| Getaways to Coddle New Mothers (or Just Inspire Some)
At the intersection of procreation and recreation, the Parrot Mill Inn is one of many inns, hotels and day spas around the region that cater to people who want to become parents, are about to become parents or just became parents. There are "procreation vacation" packages for couples who need to relax and get away in order to get busy. "Babymoons" romantic getaways for couples in the last weeks of a pregnancy are offered by an inn in Westbrook, Conn. Guests can relax with a "delectable cravings" basket, along with nonalcoholic cider for her and chilled Champagne or wine for him. And a New York company, Sparty, provides spa parties including baby showers with pedicures for the guest of honor, who might be having trouble reaching her toes. A 2006 survey on BabyCenter.com, a Web site for new parents, showed that three quarters of 1,052 participants had taken "conceptionmoons," or baby-making junkets, and 40 percent of those had been successful.
A year later, artist in Boston marketing stunt embraces notoriety
Nevertheless, Berdovsky said he is still struggling financially, and he works at a studio inside a beat-up industrial building in Charlestown that is afflicted with bedbugs, bad pipes and noise from woodworking shops.
He said his expensive video and audio equipment was bought on credit, and he may have to sell some of it to pay the bills.
Richard Rinehart, the Berkeley museum's digital art curator, said 500 people show up the night Berdovsky was there, "and they were all enraptured by his performance."
Rinehart said he hired Berdovsky on a recommendation from another artist, not because of his Aqua Teen infamy. Not that that would have hurt.
"That kind of political mischievousness plays well at Berkeley," Rinehart said. More articles Copyright 2007 Associated Press.
Gardening With Charlie - Gardening During Global Warming
In areas that are seldom used or where grass doesn't grow well, consider planting native trees. I had an area on the north side of my house where lawn grass struggled. Instead of planting more grass or even ground cover, I turned the area into a small forest for wildlife to enjoy.Landscape to Conserve EnergyConsider using landscaping ideas that conserve energy and reduce pollution. Plant deciduous shade trees on the south side of your house to keep the house cooler in summer yet warmer in winter when all the leaves have dropped. Build a rain garden to collect storm water runoff instead of having it run into the sewage system and potentially pollute streams and lakes.
Grow FoodPlant a food garden, or at least buy as much locally produced food as possible. By growing your own food and buying it locally, you're reducing the amount of fossil fuels needed to ship the produce long distances, such as from California and Mexico.Charlie Nardozzi, a nationally recognized garden writer, book author, speaker and radio and television personality, has appeared on HGTV, PBS and Discovery Channel television networks.
Jeff Thelen's Blog
I understand the sweet addiction and have put it in the same realm of a smoker trying to quit. Don't take my sugar away!!! I drink LOTS of bottled water--guess its the trick that makes me feel like its not JUST water. Try subbing fruit for your sweet tooth and when you just can stand it anymore, treat yourself to a few bites. Oh yeah likes thats enough!!!? It does work. And don't sub the artifical stuff that makes you only want that much more. My habit was 6-8 diet Pepsi's and anything sweet and a lot of it, daily. Hang in there! Its worth it! By the way my name is Candy--true!Thanks, Candy. I always did drink quite a bit of water. But it's gone up even more since I dumped the soda. I've never been a very good veggie eater. At least since I became an adult and no longer had a Mom forcing me to eat my veggies.
Beautiful Miss Idaho in LCHS Parade
Below, Family Phil's shot of historic downtown Wallace. BTW, Phil has a Little-Ears-Have-Big-Windows post here. *HBO's still trying to figure out what Stebbijo/Your Choice means by done-r here. *CDADave/Thin Air is trying out a new look as he prepares to return to the HBO blogosphere in a big way on Monday. He's asking folks what they think here. *Amy Crooks/That's Life. Life Goes On sounds as though she's been working hard for her money and not blogging too much here. *Marianne Love/Slight Detour has some fascinating historical info about Bonner County, including how Hoodoo Creek was formed and how Sagle got its name after losing out to Eagle in southern Idaho here. Also: Herb Huseland/Bay Views puts in his 2 cents about the inheritance tax here, Digital Fog has another fine parody here, ErinG/Idaho Native is getting nervous about the birth process here and Cis Gors/From A Simple Mind analyzes an online quiz she took here.
Redefining The Human: The Upgradable You
VAGUS NERVE Last year, Texas-based Cyberonics won FDA approval for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)--mild, intermittent pulses through the vagus nerve to the brain-to treat depression. VNS is already used for epilepsy, and may prove effective in treating Alzheimer's disease and obesity. MUSCLES Tiny capsules called Bions use precisely timed electrical pulses to reanimate muscles paralyzed by stroke and spinal cord injury. Future versions could supply sensory feedback to the brain. SPINAL CORD Chronic pain caused by injury, degenerative disc disease, cancer, nerve damage and other disorders can sometimes be treated with mild electrical stimulation of the spinal cord. .
Study: Biological tie seen in anorexia
Prenatal exposure to female hormones increases the risk of anorexia nervosa according to new research Monday that bolsters the theory that the disorder has a biological basis in addition to a social and cultural one. In an analysis of 4,478 pairs of opposite-sex twins, researchers found that males with a twin sister had the same chance of becoming anorexic as women in general, an indication that hormones circulating in their mother's womb increased their susceptibility to the disorder. The study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, shed new light on the causes of the eating disorder, which is often linked to a cultural obsession with thinness and is 10 times more common in women than men. "Any information that points to a biological origin is helpful, at least for future development of medication and other therapies," said Dr.
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