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Employee time clock — Paychex TrueShift™
A time clock that works on your time and budget
Time tracking can be a thankless and stressful job, with all that data entry, countless reminders, and keeping a wary eye on employees who might bend the rules. Gain back that time — and your sanity — while increasing the accuracy of your payroll, with the versatile Paychex TrueShift employee time clock.
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Best incubators 2018 – [Buyer's Guide]Last Updated October 1, 2020
My name is Norman Ryan. I have been a freelance writer for 20 years, focusing mainly on technology related topics. After more than 29 hours of research, including interviewing two experts and spending 10 hours testing 25 popular incubators, I found the best incubators of 2018.
My main objective is to write article on these subject so that buyers like you can have the best assistance and education in making that next purchase. Without further-a-do, let's take a look at the Top 3 list in 2018 which are available in the market.
Best incubators of 2018
Come with me. Whether you're looking to upgrade your comfort, style, or accessibility, we have picks to fit a variety of needs and budgets.
Now, let's get to the gist of the matter: which are the best incubators for the money? The "Total" indicates the overall value of the product.
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How to save up to 86%? Here is little trick.
You must visit the page of sales. Here is the link. If you don't care about which brand is better, then you can choose the incubators by the price and buy from the one who will offer the greatest discount.
№1 – Yaufey Digital Mini Instant-Read Temperature
Why did this incubators win the first place?
I was completely satisfied with the price. Its counterparts in this price range are way worse. I really enjoy the design. It is compact, comfortable and reliable. And it looks amazing! I don't know anything about other models from this brand, but I am fully satisfied with this product. The product is very strong. Its material is stable and doesn't crack.
№2 – Magicfly Digital Mini Fully Automatic Egg Incubator 9-12 Eggs Poultry Hatcher for Chickens Ducks Goose Birds
Why did this incubators come in second place?
This is a pretty decent product that perfectly fitted the interior of our office. Seems that the material is good. It has a very beautiful color but I don't really like the texture. I really liked it. It is amazing in every aspect. It did even exceed my expectations for a bit, considering the affordable price. I recommend you to consider buying this model, it definitely worth its money.
№3 – Smartxchoices 12 Digital Clear Egg Incubator Hatcher Automatic Egg Turning Temperature Control
Why did this incubators take third place?
I liked the design. We've been using it for 2 months and it still looks like brand new. It is inconvenient to use due to the size. I am going to get something different next time. It doesn't squeaks nor bents. Looks great in my apartment. A very convenient model. It is affordable and made of high-quality materials.
incubators Buyer's Guide
Shop Egg Incubators
Most of us are very familiar with the egg incubators. They play an important role in agricultural industry, commercial field, laboratory or other occasions. Compared with the natural state of hatching, incubators are convenient and higher efficiency, even risk-avoidance of eggs. Certainly, all of them are various in capacity, size, features and functions. Hence it is very necessary to read the buying guide carefully before you choose which type of egg incubator in accordance to your expectation and demand.
Application Mode
There are manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic egg incubators. The automatic ones are the most recommended incubators of the three. With an automatic poultry incubator, the eggs will be turned at the right time which will save you lots of time, and be sure the eggs hatched safely and quickly. And those equipped with automatic temperature and humidity controls and automatic cooling and ventilating system will ensure eggs automatically and perfectly hatched. What is more, it is worth going for a unit having an LED display system and clear cover for easy setting, controlling and easy observation at all times.
Materials usually influence you judge an incubator. The high-quality plastic construction materials of egg incubators are popular and fantastic, and that is why most incubators are made out of. PP or PC material construction is easy and safe for observation and monitoring of the whole process.
Digital Semi Automatic Egg Incubator-Fits 1Eggs
This incubator features solid molded construction and all the built-in electronics automatically controlling temperature and rotating eggs, with a humidity alarm. Its simple and reliable design and functions allows kids to monitor. The small capacity fits up to 1eggs of chicken, ducks or geese. If you want an incubator for household use or learning incubation, this one is a good choice for you.
Auto-Turning Egg Incubator
This incubator could hold 1-30 eggs per time and its auto turning system as well as high accuracy temperature display both ensure the high rate of hatchability. The sturdy high-quality ABS plastic construction guarantees the stability and safety of eggs. It can be applied to a variety of eggs including chicken, pigeon, duck, etc. If you were a beginner for using incubator, this auto-turning one is suitable for you.
To get your hands on chicken eggs you can actually hatch, you're going to need to visit a poultry farm, hatchery, or a hatching hobbyist. The eggs sold in supermarkets aren't going to work! It's best to get all of your eggs from the same source, as that will reduce the risk of disease.
Eggs are usually selected from special breeder hens, the healthiest hens with the highest fertility rates. Fertility rates vary from 5to 9percent, and you can expect at least 50 to 75% of the eggs you purchase to hatch. Hatcheries will usually "set" all of their eggs, but if you don't have enough space to hatch all the eggs, choose only those of top quality.
Candling is a means of checking to see if an egg contains an embryo within. It's as simple as holding the egg up to a light source in a darkened room. The egg shell is transparent enough that you should easily be able to see whether or not it contains an embryo.
You can candle the eggs at any time of the incubation process.
Hatching Chicken Eggs Without an Incubator
Step 1: Buy a plastic storage bin – You'll want a plastic storage bin (Rubbermaid is usually a good choice) with a lid. Clear plastic is always best, as it will allow you to see the eggs within. Drill holes into the bin's lid, ensuring that there is even ventilation throughout the box.
Step 2: Get the lamps – If you are hatching a few eggs, a single desk lamp (with adjustable gooseneck) will do the trick. You may need a second or third lamp if you cannot fit all of the eggs under the lamp.
Step 3: Set up the nest – A bit of sacking should serve as the base of your nest, and lay a soft towel atop it. This will provide the soft surface for the eggs to rest on as they hatch. Place the lamps inside the bin, and point the light directly at the center of the nest.
Step 4: Insert the eggs — Place the eggs inside the nest after marking them with their X and O. Turn on the lamp, and let the eggs incubate.
Step 5: Control humidity and temperature – To increase the heat on the egg's surface, move the lamp closer. To increase humidity, spray water onto the eggs. Use a hygrometer and thermometer to ensure the temperature and humidity of the eggs remain consistent.
What Startup Founders Have To Consider
Lisbon is a great city for startups to seed and grow. Although the ecosystem is still developing, opening your startup here means doing business with high quality of life and work-life balance in one of the trendiest and fastest growing European startup hubs nowadays.
Incubators and accelerators
Wellington is packed with creators, thinkers and dreamers. Our various incubator and accelerator programmes aim to turn these big ideas into viable, high growth businesses that fuel New Zealand's economy by providing access to the knowledge, networks and capital needed to take a new company global.
Launched in Wellington in 2012, Lightning Lab is New Zealand's first digital accelerator programme. Lightning Lab's aim is to create a great business at lightning speeds, with up to ten digital startups participating in the twelve week mentor-intensive programme.
During the twelve weeks, teams are given access to a network of more than 100 mentors, interns and advisors from around the world. The programme provides startups with structure, business skills and focused support to successfully build and launch their ideas into market.
Creative HQ has partnered up with New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on a new government accelerator – one of the first in the world. Bringing together entrepreneurs, developers, private sector specialists and government to work on projects that solve major pain points for New Zealand businesses and reduce their costs of interacting with government.
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Dry run – Before actually using the incubator with real eggs, set the unit up and run it for a few days monitoring the temperature and humidity readings. This will allow you to get used to operating the unit and iron out any "funnies" before you start with real eggs.
Temperature – I used a digital lab thermometer (accurate to about ½ degree) and found my unit ran cooler than the reading on the display. Therefore, I adjusted the incubators temp up accordingly until my independent measurement was at 37.Celsius (100F). You can also set alarms to warn if the temp falls too low or goes too high and this is useful because temps can fluctuate due to developing chicks (generating heat) or atmospheric conditions. If so, an alarm sounds and the settings can be adjusted up or down.
Humidity – If the incubator is too dry (low humidity) the eggs can dry out and it can also make the egg shells harder to peck through for the chicks when hatching. What humidity is best for hatching? This can be worked out by egg weight, air sack percentage and all that; but personally, I like to keep the humidity levels in my incubator no lower than 25% and no higher than 75% – somewhere around the middle is good. The display in this incubator shows the humidity reading and also has a low humidity alarm (which can be adjusted to suit) as a reminder when some water needs to be added to bring humidity levels back up.
How to save up to 86%? Here is little trick.
You must visit the page of sales. Here is the link. If you don't care about which brand is better, then you can choose the incubators by the price and buy from the one who will offer the greatest discount.
Final Word
First of all thanks for reading my article to the end! I hope you find my reviews listed here useful and that it allows you to make a proper comparison of what is best to fit your needs and budget. Don't be afraid to try more than one product if your first pick doesn't do the trick.
Most important, have fun and choose your incubators wisely! Good luck!
So, TOP3 of incubators
- №1 — Yaufey Digital Mini Instant-Read Temperature
- №2 — Magicfly Digital Mini Fully Automatic Egg Incubator 9-12 Eggs Poultry Hatcher for Chickens Ducks Goose Birds
- №3 — Smartxchoices 12 Digital Clear Egg Incubator Hatcher Automatic Egg Turning Temperature Control
Questions? Leave a comment below!
Chatting about incubators is my passion! Leave me a question in the comments, I answer each and every one and would love to get to know you better!


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With Easter fast approaching my timing is spot on for writing about cute little bunnies like this. This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago when I discovered that "Peter Rabbit" and his two siblings had taken refuge under our front deck.
Unfortunately for this trio I wasn't the only one observing their comings and goings.
Not long after the rabbits first appeared our neighbour's cat started making regular visits. Every afternoon like clockwork he would saunter across to find a good vantage point from where he could check out the young rabbits. After about ten days his visits ceased therefore I assumed his mission had been successfully completed.
I'm told he likes young rabbits but probably doesn't have the speed to catch the bigger adult rabbits which is a pity. Our neighbour was concerned that we would view their cat as a nuisance but to the contrary I'm always pleased to see him as I have no liking for rabbits, be they cute or otherwise.
They're fine in a stew … really!
Over the years I've shot hundreds but that's no longer possible as our lifestyle block is in a semi built up area. Some months ago I made a humane cage trap for catching rabbits but to every ones amusement I've only caught hedgehogs and birds.
Strangely rabbits don't cause too many problem in the garden as there is always plenty of fresh new grass to feed on but they ruin our lawn with their continual digging.
The first known release of rabbits in New Zealand was by Captain James Cook on Motuara Island in Queen Charlotte Sound in 1777.
Rabbits were brought to New Zealand as early as the 1830s for food and sport. Their introduction proved to be disastrous as their numbers quickly grew to plague proportions and has cost the country many millions of dollars in control costs and lost production. Rabbits are still a major threat to New Zealand's farming industry.
Some quick fire rabbit facts.
- Common name – European rabbit.
- Scientific name – Oryctolagus cuniculus.
- From the Leporidae family.
- Worldwide there are over 50 species of rabbit.
- Rabbits are herbivores – eats grasses and plants etc. (eg my lettuces)
- Rabbits are nocturnal and spend most of their time underground venturing out at twilight to feed which can continue for most of the night.
- They are capable of living above ground.
- Females are called does, males are known as bucks.
- Young are born blind with no fur.
- Rabbits are prolific breeders, a single female can produce as many as 50 offspring in a year.
- As many as 7 litters can be produced in one year with a gestation period of 28 to 30 days.
- Newly born rabbits are called kittens.
- Does are able to conceive within 12 hours of giving birth, hence the expression "breeding like rabbits".
- A group of baby rabbits is known as a kindle.
- Litters range in size from 3 to 7.
- In ideal conditions rabbits can breed all year round however the main breeding season is spring to early summer.
- Sexual maturity is reached at about 3 to 4 months.
- Rabbits can breed at 5 months of age.
- Life expectancy is approximately 18 months with mortality usually due to disease or predators (that includes me!)
- 10 rabbits can eat as much as one ewe (sheep).
- Annual production losses due to rabbits have been estimated at $50 million.
In 1900 6.5 million rabbit carcasses were exported from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. Rabbit skins peaked at 20 million in 1924. By 1946 there were 100 rabbits boards throughout New Zealand involved in their control. These boards were disbanded in 1989.
Today individual farmers are responsible for controlling rabbits, the costs involved can be in the hundreds of thousand of dollars.
Many urban New Zealanders have an image of rabbits as cute cuddly bunnies snacking on carrots in a back lawn hutch. This is far from reality, just talk to any farmer from central Otago or come check out our back lawn.
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It is available in the scrubbing version with two disc brushes of 43 and 51 cm of working width, or in the scrubbing-sweeping version with two cylindrical brushes of 86 cm of working width.
Comfort and complete control over the machine ensured by the operator position and easy controls, enhance the results during the operations. The big tanks capacity increases working autonomy while quiet operations allow to perform also in daytime without disturbing the people around: such features guarantee great efficiency and productivity.
To increase performances some optional accessories are available such as the double vacuum motor of 36 V or a wider squeegee of 1315 mm.
- The driver's seat is comfortable, accessible from both sides, it offers a complete visibility of the whole working area and favours the control over all functions without distractions.
- The new instrument panel has been designed to make its use easier and to help the operator to get the best results.
- The working program selector allows to choose one of the following machine settings: transfer, drying, scrubbing and drying simultaneously or only scrubbing
- With the versions equipped with CDS dosing system is possible to be very precise in adjusting water quantity and detergent percentage and to save the settings inside the program selector to use them again automatically for the next cleaning operation.
- The vacuum motor is isolated inside a double wall chamber, that reduces the noise level to work silently, preserving the operator's health.
- Further features guaranteeing the maximum working safety :
- antiskid and non-marking motor wheel and rear wheels
- headlights with different light levels
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- horn
- possibility to request the blinking light kit, available as accessory
- emergency button placed on the instrument panel that immediately stops the machine and all the active functions
- the overhead guard, available as accessory
- The hoses for the tanks emptying are in the back of the machine, in a comfortable and visible position. To avoid accidental water leak due to the pressure, the hoses end is fastened upwards.
- The large diameter makes the emptying faster and handier.
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Interview by Caroline J. Hanna
French workers strike on Oct. 12, 2010, in Paris over the government's pension reforms. "The case of France is a turning point," Tiersky says.
In a world in which the United States remains central and new great powers—China first of all—are rising, where and how much does Europe matter? Ronald Tiersky, the Joseph B. Eastman '04 Professor of Political Science, who co-edited the new book European Foreign Policies: Does Europe Still Matter?, spoke recently to Amherst magazine.
Q Does Europe still matter in American foreign policy?
A The center of gravity in the world order is moving from the Atlantic to the Pacific. But Europe remains important to global balance. The European Union is a global economy, and Europe is a continent of geopolitical and strategic consequence. The main issue in the long run is whether the Europeans really want to matter, whether they have the political will and are prepared to pay the price of refounded influence in a refounded world order.
Q What kind of clout does Europe have in the world today?
A Europe's current strategic weakness is obvious. The rise of China is obviously the most important new element in the world order and the U.S.-China relationship will be the crucial bilateral relationship of the 21st century. Given the speed and depth of China's arrival in international economics and politics, the U.S. can't deal with China and rising Asia alone. Moreover, the domestic incentive for a greater European role, that is, self-interest, will intensify. My judgment, a contrarian one, is that Europe is likely to matter more in the medium- and long-term future than it does today.
Q What social challenges could affect Europe's international influence?
A The fundamental long-term problem is demography. Birthrates in European countries are among the lowest in the world. Declining population, in modern times, has usually meant a declining economy and a less consequential foreign policy.
Connected to this is the fact that financing retirement pensions in aging societies is the most serious fiscal problem for many European governments. Pensions are the biggest government budget expense, far more significant than health care. The case of France is a turning point. In spite of massive street demonstrations, strikes and shutdowns of energy companies and educational institutions, the recent French pension law passed in parliament and has been accepted by the country.
Q Will the euro survive?
A The euro is the crowning achievement of European integration thus far. The fate of the euro is important not only in financial terms; it indicates the trend-line of commitment to European integration. In the past, crises of common institutions have always led to more rather than less Europe. Despite the reluctance of the deep-pocket EU countries—Germany above all—to bail out the profligates, that's the direction where the euro crisis is probably heading: more rather than less Europe.
Q Has the financial crisis led to any important changes in leadership?
A The new prime minister of Greece, George Papandreou ['75], finally told the truth about how bad the Greek government's deficits had become. This, I think, was a rather astounding innovation. George Papandreou has earned great respect among European Union leaders. He was a student in my European politics course. Amherst can't take credit for his decision to tell the truth, but having known him fairly well, his sense of responsibility doesn't surprise me.
Q What does the future hold for the EU?
A Europeans are being pressured by globalization further into an existential crisis that began with the collapse of communism and the big-bang eastern enlargement of the EU. The ultimate result of Turkey's application for membership is an even greater decision about what the EU, and "Europe," will be.
It's a matter of ambition. Will the meaning of "Europe" be a clear-cut matter of geography or something larger? Will Europeans be satisfied enough with an exceptional quality of life and an extraordinary continent to inhabit? Maybe so. But the choice of comfort and complacency is a recipe for decadence and historical decline. A strategy of riding the trend is, in other words, to their increasing peril. But reconstituting the appetite for ambition requires exceptional determination. We'll see what happens.
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Birth Story! - A Hypnobabies Birth With Back Labor
I love this birth story and how it clearly shows how the way we view birth can have a profound influence on how we EXPERIENCE birth. Amazing story-
I'm so excited to share this part of my journey! My first birth was just the birth that I had wanted and envisioned. Completely natural, no medications, no I.V., not one intervention. I thank my amazing husband, our wonderful doula, and our kind, knowledgeable midwife for this amazing experience.
I'll begin with Hypnobabies . . . please understand that Hypnobabies became an integral part of my pregnancy, birth and life, so you'll see it a lot in here.
In my 29th week of pregnancy, I took my first Hypnobabies class. I remember calling Kelly, our teacher and getting signed up, I wasn't sure it would work out, because classes were starting in just a few days, and it was the last opportunity I would have, but after Rachel (my midwife) had recommended Hypnobabies, of course (I spend a significant amount of time researching nearly everything), I had been googling away and I was REALLY interested. The stars aligned, and I was able to make it to the first class. I had called Kelly the day of and asked if Travis was supposed to join us. She emphatically told me yes! I guess it was pregnancy brain, but for some reason, I wasn't sure.
I got the beginning CD's the day before class began, so I only had time to listen to one of them. The special place CD. I remember this vividly. When I sat down on the couch, and listened to Kerry's (the creator of Hypnobabies) voice, I started crying. I cried the entire way though the session. I sobbed. It was so strange. It must have been a release of all the tension and anxiety I had felt throughout pregnancy . . . that I didn't even know I was feeling.
The night of our first class, Travis and I headed out to Rexburg, in the sun of the evening. Classes were at Kelly's house, and I'll admit, I was a little nervous. This was a whole new experience for me! In meeting Kelly, all of my fears were washed away, she was kind, and knowledgeable, light-hearted and warm. There were 3 other families also taking the class. I quickly found that Hypnobabies was much more than self hypnosis for childbirth, it was actually a class! There was a wealth of information, and lots of homework! After receiving our work books, and going through the materials for the first lesson, we had our first hypnosis session. This was a session that Dads also did with us. On the way home, Travis told me this was the perfect fit for me, and that it was going to work so well! This was so encouraging! My husband was in full support, and truly, without him, it would have been a struggle.
I started listening to the tracks and doing my studies. I absolutely LOVED the pregnancy affirmations every day. I would listen each day as I was getting ready, what a great way to start my day. I also really loved my time in hypnosis, I was so calm and relaxed. It was a great time for Travis and I to bond, and really prepare for our baby. I, being my typical over-achiever self completely embraced the studies. We would all laugh in class, because I was the mom who brought her own little sticky tabs and highlighters. You should see my work book. I think I'm leaving those stickies in there as long as I can. It's so funny.
Hypnobabies is also more than just hypnosis. It was an eye opener. It was a confidence builder.
On Thursday, November 11, 2010 I had my weekly appointment with our midwife. We saw Helene, and I declined any internal exams. I didn't want any pressure or anxiety. I was also planning on being at least a week past due, (my estimated due date was November 18, 2010) so I wasn't really even thinking about going into labor. Kelly, our doula, had asked me if I would be comfortable with her taking a day trip on Friday, the 12th and I said yes. I really didn't feel like this baby was ready to be earthside. I just felt pregnant, and normal. Travis and I ate lunch and went back work. I had a stack of work, and a nagging feeling that I should get my files in order. Thursday came and went, uneventfully.
On Friday, November 12, 2010 I woke up, and felt just the same as I had all of the other days. Kelly was on her day trip, and life was good. I got ready, went into the office about 10:30 am (ish) and went to work. I did notice that I had started to lose my mucous plug, but I still didn't think anything of it. I knew this could happen days or weeks before the birth. I made phone calls, and in the afternoon, I FINALLY took the time to get my files in order. I made a calendar with notes, and phone numbers, marked the significant dates and added all of my notes. I prepared for a showing that I had scheduled on Sunday, the 14th. I got a text message from my amazing friend, Cindy, asking if I felt like I was going to have my baby. I told her no, and that I didn't think it would be any time in the near future. At about 4:30 in the afternoon, I was feeling sort of tired, and I had a backache. I left the office, and went to the shop to tell Travis that I was headed home to put my feet up. I was getting pretty crabby, and I don't remember exactly what I did say to him other than "I'm going to sit down, my back hurts, and I'm not standing here to talk to you anymore!"
Travis came home and made dinner, spaghetti. We ate, and sat down to watch a movie. My backache persisted, off and on, so I heated up my bucky (buckwheat heating pad) and settled down for the movie. I started to pay attention to the backache, and looking at the clock. During the movie, it would come and go every 6 to 7 minutes or so. After the movie, I told Travis, and we called the midwife, Rachel about 11:00 and told her that I thought I might be having early birthing waves (contractions). I explained to her that it was only in my back, and that Travis couldn't feel any tightening in my belly. She said it was certainly "suspicious" and that we should keep an eye on it, calling her if there were any changes. We decided to head to bed, and try to sleep, if this was "it" we wanted to be rested.
On November 13, 2010 I had a hard time sleeping, my backaches just weren't easing up. At about 2:00 am I got out of bed, grabbed my Hypnobabies bag and took it into the bathroom. I started filling the tub, and I would lean with my head on the counter and sway each time I would feel a birthing wave. When the tub was full, I put on my headphones and started listening to my birthing time affirmations, then my deepening track. I'm pretty sure I actually fell asleep in the tub. If I didn't sleep, I was pretty darn close to a sleeping state. After a little while, I needed to get out of the tub, I called to Travis, because I was pretty sure I would need help getting out of the tub. Before I could get out, I calmly told Travis that I was going to get sick. Sure enough, I threw up that spaghetti that I had eaten a few hours before. I then climbed out of the tub, and laid on the bed, asking for a back rub.
So that you understand what my birthing waves were, now is probably a good time to mention the fact that I experienced "back labor". I really don't remember a tightening in my belly, ever. My birthing waves came from my back and stayed in my back. It was like a cramp in my back that would come on in a rush, then move through my lower back, into my pelvis and move back into my low back before leaving. Rachel and Kelly hypothesized (after baby was born) that my back labor might have been because my height (I'm somewhat, ok, really petite). We really don't know. I also really didn't have any experience with this, or really know what it was. I had this intensity in my back for the duration of my birthing time.
I moved down into the living room, about 3:30 am. I remember going to the bathroom, and telling Travis that I was really losing my mucous plug. It wasn't, I would later realize that was my bloody show . . . I had no idea. I decided that laying on the concrete floor in the bathroom felt nice, to that's where I laid for a little while, then I felt cold, and moved back into the living room. At this point we were both sure that baby would be here in the somewhat near future. At this time, my birthing waves were about 4 to 5 minutes apart. I mentioned calling Kelly, but I really hadn't seemed to progress much, so we decided to wait. I would walk around the living room for a little while, then lay down in the family room. Our dachshund was with me the entire time. She would not leave my side. When I was in the bathroom, she was standing guard by the door. When I was on the couch, she was on the couch. She was a huge source of comfort and support.
Between 4:30 and 5:00 am we decided to call Kelly. My birthing waves were coming at 3 to 4 minutes apart. Travis talked to Kelly, then said he needed to run into town, he had left his computer on and needed to shut things down at the shop, making sure it would be good for a few days absence. He made a nest of pillows for me on the couch, and I laid face down in it I listened to my birthing day affirmations, and my Easy Birthing track. I really started relaxing. I honestly am not sure how long it took Travis to get home. I really didn't pay attention to time. Kelly called and said she was on her way, at about 5:30 to 6:00 am. At that time, I was really starting progress with birthing waves about 2 to 3 minutes apart. Travis told her that we would likely be heading to the hospital when she got to our house, so we decided she would meet us at the hospital (we lived nearly an hour away from Kelly and our hospital). Travis started packing up between the birthing waves, and it took us a little longer than we expected to get out of the house. He would run up the stairs when a wave ended, grab stuff, take it to the car, and then help me through my next wave. He would help my putting pressure on my forehead or my shoulder and provide relaxation cues. When we finally got into the car, and left for the hospital, it was about 7:30 am.
Travis started making phone calls (Rachel the midwife being the first), and I listened to my Hypnobabies. I also remember telling him to call my friend Penny, because I had planned on going shopping with her that day at 11:00. The car ride was probably the most uncomfortable part of the birthing time. I was unable to move in ways that felt good, and being confined in the car, with the pressure on my pelvis took extra concentration to relax. During the car ride, when he could, Travis would put his hand on my forehead and help me breathe through the birthing wave.
We got to the hospital at about 9:00 am. Travis walked into the hospital to get me checked in (I had already gone in and given all of my information, he just needed to do the official check-in). Kelly came right out to the car, at a moment when I felt like I might lose it. My Hypnobabies track had just ended. Being alone was scary, even if it was literally for a few seconds. Kelly put her hand on my shoulder and gave me some relaxation cues, I felt myself instantly melting. The nurses came out and after the birthing wave, I got into the wheelchair. As they were taking me up in the elevator (Travis was still upstairs and Kelly was parking our car), one of the nurses said I should be taken to triage (I'm guessing because I was so relaxed and quiet).
The other nurse said I was beyond that point, and that they would just give me a room. When I got into the room, I got onto the bed and felt sick. The nurse held out my little bowl - the one that had come from my house with me. I had carried it all over the house before we left, (a talisman, if you will) which I proceeded to miss and gracefully projectile vomit all over the floor. During this time, (I think it might have been transformation) my hips would shake. I wasn't in pain, I was just shaking. Kelly would apply pressure to my hips and that would help me stop shaking. I was still being touched and given the relaxation cues, so I was really focusing on simply relaxing. I honestly don't know a whole lot about what was happening around me.
The lights were turned down low, and I was hooked up to the monitor for a few minutes, to check the heartbeat of the baby, and all was good. Rachel then asked if she could check my dilation, and I said yes. I was dilated to 7 cm. During the entire process, all of the nurses, and especially Rachel (who was already familiar with Hypnobabies techniques) were completely respectful of me when I had a birthing wave and turned my switch off, they would wait. It was never as if I were inconveniencing anyone. Rachel asked if I wanted to get into the tub, and I thought that would feel good, so I said yes.
Rachel also had to help another mom who was giving birth. She went to check on the other mom, and fill the tub. When she came back, she told me the tub was ready, I was waiting for a birthing wave to end, but then I had the urge to push. I started pushing from my right side. My hip started hurting, so I moved onto my hands and knees. I tried to use the birthing ball, but it didn't feel comfortable. Kelly then raised the bed so I could rest my head on it. Both Travis and Kelly were so supportive! Kelly would heat up the bucky and Travis would provide relaxation cues.
When I started pushing, I actually felt better! I wasn't in pain, I wasn't even uncomfortable. I think it took me a few tries to figure it out. I felt like I was working hard, like a workout. I stayed this way for several pushes and with the encouragement of Kelly and Rachel, I made great progress. I think it was really helpful during this time that I only received encouragement, no specific direction on pushing. No counting to 10, no screaming or frantic yelling like you see in the movies. I was asked if I wanted the mirror to see, and I said yes, so that was brought into the room.
I don't know if this is in my head, or if I said anything out loud, but I remember feeling loud during my pushes and apologizing for being loud. Travis later told me that I wasn't loud at all. I started feeling tired, so I wanted to lie on my left side. I only pushed a few more times, and baby was almost here. Rachel was in the other room at the time, and Kelly and the nurse (I think her name was Jessica) agreed that we needed Rachel in the room. Travis said it would likely be two more pushes. He was so encouraging! I remember smiling at him, and feeling so excited. I also remember thinking "Shouldn't I be feeling the "ring of fire" or something painful now?" It was not painful. I thought to my Hypnobabies training, and thought about the "flood" of hypno-anesthesia that I should imagine, but either I didn't need it or I had already programmed my subconscious mind to focus the hypno-anesthesia there. I didn't feel pain. Not at all. No joke.
I started pushing and Rachel ran into the room. The baby was crowning and she threw on her gown, asking me to stop pushing me if I could. I could not. Rachel literally caught our baby with her bare hands, it was so fast! There was no time to position the mirror, no time to "get ready", it was just like "Poof" he was here! I had a slight "moment of weakness" when I pushed the shoulders out. She asked for one more push, and I said I couldn't (because I was tired, not in pain) but it really wasn't difficult. At 10:10 am our sweet little boy was born. I had been in the hospital for right around an hour. I had started pushing about 30 minutes prior. I didn't know any of the times, I was told all of this later, because I was so focused on the birth, I really didn't pay attention to much more than me and baby. We also hadn't named him yet, that happened as we were leaving the hospital.
From this moment on, it seems as though time passed very quickly. Baby was put right onto my chest, I remember saying "Happy Birthday Baby!" When it stopped pulsing, Travis cut the cord. Baby was a little blue, so the nurses held some oxygen near his nose, and he nursed right away. A few minutes later, the placenta was born, and we got a chance to look at the amazing organ my body created to feed and grow our baby. After nursing and snuggling, our nurse took Baby to the other side of the room to do measurements, and his initial checkup. He weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces, and was 19 inches long. He was not crying, he was not distressed. He was right there with Mom and Dad, and he was happy. He was never left alone. We declined most of the newborn treatments (eye ointment, Hep B vaccine, and bath). Kelly rubbed my feet. My poor swollen feet. It was heavenly! Our son was given back to me immediately, and we snuggled. It was absolutely wonderful and amazing.
My birth changed my life. It changed me in a way that I never imagined . . . I'm stronger, more knowledgeable, and more of an advocate of informed health care than I thought I'd ever be! This amazing experience has changed me for the better. In my first experience as a mom, I know I did the best thing for my baby and for me. I had a birth the way that it was supposed to be, natural, joyous and calm. For that I'm thankful.
- As a side note: When I went back to see Rachel for my post pregnancy checkup (on my due date), she told me that she delivered 4 babies the weekend my baby was born. None of those moms had an epidural! Hooray for saying "no" to intervention!- One more note: We found out later in the night (when we bumped into them at the hospital) that the other mom having her baby, was another "Hypnomom" from our class! We were "due" a day apart, and we ended up having our babies 30 minutes apart. I think this is just so cool!


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Launch into epic battles with NERF Blasters! Choose your blaster and get ready to fire with Nerf's aerodynamic foam darts.
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So how do you choose a NERF blaster? If you're new to the world of NERF, Alpha Strike blasters make a great introduction to NERF's power and performance. For more optimised dart-blasting action, the NERF N-Strike Elite range features tactical dart blasters with a focus on long ranges, accurate aim and customisation. Look out for epic features like tactical rails, barrel extensions and shoulder stocks.
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Griphook was a goblin who worked at Gringotts bank in the Harry Potter theme.
Physical Appearance
As he appears in 4714 Gringotts Bank, Griphook has tan-coloured skin, a dark red torso with a buttoned jacket printed on and short black legs.
Video Game Appearance
In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, besides other Goblins, Griphook is the only character that can open Goblin Chests. When these are opened, special items, or studs, are revealed.
- Griphook is played by actor Warwick Davis, who also portrays Professor Flitwick from Harry Potter and DD-BD, Wicket, Weazel and Wald from Star Wars.
- In both of the video games he has printed black eyes, in his physical form however, he does not.
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The auto industry recalled about 20.3 million vehicles last year, and three of the five automakers with the most recalls were Japanese, according to figures released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday.
It was the fourth-largest number of vehicles recalled since the safety agency began keeping track in 1966. The nadir was 2004, when 30.8 million vehicles were recalled. In contrast, about 16.6 million vehicles were recalled in 2009.
About 5.4 million of the 20.3 million vehicles were recalled as the result of defect investigations initiated by the agency. That is the lowest number since 2001. The other 14.9 million vehicles were listed by the agency as being part of "voluntary" recalls.
However, according to Allan Kam, a former senior enforcement lawyer for the agency, once automakers know of a safety problem, the law requires a recall.
Karen Aldana, a spokeswoman for the agency, wrote in an e-mail that voluntary was a term applied when the action was "not influenced by a N.H.T.S.A. investigation." Rather, the automaker learns of a problem and later informs the agency of its intent to recall vehicles.
The 14.9 million vehicles listed in 2010 as being part of the so-called voluntary recalls was up from about 8.5 million vehicles in 2009, establishing a record. "More and more recalls are being initiated by automakers, and we think this shows that manufacturers are taking their responsibility for safety seriously," Ms. Aldana said.
Troubled by issues including unintended acceleration, Toyota led with 17 individual recalls in 2010, which affected 6.7 million vehicles. General Motors was next, with 21 recalls affecting four million vehicles. Honda was third, with 15 recalls affecting almost 2.4 million vehicles. Fourth was Nissan, with 16 recalls affecting almost 2.1 million vehicles. The Chrysler Group was fifth, with 17 recalls affecting 1.6 million vehicles.
"This is the first time three Japanese companies made the top five companies in recalled vehicles," wrote Clarence Ditlow, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, in an e-mail. "Honda, Nissan and Toyota need to remember that safety and quality is what got them to the top."
With nine recalls affecting 581,107 vehicles, Ford Motor was sixth. About 492,000 of these were from rusting rear axles on Ford Windstar minivans from the 1998 to 2003 model years.
"We are pleased with our industry-leading quality, which in part reflects our efforts to address recalls in a quick and transparent manner," Wesley Sherwood, a Ford spokesman, wrote in an e-mail.
However, Ford resisted the Windstar recall, with a spokesman originally insisting there was no safety problem. The automaker eventually recalled the vehicles after the agency conducted tests showing that drivers could lose control when the rear axle broke.
Here are the top automakers, number of recalls and vehicles affected from 2010:
• Toyota, 17 recalls, 6.7 million vehicles.
• General Motors, 21 recalls, 4 million vehicles.
• Honda, 15 recalls, 2.4 million vehicles.
• Nissan, 16 recalls, 2.1 million vehicles.
• Chrysler Group, 17 recalls, 1.6 million vehicles.
• Ford Motor, 9 recalls, 581,107 vehicles.
• Volkswagen, 2 recalls, 393,188 vehicles.
• BMW, 15 recalls, 288,503 vehicles.
• Mazda, 3 recalls, 243,500 vehicles.


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Hello everybody. I'm starting a new proyect based on Java technology and I would like to know what kind of web server, programming approach and database managing system you advise me. The basic lines of the proyect are that it will be an web application, running against a web server which have to establish database connections to request and perform queries. The web application have to run under IE and Netscape; the database managing system can change along the time, so it could be SQLServer or Informix or Oracle... so I need a programming approach that allows me to develop the code without many problems concerning the DBMS. What's the best solution? I think it could be servlets but hard to code. Maybe JSP?
Please give me some choices and/or tell me about your experience.
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Definitely JSP. Use Apache for your web server. Tomcat for your JSP/Servlets.
As for your database, it really doesn't matter. Just use JDBC. If you are concerned about inter-database portability, then make sure that you don't use any proprietary database functions -- or as little as possible.
Sometimes, native DB code can't be avoided... such as getting the value of a sequence/identity/auto-increment column. Just keep it light.
Good luck,


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How to Make Candles in Jars
Light up your table, in the dining room or on the patio, with candles in jars. Mason jars feature strong glass that can handle hot wax and a flame and are a good choice for jar candles. Larger jars will also serve as hurricane lights for outdoor use, protecting the candle flame from the wind. The jars also benefit from having attractive lids, which make the flames easy to snuff out and contribute to their appeal when jar candles are given as gifts.
Fill a saucepan half full with water and put it on a stove burner. Find a large, empty and clean tin can and place in the water. Place old candles in the tin can. Turn the stove burner to high and bring the water to a boil. Continue boiling the water until the old candles have melted. Remove any old wicks from the melted wax with a wooden skewer. Turn the burner off.
Add a 1-inch broken section of crayon to the melted wax to add color to the candles. Stir the crayon into the hot wax with a wooden skewer.
Cut candlewick into a 10-inch length with scissors. Wrap the end of the wick around a wooden skewer. Balance the skewer over the top of a one quart mason jar, positioning the wick in the center of the jar and falling straight to the bottom of the jar. Cut off excess wick with scissors.
Carefully pour the hot wax into the mason jar without disturbing the wick. Allow the wax to cool completely. Cut the wick 1/2-inch from the candle surface with scissors.
Punch out a circle of scrapbook paper, using a 3 1/2-inch circle punch. Attach the paper circle to the top of the mason jar lid with a glue stick.
Things Needed
- Saucepan
- Stove
- Large empty tin can
- Old white candles
- Wooden skewers
- Crayons
- Candlewicks
- Scissors
- One-quart mason jars
- Scrapbook paper
- Circle punch
- Glue stick
- Children under the age of 12 should not make jar candles with hot wax.
- Add citronella oil to the hot wax for outdoor jar candles to deter insects.
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Worst Witch Costume DIY Cape
I adore how kids love dressing up – but I'm not quite so keen on coming up with costume ideas which appeal and are achievable!!
This years Children in Need led my daughters school to hold a dress up day with a movie theme. She is seriously into her books and has just discovered The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy. We were equally delighted to discover this has been made into a movie – idea sorted. Next for the costume.
First up the dress. My Mum gave me this dress in case I could reuse the fabric, a lovely crushed velvety fabric in teal/green colour.
I made the Uptown Downtown dress for her (see previous version and pattern review here), using a former t shirt of my husbands for the lining. The colour is just gorgeous, I can just imagine her wearing the dress over the coming Christmas period for parties and a trip to the pantomime for her birthday treat.
Next the DIY cape – I bought a long black skirt from a charity shop. This was quickly transformed. First I unpicked the back seam and removed the zip. Secondly I threaded elastic through the waist band, pulled until it fitted her nicely and then hand stitched in place.
It was extremely quick, easy and cheap!!!
The outfit was complete with a witches hat and broom stick, a pair of stripey tights and a lacy top underneath the dress. She loved it. She has had a sickness bug this week, she was so pleased to be well enough to go back to school and not miss out on the fun day:)
It gives me great satisfaction to upcycle/recycle clothing from one item into something new:) Whats your favourite clothing transformation?
5 responses to "Worst Witch Costume DIY Cape"
nina entrekin says:
Both pieces turned out wonderful! Too cute! I need to do more upcycling/recycling myself!!!! Great post!
FairerThan says:
I just found this. Did you know the entire TV series is available on YouTube? (I didn't know there was a TV series!) The cape looks great!
Jan says:
I adore the crushed velvet fabric, it's a brilliant colour too. The whole outfit looks great, I think that must be the easiest cape I've seen upcycled. 🙂
Jess says:
How great is this?! And I love that you upcycled the whole thing – Amazing!
Cindy Hoffman says:
I know it's not Halloween yet, but since Google brought me here and I loved what I have seen, I must say that the costume is just perfect. And the crushed velvet fabric kills it. Thanks a lot for sharing this and keep up the good work.
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There are a few items that everyone should have in their toolkit, things so useful that there really is no excuse not to own them. Gaffer tape, or its residue-laying, brittle-ageing US counterpart, duct-tape, is one. Velcro is another. Now this diumvirate of utility is joined by a third object, a widget so simple that you could make your own in seconds, yet so versatile you couldn't count its uses in a lifetime (well, maybe not in a dragonfly's lifetime, at least).
It is the ball-bungee, and you can see it above. It consists of a hollow plastic ball and a length of elastic cord. With it you can hold almost any two items together. I came across them by way of the Strobist blog, and they are particularly suited to photography as there are no scratchy parts on them. You can secure flashes to poles, or even small comapct cameras to, well, anything. I wanted to make a couple to hold my umbrella to my light-stand, which is one of the "traditional" uses.
Yes, I said make. I figured that the ball bungee would make a great how-to post for the Gadget Lab, being simple, cheap, quick and useful. Like always, I visited my local hardware emporium, only to find no plastic baubles and, shockingly, no elastic cord. There were, however, packs of ball-bungees in the garden section. The price? Just over €2 for a pack of four, or about US 70¢ apiece. At this price, it's clearly useless to make your own. And as a generic product, there's no manufacturers page to link to. You'll just have to go visit your local hardware store.


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Patricia Arquette net Worth
Patricia Arquette Net Worth: Patricia Arquette is an American actress and director who has a net worth of $24 million dollars. Patricia Arquette was born on April 8, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois. She is the sister of actors Rosanna Arquette and David Arquette. She made her major film debut in 1987 as Kristen Parker in first A "Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors". Arquette has appeared in a number of films, including he has appeared in films such as "True Romance", "Ed Wood", "Flirting with Disaster", "Lost Highway", "Stigmata", "Bringing Out The Dead", "Tiptoes", "Holes", and "Boyhood". She is perhaps best known for her role as real-life psychic Allison Dubois on the long running NBC series "Medium". The supernatural series ran for seven seasons and garnered Arquette three Golden Globe nominations and two Emmy Award nominations. In 2005 she won he Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. n 2014, Arquette appeared on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as Special Agent Avery Ryan in the episode "Kitty", which acted as the introduction to the spinoff series "CSI: Cyber" which will debut in the 2014-15 television season. Patricia Arquette was formerly married to actors Nicolas Cage and Thomas Jane. She and Jane had a daughter together and Arquette has a son from a former relationship.
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The "Walker Texas Ranger" star spoofs Jean-Claude's Volvo commercial by performing the gravity-defying act between two planes!
Okay, so it's actually a CGI version of Norris, but it's still pretty funny. The 73-year-old is even balancing 11 servicemen in a Christmas tree formation on his head as a message flashes, "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"
See Jean Claude's Epic Splits!
The laughs come courtesy of Hungarian animation firm Delov Digital, a project they call "Greetings from Chuck (the epic Christmas split)."
Channing Tatum parodied the video last month. Check out his silly stunt work here.
Video! Chuck Norris One-Ups Jean-Claude Van Damme with 'Epic Christmas Splits'
If you thought Jean-Claude Van Damme's epic splits were impressive, wait until you see Chuck Norris do it!


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Michael Kors Sweater || PacSun Jeans || H&M Booties || Call It Spring Clutch
April is well on its way and we're all springing forward, but Mother Nature decided to take us straight back to winter. The weather here in the east coast has been so bipolar, but what can we expect? It's New York. Hopefully we "finish our business" with winter and it starts to warm up again, I can't wait to be surrounded by green, leafy trees and colorful flowers! Can you?


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Imperial Domination II is a turn-based strategy game, set after the conquests of Alexander the...
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I play this game every day. It's great game for Europa Universalis series lovers (Like me).
But imperial domination II is a bit different. It's easier to play and this is what I love in this game. Also note that this game is in beta stance right now and it has many bugs. I hope that developer will create the full version of the game with less bugs and better gameplay.
For this stance the game is absolutely perfect. It's AI is very smart.It has historically accurate maps that is enjoyable to play.


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Did you know that the tea bags you've been throwing away after drinking can be used as a green tea facial scrub to help you get a spot-free face?
As we all know, acne and acne scars can be a major problem if you have an acne-prone skin. In my opinion, natural homemade remedies are always your best bet in acne treatment, and this is me speaking from experience.
This green tea facial scrub will effectively fade away your acne scars with consistent use, it will clear your face and give you a brighter, spotless look.
The ingredients needed for this facial scrub are:
* 1 or 2 green tea bags
* A cup of hot water
* 1 teaspoon of honey
* 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
* 3 drops of lemon juice (optional)
– Green tea is packed with antibacterial properties which are very effective in killing off the acne-causing bacteria that eventually lead to acne scars.
Also, the antioxidants present in green tea is 200 times more than the antioxidants in vitamin E. So you can imagine how powerful it will be when used to treat acne and acne scars.
Green tea is so powerful that some studies say it has cancer-fighting abilities, so really, it shouldn't come as a surprise that it has the ability to cure acne and acne scars.
– Honey. Bacteria usually live under the skin but does not cause any harm, not until your pores get clogged up by excess oil, dirt, debris etc, then the bacteria grows and multiple; leading to acne.
This is where honey comes in. Honey, which is osmotic in nature, absorbs the water the bacteria needs to grow and releases hydrogen peroxide which in effect kills the bacteria. This treats the acne and also prevents future breakouts.
Honey also contains anti-inflammatory properties which help to reduce the swelling caused by acne.
– Baking soda has various benefits which can work wonders on your skin. It is alkaline in nature and has lots of antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and antibacterial properties. All these are effective in the treatment of acne and acne scars. Baking soda helps to slough off dead skin cells on your face, to reveal the newly regenerated skin cells. This process fades acne scars.
– Lemon juice is effective in lightening up the skin. When added to this facial scrub, it helps to lighten up the acne scars and black spots. It will also remove sunburn and skin discoloration. It has antibacterial properties as well.
How to make green tea facial scrub:
1. Brew a cup of green tea with 1 or 2 bags, drink the tea or keep aside for later.
2. Take out the tea bags and open them up into a clean bowl.
3. Add a teaspoon of honey.
4. Squeeze in 2 drops of lemon juice.
5. Add a teaspoon of baking soda and mix all together. The baking soda should dry up the mixture a little so that it's not too watery. (Baking soda can be substituted for rice powder).
Directions for use:
a. Wash your face thoroughly and pat dry.
b. Apply the green tea facial scrub on your face, moving in a circular motion around your whole face, for about 5 minutes. (Bear in mind that the tea particles will be dropping off your face so it's best you do this while leaning over the bathroom sink).
c. Apply the remaining scrub and leave it on your face for another 20 minutes.
d. Wash of your face with warm water, pat dry and apply your face toner and moisturiser.
This facial scrub should be done about twice a week. After the very first use, you should notice a change in your face. Your face will look brighter and smooth to the touch.
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text: This blog is a chronicle of my experiences as a NYC Paramedic but today, with great sadness I write of the death of EMT Yadira Arroyo, a 14 year veteran who was run down by a suspected gang member who attempted to car jack her vehicle last evening. She left behind 5 children. Prayers out to her family and coworkers today.


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After fertilization, the frog zygote proceeds through radial, holoblastic cleavage. Because of the large mass of yolk in the vegetal pole, the resulting blastomeres are of unequal sizes yeilding micromeres (1) at the animal pole and macromeres (2) at the vegetal pole with evident cleavage furrows (3) between them. Each one of these resulting cells contain a nucleus (4), which are often missed in the thin, cross sectional cuts. At the center of the blastomeres one can see a cavity beginning to form called the blastocoel (5). It's obvious that fertilization has occured because cleavage is occuring (duh!), but also because the fertilization envolope (6) is visibly raised from the surface of the dividing cells. Along the periphery (especially at the animal pole) you can see the layer of cortical pigments (7). This protects the eggs and early stages of development from direct sunlight. The yolk itself is composed of golgi-derived yolk platelets (8).
Sometimes referred to as "late cleavage," the blastula is a hollow ball of cells. The cells at this stage continue to undergo rapid cell division (mitosis-1) creating a hollow space within the blastula called the blastocoel (2). This transient structure which will soon disappear during gastulation performs the short but important task of preventing cell-cell communication between the ectoderm at the animal pole and the endoderm below in the vegetal pole. The point of sperm entrance will determine the anterior (A) and posterior (P) axis in the embryo. We can estimate the quadrant of sperm entrance based on the cortical layer (3). The counterclockwise rotation seen by the lower left margin of cortical layer (4) indicates that sperm entrance occured in the left quadrant of the animal pole (the cortical layer rotates toward the point of sperm entrance). Invagination will begin opposite of sperm entrance (5).
As expected, gastrulation begins with the invagination of the blastopore (1) opposite of sperm entrance. Throughout gastrulation, the ectoderm will proliferate causing the surface of the blastula to slide towards the blastopore (epiboly-2) and in (involution-3) to form the gut precursor or archenteron(4). At this stage the archenteron is little more that a slit and the blastocoel (5) is still very prominent; however, as gastrulation proceeds, the archenteron will enlarge and the blastocoel will be displaced to the side and eventually disappear...it's job is complete. Because frogs are deuterostomes, like other vertebrates, the blastopore marks the posterior (P) region where the proctodeum/anus will form, with the stomodeum forming later in the anterior (A) region. The dorsal lip (6) is clearly visible, at the beginning of gastrulation, while the ventral lip will form later. BTW, what's the purpose of gastrulation? Keep reading.
The purpose of gastrulation is the formation of the three primary germ layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm. During late gastrulation all three of these are clearly visible with ectoderm (1) surrounding the outer portion of the embryo, endoderm (2) surrounding the gut (archenteron) and composing the yolk, and mesoderm (3) inbetween. Notice that the blastocoel (4) has been pushed off to one side by the enlarging archenteron (5) and will not be seen again after this. Both the dorsal lip (6) and blastopore (7) are still visible with the addition of the ventral lip (8). The yolk plug (9) is the endodermal mass between the dorsal and ventral lips.
Up to this point each of the other early development slides have been sagittal sections with anterior and posterior ends visible. Look at the neurula...where is anterior and posterior? You don't see them because this is a cross section. The neurula will not make sense to you if you do not understand this!
After gastrulation things start to happen fast with neurulation, the formation of the neural tube. This cross section shows an embryo in the middle of neurulation with the neural folds (1) rising to form the neural tube. On either side you can see the neural crest cells (2) beginning migration. Also present at this stage are all three germ layers: ectoderm (3), endoderm (4) and mesoderm. The mesoderm can be subdivided into 5 regions, 3 of which are shown here: lateral plate mesoderm (A.K.A. ventral mesoderm - 5), notochord (A.K.A. chordamesoderm - 6), and paraxial mesoderm (A.K.A. dorsal mesoderm - 7). The other two divisions, head mesenchyme and intermediate mesoderm (A.K.A. middle mesoderm) are not clearly visible. Not to be confuse with the now absent blastocoel, the archenteron (8) is very prominent.


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Reece's goal leaves Barking's double dreams in tatters
PUBLISHED: 07:45 06 April 2017 | UPDATED: 11:39 06 April 2017
Reece Barrett followed up Saturday's hat-trick in the 5-1 home win over Burnham Ramblers with the late winner on Tuesday night to book Takeley's place in the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy final.
The 21-year-old attacking midfielder came off the bench in the semi-final to bag the only goal of the game to upset Essex Senior League champions-elect Barking and deny them a shot at the double. Takeley will face Waltham Forest in the final.
Barrett, whose older brother Nick started the game, told the Broadcast: "At the start of the season the aim was maybe not to win the title, but to get to a final and make the top four. To get a cup win would now be great.
"To get the winner in the semi-final was unbelievable, I didn't know how to celebrate so just ran to the corner and all the players came up to me it was great.
"That was in the 83rd minute, but it felt like we played another half an hour after that when they came back at us.
"Barking have been in and around the top of the league for a few seasons and this is their year.
"Hopefully we can do the same next season.
"I think most of the lads will stay, the club is like a family and the pitch, club and facilities are really nice."
Takeley, who have lost just twice since November in all competitions, claimed their fifth Essex Senior League win in a row on Saturday with the triumph over Ramblers.
Barrett's goals were added to by skipper Jason Todd and leading scorer Charlie Cole with his 51st of the season.
With Cole taking many of the plaudits this term with his scoring exploits, Barrett's treble was something of a surprise, even to the player himself.
"The hat-trick on Saturday was a bit unexpected," he added.
"I think the last one I scored was when I was 15 so when the goals went in I was buzzing."
It is the Barrett brothers' first season with the club and they are enjoying the campaign at Station Road.
"Last season me and my brother Nick were at Sawbo with Dassy [manager Marc Das]," added Barrett.
"When he joined Takeley he said we could come with him and so we did.
"I like playing for him, he tells me to express myself on the pitch, be creative and try to get a goal."
Takeley are back in league action Saturday as they head to Wadham Lodge.
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Mouth cancer: symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Mouth cancer, or oral cancer, can occur anywhere in the mouth, on the surface of the tongue, the lips, inside the cheek, in the gums, in the roof and floor of the mouth, in the tonsils, and in the salivary glands.
It is a type of head and neck cancer and is often treated similarly to other head and neck cancers.
According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 48,330 Americans were expected to receive a diagnosis of oral or pharyngeal cancer in 2016, and about 9,570 deaths were predicted.
Mouth cancer mostly happens after the age of 40, and the risk is more than twice as high in men as it is in women.
Signs and symptoms of mouth cancer
Oral cancer can appear as a lesion or tumor anywhere in the mouth.
In the early stages, there are often no signs or symptoms, but smokers and heavy drinkers should have regular checkups with the dentist, as they may identify early signs.
Signs and symptoms include:
- Patches on the lining of the mouth or tongue, usually red or red and white in color
- Mouth ulcers or sores that do not heal
- Swelling that persists for over 3 weeks
- A lump or thickening of the skin or lining of the mouth
- Pain when swallowing
- Loose teeth with no apparent reason
- Poorly fitting dentures
- Jaw pain or stiffness
- Sore throat
- A sensation that something is stuck in the throat
- Painful tongue
- Hoarse voice
- Pain in the neck or ear that does not go away
Having any of these symptoms does not mean that a person has mouth cancer, but it is worth checking with a doctor.
What does mouth cancer look like?
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Mouth cancer - premalignant lesions
Mouth cancer - red premalignant lesions
Close up image of cancer on the tongue.
Mouth cancer on the tongue
Causes of mouth cancer
Cancer results when a genetic mutation instructs cells to grow without control. Untreated, oral cancer will start in one part of the mouth, then spread to other parts of the mouth, to the head and neck, and the rest of the body. Mouth cancers typically start in the squamous cells that line the lips and the inside of the mouth. This is called squamous cell carcinoma.
The exact cause of the mutations is unknown, but there is evidence that certain risk factors increase the chance of mouth cancer developing.
Risk factors for mouth cancer
Smoking is a significant risk factor for mouth cancer.
Tobacco and alcohol use are prominent risk factors for mouth cancer.
Smokers are three times more likely than nonsmokers to develop mouth cancer, and people who smoke and drink alcohol have up to 30 times higher risk than those who do not smoke and drink.
Other risk factors include:
- Ultraviolet exposure on the lips, from the sun, sunlamps, or sunbeds
- A diet rich in red meat, processed meat, and fried foods
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), a digestive condition where acid from the stomach leaks back up to the gullet
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
- Prior radiation treatment, or radiotherapy, in the head, neck, or both
- Regularly chewing betel nuts, a popular habit in some parts of Southeast Asia
- Exposure to certain chemicals, especially asbestos, sulfuric acid, and formaldehyde
The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) note that there is a "small chance" that broken or jagged teeth increase the risk of mouth cancer. They encourage people to follow good oral and dental hygiene practices, including regular brushing, to reduce the risk.
The dentist may be the first person to spot signs of mouth cancer.
A biopsy may be carried out, where a small sample of tissue is taken to check for cancerous cells. Sometimes a "brush biopsy" is used initially; this where cells are painlessly collected by brushing them to one side.
If mouth cancer is diagnosed, the next task is to determine the stage of the cancer.
Tests include:
- Endoscopy, where a lighted scope is passed down the patient's throat to see how far the cancer has spread
- Imaging tests, such as X-ray, Computed Tomography (CT) scans, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Staging the cancer will inform treatment options and help predict prognosis
Cancers are often staged in the following way:
- Stage 1: The tumor is under 1 inch across and has not reached nearby lymph nodes
- Stage 2: The tumor measures 1 to 2 inches and has not reached nearby lymph nodes
- Stage 3: Either the tumor is over 2 inches across but has not spread, or it has spread to one nearby lymph node on the same side of the neck as the tumor, and the lymph node is no more than 1 inch across
- Stage 4: The cancer affects tissues around the mouth, lips, and possibly nearby lymph nodes; or it has spread to the rest of the body
A person who is diagnosed with stage 1 oral or pharyngeal cancer has an 83 percent chance of surviving for longer than 5 years. Around 31 percent of cases are diagnosed at this stage.
For those whose cancer spreads to other parts of the body, the chance of surviving more than 5 years is 38 percent.
Treatment depends on the location and stage of the cancer, and the patient's general health and personal preferences. A combination of treatments may be necessary.
Surgical removal of the tumor involves taking out the tumor and a margin of healthy tissue around it. A small tumor will require minor surgery, but for larger tumors, surgery may involve removing some of the tongue or the jawbone.
If the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in the neck, the cancerous lymph nodes and related tissue in the neck will be surgically removed.
If surgery significantly changes the appearance of the face, or the patient's ability to talk, eat, or both, reconstructive surgery may be necessary. This involves using transplanted grafts of skin, muscle, or bone from other parts of the body. Dental implants may be needed.
Radiation therapy
Oral cancers are especially sensitive to radiation therapy, which uses beams of high-energy X-rays or radiation particles to damage the DNA inside the tumor cells, destroying their ability to reproduce.
External beam radiation delivers radiation from outside, while in brachytherapy, radioactive seeds and wires can be placed near the cancer inside the body.
Brachytherapy is often used to treat patients with early stages of cancer of the tongue.
Radioactive wires or needles are stuck directly into the tumor, releasing a dose of radiation into the tumor. The patient is usually under general anesthetic. A course normally lasts from 1-8 days.
A person with early-stage mouth cancer may only need radiation therapy, but it can also be combined with surgery, chemotherapy, or both, to prevent the cancer from returning.
Radiation therapy may remove cancer if a patient is in the early stages of oral cancer.
Adverse effects of radiation therapy in the mouth include:
- Tooth decay
- Mouth sores
- Bleeding gums
- Jaw stiffness
- Fatigue
- Skin reactions, as with a burn
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery are three treatment options.
Widespread cancer may be treated with chemotherapy as well as radiation therapy, especially if there is a significant chance of the cancer returning.
Chemotherapy involves using powerful medicines that damage the DNA of the cancer cells, undermining their ability to reproduce.
Chemotherapy medications can sometimes damage healthy tissue.
The following adverse effects may occur:
- Fatigue
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Hair loss
- Weakened immune system, increasing the risk of infection
These effects usually go away after finishing treatment.
Targeted drug therapy
Targeted drug therapy uses drugs known as monoclonal antibodies to change aspects of cancer cells that help them grow.
Cetuximab, or Erbitux, is used for some head and neck cancers. Targeted drugs may be combined with radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
The following mild adverse effects are possible:
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Breathlessness
- Inflammation of the eyes, or conjunctivitis
Around 3 percent of patients will have an allergic reaction to cetuximab.
Complications of mouth cancer
Complications include difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). Swallowing is normally an automatic process, but surgery or radiotherapy may affect the action of the tongue, mouth, or throat.
Dysphagia can lead to malnutrition and food going down the wrong way, leading to choking, lung infections, or aspiration pneumonia.
If tests show that particles of food are entering the patients' lungs, a short-term feeding tube may be directly connected to the stomach, while the patient learns exercises that improve their swallowing. A person who continues to have problems may need to follow a special diet.
Speaking problems are common, but a speech therapist can teach some exercises that develop vocal movements.
Depression, irritability, frustration, and anxiety may occur. Joining a support group or online forum can be helpful, providing an opportunity to meet people with similar experiences.
Prevention of oral cancer
A number of lifestyle changes can reduce the risk of mouth cancer; these include:
- Quitting or avoiding tobacco
- Consuming alcohol in moderation or not at all
- Avoid excessive sun exposure and using sunscreen on the lips
- Avoiding junk foods, saturated fats, and processed meats
Evidence suggests that the chance of developing cancer of all types is lower among those who exercise regularly and follow a healthy diet, with plenty of fruit, vegetables, fish oil, olive oil, whole grains, and small amounts of lean animal or plant-based protein.
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Frank Eck Baseball Stadium
Nickname: The Eck
Purpose: Practice & Competition
Record: 404-131-2 (.754) as of the end of the 2014 season
Square feet: 14,211
Capacity: 2,500
Attendance Record: 3,927 vs. West Virginia on April 21, 2007 (17-6)
Most Attended Season: 2006 (2,514 average; 60.334 overall; season high: 3,507 vs. Rutgers on April 21, 2006; 2nd highest attendance overall) – included seven of top eight all-time attending games.
Year Opened: 1994
First Game: March 17, 1994 vs. Tennessee (5-8)
No. All-Time Varsity Games: 3,600
Surface Type: Artificial Surface (FieldTurf)
Cost: $5.7 million
Upon its opening in 1994, the 2,500-seat Frank Eck Stadium became the latest jewel among Notre Dame's ever-expanding athletic facilities. Located on the southeast corner of campus, Eck Stadium has become a favorite with the Irish baseball team as Notre Dame has posted a 404-131-2 home mark (for a .754 winning percentage) heading into the 2015 campaign.
Plans to build the stadium were announced June 7, 1991, thanks to a generous gift to the University by alumnus Frank Eck and his company, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., of Columbus, Ohio. Eck was the firm's chairman and chief executive officer. He graduated in 1944 with a degree in chemical engineering and later endowed a collection in that field at Notre Dame's Hesburgh Library.
Eck's contributions to Notre Dame have totaled more than $35 million. The most recent, a $21 million gift in 2005, underwrote the current construction of the Eck Hall of Law, which includes a second building for the Notre Dame Law School and a multipurpose facility in a neo-Gothic archway that will link the new structure to the existing building. The gift was the fifth largest in Notre Dame's history, the largest ever to the Law School, and one of the largest in the history of American legal education.
Eck's previous benefactions to Notre Dame endowed a library collection in chemical engineering, underwrote construction of the Eck Tennis Pavilion in 1987 and the Eck Center, which includes the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, visitors' center and Alumni Association headquarters, in 1999. He also underwrote a key addition to the baseball stadium in 2000, when an adjoining 9,000-square-foot indoor hitting and pitching facility opened to provide the Notre Dame baseball team with a valuable year-round practice area.
Eck Stadium includes spacious home and visitor locker-room areas, meeting rooms and coaching facilities for each team. The stadium also houses a press box overlooking home plate and a 2,500-seat grandstand with space to add more seating in the future. The stadium is illuminated by a state-of-the-art lighting system, allowing for night play.
Several stadium renovations and additions have been completed since the end of the 2010 season, with more plans in the works for the coming years. Most notably, the Coach Pat Murphy Locker Room, which was made possible through the generous gift of Daniel Murphy, David Murphy, Bert Bondi ('67), Craig Counsell ('92) and John Counsell ('64), as well as other generous supporters of Notre Dame baseball.
The locker space was completely overhauled with the installation of 36 brand new, 30-inch wood lockers including four specially designed corner lockers for the catchers. Lastly, new flat screen, high definition televisions and state-of-the-art RightView Pro technology was installed. Equipped with natural grass for the stadium's first 20 seasons, the playing surface received an upgrade before the 2014 season as the artificial surface FieldTurf was laid down at the Eck. The state-of-the-art surface covers the entire field, including the pitching mound, and saw the Irish go 5-1 against Atlantic Coast Conference foes Pittsburgh and Clemson to end the 2014 season after the team played at different stadiums around the region for the first 17 home games of the year as the surface was completed.
A new era at Frank Eck Stadium began in January of 2000, as a 9,000-square foot indoor hitting and pitching facility was completed in time for preseason workouts.
The facility, which got a major facelift in 2012, is located adjacent to the left field line. It includes wall-to-wall synthetic turf floor; four full and two half batting cages on a track system which allows for retraction; permanent pitching mounds within the tunnels; and an "Iron Mike" pitching machine, with automatic ball feeder and remote control. The newest addition to the facility, thanks to the Joseph T. Mendelson Endowment, is a video system called HitTrax, which records and analyzes each player in the batting cages and provides instant statistical feedback to the coaches and players on how to improve their swings. The data that is captured includes pitch velocity, pitch movement and location, ball exit speed and launch angles. The gaming module can put players in competition with one another in a virtual game played in a big league park.
The 120′ x 80′ facility includes men's and women's restrooms and a classroom for video analysis. The building is outfitted with complete central air conditioning and heating, plus a lighting setup that matches Major League standards. A final addition was six cardiovascular exercise machines-including two stair masters, three stationary bicycles and a treadmill, which allow maximum conditioning opportunities. The Irish combine use of the new indoor facility (for pitching, hitting and catching) with the existing Loftus Center (used primarily for defensive fundamentals and base running).
Eck Stadium boasts a spacious press box that is located directly behind home plate. The press box can be outfitted to comfortably seat 25 staff and media members and provides a panoramic view of Eck Stadium, in addition to the outlying athletics facilities that feature practice sessions and games involving the Irish football, soccer and lacrosse teams. Other amenities within the press box include a restroom and storage area, plus a 42-inch flat screen TV with HD/DVR capabilities, series of video monitors that provide real-time game stats and updated season stats for each player as the game progresses. One other addition beginning with the 2000 season was an enclosed, near-soundproof booth within the press box that is used for TV and radio broadcasts.
At the 1995 Notre Dame alumni game, the University officially named Eck Stadium's playing surface Jake Kline Field, in honor of the program's winningest coach. Kline won 558 games in his 42-year career (1934-75).
The 2006 season featured a record-setting, season-long turnout at Jake Kline Field at Frank Eck Stadium – with an average of 2,514 fans per game including seven of the eight largest crowds in the stadium's history. A sampling of the teams from the May 7, 2006, edition of Baseball America's top-25 poll showed that Notre Dame's record-setting home attendance average ranked 11th-highest among those elite top-25 teams.


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Being in a truck accident is a traumatic experience. It often leaves victims scrambling for what to do next. Do you call the insurance company and let them handle it? Or do you get the best truck accident lawyer in Baton Rouge? Get help from the professionals at Murphy Law Firm today and we'll get you the help you need. As the leading truck accident attorney in Baton Rouge, Murphy Law Firm will fight to help you win your case.
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Don't talk to insurance companies first, talk to Murphy Law Firm. The insurance companies will do whatever it takes to shift the blame to you. They wouldn't stay in business otherwise. Insurance companies are happy when you don't call Peyton Murphy.
But how do you choose a lawyer? There are so many! In a truck accident case, you need to find a truck accident attorney in Baton Rouge who has years of experience and success winning cases. In short, a personal injury attorney at Murphy Law Firm. We will ensure that you aren't a victim twice.
Things To Be Aware Of
Truck accident laws are multifaceted and have many layers of legality you need to be aware of. And because each case is different, different laws come into play with each one.
For example, say that you're partially at fault for the damage. Because of Louisiana's comparative fault law, the amount you're responsible for will be removed from your recovery. So if there was $100,000 worth of damage and you were at fault for 30% of it, the maximum you'd receive is $70,000 in the end. Often, insurance companies will do whatever they can to place fault on the victims, but that's where we come in. We will fight the insurance company's efforts to wrongfully assign fault to you so that we can help you WIN your case.
There are also a number of rules that truck drivers are expected to follow when on the road. A failure to follow any of these is a surefire recipe for disaster. Some regulations include:
- Failure to stop or yield
- Drug/Alcohol use
- Driving recklessly
- Leaving an accident scene
- And much more.
If you feel as if the truck driver didn't do their part to avoid an accident, tell your truck accident attorney in Baton Rouge. We'll bring it up in court.
And these are just a handful of things to keep in mind! The right attorney will know exactly what laws and regulations are on your side and will help you get the compensation you deserve.
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This set is based on the idea that we are made up of energy, which can take various forms but which is constant and infinite.
Our forefathers have long been gone, yet we still carry their physical, temperamental and habitual traits with us in our everyday life.. they make us who we are, and these traits will in turn be passed on to our offspring in the generations
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