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Two sisters and the cat
Mrs Wilson and Mrs Smith are sisters. Mrs Wilson lives in a house in Duncan and Mrs Smith lives in a condominium in Victoria. One day Mrs Wilson visited her sister. When her sister answered the door Mrs Wilson saw tears in her eyes. "What's the matter?" she asked. Mrs Smith said "My cat Sammy died last night and I have no place to bury him".
She began to cry again. Mrs Wilson was very sad because she knew her sister loved the cat very much. Suddenly Mrs. Wilson said "I can bury your cat in my garden in Duncan and you can come and visit him sometimes. Mrs. Smith stopped crying and the two sisters had tea together and a nice visit.
It was now five o'clock and Mrs Wilson said it was time for her to go home. She put on her hat, coat and gloves and Mrs Smith put the dead Sammy into a shopping bag. Mrs Wilson took the shopping bag and walked to the bus stop. She waited a long time for the bus so she bought a newspaper. When the bus arrived she got on the bus, sat down and put the shopping bag on the floor beside her feet. She then began to read the newspaper. When the bus arrived at her bus stop she got off the bus and walked for about two minutes. Suddenly she remembered she left the shopping bag on the bus.
[Story by Laurie Buchanan]參考資料： 網路找的
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The Enormous Turnip
The old man has some turnip seeds. He plants the seeds.
He waters the seeds. The turnip seeds grow.
One turnip grows and grows and grows! It is enormous!
The old man says, I want some turnip for dinner. He pulls and pulls,
but he can't pull up the enormous turnip.The old man calls to the old
woman.Come and help me to pull up this turnip, He says.
It is enormous.The old woman pulls the old man and the old man pulls
They pull and pull, but they can't pull up the enormous turnip.
The old woman calls calls to a boy .
Come and help us to pull up this enormous turnip, She says.
the boy pulls the old woman and the old woman pulls the old man and
the old man pulls the turnip.They pull and pull,but they can't pull up the
enormous turnip.The boy calls to a girl.Come and helps us to pull this
enormous turnip,He says. The girl pulls the boy and the boy pulls the
old woman and the old woman pulls the old man and the old man pulls
the turnip.Tthey pull and pull ,but they can't pull up the enormous
The girl calls to a dog.Come and help us to pull up this enormous turnip, She says.The dogs pulls the girl and the girl pulls the boy and the boy
pulls the old woman and the old woman pulls the old and the old man p-ulls the turnip. UP comes the enormous! They all help to carry the turnip
home.And they all have turnip for dinner.參考資料： Ladybird”Read it yourself”

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Iran plans to start selling 100,000 barrels of oil a day to Russia within the next 15 days, Iranian Student New Agency (ISNA) wrote, citing the country’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh.
Briefing the media after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak in Tehran, Zanganeh said that Iran would receive payment half in cash and half in goods and services.
“We are looking for long-term trade relations with Russia to minimize the effect of fluctuations created by the West,” Bijan Zanganeh added.
An employee of Gazprom-Neft’s Novosibirsk petroleum base near fuel storage tanks
In an interview with Sputnik Persian, independent Iranian analyst Omid Shokri Kalehsar said that while the Western countries took their time waiting for US President Donald Trump’s actions regarding Tehran, Russia has become the first buyer of Iranian oil since the partial lifting of sanctions agreed in 2015.
“In 2011 and 2012 the EU imposed a ban on the import of Iranian oil over Tehran’s nuclear program. Meanwhile, there were media reports about a “barter oil deal” being discussed by Russia and Iran whereby Iran would supply a daily 500,000 barrels of oil to Russia in exchange Russian technology, equipment and services,” Omid Shokri Kalehsar said.
“However, after Iran and the P5+1 signed a nuclear agreement paving the way for lifting the sanctions from Tehran, the “barter agreement” was no longer need,” he added.
Still, the agreement on the planned supply to100, 000 barrels of Iranian oil to Russia reflects the two countries’ desire to expand their energy cooperation.
“Russia’s Lukoil and Gazprom companies are ready to invest into the Iranian oil and gas sector, which needs some $150 billion dollars’ worth of investments. This would help Iran to extract more hydrocarbons thus cementing its position in the global energy market,” Kalehsar noted.
“Lukoil and Gazprom will return to Iran to develop new oil and gas fields there.”
After Iran and the P5+1 group of international negotiators, including Russia, the United Kingdom, China, France, the United States and Germany, signed a comprehensive agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program in Vienna in July 2015, European countries showed interest in Iran’s oil and gas sector, with the election of Donald Trump, they are biding their time waiting for the new US President to outline his position on the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
“Russian companies have none of these concerns though and will be the first to establish themselves in the Iranian oil market, way ahead of their European counterparts,” Omid Shokri Kalehsar said.
A number of Russian companies have already signed memorandums of understanding with Iranian companies.
Earlier this month, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Moscow considers it possible to extend its participation in the oil producing states’ agreement on output cuts for another six months, and will decide on the issue in April or May.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sealed a deal on November 30, 2016, agreeing to cut its oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day for the first six months of 2017 in an effort to stabilize the oil market and bring oil prices to the healthy range of $50-60 per barrel.


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Under the guise of protecting the “civil rights” of students, the Biden administration unveiled a new regulation purporting to force government schools nationwide to bow before all the invented “gender identities” and sexual perversions that now dominate the “education” system. The rule would also purport to overturn state laws banning males in girls’ sports.
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Tagged autigender, Bathroom Wars, Biden Administration, Child Protection League, Civil Rights, co-ed bathrooms, gender identity ideology, Joe Biden, LGBT extremism, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Obama Administration, Ron DeSantis, Sex Segregation, Title IX, transgenderism, Trump Administration, u.s. department of education, William Trachman
When her 12-year-old daughter texted about staying after school for “art club,” Colorado mother Erin Lee could never have imagined how her life and the lives of her family were about to be changed forever. It turns out the “art club” was actually a “Gender and Sexuality Alliance” (GSA) meeting focused on confusing children about their gender. Now, the mom is sounding the alarm: Pull your children from public schools immediately!
After that fateful afterschool GSA meeting, despite never having shown any confusion, the daughter began to believe she was actually a boy trapped in a girl’s body. She was …
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When you hear the terms “comprehensive,” "medically accurate" and "age appropriate" as ways to describe the content of what is being taught to your children in government schools, alarm bells should sound in your head. “Comprehensive sex education” is a one-size-fits-all approach to sex education and is anything but “age- appropriate” curriculum.
Chloe Cole is a self-described “former trans kid” who de-transitioned after undergoing years of puberty blockers and an irreversible double mastectomy at the age of 15.
The controversy over transgenderism arose a few years ago seemingly out of nowhere. But when it did arise, it erupted like a cultural Mount St. Helens. The transgender cause has not been part of the LGB agenda until recently. When Kirk and Madsen wrote their book, published in 1990, “After the Ball," I don't recall they made any mention of the transgender issue. At that time, there were transvestites—men that dressed as women who were a recognized part of the community.
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Pastor Derek Buikema asks professor, theologian, and author Dr. Carl Trueman to explain a bit about “expressive individualism,” the subject of Dr. Trueman’s important book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution.
State “education” authorities in Michigan are under fire nationwide after getting caught red-handed encouraging teachers to, among other absurdities and crimes, “transition” children to new “genders” without the consent or even knowledge of their parents. The trainings are almost too outrageous to believe, and yet officials are publicly defending it all.
A prominent organization that accredits hundreds of elite private schools across America has joined forces with a fringe leftwing organization that promotes transgenderism and even castration of children. The news is fueling concern among critics even as millions of families flee government schools over similar indoctrination of children in tax-funded “education.”
As state governments respond to public pressure and work to rein in LGBT extremism in schools, the White House issued an executive order seeking to impose more gender confusion and homosexual activism on school children across the nation and beyond. The effort puts parental rights squarely in the crosshairs.
The infamous William “Will” Thomas, who now pretends to be a woman and goes by the name of “Lia,” has had a long-time goal of swimming in the Olympics—a goal thwarted by the fact that he is not fast enough. A little thing like insufficient speed, however, is no obstacle for a man who thinks he can become a woman by wishing really hard. Superstitions die hard, especially in a science-denying culture that worships the self and believes fentanyl use is “empowerment.” So, Thomas soldiers on wearing womanface and a woman’s speedo covering his man parts, hoping to make Olympic trials in 2024.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under Biden’s incompetent rule has decided that in order for schools to access federal money to provide lunch to needy children, schools will have to sexually integrate bathrooms and locker rooms. The USDA defended its decision with this bizarre comment:
[A]ccording to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, more than 13% of LGBTQ respondents lived in a household that experienced food insecurity, compared to 7.2% of non-LGBTQ adult respondents. This survey also found food insufficiency – not always having enough food to eat – to be three times as common among
Summit Ministries, in partnership with McLaughlin and Associates—one of America’s most respected polling survey firms—released the results of a recent national survey regarding sexuality. Results were from a survey of 1,000 likely general election voters nationwide and was conducted April 22nd through April 26th. Unsurprisingly, a majority of respondents believe transgenderism is not a healthy human condition and oppose teaching sexual based curriculum in elementary schools.
You know that notorious slippery slope that sexual anarchists mockingly dismiss as a figment of conservatives’ hysterical imaginations? Surely you remember when conservatives argued that public approval of homoeroticism would lead ineluctably to public approval of other forms of sexual deviance. Well, here we are slip-slidin’ down that phantasmagorical slope all greased up with deviant sexuality.
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To some extent, we are all familiar with the persecution of Christians around the world. The first places that come to mind are countries in the Middle East, maybe even the oppression inn China in recent years. But barely anyone would suggest that it is going on in places like Canada or the United States, right? I want to preface this with saying that I am not underplaying Christian suffering in places where the persecution is harsh and severe, nor am I saying that we have it worse in America. In fact, we are beyond blessed to be living in America where we are able to freely practice our religion and faith.

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Play and have fun in this new action game and adventure based on the Angry Rex Online game from ABCya Xyz Online. Prepare to embark on an adventure with Angry Rex in this dinosaur simulation game. Angry Rex is a side-scrolling action game with incredible realism. Consume all enemies and destroy everything in your path. Escape the hazards and progress through the levels to destroy the planet. In this wonderful game, you may eat people, smash adversaries, trucks, leap, and cause a slaughter.
We also suggest giving players new games that you have the opportunity to update in your free time similar to this game like Age Wars Idle. You will discover the best things that every game brings.
Action, platform, and survival games are all available. Complete the levels and raise your score with each victory. To finish the goal, remove all of the troops in each level, but beware of the traps and bullets that will try to kill you.
PC controls: Use the arrow keys to move, jump and kill the soldiers. Use the spacebar key to roar. Mobile controls: Tap on the game buttons to move, jump and kill the soldiers.

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During Older American Month, a month dedicated to appreciate and celebrate the vitality and aspirations of older adults, Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island reached a milestone. On May 15th, Governor Chafee delivered the agency’s 17 Millionth meal to Mrs. … Continue readingCongressional Delegates To Deliver Meals for March For Meals Campaign
Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island continues its 2013 March For Meals campaign with the participation of the Rhode Island congressional delegation! Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island is honored to have Senator Reed (March 18), Congressman Langevin ( March … Continue readingGovernor Chafee to Kick Off March for Meals Campaign
Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that Governor Chafee will kick-off the March for Meals Campaign on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 11:00 AM at the Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island offices, 70 Bath Street, … Continue readingMenu Change due to Weather Closure
Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island has all congregate sites open and is delivering to the home bound state wide beginning October 31st. As a result of the closures Monday and Tuesday, the menu for the remainder of the week … Continue readingMeal Delivery Cancelled Due to Hurricane Sandy
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There will be chance to become a TV star this weekend in Blackpool.
A national health campaign will be filming its latest advert at Blackpool Tower, at 10am tomorrow.
Launched by the Department of Health in 2012, the first Stoptober was hailed an enormous success with thousands of smokers quitting for the month of October, as part of the biggest mass participation challenge ever.
Stoptober is based on the idea if smokers can stop for 28 days, they are five times more likely to be able to stub out for good.
The campaign will be running again this year, with adverts featuring on the TV, in newspapers and on the radio.
Anyone who would like to take part in the filming and feature in the new advert should email Michelle O’Brien at email@example.com.

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One aide estimated that she spent "tens of thousands" more than the reported $150,000, and that $20,000 to $40,000 went to buy clothes for her husband. Some articles of clothing have apparently been lost. An angry aide characterized the shopping spree as "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast," and said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books.We find this report a little hard to believe. Unless he's buying gold-plated boxers, there just ain't no way $20-$40K is going for cheap-looking 3-button black suits, shiny red silk ties, logoed fleece, and square-toe oxfords.
Her recent events drew scruffy high-schoolers in backward baseball caps, tank-topped bikers in bandanas and long-bearded veterans in berets. They crashed the rope line for photos and autographs. "Marry me, Sarah," a man implored in Weirs Beach, N.H., while Ms. Palin held up a tow-headed toddler and patted his little chest. She ignored, or didn't hear, the proposal, but signed the dude's ratty baseball cap.Shouldn't Tony Romo be studying game film?
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Optimist Memorial Park features a naturalized oak forest, a dog park, sport fields, and Optimist Community Centre. Remington Booster Pool is an outdoor pool open seasonally with a slide, a tot pool, a lap pool and a spray features. Remington Public Library is located adjacent to the pool.

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A little over a year ago, I chose to pursue medical writing as a profession!
Choosing medicine as my translation specialization helped me discover medical writing. But it was a book called The Accidental Medical Writer by Brian Bass, MWC, and Cynthia L. Kryder, MS, CCC-Sp, that convinced me to pursue it professionally.
That book includes an invaluable section with resources for people who want to get started in medical writing. Some of the recommended books that I have read are:
American Cancer Society Textbook of Clinical Oncology — Edited by Walter Lawrence and colleagues
The Anatomy Coloring Book — Authored by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson
Health Literacy from A to Z: Practical Ways to Communicate Your Health Message — Authored by Helen Osborne (ALERT: A new edition of this book is out now!)
Medical English Usage and Abusage — Authored by Edie Schwager
The next step was joining the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA). That allowed me to take the Essential Skills Express Package and earn the AMWA Essential Skills Certificate.
These are some of the educational opportunities that AMWA offers, which appear in the credentials section of this website.
Additionally, belonging to AMWA comes with a number of perks, including discounts for subscriptions (e.g., the American Medical Association’s Manual of Style, Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary, and PerfectIt Software).
And last but not least, belonging to a professional association is not only about what the association can do for you. You can also give back to professional associations, which in turn will help strengthen the profession.
That is why I accepted to serve my AMWA regional chapter (Rocky Mountain Chapter) as programming director.
On that note, I would like to conclude this article by reminding you that the chapter’s events are free and open to both AMWA members and nonmembers. We are always looking for presenters for future online educational opportunities, so do not hesitate to contact me if you are interested — or know of someone who might be!
If you are interested in or new to medical writing, feel free to join us for the next AMWA Rocky Mountain Chapter webinar, “The Different Types of Medical Writing,” with Vicky Sherwood, PhD.

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'Mad Men' Debuts Season 5 Promo
"Mad Men" will not return until 2012, but AMC has unleashed a promo for a fifth season of the Emmy Award-winning series. There is no new footage in the video since the long-delayed production has just been kicked off this Monday, August 8, but the compiled scenes point out that the show will not stray from the things that Don Draper has been dealing with all this time, which are money and business.
The Draper depicter, Jon Hamm, serves as director for the first episode of the new season which will bow in March next year. He was recently pictured giving a direction to co-star Elisabeth Moss during the rehearsal shot in Joan Harris' office. Sharing about his experience working behind the lens, he gushed, "Directing is fun!"
There is still no detail on storyline for the upcoming season. The show itself is believed to stay until at least season 8 since creator Matthew Weiner and lead actor Hamm have signed a deal which will tie them until the next three years.
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Gadget ban in Leyte schools results to students engaging in physical activities
By Kristelle Bechayda
The advent of modern technology has decreased physical activities among children, who now tend to be hooked in their gadgets instead of interacting with other kids. This does not only pose risks on their overall health and well-being, but also on their academic performances too.
This is what prompted Doane Baptist School and Doane Christian Academy in Leyte to implement a gadget ban, and the amazing effects it has brought to its students have been noticed.
When Joshua Hocson, the schools’ Pastor Administrator, posted photos of the children actively playing and engaging with each other on his Facebook account, it went viral. As of this writing, the post has garnered around 31,000 shares.
Reasons for the implementation
In an exclusive email interview, the administrator shared that the continued complaints from parents and teachers on the children’s excessive gadget use prompted him to establish the ban last February, during the last quarter of the school year.
“It was to make them focus on their studies and other academic responsibilities. Also, I noticed that during school events, instead of participating, other students would prefer playing mobile games,” he said.
With the implementation of the said ban, the students are no longer allowed to use their mobile phones upon entering the school premises, with the exception of emergency situations or anything class-related. According to Hocson, the gadget ban is going to stay for years.
“Mobile games [is] just like smoking or illegal drug use, [which] can cause a person [to] be addicted to it. So we want to break that culture of spending almost all of your time checking your phone. We do it not just by banning it but by counseling as well,” he explained.
Benefits of the gadget ban
Now that the students are no longer using their gadgets, they are engaging in physical activities like playing basketball and are even seen playing traditional Filipino games like piko and Chinese garter.
The students are also more focused now on their studies. The teachers noted the increase in the their grades from the last quarter. “They learned again to spend time studying instead of opening their gadgets. During vacant time, [we] also see them play and talk to one another than just face their gadgets,” he added.
When asked on the importance of implementing the gadget ban, Hocson points out that the excessive use of their mobile phones hinders the students from taking notice of what is going on around them.
“It allows them to see real reactions than just virtual reactions. Also, addiction to mobile games disables a lot of students in enjoying the actual world. It also makes [it] hard [for them] to learn things because mobile games gives them instant entertainment,” he said.


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Courts have long applied the exacting “entire fairness” standard to one-step, going-private merger transactions. In Delaware, after years of agonizing by courts and commentators, this changed in 2013 in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp. (“MFW”). MFW held that if certain procedural protections were observed in the course of the transaction the far more deferential business judgment standard would be applied. The required safeguards included, most notably, negotiation and approval of the transaction by a committee of the target’s independent directors and subsequent approval by an informed majority vote of target stockholders unaffiliated with the acquiror. Last week, the New York Court of Appeals adopted Delaware’s MFW approach in its review of the Kenneth Cole Productions going-private transaction.
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (“KCP”), a New York corporation, had two classes of common stock. Mr. Cole owned 46% of the low-vote Class A common stock and 100% of the high-vote Class B common stock, entitling him, in the aggregate, to 89% of the voting power of KCP shareholders. In February 2012, he made a proposal to acquire the shares of Class A common stock held by the public at $15.00 per share. The proposal was conditioned on approval by a committee of independent directors, and subsequently, by a majority of the public holders who were not affiliated with Mr. Cole. In addition, Mr. Cole was careful to inform the KCP board that he would not be in favor of any other type of transaction, and if his proposal were rejected, his ongoing relationship with KCP would not be adversely affected. After months of negotiation, the special committee approved a transaction at $15.25 per share, and 99.8% of the minority shareholders voted in favor of allowing Mr. Cole to squeeze them out.
Noting that this was an issue of first impression under New York law, the Court of Appeals closely followed the reasoning of the Delaware Supreme Court in MFW. In particular, the New York court pointed out that while the entire fairness standard generally applies to transactions between a corporation and a controlling shareholder, in the context of a merger and in the absence of coercion by the controlling shareholder, certain procedural protections essentially replicate an arms’-length transaction. The court noted that use of a committee of independent, well-advised directors with sufficient authority to negotiate (and, if they see fit, reject) the proposal is similar to board approval in a third-party transaction, and approval by a majority of unaffiliated shareholders replicates the approval of all shareholders in non-control transactions. The court then quoted and adopted the MFW standard:
‘in controller buyouts, the business judgment standard of review will be applied if and only if: (i) the controller conditions the procession of the transaction on the approval of both a Special Committee and a majority of the minority stockholders; (ii) the Special Committee is independent; (iii) the Special Committee is empowered to freely select its own advisors and to say no definitively; (iv) the Special Committee meets its duty of care in negotiating a fair price; (v) the vote of the minority is informed; and (vi) there is no coercion of the minority.’
The New York court also followed Delaware’s lead with respect to the standard to be used in considering whether a complaint in such a case should survive a motion to dismiss. “According to the Delaware Supreme Court, for purposes of this rule … a complaint is sufficient to state a cause of action … if it alleges ‘a reasonably conceivable set of facts’ showing that any of the six enumerated shareholder-protective conditions did not exist.” Applying that standard, the court affirmed the dismissal of the complaint finding that the plaintiffs did little more than present insufficient “conclusory allegations” with respect to the power and freedom of the special committee, potential coercion by Mr. Cole, the committee members’ potential conflicts of interest, and the information presented to shareholders in advance of the vote.
Application of the business judgment rule in lieu of the entire fairness standard makes a protracted and expensive lawsuit less likely, but it is worth noting that following the teachings of MFW/Kenneth Cole is no guarantee that deal litigation will be avoided or if brought will be vanquished on the pleadings. As both the New York and Delaware courts recognized, well-pled facts showing only that it is reasonably conceivable that any of the six prongs of the test have not been satisfied will result in plaintiffs’ survival of a motion to dismiss and propel the parties into discovery. Moreover, before proceeding, transaction participants ought to consider carefully whether attempting to satisfy the six MFW/Kenneth Cole prongs will be worth the potential cost. For instance, if ill-tempered hedge funds buy up the publicly traded shares, obtaining that majority of the minority vote may prove more difficult than a litigation under the entire fairness standard, and the fact that the majority of the minority condition must be non-waivable means there is no turning back for some period of time. In short, MFW and Kenneth Cole provide a useful tool when planning a going-private merger, but buyers and their advisors are well advised to consider carefully whether it suits their particular situation.
 Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp., 88 A.3d 635 (Del. 2013) (“MFW”).
 In the Matter of Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., Shareholder Litigation, slip op. (N.Y., May 5, 2016).
 Id. at 12 (quoting MFW, 88 A.3d at 645) (emphasis in original).
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Marc Weissbluth, M.D., has been a pediatrician since 1973. A leading researcher on sleep and children, he founded the original Sleep Disorders Center at Children’s Memorial Hospital (now the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago) and is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Emeritus, at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Weissbluth discovered that sleep is linked to temperament and that sleep problems are related to infant colic, and he coined the now-familiar phrase “sleep training” to describe his method for helping children learn how to fall asleep. His finding that changing the time a child is put to bed dramatically decreases the number of night awakenings was published in the prestigious journal Sleep in 1982. His landmark seven-year study on the development and disappearance of naps, also published in Sleep in 1995, highlighted the importance of daytime sleep. Since its original publication in 1987, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child has sold more than a million copies and, in 12 foreign editions, helped millions of families the world over. Dr. Weiss-bluth was acknowledged by the American Academy of Pediatrics for his extensive contributions to the chapter “Your Child’s Sleep” in their popular book for parents, Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5. Dr. Weissbluth is also the author of Your Fussy Baby and Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins, and the producer of a CD, Sweet Baby: Lullabies to Soothe Your Newborn. Married to his wife, Linda, since 1965, he is the father of four sons and eight grandchildren—and they are all good sleepers. Dr. and Mrs. Weissbluth live in Chicago.
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With more than 1.5 million copies in print, Dr. Marc Weissbluth’s step-by-step regimen for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child’s natural sleep cycles has long been the standard-setter in baby sleep books. Now with a new introduction and quick-start guide to getting your child to sleep, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child has been totally rewritten and reorganized to give tired parents the information they need quickly and succinctly. This new edition also includes the very latest research on the importance of
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Rest is vital to your child’s health, growth, and development. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child outlines proven strategies that ensure good, healthy sleep for every age.
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As parents of twins and multiples know, double the fun can be double the sleep deprivation. Now, in Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins, beloved pediatrician and renowned sleep authority Dr. Marc Weissbluth combines specialized advice for parents of twins with his tried-and-true sleep-training methods to show exhausted moms and dads how to get their babies to sleep on their own, stay asleep, and sleep regularly. This essential step-by-step guide to establishing good sleep patterns reveals how to build healthy habits in twins’ natural slumber cycles, including
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Sleep-training twins presents a unique set of challenges. This invaluable guide will not only get your babies to sleep through the night but help you stay healthy and rested so you can enjoy the many blessings of having more than one!
Renowned pediatrician Dr. Marc Weissbluth knows firsthand how stressful life can be for a sensitive, fussy newborn—not to mention the child’s frantic, exhausted parents. His own firstborn, like more than a fifth of all babies, was a colicky child, causing him and his wife to suffer many sleepless nights. Your Fussy Baby is Dr. Weissbluth’s gift to other sorely tired mothers and fathers, written to help them comfort their newborns without disrupting their own lives. Even extreme fussiness, he says, is not dangerous and usually stops when the child is about four months old. In the meanwhile, however, life can be tough for the whole family. But whether your baby cries for as long as eight hours a day, suffers from gas, refuses to sleep, or all of the above, Your Fussy Baby will gently guide your little one—and you—through this mysterious phase of infant growth. Inside you will discover
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With this reassuring, down-to-earth guidance, you can help your fretful, fussy newborn to become the sweet, happy baby he or she was meant to be.
Sleep Consult teaches parents how to help their child sleep within the context of the family. It focuses on the step by step process of building healthy sleep habits. Parents who are short on sleep will appreciate the clarity of explanations and instructions. Additional tools are available such as the Weissbluth Method Infant Nap App 90-12 Months), Weissbluth Method Toddler Bedtime App (12-36 Months), and the Six Sleep Problems and Solutions. My books, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, Your Fussy Baby, and Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins and blog, Weissbluth Method, contain more information such as why sleep is important for your child and how your child’s temperament impacts on sleep.
Married to his wife, Linda, for 47 years, Marc Weissbluth, MD, has been a pediatrician for more than 39 years. A leading researcher on sleep and children, he founded the original Sleep Disorders Center at Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago in 1982 and is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Weissbluth discovered that sleep is linked to temperament, that sleeping problems are related to infant colic, and he coined the now-familiar phrase “sleep training” to describe his method for helping children fall asleep. His findings that changing the time when a child is put to bed dramatically decreases the number of night awakenings were published in the prestigious journal, Sleep, in 1982. His landmark seven-year study on the development and disappearance of naps highlighted the importance of daytime sleep. In addition to his own research, he has written chapters on sleep problems in textbooks for pediatricians, has lectured extensively to parent groups, and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show. Dr. Weissbluth is the father of four sons and seven grandchildren—and they are all good sleepers. Dr. and Mrs. Weissbluth live in Chicago, Illinois.
His books, Crybabies, Sweet Baby: How to Soothe Your Newborn, Your Fussy Baby, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, and Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins have been published is Europe and Asia and taught millions of parents how to help their children sleep well.
Dr. Daniel Weissbluth is a Board Certified pediatrician and completed his residency at Indiana University Riley Children's Hospital. He is an Instructor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Northwestern University School of Medicine. His main area of interest is how various forms of media affect the pediatric population. He co-created the Weissbluth Method Infant Nap App, the Weissbluth Method Toddler Bedtime App, and the Weissbluth Method Parenting Myth App for mobile devices. In addition, he is a regular contributor to the Weissbluth Method Blog. He lives (and sleeps!) in Chicago.
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How average Americans view high court's health care ruling
Politicians commandeered most of the spotlight by weighing in on Thursday's Supreme Court decision to uphold the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, but reaction from health care providers, business owners and others was seemingly just as polarizing and intense, if less visible.
In Washington, D.C., where hundreds of supporters and protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court building, Tea Party supporter Susan Clark, a retired hairdresser from Santa Monica, Calif., was decked out in an American flag, red pom-pons and blue-and-gold hat. "I'm old. I remember what health care was before the government and lawyers got involved," Clark said. "You could go to the hospital and you didn't go bankrupt."
Nearby, Shamequa Obee was among those holding signs in support of the mandate. "I have diabetes," said the 19-year-old resident of suburban Temple Hills, Md. "What am I going to do without health care?"
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Business owners appear just as split. For Mark Hodesh, owner of the Ann Arbor, Mich., garden supply store Downtown Home and Garden, the court decision was a cause for celebration. He has been able to offset 35% of the costs of providing health insurance to his 13 employees with $20,000 in federal tax credits over the past two years. Having health insurance "gives my employees the long-term security to make investments in houses" and other things without having to worry about being financially wiped out from one visit to the emergency room, he said.
But Mike Geygan, owner of Minuteman Press in Lebanon, Ohio, says he isn't sure whether he'll continue to provide health insurance coveage for his 12-employee shop — which now costs him about $36,000 a year.
"It's a mess," he said. "It just makes it really hard for businesses to plan."
Although Geygan acknowledges that something has to be done to curb escalating costs, he's afraid increased government oversight isn't the solution. "I'm firmly convinced that, long term, anything government is involved in will be a disaster," Geygan says.
But Doug Ulman, president and CEO of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, said the court ruling means cancer survivors won't face discrimination from insurers for pre-existing conditions.
"Today, cancer survivors throughout the U.S. are celebrating,'' Ulman said. "Parents of young cancer survivors will continue covering their kids on their insurance until they are 26. Life-saving preventive services, like breast and cervical cancer screenings, will be covered with no co-pays or deductibles. The Affordable Care Act's lifesaving measures, so critical to cancer survivors and their families, will be preserved, and we are enormously relieved."
Cancer patient Brian Rose, a coach with the Wingnuts, a Wichita minor-league baseball team, is one of the beneficiaries. Three years ago, Rose was diagnosed with Stage 4 melanoma, a life-threatening form of skin cancer that has spread to his brain, bones and liver.
Although he qualified for emergency coverage from Medicaid, it lasted just six months. Under the Affordable Care Act, he pays $200 a month for premiums — a good deal, he says, given that he had over $250,000 in medical bills last year.
"I'm very happy that my care won't be disrupted," Rose said, even if Congress eventually overturns the law. "If this (coverage) lasts for a week or a month or 10 years, it's still a good day. And if my doctor tells me my brain is OK, then it'll be a really good day."
Without that coverage; "I don't know what I'd do," Rose, 34, said. He says insurers denied his earlier applications for coverage, citing his cancer as a pre-existing condition. "I can't fathom the concept of not having any kind of health care," he says.
Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards said the court ruling is "incredibly good news for women because it would improve their access to health care. "The biggest thing we can do is make sure women are educated about what's available now and make sure women get the care they need'' said.
Richards, who has three children in their early 20s, also said she appreciates that they will have coverage under her health care plan. "That's one less worry as a parent in these times. It means my kids are getting doctor visits that they easily could have gone without. For moms, this is a big deal."
Radiation oncologist Daniel Fass says cancer patients watching TV in his Rye, N.Y., office waiting room "jumped up and down for joy" as the decision was announced. "They're giddy,'' he says. "The system is on its way to getting fixed."
"This is excellent news. Five million of the 10 million currently uninsured children are now insured and will have access to health care," says Irwin Redlener, professor at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health and president of the Children's Health Fund.
Others are not so optimistic.
"The devil is always in the details," says Suffern, N.Y., neurosurgeon Jeffrey Oppenheim. "How will we be able to afford this? There are no free lunches."
Allen Zagoren, a physician who teaches health care police at Iowa's Drake University, says some physicians fear that the Affordable Care Act will complicate their lives, but notes that many will eventually come to favor it.
"At the end of the day, our job is to provide health care to our patients, and anything the government does to help us do that is good," he says.
Zagoren, who also runs the wound-care center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, said that more patients soon will have an ability to pay for services, which should help hospitals and physicians. He also said the law includes important incentives for preventive care, which could help save the health care system from rising costs.
Mark Mishek, the president of addiction-treatment-center operator Hazelden, says the court decision is "an essential step forward for millions of people who need help overcoming addiction."
"This historic, lifesaving ruling lifts the burdens and obstacles that had been set before those who wished to find freedom from the disease of addiction," Mishek says. "Expanding access to addiction treatment was a moral and financial imperative. It will save dollars, and, even more important, it will save lives."
"What this means is that the 30 million uninsured and underinsured Americans will have access to health care and the 700,000 New Yorkers under the age of 26 will continue to be insured."
The impact on businesses and states that are required to set up insurance exchanges is less clear, he says. "No one knows where the money will come from," he says.
Katonah, N.Y., resident Jeanne Waful says she was so nervous before the ruling that she was afraid to turn on her TV. Waful has health insurance through her husband's job at IBM, but says she was thrilled that the Affordable Care Act was upheld. "It benefits all of our society," she says.
"Today's decision is a victory for the health of the America people," says physician Jo Ivey Boufford, president of the New York Academy of Medicine. "Those who are uninsured, underinsured and unable to afford health insurance will finally have access to key preventive services and health care they so desperately need for themselves and their families. The transformation in health policy to emphasize prevention and improve the overall health of the American people, including addressing health disparities, will continue."
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A couple of generations ago, women most often faced the problem of having more children than they knew what to do with. For modern women, however–particularly those who delay childbearing until later in their reproductive years–infertility has become a significant concern. Since 1995, at least one in six women of childbearing age has sought professional support for infertility, a number that has grown significantly since the early 1980s and which appears to be steadily rising. If you are a woman or couple experiencing infertility, you can see that you are not alone!
Difficulty conceiving a child can be attributed to a myriad of complex biological, nutritional, social, and emotional factors. The diagnosis of infertility, whether self-defined or medically diagnosed, can lead to further emotional and social stresses, not to mention an odyssey of medical evaluations and interventions.
Although there is no guarantee that natural methods of approaching conception difficulties will be successful, they can improve your overall health and self-concept while laying the foundation for a healthier conception if this is achieved. Further, a number of practitioners using natural fertility-enhancing methods, as well as couples creating their own fertility programs, do find such methods successful. This article provides an overview of the causes of fertility problems and some of the methods of overcoming infertility naturally.
Declining fertility rates in the United States
Some of the explanations for declining childbearing trends in the United States since the 1980s include changing social roles and personal goals of women, delayed age of marriage and postponed childbearing, increased use of birth-control methods, difficult economic conditions, and increased concern for the environment. Basically, fewer women are trying to get pregnant, and more women are waiting until they are older to conceive. In fact, more women are waiting longer now to get pregnant than at any other time in the past thirty years. One in every five women having a first child in the United States is over the age of thirty-five. It is estimated that about one-third of women who wait until the mid- to late-thirties to try to get pregnant will experience some difficulty, and at least half of all women older than forty will experience infertility. While statistics indicate greater difficulty for “older” women, the oldest recorded age of pregnancy in the United States was in a fifty-seven-year-old woman from Oregon, and it is not uncommon to hear stories of women from other cultures having babies well into their late forties. Unfortunately, waiting until they are older to get pregnant often causes women to feel more of an urgency of time when they finally do decide to try, and although women can get pregnant at anytime in their reproductive cycles, it does tend to get harder as we get older.
However, rates of infertility appear to have increased across all age groups, attributed in part to increased rates of gynecologic problems, sexually transmitted diseases, and male reproductive problems. Environmental problems, nutritional deficiencies, and lifestyle may also play important roles.
The increase in fertility difficulties combined with increased access to assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization and fertility-enhancing drugs has led to the unprecedented use of medical intervention for conception. In 1995 alone, 15 percent of all women of reproductive age (9.3 million women) used some form of reproductive services to try to achieve a pregnancy.
Underlying causes of conception difficulty
Physical causes of difficulty with conception in women include endocrine changes associated with age; a history of gynecologic disease that caused scarring of the fallopian tubes or other reproductive structures; endometriosis; polycystic ovarian disease; antibody production to sperm; sexually transmitted diseases; insufficient or excessive body weight; overexercise; exposure to excessive amounts of electromagnetic radiation; anxiety; and hormonal imbalances, such as insufficient estrogen levels or luteal phase insufficiencies. In men, increasing age, hormonal problems, and defects in sperm production, formation, and motility can be problems. Natural approaches to many of these problems are discussed below. In 10 to 30 percent of cases, no physical cause of infertility can be found by conventional diagnostic methods. Many causes of infertility can be corrected with natural therapies, medical treatment, or a combination of both.
Seeking medical intervention
Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive a child after a year of trying (while having unprotected sex), yet it is important to remember that only one-third or less of all couples will achieve pregnancy within one month of starting to try and that 93 percent of all couples will eventually become pregnant within two years of trying. Even among those who seek fertility help after one year of trying, about one-half will become pregnant spontaneously within the next year (with no treatment), 45 percent of all couples become pregnant after discontinuing fertility treatments, and 35 percent who never seek treatment become pregnant in this time frame. Sometimes it just takes time! Women younger than thirty should ideally try for three years to become pregnant naturally before seeking fertility treatment. Women in their late thirties and early forties may prefer to set a shorter time limit before seeking advice from a qualified practitioner.
It is also important to recognize that medical testing and medical treatment do not have to go hand-in-hand. It is perfectly reasonable to seek out information from simple diagnostic tests such as hormone level testing, charting basal body temperature, postcoital assessment, sperm analysis, and even examination of the fallopian tubes and ovaries (particularly if there has been a history of pelvic infection). This information can point one in the direction of appropriate natural therapies long before more invasive, costly, and potentially harmful medical interventions are pursued.
Natural fertility therapies
The goal of a natural approach to fertility is to enhance overall wellness in both partners while addressing specific problems. Nutrition, herbs, and even prayer have been shown to improve the success of couples trying to get pregnant. But before touching on natural therapies, a word about love, sex, and babies. Fertility in a relationship is about partnership and communication. Working together to achieve pregnancy needs to be the cornerstone of any fertility program. Frequently, it is one partner or the other who is labeled with a diagnosis of infertility. Regardless of any diagnosis, both partners need to wholeheartedly accept a commitment to the relationship and, without blaming, work toward improving fertility and welcoming a baby into the union. This cooperation can range from seeing a health-care practitioner together to making each other’s herbal teas.
Too often when couples have been trying for a while to become pregnant, especially if they have been timing their cycles religiously with a thermometer and charts, or if they have walked through the gauntlet of fertility tests, sex becomes a mechanical act–a “let’s just do it to get pregnant” act. Sex and conception were not meant to be mechanical, utilitarian acts but healthy, fertile, life-affirming connections between loving partners. Whenever possible, a natural approach to fertility should enhance the overall fertility of a couple on many levels–infusing their lives with passion and creativity, not just improving hormone function or sperm motility. Frequently I instruct couples to toss out the thermometer and focus on the loving relationship and the creativity, as this is what will endure regardless of whether conception is achieved. From this a healthy sexual relationship can develop or be enriched. That said, on to specific treatments.
While the importance of good nutrition is emphasized during pregnancy, its significance for promoting a healthy conception is virtually overlooked. Yet for both men and women, optimal nutrition prior to conception can enhance the likelihood of success as well as optimize the baby’s health. The foundation of optimal fertility is an excellent diet based on minimally processed, natural, organic whole grains, legumes, vegetables and fruits, and small amounts of dairy, poultry, and fish. Healthy oils such as olive oil and canola oil should be a regular part of the diet. Processed and denatured foods, excessive consumption of sweets, and consumption of alcohol and caffeine should be avoided or at least minimized. Smoking must be stopped for your health and that of your future baby, as should the use of unnecessary medications and all recreational drugs. The diet should be supplemented with essential fatty acids (evening primrose oil, borage oil, flaxseed oil, and cold-water fish such as salmon are excellent sources). Both of you should make sure your diet is especially rich in the following nutrients through food and, if necessary, additional supplements: vitamin A, vitamin B-complex, folic acid, zinc, magnesium, potassium, selenium, and vitamin E.
Body weight and exercise
Moderate exercise on a regular basis is healthy for all of us. Further, working out as a couple–whether doing yoga, running, taking a dance class or working out in a gym–can be downright sexy and bonding. Excessive exercise that results in irregular or absent menstrual cycles should be avoided if you are trying to conceive.
It is particularly important for women to be at a healthy body weight for conception to occur. Both overweight and underweight women have increased difficulty with conceiving. Work with a nutritionist or other qualified health-care practitioner to create a nutrition and exercise plan that will optimize your reproductive functioning. You will feel better about yourself, and this will enhance your sensuality, as well as your comfort and health, should pregnancy occur.
Herbal approaches for female reproductive problems
There are a number of gynecologic problems that can interfere with or inhibit fertility. Fortunately, there are also many herbs that can be helpful in treating such problems. Below is a brief review of problems associated with infertility and suggested treatments. For an individualized treatment plan, consult reference books such as Francesca Naish’s Natural Fertility (Sally Milner, 1992), or seek the help of a qualified herbalist, naturopathic physician, or acupuncturist trained in the use of Chinese herbs. Herbal programs to treat infertility can be expected to take from a few months to more than a year. Therefore, don’t be discouraged if you do not conceive within a few weeks of trying.
Decreased estrogen levels, which are associated with low body weight (15 to 20 percent below “ideal” body weight), vitamin A deficiency, excessive fiber intake or overuse of antibiotics (both of which eliminate bowel flora necessary for the circulation of estrogen), overexercising, and smoking may be an underlying factor in infertility. Both diet and herbs can be used to enhance estrogen levels. Legumes, particularly soy foods, are rich in phytoestrogens. Herbs that may enhance estrogen levels and improve fertility include red clover (Trifolium pratense), Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng), black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), wild yam (Dioscorea villosa)\ and licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), taken as teas, tinctures, or capsules.
Luteal phase deficiency, resulting from insufficient progesterone levels, can cause the ovulatory phase to be too short or prevent the ovarian follicle from ripening and the egg being released altogether. Several herbs, including vitex (Vitex agnus-castus), peony (Paeonia spp.), and evening primrose oil can be very effective in promoting a healthy ovulatory phase of the cycle. Typically taken as a tincture, vitex can be used daily. Peony is often found in combination with dong quai (Angelica sinensis) in traditional Chinese herbal formulas, and the two herbs may be used together to promote ovulation.
Endometriosis is frequently associated with difficulty conceiving, and many herbalists have had success helping clients reduce endometriosis with herbal therapies.
Vitex is the most important herb for treating endometriosis; other herbs include cramp bark (Viburnum opulus), Chinese salvia (Salvia miltiorrhiza), also known as dan shen, ginger (Zingiber officinale), licorice, and dong quai. Herbalists may also include herbs to promote the conjugation and elimination of hormones by the liver, including dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale), milk thistle (Silybum marianum) and motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca). Because endometriosis is an inflammatory process, and it is the inflammation and elevated white blood cell levels that may interfere with fertility, herbalists may also include immune-enhancing herbs such as calendula (Calendula officinalis) and echinacea (Echinacea spp.), and anti-inflammatory herbs such as licorice and ginger, into a formula. Evening primrose oil should also be incorporated into the treatment program.
Immunologic response to sperm is an increasingly common explanation for infertility. Immune-regulating herbs such as echinacea, astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus), and calendula should be considered if this is the suspected problem. The traditional Chinese formula Zhi bai du huang, which nourishes the kidney yin, has been shown to be effective in the treatment of infertile couples with antisperm and/or antizona pellucida antibodies.
Polycystic ovarian disease is associated with irregular ovulation and infertility. It is primarily treated with vitex and peony to help regulate ovulation. A healthy diet to regulate blood sugar, reduce excessive weight, and reduce insulin resistance is also especially important in the treatment of this disease. Be sure to include plenty of essential fatty acids in the diet.
General tonic herbs for women should incorporate the traditional Chinese approaches of improving the blood and energy (qi) and nourishing the kidneys, which in Chinese medicine are closely related to fertility. Treatment with traditional Chinese herbal formulas has resulted in improvement in ovulation and progesterone levels, elevated basal body temperature indicative of ovulation, and regulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis. Chinese tonic herbs for women include dong quai, peony, Asian ginseng, American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), ligusticum (Ligusticum spp.), rehmannia (Rehmannia glutinosa), and fo-ti (Polygonum multiflorum).
Herbal approaches for male reproductive problems
Studies indicate that male sperm counts are declining. Factors associated with this include environmental contaminants such as pesticides, exogenous estrogens, and heavy metals that affect sperm formation. Avoiding environmental hazards as much as possible is an important step in encouraging healthy sperm production. Nutritional therapies may be helpful in both reducing the harmful effects of environmental exposures and in promoting reproductive health. Carnitine, arginine, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B12 are considered important for enhancing sperm motility and function, as are many antioxidants including vitamin C, vitamin E, glutathione, and Coenzyme Q10. It’s always best to derive nutrients from natural, organic foods through a healthy diet, but using supplements is a boost to a good foundation.
Herbal therapies often focus on enhancing libido or correcting problems with sperm motility or function. Herbs such as Asian and American ginseng and muira puama (Ptychopetalum olacoides) can be used for these purposes. Studies have shown that the traditional Chinese formula Gui zhi fu ling wan, which includes cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), poria (Wolfiporia cocos), peony, and other herbs, has led to improvement in sperm concentration and motility. In vitro studies have indicated that astragalus may have a significant stimulatory effect on sperm motility. It is a well-known immune-enhancing herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Acupuncture has been shown to be effective for the treatment of both male and female infertility problems due to blockages of qi, to strengthen the liver and kidneys, nourish the uterus, and improve sperm production. Acupuncture treatment for women has been effective in the treatment of luteal phase insufficiency, hormonal imbalances, endometriosis, and other problems related to difficulty with conception. Acupuncture’s overall lack of side effects and positive influence on general wellness make it a reasonable part of a health plan to promote fertility and conception.
Stress reduction, positive thinking, and prayer
While infertility is certainly not “all in your head,” stress reduction and positive thinking have been associated with improvements in fertility. This is because the endocrine and stress hormones are closely linked–our emotions affect our hormones and vice versa. For example, in one study, a reduction in anxiety and emotional stress in women was positively correlated with a reduction in prolactin–a hormone that, when elevated, can inhibit fertility. According to another recent study in the September 2001 issue of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, prayer seems to almost double the success rate of in vitro fertilization procedures. Any fertility program, whether conventional or alternative, should include some aspect of stress reduction and promotion of emotional and psychological well-being. This can come in the form of counseling, meditation, artistic expression, having more fun in your life, prayer, or anything else that nourishes your sense of peace and joy.
Herbal therapies can also be used for stress reduction. Reliable herbs include chamomile (Matricaria recutita), passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), and hops (Humulus lupulus). These can be used alone or in combination, and as teas or tinctures. Other herbal relaxation methods, such as herbal baths with essential oils and massage with herbally infused oils, can be beneficial.
While fertility problems are never welcome, they do provide couples with an opportunity to ensure their optimum health before they conceive. This actually increases the likelihood of having a healthy baby, should conception occur. Using a natural approach to fertility, whether alone or in combination with other therapies, allows you time to nurture your body, mind, and spirit, along with your relationship, improving your health and enhancing your creative approach to life as you embrace the mysteries of fertility and conception. Were all children conceived with such care and attention, then all children would be wanted children and the world would be a healthier place.
Aviva Romm is president of the American Herbalists Guild and a certified professional midwife. She’s the author of numerous books on herbal family health, including Naturally Healthy Babies and Children (Storey, 2000), The Natural Pregnancy Book (The Crossing, 1997) and Natural Health and Birth (Healing Arts, 2002).

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Walgreens app makes health tracking easy
Walgreens is using its popular app to help consumers connect to many brands of fitness trackers outside of the store. The retailer, which is marketing Striiv, its own branded activity tracker, allows members of the company’s Balance Rewards program to also connect through 40 different devices and 27 apps, according to the Walgreen’s website.
“We do not sell the Apple Watch, but fitness data tracked on that device can be relayed through our mobile app to link up with Balance Rewards for Healthy Choices,” Jim Graham, Walgreens senior manager media relations, said.
Walgreens currently has more than 88 million active members of its Balance Rewards program through its mobile app, which earned a 5-star rating on the Apple App Store. Walgreens Balance Rewards for healthy choices has 1.2 million active users each with 1.6 healthy lifestyle goals met. These positive behaviors translate directly to reduced healthcare costs for participants, their employers and payers, Graham said, and noted that it allows the company to play a larger role in patients’ health.
“Our mobile app is an important part of our broader effort to make Walgreens a trusted healthcare partner, easily and immediately accessible, when you are tracking exercise with your wrist device, when it’s time to take your medication or when you are looking to save with coupons or redeem Balance Reward points.”
In addition to syncing with a patient’s preferred fitness tracker, the mobile app’s most popular features include a prescription refill, refill status check, photo print ordering and coupon generation, as well as its refill-by-scan feature, which enables patients to scan their pill bottle label.


In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in the Hamptons by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with a sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade.
The home, which was recently photographed by Iwan Baan, was completed in 2017 for Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit founder Julie Taubman and her husband, Robert Taubman.
"A truly stunning creation"
Commenters were overwhelmed by the scale and design of the project.
"The house is a truly stunning creation," wrote Stace A. "But it's also the kind of thing that doesn't welcome use and merely touching anything threatens its pristine-ness".
Walter Astor also had concerns about the longevity of the design. "I wonder if it will age well? Often these 'sculptural' houses do not stand the test of time."
Grinch liked the design but issued a word of warning, writing "fantastic design, but every project like this is emblematic of the fact that the world is going to hell in a handcart".
"Let's save this sort of wonderful exuberance for public projects that we can all enjoy, not just a few over-privileged people," they added.
Fdvz found the project to be an "over-the-top design with zero consideration for the environment".
Aigoual was damning in their assessment: "as if this extravagant, pompous, narcissistic, multimillion-dollar design is in harmony with its surroundings! This is just another example of what Eastern Long Island has become: a showcase haven for the one per cent who don't know what to do with their $$$."
What do you think of this unusual house? Join the discussion ›
"Long time coming and happy to see it finally arrive"
Commenters were more positive about a translucent-marble-clad box at New York's World Trade Center site. Located alongside One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan, the Perelman Performing Arts Center by architecture studio Rex comprises a cubic structure with thin marble cladding.
Alex Kustow said they were "so excited by this and impressed with the wonderful result of such an exceptional series of challenges. I live in New York and can't wait to visit."
DWG was in the same boat saying: "I love the look of this. The entrance looks stunning!"
"I work around there in the daytime," commented Cordcutter. "It looks bland, but I've been leaving work around dusk and at nighttime it looks beautiful. Long time coming and happy to see it finally arrive."
Several readers celebrated the studio's choice of materials. "I was doubtful when I saw the renderings and glad I was wrong," wrote Kem Roolhaas. "Happy to finally see a building with marble backlit like that on the facade."
One of the few commenters unconvinced was JB, who wrote "surely respect for the memorial could have been achieved without creating a mausoleum? This is a joyless and indeed mournful edifice totally at odds with its contents."
Joyless or beautiful? Join the discussion ›
"People are going to die because someone wants to build an indoor mall in the desert"
Also on commenters' radars this week was an opinion piece by Dana Cuff in response to the recent documentary about The Line mega-project in Saudi Arabia.
Commenter's responded to Cuff's assessment that the documentary might be "architecture's kiss of death".
Kasimir reckoned that "Neom will make it into the history books as the death of 20th-century architecture," but they argued that "it doesn't mean architecture is dying, but architecture is transforming into something new".
Other readers echoed Cuff's concerns: "the women's voices are heard for just under two and a half minutes of the entire video," posited Tiger Lou. "This suggests the type of society one should expect from such a megalomaniacal project!"
On the other side of the debate Rob Rohena wrote "believe it or not, architects have very little leverage in their clients' ethics".
Zea Newland tried to put things back into perspective, writing "people are going to die because someone wants to build an indoor mall in the desert at all costs".
"Having a backbone used to be considered a strength. Now, it's seen as weak and annoying. Why?" they asked.
What do you make of Dana Cuff's argument? Join the discussion ›
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GRAMMY award-winning sound engineer Miles Walker has produced some of mainstream radio and dance music’s mega-hits. With multi-platinum records sold across the globe and an impressive musical pedigree to boot, there was no one better to sit down with to explain to me what exactly a sound engineer does, how he aids producers in their creative process, and what it really takes to bring a hit record full circle to wow audiences world-wide for our latest Your EDM Interview.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music in 2003, Walker found his true calling in the music business:
“I figured I wanted to make music every day of my life… and as long as musicians were going to make music they are going to need someone to help them record it.”
Walker has won the GRAMMY for Best Dance Record for Rihanna’s “Only Girl in the World”, Best Urban Contemporary Album with Rihanna’s Unapologetic, Best Contemporary R&B Album with Usher’s Raymond Vs. Raymond as well as Beyonce’s I am… Sasha Fierce. If that isn’t enough to impress you he has also been nominated for his work on various Album Of The Year contenders 4 times over and Record of the Year with Katy Perry’s “Firework”. 6 other various nominations and slew of industry accolades also brighten up his amazing repertoire. Kygo, Deorro, and Felix Jaehn are a few EDM producers who have been smart enough to enlist the help of this soundboard superhero.
What exactly does a mixing Engineer do?
A mixing Engineer usually helps out the artist or producer finalize the sound of their song/album when all the recording and production is finished on it. They will take the individual sounds and blend them together so you can hear everything clear and as it was imagined in the mind of the artist. They can also do things like add special effects that compliment the song, highlighting special moments, or creating ambient moods that go along with the sentiment of the song or production.
What kind of education and/or skills must a mixing engineer have?
Like in all fields of music, there are schools and colleges that teach how to work in the business of record making. But also like all fields of music, it isn’t about having a diploma or straight A’s on a report card, it’s just about what you make and how everyone else reacts to it. Schools are great for learning the technical foundations of music and the equipment used to make it. I attended Berklee College of Music and graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Music Production and Engineering, but I didn’t mix records full time until I had the experience of working with countless musicians and producers and studying how they get their sound for 8 years in the industry (maybe longer). I still feel like I’m learning new ways every day to help a producer get an amazing sound out of their imagination, and helping artists create their own signature vocal style. It’s an on going experience, but one that keeps you excited to do new things.
How many specialized people does it take to actually make a song? I believe there is sometimes the beat maker, the producer, the lyricist, masterer–I know many specialists can be involved. How is that broken down and why is it important to have different people for those different jobs?
While there are a lot of roles in record making, the exact number of how many specialist involved in each song vary all the time. In some cases, the artist, producer, songwriter, engineer, mixer, mastering, label, A&R, distributor is all the same person! Great tools for computer recording and online sales/distribution make this the case now, more than any other time in history. However, the advantage of having separate people work these roles (or at least not ALL of the roles in one) is that you get more perspective from different people, a more specialized skill set, and opportunities for an even bigger record when it’s broken up. I’m a BIG believer in the expression, “Jack of all trades, but master of none”. Personally, I know how to perform, produce, song write, program, and master records but I LOVE working as a mix engineer. It’s what really gets me excited the most in record making. So I choose to focus my time there and really specialize and excel in that, instead of spending more time in those other realms where at best I’m just an average musician. That said, one of the challenges in today’s music making is that budgets don’t always allow for hiring of a person in each one of these roles, so taking on more responsibility can be necessary to get a record out. The key is finding a balance in the jobs so you can always be making the best product, while collaborating with other specialists who can help with the areas you are weaker in.
What are some of the most popular tracks you have been a part of?
I’m not sure what people consider popular, it’s based on what type of music they listen to. For the pop genre I’ve been fortunate to have worked with Rihanna on “Only Girl In The World” “Diamonds”, “S&M”, “What’s My Name”, “Talk That Talk” and various others. I also worked on “Firework” with Katy Perry, “Come And Get it” with Selena Gomez, and “Let Me Love You” from Ne-Yo. In the Urban genre, I’ve done “Black and Yellow” with Wiz Khalifa, “Lifestyle” by Young Thug, and “All About The Money” from TI, and “Drop that Kitty” from Ty$ and Charlie XCX. In Dance and EDM I’ve worked on “Firestone” and “Stole The Show” from Kygo, “Cheerleader” (Felix Jaehn remix) from Omi, and “5 Hours” from Deorro featuring Chris Brown. I’ve done a lot of records in Country and various other genres too. I’m really lucky and fortunate to get to help out a wide variety of producers and artist work on their records–it’s great.
What is your favorite track you have been a part of?
Ahh, this is a tricky question because they all start with the possibility of being my favorite or somebody else in the world’s favorite song. I always try and approach every song with that energy and excitement–the fact that you could be making somebody’s all-time favorite song–every time I come to work. Wow. Songs that I have done that have been very exciting to me in that moment all for different reasons were “Firework” from Katy Perry, “Stranded” by Mario, “Diva” by Beyonce, and “Papers” by Usher. Each one of those songs had a really amazing moment in the songwriting stage, when it was just all coming together for the artist, and getting to be there when they were working it out, then helping them record it–that was just watching magic get born. Like seeing a unicorn. It was great.
If you could make a song with one artist, dead or alive, who would it be?
I never got to record with Michael Jackson even though I met him, and I think that would have been a real dream come true. I’ve heard such incredible stories too about his process and the way he would record. I also appreciate his contribution to music so much. It would’ve been great to do that. For artists that are alive and that I haven’t got to work with yet I am open to anybody that wants to work with me. I love the challenge and experience of all acts in all styles of music. Just as long as it’s special to them, it’ll be special to me too.
Do you have any advice for any young producers who may be reading this article?
I think that anybody who wants to be a producer should make the music that’s honest and true to them and try to tell the story they want to tell. I think it’s a great practice to follow the technique and style of producers you look up to, that’s a great way to hone your skills and learn how to craft songs, but eventually you are going to have to speak your own music voice, trying your own thing, and when you do it’s best to do something that’s unique and real. People can tell when a song is coming from a place of honesty. It comes through in a vocal, in the sound of the track, the harmony, the chord changes–all of that. And when it’s real, they believe it. Then you are on the way to making something that will stick with them forever. That’s how you cut through and make your place.


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Using performance data to identify preferred hospitals. Health Serv Res. 2007 Dec; 42(6 Pt 1):2109-19; discussion 2294-323.
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