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Channels: Since bouncing off the 78.% retracement level lats week, EUR/CHF has been trading in a rising channel. Because this rally goes against the bearish trend since 1.2568 (1/18), it can be called a counter-trend channel. As we start the 3/5 session, it is closing in on a larger, falling channel resistance.

Breakouts: If the counter-trend rally continues and pushes above 1.23, it can break above the falling channel, which neutralizes the bearish outlook, and opens up the 1.2360-1.2385 resistance area as a first near-term target. Further confirmation of a broken channel can open up the 1.2567 high.

A break below 1.2237 however, breaks below the counter-trend channel, and revives the bearish outlook, putting pressure back to the 1.2120 area.

Momentum: The RSI cracked 60, but has not sustained a break above. If it tags 70 with the break above 1.23, then the near-term bullish outlook is developing. If the RSI falls back below 40 with price below 1.2237, then the bearish momentum remains persistent.

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starring: Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O'Toole, Peter Cook, Brenda Vaccaro, Maureen Teefy, Hart Bochner, Simon Ward, Mia Farrow
release year: 1984
film rating: One-and-a-half stars
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This two-disc set is one of Anchor Bay's most elaborate productions to date, and doesn't even include the American cut of the film. One disc has the 124-minute "international version," with commentary by director Jeannot Szwarc; the other has the original director's cut, running 138 minutes, which has never before been released to the public. There are also extensive storyboards, stills, production sketches, trailers and other material.

All of this in service of a terrible movie.

From the very beginning, 'Supergirl' goes so wildly wrong that it simply could not be saved. It's awful at any length, from the 114-minute American theatrical cut to the interminable, 138-minute director's cut. A few of the actors are acceptable enough, particularly Helen Slater, who made her theatrical feature debut in the title role, but Faye Dunaway is mostly dreadful as the wicked would-be witch Selena. Yes, it is possible to overplay this kind of role, and Dunaway demonstrates the truth of that. She has a few good moments -- I love the way she says "now I'm really upset" -- but mostly she and the role crash headlong.

Many have blamed writer David Odell for this catastrophe, and it's true the dialog is colorless and silly. But in his vividly checkered career, Odell did write the interesting 'Cry Uncle!,' 'The Dark Crystal' and 'Nate and Hayes.' And in the narrative commentary, Szwarc claims to have altered the script after he was hired, so maybe it's Swarc whose head needs to be mounted on a pike.

Now, granted, Supergirl was not one of the imperishable heroes of the DC universe (definitely not: Marv Wolfman killed her off in Crisis on Infinite Earths), so really no one should have expected an outstanding movie about her. But someone has made the catastrophic blunder of deciding that since she is, after all, a girl, super or not, the audience will consist mostly of girls. And girls want sweet stuff, lyrical, moony, soft adventures. Not only is this sexism on a massive scale, it's a complete misreading of the audience. The main fans of Supergirl were boys, not girls, boys devoted to the "Superman mythos." And in trying to make a superhero movie for girls, Szwarc demolished the mythos, changing the science fiction (even if loopy science fiction) of the Superman movies into fantasy -- without realizing that even fantasy needs underpinnings.

The opening sequence in the original home of Supergirl, Argo City, is so foggily written that it is impossible to know just where this is, to know if it has any connection with Krypton, Superman's home planet (though Kara, Supergirl-to-be, does keep referring to Superman as her cousin), or even to know that Kara's parents are her parents. We learn that Zaltar (a hard-working if elfin Peter O'Toole) is some kind of big cheese, but we don't know what kind.

Somehow, the Omegahedron (parse THAT, Greek fans), a filigreed twirling gadget the size of a baseball, flies away from Argo City and plunges from the sky of Earth directly into Selena's bean dip. The Omegahedron is really really important, so Kara jumps into a thingy that Zaltar had invented to journey to Earth, and she sets off in search of the missing ball. She emerges from the sea or a lake or some big body of water -- on Earth, already dressed as Supergirl. Why is she dressed as Supergirl? Is Argo City underwater on Earth? When explanations consist of lines like "through the binary, through the warp, into another register," there's no way of telling. Szwarc seems to have thought that exposition was necessary, but at the same time, it didn't need to explain anything.

Once on Earth, Kara flies around for a while -- and admittedly, the aerial ballet sequence, much longer here than in the US release version, is damned near enchanting -- then decides, for no apparent reason, that she needs a secret identity to search for the Omegahedron (She has a bracelet that lights up when it's near. So why doesn't she search for the damned thing?) She signs up at a girls' school, Midvale, passing herself off as Clark Kent's cousin (which is true enough), Linda Lee. She rooms with Lucy Lane (Maureen Teefy), sister of Lois, who's kind of going with Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen (Marc McClure), who shows up from Metropolis. (After Christopher Reeve backed out of doing a cameo, McClure became the only link between 'Supergirl' and the Reeve Superman movies.)

Over at the abandoned amusement park where she lives in the spook house ride (it's that kind of movie), Selena is experimenting with the Omegahedron, watched skeptically by her friend Bianca (Brenda Vaccaro), and criticized by warlock Nigel (Peter Cook), who's also a math teacher at Midvale for no obvious reason.

Again, for no obvious reason, Selena gets the hots for hunky, moronic delivery man Ethan (Hart Bochner, quite good under trying circumstances), and gives him a love potion; he'll fall in love with the first woman he sees. But he staggers out of the place, and somehow through a long, long, long encounter with an ensorcelled skip-loader -- Selena magicks it into chasing him down -- he manages not to even glance in the direction of any of the many women spectators. Linda, however, changes into Supergirl (literally -- she doesn't swap clothes, she transforms, like Billy Batson into Captain Marvel) and saves him. Changing back, Linda is the first woman Ethan sees, and of course, he's instantly gaga over her, an idea which doesn't really have a payoff.

But it does set up Selena's hatred of Linda; she uses magic to try to destroy the schoolgirl, who keeps becoming Supergirl and thwarting this. Some of the super-stunt scenes are okay, but the most impressive -- a big invisible whatsit -- was done better in 'Forbidden Planet.'

The tedious movie drags its way along; Supergirl ends up in the Phantom Zone which, here, is an actual place, though whether it's a planet or whatever is impossible to tell. Then she has to get back to Earth to stop Selena from taking over the whole damned thing. And so forth. And so on.

Slater's performance hits just the right mix of naivete, intelligence and strength; she's charming rather than sexy, graceful and convincing in the flying scenes, winsome when she's Linda Lee. If this picture hadn't been such a lox, she might well have become a bigger star. She's still very active, mostly on stage and television, but rarely in leading roles. Her first movie after 'Supergirl' was 'The Legend of Billie Jean,' which turned out to be another dissapointment.

Jeannot Szwarc made 'Somewhere in Time' in 1980, and although that, too, was a box office disappointment, it developed a strong fan following -- something that none of his other films have done. After 'Supergirl,' he made the almost equally disastrous 'Santa Claus,' which suffered from many of the same flaws: uneven tone, refusal to understand that fantasy has rules, and a failure to grasp just who the film was for.

Now, if you're really into superheroes, and feel that you need to collect every video, DVD or otherwise, that is based on a comic book, then you'll want to buy 'Supergirl.' If you're curious as to what was cut out of the American print, rent the film. But all others beware: this misguided, misbegotten mess should be avoided. I'd give it a single star rating except for Slater's charming performance.

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Copies of the original score of Yesterday are being auctioned over the Internet to raise funds for British colony Montserrat where a volcano erupted in 1997 according to Beatles producer Sir George Martin. Beatles fans have already been bidding more than £2,000 ($2800) online for a chance to own one of 500 framed copies signed by Martin, who wrote the string arrangement, and Sir Paul McCartney, who penned the song. As an added bonus, the first in the series will feature a small plaque and message from McCartney, and will be hand-delivered by Sir George Martin to the winning bidder.
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CAST AWAY (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment), released theatrically last year, was nominated for a passel of Oscars, including Tom Hanks’ almost solo turn as a Federal Express employee who is shipwrecked on an island for years. Robert Zemeckis directs, with a few terrifying action sequences like the plane crash and Hanks’ foray off the island on a handmade raft. Aspect ratio is 2.35:1; sound formats are English 6.1 DTS ES, English Dolby Digital 6.1 EX, English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround and French Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, with English and Spanish subtitles. Extras on this two-disc set include an audio commentary from director Zemeckis and some of the technical crew, the CHARLIE ROSE SHOW interview with Hanks, a making-of featurette, the featurette "Wilson: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Extra," the featurette "The Island," the survivalist documentary "Surviving as ...
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The hostage situation is both an inherently dramatic and an inherently static scenario. Suspense springs from the central jeopardy of the unanswered, life-or-death question: will these prisoners get out alive? But from an onlooker’s perspective, there is nothing particularly riveting about a group of people confined to one place and forced to play a monotonous waiting game. It is this tension, between the dramatic and the static, that stunts Jackinabox Productions’ new play.

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There is, buried somewhere underneath the mundanely familiar stories that the prisoners tell, a fascinating moral and philosophical dilemma at the heart of their desperate situation. Is it better to go the utilitarian way of John Stuart Mill and accept that the sacrifice of a few might be to the benefit of the many, or should we, like Immanuel Kant, believe in the rights of the individual? This question is raised but never grappled with, as is the mirroring of the situation of these captives with their counterparts in Guantanamo Bay.

By the end of our hour in the company of these five individuals, little political, moral or emotional insight has been reached. From a foundation that promises so much, this production manages to drain any real tension and that life-or-death question that hangs in the air feels markedly less urgent.

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WASHINGTON - The congressional compromise drafted over the weekend to rescue Wall Street, assuming it wins approval, is expected to fend off a potential meltdown of financial markets for now. But it won't cure much of what ails the struggling U.S. economy.

Many economists believe the U.S. economy is in recession, or so close to it that it's almost an academic question. The weekend compromise in Congress doesn't fix that, but it prevents things from getting worse by calming the jittery credit markets, which are vital to the ability of corporate America to fund itself through issuance of short-term debt.

Finance is something that happens in the background, like the fan belt on an automobile's engine, a whirring that goes unnoticed over the sound of the road. Everything runs with the help of these credit markets, and when they stop working, as they did on Sept. 17, it gets attention quickly.

"People watch the stock market, but that is not the key here. The credit markets are the key," said David Wyss, chief economist for the rating agency Standard & Poor's in New York.

In recent weeks, hotel and other big construction projects have ground to a halt as financing suddenly went dry, and automobile finance companies have suddenly found it hard to lend. Credit markets reflect an important intersection between Wall Street and Main Street.

If credit markets respond positively this week, the spread, or gap, between the interest on Treasury debt - the safest place to lend money - and other lending rates will narrow. This widening gap has hurt corporate America's ability to conduct needed short-term borrowing except at extremely high rates.

If this spread narrows, the problems of the past 10 days may be just a blip on the charts that make up a historical record of the American economy. If these markets remain in turmoil, there could be even more bank failures, and a fast accelerating economic slowdown.

"If history tells us one thing, it's that you cannot let these (modern-day) bank runs go on. You've got to stop it," said Wyss.

A principal risk now for the American economy is that the spate of bad news will feed on itself, creating a downward spiral.

For example, the wave of bank failures and mergers is sure to lead to large layoffs in the financial sector, and already computer makers like Dell and Hewlett Packard have announced job cuts in the expectation of a worsening sales environment.

As the number of jobless grows, the number of delinquent home loans grows larger. And defaults on car loans rise. More consumers will fall behind on credit card payments, restaurants will shutter their doors because of fewer diners, and fewer restaurants will cut demand for farm and processed food products. It's all inter-linked and becomes a spiral.

For the moment, the unemployment rate stands at 6.1 percent, a number that's expected to grow when the Labor Department provides the September jobless numbers on Friday. Today's unemployment rate is low by historical standards, but it is up by more than 2 percentage points since its low point in summer of 2006.

"All 10 previous occasions in the post-war era when the unemployment rate has risen so much have been associated with recessions," said Michael Mussa, a former director of research for International Monetary Fund, in a paper presented Friday on global economic prospects.

Given the sharp gap between the current and potential growth of the U.S. economy, Mussa said that for "practical purposes, this magnitude of an economic slowdown should probably be regarded as a recession - even if the exact timing of its starting and ending points are hard to specify."

Housing is front and center in the nation's economic problems and will be a determining factor for the speed and depth of recovery.

The rescue legislation will make available up to $700 billion in taxpayer money to remove bad mortgages and other distressed assets off the books of banks and financial firms. The reason for doing so is that accounting rules that took effect in 2007, put in place partly because of the spectacular 2001 collapse of energy giant Enron Corp. - force banks to provide a present-day value of these mortgage bonds every quarter.

Since housing continues to lose value month by month, banks have been going through wrenching write-downs of assets each quarter, forcing them to seek more capital. This is called mark-to-market accounting.

Instead of lending, banks are forced to raise capital in order to cover the widening losses on mortgage bonds that they are declaring quarterly.

Some economists like Mark Zandi, author of the new book Financial Shock, have called for a temporary suspension of these accounting rules since mortgage bonds have a hold-to-maturity value. That means these bonds will be worth more when the housing market rebounds than they do now, and this is why the treasury could make money over time on the rescue package.

"Current mark-to-market rules have exacerbated the crisis as financial institutions have been forced into a self-reinforcing negative cycle of asset price declines forcing write-downs and thus asset sales and further price declines," said Zandi, chief economist of forecaster Moody's "Mark-to-market accounting could be adjusted so that the marks are smoothed over time so that sharp price declines don't force big write-downs immediately."

The proposed rescue plan orders the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the current mark-to-market rules and make a recommendation. The plan also restates that the executive branch has the authority to suspend these rules.

Supporters of mark-to-market accounting suggest it is brutally transparent and will prevent the kind of hide-and-seek employed by Enron that brought about its collapse. Had mark-to-market rules been in place during the savings-and-loan crisis in the 1980's, there surely would have been more bank failures, said Mussa, the former IMF researcher now with the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Once the government takes over the troubled mortgage assets, it will face the challenge of restoring faith in these mortgage bonds - technically called mortgage-backed securities.

That will prove challenging until home prices stabilize since the government will face the same problem that banks now face - the difficulty determining the real value of the mortgage bonds as home prices keep falling.

Mortgages pooled together are the underlying collateral of these bonds, and banks have been reluctant to refinance a lot of these troubled in loans in markets like California and Florida. That's because a home that originally carried a $700,000 mortgage is now worth $500,000 and could be worth $400,000 next year.

Treasury Secretary Paulson vows that in government hands, loan modifications will take place at a faster pace. This could serve to put a bottom in falling home prices and begin the housing recovery.

If that doesn't happen and home prices deteriorate further, taxpayers will be taking losses on loans reworked by the government.

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The club has had internal discussions about bringing back former GM Kevin Towers, according to a high-ranking club official with direct knowledge of the discussions.

The person was unauthorized to divulge the discussions because the GM search is ongoing.

Related: Towers not interested in being 'pseudo GM'

Towers is still the general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, but with Arizona in last place in the NL West, and having recently brought in a new team president in Tony La Russa, Towers' future there is far from secure.

The Padres are 32-43 and 12 1/2 games out of first in the NL West. They finished 76-86 in each of Byrnes' first two seasons in the position.

Bickley: Blame for D-Backs' debacle goes all the way to top

"This ownership group is committed to fielding a team that consistently competes for postseason play," Padres president and CEO Mike Dee said in a statement. "Thus far this season, the results on the field have been mixed at best and clearly have not lived up to expectations. After a lengthy evaluation of every facet of our baseball operations, we have decided to make this change today."

"We are looking for someone who can define, direct and lead this franchise's baseball philosophy for years to come."

Towers served as Padres general manager from 1996-2009, a period marked by four playoff appearances and the club's second World Series berth.

More: Kevin Towers, Kirk Gibson address job security

Former New York Mets GM Omar MInaya, the club's senior vice president of baseball operations, will take on GM duties on an interim basis, along with assistant GMs A.J. Hinch and Fred Uhlman Jr.

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MOBILE, Ala. – If there are stages of grief for the end of an NFL season, John Elway isn't quite at the point of acceptance.

Elway's Denver Broncos lost in the divisional round to the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 12, and it still seems hard for him to believe that the Ravens, and not the Broncos, will play in the Super Bowl.

As Elway sat in the stands at Ladd-Peebles Stadium watching Senior Bowl practices Wednesday, surveying for the first time the new crop of draft prospects, Elway said the sting of the sudden end of his team's season hasn't diminished.

"It won't go away until this season is over," Elway said.

LOOKING FORWARD: Archie Manning reflects on Peyton's future

Still, Elway and the members of the personnel staff that joined him in Mobile were able to take some time to reflect on Denver's 13-3 season. Over dinner earlier this week, Elway said they talked about how different the team's position is now compared to a year ago, even if the 2011 and 2012 seasons both ended with a loss in the divisional round.

"We feel very good about where we are, and our chances to get better. We had a really good year this year, it was a lot of fun to be involved in," Elway told USA TODAY Sports. "We just had that one game where we didn't play very well and got beat."

There is little doubt to Elway, or to his coaching staff who is in Hawaii coaching the Pro Bowl, that Denver made significant progress in the past 52 weeks. When Elway and coach John Fox were in Mobile a year ago, they were closely scouting a class of quarterbacks. They didn't know then Peyton Manning would wind up a free agent and would choose to play in Denver, but – even though they weren't saying it publicly at the time – they knew they needed another option other than Tim Tebow.

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Manning ended up leading the Broncos to the No. 1 seed in the AFC thanks to an 11-game winning streak that started in mid-October and ran through the end of the regular season. Manning finished with the second-most passing yards and touchdowns in his career.

Manning, who is currently in Hawaii for the Pro Bowl, signed off on Fox's decision to promote quarterbacks coach Adam Gase to offensive coordinator. Gase replaced Mike McCoy, who is now the coach in San Diego.

The Broncos also considered a few external candidates, including former Arizona Ken Whisenhunt, who ended up in San Diego with McCoy. Manning stayed at Whisenhunt's home in Arizona last spring when he visited the Cardinals during his free agent tour.

"We asked what (Manning thought)," Elway said. "There was no resistance there, let's put it that way."

Elway said he doesn't expect the Broncos' offense to change much with Gase creating the game plans and calling the plays.

"He'll do some things he's familiar with and comfortable with, and we might simplify some things," Elway said. "He's young, bright, a lot of upside. He knew the system, knew Peyton, so to me it was the logical choice."

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Anthony Green, Baby Its Cold Outside Tabs (ver.1)

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Baby Its Cold Outside Tabs (ver.1)

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                Tuned a half step down - [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]
For [ch]C[/ch] and [ch]Em[/ch] add9 chords, use your pinkie to alternate
on the high [ch]E[/ch] between open and 3. Listen to the song for the rhythm.

I really can't stay
(but baby it's cold outside)
  [[ch]Em[/ch] add9]
I've got to go away
(but baby it's cold outside)
This evening has been
(been hoping that you'd drop in)
  [[ch]Em[/ch] add9]
So very nice
(i'll hold your hands, they're just like ice)
My mother will start worry
(beautiful whats your hurry)
My father will be pacing the floor
(listen to the fireplace roar)
So really i'd better scurry
(beautiful please don't hurry)
but maybe just a half a drink more
(put some records on while i pour)
the neighbors might faint
(baby it's bad out there)
   [[ch]Em[/ch] add9]
say what's in this drink
(no cabs to be had out there)
i wish i knew how
(your eyes are like starlight now)
   [[ch]Em[/ch] add9]
to break this spell
(i'll take your hat, your hair looks swell)
i ought to say "no, no, no sir"
(mind if i move in closer)
at least i'm gonna say that i tried
(what's the sense in hurtin' my pride)
i really can't stay
(oh baby don't hold out)
               [[ch]G[/ch]]  [[ch]B[/ch]] [[ch]C[/ch]]
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Eno Brian, Everything Merges With The Night Tabs (ver.1)

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Brian Eno, from album Another Green Word

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A6   A   A6                    A
Rosalie, I've been waiting all evening
D                      A6     A
Possibly years I don't know
E                           D                          A6      A
Counting the passing hours, everything merges with the night

A6             A      A6           A
I stand on the beach, giving out descriptions
D                        A6     A
Different for everyone I see
E                            D                          A6      A
Since I just can't remember, longer than last September

A6    A   A6           A
Santiago, under the volcano
D                            A6     A
Floats like a cushion on the sea
E                           D                          A6      A
Yet I can never sleep here, everything ponders in the night

A6   A   A6                     A
Rosalie, we've been talking all summer
D                          A6     A
Picking the straw from our clothes
E                                D                        A6      A
See how the breeze has softened, everything pauses in the night
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Full Devil Jacket Tabs

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Academic Partnership Program to Assist with Breakthrough Innovations

Published on April 26, 2011 at 9:24 PM

B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems is pleased to announce the “New Horizons” initiative, an outreach program designed to support breakthrough innovation in scientific research within academic institutions.

B&W Tek, Inc. has always been on the front lines of scientific research and would like to extend support for the academic community by providing special pricing, along with advanced technical and applications support to the scientists performing cutting edge research for institutions that qualify for the New Horizons program

“Today’s fundamental research will facilitate tomorrow’s solutions to many current challenges in drug development, energy generation, environmental cleanup, healthcare diagnostics, manufacturing and many more. B&W Tek wants to do everything in our power to help researchers realize that process.” says Robert Chimenti, Manager of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships. “We want students and faculty alike to know that we’re eager to support their research.”

B&W Tek’s applications staff has expertise in physics, optics, chemistry, biology and engineering and is available to provide support and assistance to help academics reach their goals in research and development. Through the “New Horizons” academic partnership program, B&W Tek strives to help inspire further development in the photonics industry.

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Abby's 1st Pumpkin Farm Trip

I have a major addiction to everything that is Halloween. Or any holiday really, as a crafty person who loves to cook. And am reveling in the fact I now have my very own little family to create all of these awesome memories with. Bring it.

So. You are going to find plenty of Halloween-themed posts from me this week. Be forewarned.

Yesterday we (eventually), hit the road for Chappell Pumpkin Farm just down the road from our house. Wherein we ate horrible brown food, went on a tractor ride (with no hay! What?!?! FAIL), to pick our pumpkins, feed some goats, played with dump trucks in the dirt and took lots of pictures. I of course picked up a bail of hay, corn stalk and other such decor items. Because I am that person. I love to decorate. These wreaths over on Home Ec? I’ve started this one and it brings me small pockets of joy. Can’t help it. We’ve all got our vices. Mine range from the deviant to the Martha.

It was a sunny gorgeous day, and while me may have felt like the living dead walking around due to SERIOUS lack of sleep, no matter. We took pleasure in the bright, warm sun injecting some life into our weary bodies. We grinned at our young boy running in the pumpkin patch to gleefully pick his pumpkin. And then proceed to play rugby with any and all he could muster in weight. We took pride in the adoration kind strangers doted on our beautiful wee baby girl. All in all, while the every-day may seem at times that there are thumb-tacks poking our eyes out — there is still this. All of this family love that makes it SO worth it.

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    No baby girl here, she was helping me set-up the camera, timer and tri-pod. Couldn't omit it though....they are just so darn yummy!
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    Yes, there is a baby in there.
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    1 teething toddler and 1 sleepy baby = the nature of all our family photo's.
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    Enough already!
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    Really, pumpkin tossing, kicking and wrestling.

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Savory Cantaloupe Salad with Figs, Basil and Olives

cantaloupe fig saladCantaloupe salad is a wonderful blend of sweet summer flavors and the more savory ones that typify autumn. This recipe came into our lives last weekend when good friends made it for a Labor Day cookout. It was a wonderful serendipity, a perfect dish for the brief season when summer fades to autumn.

Because cantaloupe doesn’t stay nice-looking for long, it’s best to make this as close to eating time as possible, but the leftovers still taste great even if they aren’t as pretty. For a variation, you might add a little feta cheese, but in that case reduce the number of olives as you don’t want to overwhelm the sweetness of the cantaloupe with salt.

Savory Cantaloupe Salad with Figs, Basil and Olives

1 cantaloupe cubed
1 lb figs (about a dozen) sliced
a handful kalamata olives, pitted and cut in half
2 tablespoons basil diced plus more for garnish
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon lime
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
fresh ground pepper

Gently fold the cantaloupe, figs, olives, and basil together in a generous bowl. In a small jar or bowl, whisk the vinegar into the olive oil until emulsified and add the cayenne. Carefully dress the salad and plate. Garnish with black pepper and basil leaves.

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The Special Bond Between Mothers and Sons

There is something very special about the bond between mothers and sons. I didn’t realize how special it was until I become a mother to a baby boy. And when I look back at my pregnancy, I can’t believe I was worried.

Like most expectant mothers when asked if I wanted a boy or a girl, I said, “I don’t care what I have so long as the baby is healthy.” And I meant it. But I have to confess: I really wanted a girl.

Before I knew what I was having – I had a dream. I remember waking up and shouting “It’s a girl!” I was so excited, I had visions of mother/daughter shopping sprees and painting each other’s nails and playing with dolls. For the next few weeks, I wandered through children department stores looking at dresses and skirts and little pink bows. Shopping for little girls was so much fun.

Three days before my 30th birthday, I walked into my sonogram appointment hand in hand with my husband. We were anxious to know the sex of our first child. When the clinician told us we were having a boy – my husband couldn’t stop smiling and there were tears in his eyes. He was going to have someone to throw the football around with.

I cried too. I was happy, grateful that I was having a healthy baby boy. But I was scared. What would I do with a boy? How could I possibly bond with my son? I’m as girly girl as they come. I don’t play sports, watch sports or understand sports. Roller coasters scare me and I don’t like getting my hands dirty. I don’t care about cars or play video games. I can’t even ride a bike. I worried that being a boy mom wouldn’t be fun for me and that my son would think I was the world’s dullest mother.

And then Norrin was born. The older he gets, the stronger our bond becomes. And it has nothing to do with any of the things that I worried about. When he reaches for my hand, I know that I am the only mother for him. Norrin and I just have a great time together. He makes me laugh like I’ve never laughed before. I love playing with cars and sword fighting. I don’t mind that he wants to wrestle or play catch. And he doesn’t mind that I can’t throw a ball to save my life. And now I couldn’t imagine what my life would be like if I wasn’t a boy mom. And you know what else? Shopping for boy clothes is just as much fun.

It’s Mother’s Day weekend and I asked my favorite mom bloggers to share what they love about motherhood and raising boys.

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    Click through - 8 mom bloggers explain what makes raising sons so wonderful.

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    "What is it like being the mother of three boys? It feels like I was meant do be the mother of boys. For me, it's a divine hand tailored blessing. My father died when I was barely six years old, resulting in me growing up in a household of females. Males were an intimidating mystery, until one only seconds old was placed in my arms. Watching my first born son from the first minutes he was born as he grew into the 18 year old young man I am now proud to be the mother of, has helped me in all my relationships with the males I have come to meet and work with. There is no uncomfortable unknown of strangeness of men -- I have seen their beginnings and understand they are someone's son. It has, in no fewer words, placed me on a different plateau of living. I was hand picked and chosen, to be the mother of only boys."

     -Alexandra Rosas, Good Day Regular People

  • It’s a Dirty Job 3 of 9

    "Being a boy mama is dirty, messy, and extremely loud. It's a bit like raising a band of pirates. But there is absolutely nothing better than little boy cuddles and hearing "I love you, Mommy" from my sweet (and sometimes stinky) boys."

    - Shell, Things I Can't Say

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    "Max may have cerebral palsy, but in many ways raising him is like raising any boy. He loves cars, trains and whatever has wheels and goes fast. He can eat his body weight in ice-cream, and regularly tries to convince me it's perfectly fine to have as a main course. He's perfectly fine with pulling dirty t-shirts out of the laundry and re-wearing them. He thinks farting is hysterical. And he thinks his mommy walks on water."
    - Ellen Seidman, Love That Max
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    "Being my little man's mom is one of the best jobs I have. He is sweet, timid, curious and definitely keeps me on my toes. He is my first born and watching him grow is very bittersweet. I treasure the conversation and the memories we make. I am lucky to be his mama."

    - Ruby Wright, Babble Contributor

    Read more from Ruby at Growing Up Blaxican

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    "I always wanted a boy. Having Max has changed my life in ways I never knew possible. He has taught me tender love and ferocious protectiveness. He has shown me how precious and fragile life is, and to cherish every second. I am technically his mother, but it seems I am the one learning all the lessons of life from my only child. My heart will always be wide open to him and I will do everything in my power to raise him with the best intentions."

    - Nicole Presley, Babble Contributor

    Read more from Nicole at Presley's Pantry

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    "There are a few things a mother thinks about when raising boys. It starts out that you want them to stop moving because they never stop moving. Then you want them to stop pretending to shoot each other with pencils, stuffed animals, books or anything they can find to make into a pretend gun. Eventually, the thoughts evolve into how to raise these uncontrollable, emotional, testosterone-driven boys into respectful and empathetic men, ones who do not bully or hurt other people."
    - Yvonne Condes, Babble Voices Contributor
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  • He’s My Inspiration 8 of 9

    From the moment my son Norrin was born, my entire world changed. It's like I was given a new pair of glasses. I just see things differently. I fully understand the responsibility that comes with raising a son. I want him to be kind, loving, generous and respectful. I want him to possess all the qualities of his father. Before I was a mom, I was content with the way things were. Being a mom, especially a mom to a little boy with autism, he inspires me on a daily basis. He inspires me to be a better person, he inspires me to make a difference.

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    "Before I had my two boys, my belief was that as a mom, it was my job to teach them everything I knew about the world. Oh, but God sure has a funny sense of humor, because as soon as my firstborn arrived, I realized how very little I actually knew about....anything. There is no room for Ego when it comes to parenting. The glorious truth is, everything worth knowing about life and love I've learned from my kids, not the other way around. And that is the greatest secret of motherhood."

    - Jo Ashline,

    From left: Andrew, Jo, and Ian Ashline

Read more of Lisa’s writing at AutismWonderland.

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Women Are Marrying Later and Divorcing Less

If you’re married now, you’re more likely to stay that way than you would have been a generation ago. The divorce rate is falling slightly. About 35 percent of women in their 40s have ever been divorced. At the peak, that number was 40 percent.

Marriages may be lasting in part because women are marrying later. The typical age at first marriage for women has jumped from 20 to 26 since 1950. Early marriages tend to be fragile; age at marriage is one of the strongest predictors of whether or not a couple will divorce. The younger you are when you get married, the more likely your marriage is to fall apart.

In addition, all marriages are more susceptible to divorce in their early years. About 10 percent of all marriages end within five years. The median length of a marriage that ends in divorce is eight years.

Looking at census data and a large scale survey, this study turns up all kinds of juicy data about marriage and divorce. The emerging picture is a good one for married people: marriages are becoming more stable, with the divorce rate having peaked around 1980. People, especially women, are delaying marriage and then sticking with it once they’ve made the commitment.

In addition to staying married more frequently, most people marry only once. The NYT tells us:

The report also gave figures for the number of times people married in their lifetimes, based on the survey conducted in 2009. About half of all those interviewed had been married only once, the report found. An additional 12 percent had been married twice, and a tiny minority — just 3 percent — had been married three or more times.

The popular perception of marriage is often that it’s flimsy. We hear over and over that half of marriages end in divorce. The real statistics show marriages are much more stable than that, which is great news for anyone committed to the hard work of staying married. It’s not really a coin toss whether or not your marriage will last. It’s a commitment you and your spouse can make together, like many other couples have.

That’s not to say marriage is for everyone, or that staying married is always the right choice. It’s just nice to know that many people do.

What do these new marriage statistics mean to you? Do you see your relationship reflected in the numbers or are you defying the odds?

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32 Weeks Pregnant

All About Baby

Just like you, your unborn baby will establish a daily routine. You’ll notice at times your baby is active and wiggly, while at other times you can’t feel her movements. Once your baby’s born, she’ll most likely continue with her in-utero pattern. Along with a routine, your baby has favorite positions too. A favorite of many unborn babies is to have their heads down, rumps up towards the ribs (conveniently, the perfect position for labor).

All About You

Only a few weeks to go and you’re probably counting down the days! No wonder, with all the aches and pains throughout your body. But along with a sore back and swollen ankles, you may notice less painful signs that delivery day is around the corner. A whitish to clear fluid may leak out of your breasts. This foremilk, called colostrum, will sustain your baby for the first few days of his life if you choose to breastfeed. You may also have a whitish, vaginal discharge called leukorrhea. This is normal throughout pregnancy and will increase as you approach delivery.

Alternatives to Medication
You have a lot of choices when it comes to pain management during childbirth. What kind of strategy you go with is an extremely personal decision. You should consider several methods and even combinations and backup plans as you think about delivery day.

Here are a few popular methods pregnant women use to go through labor medication-free.

Lamaze: You’ve probably heard of Lamaze, an approach to childbirth that encourages women to be active during labor by moving around and using breathing strategies versus medication to cope with pain. Your partner is a key part of making this method a success. This practice has been around since the 1960s and remains popular today. To fully understand Lamaze, locate an instructor in your area by going to

The Bradley Method: A cousin to Lamaze, the Bradley Method also relies on women being active participants in labor. In Bradley Method classes, couples learn deep-breathing strategies to cope with labor pain. It’s expected that your partner will help you focus on these breathing exercises as well as other strategies during labor. (Contact for more information.)

Even if you haven’t attended classes in Lamaze or the Bradley Method, you may still try an alternative route to deal with pain. A certified nurse midwife or doula may guide you through labor with a variety of coping strategies.

Water therapy: Warm temperatures and soothing water can help your body relax, potentially making labor and delivery easier. If you’re not ready to give birth in the tub, you can still experience the benefits of water therapy in the shower. “Women don’t realize how soothing water can be until they’re in the water,” says Dr. Joanne Motino Bailey PhD, and a certified nurse midwife. Dr. Bailey says water therapy is “underutilized” as a method of pain relief in labor.

Movement and body positions: During childbirth class or even at the instruction of your certified nurse midwife during labor, you can try several body stances to ease your pain. For example, you may find the rhythmic motion of rocking back and forth helpful. To help you focus and move labor along, “Try to stay upright and go walking,” suggests Dr. Bailey.

This is certainly not a comprehensive list of what’s available when it comes to managing childbirth pain without medication. Along with these methods, there are plenty of others such as acupuncture, hypnosis, and more.

Research any coping strategy you intend to try before delivery day and discuss your desires with your healthcare provider. Some hospitals are more accepting of certain options than others; for example, some hospitals don’t have watertubs for childbirth, and some physicians may not be prepared to deliver your baby in the shower or with you under hypnosis.

Around this week you may experience an increased discharge called leukorrhea. Your expanding uterus is pressing against your diaphragm, and you may find it more difficult to catch your breath. This will get better once the baby “drops” (usually about two to three weeks before delivery). Try sitting up straight and sleeping in a propped up position to alleviate any discomfort you might be feeling.

Another point to be aware of this week is to watch for any increase in swelling. Swelling of the feet is normal in advanced pregnancy, but if you experience facial swelling, severe headaches, abdominal pain or nausea, contact your doctor immediately. You may be suffering from preeclampsia.

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What’s on your mind about Week 32? Other women have asked…

Q: What are some symptoms of premature labor?

“Premature labor, is one of the most costly complications of pregnancy. Although we still don’t know all of the reasons patients may experience preterm labor, there are nevertheless many things that we do know can provoke it…”

Q: Can my baby survive if he’s born this week?

“In tertiary (high level) care centers, the survival rates for babies born at 32 to 33 weeks are very high. Broadly speaking, issues that may present revolve mostly around size, feeding and growing. A baby born seven weeks early is significantly smaller than one at full term, since weight gain is concentrated in those last weeks in utero…”

Q: Is getting a tattoo or having a tattoo removed during pregnancy safe?

“This is definitely a timely question and one that would have rarely been asked even just a few years ago. According to a study by The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, approximately 25 percent of the population ages 18 to 50 have tattoos. There are several things to keep in mind when considering whether to get a tattoo or have one removed…”

Q: Who can be with me during my labor and delivery?

“Most hospitals allow one other person in the room in addition to your partner. If you decide to have another person present for your delivery, choose carefully. Make sure that this person will be there to support you and your partner. A doula can be a great asset to you during labor and delivery. She is trained to help…”

Your Partner

Preparing the Nursery
Planning the nursery can be a fun and creative experience for parents-to-be. You and your partner may already have ideas for what you’d like to do with your new baby’s environs. Imagine what it will be like to bring your baby home, put her to sleep in her own room, and cuddle together as a family! Don’t be afraid to let yourself get caught up in the excitement of it all.

The 32nd week of pregnancy is a big milestone. From this point on, your baby can be born and be perfectly healthy, and if she’s at a good weight, she may not even need to spend much time in the hospital. Once your wife’s pregnancy reaches this point, it is a good idea to start getting everything ready. (If you wait until the last weeks of pregnancy, you may find you waited too long!)

This is also a good time to ask friends and family which gadgets and baby supplies made parenting easier (and which were deemed unnecessary or unhelpful). These may be things people don’t register for, but parents don’t want to live without. Seemingly small conveniences, such as stroller straps, night lights, and car window shades, are all great assets that can ease your role of raising Baby.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (and now pretty much every health authority in the world) recommends the charts that you can find at Go across the bottom for age and then up to weight. You don't say boy or girl, but I'm looking now and for boy it's roughly 17 to 24 pounds, for girls 16 to 23. But the absolute weight matters less than that the child is growing more or less on a consistent basis. Even a 12 pound or 30 pound 10 month old can be normal if that child has consistently grown around that percentile, is meeting milestones, and is acting healthy. It's also actually within the range of normal to lose a little weight between 9 months and a year when they start moving more (because I do some volunteer work in this area, I have the charts you can't get online that show average weight gain).
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normal weight and height range for 10 month baby
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i don't know off the top of my head, but the easiest way to find out is to look up "growth charts" for infants, boy or girl, whichever you have, and print it out. then go to the age that your baby is, and plot his/her height and weight. you will then be able to look at the graph and see if he/she is average, above, or below, and how much.
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from working at an actor’s trade magazine, it’s that actors love Paul Giamatti. Evidence of this was further proven to me last week, when I moderated a couple Q&As with the actor for his film “Barney’s Version.” Our Back Stage event last Wednesday filled up almost instantly when it was announced, and Thursday night I hosted a talkback for SAG Nom Comm that was so overbooked, they had to turn away several attendees.

Giamatti, his head shaved to play Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in the upcoming "Too Big to Fail," was wildly charming both nights. Probably no more so than when he revealed he got his SAG card for playing a "mentally challenged stable boy named Larry" in a Rutger Hauer horror film. Good news! Said film is available on Netflix!

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