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So how was your first time?

If your first impulse on reading that question was "none of your business" or even "I don't care to remember," then you might not want to spend your pre- or post-coital cash on "My First Time," a show at the Greenhouse Theatre Center that opened Saturday night and could aptly be described as a "Vagina Monologues" about the last gasps of virginity. But this is an over-sharing culture, and given that all but a very few eventually experience the titular event, there is a website,, which was turned into a show, which now has arrived in Chicago and that allows you to compare notes on debut acts of copulation. If you're typical, it was almost certainly brief, disappointingly so. Well, for at least one party.

It — the copulation if not the comparison — is, undeniably, a favored activity of Homo sapiens. Among the many helpful statistics projected onto a little screen as part of this show is the factoid that 120 million acts of human sexual intercourse occur each day. No wonder the beaches here seem overcrowded this month.

Most of those acts, of course, are the work of experienced performers, but "My First Time" is dedicated to newbies. Herein, a cast of four solid, attractive young actors (Adam Soule, Jennifer T. Grubb, Michael Allen Harris and Leslie Ruettiger) interweave descriptions, lamentations, nostalgic yarns and confessionals drawn both from that wiki-like website and from the audience itself. (Fear not, surveys are anonymous and I as sure as heck did not fill one out.)

As the show aptly reflects, first times are actually quite diverse. Locales in the piece vary from the bucolic (golden meadows) to the exciting (jetliners at 30,000 feet) to the prosaic (the bathroom at Burger King). For some people, we discern, the well of feeling and the freshness of the moment trumps the lack of honed technique, resulting in a golden memory to last a lifetime. For others, the event is painful (in a variety of ways) and, in the darker stories that pock-mark the piece, traumatic. The best story of all, though, is thoroughly inspiring, involving a handsome young man in a wheelchair determined to take charge of his own sexuality.

Depending on your point of view, you might see "My First Time" as a revelation of an oft-ignored shared human moment or merely an intrusive excuse to sell tickets through titillation, although, in fairness, the tone is reasonably high-minded and the content is strictly verbal. Either way, you have to hand it to the all-new Broken Nose Theatre, which managed to snag the rights to the Chicago premiere of a late-night (naturally) show that had a very profitable commercial run in New York and seems likely to do quite nicely here, if only because ticket buyers on a date reckon that all this talk of sex and intimacy will improve the later part of the evening.

The odds of that happening — reads another helpful slide — are good, given that it is impossible to see this show (or maybe even to read this review) without dialing back to a seminal, or not, moment. "My First Time," penned by the Broadway producer Ken Davenport, does not range as deep as some might wish, neither poetically nor from the point of view of socio-economic exploration. And Benjamin Brownson's production starts out too tentative, although the mostly inexperienced actors picked up some rhythm as they go along. The climax of the hourlong show is upbeat, with the actors reminding everyone that your first time at anything is rarely your best.

Each night, the show features a different storyteller, offering a longer narrative on the subject in hand. On Saturday night, we heard a tale of virginity lost by a former staffer of the Bristol Renaissance Faire. "How many people can say they lost their virginity in the Renaissance?" was the tagline.

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When: Through July 28

Where: Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.

Running time: 1 hour

Tickets: $20-30 at 773-404-7336

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Nelsan Ellis directs an intense, musical story of Memphis blues

Those who lament the lack of diversity in Chicago's off-Loop scene, and those who just enjoy a unstintingly immersive and gutsy piece of theater, will find much of interest in "Hoodoo Love," the very promising and powerful first production of a brand-new Chicago theater company known as The Collective Theatre. It sports the impressively intense directing services of co-founder Nelsan Ellis, currently best known for playing Lafayette on HBO's vampire-themed "True Blood," but clearly a stage director with striking commitment and potential.

Katori Hall's 2007 play, which has not been seen before in Chicago, is very much in Alice Walker territory ("The Color Purple"), filled as it is with poetic language and rough sexual themes. It's centered on Toulou (Lynn Wactor), a struggling, oppressed young woman in 1930s Tennessee who dreams of singing the Memphis blues on Beale Street. Toulou has two significant male problems in her life — and one tempting female solution.

The men are Toulou's rambling lover, Ace of Spades (LaRoyce Hawkins), who has to be persuaded to stay if Toulou is to attach herself to his dreams and his body, and Toulou's abusive brother, Jib (Mark Smith) who has to be persuaded to leave his sister alone. Eschewing the better choice of dealing with these problems directly, tough as that would be for a dirt-poor gal like this, Toulou turns to a neighbor, known as Candy Lady (Toni Lynice Fountain), who has various available potions and lotions that can help a struggling girl control her men. At a price.

"Hoodoo Love" is a play with music, which often means some dude laying down a few guitar licks at the side of the stage. Not here. The musicality of this piece is spectacularly realized here in the bowels of the Athenaeum Theatre, with a deeply focused three-piece band, one of whom seemed so lost in the ambience of the show that you feared for his ability to snap out of it and face the rest of the day, and the formidable vocal services of lead singer Opal Demetria Staples.

Staples is a legendary name in Chicago gospel music, and Opal Demetria Staples not only has the famous family pipes but a rich (and nicely sardonic) interpretive gift. Better yet, there are a lot of other legit singers in this cast (both Hawkins and Smith among them). If the reviews of the New York premiere of this show are to be believed, the musicality of Hall's language and of the music behind these characters were kept in opposite corners of a church. Not here.

If you're a fan of old-line acoustic blues, this show is well worth your time for the music alone, whatever you might think of the play.

I thought very highly of it — mostly because Ellis so clearly commits to the melancholy mood and sexual gestalt of this piece and the reality of these characters. One would not want to over-emphasize how much "True Blood" has impacted Ellis, who still is a young artist. But in my mind, you can see the influence of his spending so much time in a TV show that puts so much emphasis on sensuality of place — and on a kind of punk-Bayou aesthetic style that's not that far, really, from 1930s Memphis. "True Blood," of course, has the money to create many settings at once, each malleable to mood. To a large extent, Ellis achieves something similar here in a little Chicago studio, only with a lot less money and with a real talent for the particular needs of the stage.

Most of these actors are newcomers to Chicago theater and Wactor, who plays the lead role, has an endearingly earnest quality coupled with a matter-of-factness that only makes you care more for her character, stuck without an easy way to achieve her aspirations. The two men are both compelling in opposite ways: Hawkins has a rich sexuality; Smith feels aptly insidious. As Candy Lady, Fountain could use more definition and amplification, but she has the right searing eyes and unstinting presence.

Overall, "Hoodoo Love" needs to lose at least 10 minutes from its running time; if this company were smart, it would take care to fill in some pauses before the next performance. Granted, this is not a show that needs to move at breakneck speed — the Memphis blues always take their sweet time. But it still has to respect its audience's time. Clearly, Ellis and his cast know how to breathe as one, while making a world wail from the shadows. If they trim away just a little, they'd really have something to sing about here.

When: Through Oct. 21

Where: Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave.

Running time: 2 hours, 45 minutes

Tickets: $32 at 773-935-6875 or

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May 14, 2004

Beating the NDA at its own game, Sonia Gandhi cobbled together formidable alliances that worked wonders for the Congress in the recent Lok Sabha elections. The party went on to bag 145 seats even though its vote share reduced by 1.5 per cent since the last general elections.

As a result, the Congress, which got one seat more than it did in 1999, handed out a stunning and unexpected defeat to the NDA-led coalition, even though the BJP and its allies managed to poll 35.31 per cent of the vote. This was 0.12 per cent more than the vote polled by the coalition led by Gandhi.

The BJP -- with 182 seats, it was the single largest party in the dissolved House -- suffered a negative swing of 1.68 per cent, heavily bringing its tally down to 138 after the recent elections.

This was because the Congress came up with more effective alliances.

As a result, the Congress' vote share in the overall kitty was bound to go down but the alliance won more seats because they contested from constituencies where they were strong, says Naveen Surapaneni of the Centre for Media Studies.

Alliances work wonders in that the Index of Opposition Unity for the parties goes down drastically, improving their chances of victory, he explained.

In the last elections, the BJP, which had into entered alliances with several regional parties, got only 23.75 of the vote though it won a total of 182 seats. But the Congress, which trudged a lonely path, got just 114 seats even though it had a vote share of 28.3 per cent.

This time, the BJP lost many of its alliance partners. This benefited the Congress which, for the first time in its history, forged electoral tie-ups at the national level. As a result, the BJP's vote share dipped from 23.75 per cent in 1999 to 22.07 per cent in 2004.

Another highlight of this year's polls -- which demolished the projections and predictions made by most pollsters and experts -- is the strength of the 'other' parties, mainly the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Communist Party of India and the Janata Dal (Secular).

This is because the Left parties, who are ideologically opposed to the BJP, helped the Congress gain strength as they contested in tandem with secular parties in select states excluding their own strongholds, West Bengal and Kerala.

Fighting under a separate umbrella, the CPI (M) gained substantially. It registered 43 wins, a gain of 14 seats, while the CPI gained 10 seats, an increase of seven since 1999.

Interestingly, the CPI (M)'s vote share increased by 0.37 per cent from 5.4 to 5.77 per cent while the CPI saw a decline of 0.6 per cent -- from 1.48 to 1.42 per cent -- in its vote share.

In Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party, who are arch detractors, went to the polls on their own and registered a career best of 36 and 19 seats respectively. In the process, they dealt the BJP a body blow.

Despite Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's aggressive campaign, the spectacular result brought by these two parties dashed all hopes the BJP entertained of a second term at the Centre.

Ironically, the BSP's vote share saw a 1.04 per cent increase from 4.16 to 5.2, though it got fewer seats than the SP.

The SP, on the other hand, increased its vote percentage from 3.76 to 4.16 per cent -- a mere increase of 0.4 per cent -- but reaped rich dividends.

A reason for this contradiction could be the fact that the BSP fielded more candidates than the SP.

Another reason for the SP's excellent performance was its tie-up with the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal in western Uttar Pradesh.

The RLD, which won three seats, saw a positive swing of 0.22 per cent, taking its vote share to 0.59 per cent. This alliance worked wonders for the SP as well as it helped bind a Jat-Thakur-Muslim combination in western UP and a Yadav-Muslim-Thakur combination elsewhere in the state.

The political environment has become very dynamic. A lot of region-specific factors are coming into play and these factors are getting reflected in the final results, says Suprepaneni.

The JD (S) led by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda sprang a similar surprise in Karnataka with a 0.66 per cent positive swing. This saw his party's vote share rise from 0.91 to 1.57 per cent.

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Laloo Prasad Yadav's decision to align with the Congress, Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Jan Shakti and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party did the trick for him in Bihar. His party gained as many as 17 seats, raising his tally to 21. This, despite a negative swing of 1.14 per cent that reduced the RJD's vote share from 2.79 to 1.65 per cent.

But the Congress's biggest success story is Tamil Nadu where Gandhi, despite criticism, joined hands with Muthuvel Karunanidhi's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a party that has been accused of having links with those involved in the assassination of her husband, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The tie-up between the DMK, V Gopalaswamy aka Vaiko's Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Dr S Ramadoss' Pattali Makkal Katchi -- which were part of the BJP-led alliance in 1999 -- and the Congress swept Tamil Nadu leaving the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (led by J Jayalalithaa)-BJP alliance without a single seat.

While the DMK's vote percentage increased by a mere 0.12 per cent -- from 1.73 per cent to 1.85 per cent -- its seat count increased from 11 to 16.

The PMK also gained; its seats went up from five to six, though its vote share reduced by 0.08 per cent -- from 0.65 to 0.57 per cent.

Both the MDMK's tally and its vote share remained static at four seats and 0.44 per cent respectively.

The irony in Tamil Nadu could be gauged from the fact that, for want of a formidable alliance, the ruling AIADMK did not get a single seat even though its vote share saw a increase of 0.31 per cent from 1.93 per cent to 2.24 per cent.

Pawar's NCP, which was formed on the issue of Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin, saw its vote tally reduce from 2.27 to 1.81 although it won nine seats -- the same number it won in the previous elections. This too happened because the party entered into a pact with the Congress.

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Deepti Patwardhan | May 29, 2008 09:46 IST

Isha Lakhani

The Grand Slams is where the glamour is, but the heart of tennis lies in the smaller tournaments; with the players that strive week in and week out on the circuit, to get into that exclusive group of high-strapping pros.

"I admire people like Roger Federer [Images] and Justine Henin [Images]. They are stars!" exclaims Mumbai's very own tennis champ Isha Lakhani, eyes lighting up, the dream of being in that top group apparent.

Isha has just crossed one milestone on that journey. Winning the US $10,000 tournament in Trivandrum and making it to the final of the US $25,000 event in Indonesia has helped her into the top-300 for the first time. She is on the tour long enough to understand that while it is not a stunning achievement by itself; it charts a healthy graph for her tennis career.

"I really, really want to play the US Open this year," says Isha, sipping on the coffee at a suburban bistro in Mumbai on a lazy Saturday morning.

"I am banking on the three tournaments, beginning from June, to do well, get into the 230-240 bracket to be in contention for the qualifiers. Luckily, I am not defending any points those weeks, so a good result should push me higher up.

"The level of tennis has increased tremendously in the last two-three years. You can't take anything for granted. You can beat a top 100-ranked player as well as lose to someone who's ranked 700."

Even while her hard-hitting game has sometimes been labelled as "temperamental" or "inconsistent", Isha insists that's how she plays. "Not inconsistent, but I like to dominate points and go for my shots."

Being a left-hander, she says, is an advantage. It can let you take shots on the forehand which, for a lot of players, would have gone to the backhand. And when the forehand is a weapon, like it is for Isha, it's even better. But, finally, the game is all about execution, and all the advantages disappear into thin air when you have to make that shot, at that moment.

"Pressure is always there, whichever sport you play, be it team or individual.

"I guess it is easy to overcome the disappointment, if you've lost, in tennis because there's always the next week and next tournament."

Life on the tour, given the financial constraints and the lack of company thereby of a coach or family member, hasn't been easy. Even when she is in her hometown, Isha has to travel for an hour or more to get to the practice courts, but complaints are rare from this sprightly 23-year-old.

"After all, how many people get to play this sport or represent their country?" asks Isha, who has played three Fed Cup ties for India, tasting four wins and as many losses.

"I was always a restless kid and loved all sports. I used to watch my brother play tennis and do anything I was told. I used to act as a ball-boy or shadow practice, and knew quite early that I wanted to play tennis professionally.

"And now I am used to all the travel and going for tournaments alone."

Isha LakhaniWhile for most girls of her age touring exotic places around the world would mean a lot of fun and shopping, it means nothing but business to Isha.

"I have never gone shopping or sight-seeing," she says. "I am there to play a tournament. So while I am in it, I just practice and go back to my room. If I lose early I go to the next tournament or go back home. Maybe, one day, I will explore these places."

For now, she's satisfied exploring the 10 blocks around her house and watching sunsets at Juhu beach.

Given the six to seven hours she spends daily on her game and conditioning, spending time at the beach or with her friends is welcome relief.

"The girls play so hard nowadays; you have to reach shots first. The next level is much higher; I am working a lot on getting my game there," she says. "That's why I admire people like Sania Mirza [Images], Mahesh Bhupathi [Images] and Leander Paes [Images]. Not only have they been up there but have played at that level for so long."

Does she believe, like Sania, she needs a breakthrough like the 2005 Australian Open to graduate to that level?

"I think everyone is that one breakthrough away. Of course, all the credit goes to Sania -- reaching the third round at her first Grand Slam is a great performance. And she has been able to keep that level up, stay in the top -40 for some time."

Though she prefers playing on hard-courts, and by that measure has a better chance at the Australian or the US Open, a break at any Slam would do.

"How can you choose?" she asks. "I want to play all the Grand Slams. Though I have not played on grass for a long time and the clay in India is much different from the European clay, I would want to play there."

Certainly, she has the road-map and the attitude to realise that Grand dream.


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1 Of 2 Remaining Types Of Polio Virus May Be Eliminated In Pakistan

But researchers, reporting at ASTMH annual meeting, also cite barriers to complete elimination from a surge of cases in Nigeria to intensifying vaccine refusals in Pakistan

Polio cases worldwide reached historic lows in 2012, and for the first time there were no new outbreaks beyond countries already harboring the disease, leaving researchers confident that a massive and re-energized international campaign to eradicate polio is on a path to success, according to presentations today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

Globally there were 177 polio cases through October 2012, a drop from 502 during the same period last year.

Despite the dramatic drop, polio experts noted challenges in Pakistan posed by parents who refuse to vaccinate their children and in Nigeria where polio cases more than doubled in 2012 and threatened to re-infect currently polio-free countries. Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic and are the battle grounds of efforts to make polio only the second human disease, after smallpox, to be completely eliminated.

Steven Wassilak, MD, a medical epidemiologist and polio expert at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said new data from Pakistan show that of the two types of wild polio virus (WPV1 and WPV3) circulating in the country, the one known as WPV3 - or Type 3 - is close to being eliminated.

"There have not been any Type 3 cases reported for six months, which is the longest gap in incidence there to date," he said. "CDC works with Pakistan officials to monitor different chains of transmission over time and Type 3 is now down to only one chain, which is an indication that we are close to breaking the last link of Type 3."

CDC, which has led the effort to establish a global network of laboratories to track and sequence the genome of the wild polio virus, is one of four partners spearheading the Global Polio Eradication Initiative along with Rotary International, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), with great support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In September, the partners along with leaders from Pakistan, Nigeria, and Afghanistan met at United Nations Headquarters in New York to reaffirm the Emergency Action Plan against polio, launched in May. The initiative includes a "surge of human resources" involving 4,000 people who have been deployed to complete the eradication effort.

New Study Finds Vaccine Refusals Remain Barrier to Elimination

At the ASTMH conference, Anita Zaidi, MD, a pediatrician at Aga Khan University in Karachi who serves on Pakistan's National Immunization Technical Advisory Group, is presenting new data showing that while Pakistan has made major progress against polio by expanding immunization campaigns, the remaining challenge is not one easily solved by additional resources.

"We found that in Karachi, a key reason children fail to get immunizations is not due to lack of access, but because their parents refuse to participate," Zaidi said. "That is a big challenge and not something that can be overcome only by expanding immunization campaigns."

In a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO), Zaidi and her colleagues found that in Karachi, "parent refusal was the most common reason given for the failure of children to participate in two recent polio supplementary immunization activities," accounting for 74 percent of missed immunizations.

While opposition to polio vaccinations has been widely reported in the remote, restive tribal territories in the north, less examined, Zaidi said, has been the situation in the urban environs of Karachi, which her study describes as "the only megacity in the world that has not succeeded in interrupting polio transmission." Nationwide, Pakistani health officials believe vaccine refusals, driven by false rumors that immunizations cause sterility and are contaminated with HIV, actually are declining. But Zaidi said that recent events in Karachi suggest the intensity of those who remain opposed appears to be rising.

She pointed out that in just the last few months, a health worker in Karachi involved in the polio campaign was killed and the child of another was kidnapped (though later returned unharmed). Zaidi said that she recently participated in a polio seminar in Karachi where concerns about violence prompted the organizers to avoid any publicity. Given the current volatile environment and continued evidence of widespread viral transmission in sewage sampling, Zaidi said that while Pakistan is making considerable progress in reducing polio cases, eradication by 2013 appears unrealistic.

"Efforts should focus on building trust through grassroots efforts using community elders in populations with high vaccine refusal rates," she said. By providing vaccination at mass transit sites such as bus routes used to travel up-country throughout the year, we can at least isolate the viral reservoirs and make sure we avoid what happened last year, which was exporting the virus to China."

In Nigeria, Working With Traditional Leaders, Nomadic Groups

Meanwhile, opposition to immunizations is also a major challenge in Nigeria, where the number of polio cases has risen for the second straight year, said Adamu Nuhu, MD, with Nigeria's National Primary Healthcare Development Agency. He said cases are at least confined to the northern part of the country where opposition to immunizations is rooted in religious or political differences and, as in Pakistan, has been stirred by rumors of vaccine-induced sterilization and HIV infection.

"We are working now with traditional leaders in the north who are respected by local people to change the perceptions of polio immunization and encourage more participation in immunization efforts," Nuhu said. "There is evidence that overall, immunization rates among children at risk are rising to 80 percent."

He described a campaign that is now literally going house-to-house to identify family decision makers and talk with them about the importance of polio immunization. Also, health officials–who are working closely with international partners including the WHO, UNICEF and the CDC–are pursuing new strategies to improve immunization coverage in nomadic groups.

"Even though they are often moving, they have a leadership structure and we can work through these leaders to provide polio immunizations," Nuhu said. "But we understand that you will not be able to immunize any children unless you can reach them on their pastoral routes and camps."

The persistence of polio in Nigeria–in 2012 the country has documented 99 cases–is especially worrisome because cases in Nigeria have spread in the past to Sudan, Chad, and 23 other countries. All these countries are now once again polio-free except for Chad. The CDC reported in October that Chad could interrupt wild polio transmission by the end of this year, but that failure to stop transmission in Nigeria could prompt new outbreaks.

Vaccine Refusal: Lessons from India?

The CDC's Wassilak said the refusal by parents in Pakistan and Nigeria to vaccinate their children presents a challenge to eradication. "Karachi is a densely populated area where you need a high degree of immunity to interrupt polio transmission, so every child counts," he said.

But Wassilak said vaccine refusal is not an insurmountable barrier to global eradication.

"We saw similar problems in India, and while they were not resolved overnight, eventually we saw immunization coverage increase and polio cases halted," he said. "It requires working more closely with community leaders and greater political commitment at all levels, which is what we are seeing in both Pakistan and Nigeria."

India has not reported a polio infection since January 2011 and the entire Southeast Asia Region of WHO could be certified polio-free in 2014 if no new cases arise. Wassilak said advisors from India are now working in Nigeria to share their lessons learned. Meanwhile, the CDC is providing technical support to the global eradication effort, tracking the different types of polio that are circulating in the affected countries and training volunteers to assist in polio vaccination campaigns.

"This urgent international push for polio eradication means that soon no child will be hurt by this disease. The relentless drive to alleviate pain and suffering is the spirit of this Society and permeates every session and every hallway conversation at this meeting," said ASTMH President James W. Kazura, MD, FASTMH. "We will get this done."

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80 Percent Autism-Divorce Rate Debunked

Kennedy Krieger researchers find autism does not affect family structure

Having a child with autism can put stress on the parents' marriage, and a frequently cited statistic leads to a common perception that the divorce rate among these families is as high as 80 percent. But a study released May 19 by researchers from Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore found that a child's autism has no effect on the family structure.

Brian Freedman, PhD, lead author of the study and clinical director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at Kennedy Krieger Institute, said the findings seem to debunk a lot of the general understanding about high divorce rates among parents of children with autism. Dr. Freedman and his research team found that 64 percent of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) belong to a family with two married biological or adoptive parents, compared with 65 percent of children who do not have an ASD.

Dr. Freedman will present results of the study in Philadelphia at the International Meeting for Autism Research, an annual scientific meeting convened to exchange new scientific progress among autism researchers from around the world.

Receiving the news of a child's autism diagnosis can be devastating, and Dr. Freedman said the pain is compounded as parents ponder what will happen to them as a couple. "In the work I've done with children with autism, I've come across many couples who quote this 80 percent divorce rate to me. They don't know what the future holds for their child, and feel a sense of hopelessness about the future of their marriage as well "“ almost like getting a diagnosis of autism and a diagnosis of divorce at the same time," he said.

With very little empirical and no epidemiological research addressing the issue of separation and divorce among parents of children with autism, researchers sought to more scientifically examine the incidence. Using data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health*, they examined a nationally representative sample of 77,911 children, ages 3 to 17.

Previous research speaks to the fact that parenting a child with autism is stressful, and it puts pressure on the marriage. Dr. Freedman noted that past studies have found couples with a child with autism experience more stress in their marriage than couples with typically developing children or couples with children with other types of developmental disabilities, such as Down syndrome. Mothers of children with autism report more depression than those with typically developing children, while fathers report they deal with the stress by distancing themselves and becoming less involved with the family.

"While there are indeed stressors in parenting a child with autism, it doesn't necessarily result in the family breaking up more often than would occur in another family," said Dr. Freedman. "And as someone who works with a team of health care professionals to treat and provide support for families of children with autism, it's important for us to make sure our patients' parents know that, and for our fellow clinicians to provide reliable, evidence-based information about the divorce rate among this population as well."

This analysis of the National Survey of Children's Health data showed there are certain factors in a family that can contribute to divorce, such as having a child with particularly challenging behaviors, with or without autism. For some families, the challenges of parenting a child with special needs may indeed result in straining the marriage to the breaking point. Further research is needed to understand the relationships among in-tact families with children with autism to identify how they work through the challenges.

"I would hope this research drives home the importance of providing support to these families, and letting them know that their relationships can survive these stressors," he said. "We should continue to provide training for parents so that they can work through the stressors in their relationship to keep their family together and have a successful marriage."

Dr. Freedman's presentation will be held on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. ET during the Epidemiology 2 Session in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom CD Level 5 room.

In addition to Freedman, the research team includes Luther Kalb, of Kennedy Krieger Institute; and Ben Zablotsky and Dr. Elizabeth Stuart, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

* The survey, sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, examines the physical and emotional health of children ages 0-17 years of age.

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Tropical Storm Debby Update – June 25, 2012
June 25, 2012

Tropical Storm Debby Update – June 25, 2012

redOrbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly

Gulf of Mexico: As of 6:00am CDT Tropical Storm Debby continues to turn in the Northeast portion of the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida coastline. Tropical Storm Debby formed over the weekend in the Central part of the Gulf of Mexico, after Air Force Recon planes flew a mission inside of Debby and were able to locate winds sustaining Tropical Storm status. This morning Tropical Storm Debby continues to wreak havoc over the entire state of Florida with winds, severe storms, huge storm surge and flooding.

On Sunday in Tampa Florida squall lines moved onshore and were responsible for tornados that touched down in the area. Many water spouts were also reported off the shore along the coastline with each squall line that moved in towards the Florida Peninsula.  Wind reports were showing wind gusts over 60mph from many locations up and down the state of Florida.

In the Northwest portion of the state a death occurred due to high surf and rip currents that were found along the entire Gulf Coast from Mississippi back into Florida. Rip currents are the under-turning of the ocean waves after they leave the beach, they create a hidden danger to anyone swimming.

Heavy rains continue to soak Florida this morning. Some places along the western coast of Florida have already reported rainfall totals well over 6 inches. Many tropical storm warnings were issued from Louisiana all the way back into Florida due to the high uncertainty of which track Debby would take. Late Saturday night the NHC had the storm heading towards Texas and making it to Hurricane Status. However, on Sunday continued warnings were lifted from Louisiana as the storm showed signs of taking a more North track alleviating the potential of a Hurricane and also the possibility of heading westward.

Current forecasts have Tropical Storm Debby making landfall in the big bend area of the state. Winds are forecasted to remain Hurricane strength as it pushes slowly northward, however there are still some disagreements among weather models of what Debby may do over the next couple of days. Some models such as the GFS have the storm ejecting Northeast and out into the Atlantic, while another famous weather model the European Model has it meandering in the Gulf just south of Florida for the next few days. Whatever happens to Debby, one thing is for sure --  the state of Florida will continue to take the wrath of Debby until this storm moves, leading the way to more flooding and storm surge.

Tropical Storm Debby will be remembered as being a challenging storm to forecast for as computer-derived weather models had this storm hitting anywhere along the Gulf Coast over the weekend. As time wore on the models started leaning together pushing the storm on a more northward track which it presently is on now. Two features that lead to this challenging forecast were an upper level trough which was moving through the Eastern Seaboard and if Debby got close enough it would be picked up by the trough and sent northward. A second scenario was for Debby to miss the trough and get picked up by a High pressure area that was moving in from the west. This was a reason behind the models thinking the storm would go westward and become a Hurricane, because of the longer time over the warmer waters. A third option was also seen and it looks like as of this morning this option might be what Debby is following and that is stalled between both features and just kind of beginning to drift slowly in and not show much forward progression and that is what has been occurring in Debby over the past 6 hours with little to no movement.


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Ironic: Teamsters Called For Secret-Ballot At Hostess While Pushing To Eliminate Secret-Ballots

For the last several years, union bosses have been fighting to effectively eliminate workers’ right to vote through secret-ballot elections on whether or not to become unionized. Yet, with 6700 members’ jobs about to be wiped out, when push came to shove last week—knowing how unions can manipulate other methods of voting—the Teamsters called for the bakers’ union to hold a secret-ballot vote to let members determine whether or not to continue the strike that would close Hostess.

After buying a Democrat-controlled Congress in 2006, the union-bought House of Representatives passed the delusionally-dubbed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) on March 1, 2007.

EFCA, which gives unions the ability to do away with secret-ballot elections by replacing the secret ballot with so-called  “card-check,” is union bosses’ end game for slowing their 60-year old slide into oblivion.

Over the last seven years, union bosses have spent billions on buying politicians to enact the union-friendly legislation and make workers’ secret-ballots irrelevant.

Back in September, James Hoffa re-emphasized the importance of EFCA and why his union was fighting so hard to re-elect Barack Obama:

Teamsters President Jim Hoffa said in an interview that Obama would try to push through union-friendly measures like the Employee Free Choice Act in a second term. ‘We’ve got to motivate people to get out and vote. That’s what this is all about,’ Hoffa told Michigan delegates on Wednesday. [Emphasis added.]

However, in the midst of last week’s bakers’ union strike that killed off Hostess, the Teamsters did an about-face on secret-ballots by actually calling upon the bakers’ union bosses to allow their members to vote by secret ballot.

Today, the Teamsters Union announced its recommendation to the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) that a vote of its Hostess members by secret ballot should be held to determine if the workers want to continue their strike of the company and force it into liquidation.

…Without complete information, BCTGM members voted by voice votes in union halls. The BCTGM reported that over 90 percent rejected the final offer and three of its units ratified the final offer. [Emphasis added.]

When the bakers’ union conducted its strike vote back in September, the union used the flawed method of a voice vote–which subjects individuals to peer pressure, manipulation, and potential retaliation if they go against the masses (and union bosses):

The bakers union locals each act independently. In a voice vote, 24 of 25 plants so far have rejected the proposed pact, sources said.

Voting in that manner, a source said, shows that the Bakery leadership is interested in rallying the troops against the deal. “Once I knew it was a voice vote, I knew they were going to reject.” [Emphasis added.]

Oddly enough, with 6700 members jobs at stake, the Teamsters rightfully recommended a secret-ballot vote be taken among striking bakers’ union members.

However, while pushing a secret ballot when it served the Teamsters’ interest, the union bosses within the Teamsters’ Marble Palace want to deny everyday Americans their right to vote on unionization via secret ballot.

Now, that is ironic.

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Straight From The Mulberry Project: A Cool, Low-Cal Cocktail For Summer

You feel that? It's finally summer out there. And you know what that means — chilled, citrus-flavored summer cocktails! Of course, for the new season, you've got to have a couple of new drinks in your rotation, and, today, we've got a doozy for you. Straight from bartender Scott Fitzgerald of our beloved Little Italy haunt, The Mulberry Project, comes this instant classic: a whirl of tequila, grapefruit juice, basil, and Sweet'N Low. Now, we want you to get this right the first time, so we took our video camera to the bar to catch the Aussie mixologist's skills on tape. He demonstrates how to make this delicious drink, step by step. So, click play, gather your ingredients, and get ready to enjoy a taste of summer's sweetness.

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Title RRT Case No. 1212404
Publisher Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal
Publication Date 15 November 2012
Country Australia | Iraq
Topics Persecution based on political opinion
Citation / Document Symbol [2012] RRTA 956
Cite as RRT Case No. 1212404, [2012] RRTA 956, Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal, 15 November 2012, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/50f6d4b42.html [accessed 1 September 2015]
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2011 Trafficking in Persons Report - Uruguay

Publisher United States Department of State
Publication Date 27 June 2011
Cite as United States Department of State, 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report - Uruguay, 27 June 2011, available at: [accessed 1 September 2015]
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Uruguay (Tier 2)

Uruguay is a source and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor. Most victims are women and girls trafficked within the country to border and tourist areas for commercial sexual exploitation; some boys are also trafficked for the same purpose. Lured by fraudulent recruitment offers, some Uruguayan women migrated to Spain and Italy, and were subsequently forced into prostitution. During the reporting period, there were specific cases of Uruguayan children subjected to sex trafficking in Brazil. Although there have been few confirmed cases of forced labor in Uruguay, there are reports of exploitation of foreign workers in the agricultural sector, including fisheries. There is anecdotal evidence that some cases of human trafficking were linked to local and international crime rings that smuggle narcotics and other contraband and which operate in industrial areas.

The Government of Uruguay does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. During the reporting period, the government increased its prevention efforts and convicted and sentenced two trafficking offenders under laws prohibiting the sexual exploitation of children. The government, however, continues to lag in employing its anti-trafficking law to prosecute and convict trafficking offenders and in proactively investigating potential forced labor cases. The Government of Uruguay also lacked a formal system for identifying trafficking victims, as well as specialized staff and services focused on the needs of victims.

Recommendations for Uruguay: Intensify efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking offenses and convict and sentence trafficking offenders using the 2008 trafficking law; enact legislation that would establish victim protections; proactively investigate potential cases of forced labor; increase anti-trafficking training for law enforcement officials, prosecutors, judges, and social workers; establish a formal mechanism to identify trafficking victims among vulnerable populations, including prostituted women and girls; and expand specialized services for trafficking victims, particularly outside the capital.

The Government of Uruguay maintained law enforcement efforts against sex trafficking offenders during the reporting period. Article 78 of the immigration law, enacted in 2008, prohibits all transnational forms of trafficking, prescribing penalties of four to 16 years' imprisonment; these penalties are increased if the victim is a child or if the trafficker used violence, intimidation, or deceit, and are sufficiently stringent and commensurate with punishments prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. For internal cases of forced labor, authorities can employ Article 280 of the penal code, which prohibits reducing a person to slavery and authorizes sentences between two and six years' imprisonment, or Article 281, which prohibits imprisonment for the purposes of profiting from the coercive use of the victim's services, with sentences of six to 12 years' imprisonment. More often, Uruguayan courts convict trafficking offenders under statutes relating to sexual violence against children or the exploitation of people in prostitution; however, these statutes carry lesser sentences and some can be commuted to community service or fines.

Uruguayan officials investigated several possible trafficking cases in 2010, most of which involved Uruguayan children and all but one of which involved sex trafficking. There have been no reported convictions achieved under the Article 78, or any reported prosecutions or convictions under Article 280 and 281 during the reporting period. As two judges in the specialized court on organized crime in Montevideo are the country's only authorities with jurisdiction over trafficking cases, it is possible that many trafficking cases are not delegated to these officials and are investigated and tried under other statutes. The government sentenced four convicted trafficking offenders under statutes prohibiting the sexual exploitation of children: sentences ranged from three years and six months' to four years and six months' imprisonment. Authorities also convicted another trafficking offender of pimping a child. In comparison, during the previous reporting period, the Government of Uruguay prosecuted two trafficking offenders and reported no convictions or sentences for human trafficking. The government maintained training on identifying and assisting trafficking victims for members of its diplomatic service. The government coordinated several trafficking investigations with Argentine and Brazilian authorities. The government did not report the investigation, prosecution, conviction, or sentencing of any public officials for trafficking-related offenses.

The Uruguayan government continued to provide limited protection to trafficking victims, with international donors providing significant funding for these services and few specialized services available. The government does not have a formal system for identifying trafficking victims among vulnerable populations, such as adults in prostitution or undocumented migrants. During the reporting period, one NGO reported providing services to between five and 15 trafficking victims: there were no government estimates of victims identified or assisted. Uruguayan authorities reported referring child victims of trafficking to government institutions for care. The government operated shelters accessible to adult female victims of abuse, including trafficking victims, and sought to provide them with legal, medical, and psychological care, although it is unclear how many adult trafficking victims, if any, received services at these shelters. Victim care services were uneven outside the capital and could not accommodate the demand for services. Government operated shelters did not detain adult trafficking victims involuntarily. Adult male trafficking victims remain ineligible for services. The government did not provide funding to anti-trafficking NGOs and budgetary constraints limited the government's ability to comply with victim assistance mandates. The government encouraged, but did not require, victims to assist in the investigation and prosecution of their traffickers. During the year, there were no reports of identified trafficking victims being jailed, deported, or otherwise penalized for acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked. The government offered no specific alternatives to trafficking victims' removal to countries where they face retribution or hardship beyond asylum.

The Uruguayan government increased its efforts to raise public awareness of the dangers of sex trafficking during the reporting period. The Ministry of Social Development chaired an interagency roundtable that coordinated government anti-trafficking efforts and met six times in 2010. A committee that addressed cases of commercial and noncommercial sexual exploitation of children met on a more regular basis. The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) conducted "train the trainer" courses in Montevideo for over 250 government officials who work in tourist locales and continued a campaign launched last reporting period to raise awareness about the commercial sexual exploitation of children. The MOT also continued an awareness campaign on commercial sexual exploitation of children and solicited hotels and service providers to sign on to an anti-trafficking code of conduct; 30 new service providers signed during the reporting period for a total of 148 signatories. Transparency in the government's anti-trafficking measures was minimal; it did not publicly report on the effectiveness of its own efforts during the year, though it reported doing so internally. However, the government financed a study on the trafficking of minors in the border region with Brazil; the findings reportedly will be published later in 2011. Authorities provided anti-trafficking training to Uruguayan troops being deployed on international peacekeeping missions during the year. The government continued to distribute pamphlets on human trafficking to women in prostitution at their mandatory medical checkups. There were no known efforts to address the demand for forced labor.

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Sudan's Abyei region could see further displacement, warns UNHCR

Publisher UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Publication Date 31 May 2011
Cite as UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Sudan's Abyei region could see further displacement, warns UNHCR, 31 May 2011, available at: [accessed 1 September 2015]

GENEVA, May 31 (UNHCR), The UN refugee agency has voiced concerns that the number of displaced people could rise in Sudan's disputed Abyei region following the recent outbreak of fighting.

The security situation remains precarious after fighting erupted over a week ago in Abyei, which is claimed by both the northern and southern authorities.

UNHCR staff reported that Abyei was nearly emptied of its normal population of 50,000 to 55,000 people. Over a third of the tukuls (traditional huts) had been burnt down. Many others were looted or destroyed, and were missing roofs, doors or windows. Trucks were seen carrying looted goods out of Abyei. There were large numbers of fighters on the streets, and sounds of sporadic shooting could be heard on Monday evening.

"The UN team [that visited last week] saw a stream of civilians heading south towards and past Agok," UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards told journalists in Geneva on Tuesday. "A number of villages just south of Abyei were burning. Many people feared that Agok itself might soon be attacked."

So far, 31,256 displaced people have been registered in Warrap state and 27,961 in Agok itself. Smaller numbers have been reported in neighbouring states south of Abyei. Some families were separated in the fighting.

"Displaced people have told us that many people had gone into hiding in the bush to avoid being caught in the fighting," said Edwards. Some displaced people are living with their relatives but the majority have no one to host them and urgently need food, shelter, clothing and other relief items.

"Currently, assessment teams are working to reach areas that have been cut off due to insecurity and heavy rains," said the UNHCR spokesman.

The refugee agency and its partners are working to locate displaced people in the area and to identify the most vulnerable among them. UNHCR staff have provided psycho-social counselling to the traumatized, and plans to transport those who cannot walk to safer locations where they can receive aid.

Aid agencies are distributing existing relief supplies but further aid delivery is being hampered by the insecurity in the region. Before the recent unrest, Abyei was a key town on the main route for transporting aid from the north to hundreds of thousands of previously-displaced Sudanese in the south of the country.

By Fatoumata Lejeune-Kaba in Geneva

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Ray and Sandi Rannfeldt welcomed their grandchildren to Reinbeck over the July 4th holiday. Baby Samuel Anthony East, born June 29th, resides in Waterloo with his parents Lindsey and Ed. Christian and Grace, twins, live in Davenport with their parents Jason and Ann Rannfeldt.

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Hexagonal brass lantern

Circa 1920
A hexagonal brass lantern with wheel cut and beveled glass panels. Due to the antique nature of this fixture, there may be some nicks or imperfections in the glass.

  • Dimensions

    Current height: 43-1/4"
    Minimum height: 20"
    Overall: 9-1/2" w. x 8-1/4" d.

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    Can be UL listed for use in dry environments

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    3 Candelabra sockets, maximum 60 watts per socket

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Knock Your Socks Off!; EASY Homemade Christmas Stockings

I know I am cutting it a little close, I mean Santa is coming in a few short days….  But now that we have Etta, I decided I wanted new stockings.  Growing up my mom made us some really fun crocheted granny square stockings, that just spoke Christmas.  So, I just really wanted yarn stockings.  BUT, I didn’t have time to crochet them, story of our lives I’m sure!   The other day, while I was at my favorite local thrift store shopping for tacky Christmas sweaters…(post to come)  I picked up a few other sweaters as well to make this:
It was SEW easy!  If you can sew along a line on a sewing machine you can make this.
1st Pick up a few sweaters at the Thrift store (or your closet!)
2nd.  Launder them and remove any lint etc.
3rd To begin, turn sweater inside out.
4th Smooth out the sweater so that the bottom edges are lined up together (this is most important because the bottom of the sweater will become the top of your sock)
5th Now trace a stocking shape onto the sweater with the opening of the sock aligning with the bottom of the sweater.
6th after tracing pin the sweaters front and back side together along the drawn sock.
7th Sew around with the sock shape ***With light tension and the longest straight stitch. (this way the fabric will not pull and pucker)
8th Remove pins and cut out sock with about a 1/2 in seam allowance.
9th Sew around the sock again, and then zigzag just outside of your straight line to make sure it is secure
10th Flip right side out, at this point the sock is done.
You will need a small loop to hang them, you can use what you like to create a loop, and attach it to the top back of the sock.  Honestly I haven’t done this yet, so I just used a binder clip, don’t tell Santa!
One little trend in the Christmas sock area that I have noticedthis year especially, is just hanging a letter on the sock, instead of having their name on there.  And I tried it too:
1st print out the first letter of all the names in your family.
(we have Mom, Dad, Etta, and a small Kitty and Buddy!)
Print them out backward ( I just flipped the image horizontally in Photoshop)
2nd Glue them to a sheet of chipboard ( I used an old gift box, the ones you always have kick around)
glue to the front of the chipboard a paper that you like, (this is what will show)

3rd I beefed up my letters with a sharpie, til I thought it looked decent.  (not necessary, I just wanted to)
4th Cut out the letter, and hang with the sock!

The final result:
Unfortunately we don’t have a fireplace, so I hung them on the banister!

Meet the Author: Cassity

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. She is an interior designer, wife, and mother of two. She and Justin have remodeled three Read More

  1. Angel says

    >I haven't been following your blog very long, but I LOVE it. I'm sure you've got TONS of readers that use Google Reader and it's so much easier to just view over there and never actually visit a site to make a comment. We're probably all just a little lazy. :)

    I was going to comment anyway, since this project is SO genius! I've wanted to knit our own Christmas stockings but knew it would just take me forever to make all 5 of them. But this I can do! I have so many gorgeous sweaters that are out-dated but can't bare to part with. This would be a great way to keep them around without the storage issues.

    I love all your stuff, but this one is my fave so far!

  2. Bobbi says

    >Haha! I was planning on commenting before I read your last little bit too! These socks are genius, thanks for sharing–I knew I wouldn't get to making stockings this year–the biggest thing is do I make them match or not? Especially when you don't know when your family will be done. So I love the idea of the all being different, but the same. I also love the letter idea. . . I actually want our names on them but the letter is so much better because then you can change stockings around and just move the letter. Thanks Cassity!!

  3. kmetzsch007 says

    >I too was going to comment before your "shameless" request. This idea is great and I've been waiting for this inspiration because every year we have the same old boring socks and I can never find the exact same shade of red so I don't even put them up we just lay them out on the couch Christmas Eve so having some fun ones like you've made I might just make more of an effort to put them up. Five socks is a lot though so I'll have to really think hard about where I'll put them before I make them. This is definitely an idea I'll try to get to before next Christmas. And don't ever wonder if I'm following your blog, you're usually my first stop on my blog stalking daily and I love that at least you are keeping yours up-to-date. Melissa's is still the same literally from a year ago, so sad. I absolutely love everything and the video of Etta is priceless. I was just telling Greg what a wonderful thing the internet/computer is. We'd never get to see our cute little neice if it wasn't for this remarkable tool and for your time and effort, so thanks!! Have a fabulous Christmas and enjoy that baby girl extra for us!
    Shirley and family

  4. Becky says

    >I just started following your blog but I will admit I am a reader addict. I just read them there and never click through to comment.

    With that said (and your plug)….I love this stocking idea. I had just decided I need to do some sort of personal stockings next year. I am bookmarking this and hope to remember to make them next year.

  5. A Tale of Two Stevens says

    >I just picked up some nasty looking stockings at the store last night and may return them tonight after reading this! I think I could possibly do this! Thanks for the great ideas!!!!!

  6. autumn says

    >i love the fact that you are recycling! and the texture of a cable knit sweater just can't be beat. right now, i am ashamed to say that we are using *gasp* dollar store stockings. (i know, i know!) but i am now totally inspired to make some. not for this year…i'm not that delusional to think that i can whip up stockings 3 days before christmas. next year….

  7. Get Your Martha On says

    >I read your posts! I do! I'm a lazy commenter, though. You have a very special knack for projects … they all turn out just right!

  8. LDH says

    >Oh, I love your blog and I love this project. It is a delight to read each post. It's a busy time for everyone and though we really want to comment sometimes just sitting at the computer uninterrupted for a few minutes is rare. Looking forward to a new year full of your wonderful ideas!
    Kindly, ldh

  9. Sara @ Russet Street Reno says

    >I wish I had a sewing machine, because these are so cute. Ugh. Also, I usually don't comment because I would keep saying the same thing over and over…"This is amazing! I wish I could do it!" haha

    Great job with all the crafty goodness throughout the month of December, I don't know how you do it all!

  10. rebecca @ older and wisor says

    >Nobody will even NOTICE the binder clips – the stockings are too delicious! At least it's not duct tape (we still tease my mom for doing that one year….so classy).

  11. Dalton Family says

    >I thought I could totally do this until you said If you can sew along a line on a sewing machine you can make this. So sad I can't do it! Good thing my hubby can! It was so good to see you the other night!

  12. Molly says

    >Honestly, those look amazing. Last year I made homemade stockings from cotton fabric…let me just say disaster. I bet the knit makes the, er, flexibility to hold oodles of Santas toys way easier!! Good job! Thanks for the tutorial!

  13. Jessica says

    >WoW these are great!! I'm loving all the do it yourself stocking ideas. I thought my writing our names in cute shiny glitter was AWESOME "DIY" stuff but clearly I was wrong! Ha!

  14. Deena says

    >Don't you dare stop, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your blog. I can't wait to hit my local thrift store for some sweaters, although I won't have them for this year-boo.

  15. Brandi says

    >These stockings are lovely! What a brilliant idea! I'll have to see if I have any old sweaters about…

    Have a beautiful, beautiful holiday.

  16. Anonymous says

    >I love your blog! Just found it and put it in my favorites! Your sweater stocking is a wonderful idea! Keep up the creativity, we are watching! candy

  17. Wonder Mom says

    >I love this idea- I am already trying to plan out gifts for next year's Christmas, and this one made smaller and turned into an ornament just might make the cut!

    Thanks for the great ideas!

  18. Junk Exchange says

    >cute cute cute!! i have made big mitten shaped throw pillows out of old sweaters before, but i like this idea also!

  19. JessieMomma says

    >Love this! Found via Ucreate. I've always wanted to have some matchy-matchy knitted stockings…. even tried crocheting them. HA! This is so much nicer for my sanity… time to start trolling thrift stores!!!

  20. Mandy Coffey says

    >i adore this! so simple and cute! i'll be featuring it on my blog come 11/28/10

  21. inday_adin says

    >Thanks for sharing the tute and this idea. I still have bunch of sweaters left that I used from a previous project. good thing I saved them. I knew I can use them for other projects. yaye! I am going to make these. :)

    Adin B

  22. Ellen says

    I’m saving this adorable idea for when I’m a grandma one day (crossing fingers as my grandma clock is starting to tick).

    Thanks and Merry Christmas!

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