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We all know that STORY was the big sellingpoint in this game. But some basic features that wasn't implemented goes beyond my comprehension. Let's start with:
Chatbubbles. Some people hate them. It's just annoying to them all over the screen in a dense populated area and besides, reading the chat box down in the bottomleft corner (or whereever it's located) works just fine.
Now, some people love them, some roleplayers for example. I like them alot eventhough I don't roleplay so much, I just think it's
a nice little feature. Brings immersion to me in way when I meet people in the world and we exchange a few words. BioWare decide for whatever reason not to implement it.
The real solution should have been a little box in the settingmenu where you could check or uncheck depending if you want to see them on your screen or not. Simple!!
Swimming. Be forced to swim just to be able to complete a quest for example can be very frustrating for some people. Though, there are some that loves it for whatever reason. Anyway, a few kilometers from where I live there's a nice little lake where I can go for swim if I want to. I don't but I CAN IF I WANT TO!! It's just because I live in a real world. This thing called Swtor however is not a real world, it's a game. But it ruins immersion if you start thinking: "oh, the developers of this game don't want me to cross that lake so they made my character die if I try to" when playing a mmo. One is supposed to think; "ooh, wonder what lies behind that mountain on the other side of that lake.... Maybe I should have a look...." Because it supposed to feel like you're in a world when playing!
Take World of Warcraft for example. (just an example folks, could be any other game) When goin from level 80 to 85 there is an option to start leveling in a zone called Vashj'ir, an underwater zone whit alot of swimming for you. You you don't have to go there, you can just a well go via a zone called Mount Hyjal with solid ground under your feet. Actually, the entire game is filled with lakes and seas. It makes it feel like a real world! Even if you decide to stay the heck out of the water however, you are free to do so.
Day/night cycles and weather. The game engine Heroengine already had enviroment schemes. (http://www.heroengine.com/heroengine/heroblade/) Why the heck remove it?? Sure, there's no point in very very dark nights perhaps, people would just start to adjusting their screenmonitors and whatnot. But make it simple, some stars on a darker sky along with a moon during nights works just fine. Again, it brings IMMERSION to the WORLD!
Different server rulesets. Now, they actually have open pvp servers for those who prefer to have it that way. The also have pve servers for those who prefer that. (aswell as rp servers etc...) But what took them so long?? There were countless of threads, some of them with 35-40 pages of namecallings and worse. Either they should have picked one and only one server ruleset and leave it like that or give us different ones just like they eventually did. But they should have come out much earlier with a statement telling us how it was goin to be. And the fans could spend their energy on better things, nice ideas for the suggestion box for example, instead of fighting eachother day after day...
Space. Okej, if a small company with a very limited budget got the legal rights to make a Star Wars mmo I would be happy if there was goin to be any space combat/traveling at all. But now we're talking BioWare/EA with a budget of....? I don't know, I've heard 200 million dollar, 300?? I don't know but there have been alot of money for sure invested in this project.
A simple railshooter similar to a supernintendo game back in the 90's?? I remember saying to people that; "hey, it's about character progression and ground combat anyway. This space minigame will do just fine. Perfect little thing to do while waiting for the next raid or so..." I did not only lie to other people on the internet, I lied to myself aswell. A triple AAA mmo backed up by a major company with an extremely big budget with a game released late 2011 should have much more than that. Simple is that.
Sit. Sure, I think most of you are sitting infront of your computers while reading this. You got the game installed? Log on and type /sit. Now, perhaps they've changed it so there's a nice animation nowadays but six months ago was a different story. To make your character sit in a nice way or not is not gamebreaking, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that a tiny little thing as a /sit so poorly performed is just........... There is a word often mentioned when talking about mmos and that word is POLISH!
Camera Freedom. I've heard that you can turn around the camera just like you are supposed to be able to do. Bravo! But this should be implemented at launch BioWare, at launch!! When I started to play this game last winter the camera was the boss over me. I wasn't the boss over the camera. Luckely they've changed it, atleast from what I've heard.
Live today!!! Last but not least and this goes to the fans themselves, me included. One thing that was not left out but were talked about over and over and that is the comparisment with another game back in 2004... One thing that fans need to learn and that goes for all upcoming mmos, is that we must criticise parts of the game that we find bad. Not close our eyes to the truth just because we love an upcoming game. We are just lying to the company aswell as ourselves.
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A well thought out post.
Chatbubbles do help to help identify what is being said with what a person actually looks like (their avatar). I love them personally. It is far more immersive than just reading a text window, where you might not even know the physical location or the identify of the person who is typing.
Day / Night cycles were brilliant in EQ1. You actually could note the position of the sun or moon to judge the time of day, and the sun/moon would even slowly move across the sky, if you stood and watched 'em. Night was really scary because of light issues, and while light sources or lanterns could be used, they were very realistic (graphically for the time), because they only lit up objects / creatures near the player.
Swimming .. yeah very disappointing that people in the SW universe don't know how to swim .. swimming in Hutta is essentially the player sinking to the bottom of an ocean and drowning (exhaustion). Very lame.
Your other points are all very good .. for instance, sitting is a major staple in RP games. Even games with far better character model customization have perfected sitting. SWTOR had a handful of character models and sizes, and they still couldn't get it together.
On a separate note, I suspect that a lot of these features you mentioned are not present because the game engine simply could not handle it. The game barely handles having 16 players on the screen at one time, in low-res boring armor. If, for instance, they added chat bubbles, I think it would grind this game to an Illum slideshow.
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I can't argue anything in this list. I would have preferred to see them as well, but I think that people really are sometimes never happy. People whined about the lack of customizable UI as a reason they left (which I think should have been there at launch)...then it was well implemented..and you didn't hear many of those same people saying now they were coming back. All they did was move on to the next perceived missing feature, be it chat bubbles, swimmming, whatever. Implement a dungeon finder, and then they switch gears and say it should be cross server when others where saying it shouldnt be for community reasons. Its impossible to please everyone.
Regardless, Like I said, I agree, wish these were all in game. I never cared though about the space as it was well known prior to Launch it was just a mini game..which I basically avoided. I was more disappointed that other side games in KOTOR were not implemented in such a big Launch.
For the record, I'm not playing right now, I'm too busy back playing Skyrim. Just love that game :-) lol
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That list is good, but it should be much longer.
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and more alien species. that doesnt look like colored humans.
fekk its star wars. its not like they dont have any insperation.
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Originally posted by Miklosan
Nice write up. You make some good points here. I wish a lot of these items were in game when it started.
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LFG and LFR functions that you can choose yourself to be one-shard or all-shards.
The ability to either do all class stories or to change your class so you can do them.
Realm wide PVP - enemies can go to starter planets and capital cities of the opposite faction though these may be guarded by super-hard NPCs.
Real multiple-thread stories.
Skill based-crafting
Ability to customise your ship.
'Alice'-type AI-conversations with your companies.
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once you hit lvl 15 suspect doing any other quest and hope the exp applies to char lvl up is a waste, doubt even if one subscribes one can recover and apply that past unapplied exp.
I can't remember which MMORPG it was (may have been Asian) but every time a chat bubble popped up you would hear this bubble popping sound. So, if there were a bunch of people chatting around you it suddenly sounded like you were trapped inside a bottle of bubbly being violently shaken about. It was annoying and made half the players think they were drunk.
Really, it just depends on how it's implemented and if they can do it with Hero Engine and not get yet more lag. I'd rather someone figured out how to include a speech engine in game so that you hear characters talking in their own voices what you type or speak into the microphone.
And yeah, I think every MMORPG should have swimming, running, jumping, sitting, lying down, and falling damage. If nothing else it lets me consider the game environment as something maybe useful for other than just scenery while riding the train rails to the next boss. Sam for day / night cycles if they can make them have actual effects on play (like perception. carry a torch at night.)
While all of this reads good on paper, it only points out most teams seem to be trying to make action grind games rather than virtual worlds you can be immersed and participate in. I am not sure we are the target market anymore. I mean look at what people buy to get an idea of what they will make.
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The only thing in the OP I agree with is that it would have been good to have different rule sets for the different servers.
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Nothing the OP mentions would appeal to me in a big way. Swimming, I completely disagree with. Yeah.. let's move around slow as fuck! Sound good?
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The Day/night and weather cycle really adds to the game's environment, it was nice in SWG and such, but I'm thinking HeroEngine isn't designed to handle that type of stuff (HeroEngine is classified as a F2P engine). As for swimming, we need deeper water than ponds.
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Chat Bubbles - Can take them or leave them. Seems like making them optional would be the way to go.
Swimming - So, you think it adds to realism to include it. If so, then you should not be able to swim while wearing your power armor or carrying 6 weapons. If you're going to pull the realism card, go all the way. WOW was very unrealistic in this regard.
Day/Night Cycles and Weather - Very much agree with this. DAOC had both, and it got darn dark at night, regardless what you did to your monitor and if it was both dark and raining, visibility could be darn near zero. It actually made a difference to wear all black armor back in the day.
Different Server Rulesets - They were present at launch, not sure what your complaint is. They don't owe you the information 6 months in advance.
Space - Probably their biggest screw up, and still the one major way I think the game could recover and turn things around is by adding an interesting and engaging space model.
Sitting - Don't really care about this one so much, my character doesn't have time for leisure.
Camera movement - I don't recall there ever being a problem, but maybe so. Sort of a whatever thing for me.
Live today - Perhaps what fans need to do is learn to enjoy the features that are currently delivered and not spend all their time bemoaning what the title lacks.
These games are much more fun that way.
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I don't see how any of those would have effected anything really overall far as wih players in general.
Except for space. Ugh...who in the hell thought their little rail shooter mini game for the space portion would somehow suffice is simply beyond me.
I don't even know how else to refer to it. I almost put space exploration but that doesn't work. Space combat I suppose? Such a sad and paltry effort put forth in that area of the game.
1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical.
2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself.
3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose.
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Originally posted by Kyleran
Well...That's not going to happen much when a Game like TOR is greatly lacking in so many areas...
I was not all that concerned about most of what the OP posted either...The reasons my Guild left were entirely different, and far too many to mention any longer...But that's the point with TOR...It was not one or two things...Rather it was a BUNCH of things to a bunch of people...And asking Folks to simply ignore and enjoy when there is SO much to ignore...Not gonna happen...
I think most people take you're advice on certain Games...I know my Guild does on LOTRO...But that Game has SO much more to offer overall...It's easy to look past the small things it lacks, or does not get perfect...SWTOR just had too many problems...When over 3/4 of my Guild left after 3 Months it was pretty obvious to me...I actually think it's obvious to almost everyone...Even those who still play the Game...Some just have the ability to tolerate more than others...JMO...
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Most important thing is not in your article. I want to see places from oposing faction! Most stupid thing in this game is that i cant enter in to enemy area. In wow you can attack Ogrimar if you are ally but in tor you can do nothing, so many limitation :(
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I mainly played Republic side and came to the conclusion that Sith players are just a myth. I know a guy who saw one once in a Warzone, but other than that ...
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Originally posted by Kyleran
I would have prefered to have chat bubbles and day/night cycles. Space should have waited for an expansion in order to be done right. Don't really care about the rest.
I definetly agree with what you said at the end. There's things I like and dislike in every game. It's only a question of which ones are the most important and a make or break thing.
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Originally posted by ignore_me
I'm not remotely easily amused. I just have certain features I care about. Things like sitting in chairs and Swimming annoy me.
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I am using a Geforce 2 MX 400, running slackware 8.1. My problem is I can't get my resolutions to go above 1026x768. I know its possible because I can get to 1600x1200 in windows. Also I can't get itto run in 32 depth display(even with lower res set). Attached is my XF86Config-4
Modle: Geforce2 MX/MX 400
Video BIOS: 03.11.01.30.00
Card Type: AGP
In the Device section, add the line
Option "BandwidthTest" "0"
Section "Device"
Identifier "VESA Frameuffer"
Driver "nvidia"
Options "Bandwidth"Test" "0"
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Doesn't work. What worked before skill works, but I still can't do a depth of 32 or above 1024x768 res.
well i don't know if it is another typo, but i noticed you have your irq at 111, and i know you meant 11, but you also typed "Options", and if this is what you actually used then, it is "Option" not plural..so if it is a typo and you did try Option, then i don't know what to tell ya
Both were typos in the posts. Real IRQ is 11 and I did do "Option" in my XF86Config-4. Thanks for pointing that out though.
If the bandwidth isn't it, you'll need to post /var/log/XFree86.0.log .
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With the frequencies you set for your monitor (H 31-50, V 50-90) , you can not get much past 1024x768. Check your monitor's specs.
To get 1600x1200 the horizontal frequency must be ~80khz or greater. (careful, don't set these higher than your monitor can handle or you could damage/destroy the monitor!)
If you have gnuplot installed you might want to look at:
which is a script to plot the available modes for a given setup.
example: ./modeplot -b 185 -h 31 50 -v 50 90
(-b 185 is just an estimate for a monitor capable of 1600x1200)
The 'DEPTH, BITS PER PIXEL, AND PITCH' section of the driver's README addresses the second part of the question. (depending on how you read it :)
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Here is a spectacular handmade bracelet by Susan Davison. The center "medallion" is almost 2" in diameter and makes this a stand out accessory.
Made entirely of .925 sterling silver components, it features an intricate mix of heavily detailed Bali silver, a simple sterling silver adjustable toggle clasp, and hand-wrapped components.
The centerpiece base is densely beaded with dozens of tiny spacer beads and matching sterling silver charm-like beads. Small sterling silver beads have been attached to the very end and the edges of the spiral for even more texture and movement.
The bracelet is attached seamlessly to six pieces of slender cable chain, which end in a toggle clasp that is adjustable with two different sizes to provide a snug fit for the wearer's unique wrist.
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Rick Ankiel and the Houston Astros have agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. The 33-year-old outfielder batted .228 with five homers and 15 RBI in 68 games with the Washington Nationals last season. A converted pitcher, he has a .244 batting average with 69 home runs and 233 RBIs in 10 major league seasons with St. Louis, Kansas City, Atlanta and Washington. The Astros also agreed Thursday with catcher Jason Jaramillo on a minor league deal with a spring training invite.
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This B list film actress with a nose for paparazzi disappeared off the radar screen for a few days. Public stories professed one thing while in reality our actress spent a few days with a foreign billionaire. You do the math.
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RAGNHILDUR f Icelandic
Icelandic form of RAGNHILD
RAGNVALDR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "power, ruler" (making it a cognate of REYNOLD).
RAGUEL m Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "friend of God" in Hebrew... [more]
RAHARJO m Indonesian
Means "plentiful" in Javanese.
RAHEL f Biblical Latin
Biblical Latin form of RACHEL
RAIDEN m Far Eastern Mythology
Variant transcription of RAIJIN... [more]
RAIJIN m Far Eastern Mythology
From Japanese 雷 (rai) "thunder" and 神 (jin) "god, spirit"... [more]
RAIMONDAS m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of RAYMOND
RAIMUND m German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYMOND
RAIMUNDO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND
RAIN f & m English (Rare)
Simply from the English word rain, derived from Old English regn.
RAINARD m Ancient Germanic
Variant of REYNARD
RAINBOW f English (Rare)
From the English word for the arc of multicoloured light that can appear in a misty sky.
RAINE f & m English (Rare)
Possibly based on the French word reine meaning "queen"... [more]
RAINER m German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYNER
RAJA (2) m Indian, Indonesian
Variant of RAJ
RAJENDRA m Indian
Means "lord of kings", derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) "king" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".
RAJNISH m Indian
Means "lord of the night" from Sanskrit रजनि (rajani) "night" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler".
RAKESH m Indian
Means "lord of the full-moon day" from Sanskrit राका (raka) "full-moon day" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler".
RALEIGH m English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English.
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Contracted form of the Old Norse name RÁÐÚLFR (or its Norman form Radulf)... [more]
RAMACHANDER m Indian
Variant of RAMACHANDRA
RAMACHANDRA m Indian, Hinduism
Means "Rama moon", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon"... [more]
RAMAKRISHNA m Indian
Combination of the names of the Hindu gods RAMA and KRISHNA... [more]
RAMBERT m Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hramn "raven" and beraht "bright".
RAMESES m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
From the Egyptian Rmssu meaning "son of Ra", composed of the name of the supreme Egyptian god RA combined with the Egyptian root mes "son" or mesu "be born"... [more]
RAMESHA m Indian, Hinduism
Means "ruler of Rama", derived from Sanskrit रमा (Rama), a name of Lakshmi (wife of the god Vishnu), combined with ईश (isha) "ruler"... [more]
RAMESHWAR m Indian
Means "lord Rama", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर (ishvara) meaning "lord".
RAMESSES m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Variant of RAMESES
RAMESSU m Ancient Egyptian
Reconstructed Egyptian form of RAMESES
RAMIRO m Spanish
Spanish form of Ramirus, a Latinized form of a Visigothic name derived from the Germanic elements ragin "advice" and meri "famous"... [more]
RAMSES m Ancient Egyptian
Variant of RAMESES
RAMSEY m English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "wild-garlic island" in Old English.
RAMŪNAS m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ramus meaning "calm".
RANDEL m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of RANDOLF and other names beginning with the Germanic element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".
RANDOLF m English
From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf"... [more]
RANDULF m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RANDOLF
RANDÚLFR m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of RANDOLF
RANGI m Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "sky" in Maori... [more]
RAPHAEL m German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafa'el) which meant "God has healed"... [more]
RAQUEL f Spanish, Portuguese, English
Spanish and Portuguese form of RACHEL
RASA f Lithuanian
Means "dew" in Lithuanian.
RASCHELLE f English (Rare)
Variant of RACHELLE
RASHAD m Arabic, Azerbaijani
Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic.
RASHAUN m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAUN.
RASHAWN m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAWN.
RASHN m Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan Rashnu meaning "justice"... [more]
RASHNU m Persian Mythology
Ancient Avestan form of RASHN
RASİM m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of RASIM
RASTUS m English (Rare)
Short form of ERASTUS
RÁÐÚLFR m Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Norse elements ráð meaning "counsel" and úlfr meaning "wolf".
RATIMIR m Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic elements rati meaning "war, battle" and miru meaning "peace, world".
RATKO m Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element rati meaning "war, battle".
RATREE f Thai
From the name of a variety of jasmine flower, the night jasmine, ultimately from a poetic word meaning "night".
RATU f Indonesian
Means "queen" in Indonesian and Javanese.
RAUL m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Radulf (see RALPH).
RAVENNA f English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of RAVEN, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.
RAVINDRA m Indian
Means "lord of the sun" from Sanskrit रवि (ravi) "sun" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".
RAYEN f Native American, Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
Means "flower" in Mapuche.
RAYLENE f English (Rare)
Combination of RAY and the popular name suffix lene.
RAYMOND m English, French
From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector"... [more]
RAYMUND m English (Rare)
Variant of RAYMOND
RAYMUNDO m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND
RAYNER m English (Archaic)
From the Germanic name Raganhar, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hari "army"... [more]
RE m Egyptian Mythology
Variant spelling of RA
READ m English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of REED.
REAGAN f & m English, Irish
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning "descendent of RIAGÁN"... [more]
REANNA f English (Modern)
Variant of RHIANNA
REANNON f English (Rare)
Variant of RHIANNON
REBECA f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of REBECCA
REBECCA f English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah), possibly meaning "a snare" in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name... [more]
REBECCAH f English (Rare)
Variant of REBECCA
REBECCANNE f English (Rare)
Combination of REBECCA and ANNE (1)
REBECKAH f English (Rare)
Variant of REBECCA
REBEKKA f German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Biblical Greek
German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian form of REBECCA... [more]
REDD m English (Rare)
Variant of RED
REED m English
From an English surname which comes from multiple sources, including Old English read meaning "red" (originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion) and Old English ried meaning "clearing" (given to a person who lived in a clearing in the woods).
REENE f English (Rare)
Variant of RENÉE
REENIE f English (Rare)
Either a variant of RENÉE or a diminutive of names ending in reen.
REFILWE m & f Southern African, Tswana
Means "we were given" in Tswana.
REGANA f English (Rare)
Elaboration of REGAN, influenced by REGINA.
REGIN m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REIN
REGINA f English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Means "queen" in Latin (or Italian)... [more]
REGULA f German (Swiss), Late Roman
Means "rule" in Latin... [more]
RÉGULO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of REGULUS
REGULUS m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "prince, little king", a diminutive of Latin rex "king"... [more]
REHOBOAM m Biblical
From the Hebrew name רֵחַבְעָם (Rechav'am) meaning "he enlarges the people"... [more]
REILLY m & f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which was derived from the given name Raghailleach, meaning unknown.
REIN m German, Frisian, Dutch
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element ragin "advice, counsel".
REINALD m Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNOLD
REINALDO m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of REYNOLD
REINER m German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYNER
REINHARD m German, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of REYNARD
REINHILD f German
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hild "battle".
REINHOLD m German, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of REYNOLD
REMAO m Limburgish
Limburgish form of RAYMOND... [more]
REMBRANDT m Dutch
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements ragin "advice" and brand "sword"... [more]
REMIEL m Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "mercy of God" in Hebrew... [more]
REMIGIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Remigius (see RÉMY).
REMIGIUS m Late Roman
Latin form of RÉMY
REMUS m Roman Mythology, Romanian
Meaning unknown... [more]
RÉMY m French
French form of the Latin name Remigius, which was derived from Latin remigis "oarsman"... [more]
RENARD m French (Rare), Polish (Rare)
French and Polish form of REYNARD... [more]
RENATA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of RENATUS
RENATUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "born again".
RENEER m Limburgish
Limburgish form of RAYNER
RENIE f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of RENEE
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Euthymius ⇔ Feofilakt
Ferapont ⇔ Freda
Freddie ⇔ Genoveffa
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Rosamond ⇔ Salah al-Din
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Theron ⇔ Torger
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EVEN BEFORE THE INDICTMENT of Lewis "Scooter" Libby last week, many in the mainstream media had already settled on a simple storyline. Valerie Plame's identity was blown, the story goes, by administration officials seeking retribution against her husband, Joseph Wilson. Wilson is often portrayed as a brave "whistleblower," who had the courage to stand up to an administration that "lied" its way into war.
There is, perhaps, no better illustration of how entrenched this misleading storyline has become than this past Sunday's episode of 60 Minutes. In a segment fronted by correspondent Ed Bradley, a host of Wilsonian memes were broadcast without even the slightest bit of skepticism.
THE SEGMENT BEGAN with a misleading question: "Would someone in the government go that far, leak her [Valerie Plame's] name to the press, in retaliation for her husband's public criticism of the war in Iraq?" But, Wilson was not merely "criticizing" the war in Iraq, a democratic right that should be protected, as this opening question implied. His "critique" was pure fantasy, a tale woven around his own classified trip to Africa.
As has been shown countless times, no substantive part of Wilson's story was true. A bipartisan Senate Intelligence Report made this clear in July 2004 (see, for example, here and here.) To hear 60 Minutes tell it, you would never even know that this report existed. The Senate Intelligence Report was not mentioned and Bradley did not ask Wilson a single question about his bogus charges. Instead, for the umpteenth time, Wilson was allowed an unchallenged opportunity to tell his version of events.
By ignoring the numerous deficiencies in Wilson's account, Bradley ignored one of the more salient questions in this story: Why was a CIA officer, Wilson's wife, complicit in his lies? The Senate Intelligence Report makes it clear that Valerie Plame orchestrated Wilson's trip to Africa and attended at least part of his CIA debriefing. She was, therefore, most certainly in a position to know that her husband's accusations were false.
Why did she not stop him from spreading his falsehoods?
In fact, much of the media's coverage of the war in Iraq has been shaped by former and current CIA personalities with their own, not impartial, motives. Countless leaks and anonymous comments have shaped front-page stories over the last several years. An ever-growing bevy of former CIA officials have also gone public to state their cases against the Bush administration and the war in Iraq. (See, for example, here and here.)
The 60 Minutes piece did not give the viewer any sense that perhaps the entire Wilson-Plame affair was part of a turf battle between members of the CIA and the Bush administration. Instead, in addition to Wilson, Bradley turned to two former CIA officials and a Democratic congressman for their assessments of "how serious was the damage done by the leak." The witnesses offered no real evidence of any further collateral damage done by the leak, but instead dealt with hypothetical examples.
THE FIRST OF THE FORMER CIA OPERATIVES was Jim Marcinkowski, who is now an attorney in Royal Oak, Michigan and who, 60 Minutes tells us, "was a covert CIA agent spying in Central America" in the late 1980s. Marcinkowski's attention was drawn to the faux CIA front company, Brewster-Jennings & Associates, which Plame listed as her employer when she and her husband contributed $1,000 each to the Gore campaign in 1999. "There is a possibility that there were other agents that would use that same kind of a cover," he explained, "So they may have been using Brewster-Jennings just like her."
But how difficult would it have been for a foreign intelligence service to discover that Brewster-Jennings was really a CIA front company? As it turns out, it was not very difficult at all.
The company's existence was entirely fictional and the CIA did not do a very good job making it look real either. The lone piece of data that Washington Post could find on the company in 2003 was a listing in the Dun & Bradstreet database of company names. But the Post's reporters found that the company's telephone number was not in service and when they contacted the property manager for the address listed, they found that no company with that name was located there. Robert Novak, the reporter who originally reported Plame and her firm's real identities, also quickly became "convinced" that no such firm existed.
Fooling family members and friends is one thing, fooling foreign intelligence operatives is quite another. Good front companies have at least a nominal existence and are not fictions easily revealed by reporters.
Wilson called the leaking of his wife's name and her fictional employer's true purpose "abominable." He further explained, "But when he [Robert Novak] published her name, it was very easy to unravel everything about her, her entire cover. You live your cover. And so you live Brewster-Jennings. So, she would have had business cards that said Brewster-Jennings on them. So, that was just insult to injury."
But if Wilson and his wife were so concerned about her cover, and possibly the cover of other agents, being blown, then why did he publish an editorial in the New York Times discussing a classified intelligence-gathering mission he went on? Why did he then go on to make many media appearances peddling his own fictional version of his mission? Did Wilson think that foreign intelligence services would not do a little background work on him, his family, and all of their ostensible connections? Ed Bradley was not interested in answering any of these questions.
The 60 Minutes segment further argued that the leak "gives America's enemies clues about how the CIA operates." Marcinkowski explained, "[Valerie Plame] is the wife of an ambassador, for example. Now, since this happened, every wife of an ambassador is going to be suspected. Or they'll know there's a possibility that the wife of a U.S. ambassador is a CIA agent."
But, it is doubtful that this affair revealed any new information about the CIA's tactics. This country's enemies have long known that covert operatives are seeded in the ranks of embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world. This has been the standard operating procedure for intelligence services as long as nations have practiced the art of espionage. In fact, one of the main reasons the CIA did not have better and more human intelligence assets in the Taliban's Afghanistan and Saddam's Iraq was that there was no formal diplomatic presence in those countries from which to operate.
It is a safe bet, too, that the family members of U.S. diplomats and ambassadors, especially those who write fictional accounts about their classified intelligence-gathering missions in the world's most famous newspaper, are immediately suspected as well.
For further speculation on the effects of the Plame leak, Bradley turned to Democratic Congressman Rush Holt, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee:
Bradley asked the leading question, "Is it possible that someone overseas, someone is going to jail because of this?"
Holt replied, "Sure, it's possible."
Bradley then led a little further, "Is it possible that somebody lost their life?"
Holt replied, "It's possible. I don't know."
Thus, according to 60 Minutes, not only did the outing of Valerie Plame destroy her career--an act of retribution against a man who dared to criticize the war in Iraq--it also possibly led to other agents being imprisoned or even killed. Such speculation is certainly designed to leave the viewer even more enraged over this whole affair.
None of this is meant to excuse any alleged wrong-doing on Scooter Libby's part. Nor should the outing of any CIA operative be taken lightly. But, behind the 60 Minutes version of events lies a host of unanswered questions.
Thomas Joscelyn is an economist and writer living in New York.


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posted at 2/16/2011 10:26 AM ESTi think pugs and fram are getting very close!!
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posted at 2/16/2011 10:43 AM ESTIn Response to Re: February Updates:Kar, I would definitely go that route if DH had reasonable gift requests! :) He told me he wants a certain sports jersey, which wouldn't be so bad except for the fact that he's already looked for it and said it's not available anywhere. I asked him how on earth he expected me to get it and he just said, "I don't know...work your magic!" Like I said...delusional when it comes to his birthday.
Posted by PugsandKissesFram and Pug good luck!Pug- if I were you, I would give my MIL a copy of your DH's birthday list a day or two before you go to the hospital. This way she will be so busy shopping for him that she just may forget what's going with you.
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posted at 2/16/2011 10:44 AM ESTi think pugs and fram are getting very close!!
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I hope you're right! :) Worst case scenario is that I get induced at 41 weeks, but that still means I won't be pregnant any longer than 2 more weeks. I can deal with that!
Tomarra, that is a fantastic idea! And you just made me realize that if she throws a party for him (you know, because even though he's OLD he still needs a party with cake and ice cream), I have the perfect excuse to stay home. I don't think anyone can argue with you when you say "I can't come because my lady parts hurt."
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posted at 2/16/2011 10:55 AM ESTYou guys, I had the craziest dream last night! Check this out for a laugh!
I dreamt I had the baby now (at 15 weeks)!! I had a c-sec again and I didn't know where you or the baby was. I saw the midwife as they wheeled me out and asked her to find BH and the LO. Suddenly I was in a room and the baby was regular newborn size. They gave it to me and it had regular breastmilk type p00p (not meconium) all over it including on the face and mouth, like a really bad blowout. So I was trying to clean it up (I never did find out the sex). Then I was trying to nurse, but the baby wanted a bottle and either told me or the nurse told me my breasts had no milk. So I was like, "that's not true! I've been pumping." And then I thought they gave it a bottle when I didn't know where it was and now it only wanted bottles. Then I told DH it would be awkward to tell work about this because they didn't even know I was pregnant yet. And then I was sad I never got to wear one of my maternity shirts with a funny slogan. Then I woke up! What do you make of that?
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posted at 2/16/2011 2:18 PM ESTTrouble, those pregnancy dreams are NUTS. I had some crazy ones, especially early on. I'd wake up and just be totally confused!
So I had another growth ultrasound today, and got great news! The ventricle in the brain that was dilated to 13mm a few weeks ago is now down to 10mm, which is just about normal! All the doctors told us it was most likely nothing to worry about anyway, but it is still nice to see that it's taking care of itself. Yay!
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posted at 2/16/2011 3:01 PM ESTcongrats on great news, pugs!
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posted at 2/16/2011 4:16 PM ESTPugs & Tomarra - I literally just laughed out loud at the suggestion that Pugs hand over the bday list to her MIL. I was already going to post that it's clearly MIL's fault he's crazy about his bday :o)
Trouble - That is one detailed dream!
Sooooo (somewhat) bad news for me. I had an appointment this morning and due to high blood pressure I am now on bed rest.
The morning started with a call that my NP was out sick, so I had to go in later and see a different NP. She did an exam and I was relieved because it didn't phase me at all - the last one kind of hurt/kind of ticked and made me wonder how I'd ever handle labor! She said I'm still less than one cm dilated, but 75% effaced... At least I think I am? The cervix is usually about 4 cm long and mine is 1 cm. I'm not sure how to express that, but I'm guessing I'm 75% effaced since 75% of the cervix is gone? She said it was short and soft, which is great, despite not being dilated.
Unfortunately my blood pressure was high, so I had to give blood and urine samples and do a non-stress test. The NST went well. Then I went back later for an ultrasound. They were checking for movement and fluid levels. Everything looked good.
I haven't received the lab results yet, except for one that indicated my platelets were slightly low... or something. Could be a coincidence or could be a sign of preeclampsia. The NP and OB said even if the test results look ok, I still have to be on bed rest. I have a follow up appointment on Friday. I do wonder if they're over reacting given that all of the follow up tests have been fine so far (knock on wood), but I'm sure you can all relate to doing whatever the doctors say when it comes to baby!
Sorry for the long post!! I'm partially relieved to get some rest before baby and partially upset to be done working already. My doctor wouldn't approve, but I'm going in for an hour or two tomorrow to hand things over and send out some emails. I don't know if I'll have to use vacation days or what. It's such a bummer, but partially nice to be forced into resting.
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posted at 2/16/2011 4:23 PM ESTPugs (or anyone who has had an internal exam towards the end) - Did you feel more sore afterward? I've had slightly more pelvic/pubic pain all day, but nothing crazy. Just slightly sharper pains, I guess.
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posted at 2/16/2011 4:32 PM EST
Fram, I think I jinxed you last week when I told you to work on getting your BP higher. Bummer about bed rest...hopefully it will be shortlived and you'll end up having the baby sooner than later!
Just curious, do you have a history of high BP or did it just come about with the pregnancy? Asking since you're the second person I know who has had this in the last week. I am wondering if its something that increases late in pregnancy and that's common? Maybe that's what preeclempsia is...I don't really know...and I should. :-)
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posted at 2/16/2011 4:47 PM ESTThank you both!
Silver - I think preeclampsia is mostly high blood pressure that sets in towards the end of pregnancy. Not sure what else it entails. My blood pressure - up until last week - is generally on the low end so this came completely out of nowhere! It doesn't look like it's reeeally preeclampsia, but the NP said that it's not likely to go down once it has gone up, so I should rest.
I've been thinking that baby will arrive late - like at 41 weeks, so I really hope I've been wrong!! As long as everything is fine, they won't induce until roughly 3/3, so that would be like 10 vacation days before my leave starts :o(
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posted at 2/16/2011 7:51 PM ESTFram- sorry that you have to go on bed rest now. It's good that all your tests came back with good news though. My friend with high bp went on bed rest a month before her dd and then went 2 weeks after that. She was supposed to be induced and never made it that far. Hopefully you'll go earlier and don't have to use all your vacation days. Stay well and take it easy!
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posted at 2/17/2011 8:16 AM ESTFram, I'm so sorry to hear about your BP and bed rest, but it definitely sounds like your spirits are still good. Thankfully all your tests are coming back normal, so hopefully this is just a little blip in your otherwise uneventful pregnancy! From what I've read, preeclampsia consists of high BP and protein in the urine after 20 weeks, so if your urine sample comes back okay then I'm guessing you don't have it. Fingers crossed!!!
I wouldn't say I had sharp pains so much after the internals, but definitely more cramping and BH. I'm always uncomfortable afterwards, that's for sure. I had some bleeding after this last one, too.
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posted at 2/17/2011 9:36 AM ESTFram--I had "pregnancy-induced hypertension" towards the end of my pregnancy and while I wasn't on bedrest, my OB did insist that I take it easy and, if I was compelled to work, to work from home as much as possible. At first, he didn't want me going in to work at all (he was ok with me working from home), but I borrowed a BP cuff from my mother, brought it into my next appt. to make sure it got a similar reading to the nurse's reading with a regular cuff and stethoscope, and he conceded that as long as I took my BP a couple times of day at home (or at work if I insisted on going), and as long as I promised to call if it went over a certain level, he was ok with that arrangement. I don't know what your work entails, but if it's mostly phone/computer-based and you can get an electronic BP machine, you may be able to do at least some work from home to preserve your vacation time and maternity leave.
I continued to be monitored weekly with an ultrasound and NST, and I did go into the office on those days b/c I work down the street from where the monitoring was done. OB wasn't thrilled, but he conceded that since I was so close to the hospital and with other people (including doctors and nurses who would be able to help in a pinch if anything went awry), that it was a slightly better situation than being alone at home at least 1/2 hour from the hospital where I planned to deliver.
I did end up in L&D triage a few times for further BP monitoring, but my urine kept coming back negative for protein, and my BP always went back down to an acceptable level, so they had to let me go.
Ultimately, my BP skyrocketed one day while being monitored and I took yet another trip up to L&D triage. This time, they found a "trace" amount of protein in my urine, but my BP dropped back down. The OB who was on (ironically, the OB/gyn I had switched from after her office/nurses p1ssed me off while TTC) wanted to do a c-section right then and there, but I put her off. My OB had agreed--but didn't recommend--that he would be willing to try a breach delivery of my daughter (DS was "baby A," head-down and ready to pop out, DD was "baby B" and breach), so I wanted to deliver while he was on. She ended up calling my OB and discussed my case with him. I was sent home with a couple of bright orange jugs and told to collect my urine for the next 24 hours and bring it back the next day when I came in for further monitoring...and I was also told to bring my hospital bags with me.
The next afternoon I went in, handed over my jugs of urine, and had my BP monitored, and it was elevated again/still. Apparently there was still some protein in my urine too. My OB was on that day (which I didn't know ahead of time) and after a little discussion, he convinced me to get the babies out that night. By then, I was 37.5 weeks, which was great for a twin pregnancy. I liked that my OB would be the one to deliver them, too (even though he finally convinced me to have a c-section).
So...that's my pre-eclampsia story. Pre-eclampsia isn't something you want to mess with, so listen to your doctor and at least follow the spirit of his advice re: bed rest. I can't remember how far along you are, but chances are if your BP continues to be elevated, they're not going to let you go past your due date. And if there's protein in your urine, depending on the amount, they're going to want to get the baby out sooner rather than later. I don't know what the threshhold is for singleton pregnancies, but the goal for twin pregnancies is to get to 36 weeks. After that, most OBs won't hesitate to get the babies out if there's a problem or impending problem. There may be more leeway with singleton pregnancies, but if you haven't already, make sure your bags are packed and ready to go!
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posted at 2/17/2011 9:38 AM ESTYou just reminded me - I asked the NP if every pregnant woman has BH contractions and she said no. There are women who have them and don't feel them, but some women don't get them at all.
Any tips for dealing with a stuffy nose?? I used the neti pot a few times between Saturday and Monday, but now it burns too much - even if I only put water in. I just filled the sink with steaming hot water and leaned over it with a towel over my head. No clue if that's a thing, but it was worth a try! I think it helped a little? I am telling you, you have never seen this much snot. It's out of control!! I can't sleep with this stuffy nose, but at least now that I'm on bed rest I can take a nap.
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posted at 2/17/2011 9:44 AM ESTThanks for the info Daisy! I think we were typing at the same time. My due date is 5 days away - 2/22. I think that's why the doctor wasn't very flexible. She did say I could work from home, but it's not feasible. There are things I can do from home, but most of them can't be completed without access to various web sites and applications. It's too bad because I think my boss would let me work home at least for this week.
All of my test results came back fine - no protein in the urine as far as I know - but I think they're not messing around because I'm in the last week of pregnancy.
Does anyone know what a normal/ideal BP is??
I am going to be posting like crazy
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posted at 2/17/2011 9:45 AM ESTFram - sorry about the high BP! And yes, putting your head over a steaming bowl of water or pot will definitely help. It's weird and time consuming but it should help clear you up! The neti burns me sometimes, too, and I've realized in pregnancy bloody water actually ends up coming out (ewww! sorry). So I've stopped with the neti...
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posted at 2/17/2011 9:50 AM ESTI didn't think everyone woman did, but then I read otherwise so I figured I was wrong and posted a retraction of the "not all women do" assertion. Thanks for posting what the NP said about it. I wonder, though, how they determine the difference between women who don't report them because they don't feel them vs they don't have them. I suppose if they put women on contraction monitors the whole third trimester and nothing registers they'd know for sure, but aside from that?
I've known a couple of pg women with terrible colds whose docs recommended Sudafed later in their pregnancies. But, given the high blood pressure, I'd be sure to ask, obviously. My grandmother always did your towel over steaming water trick with me when I was little. I don't know if it helped, but I remember hating it! GL, and feel better soon.
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posted at 2/17/2011 9:54 AM ESTNormal blood pressure is what you averaged before you got pregnant (if you didn't have high blood pressure). Average is 120/80.
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posted at 2/17/2011 9:57 AM EST120/80 is the typical normal BP reading but mine is always in the 100/60 reading which is my normal. So call the OB office and get your last couple BP readings to determine what your normal is.
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posted at 2/17/2011 10:01 AM ESTRe: BH contractions...I never had them that I was aware of. Apparently at one of my NSTs I was having a few, but I never felt them and was surprised when the nurse/technician mentioned it. If I had gone the full 40 weeks, maybe I would have started having/feeling them later, but who knows?
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posted at 2/17/2011 10:18 AM ESTI never felt BH with my pregnancy, either. I had weekly NSTs for the last month of my pg, and I would see contractions registering on the monitor but I didn't feel them. I could feel DS moving, but not the contractions. I didn't even feel real contractions when my water broke. The doctor started me on pitocin and soon after I got an epidural. So, I guess I never really felt ANY contractions!
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posted at 2/17/2011 10:26 AM ESTInteresting! I guess it would be hard to determine whether a woman has them without any monitoring. I've had two NSTs that didn't register any contractions, so I assume I haven't had them, but who really knows.
120/80 is exactly what I recall my BP being last week!
Called the office to ask for advice for my stuffy nose and they think I might have a sinus infection. So now I have an appt with my PCP this afternoon. I swear I am not a hypochondriac!! What is going on this week?!
I'm worried to take any medecine for anything because I don't want it to affect my milk supply if I go into labor within the next few days. I suppose for now I don't actually have milk so maybe I shouldn't worry about it? I'll be sure to ask.
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posted at 2/17/2011 10:31 AM ESTFram - the cold you have might be part of what is elevating your BP. But that is even more reason to take it easy. I hope you feel better soon. (and I hope you don't have a sinus infection, those take forever to go away completely.)
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posted at 2/17/2011 11:55 AM ESTOh Fram, feel better! 5 more days hopefully! So exciting!!!
I hope EOE is well. Yay for warmer weather. Finally!
AFM, I had a DA today. I scheduled it with my OB rather than the midwives (they have a combined practice) so I could discuss what he thinks about me trying a VBAC. He was pretty emphatic that he did not think I was a good candidate because the deliveries would too close together. Which is what I thought all along! Urgh! So frustrating. I feel like everyone has their own agenda that they push. Midwives want you to do a vaginal birth because, well, that's what they do. OBs like c-secs because they are trained surgeons. I wish I could get an unbiased answer. Regardless, now I'm leaning towards the c-sec because if anything did go wrong, it'd be really bad (uterine rupture).
Also exciting, my next appointment will be my full scan! Yay!!! Then my OB said I can come in only every 6 weeks! Isn't that great? Less time off of work :) I really don't see the need to go just to hear the HB anyway especially since I'll prob be feeling kicks soon enough. I also have very few questions now. I know the drill :)
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posted at 2/17/2011 12:24 PM ESTSupply issues aside, Sudafed makes my heart race, like it feels like it's going to jump out of my chest, so I only take the minimal amount and only if I'm desperate. Definitely ask around before taking anything.


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Economic gloom takes halt in Germany
MANNHEIM, Germany—German economic expectations deteriorated in February, indicating that the recovery isn't gaining any significant momentum, a major think-tank reported Tuesday.
Economic activity is likely to "move sideways, with only minor ups and downs," ZEW President Wolfgang Franz said. "Worries about the labor market, budget deficits and the euro have not lessened."
The ZEW said its economic expectations index declined for the fifth straight month, to 45.1 points from 47.2 points in January. The outcome was above economists' forecasts of 41.5 points, and above the indicator's historical average of 27.1 points.
After leading Europe's gradual economic recovery since last summer, Germany unexpectedly stalled in the fourth quarter, as rising exports failed to offset weak private consumption and slack investment, the Federal Statistics Office reported last week.
"Large-scale consolidation needs—not only in Greece but also in many other European countries—weigh on the medium-term outlook for the European Union as a whole and accordingly on the German export sector," said Alexander Koch, an economist at UniCredit UNCFF 1.04 % SpA.
Current economic conditions in Germany picked up in February, with the corresponding indicator up 1.8 points at -54.8 points, the ZEW survey of 278 analysts and institutional investors showed.
Last year, the German economy suffered its biggest contraction in the 60-year history of the Federal Republic, as gross domestic product contracted 4.9%. Economists expect German GDP to grow around 1.5% this year.
The government will need to make harsh spending cutbacks if it is to reduce taxes next year by €20 billion ($27 billion) as planned, Mr. Franz said in an interview. "It would be wrong to believe tax cuts could be financed through higher growth rates alone," he said.
The center-right coalition parties are at loggerheads over the timing of the tax cuts, which they agreed to implement in 2011 if possible.
"I am disappointed that the coalition agreement fails to include concrete action points on fiscal consolidation, especially in light of promised tax cuts," said Mr. Franz.
Labor-market conditions will probably deteriorate further, he said. "I don't expect a turnaround in the labor market before 2011, but I hope to be proven wrong here," Mr. Franz said. A total of 3.617 million people were registered as unemployed in January.
ZEW economist Peter Westerheide said it is unlikely that Germany will enter a "double dip" recession."
—Karen Hage in Frankfurt contributed to this article.
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