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The young man comes in, his eyes roving wildly until they fall on a plush monkey doll. Perfect! It is, he explains, just right for his friend, a young mother-to-be expecting her first child. And boy, does he mean it.

"She's pushing right now!" he exclaims, dashing out the door, monkey in hand. For Nicki Lindheimer and her partner of 17 years, Luisa Cerutti, this is what makes Domus worthwhile.

"When customers come in here looking for a gift, it is like we're matchmaking," says Lindheimer. Domus, tucked demurely on West 44th Street in New York City's trendy Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan, specializes in such Cupid-itry. But Domus is far from being an upscale gift boutique filled with cute something-or-others. From its inception over a decade ago, Lindheimer and Cerutti positioned Domus as part of the rising wave of conscientious business owners who are as aware of their suppliers as they are their clientele.

Showcasing World Artisans

"We work with artisans all over the world directly. That is our aim," says Cerutti, noting that most of the goods for sale are made following sustainable practice guidelines. "We do close the store every year in January and travel, starting relationships with local artisans that then continue. We are the only store in the entire United States that carries these particular items, so it makes it a little more interesting."

Those "particular items" include handbags made with hand-woven cloth made by individual tribal weavers in northern Thailand, soaps direct from Afghanistan and pillowcases produced by women-cooperatives in Honduras. Because each piece begins with unique source materials, the resulting Domus merchandise is just as unique. Believing that workers should get a fair wage for their work and then shipping directly without the presence of middlemen (who siphon profits and drive up costs), Domus buys goods at an equitable price without having to pass markups onto its customers.

"We don’t have to charge more to our customers, and the makers get a living wage," Cerutti sums. "It ultimately is a win-win situation."

The bags and pillowcases share space with highly prized South African beaded baskets, stone boxes carved in Vietnam and tablecloths from Guatemala. A quick perusal of the space reveals stemware, crockery, jewelry, foodstuffs, decanters, DIY light-fixture kits for budding home decorators and the occasional monkey doll. The uniting factor is not the price range, but rather the "nice range" - the thoughtfulness and emotional impact the items convey.

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In its 10-and-one-half years of operation, Domus (Latin for "home") has become one of the neighborhood stalwarts. Lindheimer and Cerutti know several of their customers on a first-name basis, making finding that perfect gift a snap.

"In fact, we travel and buy with certain customers in mind," adds Cerutti. "And almost invariably, what we find is exactly the right thing they were looking for. It’s really quite fantastic that way."

Aware of its local standing, Lindheimer and the Italian-born Cerutti use the boutique’s popularity for social good. This month, Domus hosted a "shop for immigration equality" event, where 15 percent of proceeds went to the Immigration Equality Action Fund, an organization fighting DOMA exportations and equality under U.S. immigration law for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV-positive individuals.

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MIT Review’s Robert D. Hof profiles Baidu’s new chief scientist Andrew Ng and the company’s work on artificial intelligence and deep learning.

[…] has made Ng, 38, the linchpin of an effort to transform itself into a global force. The company hired him in May to head its research organization, which includes a new artificial-intelligence lab in Silicon Valley and two labs in Beijing, one focused on deep learning and the other on large-scale data analysis. Often called China’s Google, the company plans to invest $300 million in the new lab and a development office on the same floor over the next five years. Ng (it is pronounced “Eng”) aims to hire 70 artificial-intelligence researchers and computer systems engineers to work in the new lab by the end of 2015. “It will really target fundamental technology,” says Kai Yu, the director of ’s Beijing deep-learning lab, a friend of Ng’s who urged him to join the company.

Baidu, which hopes to get half its revenue from outside China by 2020, is just one of several large Chinese now looking abroad for talent and customers, seeking to make the most populous nation on earth more than just the world’s factory. With 632 million citizens online, China claims four of the planet’s 10 most-visited Internet properties, up from just one a year ago. The top 20 Chinese listed on public exchanges outside mainland China have a combined market value of about $340 billion. The social-networking giant , whose mobile messaging service has 100 million registered users from outside China, accounts for almost half of that. And in September, the e-commerce group was expected to complete what could be the world’s largest initial stock offering ever. Its debut on the New York Stock Exchange could value it at $150 billion. [Source]

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Inquiry into Qing’an Shooting Fails to End Uproar

After Xu Chunhe was shot and killed by police officer Li Lebin in a train station in Qing’an, Heilongjiang, netizens raised questions about the sequence of events that led to the shooting as well as broader questions about police accountability and treatment of China’s most marginalized citizens. A few days after the incident, CCTV released edited surveillance video, which appeared to show Xu acting aggressively toward Li and throwing his young daughter, and an internal police inquiry cleared Li of wrongdoing. Many observers are still skeptical and are calling for an independent investigation into the killing.

From Zhou Dongxu of Caixin:

The inquiry clearing the officer and the CCTV video have done little to end the controversy.

Many Net users say the inquiry by railroad police is not reliable because no outside authorities supervised it.

“The reason people are suspicious is because there is little public information about the internal investigation,” said Wu Xingmin, a professor at Guangdong Police College.

Wu said that investigations into controversial police shootings are mainly carried out by police officials, and prosecutors may also be involved. A public security department must submit a report on the incident to prosecutors. In the event of a death, prosecutors must investigate further.

Wu said that over the past decade many debates have erupted over internal investigations by police officials, and the public is mainly concerned that that inquiries are handled by police themselves. [Source]

The official media has spoken out on the need for an independent investigation while also blaming online public opinion for inflaming the situation. Russell Leigh Moses writes in the Wall Street Journal about an editorial in People’s Daily:

It’s unusual for the party’s main newspaper to pay such close attention to an incident involving the transgressions of a single citizen, instead of, say, a mass protest. It’s also unusual to combine that report with an editorial outlining Beijing’s official stance. When that’s happened, it’s been a sharp signal to the paper’s regular readers–many of whom are cadres looking for the correct way to respond to their purported constituents–that the political leadership has a strong opinion about this event.

And here, instead of blaming Xu alone, the editorial admonishes and instructs officials. It cites both faults in society and failings in the way the system responded to those who didn’t immediately buy into Beijing’s narrative. “Facts,” the commentary contends, “should be the sole basis for making judgments.”

At the same time, “it’s not surprising that there’s negative conjecture and concern because of the natural compassion for the weak” in society, the editorial said.

Adding to the challenge, the editorial goes on to note, is that “these days, the hustle-and-bustle of opinion contains high emotions and moral outrage, and there’s less patience to await the findings of a professional investigation.” [Source]

Authorities tried to rein in discussion of the incident but it has remained a hot topic on China’s Internet.

Meanwhile, in Taiyuan, three police officers are facing trial after the killing of a migrant worker who tried to prevent them from taking away her husband and son. A photo of an officer stepping on her hair went viral, generating public anger over police brutality.

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Origin Viper Manor
Height Short
Weight Very Heavy
Build Bulky
Weapon Mace
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Goblins are enemies in Radical Dreamers: Nusumenai Hōseki. Serving as guards to Viper Manor, they protect the Treasure Room and ensure the natural inhabitants of the Manor are unharmed. Esmeld, the cultured and intelligent Goblin, is their Commander. The Magical Gobbler Team is an elite cadre of these beasts.

Goblins are green-skinned, bulky, and rude. They have an utter lack of care for dental hygiene. Each is fitted with a morning star, mace, breastplate, and helmet.

In combat, Serge is presented with the options of parrying their attacks, dodging, or slashing. It is advisable to dodge first, then choose the "slash quickly at its hand" option when it appears. Attempting to distract the Goblin and grab its mace usually succeeds, but not always. Two physical attacks generally defeat these creatures.

Kid is seen stampeding them and stabbing them in their eyes, a guerrilla tactic. Gil blasts them with dark lighting magic.

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When Gil removes the Frozen Flame from its pedestal an alarm sounds. Serge hides in an empty treasure chest, Gil disappears in the shadows, and Kid buries herself in a pile of gold coins. Six Goblins pour into the room, finding it empty, but knowing better than to dismiss the event so easily. Jokingly, they mention that the Kitchenette was infested with rats and one of these rats must have tripped the alarm. Ever on her toes, Kid starts squeaking, hoping they will buy it and leave. The Goblins then change their story to include a cat infestation, to which Kid meows like a cat. Still playing along, the Goblins change their story to include Heckran infestations. Kid, not knowing how to respond, pauses. She decides to invent what she believes is a sound made by Heckran and the Goblins pull her out of the gold pile and threaten her. Serge has the option to spring into action and save her. Otherwise, Gil jumps in. After they are defeated, Kid ridicules Serge for interfering, saying she can handle herself.

This is the first time Goblins are encountered in the game, and hereafter, they can be randomly encountered in the many halls of Viper Manor. Occasionally, defeating a Goblin will result in Serge finding a Potion to restore his Hit Points.

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How to Protect Ourselves on Social Networks and from Data Collection Systems of Governments and Corporations

I. What’s Going On

Online, we are both a product for corporations and a person of interest to governments (2, 3).

Corporations are taking advantage of these times by changing their privacy policies so that they can track us, use us, and sell us whatever their algorithms decide that we need or want based on data they have acquired about our movements, contacts, desires, fantasies, or kinks. Governments on the other hand are using our data to make sure that we will never acquire enough power to change any policies that we deem to be a threat to our happiness, livelihood, or survival. In essence, we are at war with these organizations and we should act as such:
“…this is truly unprecedented in history. And what we’re seeing is secrecy and surveillance are completely subverting security and liberty, not just in the United States, but for many, many citizens around the world.”
This corporate misconduct and government surveillance is threatening the internet (2, 3), the original purpose of which was to create an “open architecture networking” system where “a globally interconnected set of computers” would allow “everyone” to “quickly access data and programs from any site”. So we have to be careful out there, at least until we have neutralized this threat.

Jacob Appelbaum: NSA's FoxAcid/Quantum Programs "Like the Military Occupation of Entire Internet"

Additional info at: “How the NSA Attacks Tor/Firefox Users With QUANTUM and FOXACID”

Further information regarding this subject available through the following two videos featuring Jacob Appelbaum in a Q&A workshop discussing computer security, mobile phone security, cellphone forensics, and state repression and surveillance.

Jacob Appelbaum (Part 1/2) Digital Anti-Repression Workshop - April 26 2012

Jacob Appelbaum (Part 2/2) Digital Anti-Repression Workshop - April 26 2012

II. How to Protect Our Privacy

As for how we can protect ourselves from these intrusions into our privacy? Aside from everything mentioned above in Jacob Appelbaum’s Q&A workshop, which included some brief remarks about open-source software and an in-depth discussion on maintaining anonymity by using the Tor Network and how to secure your cell phone and computer, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has provided a 12 step program - originally publish in 2002 and still very relevant today - with some suggestion on how we can protect our online privacy:
  1. Do not reveal personal information inadvertently.
  2. Turn on cookie notices in your Web browser, and/or use cookie management software or infomediaries.
  3. Keep a "clean" e-mail address.
  4. Don't reveal personal details to strangers or just-met "friends".
  5. Realize you may be monitored at work, avoid sending highly personal e-mail to mailing lists, and keep sensitive files on your home computer.
  6. Beware sites that offer some sort of reward or prize in exchange for your contact information or other personal details.
  7. Do not reply to spammers, for any reason.
  8. Be conscious of Web security.
  9. Be conscious of home computer security.
  10. Examine privacy policies and seals.
  11. Remember that YOU decide what information about yourself to reveal, when, why, and to whom.
  12. Use encryption!
The dangers of providing too much personal information cannot be over emphasized. It is up to us to make sure that we are protected not only from identity theft but also from private data mining organizations and governments that have developed massive data collection systems.

Privacy is an Illusion: Alessandro Acquisti at TEDxMidAtlantic

An open Internet is crucial for our development and growth as a collective, but this social networking can also occur without us providing sensitive information about our identity - Have you ever had a nickname that you loved? Have you ever wanted to create a nickname that represented who you have become? Did you ever want to be younger or older then you are? Did you ever want to have a different birth sign? - The Internet provides a great opportunity for us to create our second persona that will live in parallel with us, expanding our social network beyond our wildest dreams.

Through the Net, we can visit and live anywhere we want, and be anyone we want. The Internet is where we reside, it is our home, so until Social Networking Websites give us the option to choose the Internet as our hometown, we should travel the world. Keep in mind that even an alternative spelling of our name, a different birth day, or a fake address can help protect our anonymity.

III. How to Improve Our Society

By protecting our privacy we can diminish the power that these organizations have over us and ensure that we will not be mistreated:
“We need a comprehensive data privacy law. This law should protect all information about us, and not be limited merely to financial or health information. It should limit others' ability to buy and sell our information without our knowledge and consent. It should allow us to see information about us held by others, and correct any inaccuracies we find. It should prevent the government from going after our information without judicial oversight. It should enforce data deletion, and limit data collection, where necessary. And we need more than token penalties for deliberate violations.”
The best way to stop these entities is to make fundamental changes to the system itself. This requires us to be educated in the methods in which we are controlled, allowing us to understand the problems that exist in the current system so we can avoid its pitfalls. Placement at the highest levels in government of ethical civil servants that are accountable to the people and regard the privacy of individuals as the most important aspect of their duties is an essential starting point. Decentralizing power is a crucial aspect of this process.

Due diligence is required from all of us to make sure that the Internet remains a free form of communication without bounds. We must help protect the largest library ever created so that it will remain accessible to all, making sure that it does not turn into a spiders web.

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Last week, sadly, two tragic deaths represented unfortunate, but predictable firsts in transportation. They are also reminders that despite the very real potential benefits of new technology, operating large metal objects at high speeds is an inherently dangerous activity, and public safety is best served by reducing people’s exposure to the risk—which means designing urban spaces to minimize necessary driving and keep most vehicular traffic traveling at low speeds.

On May 7, Joshua Brown had his Tesla sedan operating in auto-pilot mode crash into a semi truck that turned across his path on a four-lane Florida highway. Neither driver nor operator reacted to the truck, the car’s self-driving mechanism apparently fooled by the low contrast between the truck and a bright sky, or its own programming that led it to disregard large metal rectangles as highway signs. As Tesla put it: Neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied.” (The passive voice here suggests autonomous vehicles are well on their way to developing the key driving skill of minimizing responsibility when crashes occur).

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Then on July 1, bike sharing recorded its first fatality. In Chicago, 25-year old Virginia Murray riding a Divvy bike was struck by a flat-bed truck as they both turned right from Sacramento on Belmont in the city’s Northwest side.

Until these crashes, both technologies had enviable safety records. But as they become more widely used, it was a statistical certainty that both would fail. What lessons can we draw from these tragedies?

Gizmodo hastened to point out that the Tesla, while using its lane-keeping, object-detection and speed-maintaining functions, was not truly a fully autonomous vehicle. (Tesla’s system requires the driver to keep his or her hands on the wheel, or the car starts slowing down). Arguably, the Tesla’s systems don’t have all of the functionality or redundancy that might be built into such vehicles in the future. To Gizmodo, the Tesla crash is just a strong argument for fully autonomous vehicles—humans can neither be counted upon to intervene correctly at critical moments, and in theory, vehicle-to-vehicle communication between the Tesla and truck could have avoided the incident entirely.

In its press release on the crash, Tesla pointed out that its vehicles, collectively, now have recorded one fatality in 130 million miles of auto-piloted driving, which compares favorably with a US average fatality rate of one fatality per 94 million miles driven.

In a subsequent tweet-exchange in response press coverage of the Florida crash, Tesla CEO used that disparity to claim that if all cars worldwide were equipped with the auto-pilot function it would save half a million lives per year. Elon Musk upbraided a Fortune reporter, insisting he “take 5 mins and do the bloody math before you write an article that misleads the public.”

But the math on safety statistics hardly supports Musk’s view, for a variety of reasons, as pointed out in Technology Review. So far, the sample size is very small: until Tesla has racked up several tens of billions of miles of driving, it will be hard to say with any validity whether its actual fatality rate is higher or lower than one in 94 million. Second, it’s pretty clear that current Tesla owners only use the autopilot function in selected, and largely non-random driving situations, i.e. travelling on freeways and highways. Limited access freeways, like Interstates, are far safer than the average road; in 2007, the crash rate on Interstates was one fatality per 143 million miles driven (100 million divided by .70). The most deadly roads are collectors and local streets, where auto-pilot is less likely to be used.

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Statistically, it’s far too early to make any reasonable comparisons between this emerging technology and human drivers. But our experience with managing risk and safety with other technologies suggest that the problem will be daunting. As Maggie Koerth-Baker pointed out at FiveThirtyEight, the complexity of driving and of coping with every possible source of risk—and selecting the safest action—is mind-boggling. Plus, computers may not make the same mistakes as humans, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t sometimes act in ways that lead to crashes.

Part of the problem is that the very presence of safety systems may lull drivers into a false sense of security. Crashes, especially serious ones, are low-probability events. Humans may be very leery about trusting a machine to drive a car the first few times they use it, but after hundreds or thousands of repetitions, they’ll gradually believe the car to be infallible. (This logic underlies the Gizmodo argument in favor of full autonomy, or nothing).

This very process of believing in the efficacy the safety system can itself lead to catastrophes. Maggie Koerth-Baker describes the meltdown of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor. It had highly automated safety systems, including ones designed to deal with just the abnormalities that triggered its accident. But they interacted in unanticipated ways, and operators, trusting the system, refused to believe that it was failing.

While some kinds of technology—like vehicle-to-vehicle communication—might work well in avoiding highway crashes, there’s still a real question of whether autonomous vehicles can work well in an environment with pedestrians and cyclists—exactly the kind of complex interactions with un-instrumented vulnerable users that resulted in Virginia Murray’s death in Chicago.

Increasingly, safety problems affect these vulnerable users. Streetsblog reported that the latest NHTSA statistics show that driver deaths are up six percent in the past year, pedestrian deaths are up 10 percent and cyclist deaths are up 13 percent, reversing a long trend of fewer deaths, and making 2015 the deadliest year on the road since 2008.

For the time being, it’s at best speculative to suggest that all of these deaths can be avoided simply by the greater adoption of technology. And as many observers have noted, today’s technology, while impressive and developing quickly, is far from achieving the vision of full vehicle autonomy; some robotics experts predict self-driving cars may be 30 years away. With present technology, as we’ve noted more driving means more deaths. The most reliable way to reduce crash-related deaths is to build environments where people don’t have to drive so much, and where cyclists and pedestrians aren’t constantly exposed to larger, fast moving and potentially lethal vehicles even when making the shortest trips. That’s something we can actually do with the technology that exists today.


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If police hadn’t found this, there might just have been San Bernardino all over again.

Federal authorities have arrested a 25-year-old illegal alien from the United Arab Emirates who allegedly had stockpiled ammunition in his hotel room and in storage unit.

Federal authorities arrested 25-year-old Hamid Mohamed Ali Rehaif, who is a citizen of the United Arab emirates on the federal charge of possession of ammunition by an unlawful or illegal alien, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Florida confirmed.

The illegal alien from the United Arab Emirates had been been living in a hotel  for more than two months and paying $11,000 in cash.

Rehaif entered the United States legally in 2013 with a student visa and had been enrolled at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne Florida. Just a year later, Rehaif was terminated by the school but rather than leave the country he stayed in Florida thus becoming an illegal alien.

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Hello guys, today I am going to show with you a new Clash Royale P.E.K.K.A Deck for all players who like playing big push and looking for 3 crown wins. This deck was shared by Practikality. It successfully helped him push from Arena 5 to Arena 7 in just a few days!

Clash Royale P.E.K.K.A Deck

Clash Royale P.E.K.K.A Deck

P.E.K.K.A: The main tanker and the main damage dealer of this deck but you don’t need to push with her all the time because of the high Elixir cost. Ideally you should play defensively and place her down at the back of your King’s Tower once you have an Elixir advantage. By the time she has crossed the river, you will have enough Elixir to place other support troops behind her.

Witch is P.E.K.K.A’s best friend in this deck. She can easily fend off little distraction with her AoE damage and Skeletons. Ideally placed behind the P.E.K.K.A on offense.

Valkyrie is another perfect guard for the P.E.K.K.A. She is the secondary tanker of this deck and is perfect on defense. If your opponent plays swarms, you will want to place her right next to your P.E.K.K.A. If your opponent play heavy hitters such as Mini P.E.K.K.A, you will want to use Valkyrie in front of the P.E.K.K.A. You will want to launch the push with P.E.K.K.A + Witch + Valkyrie in almost every battle as this is the core push of this deck.

Skeletons are great for kitting and distracting troops. You can use Skeletons to kill lone Musketeer, Wizard, Spear Goblins, Witch,… They are great at distracting Inferno Tower on offense to protect your P.E.K.K.A.

Fire Spirits is another very important card in this deck. With the Fire Spirits, you can easily deal with Minion Horde and Barbarians and completely protect your P.E.K.K.A as well as gain an Elixir advantage. I really like using this card, especially after the update, its damage radius got increased. Due to their damage, you will want to upgrade them to level 6 as soon as possible. As this is a common card, this doesn’t take a really long time! If your Fire Spirits are below level 6, you can somehow replace them with Arrows. Ideally, place them behind your P.E.K.K.A. Using this card requires a good prediction, especially when your opponent has Spells. I did write a special guide for this card before at here, please take a look guys!

Fireball is the most versatile spell in Clash Royale in my humble opinion. It can be effectively used to take down weakened Tower, to stop any large push, swarms,… It is just a good spell. Please take a look at this ultimate guide to read more about Fireball!

Musketeer is an extremely versatile troop. She is very useful in both offense and defense. On offense, she can easily deal with Baby Dragon and any tanker. On offense, she can easily outrange Cannon and with her pretty insane attack range, she can easily protect and support your P.E.K.K.A.

Guards: You can somehow replace Guards with Cannon, Inferno Tower, Goblins, Mini P.E.K.K.A or Skeleton Army. I have changed this slot loads of time and finally found Guards is the best.

General Gameplan

  • The best starting cards you want to have are Valkyrie and Witch. Just don’t place your P.E.K.K.A first unless whether it actually makes sense (your opponent plays Golem or another P.E.K.K.A) or your opponent leaves the match. If you want to push first, you can place your Witch behind your King’s Tower.
  • If your opponent plays Hog Rider, you can easily counter it with Guards and Skeletons. Zap can take off Skeletons but Guards. You will take some chip damage but because this is a P.E.K.K.A deck, it’s totally okay.
  • If your opponent plays defensive buildings, you can bait them out by using Valkyrie + Musketeer before playing P.E.K.K.A. Don’t Fireball defensive buildings unless you have Fire Spirits in your hands.
  • If you face another P.E.K.K.A deck, try your best!
  • If you think you are not going to win, try to play defensively and don’t hesitate to get the draw. Each deck has its own absolute counters and good players are ones who know when should play defensively. Play your P.E.K.K.A as the meat shield on offense and use Fireball + Fire Spirits to remove a large group of troops.
  • If you face Golem/Giant deck, just do your best. I strongly believe you can easily counter those ones with this deck!

This Clash Royale P.E.K.K.A Deck Guide is being updated. I will give you more tips for using it soon in the future. Also, please comment If you have any suggestion and advice! I will really appreciate it man! You rock!

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As March is Women’s History Month, we should be honoring, remembering and paying our respects to the many women who have made both large and small feats in shaping history. Luckily, Women Centered Art — a Charlotte-based organization — provides lectures, workshops, films and exhibitions centering on women year-round.

The center’s Beauty exhibit, opening today (March 23), explores the many parameters of what “beauty” is through a mix of ideologies and societal/cultural norms (both agreed and disagreed upon). Local artists — Sharon Dowell (see painting above), Martha Whitfield, Molly Wilbanks, Heather Freeman (see her work below), Shane Agostinelli and Mary Tuma — address their personal expressions of beauty in this showcase of new works.

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The way we write CSS has changed a lot in last few years, and the abbreviation jungle gets deeper and deeper. Heres a list of links to influential articles and quick summaries of these techniques.

update: 2014.01.23 rewrote the Atomic and the BEM sections.

I think there have bee happening big things in how we write CSS, for a reason I suppose. The will to make CSS more modular is strong (to make CSS so that it’s easier to control without breaking everything when you change a small thing).

Object Oriented CSS (OOCSS)

In a nutshell:

Keep the structure and skin separate

Keep the visuality separate, so you can reuse the visual classes. For instance, you wouldn’t anymore add gradient to a .button element, but define a general gradient somewhere and then just extend the gradient to the .button

Separate container and content

“rarely use location-dependent styles.” Roughly, this means that do not cascade, go straight into object, give them a class and reference that in your CSS. Don’t do this:

ul li.list-item {

Go straight into the element:

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More reading on the subject:

Atomic approach

Science joke time:

Why can’t you trust atoms? Cause they make up everything.

Now, Atomic can mean a few things:

  1. Atomic design principle coined by Brad Frost on his article “Atomic Design”.
  2. Atomic CSS (ACSS), popularized by @thierrykoblentz on an article “Challenging CSS Best Practices”.
  3. The atomic approach can also be applied to project file structuring: The “Other” Interface: Atomic Design With Sass.

Like the name suggest, all these methodologies pull analogy from science, Atoms being the building blocks of everything.

Atomic Design

In a nutshell:

  1. Atoms
    • An HTML element, e.g. an input
  2. Molecules
    • A set of HTML elements, a search for example including a label, input and a button
  3. Organisms
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  4. Templates
    • A wireframe of the wholes site, containing all the Organisms, layout starts to appear
  5. Pages
    • The whole thing together, the most complex compound of all, the actual site with all it’s images and everything

More reading: Atomic Design.

On a related note, but not the same thing, Atomic CSS. Thanks @thierrykoblentz for the correction.

Atomic CSS (ACSS)

This beautiful and somewhat controversial article trashes everything you’ve know about CSS (pretty much). Premise being: only use reusable classes like:

.mt-20 {
    margin-top: 20px;

/* Or */
.fl {
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Just one declaration per selector. Essentially, putting the styling back to the markup, like we used to do in the early nineties. Sounds really crazy, but it’s actually quite liberating. You can reuse classes now, and what could be better than reusing classes? Maybe a full body massage and a cold pint of lager.

Here’s a simple example, an excerpt from this article. Take the below markup where the p needs to be inlined with the a:

    The way we write CSS has changed a lot in last few years, and the abbreviation [...]

No style applies to the p element (expect for general paragraph style), but now I want to display the p inline with the more anchor. I would have to painstakingly go to my CSS file and create a new rule for the p, a rule that is only specific for that element. Bloat, I’m thinking. So I might as well use a previously defined utility class:

.di {
    display: inline;

And add it in:

    The way we write CSS has changed a lot in last few years, and the abbreviation [...]

Nice, no bloat no problem.

Downside of this is media queries, because now all styling is in markup, you can’t affect the layout anymore with media queries, can’t remove a float for instance when on phone. The original article comments have a bit about this.

Only way around this is to send a different markup for every device, which is exactly the non media query way of doing things (which is probably really fine, I just don’t really know that much about it). Or to use a JavaScript solution like Responsive Elements, which adds classes to the elements depending on the viewport width.

This approach is good for really big sites, it’s not as beneficial for smaller sites. Have a look at the my.yahoo.com with your devtools and you’ll see it in action.

I’m using utility classes on every project pretty much, but just not on full throttle, it’s not the driving main system ever. Mostly because I want to use media queries.

Atomic file organization

The “Other” Interface: Atomic Design With Sass article takes the Atomic thinking and applies it to file organization, it also introduces Quarks (this is what atoms are made of).

Here’s a little bash command to barf out the file structure if you want to try it out in a project:

mkdir -p atomic-structuring/{utilities,quarks,atoms,molecules}
&& cd atomic-structuring
&& touch utilities/{_base-spacing.scss,_clearfix.scss,_reset.scss}
&& touch quarks/{_lists.scss,_paragraphs.scss,_tables.scss,_links.scss}
&& touch atoms/{_media.scss,_flag.scss,_button.scss,_grids.scss}
&& touch molecules/{_banner.scss,_custom-post.scss,_footer-nav.scss,_heading-group.scss}

It gives you the following tree:

├── atoms
│   ├── _button.scss
│   ├── _flag.scss
│   ├── _grids.scss
│   └── _media.scss
├── molecules
│   ├── _banner.scss
│   ├── _custom-post.scss
│   ├── _footer-nav.scss
│   └── _heading-group.scss
├── quarks
│   ├── _links.scss
│   ├── _lists.scss
│   ├── _paragraphs.scss
│   └── _tables.scss
└── utilities
    ├── _base-spacing.scss
    ├── _clearfix.scss
    └── _reset.scss

You probably get the hang of the technique, now you’ve got a hierarchical structure for the code. It might take a bit of getting use to.

Block, Element, Modifier (BEM)

In a nutshell:

  • Basically, It’s a way to name your classes (I guess it’s more than that, but this is the easily extrapolated thing in it)
  • It’s easy for anyone to understand BEM code, cause of the strict rules (also easier for you to write when you have a system)

Code example:

/* This is the Block */
.block {}

/* This is an element, that helps to form the block as a whole */
.block__element {}

/* This modifies the element or a block*/
.block--modifier {}

Let’s start with a wrong example, this is bad:

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Don’t go so deep block__elem1__elem2, don’t try to mimic the DOM tree.

The following is better:

        clubmate.fi

This excellent SO answer nails it down pretty succinctly:

Nested html-elements is a DOM-tree.
The names of the classes you write is a BEM-tree.
Feel the difference!

.ul {}
.ul > li {}
.ul > li > a {}
.ul > li > a > span {}

.menu {}
.menu__item {}
.menu__link {}
.menu__text {}

Thanks to Igor Zenich for that explanation.

Here’s a little real world example:

        clubmate.fi

    (beta)

        Home

        Archives

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Drill into the Yandex site with your devtools to see it in action.

I was so happy to start using this, finally a system, an order into class naming that I had always been lacking. It kind of freed a lot of resources in your brain, as puny thing as element naming can still occupy a lot of brainpower. The ancient, and very true, quote fits here like fist to an eye:

There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. —Phil Karlton

BEM tries to address the naming.

More reading:

SMACSS—Scalable and Modular Architecture for CSS

SMACSS (pronounced “smacks”) is more style guide than rigid framework.

This is pretty much says the same thing as the before mentioned methods, but in a different wrapper. You can read more about it at the SMACSS website. Most of the content is free to read, but you can also buy the book if you prefer.

I think SMACSS is more vague as a concept than the others, it’s just a set of tutorials on how to write good CSS. That’s perfect!

Also a great read is the Smashing Mag article Decoupling HTML from CSS.

Which one should I use then?

Use whatever you feel comfortable, or mix them, take the best bit’s and make it your own. It’s just CSS, you’re not a surgeon or ambulance driver, It’s not so serious (go tell that to your idiot boss, I know, you get the point). For a small site it doesn’t even matter so much. But for bigger sites it’s elementary, otherwise codebase becomes impossible to maintain.

I personally like the OOCSS and and the atomic in it that I can throw a class in that only has one declaration in it.

  • Mikhail says:

    This selectors .column-header__H1 and .column-header__H1__a are wrong according to the BEM Methodology.
    – There is no sub-elements.
    – Element name should tell use its purpose, not its tag name (__H1).

    Better to create another block .page-title or something like that with element .page-title__link

  • Hiljá says:

    @Mikhail thanks for the feedback, I just updated the article.

  • karlis.upitis says:

    Hey @Hiljá!
    I did enjoy your article. I liked how You linked in the @IgorZenich cite in BEM section. It clears things out ;) . IMHO atomic approach goes under OOCSS and It would be really nice if there would be more information about SMACSS as for one of the biggest known methodologies out there.

  • Anonymous says:

    ‘Atomic CSS: Downside of this is media queries’, actually you can do the responsive but the only thing is the class name in markup is not expressive.

  • Dima says:

    Try OrnaJS and Atomizer, really cool tools for Atomic CSS

  • Dave says:

    Great breakdown and explanations! Very helpful and something worth referring to people when they have questions about different methods revolving around CSS. Thanks!

  • Naruto says:

    Thank you so much ;)

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Rotary International is aware of this issue and working to resolve it. Please note that there is no action on your end that is required.

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Posted by Divya T. on 23 December 2016 09:41 AM
From implementing over 600 of your suggestions so that you can continue to thrive to getting the chance to meet you at one of the many events we attended this year, 2016 was a great year.
As the year comes to an end, we want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and encouragement. From the ClubRunner family to yours, we wish you a happy and joyful holiday season.
Happy Holidays!

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Rotary International Maintenance Notice
Posted by Zach W. (Support) on 01 December 2016 11:00 AM

[Status Update] The Rotary International Integration services has been restored this afternoon. Updates are in queue and are being processed accordingly. Thank you for your patience and continued support for ClubRunner.

Please note that due to a planned maintenance at Rotary International’s website services over the weekend, you will notice a delay with the Rotary International integration features.

Parts of will be unavailable from Saturday to Monday, 3-5 December, beginning at 05:00 Chicago time (UTC-6), while we perform scheduled maintenance. During this time, you may not be able to access areas that require sign-in, including convention registration, giving, club and district administration, and Rotary Club Central.

Once Rotary International's maintenance has been completed, queued changes will be delivered to Rotary and processed. Some updates may be processed manually and take up to 10 business days.

More information may be available from Rotary International's website.

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Service Updates (September 29 and October 13 2016)
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New Features and Improvements
v3.2016.09.29 and v3.2016.10.13

Dues and Billing: In an effort to support our International customers, we've added the African Rands (ZAR) as a currency option that can be seen in the Dues and Billing, MyEventRunner and Event Planner modules. If you find that your local currency is not on the list, please contact our support team, so we can work to include it in the module.

ClubRunner now available in Croation: ClubRunner is available in multiple languages where you can design your entire website and have the back-end appear in your language. We're pleased to announce that we now support the Croatian language. For a list of all languages ClubRunner is offered in, please click here.

Website Designer: We're happy to introduce a new Rotaract specific color variation for our Next-Gen theme. Now, within the Theme library, you will see a Cranberry color scheme under the Millennium theme, which was designed to be in line with Rotary's visual identity guidelines.

District Download Member Data Report: New fields were added to the Download Member Data report on the District site, specifically:

  • Club Mailing Address
  • Club Phone
  • Club Fax
  • Club Email
  • Club Website

These fields pull data from the new Club Information page we released a few weeks ago.

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v3.2016.09.29 and v3.2016.10.13

Attendance 3.0 (Barcode Module): If a member's badge number was changed, when scanned via the Barcode Scanner and uploaded, the meeting records were failing to recognize the new badge number; this has been addressed.

Membership Management: Improvements were made to the member profile page, where a validation message will appear if the "Date Joined Club" field is filled in incorrectly.

Dues and Billing: On the Settings page, the "do not apply" option was not being respected and was applying changes made to all members; this has been addressed.

Dues and Billing: Updates were made to the Account Balance field to further clarify when money is owed by the member or to the member. Now, if a member has a pending amount due, additional text will appear as "member owing to the club"  whereas if the club owes money to the member, additional text will appear as "club owing to the member".

Website Designer: When using YouTube's short URL link to embed videos into your site, the screen would often freeze; this has been fixed. Simply click on the "Embed Media" button and paste the YouTube short link, generally in the form

Links Widget: When editing the Link Widget title, if you tried to save your changes by clicking enter, users were directed to an error page; this has been fixed.

Website Designer: Updates were made to the home page preview option from the "Select Theme" page.

Website Designer: The preview window was failing to display the website's banner in preview mode if a custom footer had been added; this has been fixed.

Website Designer: Clicking on the publish button from the "Site Page Preview" page would not successfully save the changes made to the site page; this has been fixed.

Website Designer - Stories: When restoring deleted stories, the system was failing to restore the direct URL. This resulted in a 404 error when the restored story was being accessed via the website; this has been fixed.

Website Designer - Stories: There were instances where users were adding HTML into the story title in order to apply style tags, which would occasionally cause the story to not display. Updates were made to the system to ignore HTML tags in the title field as they should be applied using the title editor toolbar.

Website Designer (Admin Only): Clubs using the Admin Only version reported that they were unable to change the club logo; this has been fixed.

Bulletin Wizard: On occasion, trying to delete an existing bulletin template would result in an error; this has been rectified.

Bulletin Wizard: There were reports that the Text Version of the bulletin in Gmail was not displaying correctly when clicking on Gmail's "Message Text Garbled" link. This link is meant to display the text version of an email when it does not load properly; this has been fixed.

Bulletin Wizard: When adding a story to your bulletin from the Story Library, if the "Save and Exit" button was clicked, the story would not be successfully saved and added to the newsletter; this has been rectified.

Bulletin Wizard: Updating a story title at the same time as editing a story through the Bulletin Wizard, the changes to the title were failing to save; this has been fixed.

Bulletin Wizard: There were reports that if there were no widgets in the Bulletin Designer, you were unable to scroll to the bottom of the page; this has been addressed.

District Event List Page: Previously, when adding events to the District Calendar, they did not appear on the District Event List page as it was filtering to display specific events only; this has been fixed so that the Event list displays all events.

District eDirectory Reports: The District Organization chart was missing the DG's home phone; this has been fixed.

District Grants: There were reports that when editing a trained member and uploading a new file, the uploaded file was not saving; this has been fixed.

District Grants: For grants that had partners listed, an issue was preventing the list of partners from being edited; this has been fixed.

Zone Directory: Clicking on the "Directory by District" on Zone websites would result in an error; this has been addressed.

MyEventRunner: The Help Text meant for questionnaires was not displaying on forms; this has been fixed.

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We Remember
Posted by Divya T. on 11 November 2016 11:04 AM

Today we remember those brave soldiers who have served our nation and thank those who are. #LestWeForget #WeRemember

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The Plumas Lake Design Review Committee was formed by the Yuba County Board of Supervisors to provide public review of development designs within the Plumas Lake Specific Plan to ensure consistency with the Specific Plan Guidelines. Community aesthetics are considered to be an important component to the success of the Specific Plan and the maintenance of a minimum level of quality in architecture and development will promote civic pride and maintain property values.

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The Committee is composed of five members appointed by the Board of Supervisors and are responsible for the approval of Design Review Applications submitted through the Community Development Department's Planning Division. The composition of the Design Review Committee is as follows:

  • Three members of the Committee shall demonstrate a combination of technical knowledge, training or experience  in design related fields. Design related fields include, but are not limited to, practicing architects, urban planners, landscape architects, civil engineers, and art or architectural historians.

  • Two members of the Committee shall be residents of the Plumas Lake Specific Plan area.

  • In the event that an insufficient number of technically qualified persons or area residents can be found to serve on the Committee, the Board of Supervisors may make appointments of any person it deems qualified and interested.

  • The Planning and Building Services Director (Director) or the Director's designee shall be an Ex-Officio member of the Committee.

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Georgia is among the 10 states holding presidential primaries and caucuses Tuesday, and local officials from both sides of the aisle are encouraging voters to make their voices heard.

“Everybody’s focusing on the Republican, but the primary is for both major parties,” said Liberty Democratic Committee secretary Sandy Burch. “It is called the presidential preference primary.”

Though Republican indecision has dominated the race this year, Burch said it’s important for Democrats to demonstrate support for their incumbent candidate, President Barack Obama.

Voters can cast their ballots between 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at their usual precincts, according to Liberty County elections supervisor Ella Golden. Voters must present one of six valid forms of ID: valid state or federal government-issued ID; Georgia driver’s license; U.S. passport; U.S. military photo ID; tribal photo ID; or a valid employee photo ID from any government branch, department, agency or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia or other entity in the state.

Because Georgia voters do not register along party lines, voters may vote once for either of the two major parties.
Liberty County Republican Party Chairman John Wood said he looks forward to seeing the “good fight” come to a unified end.

“This primary has been really strange. Starting from the Iowa straw poll to now, you have seen so many different trends,” Wood said.

A candidate needs 1,144 out of 2,224 delegates to win the nomination, Wood said. Another 424 delegates are up for grabs Tuesday.

Georgia’s 76 delegates will be awarded proportionally, according to Georgia Republican Party spokesman Chris Kelleher. The state is the fourth-largest in the country in terms of delegate numbers.

While most candidates have concentrated their in-state stumping visits to the metro Atlanta area, Gingrich held a rally Friday in Savannah, and a bus tour of women supporting Santorum will visit Savannah on Monday.

Though Mitt Romney has the lion’s share of delegates to date, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul each have surged in different states.

Wood attributes the shifting support to schisms in the GOP that are rooted in degrees of ideology and social beliefs. But he said the true issue of concern is the economy, and the best way to address it is with a single candidate.

“Everybody’s trying to be that one person who will bring the entire Republican Party together, because that’s the only way that you will have victory in November,” he said.

In his role as chairman, Wood cannot endorse a candidate, but he predicts Romney will win Liberty County. He also does not want to predict for the state, though he foresees Peach State native Gingrich having a rough time in the race.

According to a poll Wood said he saw Thursday afternoon, Gingrich was down by 19 points.

“Gingrich should do alright in his home state, but making up 19 points by Tuesday? There’s just not many people who can do that,” he said.

Despite their political differences, Wood and Burch agree that it’s vital for citizens to become involved.

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Unless otherwise specifically provided for in rules 4101:1-30-01 or 4101:5-1-01 to 4101:5-3-02 of the Administrative Code, compliance with the applicable technical provisions and requirements of the standards listed in"Table 4101:5-3-01" of the Administrative Code is prima facie evidence of conformity with accepted engineering practice or with an approved standard governing the design, construction, repair, alteration and maintenance of elevators.

Table 4101:5-3-01

Authority (Note a) Designation (Note c) Edition Title
ASME A 17.1 (Note b) 2010 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
ASME A 17.3 (Note d) 2008 Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators.
ASME A 17.6 2010 Standard for Elevator Suspension, Compensation, and Governor Systems
ASME A 17.7 2007 Performance-based Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
ASME A 18.1 2008 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
ASME A 90.1 2009 Safety Standard for Belt Manlifts
Note a ASME means the "American Society of Mechanical Engineers"
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Note d The rules of the board shall not be retroactively applied to existing elevators that are not otherwise being altered or repaired. Portions of an elevator not altered and not affected by an alteration are not required to comply with the code requirements for a new elevator.

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Statutory Authority: 4105.011(A)
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As my collection has grown considerably over the years I now  also have pieces of my private collection of Wedgwood for sale and if you would like further information of the items please feel free to contact me. I also have books and other fine Wedgwood pieces available for purchase.

You will find throughout this site information on Identification and Dating Wedgwood. The different styles of Wedgwood such as the famous Jasper stoneware pottery, Black Basalt, Earthenware, Pearl Ware and many others. Also included is information on the famous Wedgwood Portland Vase and a brief history of Wedgwood. More detailed information can be found in the many publications available which outline in great detail the history of long established company and the many milestones of Wedgwood over it’s long history from the mid 18th century to present day.

I get many requests for information on particular pieces of Wedgwood and whilst I do my best to answer questions on this site, at times I also seek advice. Many publications are available for detailed research on Collecting Wedgwood and to see my favourite book on Wedgwood Collecting Click Here. I have also decided to introduce  shortly a Facebook page whereby visitors can submit questions to other Wedgwood collectors and enthusiasts. Please Note the Facebook page will not for the purpose of selling items. Contact me if you would like to be notified when the page is ready.

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Pregnancy and motherhood bring images of idyllic, glowing, bonding mother-baby moments, beginning with a sweet hand on a ripe, full belly and culminating in close ups of those sweet little fingers and toes being kissed and coddled. We picture bright-eyed, cooing babies and long touching conversations with fellow moms, and a general outpouring of community support and rejoicing at the miracle of birth and the joy of motherhood. The general expectation out there is that mothers should know how to negotiate multiple challenges and tasks with poise, grace, and selfless dedication to their dear swaddled newborn.

When the reality of a difficult or traumatic birth, delayed healing, sleepless nights, a screaming baby, and the biological slap of hormonal changes all occur, it is no wonder that 50-80% of mothers experience so called “baby blues” in the first two weeks postpartum. During those initial two weeks, it is more common than not that the new mom will experience vacillating periods of anger, sadness, restlessness, mood swings, fatigue, crying, and feeling s of inadequacy.

Furthermore, what about the women whose symptoms persist and/or worsen as time goes by? What happens when the physical exhaustion, isolation, and overwhelming strains do not resolve? Indeed, one in four women will continue to experience some form of postpartum depression or anxiety beyond those two weeks as they adjust to the overwhelming demands of motherhood. When “baby blues” extend beyond the two week period, it’s time to seek help.

Postpartum Depression (PPD) occurs in 10-20% of women, and despite being highly treatable, often goes undiagnosed and untreated. Spouses are often the first ones to notice that something is amiss, yet many times they are unsure what can be done or how to help. In addition, they are at risk themselves to fall into depression as they try to muddle through the demands of being a new parent.

Research shows that spouses of women with PPD commonly experience increased depression, increased overall stress, and decreased role satisfaction. Research also shows that babies of mothers with PPD are at increased risk for developmental delays and emotional challenges, if PPD is left untreated. For women who have experienced PPD in the past, the likelihood of it reoccurring increases for all future pregnancies. On the outside, women with PPD may seem very “overwhelmed” and/or “anxious.” Symptoms of PPD include:

  • Frequent crying spells
  • Feelings of sadness, anxiety, worthlessness, hopelessness
  • Difficulty concentrating and remembering things
  • Emotional numbness, feeling of being trapped
  • Lack of energy
  • Emotional withdrawal from family, friends
  • Excessive concern (or lack of concern) for the baby
  • Thoughts of (or fear of) hurting self or baby
  • Loss of interest or pleasure in things previously enjoyed

Many women are afraid to share how they are feeling due to a sense of shame, guilt, and/or fear. In addition, there is tremendous stigma related to talking about PPD , which is confounded by media portrayal of violent, out-of control women whose distorted thinking led to horrific cases of infanticide and/or suicide. Thankfully, postpartum Psychosis is extremely rare, occurring in less than .1% of women. When a woman has thoughts of harming her child or herself, it can feel devastating and yet the fact that it feels so alarming is an indicator that the mother is firmly connected with reality and is not likely to act on such thoughts.

As women struggle in the grips of PPD, common thoughts are: “this isn’t what I expected” and “it’s not supposed to be this way.” Rather than recognizing the experience as PPD, many women are likely to blame themselves for their feelings and to become more despondent and disconnected in their shame and guilt. It is hard for someone in the throes of PPD to be able to recognize what is happening to them and to try to assert control. This is the role for husbands, partners, friends, and family members – all of whom are key in helping connect mothers with PPD support and treatment. Although PPD is one of the most treatable forms of depression, the sad reality is that so often woman do not seek treatment themselves and their support system is ill-equipped to make the necessary intervention.

Treatment for PPD is generally a combination of talk therapy and medication. Mother-baby groups can also be a helpful component of the recovery process. Talk therapy helps recognize and correct distorted thinking patterns, find tools and resources to help increase coping skills and build support systems, and engage partners, friends, and family members in the recovery process. Because a large component of PPD is biochemical, antidepressant medications are often key to help regulate brain chemistry to help women recover and regain emotional stability.

Specialized mother-baby dyad groups can help to increase bonding and attachment and spur development of a healthy, non-anxious mother-baby attachment. Mothers groups in the community can also be helpful to normalize experiences, promote bonding, and create supportive friendships. Research, however, does not confirm that attendance at social groups alone is sufficient to decrease the symptoms of PPD. Anecdotally, women who attend such groups sometimes report increased feelings of isolation and despair after attending groups, especially when conversations stay at a superficial level and/or there is a general presentation of women in the group easily mastering the tasks of motherhood.

It takes a community to come together for new mothers. Understanding how to recognize signs of PPD and knowing how to help treatment is essential. The following local and international resources are a good place to get started if you or someone you care about is struggling with postpartum depression or anxiety:

Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network - www.admhn.org

To meet the needs of mothers in the community, Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network is partnering with the Healthy Expectations program at Children’s Hospital to launch a new, comprehensive Mother/Babies Support Group. For more information, contact Terri James-Banks , LCSW at 303-999-2300.

Postpartum Support International - www.postpartum.net

A Mother’s Wings (a program of Mental Health America of Colorado) - www.mhacolorado.org

Sweet Beginnings - www.oursweetbeginnings.com

Mothers of Preschoolers – www.mops.org

Colorado Mountain Mamas - www.comountainmamas.com

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Cause pain to your eyes, just like that other thread. Discuss.

Like them cut fine, not so keen on big chunks, hate them raw.

Are the onions from a well balanced garden as nature intended or from a false unnatural enviroment?

Two onions shouldn't be allowed to foster kids as it spits in the face of nuclear families.

Updated November 26, 2012 at 8:51 AM

I often drive for a road travel

Do not I repeat do not put chopped onions in the microwave.

They SPARK like metal

I love onions. Such a versatile vegetable.

Oh, and spring onions in salads FTW!

Now stop trolling me you hat-wearing thundermut.

You do not know your onions.

You are DIW.

The onion must be pushed 6" to the side before cutting / hammering into dust.

Onions are good!

Now fueled by heavy oil...

That's shallot now

I once took a large bit our of a raw onion. I can't remember why though. Wasn't nice.

Love raw onions, but for some reason i'm not keen on spring onions, in salads or any other configuration. :?

I'm weird.

Updated November 26, 2012 at 9:16 AM

Rich B said...

Like them cut fine, not so keen on big chunks, hate them raw.

Hate them cut fine, very keen on big chunks, love them raw.

You're doing it wrong and were brought up by a gay couple.

Much blasphemy ensued, and some menace, which I stopped by dismounting and opening the carriage door, and intimating an intention of mending the road with his immediate remains, if he did not hold his tongue. He held it.

Uniaphobes :(

1st and 3rd places FECPOTY Shed of the Year 2016

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Never realised Gilles was a Southern fanny though. He seemed like such a decent chap. I shall eye him with suspicion from this day forth ;)

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"Before I started writing this book I had done quite a bit of research on economics education. As part of that research, Arjo Klamer and I had surveyed and interviewed graduate students in a number of top graduate programs. Two of the most disturbing things we discovered were that economic institutions and economic literature were being given short shrift in graduate economics education. For example, in response to the question, "How important is a knowledge of economic literature to being successful as an economist?" only 10 percent of the students responded that it was very important, while 43 percent said it was unimportant. In response to the question, "How important to achieving success as an economist is having a thorough knowledge of the economy?" only 3 percent said it was very important, while 68 percent said it was unimportant.
I believe that the majority of the profession is concerned with these results. Certainly the students we interviewed were concerned. They said they believe that institutions and literature were very important. Their survey responses simply indicated their perception of how people succeed in the profession, not that the current situation was the way it should be. Almost all economists I know believe that students need to know economic literature and have a thorough knowedge of the institutions. without the appropriate background knowledge of institutions and literature, all the technical skills in the world aren't going to provide one with the economic sensibility necessary to understand what's going on in the economy or to decide whether or not a model is relevant.
As I thought about these results and considered my own teaching, I realized that the problem was not only in graduate schools; it had filtered down to undergraduate texts. As I looked through the texts, I saw excellent discussions of technical issues and of models, but little discussion of economic sensibility. These books didn't even try to provide the intellectual context within which those models were to be applied. The standard texts had settled into teaching technique for the sake of technique and had shifted away from teaching economic sensibility.
I decided that if I were serious about playing a role in reinstituting economic sensibility and a knowledge of institutions and literature in economics education, I would have to write an introductory textbook that did that. I took it as a challenge. Meeting that challenge was what drove me to write this book; it is what kept me going when all my rational instincts told me it was too much time and too much work."


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