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A day at the children's museum usually costs roughly thirty dollars for two kids and two adults.
When Jerry Barnett walked into the Lincoln's Museum on Saturday that's what he was expecting to pay. Instead, he got in for free.
"I stepped up in line to buy the tickets," said Barnett, and they asked if they could talk to me for a minute. Then, the young lady wouldn't take my money."
What Barnett did not know at the time is that employees at the Children's Museum had been waiting for him all day.
When Jerry Barnett approached the counter, he didn't realize, he was the 2.5 millionth guest to visit the Lincoln Children's Museum.
"It was supposed to be a fun day out with the grandchildren. It's no fun to stay cooped up inside the house all day, and it's a little cold so we figured there's no better place to go than the Children's Museum."
Barnett and family not only received free admission for the day, they also received a free five year family membership.
"This is awesome," said Connie Barnett, his wife. "The kids are just the perfect age to visit the museum for five years."
Paul Durban, Executive Director of the Museum, says they were prepared for the transaction.
"I can't believe it," said Durban. "I can't believe that it's actually been 23 years. Now we have had 2.5 million people. It's an amazing accomplishment."

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Rick James' Motown Catalog Re-Released, New Biography 'Glow' Out [Video]
Rick James is the "Super Freak" hitmaker singer, producer, innovator and pioneer in the fusion of funk, R&B, rock and soul.
Today, Universal Music Enterprises is reissuing James' entire Motown catalog in a 109-track "Complete Motown Albums" digital box set, which includes all nine of his albums. The music reissues coincide with publication of his biography, "Glow," written by David Ritz and published by Atria Books, a Simon & Schuster imprint.
A vagrant hippie from Buffalo in the 1960s who wandered to Toronto, he ended up playing with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, only to end up a hybrid superstar in the '80s thanks to his hit song, "Super Freak."
An incorrigible bad boy caught up in bad boy ways, since his death at the age of 56 years old from heart failure in 2004 he has remained an icon whose contributions to music can be felt in the likes of Prince, Jay Z and Snoop Dogg, among countless others.
Five of James's nine Motown albums are getting separate digital releases. Three of them — 1983's No. 1 R&B gold-certified "Cold Blooded, 1985's top 10 R&B effort "Glow" and 1986's "The Flag" — are being reissued for the first time. Two additional albums – 1978's double-platinum "Come Get It!" and 1979's platinum No. 2 R&B release "Bustin' Out of L Seven" — have been remastered and re-released digitally with new bonus tracks.
James' four other Motown releases, also available individually – 1979's top five R&B gold-certified "Fire It Up," 1980's gold "Garden of Love;" 1981's top three pop, triple-platinum "Street Songs," which includes "Super Freak;" and 1982's No. 2 gold "Throwin' Down" are part of the collection.
In addition, six new James-associated never available digitally, including three from his back-up band Stone City Band — "Rick James Presents Stone City Band In 'N' Out" (1980), "The Boys Are Back" (1981) and "Out from the Shadow" (1983) –- as well as "Rick James Presents Bobby M.: Blow" (1982) and Val Young's 1985 album, "Seduction," which features her hit "If You Should Ever Be Lonely," are all being released.
Also out is the super rare Great White Cane album, "The Great White Cane," originally released by Lion/MGM, will be available for the first time since 1972 on July 15. The Canadian-American horn-rock outfit featured James, who wrote or co-wrote all the songs and sang lead; with the album co-produced and engineered by Jimmy Ienner, who was then also producing The Raspberries and would go on to an illustrious producing and consulting career.
A previously unreleased Mary Jane Girls album, "Conversation," featuring the single "Walk Like A Man," will follow this summer. These digital albums join three already-available James productions, including Teena Marie's 1979 bow "Wild and Peaceful" along with Mary Jane Girls' pair of gold albums, their self-titled 1983 debut and the 1985 follow-up, "Only Four You."
Rhino Records is releasing two albums from James' stint at Reprise Records, including the fabled album "Kickin'," which was shelved in 1989 and is now available for the first time in any format, and 1988's "Wonderful," featuring the No. 1 R&B duet with Roxanne Shanté "Loosey's Rap."
James anticipated the synthesis of funk and rock.
"My journey has taken me through hell and back," he said in "Glow." "It's all in my music — the parties, the pain, the oversized ego, the insane obsessions."


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This year marks the centennial for Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry trees, and that adds a little extra drama to the "big question" facing organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival every year: Will the trees bloom on the same schedule as the Festival events? The suspense is over and the official "peak bloom" prediction for 2012 has now been released.
Whether the blooms will be "on time" isn't a frivolous question. The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival is a major event in the nation's capital, and a big tourist draw for the area. That means the man in the horticultural hot seat for the official prediction about the peak blooming period is Rob DeFeo, the National Park Service's "veteran blossom prognosticator."
The weather, of course, is a big factor, and some people have wondered if the unusually mild winter might result in a much earlier peak than usual. Despite the variables offered by Mother Nature, DeFeo has an impressive track record for his predictions. He's monitored the cherry trees for the past two decades, and has only been wrong about the bloom dates on three occasions.
So... what's the expert's educated guess for 2012?
DeFeo, speaking at the unofficial kickoff for the National Cherry Blossom Festival last week, said he expects peak bloom to occur between March 24th and 31st. Peak bloom is defined as the day on which 70 percent of the blossoms are open. This year's festival starts on March 20th and runs through April 27th, so the forecast is good news for the event organizers. DeFeo explained the bloom period starts a few days before the peak bloom date and can last up to ten days.
The warm weather has little bearing on the bloom dates, DeFeo said. 'It really only matters as to what happens from now on. But," he quipped, 'I can assure you, you're not going to see a late bloom.'
This year's festival marks the centennial of the first planting of Japanese cherry trees on the Tidal Basin on March 27, 1912. The first trees were a gift of friendship from Tokyo to Washington, but the effort had a bit of a rocky start.
In 1885 Mrs. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore returned to Washington from a visit to Japan with a grand idea. She approached the U.S. Army Superintendent of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds with the proposal that cherry trees be planted one day along the reclaimed Potomac waterfront. Her request fell on deaf ears, but she was persistent.
Over the next twenty-four years, Mrs. Scidmore approached every new superintendent'without success. Two decades after she began her campaign, Mrs. Scidmore found a kindred spirit in David Fairchild, an official with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 1906, Fairchild imported seventy-five flowering cherry trees and twenty-five single-flowered weeping types from the Yokohama Nursery Company in Japan. He planted the trees on his own property in Chevy Chase, Maryland, to test their hardiness for the local climate.
His results were promising, and in a talk on Arbor Day in 1908, Fairchild proposed turning the area around the Tidal Basin into a "Field of Cherries." Among those attending his talk was Eliza Scidmore, and the next year, the tireless advocate for beautifying the area with cherry trees found a key ally.
The First Lady Takes Up The Cause
Mrs. Scidmore wrote to the new first lady, Helen Herron Taft, who had lived in Japan and was familiar with the beauty of the flowering cherry trees. Mrs. Taft responded promptly that "I have taken the matter up and am promised the trees'¦" The following day two prominent Japanese officials were in Washington and suggested a donation of 2,000 trees in the name of the City of Tokyo.
When the first lady "takes up a matter," things usually start moving along. According to an NPS history of the cherry trees, "Five days after Mrs. Taft's request, the Superintendent of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, Colonel Spencer Cosby, U.S. Army, initiated the purchase of ninety Fugenzo Cherry Trees from Hoopes Brothers and Thomas Co., West Chester, PA. The trees were planted along the Potomac River from the site of the Lincoln Memorial southward toward East Potomac Park. Although those trees have since disappeared, a host of others have since taken their place.
The initial donation of two thousand trees arrived in Washington, D.C. in January 1910, but the project quickly hit a major roadblock. To everyone's dismay, an inspection team from the Department of Agriculture discovered that the trees were infested with insects and nematodes, and were diseased. To protect American growers, the trees were destroyed.
The donors in Japan were not deterred, and in fact increased their offer. On March 26, 2012, 3,020 cherry trees arrived in Washington, D.C. The following day, Helen Herron Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, planted two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Tidal Basin.
The NPS history notes, "At the conclusion of the ceremony, the first lady presented a bouquet of 'American Beauty' roses to Viscountess Chinda. Washington's renowned National Cherry Blossom Festival grew from this simple ceremony, witnessed by just a few persons. These two original trees still stand several hundred yards west of the John Paul Jones Memorial, located at the terminus of 17th Street, SW. Situated near the bases of the trees is a large bronze plaque which commemorates the occasion."
Continuing the Legacy
Nearly 100 of the original trees are still alive at the Tidal Basin, and between 2002 and 2006, four hundred trees, propagated from the surviving trees from the 1912 donation, were planted to ensure that the genetic lineage of the original trees is continued. Today over 3,800 trees representing over a dozen varities can be found in the area, and Festival organizers announced this month that they will plant over 1,000 additional cherry trees in coming years.
The 2012 celebration of that event should be one to remember, said Bob Vogel, Superintendent at the National Mall and Memorial Parks. 'Our rangers are planning some exciting programs and our tree crews have planted hundreds of new cherry trees around the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and on the Washington Monument grounds, which will make the spring's arrival in Washington more beautiful than ever.'
As part of the Festival, NPS rangers will be offering a variety of special activities, including talks throughout the day about the history of the cherry trees, 3-hour bike tours, 2-hour guided "lantern walks" in the evening, a 3.5-mile "running tour" and more. If you plan to visit the area to view the blossoms, you'll several helpful maps, trail guides and other information at this link. The National Cherry Blossom Festival runs from March 20-April 27, 2012, and the Festival website includes details about the very full schedule of events.


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What is the purpose of insurance on a home that don't pay for any kind of damage
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In 2000, my husband and I bought a used home which was financed through a company called Bombardier Capital which 5 years later bought out by Vanderbilt mortg. We purchased this home for 21000 payments $269 plus $30 a month for ins. We had some hard times which led the previous company to put some payments to the back. Once Vanderbilt took over, our payments went up to over $400 a month, saying we owed for back taxes and insurance. Note, our insurance was only $360 a year. They said our payment would be $425 until we caught up and would go back to $269 which never happen. We paid $425 for 2 years and Vanderbilt could not explain what this money went toward. My husband lost his job, they did'nt want to work with us. Harrassing, calling, sending people to our home, taking pictures everytime they came out. Very rude and nasty, threatingforclosure. In 2007, we file a claim for water damage, and roof damage after talking to a rep. they finally sent someone out in 2008. After the adjusters looked at the damage he told they would get back with us. 5 weeks later we recieved the claim which was $6000 that the insurance company say the were not liable for because it was wear and tear over a period of time. So, now my family has been forced out of a home which they forclosed on 02/2009. What is the purpose of insurance on a home that don't pay for any kind of damage. So, this house is on our credit owing the same amount that it was purchased for. We have paid $25800 or more in 8 years on this house.
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Comics: Nostalgia & Comics & Me – Part 3 – The joy of recommendations and why Princess Di hated comics
As part of our ongoing celebrations of 30 years of great service at Nostalgia & Comics, we're taking a very personal look back at one ex-employee's time at the store. Dave and David are celebrating 30 years at the shop, FPI blog's Richard Bruton only did 19…
Continuing our series of posts from Richard looking back on his 19 year of service at Nostalgia & Comics Birmingham.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of manager Dave Hopkins and staff member David Dearn joining the shop. They're celebrating over on the shop facebook page and we celebrated with our own 30 years of Daves post the other day. Everything culminates over August bank holiday weekend, with a party on Friday 23rd August at Le Truc Cafe and Bar and a day of celebrations on Saturday 24th August in the shop.
When I left N&C in 2006 to move to Yorkshire I wrote about my experiences on my personal blog and we're reposting them here, 9 years later, as a little celebration of just how great Nostalgia & Comics is.
You can find all the posts in the Nostalgia & Comics & Me series here.
Nostalgia & Comics & Me: From the recommended shelf to Propaganda
(originally posted April 4th 2007)
One of the most wonderful things I ever got to do in Nostalgia & Comics was recommend comics and graphic novels to customers. Often when someone was browsing the shelves or came up to the till myself and all the rest of the staff would make pleasant comments on what they were looking at/ buying and gamely suggest that if they liked —— why not try ——-. Of course, we never, ever criticised the selection. It's up to the customer to read what they liked. But we could always find a way to try to suggest something wonderful to them, no matter what they brought up to the till.
The rarest of prizes though, the really fun one was when a customer would come in and tell you that they'd read everything they wanted and could you suggest anything to read. That always made for a fun 10 minutes or so of chat and selling.
I always sold the books to people with the promise that if they didn't like them all they had to do was bring it back in and we'd refund the money, no questions asked. To me it seemed the only fair thing to do. After all, this wonderful customer is putting down good money for a book just because I'm telling them it's wonderful. I've spent a little time asking all the pertinent questions to gauge exactly what sort of thing they're after, but I could always misjudge their comic character and sell them something they hate.
I'm very proud of the fact that in all my years of doing this, not a single copy has ever been returned. Not one.
So the inevitable end to this love of selling stuff I love to people would be the recommended shelf. About 1995/6 I was sorting out some of the shelves, changing a few things round and generally keeping myself busy on a long Saturday afternoon when I realised that if I moved this, shifted that and squeezed some horrible books a little I'd have a whole endcap to do with as I pleased. (Quick explain, before the FPI buyout, the shop's shelves were a horrible wooden affair. Really, really horrible. And at the end of each run of shelves was the end cap, 4 shelves about 2 feet wide.) So this endcap became The Recommended Shelf.
Every Saturday, after toiling in the basement I'd emerge, sweaty and blinking into the light and go about the shelves looking for what I want to put on the Recommended Shelf for the coming week. Quickly get them together, knock out a quick review sheet and pin it up on the shelf.
Over time, the reviews got longer and the shelf got labels and I started to think about what I could do with it to make it better.
Luckily Dave at Nostalgia & Comics has always been very good at letting us get on with stuff if he thinks it's a good idea and will help us sell more comics and graphic novels, so with his blessing I went about moving the shop around a bit and eventually made myself an entire rack of space.
This became, over time, my PROPAGANDA shelf. The top shelf would be a regularly changing selection of great stuff and the shelves underneath it would be a home to all the stuff that was worth reading but tended to get lost on the main shelves. PROPAGANDA was where you'd find stuff by Chris Ware, Joe Sacco, Andi Watson and the rest. And the top shelf became my mission. Every few weeks I'd select some books, take them home and labour over reviewing them. The resulting A4 review sheet/newsletter became PROPAGANDA. It took bloody ages to do. Mostly because I had to design it, write the reviews and then spend ages trying to get them to fit into the A4 space I had. But I really loved it.
In fact, leaving the shop meant leaving PROPAGANDA behind and meant I could no longer have access to all the goodies in the shop to read and review as I saw fit. Of course, regular readers will know that I've started reviewing again and am now putting PROPAGANDA up before you every few weeks as part of the FPI weblog.
On the plus side it means I no longer have to condense the reviews to fit an A4 sheet, but the downside is that I no longer get to have the satisfaction of selling stuff to our wonderful customers from my very own PROPAGANDA shelf.
Yes, that was the original plan – every couple of weeks! That soon fell by the wayside, and now it's a daily thing, more books coming in than I ever have time to cover. I still miss the face to face selling though, that's what makes a good comic shop into a great comic shop. In fact, it's something of a litmus test. Go into your local comic shop and ask them to recommend something to you. If they scratch their heads and mumble that they don't know, it's time to leave and find yourself another shop. If they look excited and start trying to match comics to your tastes in books, movies, music… you know you're in a great shop!
Nostalgia & Comics & Me: Princess bloody Diana hated comics
(originally posted April 4th 2007)
Around the mid to late 90s I found myself more and more involved with the shopfloor at Nostalgia & Comics, and particularly more involved in trying to push the product mix to include some of the great stuff that was being published.
I was particularly involved in pushing the wonderful British stuff that was being published at the time. We sourced this direct from the publishers and actively restocked so we had every issue in. Particular successes for us included: Kane by Paul Grist, Strangehaven by Gary Spencer Millidge, and Sleaze Castle by Terry Wiley and Dave McKinnon
We had a separate section in the shop and aggressively promoted all of these titles. I had lots of nice phone calls and emails with all the creators involved. All in all it was a great time for us and for the titles involved. About this time Pete Ashton (weblog) was heavily into the small press and self publishing scene. He ran a small press distributor: Bugpowder (which later mutated into the excellent website here) and was a frequent visitor to the shop. Pete and I got talking on various occasions and we ended up stocking several of the comics and books he represented on our shelves and did a nice little trade in them as well. After months of doing this Pete gets it into his head to organise a little convention, more like a formal pub meet with events and a few guests. He called it BrumCAB97 (Comics and Beer) and billed it as an informal mini-convention with the emphasis on meeting and chatting about comics in a relaxed environment.
Pete's always been at the sharp end of the ideas business, very early on he was running fanzines, doing the BugPowder distro thing, organising comic pub meets and got into this blogging lark very early as well. So the idea of getting a few dozen quality British comics names together seemed like a really good idea at the time. To tie in with this we decided that Nostalgia & Comics should invite some of the British writers and artists we'd been supporting for so long down to sign and appear at BrumCAB97.
From memory and the convention booklet I can make a list of: Paul Grist, Terry Wiley, Dave McKinnon, D'Israeli, Jeremy Dennis , David Morris, Fiona Jerome, Jason Cobley, Lew Stringer, Paul Rainey. But there were others.
So we set the date; all scheduled to take place on the weekend of 6th & 7th September 1997. Anyone spot the huge problem with that date?
Princess Diana's funeral.
We'd managed, through no fault of our own to schedule a really nice Brit comic weekend on the one weekend of the year where NO-ONE was in Birmingham. Literally, no-one.
As Terry Wiley put it when I asked him for his memories:
Ah yes – I recall it was a lovely day for it, if it wasn't for the tumbleweeds blowing along Queensway it would probably have been a pretty good turnout! I remember the hotel TV was showing the funeral on EVERY CHANNEL. So when we went to BrumCAB later I remember we all went to a Balti house and the Oxford crowd started having a loud conversation about some unscrupulous person committing necrophilia on Diana! I was surprised there wasn't a fight 😉 The next day I think the drinking started early, while the TV showed REPEATS of the funeral, for god's sake – and Jeremy Dennis ended up with D'Israeli drawing on her (jeans) leg with a Sharpie….
I was never a big fan of Princess Diana. I'd long thought she was an aristocratic waste of space who should have known exactly what she was marrying into. Her job was simply to produce the heir and the spare, shut up about any of hubbies infidelities and wave at the right points. But the simpering, stupid woman decided not to play along. I know it was a tragedy that she died in such a terrible accident. But she was stupid enough to get into a car with a drunk driver high on something or other.
Of course, as these events were unfolding, all I was really thinking about was what impact it would have on the attendance at the weekend. Selfish and small minded of me I know. But I certainly wasn't going to be part of the herd of cattle weeping and moaning for a woman they didn't know and who probably secretly hated them.
Come the day of the mini con we set everything up and got the shop all nice and ready for our guests and the customers. The guests turned up. The customers didn't.
Even on the bus into the shop that morning I knew we were onto a real loser. I think there were two other people on the bus. And they were just drunks still reeling from last nights wake or something or other. When we got into town it was even worse. The silence of the city centre was incredible. I've always loved the quiet that descends on Birmingham in the early hours of the morning (before the clubs kick out anyway); it has a wonderfully unreal feeling to it. But this quiet was very different. This was the quiet that signalled that we were going to have the most embarrassing of days.
Bless the guests though. They were very sympathetic and understanding. They sat behind the table and amused themselves for a couple of hours before we all headed to the pub. We held our own wake that night and it had absolutely nothing to do with some royal bimbo.
Pete Ashton put up his account of the weekend as well – here. Well worth a look.


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I'm 36 weeks. My twins have been flipping all over the place for the last ten weeks, mostly with baby A transverse and baby B breech. I've been doing webster, rebozo and inversions for a month. Last week, I was overjoyed to find that they were BOTH vertex... until it was only for two days.
Since then, baby A is again transverse (and not that 'almost vertical' way, but the actual horizontal, head stuck in my sacrum transverse- the kind of position that is making me sweat about umbilical cord prolapse) and baby B is again breech. Nice. I've got 1 in 2 odds and I can't even get one of them vertex
My OB will attend a vag breech, but obviously not a transverse. My chiro says she's never seen vertex twins BOTH flip back so fast. My doula said she's only had a baby love transverse like mine once. Friends are starting to say I should take it as a sign from the universe about my birth plans... I'm just frustrated bc the WERE both vertex last week. I saw it on US myself. Gah.
I'm just curious- on birth-day (ie, when you went into labor or had your c-section), what position were your babes in?
I know there's a thread about babes turning, but I'd still love to hear from some other late-turners or thoughts on what makes a baby love transverse position...
but a lesson must be lived in order to be learned.
and the clarity to see and stop this now
that is what i've earned (a.d.)
During my pregnancy ds remained vertex the entire time (or at least he was whenever we checked on him ). Dd went back and forth between a transverse position and vertex. Right before birth they were both head down (yay!), I birthed ds and as soon as he was out of the way she went back to transverse (grrr....). She was born via emergency c-section because she refused to come out and I was bleeding too much. It really can change up to the last minute.
Karen - spouse to dh for 11 years, mama to ds (Nov '02), dd (May '05) and ds and dd (Jun '08)
Baby A was locked down in vertex through the 3rd trimester, but B went from vertex to breech to transverse (totally horizontal). Even in the last days, B was moving all over, going almost breech and then full transverse. Very uncomfortable, painful at times! I think B was just trying to get comfortable. It made trying to monitor them really hard in those last few weeks.
Doh. Knew I forgot one.
Had nst yesterday. still transverse breech. Sigh. I really want to have these babies.
Other: Vertex, transverse.
Baby A was locked down in vertex through the 3rd trimester, but B went from vertex to breech to transverse (totally horizontal). Even in the last days, B was moving all over, going almost breech and then full transverse. Very uncomfortable, painful at times! I think B was just trying to get comfortable. It made trying to monitor them really hard in those last few weeks.
but a lesson must be lived in order to be learned.
and the clarity to see and stop this now
that is what i've earned (a.d.)
Both of mine were vertex, but after A was born, B flipped breech and then back again but got herself really stuck in the process. Wound up with an extraction, not a nice textbook breech extraction, which was attempted and didn't work. My poor midwives really had to work to get her out!
Mom to eight!! Our twin girls arrived 3-3-2011.
My two spent most of the end of my pregnancy vertex/transverse but at the end, turned their happy little + to an X and I had two oblique babes and a c-section.
mine were transverse/transverse at every check. went into labour at 32 weeks and baby A was oblique breech and baby B was breech - advised to have a section, declined as knew there was still time - got on all fours, took some pulsatilla and PRAYED and baby A shifted into fully breech position and was born not long after, followed 4 mins later by his sister.
very grateful mama here
spread a lot of love
Was was vertex b breech. I had planned vaginal delivery, but b was 8 4, and OB suggested I c sec, he said he could TRY to deliver B vaginally, but didnt think he could pull it off safely cos she was so big. I went with a c sec and do not regret it.
Me and my wonderful husband serve God. Blessed with twin girls 2/11/11. <3
Baby A was vertex from like 20 weeks on. Baby B was transverse to breech to transverse to vertex (he was in my ribs all the time!). They were both vertex at delivery (emercency c-section at 36 weeks due to pre-e).
thought i'd pop in and update.
my babies were born about a week after i posted this. they didn't move, despite me doing pretty much everything in the natural arsenal a million times over. My babyA was just wedged really tight transverse and her brother was sitting breech on her chest, i think that stuck her there. I went into labor spontaneously and labored a loooong time trying to get her to turn with my doula and all the natural tricks I've ever heard of, but finally headed in for a c/section after her bag ruptured and her arm/shoulder was presenting (figured that was definitive enough, yk?)
Thanks for all your stories!
but a lesson must be lived in order to be learned.
and the clarity to see and stop this now
that is what i've earned (a.d.)
I delivered one breech and one head down. No docs ever mentioned vertex or horizontal because it changes so frequently. My first was engaged head down for >4 wks. I was given a CT to see if Baby A's head was as big or bigger than baby B's because I told my docs I didn't want one vaginal and one c-sect. So both were delivered vaginally. Baby B was delivered feet first, after a head first baby A. Hope that helps!
Mine were Breech/Vertex (which is different then vertex/breech) and were born via c-section because of pre-e at 39w4d. We were concerned about them locking chins and thus decided against induction. They really were pushing me to have a section at 38 weeks, but I held off until my BP forced the issue.
The day before I delivered, they were both vertex/vertex...then BAM! Both footling breech. I had an emergency c-section because we knew one had a unilaterally enlarged ventricle.
mine were complete breech, breech/transverse and they were both born complete breech (at home!).
mama to m (3/96), o (8/07), p (5/09) and our twins: r (2/14/11) and l (2/15/11)
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My twins were born via c section. They pretty much got stuck in one position from about 28 weeks or so on. Both their heads were located in my upper left side with my little girl in a sitting position with her bum on my left hip, feel in my right hip. My little boy was transverse facing my back. I tried everything to get them to move, but it never happened.
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Mine were vertex-vertex and even though they were only 29 weeks GA, all the doctors and nurses encouraged a vaginal birth. I shouldn't even say "encouraged" but "assumed." It was actually one of the small bright spots in the entire experience, realizing that everyone was just assuming I'd birth them vaginally despite all the other drama. But after A was born, B went into kind of a jackknife position. I heard the doctor say "I feel B's head...and hands...and feet...and they're all in the same place." She was not in severe distress but was having some decels, and at that GA I think they weren't taking chances on her, so she was born by c-section, which I do feel was the right decision.
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White USMC Vietnam Gameday Polo
This premium White USMC Vietnam Gameday Polo features a mix of style and performance. Embroidered with bold Marines text on the left chest and a Vietnam Veteran Dragon logo design on the left sleeve. Made exclusively by Medals of America for our Veterans. Made of 100% polyester for cool comfort and available in sizes M-3XL.


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One look at these whimsical egg cups and I immediately thought of Wallace & Gromit's The Wrong Trousers. They are RIGHT though, for cradling your soft-boiled eggs for breakfast. The flexible cups, made of dip-molded PVC, stretch to fit most egg sizes and mimic the orbs with a bright yellow interior and a white exterior. These pants have only been adapted slightly, they do have three steady legs, to keep your eggs from stealing away.
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The Best Watches of 2011
Elegant styling, profound complications and tributes to classic models mark our annual best-in-show top-10 list of wristwatches.
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This is obviously not an easy thing to master, and up to now not one watch company has been able to do it properly without overcrowding the dial—and making it rather illegible.
Powered by a full in-house automatic movement, it is available in an elegant 42.5-mm rose gold-case and water-resistant to 30 meters ($45,500).
Urwerk UR-110
This boutique brand has thus far manufactured watches that defy any form of conventionality. The brand is a proponent of a bold look that either grabs the potential wearer or leaves him cold. Fence-sitters are rare when it comes to Urwerk, but if there are any out there, they will probably be convinced by the newest twist on time that Urwerk's watchmaker/designer duo has come up with: the UR-110.
One of the coolest attributes of the 110, which is nicknamed the Torpedo, is that its time display has been turned to the side so that it beautifully peeks out from underneath one's cuff. It will no doubt draw attention there—what the wearer of an Urwerk is after anyway. The sideways time display takes such elements from the UR-203's display as planetary gearing and "satellite" displays that twist and turn in a seemingly complicated manner to appropriately display the right hour
numeral at the right time.
numeral at the right time.
"The beauty of the UR-110 is in its apparent simplicity," explained watchmaker and company cofounder Felix Baumgartner. "Among the challenges posed by this complication was working out the optimal architecture for supporting the central carousel and the rotating hour modules. We finally opted for a technical solution that is radically different from any of our other creations: instead of ball bearings, a fixed axis runs the full height of the watch, providing maximum rigidity and minimum play. The whole complication is perfectly balanced on this axis." This can be fully appreciated through the panoramic sapphire crystal, including the so-called control board, which is usually found on the back of an Urwerk. The control board found at the bottom of the dial space boasts a day/night indicator as well as one telling the owner when it's time for an "oil change" (i.e., servicing) in addition to subsidiary seconds.
The UR-110, powered by Urwerk's automatic Caliber 9.01, is available in a 47 x 51 x 16-mm case and water-resistant to 30 meters. It comes in Grade 5 titanium ($102,000) and AlTiN ($115,000), an industrially applied titanium aluminum nitride alloy that not only has the effect of multiplying the underlying metal's resistance to scratches, shocks, oxidation and even acids, but shimmers with a brownish-purplish color.
TAG Heuer Monza Calibre 36
TAG Heuer Monza Calibre 36
TAG Heuer has spent the last few years introducing concept watches, limited editions and interesting high horology. It is a strategy intended to lift the brand up out of the ranks of mass-market and finally bring it to a place where it can be more widely appreciated.
Last year, TAG Heuer outdid itself with an haute horlogerie concept watch called the Pendulum. Though it is not close to serial readiness, the sheer ingenuity of it had the industry abuzz at a time when it was sorely needed. Calibre 1887, a robust in-house movement, also added to the allure of the brand. This year during each of the two major fairs, TAG Heuer presented extraordinary chronographs not destined to land on all wrists: the limited edition Carrera Mikrograph introduced during the SIHH can measure 1/100th of a second; and the concept watch Mikrotimer Flying 1000—for which the brand called a special press conference during Baselworld attended by hundreds of journalists and broadcast live all over the world—can measure 1/1000th of a second (if your eye can follow).
The strategy is good: more luxury watch enthusiasts are paying closer attention to TAG Heuer than ever before, and what they will find is eminently appealing: last year's anniversary Monacos were among the hottest watches of the season, a real sight for sore eyes during the economic downturn. This year, it is a Monza that caught the regular guy's eye, and this limited edition of 1,911 pieces (the number symbolizes the year Heuer's Time of Trip was patented, the world's first dashboard chronograph) is a real beauty.
Originally introduced in the 1930s, the Monza sets itself apart with its round dial within a cushion-shaped case. The 38-mm stainless-steel model also nods to company history by featuring the brand's original Heuer logo as opposed to the TAG logo that the brand has used since its takeover by Techniques d'Avantgarde in 1985 (it was subsequently sold to LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton in 1999). It retails for $6,500.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande
Reverso Ultra Thin Tribute
to 1931 U.S. Edition
Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande
Reverso Ultra Thin Tribute
to 1931 U.S. Edition
This year may have seen the appearance of more thin, elegant dress watches than in the last 10 combined, with most of them classically round. But Jaeger-LeCoultre has decided to pay homage to the style in its own way, with its iconic rectangular art deco Reverso model, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. This case also swivels 180 degrees to reveal a case back that can be decorated as the wearer chooses: engraving, enamel, or just plain nothing other than case back—the choice allows the wearer to make his or her Reverso truly personal.
The words Tribute to 1931 in the watch's name refer to the year of its birth. Eighty years ago, in 1931, it first arrived to grace the wrists of polo players. They could swivel the case to avoid crystals smashed by racing polo balls. This evergreen watch model enjoys consistent updating of details so that it never looks old-fashioned or outdated. A super touch is the simple "LeCoultre" logo on the elegant dial, which recalls the fact that the company was known in the U.S. only by this name until the 1980s.
The Reverso is as much part of the past of this company as the future, and this model embodies the best in the present. The stainless-steel case, which measures 46 x 27.5 mm, is only 7.6 mm in height, thanks in great part to an in-house, manually wound movement with a height of only 2.9 mm. A 45-hour power reserve is controlled by the company's unique thousand-hour quality control system applied to every piece that leaves the factory.
Polo buffs will appreciate not only the classic good looks of this exceptional watch, but the exclusive Eduardo Fagliano cordovan leather strap manufactured by hand in Argentina. Fagliano is an Argentinean maker of polo boots, kneepads and accessories as well as bespoke boots, jodhpurs and shoes. Casa Fagliano began its more-than-a-century-old history by manufacturing shoes for simple people. Across three generations, the Fagliano family's clients have become polo players, famous actors, military dignitaries, kings and nobility.
The Grande Reverso Ultra Thin Tribute to 1931 U.S. Edition will be available in a non-numbered edition of 2,011 pieces for $7,250.
Elizabeth Doerr, who published Twelve Faces of Time: Horological Virtuosos, is a writer based in Germany.
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Browning® Tyler Sweater looks stylish and show off your Browning pride.
A blend of warmth and classic styling! With the laid-back feel and stylish look, it's going to be your go-to during late fall hunts and evenings on the town. It's soft, warm, incredibly comfortable and looks great with jeans or any attire. Plus, with the Browning Buckmark logo on your chest, there won't ever be any doubt that hunting is your passion.Browning quality:
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Anna Konno 今野杏南, attractive and sexy gravure idol from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; filmed her first DVD in February 2011 and has appeared on several TV shows and performed live on stage.
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A housing scheme that could give a £1.1m spin-off towards a proposed extension to Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre is still awaiting council approval.
Councillors are supporting in principle proposals by Miller Homes to redevelop the former Oakes Park School site off Matthews Lane, Norton, for 52 houses.
But they held back from granting formal planning permission on Tuesday to further consider the way a proposed £2.2m payment from the developer for the benefit of the public is spent.
It was being suggested that £1.1m goes as the council's contribution to the Graves 'Olympic legacy' project and the rest towards affordable housing. This will be re-examined in time for next month's planning committee.
The £14m Graves scheme includes two extra tennis courts, a new swimming pool, gym and fitness studios and regional gymnastics facilities as part of a National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine.


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NBA star Mike James of the Washington Wizards is one busy guy! Father to four gorgeous girls, this proud papa is one of the most compelling and highest ranked players in the NBA today. Mike and his wife Angela opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about their family life which is deeply rooted in spirituality and strong values. Mike also talked about rising from adversity to reach his dreams and how he encourages young people to do the same.
CBS: Tell us about your daughters, how old are they? What activities are they involved in?
MJ: "We have four beautiful daughters. Jadon is 9, Amaya is 6, Michal is 2 and McKinley is 1. The older two make very good grades in school. They are competitive cheerleaders and also play chess and the piano. Jadon plays soccer and is very good at it. They are both wise beyond their years. All of the girls are beautiful inside and out. Amaya is the witty out-spoken one in the bunch. Jadon likes to make everyone feel comfortable. Michal and McKinley are just as sweet as can be. They are all daddy's girls except Amaya. Amaya prefers to hang out with mommy. They love to swim and dance. As a matter of fact they really love to dance."
CBS: What's it like being a dad? Any favorite memories?
MJ: "I have four very special children. They are a handful but very respectful. I have fun with my girls. We horseplay in the house like 5 kids and enjoy watching movies together. I try to always keep an open line of communication with each one of them so I am never in the dark with things going on in their lives.
I love being a dad. It's a lot of hard work but my girls make it easy for me. My favorite memory is when Amaya was 4 years old and in Pre-K. Her teacher called and told my wife and I that she was being disruptive in class. We have almost zero tolerance for being a troublemaker in school. And so we disciplined her, talked about the issue, made her eat and go to bed early and think about what she did. She called me to her room told me she will never be bad in school again. [She] told me she was sorry and it won't happen again. We still made her go to bed early. Now the next day while we are eating dinner I ask Amaya how was school today and she looked at me and with a straight face asked, "did the teacher call?" I was lost for words. She continued to eat and I thought to myself actually the teacher didn't call so it must have been a good day."
CBS: Tell us what a typical day is like in the James household.
MJ: "A typical day in the James house…Wild! Lots of noise and laughter, sometimes crying, sometimes both at the same time. Kids climbing and jumping, dancing and singing, A whole lotta love! We always have people over. Always entertaining, having bible study, birthday parties and get togethers. People working out in the gym. Always something going on!"
CBS: What do you like to do together as a family?
MJ: "As a family we like to go to the movies. We have seen every children's movie. We have a favorite movie spot not to far from the house and they serve dinner. We have a membership to several museums and the zoo. I really want the kids to enjoy life so we expose them to a lot!"
CBS: Why did you decide to participate in Supernanny and what has it done for your family?
AJ: "We decided to participate in Supernanny because Mike was leaving for the basketball season and it was the first time the family had been separated. We needed to make some changes for the well being of our kids and myself. Supernanny really helped me get the kids on a schedule – bedtime and dinner especially. All the girls are now sleeping in their own beds I have become a better time-manager and organizer. We also Skype on a regular basis to keep the family connected. Jo Frost was very helpful."
CBS: Would you want your daughters to pursue professional sports?
MJ: "I don't care if they play a pro sport. Angela and I encourage them to try many different sports and activities so they can find something they can be passionate about. I would love for them to get college scholarships for an activity whether it is soccer, basketball or even cheer because of the camaraderie that you get in college sports. And I'd like them to enjoy it like I did. But whether they get a scholarship or not, they will all go to college. My aspirations for them is to grow into the women God has called them to be and if I can help them become those God fearing women, I know he will order their steps."
CBS: What are your hopes and dreams for them?
AJ: "Our girls are so amazing! Anything they do will be special. I hope that Mike and I will have instilled enough values, taught them enough people skills and exposed them to enough of life's little gifts that they would be the best that they can be no matter what path they choose! I dream that they will love God so much that they will be able to separate themselves from the cares of this world and truly maximize their time here on earth."
CBS: What is your best advice for kids who aspire to play in the NBA?
MJ: "Practice your game. Fall in love with the game. Always believe in your talent and skill but you have to put more work on sharpening your skill level than you do video games or anything else. It will take dedication and hard work. I suggest you become a gym rat, watch your favorite pro players, copy their style and make it your own."
CBS: We read that your childhood had its challenges. What attracted you to basketball and how did it change your life?
MJ: "I had many challenges in life and continue to have challenges but I fell in love with the game of basketball at an early age. My only options were to go to the park or hang with my friends and get in trouble. All my friends started selling drugs in middle school. My choices were to follow my peers or follow my heart and truly believe my outlet would be basketball. So I jumped in with all my heart and it has provided me the life that I have always wanted. It has allowed me to help my family, my community and taught me valuable lessons that have helped shape me."
CBS: How do you and your wife Angela balance career and family?
MJ: "It's hard because I'm away from my family so much but my wife is a trooper. Every man needs an Angela James in their life. I have a woman of strong faith and she holds down the fort while I'm gone."
CBS: Your bio says that you have a strong faith. How has your faith influenced your life?
MJ: "My faith has kept me strong in all my decision making. When you are away from your family it's a lot of temptations out there. When you live your life for Christ you are held accountable for the things you do and you know he's always watching. Plus it's no better place to be than in the presence of God with a clean heart."
CBS: You've been very active in giving back to the community. Tell us a little about the Mike James Scholarship. Who applies for the scholarships? Have you met some of the recipients?
AJ: "Mike started the foundation back in 2005. He really wanted to give kids an opportunity that he did not have. The scholarships were designed to help hard-working children like Mike who just did not have the finances for a secondary education. It grew into something much more. Our goal is not only raise money for scholarships but to also help kids in other areas of their lives. We understand that some children never get to the point of graduation let alone a scholarship. We would like to implement mentoring programs through our foundation. Mike usually adopts 2-3 schools per year and provides mentoring to the males via email and funding for different programs within the school."
CBS: Does it feel a bit like coming full circle to be able to offer these kinds of opportunities to kids who might not otherwise have them?
MJ: "It's not full circle because I never had anyone do something like this when I was younger. We had pro athletes and musicians from the neighborhood, but they were never approachable. So I had to learn the hard way. I want the kids I help to see they are no different from me. If I can make it they definitely can make it. Now they have someone they can measure up too. I love helping these children. My adrenaline pumps when I see a kid who society called a problem child is now a straight A student or even B. They are challenging themselves and it makes me feel good when I know I had something to do with it."
CBS: We read that you currently have 20 Mike James Basketball Experience Camps. Do you plan to expand, if so how do you select sites?
MJ: "I've always selected places where I have ties with the people in that city. I would love to expand to more cities but need to more support to take the program nationwide. My basketball experience is more than just basketball. I have an etiquette teacher that comes in to teach them the proper way to be ladies and gentlemen. We bring in lawyers and doctors to talk to these kids because everyone can't be a pro athlete. I encourage them to dream big and reach for the stars. It's about getting these kids to believe they can be anything they want to be. It just takes had work and the belief that they can do it."
CBS: Are you or your wife working on any other projects or charities you'd like to tell us about?
MJ: "I just finished my memoirs called Fight For Your Dreams and should be in stores by January. It is an inspiring story about my life growing up in Amityville and the struggles and perseverance needed to accomplish my dreams of being the best I can be.
I have also taken several business courses through the NBA Players Association Programs including sportscasting as I hope to make that transition when I retire. Angela is currently working on her own Cooking show titled AJ's Comfy Kitchen and I know the show will be a huge hit because Angela cooks like an old grandmother from the south and is extremely easy on the eyes.
We both have been very active in our Foundation and have recently added new programs in an attempt to really make a difference in our community. You can log onto the website for more information at www.Mikejames7.com (just a little shameless plug)."


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Livermore, Calif. Business management technology provider Activant Solutions said Monday that Kopp Drug has selected the Activant Eagle software platform to be its business management and point-of-sale solution.
"We are looking to increase our overall sales and profitability with the help of the Eagle system's advanced inventory controls," said William Earnest, COO, Kopp Drug. "We plan to use the Activant Eagle solution to provide complete inventory visibility and control across our 10 stores."
The Eagle reporting and analytics tools are designed to give Kopp executives real-time insight into stock levels and aid in making better buying decisions. Kopp's clerks will also have improved inventory visibility and will be able to access and sell inventory from other Kopp store locations.
Kopp Drugs uses the QS-1 pharmacy management software solution to run its back-of-store prescription business. In selecting a pharmacy retail POS system, they wanted a solution that would readily integrate with the QS-1 software. Activant has already developed and implemented a data bridge to the QS-1 software.
Kopp Drug is an independent community pharmacy chain with 10 locations in central Pennsylvania.


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Hi, What package do you have downloaded ? You need the full install not just the base package. Regards, Gilles Al wrote: > I am running OpenLinux 2.3 (Caldera) out of the box. Trying to install > PostGreSQL I seem to be unable to get past the 'make' process. Errors I > get at the end of the process are: > > make[3]: *** [pg_backup_custom.o] Error 1 > make[3]: Leaving directory `/addon/postgresql-7.1/src/bin/pg_dump' > make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 > make[3]: Leaving directory `/addon/postgresql-7.1/src/bin/' > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 > make[3]: Leaving directory `/addon/postgresql-7.1/src' > make: *** [all] Error 2 > > Some examples of errors I see in the output are: > > pg_backup_custom.c: In function `_DoDeflate': > pg_backup_custom.c:925:`z_streamp' undeclared (first use in this function) > pg_backup_custom.c:925: parse error before `zp' > pg_backup_custom.c:928: 'ctx' undecleared (first use in this function) > > Please note that I am fairly new to Linux so a lot of this isn't making > sense. Any ideas? > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl
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Today Last Year – Dec 6 2011
The most discussed article of December 6 last year was about National adopting ACT's Charter Schools policy. 12 months on, this really is thought of as a National policy now, and ACT and John Banks (is there a difference these days?) are all but invisible. Will ACT survive 2014? Will they bother trying?
One of the side benefits of ACT's big policy win of Charter Schools is that the teacher unions are getting upset.
The Labour Party and teacher unions last night panned the proposal as a step towards privatising the education system – which neither party put forward before the election.
The new schools – effectively state-funded private schools – will be introduced to South Auckland and Christchurch within the next three years.
NZEI president Ian Leckie said the Government had no mandate for charter schools.
"Overseas experience shows they can take students and money away from existing schools, undermine communities and increase social segregation. They are also less accountable.
"New Zealanders should be very concerned that Act is suddenly shaping and dictating key education policy."
Labour's education spokeswoman Sue Moroney called the trial "bulk-funding in drag" which exposed National's true colours.
The only reason why students and money would flow to charter schools is because parents believe the schooling would be better than the state schools nearby. Teacher unions want competition like they want cancer. Labour is showing yet again that they are still beholden to the unions and in particular to the teachers union.
I see too that they are bleating about the "mandate" thing. banksie should just tell Ian Leckie that "we won. you lost, eat that".


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Day of the Order at CARES09 Dec 2015
BAGUIO CITY – December 5 is the Day of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. It was on that date, 427 years ago (1588) that the Recollection came into existence in the Province of Castile, Spain and thereat spread to twenty countries.
BAGUIO CITY – November 7 is a big letter day for the Recollect employees. It is the personnel day of the Recollect communities in almost 20 countries, including the Philippines, where the Order has its presence.
BAGUIO CITY–Fourteen graduating seminarians of Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS) successfully presented their Thesis Proposal. They were scheduled individually, from Tuesday, October 27, 2015 until Saturday, November 7, 2015, to face, with their thesis adviser, the three-member panel.
Intrams at CARES24 Sep 2015
BAGUIO CITY - The Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary celebrates its Intramurals 2015 today, September 24, at the seminary grounds. Five teams compete in basketball, volleyball, football, and various indoor games. Cheering competition highlights the opening ceremony.


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MIND over matter is what three city men are out to practise when they swim in water colder than 1°C in an extreme swimming competition in Siberia.
Ram Barkai, 55, from Hout Bay, Kieron Palframan, 38, from Constantia, and Ryan Stramrood, 39, from Newlands, are heading to Tyumen, Siberia, in two weeks to take part in the Russian Winter Swimming Championships on December 15 and 16.
The trio have been participating in extreme cold water swimming challenges for the past five years and have swum in water as cold as 1.7°C, but want to tackle a challenge that is at another level.
"To train, we all try to swim 3km in a pool daily and swim at Camps Bay every Sunday morning, but the most important part is training your mind to overcome the cold and windy conditions," Barkai said after a swim at Big Bay yesterday.
"There are few places in the world that have water as cold as 9°C on a beautiful summer's day. This makes Cape Town a unique place for training in cold water all year around."
The championships are expected to take place in a large river where a 25-metre hole will have been cut in the ice. The first day consists of a 15m swim in water below 1°C. The next day, the group hope to push their threshold by swimming 1km.
Barkai said that despite participating in numerous local extreme cold water swimming competitions, they were unsure what to expect as they would be going up against some of the world's best extreme sports swimmers.
"A few years ago we made contact with Russia about being involved in its extreme ice swimming," he said.
"We've never been in this situation before, so we'll see what happens."
Barkai said members of the group often gave motivational talks at schools and trained children who did not have access to pools.
"We are dedicating the Siberia swim to our SEAL swimming trust, where proceeds go towards the development of our programmes."


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...but not so good for a former technical writer. The general rule is to aim for an eighth-grade reader if you want a wide audience of people to understand what you're trying to communicate. As they say, don't use a big word when a diminutive one will do. (I have no idea who they are.)
Anyway, I didn't exactly hit the mark for accessibility.
Check the reading level of your blog!
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We are currently experience some network performance problem with "Decnet file copy". For one AlphaServer 1200, it took 8 mins to transfer 51 files. The same transfer on other server using the same source is less than a minute. We did not see any errors in ncp nor in any log. We ran the ncp "loop node" command against the problem server. With packet size of 1400 and 1000 packets, it completes in ~ 7 seconds. With packet size of 1401 and 1000 packets, it completes in ~ 3.5 mins. We haven't be able to find what cause the problem. Why packet size is a factor to the delay? Any suggestion on how to troubleshoot this problem.
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This situation most typically implies the existence of a network-level problem or network-hardware-level error, or potentially a process quota or host resource limitation. This could also be a problem within the connection or settings with to the network switch, or potentially with the packet fragmentation, with the host or switch jumbo frames support, or with the switch negotiation. Please contact the support center, as details of the current software and hardware network configuration, the current ECOs applied, and the values of the host-maintained network error counters (errors including packet retransmissions, collisions, back-offs, etc) will be required.


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Slowbro, The Hermit Crab Pokťmon. When a Slowpoke went hunting in the sea, its tail was bitten by a Shellder. That made it evolve into Slowbro. Though usually dim witted, it seems to become inspired if the Shellder on its tail bites down. The Shellder that latches onto Slowpoke's tail is said to feed on the host's leftover scraps. Its tail has a Shellder firmly attached with a bite. As a result, the tail can't be used for fishing anymore. This forces it to reluctantly swim and catch prey. An attached Shellder won't let go because of the tasty flavor that oozes out of its tail. Naturally dull to begin with, it lost its ability to feel pain due to Shellder's seeping poison. If the tail-biting Shellder is thrown off in a harsh battle, it reverts to being an ordinary Slowpoke.
Slowbro, another Pokťmon of previous generations that has received a significant boost. In the third generation, Slowbro, despite having large defensive stats, spent much of its time in the shadows of Suicune, Swampert and to a lesser extent, Milotic. However, this generation has given Slowbro a big boost in the form of Slack Off. The power of fourth generation Pokťmon is too much to spend time Resting, and the quick healing from Slack Off makes a significant difference.
Aside from Slack Off, Slowbro has a few other assets differentiating it from its fellow water types. Its Special move-pool is fairly wide and versatile. Its support move-pool includes some interesting and helpful moves, including Thunder Wave, Yawn and Trick Room (which can make up for its abysmal speed). It also has access to several stat boosting moves, most notably Calm Mind.
In general, Slowbro should expect to get a lot of use this generation. ďBulky WaterĒ Pokťmon counter a lot of frequently used Competitive Pokťmon, and Slowbro's stats and move-pool are very well suited to the role.
Own Tempo: is probably the better of Slowbro's two traits, although neither are particularly impressive. Confusion is one of the lesser used status conditions, after all, its effects can be removed simply by switching, but a handful of moves have a confusion effect attached to them, and this ability will give Slowbro an immunity.
Oblivious: is generally weaker than Own Tempo, since infatuation is an inferior status condition. As well as infatuation being removed by switching, it also requires the two participating Pokťmon to be of an opposite gender. It's not much worse than Own Tempo, but you're more likely to see confusion than infatuation, so stick with Own Tempo.
Move Sets
Bulky Water
- Surf
The term ďBulky WaterĒ applies to many Pokťmon, but certainly Slowbro can brag being one of the best at this job. The Bulky Water role requires great physical defence and survivability, two things that Slowbro has. With these two assets, Slowbro can take on a great deal of physical sweepers provided they don't carry super-effective attacks, including the likes of Garchomp and Metagross. The main thing to remember is to watch out for Choice Band boosted attacks, since they will leave a big dent if Slowbro doesn't resist them.
In comparison to other Water types, the dual Psychic type is a blessing and a curse. On one hand, the added Fighting resistance is handy (whilst the additional Psychic resistance has its uses), however it also leaves Slowbro exposed to Bug, Ghost and Dark attacks. Despite having super-effective STAB attacks to use against them, these weaknesses make Heracross and Tyranitar difficult to deal with.
As far as the move-set is concerned, Slack Off is the big thing separating Slowbro from its fellow Bulky Waters, giving it an instant 50% heal. Thunder Wave is there to give some support, bringing sweepers who rely on speed to a pretty swift halt and bringing the additional chance of full paralysis.
As far as offences go, Slowbro has many options. Surf is pretty much a necessity, without it Tyranitar and Metagross have no reason to fear Slowbro, and giving them a free opportunity to switch in is definitely unwise. Supporting Surf , Slowbro has several strong options.
Ice Beam is the classic choice for Bulky Water Pokťmon, keeping Salamence at bay as well as the new threat, Garchomp. The additional coverage against Flying, Grass, other Dragons and a handful of Ground types (that aren't weak to Water attacks) is certainly a good bonus as well.
Grass Knot's main job is to keep opposing Water types at bay, since the majority of Rock and Ground Pokťmon are dealt with by Surf. Still, Water Pokťmon are very widespread, which is enough to justify its use.
Psychic gains STAB, and that's the main reason to use it. There are only a handful of Poison and Fighting Pokťmon who are likely to see a lot of use in competitive battles (Heracross, Infernape, Weezing and Gengar being the main ones), and they all get hurt by Surf. However, it is noteworthy that Psychic hits a large number of types for neutral damage, which is helpful.
Other offensive combinations can be tried, but Surf combined with another attack is generally the most helpful. Although Ice Beam, Grass Knot and Psychic are Slowbro's main options, there are others in Slowbro's move-pool, including Focus Blast, Shadow Ball and Flamethrower. Thunder Wave could also be dropped in favour of an additional attack. It's notable that Electivire and Jolteon can freely switch into Thunder Wave (which also activates their abilities), both of which would be happy to take any opportunity to freely switch in against Slowbro.
EVs and Nature:
As with all ďBulky WaterĒ Pokťmon, Defence and HP are the two most important stats. Bold and 252 EVs (potentially) give Slowbro a very impressive 350 Defence stat. Max HP is a possibility, but 384 is all that's necessary to gain the maximum benefit from Leftovers. Whatever is leftover can be placed in Slowbro's Special Attack.
Calm Mind
- Surf
Slowbro has an impressive HP and Defence stat as well as a respectable Special Defence stat. With the aid of Calm Mind, Slowbro can effectively stand up to both forms of offence. Added with that benefit, Slowbro's Special Attack is also very respectable, and after a Calm Mind or two, Slowbro can become a frightening offensive force.
Once again, Surf combined with another offensive attack is your best bet. It's worth keeping in mind that certain Pokťmon resist some of these combinations, and without Thunder Wave, Slowbro has very little to threaten them with. After a few Calm Minds, super-effective hits becomes less important whilst neutral type coverage becomes more important, and it certainly should be a factor in your decision. Of course, if your team has trouble with particular Pokťmon, that should also influence the final decision.
EVs and Nature:
Much like the ďBulky WaterĒ set, the same EV options apply.
Trick Room
- Surf
Trick Room can amusingly turn the tide of a battle. Slowbro's weakest stat is its abysmal Speed, yet Trick Room allows Slowbro to make its weakest stat a great asset. The Trick Room set can also stand in for the ďBulky WaterĒ role, but its main use will be supporting its team-mates. Slowbro has decent offensive stats, but not the kind that will sweep entire teams. It's best teamed with a few Pokťmon that are slow and powerful and capable of taking full advantage of this move. In particular, this move-set has a lot of potential in 2v2 play.
EVs and Nature:
As this set is a supportive Pokťmon, it also follows a similar EV guide to the Bulky Water set. The only change is that this set will want to lower its Speed as much as possible, Speed lowering nature and lowest IV possible.
Belly Drum
- Zen Headbutt
If you want to use a novelty set with Slowbro, this is your best bet. Slowbro's Attack stat, whilst not impressive, certainly isn't poor. With a Belly Drum behind it, Slowbro does have some sweeping capabilities. The main thing to remember is that Belly Drum costs Slowbro half of its HP, and being as slow as it is, lasting long enough to fire off Belly Drum and recover the lost HP is very difficult.
For some reason, Slowbro doesn't get Waterfall, so Zen Headbutt will have to do. The fact that it hit's the majority of the types for neutral damage is one thing going in its favour however. Back Zen Headbutt with Earthquake to deal with the majority of Steel types (who resist Psychic attacks) as well as Tyranitar and you're set to go. Other physical moves are potential options, Drain Punch, Brick Break and Avalanche being the main ones.
The final move depends on what play-style you'll want to try with this set. Slack Off or Chesto-Rest work to recover the HP lost setting up Belly Drum (as well as taking hits, since Slowbro is very slow), however, if you want some additional surprise and novelty factor, Trick Room will make Slowbro go first the majority of the time. If you can somehow get Belly Drum and Trick Room set-up, your opponent is in a rough time.
Always remember however, this is a novelty set for a reason. It can work, but it takes skill, timing and a little luck to pull it off successfully. Your team will also need to work hard for this set, dealing with the Pokťmon who can get rid of it quickly as well as the Pokťmon who can stand up this set (particularly Skarmory and Bronzong, who resist the two core moves).
EVs and Nature:
Even with Belly Drum giving a huge boost to your Attack stat, you'll want to max it to get the full potential out of it, whilst Max HP will help Slowbro last longer. With Trick Room, Brave is the preferable nature to lower Slowbro's Speed further.
Other Options
Hidden Power [Electric], Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Brine, Light Screen, Safeguard, Yawn, Toxic, Skill Swap, Block, Amnesia, Curse, Psych Up, Focus Punch.
Hidden Power [Electric], as well as hitting opposing Water types, does the important job of keeping Gyarados at bay. Slowbro is a pretty decent Gyarados counter with Hidden Power [Electric], however obtaining the ideal Hidden Power with the ideal IV and Nature is an unfortunately difficult task.
Shadow Ball hits Psychics and Ghosts. Most of those take decent enough damage from Surf anyway but there are few notable ones, Starmie in particular who resists both of Slowbro's STAB attacks, however Grass Knot will be just as effective.
Focus Blast hits Rock, Steel, Dark, Ice and Normal types. That's pretty decent coverage but poor accuracy and forgettable PP aren't favourable for a defensive Pokťmon.
It's beyond me why a Water Pokťmon receives fire attacks, but it does, and they're pretty decent Special Attacks. Flamethrower has the reliability and PP whilst Fire Blast has the power.
Brine has more power than Surf when the opponent's HP drops below 50%, however it's less reliable than Surf.
Light Screen and Safeguard provide Slowbro with some options to support its team-mates with, Light Screen in particular gives Slowbro an additional buffer for its weaker defensive stat.
Yawn provides a Pseudo-Hazing option. It either forces a switch or puts the opponent to sleep. With some Spikes or Stealth Rock this can pick up some passive damage, and it's generally helpful to be able to force an opponent out of play.
Toxic is another status option and does nicely over long periods of time.
Skill Swap has some 2v2 use, mostly as a means to give Slaking or Regigigas a trait that doesn't hurt them. In 1v1, it can steal a decent trait but it isn't particularly noteworthy.
Block can trap an opponent in play, which can be beneficial depending on who you're up against. If you can trap something that's trying to set-up support for its team (such as Spikes), Slowbro can eliminate them from play, but its use is rather situational.
Amnesia provides Slowbro with a huge Special Defence boost but Calm Mind is generally better over-all for tanking purposes. Curse boosts Slowbro's Defence and Attack, but Slowbro's Attack isn't particularly notable and its Defence is fine as it is.
Psych Up can steal the opponent's stat-boosts but it's rather situational.
Focus Punch is the only physical attack that isn't a true novelty, purely for its ability to take a large bite out of Blissey, who would otherwise be able to set-up Calm Minds against Slowbro or stall it out of PP.
Countering Slowbro
Slowbro is a pretty tough Pokťmon. It's difficult to take it down in a single hit and it'll usually come out on top during long battles. Slack Off is the big difference maker, because it allows Slowbro to take repeated beatings effectively. To eliminate Slowbro you need to do over 50% damage to it and land two of those hits in a row, otherwise it'll just recover off the damage and either fire back attacks or stat boost or throw a status at its attacker.
Generally, it comes down to either boosted attacks (either by a Choice item or stat-boosts) or super-effective attacks.
Gyarados can beat most variants of Slowbro if it has Taunt. Taunt and then followed with Dragon Dance, all the while absorbing the majority of its moves with relative ease.
Starmie resists both of Slowbro's STAB moves and the majority of its Special Attacks. If Slowbro lacks Shadow Ball or Grass Rope, it can't do much damage to it. Thunder Wave can be removed by Natural Cure and Thunderbolt takes a huge chunk of damage out of Slowbro. Even if Slowbro stalls with Calm Mind, Thunderbolt will eventually land a critical hit.
Celebi has Natural Cure (and Heal Bell) to rid itself status attacks and resists both of Slowbro's STAB moves. Slowbro's un-STABed moves can be healed off with Recover and Celebi's STAB Grass attacks hurt. Shaymin brags similar effectiveness, easily surviving against its moves with Synthesis and Leech Seed.
Blissey, when equipped with Calm Mind and Thunderbolt, easily trounces over most variants of Slowbro (although faced with another Calm Mind Slowbro, it will require a critical hit). Natural Cure keeps Thunder Wave from crippling it too badly. Blissey without Calm Mind will get out-stalled but it can provide Aromatherapy support to its team-mates to rid them of Thunder Wave.
Manaphy has difficulties with Thunder Wave but it can set-up Nasty Plot and then proceed to use its Grass attacks. Aside from Hidden Power, Slowbro doesn't have anything that's effective against it. Ludicolo works with Leech Seed and STAB Grass attacks but it also needs to steer clear of Thunder Wave. Lapras benefits from Water Absorb and has Thunderbolt to hits Slowbro with. It isn't hugely slowed by Thunder Wave but it doesn't like the potential full paralysis.
Most defensive water types can beat Slowbro 1-on-1 with Toxic. Milotic in particular, who receives a defensive boost from Thunder Wave.
Jolteon and Electivire can freely switch into Thunder Wave, both activating their respective abilities, but they don't take direct attacks too well. STAB electric attacks are enough to make Slowbro cringe. Zapdos has Roost to heal off damage but doesn't take too kindly to Ice Beam or Thunder Wave. Lanturn also gets its ability activated by Thunder Wave and resists most of what Slowbro has, however it rarely sees competitive use outside of the UU environment.
Heracross gains a Guts boost from Thunder Wave and has Megahorn to destroy Slowbro with, however STAB Psychic will hurt a lot and Heracross loses a fair chunk of HP from Slowbro's normal attacks.
The main problem against Slowbro is Thunder Wave. A lot of good sweepers can put a big dent in Slowbro and stand up against its attacks, however many of them are crippled by Thunder Wave. Lum Berry, Substitute or Aromatherapy/Heal Bell support can all be big difference makers. Without Slack Off, Slowbro is significantly weaker, so disruptive moves such as Taunt, Spite and Snatch are all effective ways to cause it trouble. If Slowbro runs out of Slack Off PP, it's survivability severely drops.
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Protesters join national rally opposing federal health care mandate
The date for the rally, according to a press release, was chosen to highlight the HHS mandate's unconstitutional infringement of religious freedom, coming just weeks before the highly anticipated ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act from the U.S. Supreme Court, expected at the end of June.
The mandate, under President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, requires employer health plans to provide free contraceptives, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs to employees.
Although the mandate includes a "religious exemption," Friday's protesters said the mandate is a violation of their religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
"As a Christian, I completely oppose the abortion of unborn children," protester Andrew Henry said. Henry, who graduated from IU in 2006, is currently a history teacher and staff member at ClearNote Church in Bloomington. "We're made in the image of God, and a human life is sacred and should not be killed."
The protest began with a rosary at 11:30 a.m. and the rally commencing at noon.
As speakers prayed into a microphone, the protesters bowed their heads in silence. From the elderly in wheelchairs to young children, attendees held cardboard signs that read, "your freedom is next," "Stop Obama's HHS mandate" and "stand up for your religious freedom."
The HHS mandate, Henry said, requires religious institutions to directly fund contraceptive and abortion drugs, although these religious institutions specifically oppose such practices.
"This whole idea of the president mandating things to the American people is against our constitutional rights," said Carole Canfield of ClearNote Church, who helped organize the demonstration. "That's not the way this is set up, that is a dictatorship. He has no right to dictate these things, especially when they go against the Constitution."
The Bloomington protest, which was organized by IU Jacobs School of Music student Martha Sliva, 18, was part of a nationwide movement. With the closest protest in Indianapolis, Sliva said she organized the event to inform the Bloomington and
IU communities.
"I think it was a really good show of people who aren't going to take it, who are being treaded on by the government," Sliva said. "There are so many people who just stopped and looked and saw people are not in the closet about this and we won't take it. I mean, if you go to any other country, they can't believe what America is letting slide by."
In more than 150 cities throughout the nation, more than 10,000 people rallied against the HHS mandate during the second Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally. The first rally was in March.
Friday was also the 223rd anniversary of the day James Madison introduced the Bill of Rights to the first Congress, including what would later become the
First Amendment.
"If Obamacare is ruled unconstitutional, we must insure that religious freedom will be protected in subsequent health care legislation," Stand Up Rally national co-director Monica Miller said in the release.
"But if Obamacare is not struck down, we'll be sending the federal authorities a clear message that the faith based institutions and private businesses affected by the HHS mandate simply will not comply with it."
According to Miller, the federal government does not have the right to define "the scope of religious ministry," referring to the "religious exemption" in the mandate that does not include several religious institutions, including Catholic schools and hospitals.
"We have an obligation as citizens to do everything in our power, from praying, talking to our friends and family, writing letters to our representatives in the city, county, state, the governor, Congress, anybody we can to oppose this because it is evil," Henry said.
"When the laws of a nation are evil, the nation will not prosper. The nation will suffer and eventually die."
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -- Cavaliers rookie guard Kyrie Irving did not take part in any contact drills in practice as he continues to recover from a sprained shoulder.
Irving wore an elastic brace Monday on his right shoulder, which he injured in Friday's loss to Milwaukee. The NBA's presumptive rookie of the year sat out Saturday's game in New York, and coach Byron Scott does not yet know if the 20-year-old will play Tuesday against San Antonio. Scott said the decision will be up to him and he will be extra cautious with Irving.
Irving participated in some shooting drills following practice and joked around with Scott and teammates.
Scott says there is no doubt Irving will be named the league's top rookie.
The Cavs have lost seven straight to fall from the playoff race.


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TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is set to release its third quarter earnings for fiscal year 2013 on Wednesday, October 23. The company continued its growth momentum in Q2 2013 with a 25% y-o-y increase in revenue, driven primarily by traffic growth. Click-based advertising revenue grew 21% y-o-y on account of robust growth in hotel shoppers in both core and emerging markets. Display-based advertising revenue growth accelerated to 18% owing to a rise in traffic and better sell-through rates. [1]
Despite the management's expectation of a temporary slowdown due to the roll out of the new meta-display, we believe TripAdvisor's user base and revenues will grow. This is achievable through higher sales productivity, expanding mobile and international presence, and the enhanced user experience that the meta feature offers.
Our price estimate of $80 for TripAdvisor marks our valuation at a premium of about 5% to the current market price.
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Meta-Display Headwinds To Be More Intense This Quarter
Earlier, TripAdvisor's partner pages appeared in a pop-up window when a user entered a travel query. The company has now integrated all the search query results on the main page known as meta-search. This enhancement allows users to see travel content, real time hotel pricing and availability from booking partners, all on a single page.
The transition to meta-search negatively impacted revenues by approximately 3%–5% in Q1 2013. The impact was even more magnified in Q2 2013 at 6%–9% as the meta feature roll-out approached completion during the quarter. Management expects continued headwinds on Q3 2013 earnings as it is the first quarter with 100% meta throughout the period. The effects will also trickle down to the bottom-line as hiring and investment plans remained unchanged. On the positive front, the management expects the impact to steadily subside thereafter and the meta-platform to achieve revenue neutrality by year end as it brings more customers on board, conversion rates improve and advertisers become more familiar with the meta-search operating model.
Traffic Growth To Maintain Its Momentum
The number of monthly unique visitors to TripAdvisor's websites is one of the primary drivers fueling the company's present growth. TripAdvisor's user base has nearly tripled compared to last year due to its dominating presence in the global travel review industry. TripAdvisor websites averaged over 220 million monthly unique visitors in Q2 2013. The company's mobile traffic grew over 200% y-o-y and accounted for about 35% of the total traffic. Cumulative downloads for TripAdvisor apps breached the 50 million mark, registering an annual increase of more than 125%.
The meta-display feature has enhanced the overall user experience by addressing queries on a single page. The new transaction-based subscription model has increased the visibility of businesses and helps the company provide the best recommendation to users. Also, the company has a vast international presence with TripAdvisor branded websites in 30 countries and 21 languages. It is presently working on new TripAdvisor domains in localized languages to better serve local travelers and align its offerings with its local OTA partners in the region. We believe TripAdvisor's user base will continue to grow strongly driven by such factors.
Subscription And Related Revenue To Continue Its Growth Trajectory
The new transaction-based model introduced in Q1 2013 is different from the old subscription model under which properties paid a subscription fee to TripAdvisor for business listing. Now, properties are free to list but they pay on a per transaction basis, which has resulted in a greater number of businesses listing themselves. This also allows TripAdvisor to list those properties at the top which have higher conversion rates, thus providing the best recommendation to the user.
TripAdvisor's subscription, transaction and other revenue increased by 68% y-o-y in Q2 2013. The company expects to see continued sales productivity in business listings and higher vacation renting due to the introduction of the offering.
Based on the company's performance in the upcoming Q3 2013 results, we will update our price estimate of $80 for TripAdvisor.
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Pretty quiet morning skate at the Saddledome.
Looks like the Flames will dress the same lineup as the one which beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Saturday night.
Defenceman Mark Giordano and centre Brendan Morrison both pushed themselves very hard during the session, but both said they aren't going to play.
As for the Devils, defenceman Anton Volchenkov will return after missing four games, which means Matt Taormina is a healthy scratch.
Flames head coach Brent Sutter said once again he has no special motivation against the Devils, which he coached for two seasons.
All in all, nothing as exciting as the war of words we've had between the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks the last few days.
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Palestinian Christians: Israeli Police Spoiling Easter Celebrations in Jerusalem
Israel's High Court is weighing a petition to prevent security forces from approaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Easter Eve.
Palestinian Christians are awaiting a High Court of Justice ruling on a petition asking the state and the Israel Police to drop the...
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