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Sarah Jessica Parker Raves About Her 'Darling Little Girls'

12/20/2009 at 08:00 AM ET
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While some parents mellow with each subsequent child, Sarah Jessica Parker has found the opposite to be true.

In a new interview with PARADE, the 44-year-old actress says that after son James Wilkie, 7, was born she would “walk up the stairs to his room” if she heard crying. With twins Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge, 6 months this week, however, there’s a greater sense of urgency! “Now I’m running up and down the stairs like a lunatic, barely holding on to the banister,” she reveals.

“I don’t think you worry less in general. I think I’m still woken in the middle of the night by some horrible thought that I’ve conjured in my brain. Every time there’s a visit to the pediatrician, I worry. Is everything all right?”

Life as a family of five continues to suit Sarah Jessica and husband Matthew Broderick just fine, with the seamless addition of the twins this summer. “It’s sort of beyond description,” she says. “It’s a very, very lucky, wonderful time in our lives that we have these two darling little girls and we’re very happy.”

Balancing her busy career with her even busier private life is tricky — but doable — and Sarah Jessica is careful to point out that she has help. “I honestly think there are millions and millions of working mothers who have far more demanding days and the rewards are nowhere near what I’ve been given,” she says.

“They don’t have the kind of help that I have if I need it. I’m allowed to be a working mother because frankly, I can leave my child with someone I trust and love and a lot of mothers can’t do that.”

Click below to read about how Sarah Jessica’s style has changed since becoming a mom.

Loretta and Tabitha “could not be more different,” Sarah Jessica says, and those differences are both physical and emotional.

“It is hilarious, one of my daughters is round-headed and she has my complexion,” the Sex and the City star notes. “She’s olive, she has big brown eyes and she is literally constantly looking around and reaching out. I mean, I don’t know how she manages to sleep.” The other baby girl, however, takes after dad. “She is white-skinned with little blue bedroom eyes and red hair,” Sarah Jessica says. “She’s very serious and slightly withholding and aloof.”

Although she has a well-earned reputation as a fashion icon, Sarah Jessica says her style has taken a hit since becoming a mom. “If I’m not working, I’m really just wearing whatever is right to get out of the door,” she insists.

“I take my son to school in the morning. When it’s freezing outside, I’ve got to convince him to put a hat on and boots on and he resists. By the time he’s dressed, I just have time to grab anything handy and run out the door.”

She goes on to note that there is not much point in dressing to the nines when Loretta and Tabitha are on the scene, either!

“I … have two daughters in diapers who are drooling, teething and spitting up,” Sarah Jessica points out. “You don’t want a designer outfit in that situation. So you just wear what’s appropriate to be a mother.”

Source: PARADE

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mrsh on

She just keeps getting more and more endearing the more she speaks! That’s so rare. Usually I like a celebrity LESS the more they speak. She’s very quickly shooting to the top for me :-)

Tazina on

Are these babies not fulfilling enough? I thought most new mothers went back to work with very young children because of financial concerns which is certainly not the case here. If she felt she needed to work then maybe she should have found another outlet rather than having children where you have to rely on nannies to raise them.

Mari on

She is so bubbly grateful to have these 2 little daughters…very endearing.

I wish this family continued happiness…

dickie on

Tazina, I assume you and your partner quit working as soon as your children were born, otherwise, why have them, right? Also, if you havent been able to make that work, perhaps you can downsize your lifestyle so that neither of you has to and you can spend every waking moment devoting your entire existence to your offspring!

Gia on

Tazina, that’s a very unfair statement to make. Just because she is working doesn’t reflect on her feelings towards her daughters. Maybe she wants to work to show her daughters a strong role model? Show them that women can have careers too?
I understand women bare a natural instinctive responsibility with newborns, but given that she isn’t breastfeeding…why do you criticize Sarah and not her husband? it’s ok for him to be a working father but she can’t be a working woman?
This is the 21st century and thankfully some women have empowered themselves to balance work and motherhood so that thier daughters can grow up to learn women and men are equal. I have nothing against stay at home moms, but it is a choice and women who choose to work should not be criticized. This isn’t the 1950’s.

mrsh on

Tazina loves to criticize SJP for working. She doesn’t just do it on this site, but also on another celebrity baby site I visit. She seems to have something against SJP. Personally, I don’t take anything she says very seriously because it always comes out sounding so ignorant.

Jessicad on

Thanks mrsh! It’s a shame some women feel the need to bash other women for wanting to work and have a family.

Sarah Jessica Parker seems to have it figured out and be humbled by it as well, that’s rare. She seems like an amazing woman and mother!

Nicole on

Tazina, were you able to stop working as soon as you had a baby? From what I understand right now, the only things she is doing is finishing up the SATC sequel and promoting Did You Hear About the Morgans? I don’t understand why it’s such a big deal why she’s working. She’s doing what she loves and she’s obviously doing a pretty damn good job of balancing everything with the help of nannies. I don’t know about some moms, but I’d love a nanny at times so I could actually get things done every now & then.

sugarhoney on

Tazina,so you are a stay at home mom?living off your husbands earnings and you have the nerve to criticize SJP for being a working mom.What are you going to do if your husband looses his job?do you have skills to get a job?or do you rely on him for your sole existance?you stay at home moms judging other mothers for choosing to work gets on my nerve.I stayed home with my kids when they were little MY CHOICE.And I got sick and tired of listening to mothers like you at my local play group jugding working moms.Yeah staying at home is hard work I did it.So is working full time,then coming home and resuming your parental responsibilities,cooking dinner,helping with homework,talking to your kids about their day not to mention nurturing your relationship with your husband.It’s called choice Tazina and you made yours…I don’t think you’d like it if I really started judging you.Go out and get a job then come talk to me.In the meantime stop jugding moms like SJP.

cris on

I think the point Tanzia is making is why have kids just to have someone else raise them?

melania on

I don’t think having a nanny qualifies as having someone else raise your child. We had a nanny growing up (though I was older than my siblings) and I still remember her fondly. But in no way would I consider that she raised me. That’s ridiculous.

alice jane on

When did having help automatically equal having someone else raise your kids?? Seriously, a woman does not have to spend every single moment of every single day with her children in order to be a good mother. Moms are allowed to have their own lives too.

Anyway, I love these interviews with SJP! I’ve never been a big fan of hers, and Carrie was always my least favorite on Sex and the City, but the way Sarah Jessica talks about her kids is honestly making me a fan.

Jessicad on

I also don’t think she has her nanny raising her kids. So what if people have help, I believe it’s good for kids to be around people other than their parents 24/7. Like that saying, it takes a village to raise a child, or whatever it is:) that’s why I don’t feel guilty about leaving my daughter with family or friends from time to time if I want to go do something for myself. I think it’s good for them!

Chris on

If anyone needs a nanny it’s a working mother of three with two newborn twins.

ruby on

Tanzia and Cris your argument is silly. Why have children if someone else is going to raise them? So now all women must stay home? And if you can’t stay home then don’t have kids? How many of us would have children if that was how the game was played? How many of us would be here if our mother’s had to play by those rules?

Tazina on

No, I did not quit working when I had children. I retired from my job a couple of years ago. You see, I had no choice but to work. Don’t make assumptions.

marfmom on

Tanzina, I don’t think she has a choice either. Movies are made YEARS in advance and she is contractually obligated to promote them. As someone else said, she’s just promoting her current movie and finishing up filming on another, which she probably agreed to 2 years ago. You made assumptions too. For all we know, she’s going to take a break from any new projects now that the twins are here.

Catey on

Tazina, my kids have a nanny (who by the way they adore), allowing me to return to work. I worked so hard for so many years to get my career to a place that I wanted it and I (and my husband) didn’t think I needed to choose between children and work.

My nanny is wonderful, supportive and caring, and my children see her more as a cool older cousin than a parental figure.

I completely understand Jessica wanting to work and have children. I know I have said this before, but feminism isn’t about being able to be everything, its about having the choice to do what you want to do.

Emily on

“If she felt she needed to work then maybe she should have found another outlet rather than having children where you have to rely on nannies to raise them.”
Time to take your own advice, don’t make assumptions!
Needing to work does not always translate to money. Alot of the time it comes from wanting a balanced, fulfilled life. It’s an artistic expression and its probably an example she’s proud to make for her daughters, especially as she is the main ‘bread winner’ for the family.

Kerri on

I absolutely love her in her recent interviews. She comes off so refreshingly down-to-earth and intelligent.

Also, even if I could afford to do so, I don’t plan to stay home after I have kids. I like working. And that’s not mutually exclusive with wanting to have children. I don’t work just because I HAVE to.

Colleen on

I love her. She loves her children and has a love and passion for her work…that doesnt make her a bad person, that makes her a humble person, because she states she knows mothers who would wish to do these things, but she realizes they are not as fortunate to do so. Again, she is the one waking up with them in the middle of the night, and worrying just like any other mother, so she isnt a bad person for being able to have the best of both worlds. I know I was dying to get back to work because I needed to be with other people, and have some of my sanity that you tend to lose when you stay home with a baby all day long. Good for her to being able to do so, and shame on anyone else who makes her feel bad for doing so….because as much as you might knock her for working, you will be the one on line to go out and see “Sex and the City 2” LOL

lori on

You seem like your a real bright one, next time think about what you say before you say it. You just made yourself look real smart! Don’t make assumptions, well isnt that what you did on your 1st post basically? If you choose to make comments that are really not needed (even though freedom of speech)then make sure it dont make your self look like a hypocrit next time. I would love to hear what you have to say about Pitt-Jolie and their children!lol

Sarah M. on

I new this would turn into a nanny-bashing session! As others have said, she probably signed contracts well before the twins were conceived. So, now that she has them, should she back out of those contracts? Thus setting herself up for lawsuits and probably causing numerous people to lose their jobs as a result. That’d be setting a good example for her kids. *sarcasm* In a recent interview she stated that she doesn’t want her kids to grow up expecting to just be given everything or with a sense of entitlement. The best way for her to show them that’s not ok is to WORK for the money to buy the stuff that they need/want. Like she said, at least she can afford to leave her children with ‘someone she trusts and loves.’ Leaving them at home alone while she’s at work isn’t an option.

I’m a nanny that works full time. But that still doesn’t mean that I’m raising the kids! Not by a long shot. I’m not the one that wakes up with them in the middle of the night when they wake up puking or scared from a nightmare. I’m not the one that has to worry about how to pay for their college. I’m not the one that needs to make sure that all of their financial needs are met. The family I’m with now has a 4 year old biological son and adopted a now 14 month old girl from Ethiopia. I’m not the one who shelled out $12,000 (and waited 2 years to meet my youngest child) to bring her home, not including the plane tickets there and back. I love her and her brother to death, but I am nowhere near raising them!

On a lighter not, I love her comment about not dressing to the nines while with the kids. I rarely wear anything other than jeans and a comfy tank top. People have tried to tell me that I need to dress up more often. There’s really no point in seeing how fancy you can dress when your with kids all day like I am. I get drooled on, snot wiped on me, food stains on me, etc. I don’t feel the need to ruin nice, expensive clothes when that will inevitably be the end result!!

Sorry to get all worked up, but this is a subject that’s near to my heart. I’m getting off my soap box now!

moose on

I think many of you hvae been quite harsh and rude to Tazina and criss. It makes it difficult to listen to your views when you immediately attack anyone who states another. I just think this debate didn’t have to get nasty. And I don’t think Tazina or criss have said anything we haven’t heard before, so can we (all working mothers) stop acting so outraged. But can I say that I as a working mother DO NOT view women who are full-time parents as “living off their husbands earnings.” I totally disagree with that statement. It is a lifestyle choice made by two people in a partnership presumably because they feel it will be best for their family as a whole. And honestly after the day I had today at work, sometimes I wonder if they haven’t been the sensible ones. I’m off to have a glass of wine…

JessicaC on

I definitely see where EVERYONE is coming from on this post, however Tazina didn’t verbally attack anyone, she just stated her opinion like the others. In one sense, I agree with her, don’t have kids if you need to hire someone to take care of them. Yes I quit my job when I had my children, who better to be at home raising them than mommy? My husband and I made the decision that one of us would always be with them-that was our choice. I do also think that I would feel horribly guilty going back to work and dumping them off at a daycare center. I think guilt is the main reason that working moms dont like stay at home moms, because perhaps subconsciously, it makes them feel bad. I’ve been to many trips to the playground and classes, and (this is just how it is in my area) the working mothers are unbearably obnoxious. They think they deserve an award for going to work. One of the comments above is the perfect example (sugarhoney), it said something about living off of your husbands money-now you dont want people to judge you, but how judgemental is that?! That was to rudest thing I’ve ever heard, “living off my husband for my sole exsistence” Let me tell you, my husband wouldnt be so successful at the job he was able to get because Im behind hi supporting him, doing everything he needs to be successful-it’s a team effort. I do have a college degree, and I can use it someday, right now I choose to be raising my children FULL TIME, its exhausting, fulfilling, and the best decisionmy husband and I ever made. Working mothers and stay at home mothers shouldnt be judging each other for that choice, in the end we’re all just trying to do the best we can right?

ruby on

Imagine what women could accomplish that could really make a difference if we would take all of the anger and judgement that we feel towards other women and used it for something productive.

Working mothers and stay at home mothers will always judge each other. Formula feeding mothers will always be judged by nursing mothers. What next mothers who get their hair and nails done will be judged by those who don’t and vice versa?

Why do we do this to each other? What does it accomplish? Do what works for you and your family- period. Take care of your children to the best of your ability and don’t worry about how the mom across the street is doing it.

mrsh on

ruby – I think it’s a holdover from high school cattiness. Some girls just bring that same, “I’m better than you” attitude with them into womanhood. Everything is a competition with them. It’s a shame.

cris on

JessicaC- you said it perfectly.

Lori- before you go accusing anyone of not being bright, I suggest you check your grammar…

sugarhoney on

Jessica,I too put my career on hold when my kids were little.Do I feel a shred of guilt for going back to work?Absolutely NOT.Do I subject myself to the whole Dr.Laura doctrine NO.Jessica,I want to know your plans if god forbid your husband got injured and you were forced to go back to work and use your degree.Who would raise your kid while you were at work? Your mom,your aunt,your cousin,a relative,daycare,a nanny,baysitter?….let me guess you can control the future and this scenario would never ever happen to…get out of your little bubble and talk to other stay at home moms who got forced to live this scenario.I’m not against stay at home moms I stayed home for six years.

JessicaC on

Sugarhoney, with all do respect, I think you’re so hung up on being “right” that you’re failing to see the big picture. Working mothers/stay at home mothers-each is doing the best they can with their own decisions. Personally, I can’t understand why someone would have a baby to plunk a 6week old in daycare for 40-60 hours a week, it doesn’t make sense to me, but thats just my opinion. The issue I had with you, is your condscending attitute that you think you know what’s best for everyone, and you went and did it again “get out of my bubble” Are you kidding me? Maybe you should get out of your bubble. Your need to insult others implies you’re full of insecurities about your own life, so you judge others. Not that it’s any of your business, but we have life insurance policies and other savings that would help me get back on me feet. When my husband and I made the decision for me to stay home, or any decision for that matter, we dont base that whole decision on the off chance one of us might die. We live with our glass half full, not half empty.

Alice on

JessicaC, you’re forgetting something. You’re happy with your choice because what you do makes you feel fulfilled and happy. Some people love their kids and their job, you know? Your children do not need you 24/7, they need you to be happy and balanced so you are able to give them the love emotional stability they need. Of course it’s no good to only wave them hello and goodbye and actually have someone else raise them as one poster said but there is a balance in between, and it’s way better than a SAHM who feels caged.

So, to answer simply Tazina’s question: “Are these babies not fulfilling enough?” well possibly NO. I don’t know what’s going on in SJP’s head, maybe she was contracted and will stop, maybe she won’t. But I won’t try to find her possible “excuses” for being currently working because she doesn’t need a reason. She can love her work and teach her kids that the right way for you and your children is whatever way makes you happy and fulfilled. There isn’t a right choice between working or staying at home as you seem to think, the right choice depends on the person.

I’m telling you JessicaC because you said a ridiculous thing “don’t have kids if you need to hire someone to take care of them” (unless you meant every minute of every day) but it goes for working moms who believe staying at home is degrading, too.

JessicaC on

sugarhoney, with all do respect,I think you’re so hung up on being “right” that you aren’t seeing the big picture. Working mothers/stay at home mothers it’s each individuals choice. However, personally, I can’t understand how someone could plunk down a 6 weeks old in daycare for 40-60 hours a week, but that’s just me. I have no problem with working moms but I do have a problem with your condescending attitude. I’m not sure what makes you think you know what’s best for everyone or why you think you can talk down to people…”get out of my bubble”? Maybe you should get out of your bubble. Are you kidding me? Just because someone lives differntly than you and is happy doing it doesn’t mean they live in a bubble, Im not sure why you felt the need to insult me? Maybe to feel better about your own choices? And not that it’s any of your business but my husband and I are prepared for situations that are not in our control. When WE made the decision for me to stay home with the kids, or any decision we make for than matter-we don’t make it with the thought that one of us might die. We like to live with our glass half full, not half empty.

linda on

Some of you women (if you are indeed women) are an embarrassment to our gender.

To each his own… let it go. If you want someone to show you respect for your choice, make sure you’re willing to show respect for theirs.

SJP – I like her more each time she speaks.

sugarhoney on

Jessica,my comments are based on life’s cruel realities.I sincerley hope you do not have to face/live them.I do not have time in my day to keep this and all.Yes,please go ahead have the last word :).

acidstars9 on

JessicaC, how can you accuse someone else of being judgemental and also say “don’t have kids if you need to hire someone else to take care of them”? From what you are saying, it is clear that you are judging working moms.

Women should not be punished anymore than men for having a career. Taking care of children is a joint effort, and each individual couple should decide what is best for them. Whether that means one stays home or they make child care arrangements. In many cultures around the world children would have full time nannies or be taken care of by someone else entirely, even when there was no need. It is only now, when women are made to feel guilty about every choice they make and told they have to be perfect, that there is now this debate.

traxie on

I appreciate SJP’s honesty. Unlike some celebrities (eg Gwyneth who went on about “doing everything herself” until her nanny wrote a book and cited all the help she gave Gwyneth!!) she acknowledges that she couldn’t do what she’s doing without a support system. The only time I feel bad for actresses is when they make obvious personal sacrifices, like giving up precious time with their kids, because they want to take up opportunities in what seems like a very precarious and fickle career. It’s not like being a lawyer or bus driver whose services are always needed. Actresses have to make it while they can, their career usually peaks at 45 and then they’re reduced to TV roles as someone’s grandma. They’re kind of like athletes – their lifetime earning potential is really crammed into a short window. I’m sure SJP would have preferred to have a massive career in her 20s before raising kids in her 30s and 40s but that’s not how it happened. Maybe we should feel sympathetic rather than critical, and appreciate that at least our daily version of this drama isn’t played out on a world stage …

Eliza on

Love SJP!

Shannon on

I thought the point of this was to comment on the article- not cause a debate on parenting and women

Stop judging people. That is counterproductive. Every situation is different

SJP is such a lovely person. I have liked her for years

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Should there be more extenive documentation for each feature?

Would we need a more extensive explanation on the use of the various histograms for people new to using them?

For example: I recently found how very handy the color histograms can be just for testing and setting the "My Colors" feature. I couldn't understand why I was getting so many over-exposure warnings even though I set my Contrast to -2. Come to find out I had left Saturation on a +1 setting. This was showing up on the color graphs going out of bounds all too often. I set Saturation back to zero and most all the warnings went away. Nice!

> Would we need a more extensive explanation on the use of the various histograms for people new to using them?

Yeah, why not? Or maybe just a link? I like this explanation of histograms:

I like the new pictures very much. It would also be nice to have a picture where you can see the new Zebra mode in action (=active zebra shadows/highlights, possibly combined with a (blended) histogram overlay). Unfortunately I have no second camera to do this myself.

New Firmware Usage Page

Hi all,

I am wondering if anyone has ever came across a solution to modify / add entries in the camera's internal hotpixel mapping file. Since this site is discussing an alternative F/W, I would be glad if someone would tell me the secret, how to map out my 3-6 hotpixels I've found....

Harvester, did you do all that??

If so (or whoever did it) ... WOW! NICE!

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This whole CHDK Wikia is rivaling most user manuals that I've read!!

No, I think it was GrAnd. Amazing work, thank you very much for all the nice pics!

Now that's one busy guy! I'm askeered to go see what tonight's firmware update might have. It means editing the pages again. :-) (hopefully he found something more fun to do for the weekend)

I've read here many postings about the S3 shortcut bug. I tried to include the workaround into this Wiki. Since I don't have a S3, I might have gotten something wrong... please correct me then!

Looks okay to me. I still like holding down the [Flash/Audio-memo] button before I press for ALT though. If I don't then when I run a script when I press the shutter it changes my shortcut settings. I think there's enough info there to let folks figure it out, and to at least alert them to a work-around that they can learn.

Great pictures on the page! I would assume that these of the LCD panel? Are the VF results the same?

As a matter of interest, has anyone discovered a way to shoot a VF image?
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These pictures were grabbed from TV-out connected to MiniDV camcorder which was connected to PC through IEEE-1394. :) --GrAnd 18:10, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Suggested Fonts for the File Reader

I have been using that RBF Font Converter program to see what fonts are the most legible for the teeny tiny screens we have to deal with, and I stumbled on a really nice one tonight.

If you have one on your system called "MS Reference Sans Serif" it converts extremely well. It's the most legible font I've found so far (at least I think so). It works well in point sizes from as low as 9 and 9 bold up to 13 and 13 bold. Beyond that it gets a little too large, not enough text displayed on the screen for my tastes. 10 is on the small side, but still useful. 10 bold, 11, and 11 bold are nice. 9 if you really must have as much on the screen at once, but it'll take some practice to read it, 9 bold is pretty easy to read.

Anyway, just a heads-up on a nice font

Text-only Version

Oh, this text-only version is a very nice idea! I have not tried it yet, but it definitly sounds very useful!

I cleaned out as many line-feeds as possible, so it'll format a little better in the File Reader. And put in "------" section headings throughout so it might be easier to scroll to the area of interest by just using the zoom-in/out controller to scroll by pages, easier to spot the sections.

If you change something in the main Wiki - Firmware Usage pages, feel free to re-edit that file again and post it again somewhere easy to download. There might be places where some superfluous text could be removed too to make it more succinct.

I just wanted to say what a great job everyone has done with this WIKI. I still want to help ,,,but I'm so busy right now I can't. Thanks,Don

The link to the text version seems broken.

Erase All -- Bug or Wonderful Feature?

I noticed something interesting today with my S3 IS.

I have CHDK installed on a 4gig card, so it means I have to manually boot up CHDK when needed. I was experimenting with taking some RAW files today. I know from the past that when you use the camera's built-in "Erase All" feature that it would leave the RAW files behind (when I was using 2gig self-booting SD cards, write-protect locked).

Well, I noticed that if just after boot up. and then loading CHDK, if I went to the camera's "Erase All" feature, that it would delete the whole 10x_CANON" folder, RAW files included.

However, if I took some RAW files in one session, then shut off the camera, started it again, took some more RAW files, and THEN when to the "Erase All" function, it would leave 1 behind from the previous (or current?) session. (I didn't pay attention to file numbers, I only know when I used CHDK's file-browser that the 10x_CANON folder was still there and one RAW file in it.)

Anyway, instead of going into CHDK's file-browser menu, I found I could just get rid of all the old files after a clean boot using "Erase All". This might be a quirk of using the 4gig card without the SD card-lock enabled or something.

I am using a RAW filename format of IMG_xxx.CR2 if that's of any importance. I changed it to see if other RAW file programs could read the files. This could be some rudimentary code in Canon's camera firmware that's recognizing their own CR2 RAW-file extension and allowing the deletion of them.

Thought you might like to know. And also in case you are hoping to save all your RAW files by using "Erase All" to get rid of the JPG files, that under some circumstances you might erase the RAW files too. :)

Camera can delete all files with the same number at once. For example, if you make audio comment for a picture 'IMG_1234.JPG', camera creates sound file 'SND_1234.WAV'. If you decide to erase file 'IMG_1234.JPG', the complementary sound file will be deleted as well. For some RAW-files extensions camera behaviour is the same.
BUT! Camera does not see any RAW files until you switch off/on the camera. If camera recognises that complementary RAW file exists the icon "broken sound file" will be displayed near a file number in play mode.
-- GrAnd 19:20, 3 May 2007 (UTC) --

Hyperfocal Manual-Focus Tip (S3 IS):

I notice that I am limited to the number of manual focus-steps depending on what setting my zoom lens is at. This can make it difficult to take full advantage of the exact hyper-focal distance read-out from CHDK.

The S3 IS has a nice little manual focus assist feature. That once you are in manual focus and did your best with the UP and DOWN buttons to focus your subject, you can press the SET button to let the camera try to auto fine-tune that focus for you even more. The feature limits itself to search for a better focus within a very narrow range.

I've noticed in the past that if it can't lock on something strong in contrast to focus on, that it will gradually step outward in very small increments to INF(inity).

SO ... if you are ever in need of trying to get closer to the hyper-focal distance, once you have locked your camera into manual focus: Try to get as close to the required hyper-focal distance as possible with the UP and DOWN buttons. Then aim the camera at something low in contrast (the sky perhaps), and press your SET button. Then HALF-press the shutter button to see what the new manual (F) focus distance is. (CHDK doesn't seem to update the F number during manual focus steps in latest versions of it, so you have to half-press the shutter button to make it update the (F) display number.)

If you haven't gotten close enough to the Hyper-focal distance, then press SET again (while pointed at a low-contrast area), it will make one more micro-focus step toward infinity for you.

Repeat until you are at the focus distance you wanted.

OR, conversely, scan around with your camera in auto-focus mode until it locks on something at the hyper-focal distance and then hit the MF button to lock it in. Sometimes finding something the right distance isn't always available, like when out on a boat for example or a busy crowd. Then resort to the manual-focus + SET button routine.

Text reader - spaces between characters

I've noticed a problem in the text reader which concerns the spaces between characters. They are not all the same, so sometimes it looks as if you have a space char where there should not be any. The problems appears on my A610(e) and all fonts seem to have it, but at different positions. Let's take Arial20b.rbf here as an example: I have distinct spaces before every "j" and "y" and "Y" so that they look like " j", " y", " Y". If you want to test this, copy the following stuff into a text file and open it with your camera:

Answer: These spaces are in font files. The files are needed to be edited manually, because RBF-font editor imports from TTF fonts slightly incorrect (various spacing issue). You can edit them with rbfEditor. This program is quite simple to use, but I severely miss an "undo" function. So better save from time to time :)
Here you can find space corrected versions of the Arial_bold fonts.

Haw can I change size OSD fonts ??

Build # Comments

Build #86
(Fixes for S-series mostly)
  • S-series: Zoom rocker controls manual focus only if [mf] button is pressed
  • S-series: Various buttons to enter in <alt> mode: [shortcut], [flash], [timer], [iso], [video]
  • S-series: Short press of <alt>-button - enter to <alt> mode; long press - original behaviour
  • S-series: Extended buttons support in script (function 'click') - "iso", "flash", "mf", "macro", "video", "timer"
  • Made the circle of confusion information more precised for each camera model
  • Sokoban: Added undo/redo feature controlled by zoom rocker
All I can say is WHOO HOOO!!!!!! (S-owner here) YES YES YES!! I love these! THANK YOU!!! (insert major smiley-happy-face doing a happy-dance) Oh man, with those extra scripting controls, the sky is the limit on what can be done now!!! And those button options? Brilliant!!! Especially that short/long button press option! I don't want to see any more bitching from anyone about <alt> buttons causing problems! (especially not from me :-) )
Okay, I'm done going crazy for a bit, until the next wonderful release. :-)
Wow, and you even fixed the zebra mode with Auto-Flash mode! What a nice work-around, momentarily putting the flash mode into manual mode just when showing zebra. Wonderful!!!
THANK YOU!! CHDK is just about PERFECT now!! And I may even try to finally solve some Sokoban levels with that undo feature. I've been too scared! :-)
(oops, the zoom-rocker and MF button seems to be crippled. Holding in the MF button IN when using the zoom rocker puts MF out of MF mode and no longer adjusts MF, I suspect it's just a typo oversight when you were coding. But the up/down buttons still work it just fine. Nice to see you working on that. It will be a nice upgrade when it works right. Thought I'd throw in this quick bug-report. Everything else seems to be working great so far though!)
I hope I've fixed this in #87. It was just copy-paste issue. --GrAnd 17:58, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
Works GREAT!!!! :-) :-) :-) ... Soon as I get some time I'll try to add in all the extra scripting commands in the Wiki ... (unless someone beat me to it!)

Raw files. I have set my canon powershot a710 IS to save to raw files. When i load the pictures into my computer I only have images with the extention .jpg. I hve set prefix and extention to CRW. Can somebody help me?

  • The game Sokoban have a bug. If you have the automatic pic rotation on, you came in the next level, if you turn the A710 at 90°. Thank for CHDK

Sorry for my bad english. Daniel

other video formats (dvd or divx)

can i find any script for record video in canon s3is in dvd(mpeg2) and divx or xvid?

See EWAVR's new builds we've been calling "VideoPlus" for many more video compression options as well as bypassing the 1GIG video limit. On the new Downloads page.

Catch 22?

I am trying to use this on a Canon S3 and am being driven crazy - probably by my own stupidity!

I have downloaded and installed CHDK and see some new features e.g. battery level.

I want to shoot raw, but to toggle it on/off, I have to use a selectable ALT button.

To select an ALT button, I must go to "Miscellaneous" in the alternative menu, but to go to the alternative menu, I need to use the ALT button that I have not yet been able to select.

Can anyone tell me what I am missing?

The default <ALT> toggle button is the "Shortcut" (print) button on the S3 until you select one of your own choice in the <ALT> configuration menus. [mr. anon]

OTHER cameras need this also

Would love to see this type of firmware additions for my Fuji S9000, Particularly because I have both SD and CF slots so storage is a no brainer. Brobruce 16:06, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Canon HV20 Camcorder

I have a Canon HV20 HDV camcorder that also uses the DIGIC ll processor. Would a hack like this be able to work on such a cam? Is there one in the works?Ian-T 03:56, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Text Listing of All Menu Trees

Greetings, I am in a bit of a strange situation in that I have BORKED my camera's LCD. I have a canon SD500 =D. I absolutely LOVE CHDK and was wondering if there exists somewhere a text listing of all the menus. A comprehensive listing would be great, but all I really need is to know the sequence of button presses to execute a script. Since my LCD is broken now, I intend to use one o them interval scripts and just plant my camera in one corner of my room and have it go. Any help would be very much appreciated!

This might be difficult because each build has their unique menu structures. If you have been using the latest Allbest Build #51, then it would be:
Main Menu
Extra Photo Operations ->
OSD Parameters ->
Video Parameters ->
RAW Parameters ->
Histogram Parameters ->
Zebra Parameters ->
Scripting Parameters ->
Load Script from File...
Script Shoot Delay (0.1s) [ ]
Autostart [ ]
Remote Enable (USB) [ ]
Or you can just press the [SET] button while in <ALT> mode to go directly to the Scripting Parameters menu screen.
How are you going to navigate what's on your SD card to load up the script that you want to run? Then how are you going to set the user variables for that script?

24p & 25p video?

Been playing with CHDK on my G9 and love what the developers have done for the camera! The G9 presently can record video in 15fps and 30fps. The look & feel of film is 24p. Sure you can run conversion tools to take 30p down to 24p, but then you have these awkward long frames shoved in the mix.

So, can any of the well versed CHDK developers out there come up with a clever way to allow 24p (23.976fps)? Canon first released the 5D MkII with 30p video capability, but after industry criticism, was able to develop and release a firmware update that added 24p & 25p. I know, a 5D dslr is in a completely different class from the point&shoot G9, but maybe this can be done?

Thanks for humoring the idea!

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Grapefruit Brûlée

I was in the mood for something healthy but since it was Sunday, something a little bit decadent.  When I saw this recipe featured on Bon Appétit's website I couldn't stop thinking about it.  I enjoy eating grapefruit as a mid-morning snack, even more so since I recently bought myself a grapefruit spoon.  Grapefruit is also a super food, and this month we're all about the super foods!!

This old-school breakfast treat is delicious and smells heavenly.  I tried this first using splenda's brown sugar, but I think that regular sugar is worth the splurge!  IF I had a culinary kitchen torch, I would use that.  But who really has one of those?  Broiling worked great.  It doesn't though give that dark crystallized layer as in other brûlée type of things.  But overall I still think this would be an excellent yet surprising breakfast item to serve overnight guests.  I would serve this as the perfect dessert to a farm fresh egg white omelet!

serves 2

1 grapefruit, halved crosswise
2 tbsp sugar (use raw sugar is you have it)

Preheat broiler. Place grapefruit, cut side down, on paper towels to dry for 5 minutes. Invert grapefruit and sprinkle 1 Tbsp. sugar evenly over exposed flesh of each grapefruit half.

Transfer grapefruit, cut side up, to a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Broil grapefruit, but watch it closely so it doesn't burn.  Broil until the sugar is melted, about 8 minutes. Let grapefruit cool before serving.  Bon Appétit!

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  1. This sounds yummy. I love grapefruit. When I was much younger I always put sugar on my grapefruit. Now I just eat it straight. I'm going to give this method a try. Sure it really sweetens the grapefruit. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Thanks! It really does jazz up your regular grapefruit, a good once-in-awhile treat!

  3. I like to add cinnamon and a splash of agave.. then throw it in the microwave for 1 minute. DELISH.

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Reflecting on Lincoln’s contribution to freedom
by Donald Conkey
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Next Wednesday, Feb. 12, will be Abraham Lincoln’s 204th birthday.

How many today even comprehend the role he played in preserving our unalienable rights and liberties, and yes, even our nation?

He was born in poverty and died at the hands of an assassin, as president of the United States of America.

Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King have one thing in common. They both fought slavery and they both gave their life to seal their commitment to the freedom of all people.

And, I believe, both men climbed ‘that high mountain’ and felt the reassurance of a ministering angel sent by the Almighty to ease their pain and lift their spirits.

Leadership is a lonely world for those who are raised up to lead difficult battles for freedom, as did both Lincoln and King — and Moses.

And in both cases their successors failed to attain the grand visions both these men had.

Today I am praising Lincoln for doing what the Founders could not accomplish while writing the Constitution; abolish slavery from the American soil.

Lincoln, known for his Gettysburg address and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation by executive order, truly deserves the magnificent monument that stands today in his honor. His blood was not spilt in vain.

His words and actions live on as a testimony not only to him but to the nation he governed for four years.

Can you imagine what would have happened had Lincoln not prevailed in that ugly war of brother against brother? America would today be two nations always at war one with another, never to achieve the greatness that America’s Preamble suggests it would become.

The wounds of that war still have not healed. America has yet to learn to forgive as the Savior taught, or as General Grant did during General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.

Grant set a pattern for peaceful settlements most warring nations never accomplish. The victor, in this case Grant, negotiated with Lee as gentlemen; and they parted as gentlemen.

The next day they met again for a half hour. There was no bitterness, no hatred. Later, in accepting the nomination for the presidency of the United States, Grant said “Let us have peace.”

Wow! What a statement! “Let us have peace.” What a novel idea.

J. Reuben Clark Jr. stated in his book, “Stand Fast by Our Constitution,” “Peace has been the pearl of great price, coveted, searched for, by man during all the ages.”

But peace is illusive as the world continues to search for peace even today.

We in the United States today, 2013, like Lincoln’s people of 1861, are again at the crossroads, badly divided over many issues — today its guns and the 2nd amendment.

One side wants to restore our Constitution’s ‘unalienable rights,’ the other side has voted for ‘socialized slavery’ that comes when “the people” vote, often ignorantly, for the false promises of those wanting to destroy the Constitution.

Far too many have forgotten it was the Creator who said “Nevertheless, when the wicked rule the people mourn.”

Lincoln, speaking on Feb. 22, 1861, said “The Declaration of Independence which gave liberty not alone to the people of this country, but hope to the world, for all future time. It was that which gave promise, that in due time the weights [of slavery] would be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all [mankind] should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in the Declaration of Independence … I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.”

This remains the intent of Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence.

Lincoln was one of the few who comprehended that Jefferson’s phrase, “the Laws of Nature, and of Nature’s God,” was the foundational cornerstone for the liberties and freedoms this nation has enjoyed thus far.

Lincoln again clarified his position on Feb. 23, 1861, with these words: “Freedom is the natural condition of the human race, in which the Almighty intended me to live. Those who fight the purpose of the Almighty will not succeed. They always have been, they always will be, beaten.”

I hope each of us will take a moment next Wednesday to reflect on this man who gave his life that all Americans could be free. Freedom’s battle continues, and it will continue so long as wicked men want to rule and control the lives, thoughts and goals of us, the common people.

“We the People” of America must continue the fight to remain free — yes, even to own a gun.

Donald Conkey is a retired agricultural economist in Woodstock.
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We’re Not Stupid ... or at least not as stupid as they think we are
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If you are reading any opinion column during the Christmas season, you are likely an individual who seeks out information and observations, and comes to your own conclusions. In other words, you are a “thinking” man or women, and whether you ever agree with a single word I write, I nevertheless both congratulate and give thanks for you. And this column is for you.

Most politicians and many in the media truly believe we are stupid. We are the masses. We are those meant to receive a pat on the head, an empty promise and a warm feeling — that leaves us empty. Trust me, I was in this business, and while those in it now think I am not on to them, I am. I know when I get the run-around or that pat on the head. So let me just take some stories in the news as we end the year and apply this concept to them.

Let’s start with the story of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s stomach virus that led to massive dehydration that led to a fall at home and a failure to go to the hospital with a serious concussion. Now I have made it clear in the past that I consider former President Clinton a roaring conservative as compared to President Obama, and I am not accusing Secretary Clinton of lying. But the fact that hearings were to be held on the entire Benghazi debacle, the State Department was already set to be given blame by a White house appointed panel, and suddenly Hillary Clinton simply could not testify — give me a break. Do they think we are stupid? Yes, they do.

On the subject of tragic shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, I’m not a big on guns personally, and when I hear of these types of senseless murders, particularly of innocent young children, I am prone to ask questions about the sale of certain weapons and ammunition.

But as soon as I start seeing the Drudge Report carrying immediate talk of efforts toward gun control and later see a television news bulletin with President Obama naming Joe Biden to head up a special something or another to deal with gun control, then I realize that once again emotions of the moment are being manipulated by politicians. And whatever shift in my views over gun rights that might naturally have occurred end as I hear television news “reporters” arguing with those opposed to changes in the law or pontificating while “reporting” the news. Do they think we are stupid? Yes, they do.

And that, of course, leads us to the continuing “stalled” negotiations over the “fiscal cliff.” My, my, it is almost Christmas, the Senate is going home, and the big bad speaker and President Obama are seemingly stalled in a lockdown over spending cuts and who qualifies to be a millionaire.

Hah, what a laugh. Make no mistake, a last-minute bill will be agreed to before the end of the year. Special treatment will be extended to the defense industry to avoid the dreadful cuts that would have occurred under the automatic sequestration that otherwise would have kicked in on Jan. 1. Unemployment benefits will be extended, and taxes for those earning over, say, $400,000 — or perhaps a bit more or less — will go up. Sounds OK, right? Again they think we are stupid.

In the process, the Republican’s long-fought battle, which raised many a penny in campaign contributions to fight the so-called “death tax,” will be thrown right out the window. In the end, whether by January or more likely next year, deductions and credits that have served to stimulate the economy will be curtailed or eliminated. Who will suffer in the long term? The answer is the integrity and word of the GOP, and conservatives and plenty who have fought for their cause only to see another last-minute deal that will never ever really reduce the deficit.

Oh, and by the way, the world was set to end on Dec. 21, as well. Oh, that got plenty of media attention. And you know why? That’s right, they think we are stupid. And if I’ve written another version of this in years past, blame it on stupidity!

Matt Towery heads the polling and political information firm InsiderAdvantage
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Guest Interview: Dena Kaplan + Her Healthy Fudge Recipe

It is my absolute pleasure to introduce to you this week’s gorgeous guest: actress and dancer Dena Kaplan. You may recognise her from shows such as Dance Academy and Tricky Business. One of the many things I love about Dena is that she is such a positive, healthy role model for young women. You just have to take one look at her to see that she radiates health and vitality.

On top of acting and dancing, Dena is also an ambassador for the charity Soi Dog, a wonderful organisation that saves hundreds of stray and abused dogs. She also has a fabulous blog which she started with her two sisters

I will let Dena share more about herself and her views on health below and make sure you check out her delicious fudge recipe at the end.

Why is eating well and living a healthy lifestyle so important to you?

I feel like what I put in my body dictates so much about the way I feel about myself, the way I respond to others, the way I deal with pressure or stress and life in general. If I am in a healthy headspace the rest of my life seems to follow suit and vice versa. A healthy diet and fitness routine has always been part of my life, career and upbringing and when I don’t treat my body with respect I usually end up feeling very awful, physically and mentally. Basically, when I am healthy, I am happier.

Who are some people who inspire and influence you the most when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle?

I have always been inspired by my grandmother. She is almost 80, does pilates every week and eats a very clean diet, nothing processed and makes all her own meals. It amazes me how well she looks and feels. I have also recently become addicted to Instagram and follow so many inspirational foodies and fitness freaks. I have learnt a lot from them and they keep me motivated, sometimes I will look at it as soon as I wake up to inspire me to go to the gym or start my day off with a brilliantly healthy recipe. I also follow James Duigan’s clean and lean diet; his outlook on healthy living and well being has certainly inspired me a lot. I struggled a lot with certain food allergies and it wasn’t till I really cleaned up my diet that I cured myself of things like nausea, eczema and allergies. It was amazing how many little things I was eating that were really bad for me and I had no idea. I also tend to OVER-DO things; work, stress and pushing yourself too hard all result in injuries, weight gain, sleep deprivation and illness. James’s book helped me to appreciate days off and relaxation.

You always have such beautiful glowing skin! Do you have a strict beauty routine that you follow?

Aww, thank you, that’s a big compliment for me because I can’t say I always have had nice skin. I really struggled with it during high school and was very self conscious about it. I take impeccable care of my skin now though, I never sleep in makeup, ever. I use purity philosophy cleanser to remove all makeup then I use Vanessa Megan Skin care products. Her philosophy is “Only put on your skin what you would eat” which really suits my lifestyle. Her range is amazing, all organic, no chemicals and no testing on animals. I also get monthly facials with a goddess named Monika at Melbourne Laser Skin Care Clinic, she does extractions and peels and we use Rationale products. I have been seeing her monthly for almost 2 years. It’s my one special expense, but with all the makeup I wear for film and TV it’s a necessity that my skin gets a very thorough cleanse, once a month.

What advice would you give to young women who are feeling the pressure to live up to the “Hollywood” body image standards?

I would let them know that we ALL feel the pressure and they are NOT alone. No one feels perfect, and striving for perfection results in heart break and it actually causes you to go backwards when you don’t see results that are impossible to achieve. Striving to be and feel the best you can is my aim. I don’t know one girl whether they are a model/actress or lawyer who doesn’t feel some sort of body image pressure. I know I do. I think if you keep yourself informed about and research what works for your body and what doesn’t you will generally feel better. I have learnt not to compare myself to other girls, what they look like or what they eat, because I am so different to most girls my age and no matter how hard I train or diet I can’t change certain things about myself. I have to learn to love them. That takes time. I also try to draw inspiration from girls who have similar shapes and builds to me whose bodies inspire me, not 6 foot models. There is no point. At the end of the day we should all aim to have bigger focuses than what we look like, if that is taking up 90 percent of your day something is wrong, being a giving and kind person is far more rewarding than being skinny, plus hard work and talent are more important to me than a “Hollywood” body. I just try to do the very best I can, that’s all one can ask for.

What are 3 ingredients you always have in your fridge or pantry?

Braggs Amino Acids dressing

What are your top ways to stay fit?

Growing up as a dancer I spent my physical life being instructed what to do, and that works for me. I am terrible at motivating myself so I like training in groups or doing personal training or dance classes. I do circuit classes, X training, boxing, pilates, booty barre, ballet and outdoor personal training. I try to do something every day. On my day off I will only do pilates or go for a walk.

How do you maintain your healthy eating habits and exercise routine when you are on set or travelling?

It’s very tough, I won’t lie. Sometimes people think I am crazy but if I don’t maintain it I feel awful so I try to train early before shooting. That usually means getting up at 5am and doing a 6am class or PT session. I also always take my own food on set. I have very severe food allergies and never know what’s in certain things, even dressings so I take my own meals and snacks such as salads, grilled chicken, fish, cottage cheese, quinoa, cut up veggies, nuts, smoothies etc. It can be so hard on set not to indulge and over eat and you are constantly exhausted so finding time to train is really tough. You have to really stay motivated and focused. I guess being on TV is a good motivation!

What is your favourite:

Food: Avocado & chocolate *not together!
City: New York City
Book: I adored both Tina Fey’s & Portia De Rossi’s biographies, also just read Marching Powder which was unbelievably fascinating
Movie: Just saw Silver Linings Playbook and loved it, and will always love “Happy Go Lucky”, a perfect film
Song: Loving Mackelmore and Flume at the moment, aren’t we all? My all time favourite classic song is Etta James “At Last”
Website: Other than this brilliant blog, which I love and follow, I am a big makeup lover and follow the Pixiwoo girls on YouTube, as they are fabulous and do the best makeup tutorials. I also love Body Rock TV, The Healthy Chef & my amazingly stylish cousin’s blog

What recipe would you like to share today?

Healthy Fudge

1 cup raw creamy almond butter (unsalted)
1/4 cup coconut oil, softened
1 1/2 tbsp raw honey*
1/2 tbsp hulled tahini
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
1-2 tbsp of cacao powder (to taste depends how chocolatey)
I also sometimes add some natural vanilla
*For a sugar-free option, just use a few drops of liquid stevia instead

This recipe couldn’t be easier.

Simply mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, until smooth and creamy.
Then place in a container lined with baking paper and freeze for an hour.

Cut in to pieces and eat. Keep frozen.

Connect with Dena:
Blog – Kaplansisters
Charity – Soi Dog

5 thoughts on “Guest Interview: Dena Kaplan + Her Healthy Fudge Recipe

  1. ericam95 February 20, 2013 / 8:37 am

    I am a HUGE Dena Kaplan fan and this interview was awesome! Very inspiring, she is gorgeous :)

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Wildcats Remain Undefeated

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John Shurna, Vlad Moldoveanu (photo credit: Getty Images)

(WSCR) – Northwestern faced American U. on Thursday night for the first time and showed no mercy. Their biggest lead was 22 points in the second half before winning 78-62.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) John Shurna scored 28 points and Michael Thompson added 23 as Northwestern remained undefeated with a 78-62 victory over American U. on Thursday night.

The Wildcats (7-0) are off to their best start since 1993-94, when they won their first nine.

Shurna, a junior, became the 30th Northwestern player to surpass 1,000 points, finishing the night with 1,012. Luka Mirkovic added 11 points and 11 rebounds for Northwestern.

Vlad Moldoveanu led the Eagles (6-4) with 21 points and a team-high six rebounds. Troy Brewer scored 10 points.

Both teams shot better than 50 percent in the first half, and Northwestern led 38-34 at intermission. The Wildcats outscored the Eagles 9-2 at the outset of the second half to take a 47-36 lead. Northwestern’s biggest lead in the second half was 22 points.

This was the first meeting between Northwestern and American, which plays in the Patriot League.

Updated December 16, 2010

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Blackhawks Stop 3-Game Slide With Win Over Wild

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Brandon Saad #20 of the Chicago Blackhawks moves past Kyle Brodziak #21 of the Minnesota Wild at the United Center on April 3, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Brandon Saad #20 of the Chicago Blackhawks moves past Kyle Brodziak #21 of the Minnesota Wild at the United Center on April 3, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

CHICAGO (AP) — Marian Hossa scored the lone goal in the shootout, and the banged-up Chicago Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford made 25 saves through overtime, and then stopped all three Minnesota attempts in the shootout. Hossa connected on the Blackhawks’ second attempt in the tiebreaker by powering a shot through Ilya Bryzgalov.

It was Chicago’s first game since coach Joel Quenneville said captain Jonathan Toews would miss the rest of the regular season due to an upper-body injury. The Blackhawks also were without Patrick Kane, another star forward who is expected to miss the rest of the regular season because of a lower-body injury.

Chicago did get Bryan Bickell back from an injury, and he scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period. Ben Smith also scored for the Blackhawks.

Charlie Coyle and Erik Haula scored for Minnesota, which moved five points ahead of Dallas and Phoenix in the battle for two Western Conference wild-card playoff spots. Bryzgalov stopped 24 shots through overtime.

Haula scored his fourth goal on a screened shot with 1:54 left, tying it at 2. He snapped off a shot from the right circle that sailed between the legs of Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson and then deflected in off Crawford’s glove.

Coyle scored the only goal of the first on a quirky tip-in.

Jared Spurgeon drifted in from the right point and fired. His shot hit Hjalmarsson’s stick, then deflected off the blade of Coyle’s stick and flipped over Crawford’s glove at 14:19.

Smith tied it at 2:29 of the second with his 11th goal.

Bryzgalov stopped Nick Leddy’s low drive from the left point, and then got his left pad in front of Brandon’s Saad rebound attempt. Smith popped in the loose puck from a scrum in front.

Zach Parise, who leads Minnesota with 28 goals, was hit hard from behind in open ice by Chicago’s Brandon Bollig at 8:34 of the second period. After lying face down on the ice for a minute, he was helped to the dressing room by one of the Wild trainers, but returned later in the period.

Minnesota’s Kyle Brodziak broke in and deked Crawford to the ice with 1:15 left in the second, but fired wide.

Bickell, who was sidelined for six games with an upper-body injury, beat Bryzgalov on a rebound of his initial point-blank attempt at 2:45 of the third period. But Haula sent the game to overtime, where the Wild outshot the Blackhawks 3-2 in a cautious period.

Toews got hurt when he was drilled by Pittsburgh defenseman Brooks Orpik in the second period on Sunday. Kane was injured March 19 against St. Louis and has missed seven straight games.

Quenneville has said both stars will be ready for the playoffs.

NOTES:  Blackhawks D Johnny Oduya was a last-minute scratch with a lower-body injury. … Chicago C Joakim Nordstrom, recalled from Rockford of the AHL on Wednesday, played. … Minnesota F Jake Dowell and G John Curry, both recalled from Iowa of the AHL on Tuesday, were in the lineup. Curry backed up Bryzgalov. … Out with injuries for Minnesota were Fs Mikael Granlund and Nino Niederreiter (upper body), Ds Clayton Stoner and Keith Ballard (both lower body), and G Darcy Kuemper (upper body).

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We have a lot of good young talent here in Atlanta and that's already been beneficial for this year's club. Yunel Escobar and Jarrod Saltalamacchia have been impressive. They're not intimidated playing on this level.

Seeing these two young guys break in reminds me of a couple of years ago when Brian McCann and Jeff Francoeur came up. Escobar and Salty doing what they're doing is just another testament to our Minor League system. The coaches and staff down in the Minors get our guys ready to play. Escobar and Jarrod have stepped in and believe they belong, just like Jeff and Brian did in 2005.

Salty has been a quality backup catcher and has played some first base. He has that ability to switch-hit as well. Escobar has been great leading off against lefties. He has a lot of agility and versatility to play second, third and short. Both have proven they're ready to play here and ready to stay here.

Their contributions are more impressive because they've helped us in the middle of a division race. They are not intimidated at all. They know that they can play at this level. That's common with all of the young guys who come up through our system. Our staff seems to know when they're ready. The young guys who come up in this organization are never a weak link when they get here.

But it's not like these guys have come out of nowhere. I've been impressed with them both each time I saw them at camp. I've known for quite a while that both have a lot of talent. It was a matter of when, not if, for both of them.

They're catching on among fans in Atlanta, too. Salty is already a pretty hot commodity around Atlanta and his last name alone has drawn a lot of attention. Escobar has a more flamboyant personality. He gets real excited to be out there and he gets really excited to play. He plays with a lot of energy and the fans appreciate that.

Off the field, both guys are level headed. They're kind of quiet. They're both good at soaking up as much as possible. They can learn a lot from older players who have been in this game for a long time. They're really doing an all-around good job and have made themselves important parts of our club.

As a veteran player, one of my jobs is to help them. I've experienced some situations in my career that can help them, so I make myself available to them. If they have a question, I'll have an answer for them.

Chipper Jones batted .415 during a 10-game hitting streak that ended July 26 and leads the National League with a .344 batting average. Jarrod Saltalamacchia is hitting .284 in 141 at-bats while fellow rookie Yunel Escobar is at .313 in 131 at-bats.


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Summer Gardening with Eliza Fournier

Are some of the plants in your garden already dying? Or are the top-heavy plants face down in the mud? The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Eliza Fournier joins us on Chicago Tonight at 7:00 pm to teach us about what plants in your garden need staking and why you should stake your tomatoes. She also gives us tips on what to buy and how to make your own supports, as well as some summer pests and plant diseases hitting gardens now. And, if your impatiens are dead or dying, try some alternative plants.

Tomato Blight—In cooler seasons like we’re having, tomatoes can fall prey to this disease.

  • Identify—yellow, droopy leaves with brown spots
  • Prevent—make sure to rotate crops, give plants space, water the soil rather than the leaves with soaker hose, and mulch to prevent soil splash

Pests and Diseases

Identify—munched leaves

Control—use diatomaceous earth or shallow tins of oil sunk into the ground -- earwigs crawl in and don’t crawl out

Identify— a highly infectious fungus that wreaks havoc on bedding plants. Leaves turn yellow and drop, and plants just die

Prevent—if you haven’t planted yet, don’t despair! Now is actually a better time to plant impatiens, as the cooler weather is subsiding, and the fungus won’t thrive

  • Use popsicle sticks to track tomato types and other plants in your garden. Also, write plant type and color on the sticks wherever there is leftover bulb foliage from daffodils and tulips, and plant sticks in the ground. In the Fall and next Spring, you’ll know what you have! AND mark areas with a dearth of color and write down what color you’d like to see there, so in the Fall you can collect your sticks and place your order informed.

Extra Goodness

Serviceberry Pie

Serviceberry-Raspberry Soup

Serviceberry and Poppy Seed Cake


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Asia Gardens Hotel and Thai Spa is a stunning Asia influenced deluxe resort. Located on the slopes of the Sierra Cortina mountains, 150 metres above sea level. 35 minutes drive from Alicante airport, 3 km from a popular and busy beach, and just a short drive to the attractive Altea Village – see footnote.

A total of 312 Deluxe Rooms and Suites. All are spacious and beautifully designed, with an elegant uncluttered style. The deluxe rooms either face the mountain,gardens, pool or ocean. You have additionally a selection of family suites which have integrated living space, and those on the ground floor with fenced garden area are particularly attractive. A further selection of speciality one bedroom suites.

Facilities and Activities
Several speciality restaurants in differing locations, numerous swimming pools one of which is designated adult only, kids club, gym and of course a fantastic spa with additional indoor pool. We should also mention the mature tropical gardens which most certainly add to the instant  attraction.

The hotel does have its own conference facilities, so you will see some groups from time to time and particularly in the winter and spring periods, rarely in the peak summer months. There are several golf courses within the immediate area.

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Edward F Zigler, PhD

Sterling Prof Emeritus Psychology; Emeritus Faculty; Director, Emeritus, The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development & Social Policy

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School of the 21st Century

Edward Zigler received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1958. He joined the psychology department at Yale in 1959 and also served on the faculty of Yale’s Child Study Center. He founded and is Director Emeritus of Yale’s Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, one of the first centers in the nation to combine training in developmental science and social policy construction. He is currently Sterling Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, but remains active in his scholarly and social policy endeavors. In addition to being one of the founders of the field of applied developmental psychology, Dr. Zigler pioneered the discipline of developmental psychopathology as well as the developmental approach to mental retardation and adult psychopathology. He conceptualized the School of the 21st Century, which has been adopted by more than 1,300 schools in 20 states. Working with state governments and private foundations, he has played a central role in generating the momentum toward establishing universal preschool education. He is past president of two divisions of the American Psychological Association and the American Orthopsychiatric Association.

Dr. Zigler helped to plan several national projects and policies, including Head Start, Early Head Start, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. In the early ‘70’s, he served as the founding Director of the U.S. Office of Child Development (now ACF) and Chief of the U.S. Children’s Bureau.

Dr. Zigler is the author, coauthor, or editor of over 800 scholarly publications and 40 books. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received several honorary degrees. He has served as a consultant to every administration since that of Lyndon Johnson.

Education & Training

PhD University of Texas , Austin (1958)
BA University of Missouri, Kansas City (1954)

Honors & Recognition

  • The Joseph E. Zins Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions by a Researcher in Social and Emotinoal LearningCollaborative for Academic, Social & Emotional Learning (CASEL) (2011)

  • Distinguished Service Award for Service to Education National Association of Secondary School Principals (2011)

  • Children’s Champion AwardCalifornia Head Start Association (2011)

  • Grawemeyer Award in PsychologyThe University of Louisville (2009)

  • Lifetime Achievement Award Action for Bridgeport Community Development (2009)

  • California Head Start Association naming honor, “Edward Zigler Western Research InstituteCalifornia Head Start Association (2009)

  • Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology AwardAmerican Psychological Association (2008)

  • Blanche F. Ittleson Memorial Lecture AwardAmerican Orthopsychiatric Association (2006)

  • Exceptional Contributions to Early Childhood Development AwardCentre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development, Montreal, Canada (2005)

Professional Service

  • Member Smith Richardson Foundation, Board of Governors

  • Life Member Zero to Three, National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families

  • Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

  • Consultant U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families

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China gives police power to board and expel foreign ships in South China Sea

Li Zhaojie

China has granted its border patrol police the right to board and expel foreign ships entering disputed waters in the South China Sea, state media reported Thursday.

The move comes after Beijing issued new passports containing a map showing its claim to almost the whole of the South China Sea, infuriating its neighbours. Vietnam and the Philippines are refusing to stamp the documents.

The southern Chinese province of Hainan passed new regulations this week allowing local police “to board, seize and expel foreign ships illegally entering the province’s sea areas”, the state-run Global Times reported.

Activities defined as illegal by the new regulation include “illegally halting or dropping anchor… and carrying out publicity campaigns that endanger China’s national security”, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Hainan province administers around two million square kilometres (800,000 sq miles) of ocean waters including the Spratly islands, which are also claimed in whole or in part by the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan.

The South China Sea includes some of the world’s most important shipping lanes and is believed to be rich in fossil fuels.

The Global Times quoted Li Zhaojie, a professor at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, as saying the regulation could lead to stricter enforcement of Beijing’s right to expel ships entering its territory illegally.

Li said these rights were granted by a UN convention.

“In the past, when foreign ships broke the UN convention, the best thing our patrol could do was chase them out of China’s waters. The new regulation will change that, and give the patrol force the legal means to actually do its job.”

China has been accused of ramping up tensions in the area in the recent past, with the Philippines and Vietnam raising the alarm over Beijing’s assertiveness.

It discourages multilateral talks on the issue and has refused to start negotiations on a code of conduct for the region, although United States President Barack Obama discussed it with Southeast Asian leaders at a summit this month.

Source: AFP “China gives police more sea rights: state media”

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