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Clomid, HcG injection and IUI
My husband and i are currently undergoing fertility treatments. We are to start clomid on monday and then begin the injection and then start the IUI. Has anyone else been through this and what are your results? I've been reading some into it and the chances of conceiving through this arent' very good. I'm hoping that I'll hear from people who have had pregnant results.
Posted: 02/03/2012 by ERT86
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I am so glad that you posted this, I have been waiting to share my story! We had been ttc for exactly three years. I had very long cycles (40-50 days) and a 9-10 day LP with spotting before AF. We were also dealing with MF. Two months ago I began clomid 3-7 and prometrium after ovulation. In december my LP was 12 days, I saw that the meds were working...THANK GOD!!! so we scheduled our first IUI for the day after I got a positive OPK. I got the positive on Jan 3rd at 6 am, went in for my IUI at 9 am. We used donor sperm. Last Friday, 10 dpo I took a test, and got my first ever positive test! I absolutely could not believe it. I took eight more tests, some of which actually said "pregnant" just to be sure. I am now four weeks and four days pregnant with my first child. My iui worked the first time. I was in your shoes a few weeks ago. I was worried because I wasn't using trigger shots, but the timing was perfect. I gave up all caffeine, went to acupuncture, and prayed a lot. Good luck!!posted 02/09/2012 by inheaven5
So glad to hear the experiences of other women. I just embarked on this process myself and I am trying to tell myself to relax and stay hopeful. I'm doing clomid days 5-10 and I'm now on day 7. I go back for my u/s on Tuesday to see if the follies are developing and if so trigger shot. We have been TTC for about 5 years and this is our first time being in the position financially and mentally to go forward with the fertility treatments. I'm so anxious to see if the clomid is working, I KNOW my 2WW is going to be a nightmare!! LOL. Love to hear a good success story!posted 02/16/2012 by JChristineH
So last Monday after taking clomid for 5 days i went in to my doctor for an ultrasound to check my follicles. I had 3 huge ones and about an hour after the ultrasound I was taking the trigger shot. We went back the next day (which happened to be Valentines Day) for the IUI and am now in the two week wait period. I get to take my pregnancy test on the 29th and cant' wait. My husband and I have been TTC for over 3 years and after a seman analysis we found out that he has an issue with his morphology so we're hoping that because we got the little extra help that it'll work. I appreciate hearing all of your stories and hope your pregnancies and/or IUI's work! Please keep me informed!posted 02/19/2012 by ERT86
my husband and i have been trying to conceive for 4 years we never went to a doctor until this year i found out im not ovulating on my own so i took some pills called letrozole. took them for nine days and helped me to ovulate. then i found out my husband has a problem too. so my doctor told we have an option of doind an IUI and we decided that yes we were going to do it.i got my htg shot so i can release my egg and the next day as yesterday i went to get my IUI done and now i have to wait to see if im pregnet on october 8,2012. so hopefully this works for me and my husband i will keep you people updated to see if it works!!!! wish me good luck all you girls that are out there doing the same thing as i'am.posted 09/24/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
Have faith with this!! I just had my first IUI today and it was a breeze. Have been TTC for 2 years. Started 100mgto of Clomid days 3-7 then day 132 was given HCG injection a few hours after my ultrasound to check to follies. I am 31 and ovulate rwgulary but nothing has taken. Had all the slew of tests run on me and DH with no explaination as to why we can't get pg. IUI is successfully depending on what the fertility issues are. My advice ask lots of questions with you Dr. and if you don't feel confident then find a new Dr. I will keep you posted since I am now in the 2ww. Goodluck!posted 02/10/2012 by Texan2theCore
This is our first cycle with HCG shot, clomid, and IUI. For the past year, we've been TTC the natural way which is good old fashion love making and peaking at the opk kits every month. We know we're doing it at the right time but we're not getting any results. Even though me and hubby are under 30, I decided to go see a RE just to be sure. Just like we expected everything is working fine on both our ends and my doctor don't understand why we haven't conceived. He diagnosed me with unexplained fertility and we both considered the possibility that I have hostile CM which could be the reason why the old fashion way isn't working so well. So we are doing our first cycle of clomid with IUI. I want to be a little aggressive so we're doing the HCG shot as well just for the purpose of great timing. I ovulate just fine but we want to increase our chances and I really don't want to do an IUI more than once. So I'm go all out the first time around. Wish me luck.posted 07/01/2013 by a BabyCenter Member
All these stories make me have more faith, my Hub and I have been TTC for about 5 yrs. He is fine, I was dx with PCOS and started treatment of Clomid for the first 2mo on 50mg and now on June is my 3rd mo on 100mg days 5-10. I went for my u/s on Monday 24th and was told I have 1 follicule 18mm and right away I was asked if I wanted the trigger shot, which I took right away. My Dr told me and Hub to get to work for 3 days straight since Monday and then every other day after that. I was not told of the 2ww but I will do it because I'm no anxious to get a positive after so many yrs trying. Keep me in your prayers and hope all of us get a lucky +!posted 06/26/2013 by bebestarlet1
I'm 42 yrs old, 2 grown teens from late husband. I am re-married and new DH and I have been TTC for 2 yrs. We finally conceeded to fertility treatments. I finished my 3rd month of Clomid (100/day) days 3-7 (had 2 large follicles) and trigger shot, did out 1st IUI 2 weeks ago. We took test last night AND this morning and got BFP!!!! Going for official blood test tomorrow morning.posted 11/19/2012 by tandi42
I'm very happy and excited for you!!! I have not have much luck :-(... My DH has low sperm count + A translocation disorder. We were about to start our first cycle with IVF but it was cancelled bc we have to see a generic counselor and and PGD doctor before.. My and I are so dissapointed .. We are young and having so much issues to get pregnant make us very sad. But I have faith that we will have that baby very soon. Wish you the best !!!! Keep me posted may be you will get lucky and get twinsposted 07/23/2012 by Mary180
Clomid with prayer is a miracle drug i got pregnant after 5 cycles after trying for 5 yearsposted 07/18/2012 by MommyAnisa25
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Barbara Haldeman, Wendell A. Porter, Kathleen C. Ruppert, and Randall A. Cantrell2
• LED lights are very small, extremely durable, and can be manufactured in a variety of colors and forms.
They have the potential to be more energy efficient and last far longer than most current lighting technologies.
They are considered environmentally friendly, since they contain no mercury, and the visible light applications for home or business do not emit infrared (IR) or ultraviolet (UV) light.
They produce very little heat, and their lifetime is not affected by frequent on/off switching.
The cost of materials needed to make LED lighting has plummeted in the past several years. Although LEDs remain more expensive than their counterparts, their prices are steadily declining.
• LED: Light Emitting Diode.
SSL: Solid State Lighting, a general term for semiconductors that convert electricity into light.
Semiconductors: Solid materials that possess electrical conductivity.
Diode: A simple semiconductor device.
CFL: Compact Fluorescent Lamp (lamp is the lighting industry's term for bulb).
CRI: Color Rendering Index, a measure of how a standard series of colors appear under a light source, compared to a reference light source (daylight or incandescent light); CRI is measured on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 being identical to the reference light source.
CCT: Correlated Color Temperature, a measure of the color appearance of a light source; CCT is measured in degrees Kelvin (K), the absolute temperature scale; white light products commonly range from "warm white" (2700K) to "cool white" (5000K).
RGB: Red-Green-Blue, the three primary colors of light.
White light: Not an actual "color," but rather a combination of all wavelengths in the visible spectrum of light.
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are part of a class of lighting called Solid State Lighting (SSL). Unlike incandescent or compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), LEDs are small electronic components that convert electricity into light.
LEDs are already being used in a variety of applications:
Status lights on electronic devices of all kinds
Decorative lighting strings (both indoor and outdoor)
Auto headlamps
Traffic lights
Outdoor lighting fixtures for parking lots, streets, and parks
Architectural lighting
Retail display lighting
Desk and task lights
Home lighting applications such as recessed down-lights and under-cabinet lights
LED applications allow for extraordinary flexibility in lighting design with regard to color, brightness, size, shape, and distribution. There is even a fabric with LEDs incorporated into the weave—imagine t-shirts with designs that change shape and color, or a sofa in an airline terminal with a digital clock displayed across its cushions!
However, in terms of general lighting—that is, general illumination using white light—quality and efficiency can vary greatly from product to product. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) lists several reasons:
The newness of the technology: LED technology is developing fast; new generations of LED devices appear every 4-6 months. Last year's LED light may well be outdated by now, with newer models providing better quality light more efficiently.
The technology is different: Because LEDs are completely different from traditional lighting sources, standards and testing procedures were implemented by the ENERGY STAR® program (a collaborative effort of the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency) in June 2008 in the interest of making it easier for consumers to compare products.
Everyone's learning: Because LEDs can be sensitive to some thermal and electrical conditions, manufacturers are racing to develop fixtures or components that are LED compatible in multiple applications.
Ongoing research in LED lighting is happening right now all around the world. Governments and private industry are extremely interested in LEDs both because of their great adaptability in design and the potential energy savings that LED lighting offers. LED lighting has the potential to revolutionize home, office, retail, and architectural lighting in the coming years—and that includes general white-light illumination.
LEDs differ from traditional light sources in the way they produce light. In an incandescent lamp, a tungsten filament is heated by electric current until it glows, emitting visible light. In a fluorescent lamp, an electric current causes the gas inside the tube to emit ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which strikes the phosphor coating on the inside of the glass, causing it to emit visible light.
An LED, on the other hand, is a semiconductor diode, a device that allows current to flow in only one direction. It's made of a chip of semiconducting material treated to create a structure called a p-n (positive-negative) junction. The positive side contains excess positive charge ("holes," indicating the absence of electrons) while the negative side contains excess negative charge (electrons).
When current is applied, the negatively-charged electrons move toward the positive side, and the positively-charged "holes" move toward the negative side. At the junction, the electrons and holes combine. As this occurs, energy is released in the form of light that is emitted by the LED.
Depending on the alloy used to make the semiconductor, the light emitted by the LED can range through the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. "White" light is created by combining the light from red, green, and blue (RGB) LEDs, or by coating a blue LED with yellow phosphor.
White light is a combination of all wavelengths in the visible spectrum. Incandescent lamps inherently produce white light. LEDs do not. They emit light in a very narrow range of the spectrum, producing nearly monochromatic light—the color depending on the materials used to create the LED. "White light LEDs" are created in two different ways: phosphor conversion or RGB. In phosphor conversion, a blue LED is coated with a yellow phosphor, resulting in light that appears white to the eye. This method is lower in cost than the RGB approach. Phosphor-converted chips are manufactured in large quantities in forms that are integrated into lighting fixtures.
In the RGB method, white light is produced by mixing the light from multiple red, green, and blue LEDs; sometimes amber is added to enhance the quality of the light. This results in great flexibility in the possible "shades" of white light produced, but is technically more demanding to manufacture, and thus more expensive at this juncture. RGB systems are generally found in custom-designed architectural lighting.
Light quality is indicated by two measurements, correlated color temperature (CCT) and the color rendering index (CRI).
CCT is that aspect of light that people refer to when they talk about "cold" fluorescent lighting; such lighting has a high CCT. CCT is measured in "Kelvins"; cool white light is 5000K, while warm white light has a low CCT at about 2700K. Until recently, most white light LEDs had very high CCTs, often above 5000K, but warm white LEDs are now available. They are less efficient than cool white LEDs, but are comparatively as efficient as CFLs.
The CRI is a measure of how color appears when illuminated by a light source compared to reference sources such as incandescent light or daylight. A CRI of 100 is identical to the reference source, so the higher the CRI the better. Everyone has experienced the dull colors and washed-out faces resulting from old-style fluorescent tube lighting, which had a CRI ranging from 50 to 60. Phosphor-converted warm white LEDs are now being produced that claim to have a CRI of 80, a value most people find quite acceptable. Others exceeding 90 also have been reported.
The CRI, however, has been found to be inaccurate for white light RGB LEDs, and there is controversy in the industry as to the reliability of the rating for other lighting types as well, so a new measurement system is under development.
LED technology is changing quickly; it is estimated that white light LEDs producing high-quality light will be commonplace within the next few years.
It depends. The best white light LED lamps can meet or exceed the efficiency of compact fluorescent lamps—but many LEDs currently on the market do not. LEDs are sensitive to temperature and electrical conditions, and LED fixtures must be designed carefully to take this into account; many manufacturers are not yet experienced in such design. However, research and development in this area is very active, and more efficient LED devices are expected to appear on the market within a few years. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that the energy efficiency of LEDs already rivals the most efficient white light sources.
Previously, the cost of producing high quality LED products was somewhat prohibitive for homes and offices when compared to standard lighting. The cost of production has kept the LEDs out of many homes and offices. However, recent technological advances enable a 15-centimeter silicon wafer—costing just $15—to accommodate 150,000 LEDs, which is making the cost per unit much more economical (Barras, 2009).
The ENERGY STAR® website states "that Solid-State Lighting (SSL) is the future of lighting, and thanks in part to ENERGY STAR, it'll be here faster than you think. The ENERGY STAR label on SSL luminaires will provide consumers with the confidence that these products meet efficiency and performance criteria established by DOE in collaboration with industry stakeholders. With test procedures finalized, the ENERGY STAR SSL program went into effect on September 30, 2008. ENERGY STAR is focusing on lighting applications and products for which the technology has advanced to a point where performance is equal to or better than traditional efficient lighting technologies based on light output, luminaire efficacy, and cost. The focus on quality will go a long way to ensure that consumers have a good experience with this new technology." Visit the ENERGY STAR website at http://www.energystar.gov or the Building Technologies Program site at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/ for more information.
Once industry and ENERGY STAR® standards are fully in place, consumers will be able to comparison shop for LED white lights the way they now do for incandescent and compact fluorescent lights, choosing the lamps and fixtures that give them the combination of light quality and energy efficiency they're looking for. LEDs are already available for multiple applications in and around the home—from landscape and walkway lighting to holiday lighting, and even ambient lighting in hard-to-reach places where the long life of LEDs is a real asset—and the future is looking brighter every day.
Barras, C. (2009). Cheap, Super-efficient LED Lights on the Horizon, New Scientist. Retrieved March 19, 2012 from http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16496-cheap-superefficient-led-lights-on-the-horizon.html.
Solid State Lighting Luminaires. Retrieved March 19, 2012 from http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_specs.ssl_luminaires.
LEDs. Retrieved March 19, 2012 from http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/researchareas/leds.asp.
LED Lighting. Retrieved March 19, 2012 from http://www.toolbase.org/Home-Building-Topics/Remodeling/white-LED-lighting.
Introduction to LED Lighting. Retrieved June 4, 2012 from http://lightingdesignlab.com/introduction-leds.
This document is FCS3280, one of an Energy Efficient Homes series of the Family, Youth and Community Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. This material was prepared with the support of the Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Energy Office. However, any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Original publication: June 2008. Revised March 2012. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
Barbara Haldeman, editorial assistant, Program for Resource Efficient Communities; Wendell A. Porter, lecturer and P.E., Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Kathleen C. Ruppert, associate Extension scientist, Program for Resource Efficient Communities; Revised by Randall A. Cantrell, assistant professor, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences; Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.
The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other UF/IFAS Extension publications, contact your county's UF/IFAS Extension office.
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Beil accuses Walker of wrecking state services
Madison -- The leader of the state's largest union said Milwaukee County Scott Walker would "wreck services" if he became governor because of his pledge to cut wages and benefits for state workers.
"His prescription for Milwaukee County has been to wreck services so badly that the state has had to step in repeatedly just to make sure vital functions don't collapse completely," Marty Beil, executive director of the Wisconsin State Employees Union, said in a statement. "Who can we call on to save us when he starts destroying the entire state?"
Walker, a Republican, said Monday if elected next year he would cut wages and benefits for workers so the state could afford tax cuts. (3)
Neumann wants twice monthly debates with Walker
Madison -- Former Congressman Mark Neumann challenged Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker to two debates a month starting in December as the two seek the Republican nomination for governor.
"There is no better time than now to begin speaking directly with folks across Wisconsin, in the communities we want to serve as the next governor," Neumann said Tuesday in a statement.
He is proposing the two debate twice a month from December until the September 2010 primary. Neumann said he wants to make sure the two have at least one debate in each of the state's eight congressional districts by the end of March. (4)
UPDATE: Walker comments decried by supervisors
MIlwaukee County Executive Scott Walker's radio comments this week that he ordered layoffs of 180 county employees as a means to leverage other budget cuts were criticized by five county supervisors.
According to a statement by County Board Chairman Lee Holloway and Supervisors John F. Weishan Jr., Christopher Larson, Theo Lipscomb and Johnny Thomas:
"If the county executive were only applying pressure on the County Board to come up with savings, he wouldn't have actually issued these layoff notices," the statement said. "A true leader would not play games with our community's core services and the lives of 180 families for personal political gain."
Walker issued the layoff notices Friday but rescinded them the same day. (3)
Hearing on expelling Wood may not come until after new year
Madison -- A committee looking at expelling Rep. Jeff Wood (I-Chippewa Falls) from the Assembly likely won't make a recommendation until after the new year.
The Special Committee on Ethics and Standards of Conduct met for the first time Thursday to begin exploring removing Wood from office because he's been charged three times in less than a year with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If convicted of all three, they would be his third, fourth and fifth convictions; he was convicted of drunken driving in 1990 and 1991.
Rep. Mary Hubler (D-Rice Lake), chairwoman of the committee, said a hearing allowing Wood to present his defense likely wouldn't be held until Wood completes a treatment program and has time to prepare a defense, which may not happen until after Jan. 1. »Read Full Blog Post
Walker says appearances with Neumann already happening
Madison -- Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker isn't taking up former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann's challenge to hold twice monthly debates starting in January, saying the two already are frequently appearing together.
The two are seeking the Republican nomination for governor.
"Scott and Mark Neumann have had and continue to have joint appearances scheduled throughout this campaign -- they appeared together at an event in Waukesha (Monday) and will appear next week on a panel together for a local Milwaukee area association event," Walker campaign manager Keith Gilkes said in a statement. "Additionally, both Scott and Mark have already done joint media appearances and will appear together on the Mike Gousha Show this weekend. As we get closer to the election next fall, we'll work on a more formalized schedule." (2)
Walker makes direct budget pitch
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker made a direct pitch to the County Board's finance committee Wednesday, urging reconsideration of his privatization plans for next year.
Walker noted the county could save nearly $6 million by going along with him on outsourcing 222 county housekeeping, security, social worker and computer technician jobs.
"Nearly every private company in the county contracts out for their cleaning services and both the federal courthouse and Reuss Federal building contract out of security," Walker said. "We should too." »Read Full Blog Post(13)
Barrett met with White House political director
During President Barack Obama's visit to Madison on Wednesday, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett met with White House political director Patrick Gaspard.
The meeting was reported by Politico.
Also, on Thursday, Gov. Jim Doyle met with Gaspard in Washington, D.C., in addition to having meetings with Obama, Senior White House Advisor David Axelrod and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
MADD pushing Assembly to take up OWI bill
Madison -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving is pushing state representatives to take up a bill to stiffen drunken driving laws on Thursday instead of weeks or months from now.
The Senate unanimously passed the bill Thursday, which differs slightly from a bill the Assembly unanimously passed in September. It's unclear if the Assembly will take the bill up Thursday or wait until later.
"To MADD, those (differences) aren't deal breakers and MADD believes the Assembly should continue the leadership and concur with (the Senate bill)," said Frank Harris, state policy specialist for MADD. "Quite honestly, the people of Wisconsin can't afford any more delay on OWI." »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Kind travels to Pakistan to study counterterrorism efforts in region
Rep. Ron Kind is on his way to Pakistan as part of a small congressional delegation to examine U.S. counterterrorism efforts in South Asia.
Kind, a La Crosse Democrat, is one of four House Democrats on the week-long trip. The group plans to study regional perspectives on the military and civilian efforts by Americans in Afghanistan as well as U.S. Pakistan relations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization mission in Afghanistan.
In a phone call Monday, Kind said the trip comes at a particularly opportune time given that President Barack Obama is reviewing U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and the region. His interactions with military and civilian officials in Pakistan will help him better understand counterterrorism efforts in that part of the world. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Calls swamp County Board switchboard
Numerous calls to the Milwaukee County Board switchboard Monday followed an appeal by County Executive Scott Walker.
Walker issued a notice Monday morning urging callers to contact supervisors to support his budget and oppose any tax increases.
"Please be pleasant but firm and express your concerns about the creation of a wheel tax or an increase in the property tax levy," Walker's statement said. »Read Full Blog Post(19)
Arts groups win, 4th of July parties lose in Milwaukee city budget
Art trumped patriotism in the Common Council arguments for small-ticket items in Milwaukee's 2010 city budget. But neither issue was quite that black-and-white.
In council floor action last week, supporters of the arts rallied to defeat Mayor Tom Barrett's recommendation to cut city funding for grants to arts groups from $160,000 to $50,000. Had the mayor's plan prevailed, the Milwaukee Arts Board also would have lost a $25,000 state matching grant, for a net loss of $135,000 from this year's $185,000 in city and state funds.
Ald. Michael Murphy, chairman of both the city Arts Board and the council's Finance & Personnel Committee, pushed through a budget amendment to maintain the arts grant funding at this year's level. But one way he did it was to sacrifice $25,000 in funding for art in city buildings. The amendment also changes Election Commission members' pay from a salary to a per-meeting payment. »Read Full Blog Post
Milwaukee County Board ditches wheel tax, OKs 3.8% levy hike
The Milwaukee County Board adopted a precariously balanced 2010 budget early Tuesday that sets aside nearly all of County Executive Scott Walker's privatization efforts, ditches a proposed "wheel tax" and raises the property tax levy 3.8%, or nearly $10 million, to $267 million.
The budget approved by the board included a set of employee concessions with a much lower price tag than those Walker had wanted. Like Walker's, the ones the board approved have not yet been bargained with unions.
The budget approval came on a narrow 10-9 vote from mostly glum and exhausted supervisors. The final vote came at 1:30 a.m., 17 hours after the board started its budget review. »Read Full Blog Post(42)
Wisconsin lawmakers attend Fort Hood ceremony
Several members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation will join Gov. Jim Doyle Tuesday at a Fort Hood memorial service for the victims of last week's shooting at the Army base.
Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl as well as Rep. Tom Petri and Tammy Baldwin plan to attend the afternoon ceremony. President Barack Obama, who traveled there with first lady Michelle Obama, will deliver a speech.
"Our prayers are with all the affected families and we are incredibly thankful for the service of their loved ones," Doyle said in a statement. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Health care vote spurs ad wars
Two labor-backed liberal interest groups have launched a series of television ads thanking potentially vulnerable House Democrats for supporting their party's health care reform bill.
The ads, financed by Health Care for America Now and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, began airing in 20 House districts Tuesday. In Wisconsin, Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Appleton) is the only member receiving such praise.
The ad, which will air for a week in the Green Bay area, commends Kagen for his vote. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Barrett to decide on run for governor this week
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will decide by the end of the week whether to get in the race for governor.
Democrats have no major candidate in the race to replace Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, who is not seeking a third term. Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton bowed out of the race last month and U.S. Rep. Ron Kind of La Crosse has declined to run.
Those decisions have put more pressure on Barrett to get in the race. »Read Full Blog Post(8)
Wauwatosa man arrested for harrasing Sen. Herb Kohl
Barrett makes it official: Milwaukee mayor running for governor
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett made it official Sunday, announcing his candidacy to become Wisconsin'a governor in 2010.
With his family at his side, Barrett stood in front of his west side home and declared, "I'm running because I love my family, I love my state and I'm concerned about its future." »Read Full Blog Post(5)
Madison executive makes it official: Will not run for governor
Madison business executive Kevin Conroy confirmed speculation Sunday that he would not run for governor after Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett declared his candidacy at his home at noon on Sunday.
Conroy said he supports Barrett. "I think that Tom has the requisite integrity and courage to face the hard problems that we face as a state," Conroy said.
As Barrett deliberated whether to run for governor after Gov. Jim Doyle decided not to seek a third term, and as the mayor then grappled with his recovery from the attack against him after leaving the Wisconsin State Fair with his family in August, Conroy indicated he would run as a Democrat if Barrett didn't. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Dems knock Ryan for health care vote
The Democratic National Committee plans to kick off on Tuesday a new radio ad campaign critical of 32 House Republicans for voting against health care reform legislation this month.
The commercials target Republicans in congressional districts that went to Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Reps. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) and Tom Petri (R-Fond du Lac) are among those on the target list.
The ads, which will run this week in the Republicans' congressional districts, knock the legislators for voting for "more of the same" when it comes to health care. »Read Full Blog Post(11)
Falk won't run for lieutenant governor
Madison -- Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk won't run for lieutenant governor.
Falk's name had surfaced as a possible candidate for governor or lieutenant governor as Democrats scrambled to keep control of the Capitol's east wing. Gov. Jim Doyle is not seeking a third term.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced Sunday he is running for governor, and Falk supports his bid. Falk will not seek the nomination for lieutenant governor, said Falk adviser Melissa Mulliken »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Thompson for gov?
Does Tommy Thompson want one more chance at the governor's mansion? The former Wisconsin governor says he is definitely thinking about running for governor -- or even senator -- next year.
"I haven't said no," he said. "I'm looking at it. I'm looking at governor, I'm looking at senator and I'm looking at mayor of Elroy. One of the three."
Thompson, who has good name recognition in Wisconsin even after being out of state politics for eight years, says he has all the time in the world to decide whether or not to throw his hat in the ring for public office. »Read Full Blog Post(11)
Moore asks Obama to talk about Darfur during China visit
Rep. Gwen Moore is among dozens of members urging President Barack Obama to bring up the situation in Read the letter here.
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Group warns Doyle on public financing bill
Madison -- A group that fights campaign finance restrictions warned Gov. Jim Doyle in a letter Wednesday that a bill before him may be unconstitutional.
It's the first sign the bill to boost public financing for state Supreme Court candidates -- which Doyle has pledged to sign -- could lead to a lawsuit.
"Past experience with similar programs in other states has shown them to be ineffective, and in all likelihood (the bill) would be struck down as unconstitutional," wrote Sean Parnell, president of the Center for Competitive Politics. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
Domestic partner benefit measure sidetracked
The Milwaukee County Board Wednesday deferred action on a veto by County Executive Scott Walker of a measure to develop domestic partner health insurance coverage for county employees.
The board voted 19-0 to refer the issue to the board's Personnel Committee for further study.
Supervisor Christopher Larson, the author of the measure, asked for the delay. He said he didn't want the issue to get tangled with the county budget. The board also reviewed Walker's budget vetoes Wednesday. (13)
Public financing is constitutional, group says
Madison -- A group backing a bill providing more public funding for state Supreme Court races says the plan is constitutional and has been vetted by experts in campaign finance law.
Mike McCabe, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, sent a letter Thursday to Gov. Jim Doyle detailing the legal analysis. Doyle has said he plans to sign the bill, which the Legislature sent him earlier this month.
McCabe sent the letter after the Center for Competitive Politics alleged the bill is unconstitutional. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Wall Street Journal takes a jab at former Wisconsin Supreme Court judge
A Wall Street Journal editorial today slams the Obama administration for nominating former Wisconsin Supreme Court Judge Louis Butler to the federal bench.
From the Wall Street Journal:
"As consolation prizes go, Louis Butler can't complain. After being twice rejected by Wisconsin voters for a place on the state Supreme Court, the former judge has instead been nominated by President Obama to a lifetime seat on the federal district court. If he is confirmed, Wisconsin voters will have years to contend with the decisions of a judge they made clear they would rather live without."
Read the full editorial here.
Lawyer calls Butler editorial racist
Madison -- A Wisconsin lawyer is accusing the Wall Street Journal of racism for referring to an African-American judicial nominee as "the White House butler."
A Thursday editorial rips President Barack Obama for appointing former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis B. Butler Jr. to the bench. The editorial took issue with the appointment -- now pending before the U.S. Senate -- because of Butler's rulings and because he was twice rejected by voters in statewide elections.
Madison attorney Jon Axelrod asked the paper for a retraction and apology.
"As an attorney in Wisconsin, I was very offended and disgusted by the racist headline of your editorial today entitled 'The White House Butler,' Axelrod wrote. "Not only do I strongly disagree with the contents of the editorial as deliberately misleading, but it is totally inappropriate to demean Judge Butler because of his race by comparing him to a butler, an occupation unfortunately stereotyped as predominantly African American. You owe this distinguished Wisconsin jurist an immediate retraction tomorrow as well as an apology." (13)
Republican joins push for oversight hearings on stimulus jobs
Rep. Phil Montgomery (R-Ashwaubenon) has joined with Rep. Rich Zipperer (R-Pewaukee) in calling for the Joint Committee on Finance to hold an oversight hearings on the stimulus job reporting.
Zipperer and Montgomery have been pushing for legislative oversight of the stimulus spending results since the data became available in early October.
Earlier this month, a Journal Sentinel review found that the number of jobs reported in Wisconsin was overstated. The story found instances of human error, double counting and more than 100 cases where cost-of-living pay raises were counted as jobs saved. A blog post Wednesday showed $3.5 million in stimulus money is going to six congressional districts that don't exist. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Neumann says he would cap state spending
Madison -- As governor, former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann says he would cap state spending at 1% below inflation.
That would result in eventual tax cuts, the Republican candidate argues in a wonky campaign video.
"Capping spending overall will actually lead to a surplus that we can use for actually reducing taxes," Neumann says in the video. »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Vets Board to again review Scocos
Madison -- Just five weeks after the state Veterans Affairs Board considered Secretary John Scocos' job performance in a closed meeting, the board has scheduled another special meeting on the issue.
Scocos called the October meeting productive, but has since shaken up his staff, The Associated Press has reported.
Scocos supporters have long raised concerns that the board wants to oust him.
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday.
Typo fuels false rumor of Milwaukee council pay raise
Oh, what a difference a line makes.
Because of the online equivalent of a typographical error, some members of Milwaukee's largest city employees union apparently are spreading the rumor that aldermen voted themselves a pay raise while union members were agreeing to contract concessions.
It's not true. In fact, for 2010, the Common Council approved essentially the same wage deal for elected officials that the city struck with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 48: a pay freeze and four unpaid furlough days, the equivalent of a 1.5% pay cut. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Pavement and politics
There seems to be no shortage of amateur road planners second-guessing the Department of Transportation and its decision to rebuild I-94 south of Milwaukee before reconstructing the Zoo Interchange.
Certainly, the $12 to $22 million the state says it now will have to spend on emergency bridges - and temporary ones - in the Zoo helps focus the hindsight.
In Peter Beitzel's view, politics did play a role in the state decision-making, helping to make the path down I-94 the easier one to follow. Beitzel has a unique view of the local infrastructure, having tracked the politics of pavement for 30 years, as a vice president with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area Chamber of Commerce. »Read Full Blog Post(4)
3 Milwaukee aldermen eye mayoral bids
Three Milwaukee aldermen have confirmed speculation that they are considering a run for the mayor's office if Mayor Tom Barrett is elected governor.
Common Council President Willie Hines Jr., Ald. Michael Murphy and Ald. Willie Wade all said they were thinking about entering the race. If Barrett wins the 2010 gubernatorial race, Hines would become acting mayor until a special election is held sometime in early 2011.
Hines said he was "very much interested" and was considering a campaign even before Barrett announced his gubernatorial candidacy. Murphy, the longest-serving alderman and chairman of the council's Finance & Personnel Committee, said he would "love to lead the city," but considered the prospect "very premature." Wade said others were encouraging him to run and he would have to take their opinions into account.
Those three probably would not be alone. The timing of a special election would allow sitting aldermen, Milwaukee County supervisors and state legislators, among other elected officials, to run without giving up their current positions, a factor that could boost the size of the potential field. The same would be true if County Executive Scott Walker is elected governor, triggering a special election for his current office. (9)
Henry Sanders to run for lieutenant governor
Madison -- Add Dane County businessman Henry Sanders to the list of candidates for lieutenant governor.
In a statement, Sanders said he would seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Current Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton is not running again and has decided against running for the open governor's seat.
Sanders ran unsuccessfully for the state Assembly in 2006 in a Democratic primary against then-Rep. David Travis of Waunakee.
Other Democrats running for lieutenant governor are state Sen. Spencer Coggs of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Ald. Tony Zielinski. Republicans in the race are state Rep. Brett Davis of Oregon, Superior Mayor Dave Ross and Lake Geneva businessman Ben Collins. (1)
New poll says Feingold would beat Thompson in hypothetical Senate match up
Obey keeps talking about a "war surtax"
From the Wall Street Journal:
The White House says domestic politics is irrelevant to its pending Afghanistan decision, but domestic politicians beg to differ. "There ain't going to be no money for nothing if we pour it all into Afghanistan," the liberal warhorse David Obey told ABC's Jonathan Karl, before threatening a "war surtax" if President Obama does end up granting General Stanley McChrystal's request for 40,000 more troops.
"That's what happened with the Vietnam War, which wiped out the Great Society," the House Appropriations Chairman said with his customary subtlety. "That's what happened with the Korean War, which wiped out Harry Truman's Square Deal. That's what happened with the end of the progressive movement before the '20s when we went into World War I. In each case, the costs of those wars shut off our ability to pay for anything else." »Read Full Blog Post(13)
Poll shows Doyle with 57% disapproval rating
Madison -- Outgoing Gov. Jim Doyle faces a disapproval rating of 57%, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Twenty-nine percent said they approved of Doyle's job performance.
The poll of 767 Wisconsin voters was conducted Friday through Sunday by Public Policy Polling of North Carolina. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. The poll asked respondents to press numbers on their phones to register their views on Doyle, Sen. Herb Kohl (45% approval) and issues of the day.
Doyle to sign public financing bill Tuesday, group says
Madison -- Gov. Jim Doyle will tweak a bill to provide public financing for state Supreme Court races and then sign it, according to a group advocating campaign finance reform.
Common Cause in Wisconsin released a statement Wednesday that Doyle would sign the bill Tuesday after making "technical corrections... to ensure (the bill) does what it is supposed to do." Doyle has broad powers to rewrite spending bills with his partial-veto pen.
Doyle has said he would sign the bill but his office has not said when. »Read Full Blog Post
Feingold on Fox today
New poll: Governor's race a toss up
The election for governor is a year away, and a poll released on Friday shows it's a close race.
Also, the candidates remain largely unknown, with the exception of former Gov. Tommy G. Thompson, who hasn't announced his intentions, but has flirted with the idea of running for public office again.
The survey by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C., shows that Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett leads Thompson 46% to 41%, with 14% undecided. Barrett leads former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann 41% to 39% with 20% undecided. And Barrett finds himself tied with Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker at 40% with 20% undecided. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
New Democrat in governor's race
Tim John of Oconomowoc, owner of a company that prints religious calendars and is the great grandson of the founder of the Miller Brewing Co., said Saturday he is a candidate for governor.
John, 50, a Democrat, said unemployment among African American males is the biggest issue in Wisconsin.
"The situation was bad when the economy was good, but it's just gotten worse," John said. »Read Full Blog Post(12)
Sneak Preview of Tax Debate
If you need a reminder that taxes are going to be a big issue in next year's Wisconsin governor's race, check out the dueling statements from the major parties today.
They were reacting to the Journal Sentinel's story noting that Wisconsin's tax-burden ranking has slipped steadily in recent years. »Read Full Blog Post(4)


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• The family wing of the new homeless shelter at 595 Van Buren Dr. will be operated by the Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio, and the single-adult sections by the YMCA of Central Ohio. The YWCA Family Center is at 900 Harvey Court, northeast of Downtown. Because of a reporter's errors, a story on Page B4 of Wednesday's Metro & State section included incorrect information. • The combined unfunded liability of Ohio's pension funds is approximately $59 billion. Because of a writer's error, an editorial on Page B9 of Wednesday's Metro & State section included a different figure. • The Bea Miller concert scheduled for July 12 in the Basement has been canceled. A "Tickets, Please" item on Page F2 of today's Weekender section indicated otherwise.
CORRECTIONFriday, June 26, 2015 06:06 AM
In 1986, Ronald E. McNair, who died in the space shuttle Challenger explosion, became the first African-American since Reconstruction to rest in honor in South Carolina's Statehouse Rotunda. Because of an error by the Associated Press, a story on Page A3 of yesterday's Dispatch indicated otherwise.
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Schneider named sports anchor at KBJR/KDLH
Zach Schneider has been named main sports anchor/producer for KBJR 6 and KDLH 3.
The Duluth-native takes over for Tom Hansen, who left the anchor desk last month for a position at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Schneider began his tenure at KBJR 6 and KDLH 3 in 2008 as an intern while still studying at the College of St. Scholastica. After graduation, he worked his way up from being a part-time production assistant to a news multimedia journalist to the weekend sports anchor/producer.
"Zach is a tremendous asset to our team," said Barbara Reyelts, news director for KBJR 6 and KDLH 3. "He knows our regional teams, coaches and players and is focused on telling their stories—not just showing highlights."
"We looked at dozens of candidates and kept coming back to Zach," said David Jensch, vice president and station manager of KBJR 6 and KDLH 3. "He's a great journalist and has a good vision of how to take our sports presentation to the next level."
Also joining the sports department as weekend sports anchor and reporter is Sarah Wheeler. A Duluth-native, she earned her undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota where she was a Division I varsity soccer player. She also holds a master's degree in broadcast and digital journalism from the SI Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University.
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Fuel costs have cut into FedEx's bottom line, company expects mild quarter
Wall Street analysts expect FedEx Corp. to report $1.47 in earnings per share Wednesday when it announces fourth-quarter results.
Two months ago, they predicted $1.69 per share; three months ago, consensus was at $1.95 per share.
"I would expect it will be a very mediocre quarter," said Dick Armstrong, transportation analyst in Stroughton, Wis. "And I don't see anything on the horizon to make it an exciting year."
On May 9, FedEx reduced guidance for the quarter from a range of $1.60-$1.80 per share to $1.45-$1.50, saying fuel prices had increased 7 percent -- or about $100 million -- since it last adjusted guidance March 20.
Like all energy users, the company is being whammed by fuel costs. Downturns in the economy mean that many of the company's planes are flying 60 to 70 percent full within in the United States.
Assuming an average jet fuel price of $3.88 for the year, Morgan Keegan analyst Art Hatfield expects fuel costs in the express division alone will rise 25.5 percent to $4.7 billion.
As the company raises surcharges to cover the gap, Hatfield said more air freight customers will shift to less expensive ground networks.
On Friday, Morgan Keegan scaled its earnings estimates for FedEx down 90 cents to $4.85 -- compared to the Wall Street consensus of $6.05 -- for fiscal year 2009, which began June 1.
While Morgan Keegan expects some relief in fuel costs in the year, none are expected before December, the "back half of the company's fiscal year," according to its research note Friday.
William Greene at Morgan Stanley expects FedEx's fourth-quarter report will confirm deterioration in the U.S. business, especially in the overnight division.
But if the U.S. Postal Service contracts out its ground business -- an announcement is possible by year end -- FedEx could get a large uplift, according to a Morgan Stanley research note.
In the past year, company shares have lost nearly 28 percent of their value. Stock closed Friday at $85.98, down $1.46.
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I started looking at Kubotas with the intent to buy last week. There was a communication lapse, and my wife flipped out when I came home with a $34,000 QUOTE for a new tractor. I'll spare you the details, but she is acting like she's OK with it now, but now she's got me thinking it's too much money.
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At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Robert Mundy, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead sir.
Bob Mundy
Thank you. Good morning and thank you for joining Verso Paper's fourth quarter 2012 earnings conference call. Representing Verso today on this call is President and Chief Executive Officer, Dave Paterson; and myself, Robert Mundy, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Before turning the call over to Dave, I'd like to remind everyone that in the course of this call, in order to give you a better understanding of our performance, we will be making certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions or estimates prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from management's expectations. If you would like further information regarding the various risks and uncertainties associated with our business, please refer to our various SEC filings, which are posted on our web site versopaper.com under the Investor Relations tab.
Dave Paterson
Good morning and thank you for being on the call this morning. I'm going to start on page three, fourth quarter 2012 overview. Of course, the quarter was impacted by seasonal factors as our volume was 3% lower than our stronger third quarter, but volume was flat year-over-year basis 4Q 2011 when you take out the idle or closed mill at Sartell as well as Bucksport No. 2 paper machine.
Coated paper prices were sequentially higher. Our inventories are in very good shape at year-end and as we go into the first quarter 2013. Our biggest obstacle right now in terms of operational obstacles is the cost of gas in the state of Maine. This is not the base price of the gas, but actually the cost to deliver the gas, which is seasonally impacted by cold weather in the state of Maine as the state of Maine has a restricted pipeline capacity issue.
We began the process of selling the remaining assets of our Sartell Mill including the Fiber Farm, and the Fiber Farm sale was completed in February of this year. Our Bucksport energy project has started and is doing well. And at year-end, our liquidity was $204 million.
Bob back to you.
Bob Mundy
Thanks, Dave. If you turn to slide four, our overall volume for the quarter was about 90,000 tons below last year's levels, which is about the same amount of coated groundwood and supercalendered volume we had last year, that has since been permanently closed. Volumes were 13,000 tons below the seasonally stronger third quarter. Similarly, revenues were below last year's levels primarily due to the volume that we had shut down.
However, if you note on the bottom left hand side, the adjusted EBITDA of $41 million, although down from the $48 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, 2012 reflects a margin almost 1 percentage point higher than last year, which represents some of the improvement resulting from our shutdown of higher cost capacity at Bucksport and Sartell.
Turning to slide five, coated volumes were seasonally lower versus the third quarter and down versus last year's four quarter, however, last year includes about 45,000 tons of coated groundwood from machines that we have since permanently closed. Overall, our coated – average coated prices were up slightly from the third quarter. However, this was a bit of mixed bag as coated groundwood prices were up, while coated freesheet prices were slightly lower.
Good pulp volume for the quarter. And although pulp prices were lower, over the last few months there have been a series of price increase announcements, so we will see higher prices for our pulp sales in the first quarter of this year.
Turning to slide six, you can see the key changes between our fourth quarter of 2012 adjusted EBITDA of $41 million versus the $48 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Volume was off about $3 million and price mix about $9 million or bit over $22 per ton.
Operations were favorable, $9 million. A large portion of these improvements reflects the R Gap initiatives and the direct and indirect cost areas as well as the benefits from the Quinnesec renewable energy project and other energy related projects that you heard us talk about in the past.
Although, we did start up the new Bucksport Mill renewable energy project late in the quarter, we are working through some performance issues that will somewhat slow down our cost savings benefit and push more of that into 2013. Higher gas prices, as Dave just mentioned, particularly in the last several weeks of the year, drove the unfavorable input price variance.
Slide seven gives you a view of the adjusted EBITDA changes between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the third quarter of 2012. As you can see all the bridge components are fairly flat between these two quarters with the exception of input prices. And again, it's specifically the energy component of this area. And although, we had expected higher prices especially at the mills up in Maine, the actual costs were above our expectations.
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