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NEW YORK (AP) ― We’ve already seen the baby pictures — now see the photo of Angelina Jolie apparently breastfeeding on the cover of W magazine.

Jolie appears on the cover of the W’s November issue in a sleeveless top, which has been opened to reveal part of her left breast and a tiny hand ostensibly belonging to one of her twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, who were born in July.

The black-and-white photo shows Jolie smiling, her long brown hair cascading over her shoulder. The cover headline promises exclusive “private photos” of the 33-year-old actress by her partner Brad Pitt.

Jolie last caused a stir when she wore a white nursing bra underneath her tank top on the cover of People magazine after she and Pitt welcomed daughter Shiloh, now 2 years old.

Another breast-feeding cover that got people talking was in the summer of 2006, when Babytalk magazine published a photo of a baby and part of a woman’s breast in profile. The magazine conducted a poll of more than 4,000 readers; a quarter of responses were negative, finding the photo inappropriate.

La Leche League International, the world’s oldest breast-feeding support organization, applauds Jolie’s apparent decision to be photographed nursing.

“Breast-feeding in public reveals a whole lot less than what has been revealed on the red carpet. … I think we do need more role models like Angelina Jolie willing to be photographed and say, `Hey look, it can be done, it oughta be done,’” said La Leche spokeswoman Jane Crouse.

Besides Shiloh and the twins, Pitt and Jolie also are parents to three adopted children: Maddox, 7, from Cambodia; Pax, 4, from Vietnam; Zahara, 3, from Ethiopia.

Exclusive photos of the Jolie-Pitt clan have fetched millions of dollars. Last summer, People magazine and the British tabloid Hello! paid $14 million in a joint deal to publish the first shots of the family with newborn Knox and Vivienne. Jolie and Pitt allowed such access in exchange for a donation to charity.

Jolie, who won a supporting actress Academy Award for 1999’s “Girl, Interrupted,” has drawn Oscar buzz for Clint Eastwood’s missing-child drama “Changeling,” slated for release Oct. 24.

Pitt portrays a fitness club dimwit in Joel and Ethan Coen’s recent comedy “Burn After Reading,” co-starring George Clooney, John Malkovich and Frances McDormand.

According to reports:

The reason for the increase of having multiples is actually due to fertility drugs and women having babies later in life. As a woman gets older, the chance of having twins with her pregnancy actually increases. Many women today are choosing to have babies into their 40’s and this could contribute the increase of twin births. Also, using fertility drugs and treatments such as in vitro fertilization increases the chances that a woman will have more than one egg fertilized, which causes twins.
So, how come it seems like all of these celebrities are now having twins. The baby boom in Hollywood started several years ago, but now it seems like the “it” thing for celebrities is now to have twins. Like, one child at a time is not enough? Fertility drugs and treatments are not cheap, but celebrities can easily afford them. Marsha Cross, from Desperate Housewives has admitted that she used fertility drugs to conceive her twin daughters over a year ago. While now their is speculation that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt also used fertility treatments to conceive their twins that were just born last month. So, are celebrities using fertility treatments to have multiple kids or just to help them to conceive. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were able to conceive their daughter Shiloh with no fertility treatments, but yet they used it for their second pregnancy. Did they want twins or were they really having trouble conceiving again?

I think the theory for some seriously shallow stars is, “babies are in, and my career needs a boost, so why not?”. I know it sounds cruel, but I would not put it past a desperate celebrity to have a baby or go get in vitro to have twins, to out trump some other hotter celeb. I believe the odds off such a small select group of people like Hollywood celebrities pumping out so many sets of twins naturally  within such a small space of time is astronomical.

Celebrities that are expecting twins and recnetly delivered twins: Rebecca Romijn, Lisa Marie Presley, Ashlee Simpson, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin

Q.My family moved to South Florida recently and Fay will be our first tropical ”event.” My husband and I are a little worried about how our two kids might handle it and, with the prospect of being without electricity, it will be harder than usual to keep them distracted. Does Action Line have any ideas to share?
A.First of all, try to keep a level head. With all the rushing around to stock up on hurricane supplies, the calamitous TV newscasts and worsening weather, it’s easy to get worked up about an impending storm. But, if your children see you keeping your cool, they will, too.

Here are some tips for keeping the young ones occupied and calm before the storm:

• Don’t leave the TV on constantly: Check periodically for updates, but you don’t need to follow continuous coverage; it only heightens stress.

• Get a tracking map: Teach them how track the storm themselves. Getting a grasp of the storm’s location and intensity will empower them with some sense of control over the situation — and make it interesting. You can download a tracking map at www.nhc.noaa.gov/at_track_chart.pdf.

• Let them help around the house: Besides cleaning their own rooms (as if!), have them take inventory of hurricane equipment; fill flashlights and radios with fresh batteries; hand dad fasteners while he puts up shutters; bottle tap water for the pets. Such small — but important — tasks will keep them focused and give them a sense that they’ve had a role in protecting the family.

During and after the storm, you may be without power. Some basic entertainment should serve you well:

• You can’t go wrong with board games. And some, like Monopoly, can drag on for hours. Bonus!

• You may already have some of the kids’ required reading for school; even if they didn’t get the bookworm gene, there’s just something about reading in the dark with a flashlight that kids universally seem to love. Or, when you have some down time, read to them out loud; humor and sound effects are a plus.

• Speaking of flashlights, what’s a ghost story without one? Gather ’round after dinner and spook each other out.

• Whip out the crayons and (washable) markers to let the little ones take out their stored up energy on paper.

• Before letting the kids frolic outdoors, make sure it’s safe; downed wires, flood waters, tree limbs and other debris can pose serious dangers.

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Dr. Scott Haltzman, author of “The Secrets of Happily Married Women,” says stay-at-home wives constitute a growing niche. “In the past few years, many women who are well educated and trained for career tracks have decided instead to stay at home,” he says. While his research is ongoing, he estimates that more than 10 percent of the 650 women he’s interviewed who choose to stay home are childless.

Daniel Buccino, a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine clinical social worker and psychotherapist, says stay-at-home wives are the latest “status symbols.” “It says, ‘We make enough money that we both don’t need to work outside the home,’” he says. “And especially with the recent economic pressures, a stay-at-home spouse is often an extreme and visible luxury.”

June Cleaver, minus Beaver and Wally

Davis says her life isn’t luxurious. “Tuesdays are my laundry day,” she says. “I go grocery shopping on Wednesdays and clean house on Thursdays.” Mondays and Fridays are reserved for appointments and other errands.

But her schedule also allows for charity work and leisure: reading, creative writing and exploring new hobbies, like sewing.

It’s a lifestyle, Davis says, that has made her happier and brought her closer to her husband. “We’re no longer stressed out,” she says; because she takes care of the home, there are virtually no “honey-do” lists to hand over.

Stay-at-home guilt

“If you told me years ago that I was going to be a stay-at-home wife, I would have laughed at you,” says Catherine Zoerb, 27. Yet after the Wichita, Kansas, resident finished graduate school in 2005, she found herself unemployed, childless — and strangely happy. With her husband’s support, Zoerb decided to just stay home.

“I was able to clip coupons, do all the chores and make nice dinners,” she says. “I was much less stressed and tense.”

But she was concerned, too — about not using her master’s degree in English and how future employers would view her work history. “I worried about gaps in my resume,” she says. And there was something else: “I thought about the feminist movement — all those women who worked so hard so that I could go out and have a good career, and I was kind of saying ‘no thanks.’”

Recently, Zoerb took a temporary job at an engineering firm. It will boost her resume, and although the Zoerbs don’t need the money, it will help pay down their mortgage. Still, she hopes to return to stay-at-home wifedom soon.

“I’d never say that a woman shouldn’t work,” she says. “But I don’t see what good it would do to work in a job that I couldn’t stand, and if I have the choice not to, why wouldn’t I take that opportunity?”

Retro marriage, 21st century-style

“Everyone seems to be OK with women staying home when they have kids,” says Davis, who currently doesn’t plan to have children. “I’ve actually heard people say that women who don’t work are a drain on society.”

Don’t be too quick to judge, says Haltzman. Women might give up a job to focus on an advanced degree, pursue artistic or creative goals, or deal with health issues.

Surprisingly, though, Haltzman says the biggest draw is homemaking itself. “Many women I talk to take care of the household seriously, and they want to focus on caring for the home, whether or not it involves children.”

Sometimes a wife’s desires don’t align with her husband’s. “I hear frustration from men whose wives choose not to work,” Haltzman says, “but only if there are financial stresses. One of the realities is that few men appreciate the scope and difficulties of managing a household.”

Kirk Zoerb is an exception: The 27-year-old engineer says he’s happiest when his wife is jobless.

“When Catherine stays at home, I feel the house is more together because she has the time to do things like in-depth cleaning and can be more attentive to the garden,” he says. “She also has more time to find good deals at secondhand stores, garage sales and at grocery stores.” As a couple, he says, “we have more energy and are generally emotionally healthier.”

Still, “I don’t believe that the woman has to be the exclusive cook, cleaner or shopper, and I don’t believe the man must be the breadwinner. I wouldn’t mind staying at home while Catherine works!”

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I can’t wait to go on my next vacation, but for now it’s good to be back  home with mommy and daddy and all my friends in pre-school. Also, my birthday is coming up soon, I’ll be 3 years old on July 23, I can’t wait to see what kind of cake my auntie will surprise me with. Have fun and enjoy the pics!

Joshua

Can you just imagine how fun it is to be living at Will and Jada’s house. Jaden and Willow gives us a glimpse of that. Look at their exuberant fashion sense. You could just tell the influence from their parents yet you know they have their own personality as well. Jaden was probably smiling form ear to ear when he saw himself in the mirror after he put on his plaid jacket. He knew he looked good, especially after the put on his aviator sunglasses. Willow on the other hand is having fun combining all the the funky stuff in her wardrobe.Red Flats, oh my! I’m going to have fun watching these next generation of Hollywood Stars grow into their own fashionista selves. The preview is already a show you can’t miss.

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While you can’t control traffic delays and TSA bottlenecks, you can make the trip easier for your tot and your fellow travelers by filling your carry-on with projects and toys that make time pass a little faster. For a look at some of our favorite in-flight activities.

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Imaginetics Magnetic Playboards ($5-8)

Flap Books $12

Aquadoodle Mini Mat  $12

Colorfelts Pockets $15

Crayola Color Wonder Packs $10

Sticker Books $7

Travel Magna Doodle $13

Personal DVD Player $150

Father’s Day may have passed, but the celebaby and their pops were out in full force this weekend. Mr.Big made a sandy appearance with his new tot on the beach while Ziggy Marley pushed his lil ones through a zoo tour. Check out the slideshow to see what other famous families made nice with the shutterbugs. More pics of Celebaby.

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The Garner-Affleck Family Enjoys Some Quality Time

The Beckinsale Crew Heads to the Ice Rink

Travis Barker and His Entourage Hit Starbucks

Dave Grohl Strolls with His Girls

Chris Noth Shows Son Orion to the Waves of Malibu

Marcia and Savannah Get Studious

Ziggy Marley Pushing For Two at the Zoo

Naomi Watts and Alexander Leaving NYC

Can’t keep your kid seated at the dinner table? Maybe you should give Tribal Green’s Tot-Tye a tug. The organic cotton device ($28) ties children to their seats with two straps.

For parents in a bind, the Tot-Tye may provide temporary relief, but some wee ones would probably still manage to wiggle their way out of the restraint.

What do you think of the Tot-Tye?

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Tinseltown, like many other cities in America, has seen its share of breakups. From Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s finalized divorce to rumors swirling about the state of Madonna and Guy Richie’s marrige you wish them all the best as children are involved. And, the breakup of families is, well, heartbreaking. But, some couples don’t call it quits until after their offspring are out of the house.

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