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Peter Travers Rolling Stone
Director Gus Van Sant finds the human side of a knotty issue. No polemics. Just the face of a new America in crisis. show more
Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle
Promised Land is a fine place to start appreciating Matt Damon, who always makes it seem as if everybody else is acting and he's just going through the movie being natural. show more
Claudia Puig USA Today
Promised Land is an involving and timely tale that explores the changing nature and complex challenges of rural life. show more
Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal
There's also reason to worry when a simplistic movie like this one takes on an issue of overarching importance to the nation's future. The challenges presented by fracking are immense, and Capra-esque nostalgia isn't helpful. show more
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer
Promised Land is a frustrating film to watch. It should be better than this, smarter than this. show more
Joe Neumaier New York Daily News
Krasinki's soft-sell script, lets the movie's ideas get absorbed without grandstanding or pretension. Its issues go down with a smile and common sense, which turns out to be exactly the right formula. show more
Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter
Promised Land presents its environmental concerns in a clear, upfront manner but hits some narrative and character bumps in the second half that weaken the impact of this fundamentally gentle, sympathetic work. show more
Jeannette Catsoulis NPR
Though the film eventually caves to sentiment and stereotype, its alert performances and muted rhythms offer much to enjoy in the interim. show more
Connie Ogle Miami Herald
The characters drive this story, not ideology. Damon and McDormand are terrific as co-workers seeking the same goal, though they see their work from different points of view. show more
Lawrence Toppman Charlotte Observer
Van Sant moves easily from dreamy, impressionistic narratives to conventional, less stylized storytelling, and he does the latter job well in Promised Land. show more
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Matt Damon must have owed a big favor to star in this half truth, surpy no where. boring charactor actors. Pass
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A very entertaining and thought provoking film that protrays the difficult ethical and moral struggles citizens in Anywhere, US must face when the landman comes to town. Many will be able to relate to such struggles. Well worth seeing again!
January 21, 2013 joyceand
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Quite good! Matt Damon and Frances McDormand are sent by a conglomerate to dupe the residents of a farm town into allowing the company to \"frack\" for natural gas in their town. John Krasinski is an anvironmentalist trying to thwart their efforts. Great acting, drama, and a twist ending.
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This movie is filled with half-truths and the rest is outright lies. Avoid seeing it
January 19, 2013 kaufmommy
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Frightening to see what the companies will do just to get money. Worth seeing for the information.
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I can\'t help feel that some important things were left out of this movie...like the fact that it was financed by Abu Dhabi...I think it will be a long time until i see another Damon movie, I liked him so much more in the Mr. Ripley flick.
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We saw it today. It was a nice movie...a little predictable and we gave it 3 stars.
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I vote with my dollars - I would never go to a Matt Damon movie
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I guess when Hollywood produces a film they are granted poetic license but, please....fabricating the whole matter does a disservice to them and the oil industry as well.
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South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint calls it "a political trophy" within Obama's grasp. Appearing today on "CBS This Morning," DeMint says, quote, "The president's proposal is not a plan, it's not a solution."
Asked why Obama and congressional Republicans can't agree on a plan to avert a fiscal cliff in less than three weeks, DeMint says both political parties have "failed" the country.
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Dear Minister Olson:
This letter outlines how we will work as a government and the objectives I am trusting you to deliver on as Alberta's Minister of Justice and Attorney General and a member of our Cabinet team.
Together we have the honour and privilege to serve the people of Alberta. Democratic renewal and regaining Albertans' faith in the political system are at the core of our objectives as a government. That faith will come from the responsive, responsible, accountable and transparent way in which our team will operate.
Innovative approaches will be needed to deliver results for Albertans. This has been started through a reorganization of government to better align with the priorities of Albertans and what we need to accomplish as a team. While innovation and fresh ways of thinking are vital, this does not alter Ministerial Responsibility. You are fully accountable for all matters under your purview.
We are one team with one agenda: to deliver a better Alberta. You are expected to work with your colleagues in the design and implementation of integrated solutions to the challenges at hand. Inclusiveness will define us as a team. Our partnerships must be broad and meaningful so Albertans know that each and every one of them is a valued member of the team.
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- Assess the appropriateness of amending or repealing Section 3 of the Alberta Human Rights Act.
- Work with the Minister of Transportation and the Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security to design proposals for administrative penalties related to impaired driving.
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CHARLESTON W.Va. (January 22, 2014) ? West Virginia American Water
officials announced today that ongoing water sampling and testing results
show non-detectable or extremely low levels of MCHM in water samples
gathered systematically through the Kanawha Valley water distribution
"Data points collected by our interagency team over the past few days
indicate decreasing levels of MCHM," said President Jeff McIntyre. "The
majority of samples are reading Non-Detectable. In areas where sample
results show levels above the non-detectable limit, they are still
extremely low and only a fraction of the CDC-established 1 ppm
health-protective limit."
McIntyre explained that when minute levels of the chemical are still
detected, crews are dispatched to continue flushing the area. These areas
are generally in the far extremities of the system or near the end of main
water lines. All samples in the plant's downtown Charleston pressure zone
have been reading at non-detectable limits for several days. However, the
interagency team will wait until all sample points in the system return
non-detectable levels before communicating this in light of the CDC's
recommendation for pregnant women to consider an alternative drinking water
source until the chemical is at non-detectable levels in the water
distribution system.
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predicted movement of water from zone to zone and mapped by water system
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collected both before and after the "Do Not Use" order was lifted.
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1.WR Dorial Green Beckham 6'6 220: 4.43 Speed
Tremendous combination of size and speed, makes Beckham one of the most sought after college prospects in the nation. While watching him play; I thought of a bigger version of Julio Jones. He has not announced where he will play. Alabama and Oklahoma could be in play.
2. DE Aldophus Washington 6'4 230: Committed to Ohio St.
Speedy pash rusher. In on a couple of sacks. This kid looks like he would have more potential as a LB.
3.RB D.J. Yeldon 6'2 205 Committed to Alabama.
Impressive athletic RB who seems to have ran hurdles in HS. He has size, speed, and is a decent receiver. Eddie Lacy and Yeldon could be the next great RB tandem for BAMA.
4.DT Ondre Pinkins 6'3 325 Committed to V-Tech.
Big athletic kid with lateral quickness who is a talented run stopper. Often commands dual blocks which allowed the LB's to roam.
5. WR Jordan Payton 6'1 200 Committed to Cal.
Great hands. Adjust to the ball well. Has tremendous concentration and is a fluid runner in the open field.
6. RB Barry Sanders Jr 5'10 200 Committed to Stanford.
Fast and elusive. Great vision. Sanders has a quick burst through the holes.
6. S Shaq Thompson 6'2 210 Committed to Cal.
A big in the box defender with nasty hitting ability. He had 5 TKL's; two of those tkl's resulted in loss yards. On one run play he knocked the runner back about 5 yards. The kid can hit.


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"During Sherrod Brown's past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year."
"Paul Workman wants to raise the sales tax."
Patrick Rose "voted to explore a state income tax."
Says the Annie's List political group supports third-trimester abortions on demand.
Says state Rep. Patrick Rose votes 90 percent with liberals, backed the state's largest tax increase, proposed nearly $15 billion in government spending and supported "Obama-style government-run health care system for Texas."
Says Republican opponent Jason Isaac is peddling a plan meaning Texans "would pay the highest sales taxes in America, up to 14.5 percent."
"Austin politicians want to cram more kids into classrooms so they don't have to make the tough decisions to balance the budget."
Says state Rep. Diana Maldonado of Round Rock uses Craigslist to hire campaign block walkers.
Says State Rep. Kristi Thibaut was an ACORN lobbyist.
Jim Dunnam "has not lived in the district he represents for years now."
"Over 81 percent of the babies that are born at LBJ Hospital right here in Houston are born of women who are not here legally."
"Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate.
Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican.
Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district."
"Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials."
Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."
"We're No. 1 in child hunger."
"War for the soul of the TxDems: 57% of Dem incumbents for Tx House LOST their primary."
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A professor of mine once gave a firm warning on the importance of triage. He explained, "Every year, I tell my class that each exam question is worth the same amount. And yet every year, I read the exams of students who wrote near-perfect and exhaustive answers to the first question, but who clearly did not leave enough time to answer the other two. It's the product of an inherently flawed thought process: 'If I just make the one answer perfect enough, it will make up for the others, despite the fact that they're worth an equal number of points.' Well, it won't; it can't, and at the end of the day, you'll do poorly."
This warning was stuck in my head as I watched the Dallas Cowboys' 2013 draft, a draft that seemed as focused on perfecting the areas where the team already excels, rather than improving on the team's glaring weaknesses.
Establishing Priorities
The Cowboys are a team that finished 6th in the NFL in total offense and 19th in total defense in 2012. They're a team that had the 11th ranked offensive DVOA and the 23rd ranked defensive DVOA. What's more, if you break down the team's offensive ranking, you'll find that that the 2012 Cowboys ranked 3rd in the NFL in passing offense but only 31st in rushing offense. They also had Football Outsider's 7th best passing offense, but only it's 24th-ranked rushing offense.
I could get more granular with these numbers, but the takeaways are pretty clear: Based on 2012, the Cowboys' defense needed much more help than the offense. And when evaluating the offense, the passing game was in far better shape than the run game. So how did the Dallas brain trust react to this information?
By using their three highest draft picks on offense, with two of those three players only serving to help Dallas's passing attack.
So Why Two Receivers?
Those two players, TE Gavin Escobar in the second round and WR Terrence Williams in the third, are easily the most puzzling of the Cowboys' selections in the draft.
That's not to say that these two young men are not talented. Escobar, by all accounts, has the tools to succeed at the pro-level. And as an admitted t-shirt fan of the Texas Longhorns, I've witnessed firsthand how dangerous Williams can be against an unprepared secondary. But the Cowboys' offense already features Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Jason Witten, and can boast one of the league's consistently strongest passing attacks. With this personnel already under contract, both of these draft picks are absolute luxuries.
What's more, Dwayne Harris stepped up at the end of the season and showed a great deal of potential as the team's third wide receiver. And the story of the Cowboys' 2012 training camp was how many of the promising young receivers the team would be able to hold onto. While I expect both Escobar and Williams to be quality players, Dallas's front office was clearly augmenting an area where the team is already strong, rather than patching up its weaknesses.
Finding Value
The most obvious issue in Frederick's selection is the trade the Cowboys made before picking him. In principle, I agree with the idea of trading back for more picks in the early rounds, particularly in a draft where the talent distribution is considered to be fairly flat. I particularly like the idea of Dallas getting an extra "lottery ticket" when trying to evaluate talent.
But it's hard to feel too good about what Dallas received from San Francisco to move back thirteen spots in the draft. That move only cost the 49ers a mere third round pick.
There are a number of different trade value charts out there, some of which have the Cowboys coming out ahead, some of which have them getting fleeced. But I look at Buffalo, who moved back eight spots (from 8 to 16) and received a 2nd and a 7th round pick in return. I see St. Louis, who moved back eight spots (from 22 to 30) and gave up their 7th round pick in exchange for a 3rd and 6th round pick. And I think that Dallas could have gotten more for their money.
But what's more problematic than what Dallas did is what they didn't do. Dallas could have taken Eric Reid at #18 to shore up a perennially lacking safety position, or Sharrif Floyd to bolster an aging D-Line at the same spot. They could have even made the same trade with San Francisco and taken Jonathan Cyprien, another safety who could provide help where it was sorely needed, at #31.
Then, instead of blowing their second round pick on a duplicative tight end, they could have likely held out for Frederick at #47 in the second round. Most outlets graded Frederick as a second or third round talent, and it's probable that he would have been available at that point in the proceedings. Or, if Frederick were off the board, there would be another quality interior lineman prospect like Larry Warford available in a draft that was considered deep at the position.
Smarter Than the Room
Now maybe the Cowboys' brain trust saw all of the offensive linemen coming off the board and did not want to risk losing their man. That's an eminently defensible position, and I would certainly applaud the team for reaching a bit to help fix a longstanding weakness than go for the "value" pick at a position where the team is well-stocked as they did with their subsequent two picks.
But the fact remains–the Cowboys could likely have had their cake and eaten it too. There was only one other offensive lineman taken between the 31st and 47th picks. (Oakland selected OT Menelik Watson with pick 42.) There's a good chance that they could have taken a talented player in the first round and still had Frederick putting on the star, or at least still found a solid addition to their O-line in a draft with an abundance of talent at a non-marquee position.
All of these picks, where Dallas is drafting players higher than they were expected to go, reek of "we're smarter than the room" thinking. This is problematic because first and foremost, the people who have looked at the issue have determined that over the long haul, no one is smarter than the room. That is to say, when evaluating draft classes over time, no team is better than any other at evaluating which players will succeed and which will fail.
What's more, the Cowboys do not have the kind of track record to give them confidence that they are smarter than the room. There's something to be said for not being a slave to the wisdom of crowds, but it's disconcerting to see Dallas trying to beat the market when they've have trouble with that type of thinking in the past.
Frederick seems like a great player, but the process that went into obtaining him raises a number of red flags, as well as the specter of the opportunities that Dallas left on the table.
Stocking the Defense's Cupboard
But what isn't sound is the Cowboys' overall strategy at the draft. Looking at the numbers from 2012, it's clear that the defense was in worse shape than the offense. The D could not produce turnovers, struggled to rush the passer, and in general had a suspect pass defense. The switch to Monte Kiffin and Rod Marinelli's Tampa 2 defense was made to help alleviate these issues, but it also requires the team to add the type of players who can thrive in that system.
Instead, the Cowboys did not select a defensive player until their fourth pick in the draft, and each defensive player they selected is something of a project who is unlikely to be able to provide any sort of immediate help.
Meanwhile, every prognosticator in the country predicted the Cowboys would take a defensive lineman somewhere in the draft. And why not? With a switch to a new scheme, and a starting front four who are all nearly thirty, it makes sense to inject some new blood into the mix, particularly in order to find a true "under tackle," one of the biggest cogs in Kiffin's defense.
But yet again, the Cowboys stood pat, and left their fans wondering not only how the team would manage in the coming season, but also whether the front office was setting the team up for bigger problems down the line.
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And so, it seems that the Cowboys have made the same error in judgment my professor warned us so strenuously about. Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones, and Jason Garrett seem to think that if the Cowboys just continue to add to their already effective passing game, the rest of the team's problems will sort themselves out.
This is the problem with a pure "Best Player Available" or "BPA" strategy for a team with a number of major weaknesses. If you ignore a team's needs, you end up fielding a lopsided roster–a team that may excel in one facet of the game, but will be woefully thin in several others. And that kind of team cannot succeed.
It's a failure in triage.
The Dallas Cowboys' 2013 draft did bring some talent back to Valley Ranch. But, unfortunately, too many of the problems that have been plaguing the team for years now will persist, unaddressed. And all the fans can do is watch as the team's needs, and their hopes, go unfulfilled for yet another season.
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U.S. Senator Roger Wicker traveled to the coast to witness Isaac's aftermath.
Wicker saw hundreds of flooded homes in Picayune and other parts of Pearl River County Saturday. He also toured Hancock County Sunday.
Although Wicker says overall the system worked after lessons from Katrina, some local governments have been waiting seven years to be reimbursed by FEMA for services like debris removal.
Isaac poses similar situations, and Wicker says those concerns were shared with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
"With the disaster declarations in 48 counties, counties will be able to contract to have debris removal to get their roads back in shape and they want some certainty that they're not gonna be jerked around by the bureaucrats in Washington D.C.", Wicker said.
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I'm scared of tearing again -- should I have a c-section?
I had a bad tear during the birth of my first child a little more than a year ago. It was a third-degree tear that went right up to my anal area and took 3 1/2 months to heal fully. Now I'm four months pregnant with my second child, and my ob-gyn is offering me the choice of a planned c-section because she can't guarantee that I won't tear the same or worse this time. I'm not sure what to do -- does anyone have experience to share?
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i have to say to all of you that have gone through this painfull exprireance that I am very soory.I had to be cut with my frist and that along was horible,but from what I understand it is alot better then tearing.I would see if you can be cut at the frist sign of tearing that way your body has less trama,and posibly heal easier.posted 05/05/2005 by Nonny69
i had a vaginal birth with my son, i am only 4ft 11, he was 7lb 9oz which was big for my size! the labour was only 5 hours, no pain relief and he shot out without me even pushing! ("easy" ur probably all saying! - no way) it resulted in me tearing badly and it took the doctor 1 hour 30 mins to stitch me back up (V.V.painful) i was given 2 shots of local aneasthetic and took gas & air all the way through but it didnt work and i could feel every stitch...i tore in my perineum millimeters away from my rectum, and the labia was torn almost completey in 2, it was just hanging together by a thread of skin!. im not sure to what degree the tear was but my doctor said it was the worst she had ever seen. I know it wasnt 4th degree as it didnt go all the way through my rectum...but it was close enough! Its taken 5 months to heal, i still get pain now and then and have only just been able to resume a sex life! i do want another baby, although i am terrified that i will tear again, or worse! i have thought maybe i would have a c/s next time or maybe have an epidural to slow the labour and give my perineum time to stretch??dont know if that would work? In my experience though, the stitch up process was a lot worse then the actual birth!!posted 04/18/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Well ladies I think that we are just screwed either way. The birthing process is just part of the 'curse' of being a woman. Either way we give birth, whether vaginal or c-section, is going to be painful in some way. I think that woman should be able to choose which way they want their babies to be born. After all, it is your body and which ever method of birth you think will cause you the least amount of trauma I say go for it. Being a woman is a hard job but someone has to do it. :)posted 03/20/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
I agree with the "Anonymous" remark about scaring Janice with the C-section. No woman is the same. No delivery is the same. And a doctor will tell you straight up it is your decision whether or not you should have a c-section. Yes, it is true they get more money for the procedure, but in the instances I have read (having experienced a 4th degree tear myself) the doctor was simply telling them that there is no way to determine the outcome. It is YOUR decision if you are that concerned. What kind of doctor would they be if they had no regards to what you think or feel about your childbirth experience?? ONLY YOU know what it was like if you had a bad experience. Doctors advise you and give you the pros and cons of your decision. I'm scared to death of a vaginal delivery. With my first, I tore ALL the way, with an episiotomy. I couldn't walk for 4-6 weeks. Going to the bathroom was a joke. I couldn't even lay or sit comfortably at all and cried out of pain most of that time. My baby was only 5 lbs and had crowned, but was stuck. He was delivered by forceps and had no problems thank God. I'm now 35 weeks pregnant with my 2nd and asked my doctor what he thought. After looking back at the information of my first delivery, he straight up told me, the vaginal birth would go smoothly, or it won't. He has measured me and checked me, but told me it was ultimately my decision. I am going for the c-section. Yes, I'm scared. But I would be scared either way. Some women can pop children out without any meds, no tears and no episiotomies. And I think that is great. But to start putting doubt in your OBGYN by telling Janice that "be careful, the doc just wants more money"-I'm sorry, that is wrong. I'm guessing Mama Bear hasn't ever had a 3rd or 4th degree tear, let alone a c-section. I think what Janice needs, as what I had needed, is just information about the procedure. Naturally, everyone recovers differently. Everyone has different needs. I know that there are women who had a bad c-section experience and a good vaginal experience. Great. That doesn't mean Janice will. Janice, I think your decision, whatever it may be, SHOULD be based on your gut feeling. Having the experience that you did with your vaginal delivery, knowing how your body dealt with the recovery, makes you AND your doctor the only two people qualified to make your decision. Thank God we have c-sections today-many women wouldn't have their children today, let alone be alive, if it wasn't for that procedure.posted 02/09/2005 by keengirl
I am on baby two in month 5, and was asked to participate in the pilot study called CAST (c-section after Anal Sphincter Tear) and it has been an a trip. Several east coast University and Military Hospitals are conducting the study with 40 women, I am 1. At week 36 they are going to randomize me to vag or c, and that will be the study. 20 will go vag, 20 will go c, and doctors will soon know what is really better. I am indeed sorry that the results will not come in time to help any one pregant now, but this will help one day. Keep hope, there are lots of us out there with the same fear, just know that whatever happens, it will all be worth it in the end. God keep you and your babies to be.posted 01/23/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
There are many things you can do to minimize your risk of tearing. Talk to a midwife about your natural options to control your labor and delivery. C-section carries many, many risks for that baby and mom, but also for all your subsequent pregnancies. Think long and hard before choosing c-section! You can learn about the risks at www.ican-online.org.posted 01/17/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
As with many others, I have also been in your situation. With my first child, I suffered a 3rd degree tear. It took a little bit of time to recover and was painful for some time afterward when I was intimate. In fact, it was over 3 years later that I was willing to consider getting pregnant again. However, I chose to have a subsequent vaginal birth because the recovery for a c-section would have been even longer and seemed to come with more risks. It was a good choice - I DID tear again (a 2nd degree tear), but healed up very quickly and have had no lingering problems. Just 2 weeks ago, I gave birth to my 3rd baby and tore again, another 2nd degree tear. I am happy to report that this one healed quickly again. My doctor tried to massage the perineum to reduce the risk of tearing, and this worked for when the head came out, but not the shoulders. My advice is - a tear is still possible in subsequent deliveries, but still has to be better and easier recovery than a c-section. Good luck!!!posted 01/14/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Unless you know the pain and lingering embarrassment that often results from a 4th degree tear - no one should judge Janice's dilemma. I found the responses asking "was your baby big?" and "can't you just induce early?" to be particularly naive, and submitting your c-section horror stories was just unfair. People have good and bad delivery experiences and good and bad c-section experiences. Trying to scare Janice away from a c-section was mean. I have personally experienced the horror of learning that my 4th degree tear has meant that I would never again have full bowel control, that I will need follow up surgery and that I must moderate my diet for the rest of my life. I love my daughter, but my second child (due this month) will be delivered by a scheduled c-section.posted 01/02/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
This is my fourth child and with each child I had to be cut at least a little. I am planning to give birth at home how can i avoid from tearing or being cut,or what can I use for pain if i do have to be cutposted 12/20/2004 by IPlovesDB
I had a natural birth with my first son and had an episiotomy, because if I hadn't I would have torn. I felt fine and was up and walking as soon as he was born. With this pregnancy I'm hopig for a natural birth again. I wouldn't say you should go for a c-section unless you were in terrible pain previously and could not walk. Bear in mind that with a c-section, you are cut across your belly and you would still be in some pain. Just go with the flow, and choose whatever method of childbirth that makes you comfortable. Like another person commented, it doesn't make you any less of a mother if you have a c-section (my mum had a c-section with all her children and we're all closer to her than we are to our dad!)posted 12/20/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
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Seriously kids. I have looked everywhere I know to look. Every book that is posting a line (and some still aren't despite all other Saturday lines being out for hours) is showing Miami -1.
I follow this sort of thing pretty closely and can say with some confidence that the blind line on this game should be around Miami -5. That would be a neutral court with no injuries. So Miami -1 makes sense since we are playing at the-artist-formerly-known-as-RBC with no injuries.
What's that you say? Oh yeah, well there might be one minor injury.
So what the heck is going on here? Two theories, each one as baseless as the next:
1. The oddsmakers are unaware of the possibility that Zo may be hurt.
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THE Great Western franchise may be directly awarded to train operator First Great Western (FGW) for another five years, from 2015 to 2020, without a tendering process, officials have said.
The Department for Transport had previously suggested a full franchising competition could be held to select an operator to run services for up to 10 years.
But it has now said it is considering awarding FGW a contract running for five years from September 2015, while major modernisation of the Great Western main line is completed.
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8:19am Fri 21 Mar 14
King Joke says...
Latest on the rumour mill is that the 170s coming down from Trans Pennine will be refurbed with power sockets and more tables, and dedicated to the Oxford service :-)
12:41pm Fri 21 Mar 14
thamestrains says...
12:57pm Fri 21 Mar 14
King Joke says...
Certainly Chiltern are not immune to the railway evils of engineering work, flooding, suicides and signal failures. They are however pretty punctual as they have fewer complex junctions and freight movements on their route.
Their passenger environment however is streets ahead. If I pay £29 for an OPDR with Travelcard, there are some basic comforts I'd like, none I've which I get on one of your bloody dog-box 165 units.
What if I've got a laptop? What if I've got a sandwich? What if I've got a cup of coffee? Now here's the revolutionary bit - what if I have all three? I have to balance them on my knees or on adjacent seats.
Now what if I need the loo? If the solitary thundermug on a 165 is out of action I'll just have to cross my legs.
What if I need to concentrate on work? On a hot day with the unit windows open this is impossible given the wind roar and engine noise at 90 mph.
Yes I know there are occasional cameo apperances by 180s and 166s but the mainstay of the fast PAD OXF service is the 165, a wholly unsuitable product.
Once Chiltern are in town I doubt I will ever use FGW again. It will be interesting to see what an abortion you make of fitting out the electric units when you finally get them.
1:16pm Fri 21 Mar 14
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11:57pm Fri 21 Mar 14
jimm says...
Chiltern bloody well ought to be punctual with their own private railway south of Aynho, with lots of modern infrastructure, unlike the GW main line, which has lots of old infrastructure, that is only now being renewed, on what is fast becoming a linear building site for miles across southern England, with FGW trains mixed in with all manner of other services, passenger and freight.
Think you'll find much the same problems that so exercise you should you happen to get on board one of Chiltern's 165s, rather than a 168 or loco-powered train.
And as for the assertion that the Class 165 is "the mainstay of the fast PAD OXF service", I suggest you get your head out of wherever you have stuck it. There are currently 23 fast trains each weekday from Oxford to London that are operated either by an HST or a class 180, out of 39 or so. Things are much the same in the other direction. Throw in some 166s, and the number of 165s on the fasts is very small indeed. But don't let the facts get in the way, will you?
8:47am Mon 24 Mar 14
King Joke says...
In terms of the product offered, I am an off-peak passenger, largely at weekends, so the HST-dominated weekday commuting peak is of little interest to me. I can only speak from experience, and my experience is very often that weekday mid-day and late evening services, and weekend services, are very often 165s. £29 (or £27 for the return to PAD if you like) is not an insignificant amount of money and I expect better than 'metro' levels of accommodation in return.
As for Chiltern 165s, these are for local services, and at any rate are far better appointed than the FGW rubbish. Have you been on one? They have air-con, coffee perches and some small tables, and some areas of 2+2 seating. When you next pull your head out of your hole you will notice that other (some) TOCs think about their customers.
I will reiterate: the Oxford service will be operated by the nine 170s coming down from TPEx. On a fag-packet calculation you could run the service with six or seven units (180 min round trip on 30 min headway), so I imagine we'll get 'our' units most of the time.
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This is not the news former Ohio State basketball star Jared Sullinger wanted to hear — especially a little less than two weeks before the 2012 NBA Draft. On Monday, ESPN.com reported that Sullinger was medically flagged by NBA doctors who are concerned about his back. According to the report, Sullinger, who was expected to be a lottery pick, underwent a series of tests at the draft combine last week and NBA doctors are advising their teams not to draft him in the first round.
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A similar thing happened in 2009, when Pitt star DeJuan Blair was flagged after medical tests revealed he didn't have ACL's in either knee. Blair fell out of the first round as a result.
Whether NBA teams view a back issue as seriously as being ACL-less is to be determined. What we do know is Sullinger's back only resulted in him missing two games this past season.
We also know Sullinger's brother, J.J., another former Buckeye, doesn't buy the report. Here's what he said on Twitter:
Am I upset with @ESPN's Chris Ford? Not at all!! He's doing his job… Jared's back is fine!! Anyone "Could" have back problems!—
James JJ Sullinger (@MrOH1O) June 19, 2012
I will say this… Ford having "Multiple Sources" is extremely inaccurate considering there's only 1 source that's in position to comment!—
James JJ Sullinger (@MrOH1O) June 19, 2012
Again… Doing his job!! Selling the news!! No one said "Don't draft this guy."!! What Dr. can make that call??—
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Moishe Pipik, nudel teschel, geh zum galach, khap a fleschel. Geh araus, pish dich aus, kim aran, zug nisht aus.
Rough translation: "Moses Bellybutton, little pocket of noodles, go to the priest and grab a small bottle. Go out, urinate, come here, don't say anything." Completely meaningless, but it's funny if you say it really fast.
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