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Need help to flash Videotron N1 to 2.2.2 (getting error)
Tuesday 25th of January 2011
Okay, I'm a complete noob when it comes to N1 flashing, but I have asked for the help of kusanagi and got some good info to get me started.I basically want to flash my N1 to get rid of Videotron's Custom ROM completely and use the stock Nexus One ROM and update it to the latest available update [Android 2.2.2 to begin with, then perhaps Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread)]... I don't want to use a custom ROM with enhanced stuff in it, I want vanilla stock with latest patch applied, that's it.What I have done so far (on Windows 7 x64):- I have managed to root my N1 using Universal Androot (used nothing else)- I have installed the Android SDK (installed all packages and it already includes fastboot) and got my USB Driver to work.- I have downloaded the following zip: Nexus One FRG83 system image and saved it where fastboot.exe is located (in [sdk path] ools)- I have read this Video: Flashing Froyo onto Your Nexus One ... but some parts only confused me.- I have read this Flash the System Image Package to the Device and figured that's what I needed to do, so after taking note of my contact i
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Android 4.0.4 AOSP ROM now available for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus
Wednesday 28th of March 2012
As you read a little while ago, Android 4.0.4 is being pushed out to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), but the Verizon Galaxy Nexus is left in the dark. We have some good news as Birdman created a stock ROM based on the recent 4.0.4 AOSP build that was just released, and has been specially configured for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. Birdman does note "that the kernel source isn't getting its 4.0.4 push till later this week. Still – this is 4.0.4 (and 4.0.3 kernels should work on it anyways)." You will also need to get the newest Google apps package and in order to remain rooted you must flash the superuser fix .zip to keep the Superuser app in check. And as always, be sure to complete a Nandroid backup before flashing just in case anything goes awry. If you are ready to get your early 4.0.4 on, head over to the source link and give it a try. For those who do check it out, be a pal and let us know how she runs!//source: rootzwiki» See more articles by Robert Nazarian//
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Adobe Flash Player for Samsung Galaxy Ace
Tuesday 22nd of November 2011
Hey people Ifound a working link for Adobe Flash Player 10.3 for armv6 phones on XDA.Downloaded it and it works for me. As far as it goes for me i didn't have to reboot or anything after installing.I use CM 7 , although i think it will work on other 2.3 roms too..... Here's the link: [APP] Official Adobe Flash Player 10.3 Final - For ARMv6 - xda-developersHere is a short demonstration for people who still dont believe that Adobe flash player works on the Ace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6hcK8u7YMINOTE: I DID NOT MAKE THIS APP OR ANYTHING, ALL CREDITS GO TO THE DEVELOPERS.Ok i see that a lot of you people aren't getting flash player to workso i'll give u a more detailed tutorial:To get flash player u need to have Cyanogen Mod7 which is basically a cooler version of android.Note:Controls in clockworkmod recoveryVolume button up and down: to scroll up and downHome button:Select actionTo get CyanogenMod7 (The End rom)1.) Download Clockwork mod recovery from this link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=743333&d=1318051346 and name it upd.zip1.1.)Download C
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Four Ways to Fix GPS Problems in Froyo
Wednesday 16th of February 2011
*** I will try and get this updated in the next day or two for Froyo EB13 we have used Procedure #3 and #4 on Froyo EB13 *** Many of us have a working GPS with Froyo, but if your GPS is not working after flashing Froyo, here are four procedures you can try. Note that this does not guarantee that your GPS will work even after you perform one or all these procedures, but it is something to try if you really need GPS working. Procedure 1 - requires the use of Odin & requires root accessTaken from post on XDA:Flash Eclair DI18 using OdinGo into Google Maps and get a GPS lockFlash the DK28 modem using Odin, then boot upInstall ClockworkMod RecoveryFlash the DK28 ROMYour GPS should now work Procedure 2 - does not require Odin & requires root accessTaken from post on XDA:"Fixed it. It was a pain, but overall not that bad. As a refresher, I was originally 2.1 rooted stock, downloaded 2.2.1 directly from Google's server WITHOUT getting a GPS lock first in Eclair, and then completely lost GPS (no satellites even detected). I was peeved since everything else was working great
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Boot loop problem
Wednesday 05th of October 2011
Having a boot loop problem. I'll describe the loop first and then what lead up to it and what I have tried so far.I am running manualnooter 4.6.16 for 1.2 stock ROM and CWR 126.96.36.199When powering on I see the following:- "Reading Forever"- Nook Color spelled out- When Color starts to slide over towards middle of screen and then starts to flash with colors, the word color stops prior to getting to the middle. From here it goes back to spelling out Nook Color but this time it hangs at "Nook Co" and then continues to loop on this (spelling out "Nook Co" over and over). I have press power button for while to shut down.What I have tried:- tried powering up a number of times, with and without SD card in place, and with different SD card as well. All have the same issue.- tried to boot into CWR with N and power button but that doesn't work. It won't boot into recovery.NOTE UPDATE: finally got CWR boot to work with N and power button, I must not have been holding them down for the exact right amount of time. However, clearing caches and rebooting still has same is
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Rooting: A quick guide (Updated 3/10/09)
Tuesday 20th of January 2009
Root allows you to modify just about everything, flash new images, change your boot image, change themes, run ARM debian, and tons more.This guide goes through installing/downgrading to RC29, getting root, flashing the new recovery.img / test keys, changing the boot loader, and installing JesusFreke's modified RC33 builds.If you're using a Rogers G1, this process will not work for you. See this.If you're unsure about why you would want root, or aren't comfortable with flashing or poking around on your device, do not do this.Update (3/10/09): Switched from RC30 to RC33 instructions, and clarified a few points.Sources JesusFreke's modified updatesRegistering without a sim or data planModded recovery and boot imagesDream SPLsRC30 to JFv1.31And all of the great people over at xda-developers and freenode/#android who make it all happen. Let's get started.Also, please note that this will wipe out everything - all of your settings and apps - twice. By installing the RC29 nbh, you lose everything, and likewise moving to RC33.There's 4 main files you're going to need:DREAIMG.nbhThis is the N
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How to: Flash Player for Note 3
Thursday 03rd of October 2013
Did not see it Listed, But if it is sorry. So Here is a Super easy How to Guide on getting flash player on the Galaxy note 3. Now the stock web browser or Google chrome don't work so another browser will have to be downloaded. Here is a list of working Browsers from what I tested. Puffin Web Browser (Recommended) UC BrowserFire FoxSleipnir If you have another compatible browser, Please feel free to leave a comment so I can add it to the list. Thanks How to Guide: This will also work for the Samsung Galaxy s4, The Galaxy Tablets and almost any phone. some site wont work, and I almost actually had Chatroulette to work once. Let me know what happens for you.
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Note 2 4.3 leak
Thursday 24th of October 2013
Those of us holding on to our note 2 have been sitting back and waiting for our turn to get some 4.3 touchwiz love. Well thanks to Designgears over at xda we now have something to work with in the form of Heimdall file (for the at&t variant). With any leak or rom understand there may be risks so I highly recommend you pay attention and understand what you are getting into. If for what ever reason you do not feel comfortable I suggest you wait a little bit as the dev community will have come up with flash-able zip files through recovery. Either way cheers to Designgears as this is a big step in getting 4.3 twiz roms on the note 2. Though I know this is mainly a verizon forum, the at&t note 2 is a modem difference away so it will be a matter of tweaks before you guys see n2 4.3 twiz roms as well.JSS15J.I317UCUBMJ4 (Android 4.3) - xda-developers
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Getting Flash to work on the note 3
Sunday 03rd of November 2013
Hello there, has anybody installed Flash, and have it properly work on Desktop-version websites on the note III? If so, mind showing me what instructions you followed? Thanks!
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So long.. Farewell...
Monday 30th of December 2013
Hmmm.. Been a few weeks since I've posted in here, but you guys were like my first "Android" family, helping me with so many problems and teaching me a ton of tricks, so I felt it beat to bid you all adieu. I am getting a work phone next week (most likely an S4 or Note 3) and I bought myself a new Nexus 7 (Flo) with my end of year bonus, so I definitely won't be using the Motion anymore I will say this, for sure, the things I learned rooting and flashing my Motion, made everything so much easier when it came time to unlock and flash my Nexus. So many cool people in the Motion forum deserve a beer and a handshake, and I appreciate all of the help, patience, and tolerance that you all showed me. I hope to eventually see some of you on the device forums that I'm moving to, and if not, it's been real, its been fun, but it hasn't quite been real fun :PSwoRNLeaDejZ.. Signing out..
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CLEVELAND, July 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chart Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GTLS) , a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment used in the production, distribution, storage, and end-use of hydrocarbon and industrial gases, today announced that its Distribution & Storage ("D&S") business in China has been awarded a contract to provide self-contained liquefied natural gas ("LNG") station modules to Kunlun Energy Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroChina's Kunlun Energy.
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Question about marijuana use as a nurse - page 3
I used to use marijuana only as a recreational drug, recently it was prescribed to me due to anxiety and lack of appetite. If you have a prescription to marijuana and you test positive on a drug screening, would you still be... Read More
- 3Sep 25, '12 by Anne36Im willing to bet it isnt allowed. You may want to talk to your Doctor about a different presicription for your problems.
- 14Sep 25, '12 by BrandonLPNQuote from JZ_RNNo one is saying it's okay to comeI wouldn't want a nurse whose senses and response time are dulled by drug use, and I don't know many others who would either. If you wanna get high, take it up with the BON. We're professionals even when we're off the clock and we can't
use dope If you are so ill that you can't function without pot and have panic attacks, or can't eat normally, maybe you shouldn't be working at all.
to work high. But just because someone smokes pot on occasion does not mean their senses or response time are "dulled" or something. No more than someone who gets drunk on occasion. Of course, someone who abuses pot will have long term effects that could affect their judgement. Same with alcoholics. But just because a person gets high on occasion on their own time does *not* mean
they are a bumbling idiot 24/7.
For whatever it's worth, I personally don't care for marijuana, never have. But, yeah, on some of my weekends off I might go out and
party and get drunk. (not as much as i used to, ha ha) But I'm responsible about it. I think many of us do that. How are people who get high on occasion any different?
I think you'd be very, very surprised how many of your coworkers/neighbors partake of pot and are fully responsible and functional adults. (of course, as I said earlier, all of this is irrelevant when it comes to drug testing and protecting your job)Last edit by BrandonLPN on Sep 25, '12 : Reason: Disclaimer: weird spacing is due to iPad stupidity, not drug abuse....
- 0Sep 25, '12 by ~*Stargazer*~As others have stated, whether your BON will license you I do not know. In my state, as long as you are using MM as directed by your prescriber, it will not prevent you from being licensed. However, employers are not required to accomodate MM use, and can fire you for testing positive for THC, even if it is legally prescribed to you.
- 9Sep 25, '12 by RNsRWeMaybe I'm missing something here. The OP says she/he uses marijuana for anxiety issues, but doesn't believe it will affect him/her at work? How on earth can it NOT affect you at work? If you're smoking a mind-and-mood-altering drug to calm you down, then clearly it IS affecting you...and arguably in a negative way while you're supposed to be alert while taking responsible care of your patients.
I'm glad that it takes the edge off your anxiety, but in so doing it's also dulling your senses....the very senses that you need for accurate patient assessment, dosage calculations, ANYTHING requiring you to be more alert than you likely are when you're under the influence of marijuana.
This isn't a commentary on whether marijuana should be legal or whether the OP should use it as medication.
But it does seem pretty clear to me that if it's WORKING to keep her anxiety in check, it's also keeping her, well....stoned at work. I use a PRN prescription painkiller to ease pain when I'm at home, but you can bet your very last dollar that the last dose I have will have worn off hours before I ever step foot in my unit! Will the OP indeed be smoking such that all possible effects will have worn off hours before starting work....or will her need to curb anxiety result in an affected job performance?
- 15Sep 25, '12 by triciah2005There are legal, prescription meds that will alleviate anxiety and to gain an appetite. My brother in law is on both as a Crohn's patient. Really, weed is all that works for you? I find that hard to believe.
- 1Sep 25, '12 by DutchRN09"Oh and he was given the Rx for anxiety, and it appears that serveral of his friends are also anxious people because he is always smoking outside with at least 5 or 6 of them."
- 6Sep 25, '12 by Esme12, BSN, RN Senior ModeratorQuote from DutchRN09I'd be wiling that the poster was being sarcastic. But, Yes, California has a wide range of complaints for prescription usage of MJ, and unscrupulous primary providers to prescribe it, that makes it almost comical.Now that is a coincidence.. and I am from Amsterdam, where it is legal, but I totally think its ridiculous.
I am a firm believer in medical marijuana. I think it is wrong to deny it to many patients that are on other "drugs" for pain relief that have much further reaching complications. BUt....
OP......hospitals and facilities deny hiring people if the smoke, if they are on certain psych meds, certain pain meds, have certain diagnoses. They can deny whomever they wish. Just because it is legal doesn't mean the board will continue to allow you to have an active license....many states have mandatory reporting if a licensed person seeks psychiatric care.
I'd be checking with the BON of California and an attorney. Just because it is legal doesn't mean they have to accept that you take it and they don't have to allow you to work.
I wish you the best.
- 7Sep 25, '12 by Esme12, BSN, RN Senior ModeratorA gentle reminder. Allnurses although is an anonymous site it is viewed by the public and is indexed to search engines such as Google.
Please do not post anything you don't want as general, searchable information open to the public domain. The members privacy is AN's utmost concern.
ALLNURSES.COM is a public site and is indexed by Google and other Search Engines on a daily basis. If there is something you are concerned about being public knowledge, you should not be posting it on ALLNURSES.COM or anywhere online.
- 10Sep 25, '12 by CP2013You had a lack of appetite and anxiety?
I think a lack of appetite would be a good thing in nursing, cause chances are you won't get a lunch break, or you take breaks in 5 minute intervals throughout the day.
Anxiety. I think if you are SO anxious you need medical marijuana because standard prescriptions do not work for you, perhaps being in a nursing environment is not for you at all.
Anxiety as a nurse that is so debilitated by it (s)he uses marijuana to cope, that sounds absurd. I wouldn't want an "occasional" binge drinker as my nurse either. That doesn't sound safe as a whole, and I am willing to bet the BON feels the same way.
Just think, with social media these days, there are nurses being fired for having pictures of themselves out drinking and partying and walking in a drunken stupor. So why would your marijuana use be any different?
- 12Sep 25, '12 by azhiker96Employers have to consider the legal implications of having employees who may test positive on a drug screen. Even though a person may have not used for several days, a plaintiff's attorney would dance a jig if hospital employees involved in an incident had a positive drug screen.
Personally, I don't care if people use marijuana at home if they work in food service, programming, landscaping, etc. However, there are some people who I want to be at the top of their game at work. Just a few examples are airline pilots, surgeons, nurses, nuclear plant workers, police, and firemen.


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Jane Jacobs, 1916-2006
Jane Jacobs at City College, May 6, 2004 There have been many days when I have traveled through the city, looked at bleak towers-in-the-park(ing lots), or too-wide streets, or empty or forlorn city spaces, and have thought, "Thank God for … Continue reading
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Housing the Rich and the Poor in New York
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Burger Parlor, a destination pop-up burger restaurant that closed several months ago, has revealed the opening date of its permanent home in downtown Fullerton.
The restaurant will open Sept. 30, owner-chef Joseph Mahon told me today.
Last year, Burger Parlor shared a kitchen with the Rialto Cafe. Rialto was open for breakfast and lunch. Burger Parlor took over a few nights a week. The pop-up eatery became an instant hit for its delicious Angus burgers, shakes, thick-cut wedge fries and rare collection of bottled craft brew beers.
Fans were let down when Mahon stopped serving burgers as he pursued a permanent location, and a second restaurant, Early Bird. The breakfast restaurant opened in July.
Mahon said he's happy to bring his culinary experiences to Orange County, which he calls home.  Mahon has worked with Daniel Boulud, Andrew Carmellini and David Myers. He's best known for his time spent at the now shuttered French bistro Bastide in West Hollywood.
"The one thing that sticks with me most is that delicious, fresh food should not be the exception, it should be the rule," Mahon said of his culinary style. "And it does not have to be expensive. I am very familiar with the restaurant scene in Orange County, and I know that we are all ready for Chef Driven burger joint everyone can afford."
Burger Parlor's menu features gourmet burgers, salads, hand cut fries, cereal milk shakes and a rotating craft beer selection. Â Favorites served on the pop-up menu will remain such as the Chip Shot, a burger served with fontina cheese, wild mushrooms, arugula, chipotle aioli and potato chips. Mahon said he also plans to offer "secret" menu items.
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NEW DELHI, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Police in India are questioning a state politician for allegedly delivering a hate speech at a public meeting.
Akbaruddin Owaisi, leader of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen -- Council of the Union of Muslims -- in the Legislative Assembly in the state of Andhra Pradesh was arrested this week after arriving from London where he was having medical treatment, a report by The Times of India said.
Police took Owaisi to Nirmal, around 120 miles from Hyderabad, and charged him with waging or attempting to wage war against the state and promoting enmity between different religious groups, The Times' report said.
Police said they arrested several protesters, including MIM members and Hindi politicians belonging to the Hindi nationalist political party Bharatiya Janata Party, near the jail.
Owaisi was accompanied by his lawyer and his younger brother Burhanuddin Owaisi, editor of the family-run Urdu-language daily newspaper Etemaad.
Akbaruddin Owaisi, 42, is the younger brother of Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the national organization of MIM and a member of India's lower legislative house the Lok Sabah in New Delhi.
Owaisi allegedly made his anti-Hindi comments at a town hall meeting Dec. 22 in Nirmal.
He reportedly accused police of bias against Muslims, insulted Hindu gods and said Muslims could "teach the rest of the country a lesson," a report by the BBC said.
A national census in 2012 estimated the state of Andhra Pradesh, on India's southeastern coast, to be around 90 percent Hindu and about 9 percent Muslim. Christians make up less than 2 percent of the population of 85 million.
Police and security forces put on extra patrols in Hyderabad where Muslims are around 40 percent of the population.
Owaisi reportedly said Hindus have so many gods and goddesses that every eight days more are created, a report by India's Times News Network said in December after his comments were found on the Internet and tweeted out by a journalist and a television commentator.
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Archive for May 15, 2009
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Berthoud Elementary's Ellen Bode is retiring, and the school is hosting a party in her honor Tuesday, May 19 from 4 to 5 p.m. Former and current students, families and colleagues are invited to share appreciation for Bode's 35-year career. Photo by Jamie Folsom Category: News - School Category Lead: Category Secondary Featured Story Home Lead: None Sidebar Block: 0
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All-America City Awards
The National Civic League recognizes ten communities each year for outstanding civic accomplishments. To win, each community must demonstrate innovation, inclusiveness, civic engagement, and cross sector collaboration by describing successful efforts to address pressing local challenges. More than 600 communities have won the award, some as many as five times. All-America Cities have shown the ability to innovate in such areas as job creation, neighborhood revitalization, crime reduction, new housing for low income people, improving education, and engaging youth.
The award program was founded in 1949 when a newspaper reporter approached the National Civic League (then known as the National Municipal League) with the idea of naming the 10 best governed cities each year. Instead, the league created a program that recognized cities for civic achievements. Today the award competition is open to neighborhoods, towns, cities, counties and metropolitan regions. In their applications, AAC finalists briefly tell their community stories, list two of their most pressing challenges and three outstanding community projects.
The award program culminates in a three-day event where community delegations tell their stories of successful change to a national jury of business, nonprofit, and local government experts. All-America Cities benefit by increasing community pride, networking with civic activists from across the country and gaining national recognition. The AAC designation has helped communities win grants and new resources and attract new employers.
AAC Criteria
- Civic Engagement and collaboration: comprehensive citizen/resident engagement in decision-making and action planning, cross-sector collaboration (business, local government, nonprofits, military, etc.) and regional collaboration.
- Inclusiveness and diversity: recognition and involvement of diverse segments and perspectives (ethnic, racial, socio-economic, age, sexual orientation, gender expression, people with disabilities, and others) in community decision-making.
- Innovation: creative use and leveraging of community resources.
- Impact: demonstrable significant and measurable achievements in the past 5 years (for example: dollars raised, jobs created or lives impacted), particularly in projects that address the community's greatest challenges.
How to Become an All-America City
Communities qualify to participate in the program by filling out a five-page application. In the application, you will be asked to describe your community's three best projects that have resulted in significant local impact within the past five years. Past All-America City Award applicants have highlighted projects to increase third grade reading success for at-risk children, to increase health care for under-served populations, to create new businesses and jobs, to revitalize downtown, to engage youth in identifying and planning services and facilities, to promote cross sector collaborative centers, to increase fiscal sustainability, to develop emergency disaster plans, to recover from a natural disaster, and more. Those communities selected by the National Civic League screening process will send delegations to the annul three-day event where they will present their stories of positive community change to a jury of civic experts. The format is ten minutes for the community to present and ten minutes to answer questions from the jury.
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IT'S RUMBLE TIME! Here's the online version of the Rumble guide printed in this week's Dig. We're just getting started (and congrats to Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents for their Night 1 Win!), but read up on all 24 bands before booking it to TT the Bear's Place to check out the famed Boston guitar-ridden gauntlet.
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Flickr Favourites Friday
I thought I'd give you a little different version of my Flickr Favourites Friday this time. Because today I want to highlight a single Flickrite called (Ku)nihito. She has a talent for making the ordinary into something very beautiful... Her photos look so simple, but I would think that she has put a lot of thoughts and hard work into them. I love her sense of aesthetics.


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After being in labor (induction for pre-e) for 48 hours, unable to get out of bed for 4 days prior and 2 days after...
My daughter is 18 months old and I am still not over what happened. I still feel like she was taken from me, she was early....
My husband does not "get it"...
It has been just over 6 months for me and I am still very upset, but I do have to say that talking about it here has really helped me begin to move forward. No one close to be has gone through a c-section much less one they felt was uneeeded and can in no way relate or give me any advice. I have also heard that I should just be happy for my healthy baby and all that crap. It really does help to have someone who can empathize.
I am so sorry you had a such a horrible experience. I also have no memories of my first moments with my son and that is what upsets me the most.
Oh wow, that sounds horrible. I'd be angry, too! I had a straightforward unplanned c-section, but it was still hard to deal with afterwards.
This site might be worth checking out, it's a message board for women who've experienced traumatic births. And I second looking up your local ICAN chapter and seeing if they have meetings.
DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)
It is possible to be both thankful for a healthy baby and angry at the way he/she came into the world. Don't let anyone tell you any differently or make you feel guilty for feeling how you do.
Your experience sounds dreadful, and I'm so sorry you and your family had to go through that. I had an unplanned c-section with DS (after hoping for a natural birth) that left me angry for a very, very long time. As I'm in the end stages of pregnancy #2, and planning for a VBAC, I've come to realize that I was less upset about actually having a c-section than I was about how I was treated during my labor and subsequent surgery. It was a dehumanizing experience, and it shouldn't be surprising that it left some emotional scars.
ICAN is definitely a good place to find other women who know how you feel. I've also found that talking to my doula that I've hired for this pregnancy has helped. And if you're so upset that it's interfering with your life, definitely look into getting a therapist, as pp suggested.
I hope you begin to heal soon.
I am so so sorry you had such a horrible experience. Your story is exactly why I hated the thought of c/s when I was pregnant. I don't understand why people act as if it's not a big deal. It's a very very big deal and much different from a vaginal birth. Drs often jump to a c/s because it's easier/faster for them. I'm sorry you were duped into getting one but I know how it can be lying in a bed scared for your baby's safety. I am fortunate that my dr delivered my baby and I had no choice but a c/s, which was the only situation in which I'd have one. My water broke when the kid was early and a footling breech so she couldn't come vaginally. Doing the c/s was an automatic decision for me when we learned all that but I understand how nervous you must have been already in labor trying to make all those decisions.
I dreamed for years of a natural birth, even a homebirth. I planned all pregnancy for it, read the books, talked non-stop about it. Then I had pregnancy complications and needed a dr. THEN when my water broke early it was blatantly obvious it wasn't safe for LO to be born naturally or vaginally. I didn't get get to see one bit of her "birth" with the curtain up or hold her because she was taken to the NICU. The meds they were pumping in me made me feel like I was going to pass out so even the memory is fuzzy. I was shaking so badly I could hardly speak and my spinal didn't work well enough. I'm not angry about her birth. I'm disappointed, guilty, sad, alot of other emotions but at least I wasn't subject to an unnecessary c/s. I can't even imagine how you must feel right now. I would just feel it. That's what I'm having to do. Sometimes I can't help but to cry so I just cry. If you are having a really hard time maybe you could speak to someone professionally. And there's always us to talk to!
@ anna, its interesting you should post back about your anasthesia not working, i had a nuse tell me i should "feel lucky they got me under in time-some women's anesthesia doesnt work in time and they feel it" as if we should be grateful when people do their jobs semi-correctly! i feel like the pain of my experience pales in comparison to what you've been through though. 6 months after the fact, you might still be angry like me but after i wrote this post i sat down and wrote a letter to my doctor and said everything i felt like i was too drugged or depressed or polite to say at the time, and it really helped to drain some of my anger at what i feel was a really shitty medical decision on her part. maybe try that and include what a ridiculously shallow gesture their little coupon/blanket bullsnot was. cuz i dont know about you but what i really want at the end of the day is a frikkin apology and for a doctor to own up to the fact that they made the wrong call! big big big hugs and thank you for sharing with me and maybe we can help eachother figure out the emotional blowback of this mess. i think the hardest thing i have trouble coming to grips with (and here i tear up again lol god what a mess i am) is that no one who really loved him was there when he was born, dad was made to wait in the waiting room, i was knocked out cold...the only welcome he got was some jackass dr with no respect for the sanctity of the process. i'd have given anything just to hear him cry the first time, see him the moment he came into the world. hell i'd settle for remembering the first time i held him! to all my sisters here who grieve for the sacred, precious moment taken away from them, thank you so much for commenting-all i really wanted was just to know im not alone, and even tho i knew i wasn't, hearing from you guys just makes me kind of take a breath of relief
my first wasn't this bad, but it was an emergency c-section ...you could see how bad his heart rate dropped after every contraction. I don't remember seeing him, hearing him, nothing. I remember talking to my mom for a few minutes while in the OR but that was it. ...and I'm still not over it, DS#1 will be 7 in like 4 weeks.
my 2nd one was planned and was MUCH better. because it was planned we were able to discuss my fears with all the doctors and nurses involved. they were very attentive to make sure i couldn't feel anything, but was still alert. they talked to me until my H got into the OR and then once he left with LO they had a few nurses talking to me.
If you can go the planned c-section route next time, it is much better.
I am so sorry that happened to you. I was also put to sleep for my CS with my son and DH was not allowed in the room during the surgery either.I labored for almost 24 hours, pushed for about 1 hr, and I never completely dilated. DS was also a very big baby (10lbs 9oz) and I knew going in that there was a chance for a CS. However, he is 2 1/2 years old now, and I still feel incredibly sad that I didn't have the experience of seeing him right after he came out. When I held him for the first time, I was so drugged up that I hardly remember it. There were also 10 or so family members who had already held him and loved on him before I ever met him.
I'm due with LO #2 in about 12 weeks, and I am so nervous about a repeat CS. I just want to be awake for it this time, but I'm also nervous of what it will be like while awake.
It may take some time to get over some of the things that were out of your control. Just know that you are not alone, and keep talking about it. Otherwise, if you keep your frustrations inside, it may get worse.
I am so sorry for how you are feeling and things didn't work out like you had hoped. I too labored for over 12 hours before my doctor said the baby just wasn't able to make it through (over 8lb baby and I am a very tiny woman 5ft and only 105lbs before pregnant). I did have my husband and mother in law in the surgery room with me but they did knock me out too. Something wasn't going as planned and the doc was having a hard time so I was told she gave them the signal to knock me out.
I remember laying in the recovery room trying so hard to open my eyes and see my little girl but I just couldn't do it. I am still sad too everyone else got to see and hold her before me. It wasn't what I thought it would be at all but that's life. Its never 100% planned and all that matters is a healthy baby made its arrival.
Good luck in your coping, you are not alone. I too agree a therapist might be the best to help your healing process.
I had a horrible c/s for #5, and it took me almost 2 years to feel better about it. If I am brutally honest, I wasn't "healed" until I had a wonderful birth with DD4 (also a section, but so different for so many reasons).
I am sorry you are hurting, and I hope you find some healing soon.
here's another bit of fallout im having a rough time dealing with. i've always wanted 2 children, no more no less-but heres the conundrum.
my natural med free labor, up until the general anasthesia csection, (and im gonna warn you that im about to sound crazy but i dont care cuz its how it is) it was the most beautiful, profound thing i ever experienced. it felt sacred. it felt right. on some levels it even felt good! yeah im weird i guess...maybe i'd have had one of those orgasmic births lolz. but anyway, i've always had a good tolerance for pain and i dont remember the pain being unbearable until doc started stuffing a cath into me and finally got it right on the third try. cuz apparently they really, REALLY dont want women peeing on them to the point they'd rather put one in an immense amount of pain rather than just send someone to mop up...but i digress.
labor for me was amazing and id do it again in a heartbeat, sans the section. but with the next baby-do i attempt natural vbac, which is what i want, but risk missing that crucial moment again if i end up with yet another general anasthesia csection? i just want to hear that first cry. i want to see and hold my baby before he/she is whisked off and scrubbed and swaddled by people who dont know or care about that baby the way mommy and daddy do. it would be immensely satisfying and healing to be the first person to hold my next child, not the last.
so i could pre-emptively get the epidural. but i can't stand the idea, all the complications that can come with it and the possibility of slowed labor or bad reaction or the stupid thing not even working to begin with...i dont think the stress and worry of anticipating an epidural when i did so well without one would be good for my blood pressure...
i've had people tell me "just schedule the next section it'll be easier and then you can see the baby born for sure" but my recovery from this section was horrendous. i'd rather not ever have another baby than sign up for another round, but that breaks my heart. i really do want another baby in a few years. but i feel like i have no good options anymore.
so i feel like im pretty much backed into a corner where i will never be able to have another baby because i'll end up with another csection which might wreck me emotionally to a point i can't recover cuz lord knows im having a hell of a time recovering from this one and the idea of it happening again is just terrifying. or even if i dont i'll get stuck getting the epidural just to be safe in the knowledge of being awake to see baby and that isn't really a favorable option either. what am i more scared of...a questionably effective needle in my spine? or sleeping through another birth? im pretty frikkin scared of both.


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Ten years ago she dominated the screen, literally, gaining 40 pounds to play the pudgy, ABBA-loving wannabe bride in 1994's much-feted dark comedy Muriel's Wedding. Since then Toni Collette has established herself as a keen ensemble player: Picture her as a depressed mum scrapping with Hugh Grant in About a Boy, or a prattling, panicked '50s housewife sharing a sudden kiss with Julianne Moore in The Hours.
It took a tiny, sharp shock of a movie to bump this actress back into a starring role -- Japanese Story, which Toni Collette inhabits with jagged grace. As Sandy Edwards, an Australian geologist stuck playing tour guide to a Japanese businessman (Gotaro Tsunashima), Collette is aggressively flinty -- until their car gets bogged in the outback and her detachment spins into desperation. But wait, there's also a love story with a wicked twist that shoots the actress in an unforeseen direction -- and looses a performance that won her the Australian Oscar. ''For any actor, let alone a female actor, it's such an amazing part because it's so intense and turbulent,'' she says. ''I found it quite confronting.''
With blond layered locks and swinging chandelier earrings, Collette, 31, is lovely yet low-frill. In a Manhattan photo studio, she folds her legs yoga-style as she speaks in a zingy Aussie accent, punctuated by nose crinkles, arm waggles, and an occasional girlish burp. (''Sorry,'' she says, waving it away. ''Lunch.'')
Collette's acting approach is equally low-key. She and Japanese director Sue Brooks clicked at their first script meeting, and the movie was on -- eight weeks of roasting sun and sleeping in gas-stop trailers on a sliver of a budget. ''She's very Australian and I'm very Australian -- the expression we use is No bulls -- -,'' Brooks says. ''Some actors go on and on, and you think: They don't really understand [the story]. Toni got it in a very straightforward way.''
Maybe because she's been acting for half her life. Collette left her suburban Sydney school at 16 and toiled for six scrimpy years -- subsisting on 20-cent dinners at the local Hare Krishna kitchen -- before she broke out big in Muriel's Wedding. ''It was a religious experience almost, it was so...meant to be,'' she says of the film. ''And not just for me, for everyone involved.'' (Like good friend Rachel Griffiths of Six Feet Under, whom she met on set.)
In the years since, Collette's returned often to the realm of the awkward and the weary, most notably as Haley Joel Osment's ragged, fiercely protective mom in 1999's The Sixth Sense. ''She's very raw,'' says director M. Night Shyamalan. ''Her [work] isn't polished to the point that it becomes a 'performance.' It's still rough around the edges.'' It was Sixth that earned Collette a supporting Oscar nod -- despite her initial confusion as to what kind of movie she was in. ''I didn't realize it was a horror film,'' she says. ''I thought it was a simple, gorgeous spiritual tale, and then I realized I was in something else. But I still love it.''


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The Education Technology (Ed Tech) K-12 Voucher Program resulted from the Settlement Agreement between California consumers and Microsoft Corporation in Microsoft Cases, Judicial Council Coordinated Proceedings No. 4106, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, Department 305. A separate fund (termed "cy pres fund") was established with 66 2/3 percent of the difference between the Face Value Amount of the Settlement ($1.1 billion) and the amount of issued Consumer Vouchers. The cy pres fund amount, in the form of vouchers, will be offered to eligible schools through a district grant process. Although the exact amount available for the cy pres fund will not be known at the time the request for application (RFA) is available, it is estimated to be substantial, and we expect that all schools that fit the guidelines set out below will be able to obtain benefits under the program.
The cy pres amount will be in the form of 50 percent General Purpose Vouchers and 50 percent Specific Category Software Vouchers. The vouchers can be redeemed for a variety of goods and services, as described in the California Department of Education (CDE) Ed Tech Frequently Asked Questions Web page. Local educational agencies (LEAs) that have a state-approved technology plan may apply on behalf of their eligible schools. If technology plans have expired, LEAs are strongly encouraged to update their technology plans. The online Technology Plan Builder is a useful tool to develop and update their technology plan. County offices of education, direct-funded charter schools, and State Special Schools do not have to meet the state-approved technology plan requirement for the first cy pres only and can apply on their own behalf. "Eligible Schools," as defined in the Settlement Agreement, means all public kindergarten through twelfth grade schools at which at least 40 percent of the attending students are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). "Eligible Schools" also include all public high schools in California that serve students from public elementary, middle, and junior high schools at which at least 40 percent of the attending students are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals through the NSLP.
As per VI. Cy Pres, Sections F, I, J, and K of the settlement agreement, the CDE will be responsible for issuing the RFA, certifying voucher recipients based on criteria contained within the RFA, monitoring the program through end-of-program certification and site visitations, developing the process for determining how providers become "approved providers" for the Professional Development and Information Technology (IT) Support Services, and posting the approved Professional Development and IT Support Services providers. The application form to become a provider, and the list of approved providers, are available on the CDE Education Technology K-12 Voucher Approved Providers Web page.
As per Section I. CC, of the settlement agreement, a Settlement Claims Administrator, selected by the Court, will be responsible for the issuing, processing, and payment of vouchers to the certified voucher recipients.
Purpose of the Program
The vouchers made available through this Settlement Agreement are to be used to assist districts with implementing and supporting ed tech that fosters effective teaching and promotes student achievement in eligible schools that serve students in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools and districts can use these funds for the Common Core State Standards by using technology in classrooms, as well as to prepare for the new online Smarter Balanced assessments.
The Ed Tech K-12 Voucher Program is platform neutral. The vouchers distributed from the cy pres fund may be used for any platform that the school or district specifies. Disbursement of the cy pres fund will be made in two disbursement cycles. The first distribution shall be made within 30 to 60 days after the last date for general public claims submission and must be redeemed by the schools within seven years after the cy pres benefits are made available. The next distribution, through a second grant process at a later date, shall be two-thirds of the issued, but unredeemed, Consumer Vouchers remaining after the redemption period has expired. Vouchers from the second distribution cycle must be redeemed within two years after the cy pres benefits are made available. Vouchers from the remainder of the first cy pres distribution must be redeemed by September 25, 2015.
Eligibility Criteria
This is a district grant on behalf of eligible schools. For a school or schools to be eligible to participate in the Ed Tech K-12 Voucher Program, the following criteria must be met:
- Public school serving students in any grades kindergarten through twelve
- Have a free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL) percentage of 40 percent or greater for the year prior to the grant award
- Eligible schools also include all public high schools in California that serve students from eligible elementary, middle and junior high schools (feeder schools):
- A feeder school is any eligible elementary or middle and junior high schools that resides within the regular attendance boundaries for a high school, or any eligible elementary or middle and junior high schools that has students that have enrolled in an open enrollment or magnet high school.
- For the remainder of the first cy pres distribution, all schools that were previously funded for the first and second cy pres are eligible for funding. If technology plans have expired, districts and Direct Funded Charters are strongly encouraged to update their technology plans. Information regarding the technology plan template, criteria, and guiding questions may be accessed on the CDE Technology Plan Web page.
*FRPL percentages may be verified on the CDE DataQuest Web page.
Amount Available in Vouchers to Eligible Districts and Schools
First Cy Pres Distribution
The total amount in vouchers to be distributed will be determined based on the cy pres fund amount along with the number of completed applications from eligible entities. Data from the 2005 California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) will be used to calculate the per pupil voucher amount, estimated to be between $50 and $100 per pupil, depending on the total amount of funding and the total amount of completed applications. Consideration for small schools (schools with 300 or less students) will be provided. Districts may choose to target vouchers to support successful programs at specific eligible school sites included in the application. Vouchers do not have to be distributed to all eligible school sites. However, vouchers may only be utilized at those school sites eligible to receive vouchers.
Second Cy Pres Distribution
The total amount in vouchers will be distributed based on two-thirds of the unredeemed consumer vouchers determined to be approximately $18.4 million, and the unallocated amount of $7.1 million from the first cy pres distribution, for a total amount of $25.5 million. This will be allocated to eligible schools at a rate of $5.31 per student based on enrollment and free and reduced lunch data from 2009-10 data.
Remainder of the First Cy Pres Distribution
A total of amount of $188.4 million in vouchers will be distributed to eligible schools. The funding will be allocated to eligible schools at a rate of $35.98 per student based on 40 percent of the attending students being eligible to receive free and reduced price meals through the National School Lunch Program based on the certified 2012-13 Census Day enrollment data. All schools that have previously been funded for the first and second cy pres program are eligible.


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Having lost the mayoral election, Board of Supervisors President, David Chiu faces re-election next year. Though he has not formally announced plans to run again for District 3 Supervisor, he has indicated he would welcome challenges.
David Chiu ranked fourth overall in the number of votes he has received, and coming in second among the Chinese candidates, after Ed Lee.
"It could have been better, could have been worse, but I'm honored to continue to have a position to serve the City and the people of San Francisco, and look forward to continue to do that." Says Chiu.
Chiu adds that it is historic and wonderful that the City has elected its first Chinese American Mayor as he looks forward to working with Ed Lee to solve the challenges facing the City.
Chiu's first four-year term ends December 2012. He has not announced if he intends to run for a second term. As for Chinese Chamber of Commerce Consultant Rose Pak indicating her interest to run for District 3 Supervisor next year, Chiu says if Pak would like to run, she could move into the district and do just that.
As for criticisms from some within the Chinese community, Chiu says that people can have different opinions but emphasizes in his work and support in the Central Subway, Chinatown campus of City College, as well as the rebuilding of the Chinese Hospital, he has worked with youth, seniors and renters on these issues and that his constituents are aware of his work and results.
"I think if someone wants to run because I do not always do everything that person wants me to. I think my constituents appreciate that independent leadership and the fact that I am my own man." Adds Chiu.
For the next year, Chiu will place priority on job creation. "We have a business tax that is the only tax of its kind in California. It is penalizing job creation and job growth. I am working right now with city government and starting to work with business stakeholders to propose for replacement for that business payroll tax." Said Chiu.
Other items on his agenda includes providing affordable housing, Muni improvements and increasing the quality of living for San Franciscans.
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The Whole Grain and Nothing But the Whole Grain (Part 2)
Amy Campbell
February 19, 2008
After reading last week's blog entry about whole grains, how many of you were curious enough to check your loaf of bread or box of cereal?
Realizing how certain terms are used on product labels may have been an eye-opener. Seeing the phrase "made with whole grain" on a label, for example, does not necessarily mean that the product contains 100% whole grains. Who would have thought?
In spite of the potentially confusing label terms, it's worth making an effort to choose whole-grain foods whenever you can. Why? Well, because they're good for you. Here are the health benefits of whole grains:
This all sounds good, you may be thinking, but what the heck do you do with spelt? In other words, how do you fit whole grains into your everyday eating? Try the following tips:
The goal is to aim for at least three servings of whole grains each day. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a serving is a slice of bread, one ounce of cold cereal, or a half cup of cooked pasta, rice, or hot cereal.
For more information on whole grains, including more tips and recipes, check out the Web site of the Whole Grains Council.
The really good news is that whole grain foods can be delicious. Try oatmeal with fresh fruit, cinnamon, and a teaspoon of honey. Fresh-baked, whole grain semolina bread is a wonderful accompaniment to a favorite salad. Mushroom & barley soup is a tasty way to get some whole grains without any animal fat. Whole grain pasta with a tomato sauce seasoned (garlic, oregano, basil, etc.) to your taste and served with steamed broccoli, spinach, or green beans is a terrific meal. Squeeze a little fresh lemon and grind some black pepper on those veggies.
Posted by: Jeff Deasy | Feb 21, 2008 04:36 PM
As a person who likes a more "al dente" rather than "creamier" oatmeal, I've discovered an alternate method of preparing rolled/old-fashioned oats that is quicker and easier than the standard directions. The general rule for a grainier oatmeal is to add the oats to hot water rather than cold. In an extension of this method, I put the oats in the bowl I'll use to eat them, cover them with boiling water from a kettle (about half again as much as oats), cover the bowl with a plate, and let steep for the three to five minutes it takes to make coffee or do whatever other puttering goes with having breakfast. Voilà: "instant" old-fashioned oats. Please note that this method does not work with steel-cut ("Irish") oatmeal, which requires longer cooking and watching unless you use a quick/instant version.
Posted by: Michael.Massing | Feb 24, 2008 03:53 PM
Thanks for the great tip, Michael. Now there's REALLY no excuse for not taking 3–5 minutes to fix a healthy breakfast in the morning!
Posted by: acampbell | Feb 25, 2008 01:51 PM
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Obstacles such as Luol Deng's contract will keep the Bulls from being big spenders. | Mike Ehrmann~Getty Images
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Just because free agency starts Sunday doesn't mean the Bulls will make any major moves, especially right away.
Despite the need for a veteran point guard and help at shooting guard and perhaps even small forward, depending upon Luol Deng's availability, vice president John Paxson and general manager Gar Forman will be mostly spectators during the fast-and-furious portion of free agency.
That's not to say they won't be making calls and exploring possibilities. If recent history is any indication, expect a rumor a week involving the Bulls making a landmark trade or courting an impact free agent, even if reality says they'll be involved more in the back end of free agency than the front end.
For the Bulls, free agency could be like picking 29th in Thursday night's NBA draft in that it involves a lot of finger drumming.
''I've said this before pretty consistently, but we like the core group of guys that we have,'' Forman said Thursday night. ''We like the direction in which we're headed. Obviously, it was disappointing the way the season ended this year with the injuries. That said, in the short term, we've taken a little bit of a hit, we've hit a bump in the road. As far as what we're looking at long-term, we still feel we're headed in the right direction. The decision [Thursday night] and the decisions we make into July, we're going to keep the big picture in mind.
''Were we actively shopping our players? Absolutely not. Are their conversations? All 30 teams have conversations about the players on their roster. But we like the core of this team, and it's our job to continue to try to put pieces around Derrick [Rose] and some of the other core guys and try to continue to trend up.''
A more punitive luxury tax as a result of the new collective bargaining agreement is the elephant in the room. Under the old agreement, a team going $20 million over the salary cap resulted in a $20 million penalty. This season, the same amount could cost a team as much $45 million, with that figure escalating in coming years.
''The good players will get deals," Chicago-based agent Herb Rudoy said. ''Teams that complain about the tax are still going to go out and sign players. They'll learn how to manage it by trading contracts and moving players, but teams are still going to spend money. That's not going to change.''
Forman acknowledges he has to address several positions in free agency, including acquiring a veteran point guard to run the team while Rose recovers from knee surgery and first-round draft pick Marquis Teague develops. The team holds options on C.J. Watson, Ronnie Brewer and Kyle Korver but will look for cheaper alternatives.
In other words, forget about Steve Nash replacing Rose. Nash wants big money and a multiyear deal. It's more likely the addition will be someone willing to sign a one-year deal for $1.5 million or so — ex-Bull Kirk Hinrich, for example, depending on how things shake out.
The Bulls are expected to take a similar approach to the two-guard spot, where Brandon Roy is an intriguing possibility, although heading into next season with Roy, who is missing the meniscus cartilage in both knees, and oft-injured Rip Hamilton at the same position seems risky indeed.
Forman said chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has not placed any financial restraints on the team heading into free agency.
''Jerry has been very consistent with us that we want to try to put together the best basketball team we can put together,'' Forman said. ''Our decisions up to this point and our decisions this summer will be basketball decisions. They won't be financial decisions. Now, are finances a part of it, going out for the next three, four, five years? It always is with whatever decision you make, but we're making basketball decisions.''
The Bulls still feel they can be a playoff team next season, despite Rose's injury, and a championship contender the year after that, after which they will have some financial flexibility because they could amnesty Carlos Boozer and Deng's sizeable contract comes off the books.
There is a strong belief that the time to turn over the roster hasn't arrived yet. Spanish forward Nikola Mirotic, acquired in a draft-day trade last season, and the first-round pick acquired from the Hornets in the 2010 Tyrus Thomas trade could bring young talent in coming years.
"We have assets into the future with the Charlotte pick, with Mirotic. At some point we'll have some flexibility again with where we are financially," Forman said in a recent interview. ''Long-term, I still think we have a real, real good opportunity to continue to improve, and we'll continue to make our decisions based on that window of opportunity and not a short-term fix. If we hit a speed bump in the short term we hit a speed bump, but it's too great an opportunity to give up a long-term asset for short-term gratification."


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