yoga lovers rejoice – they have a massive yoga and wellbeing centre overlooking a section of the resort. The spa is world class – and the staff extremely keen to assist in any possible way.
And just when you think you had seen everything, think again. Here's a picture of the thermal spa area which is tucked into the side of the property backing the cliff above.
As I haven't stayed at the resort overnight yet, I am unable to give the property a full review score, but I can tell you this – Its my first choice when visiting Nusa Dua on my next trip to the island of the gods!
"Thank you very much Ritz Carlton Nusa Dua for an amazing day at your property – we had a fantastic tour and meal – we will be back"!
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Dawn is on approach to Ceres, the largest of the asteroids, and is starting to resolve features.
Just a pretty global view of one of Saturn's flock of icy moons, newly processed from archival data by Gordan Ugarkovic.
Cassini flew past both Enceladus and Tethys on April 14. Here's a cool animation of its approach to Enceladus' plumes, and a pretty global picture of Tethys.


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The pubs of Oxford were filled with cheers last night as England stormed to a 35-11 victory against Fiji in the first match of the Rugby World Cup. The current competition is the 8th of its kind, and matches will be held in stadiums all over England, from St James' Park in the northern city of Newcastle, to Sandy Park in the southern climes of sunny Exeter, via London's famous Twickenham Stadium and our own Course Director's beloved Villa Park.
This year's tournament is especially exciting, as it sees the World Cup return home to the country where Rugby Union was first invented and played. In 1823 William Webb Ellis, a pupil at Rugby School, notoriously caught the ball whilst playing football, and began to run with it. A new sport was born. This moment was dramatized in a short film which began yesterday's opening ceremony, in which a smiling gardener (played by Prince Harry) reassures his bewildered friend (played by former England fly-half and international superstar Jonny Wilkinson): "Don't worry…that'll never take off."
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Getting pregnant right now might be the last thing on your mind. Or maybe you've started to think about having a baby in the next couple years. Or maybe you're ready!
No matter where you are on your journey, it's important to make nutrition and lifestyle choices to protect your future fertility. One in ten women in the United States have trouble getting or staying pregnant — and while some factors are beyond your control, research shows that you can improve your chances of getting pregnant in the future by making the right food, supplement, and lifestyle choices now.
If you start researching today's escalating infertility rates, you'll learn that many doctors consider the causes "unknown." But there are some real and modifiable lifestyle components to the fertility puzzle—components that are especially important to consider if you suffer from period problems like irregular periods, heavy bleeding, severe PMS, cramps, or hormonal acne. These symptoms are signs that your hormones are out of balance and that getting pregnant (whenever you're ready) might be more difficult.
Maybe you're thinking Why wouldn't I believe the doctors? If the causes are unknown and there is nothing I can do….
I understand how you feel. I was told I would never get pregnant naturally—or even with IVF— when I was 20 years old. My PCOS was that severe. But I got pregnant naturally at age 37, after only three tries at home. I know that if I hadn't been eating, supplementing, and living in a hormone-supportive for the past 15 years, I wouldn't have gotten pregnant so easily.
Today I want to share some of the fertility-enhancing strategies I used to get pregnant naturally at an 'advanced maternal age.' My story can be your story. Here's what you can do today and tomorrow to preserve your fertility for next month, next year, or in 10 years!
Emphasize healthy, high-quality sources of fat. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat—the kind of fat found in foods like avocados, nuts, seeds, and small, oily fish (like anchovies and sardines)—help reduce inflammation and stabilize blood sugar, two conditions that are important for fertility. And if you haven't done so already, say no to all trans fats! These sneaky little devils drive up inflammation.
Opt for complex carbs (but DON'T go no carb). High or mismanaged blood sugar has been associated in the scientific literature with ovulatory infertility. So fertility-focused eating should emphasize complex carbs that take time to be digested (which keeps blood sugar more stable). Think non-starchy vegetables, whole fruits, and beans. But don't cut out carbs all together. Very low or no carb diets can make the body think that not enough food is available in the environment and trigger survival mode. When the body is in survival mode, it de-prioritizes non-essential functions, like getting pregnant. After all, how would you care for a child on the ancient savannah if there isn't even enough food for yourself!
Eat your iron. Getting enough iron in your diet, either through food or supplements, has been shown to enhance fertility. High-iron foods include beans, beets, pumpkin, spinach, and tomatoes.
Skip the skim. If you've read the FLO blog before, you probably know that I don't recommend dairy products when you're trying to achieve hormonal harmony, but if you're interested in protecting and enhancing your fertility, you should be especially wary of low-fat options, like skim milk. Studies have linked consumption of low-fat dairy with reduced fertility. If you tolerate dairy and you allow yourself a bit here and there, make sure it is of the full-fat variety.
Skip the soda. Studies show that soda drinkers have reduced fecundity.
Skip the coffee. Whether or not caffeine and/or coffee inhibits your chance of getting pregnant (this is widely debated in the scientific community, with some research suggesting it does and other research suggesting it has no effect), research does show a link between coffee consumption and not being able to carry a child to full term. Don't risk it!
Vitamin D3. Vitamin D is critical for healthy endocrine function and, more specifically, it has been associated with improved success rates for women going through IVF. Optimal vitamin D levels might also help with PCOS and endometriosis, two conditions that can increase infertility.
Fish oil. The omega 3 fatty acids in fish oil drive down inflammation and promote healthy hormone balance. Also, once pregnant, adequate consumption of fish oil is vitally important for normal fetal development.
Probiotic. The importance of a healthy gut can't be overstated, both for overall health and enhanced fertility.
I greatly thank you! As a woman in her early thirties suffering from a basketball sized fibroid, I have been looking everywhere, desperately trying to balance hormones so that I can one day bear a child. The odds are against me, but people like you give me hope!