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Man, that is REALLY cool. Well done on that, it looks great.
I posted this map some months ago, but took it a bit further this time. The Application is created with Flash and the map based on a tutorial by pasis found here on the board. The text are still drafts, but the application should work with any type of map (overland, city, dungeon). And probably I don't need to mention that I'm a non native speaker. Features are being added constantly. A special thanks also goes to DevinNights who created the trade symbols found within the app.
The map shows the Kingdom of Earlsdale, my home-brew campaign through over 12 years. A classic feudal medieval kingdom/world with low magic elements and focus on political intrigue.
The application is quite heavy, loading about 2mb before starting, so have patience when on low bandwidth.
Here you go:
I hope you enjoy the map and look forward to your comments about it.
Man, that is REALLY cool. Well done on that, it looks great.
Royal: I'm very sorry for your loss, your mother was a terribly attractive woman.
My Cartographer's Guild maps: Finished Maps
More maps viewable at my DeviantArt page: Ramah-Palmer DeviantArt
Nicely done... I dub thee newly repped *bonk*
My Finished Maps | My Challenge Maps | Ghoraja Juun, my largely stagnated campaign setting.
Unless otherwise stated by me in the post, all work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Oh that's slick! Is that a home grown application or a stripped down Google maps type of thing?
When its over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking. -John Wooden
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Very nice. Now if you can make one that the rest of us can use for our maps
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
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My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
That is totally sweet! I would love to be able to do something like that. I humbly give you rep.
Looks very cool! I've been wanting to do something like this, and now that itch is much stronger
Really nice, have some rep :-)
Unfortunately I have to spread the rep around a bit before I can rep you again.
Awesome. When's the tutorial coming? ;-)
I will use the map tool for a city map and a dungeon and eventually some day connect the whole shebang, that users can zoom from overland to cities and the to floorplans. Ok, maybe Im dreaming, cuz I would never find the time for such project, but if I create something like that in fragments, but fully functional I guess I would find people in here that would make it happen.
Thx for the nice comments. What other features would you like to see?
- music player? general history module within app? Religious demographics? Measurement tools etc. - think wild, there is room for adding features.

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I think it's a nice upgrade that you did there, I am pretty sure you're right about the colors though, the red especialy is hard on the eyes ... But nice work.
Hello !
I'm in the process of making a graphically updated version of the map of the very good game "Victory in the Pacific" from Avalon Hill.
The game itself is a blast, but i was tired of my eyes bleedings because of the map..
here is the original:
and my WIP new version:
I still have some work to do, maybe i will change the color code (green/red is a little bit harsh) and i will make the same process for the counters.
I think it's a nice upgrade that you did there, I am pretty sure you're right about the colors though, the red especialy is hard on the eyes ... But nice work.
Oh, your version is definitely much better! Very well done!
Nice! I think it was 1977, not 97 though?
This must be early Avalon Hill - their artwork is (was) generally top notch. Your map looks so much better. Maybe a faded watermark of Yamamoto and Nimitz facing each other just for ornamental kicks?
Really Nice! You should post a nice big version of that on Boardgamegeek when you are done; I bet a lot of us older gamers would love to have a copy of it.
The same thing happened to me and the sister-game, War At Sea. The map was sooo awful I decided to redo it. It was the first map I ever did.
Yours is much nicer.
Sooo, have you thought of making up a War At Sea map to go with it? And then of course, you would have to do the same for War at Sea II... and IIRC there was an expansion that linked to two games...and and
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Editor's Summary
As the ASIS&T Board of Directors prepares for the annual planning retreat, critical issues face the organization. Despite the centrality of information in the digital age and the focus, mission and international scope of ASIS&T, the decline in membership numbers since 2000 raises concerns about the associations future and economic sustainability. To survive, professional associations face demands to streamline operations and justify services. The structure and processes of ASIS&T and its effectiveness at serving the professional community must be open to scrutiny. All members are encouraged to offer their thoughts on what works, what drives involvement and how to add value to reinforce ASIS&Ts position as the primary association for information professionals.
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Bulletin, August/September 2013
Presidents Page
Andrew Dillon
2013 ASIS&T President
Dean and Professor
School of Information
University of Texas at Austin
As I write this column we are preparing for our annual ASIS&T Board of Directors retreat where the members gather for almost two days of discussion and planning. It might seem old-fashioned in the age of distributed working and collaborative meeting tools that we come together as a group in person, but in my view the face-to-face gathering is essential for our work. While basic examination and commentary on routine proposals and committee reports can be productively handled remotely, the retreat is an opportunity for the leadership to talk openly about the issues facing us as an association. Through co-location in a hotel or meeting space (this time generously donated by the School of Information Studies at McGill), members can focus without distraction on the important matters and gain a better sense of the collective view of issues than can be easily enabled through conference calls.
This year, in addition to the usual standing reports, we are allowing open space each day for discussion of the most pressing matters facing ASIS&T. Without revealing the precise agenda, I view all the discussion topics as fundamentally addressing the mission of ASIS&T in the coming years. Whether it is the experience of membership or the organizational structure of the society, all our conversations will explore where ASIS&T is heading.
If you read this column regularly (and that is a big if in my mind, given how few regular columns, presidential or otherwise, I read myself) you will know that ASIS&T is not a growing society, at least in terms of membership. In fact, the long-term trend (since 2000) shows a slow, steady decline in membership that raises important concerns about our long-term future. While it might be fun to imagine a smaller ASIS&T where each member knows the others by first name, such a model is unsustainable economically. Were not there yet but the data are unarguable, and we need to address the matter now, not in a few years time.
That we face such issues when everything else information-related is the center of attention is, at first blush, somewhat odd. I do not see a better-positioned scholarly and professional society out there than ASIS&T, and the recent name change to reflect growing international interest surely strengthens our claim to hold the pole-position. Yet one must ask, given the data, is there still a need in todays world for professional associations such as ours? In Race for Relevance, management consultants Coerver and Byers (2011) argue that the days of traditional professional associations are numbered, and they propose a radical makeover for survival. Their approach requires greatly streamlined boards, significantly empowered CEOs, robust technical infrastructures and rationalized services aimed directly at a clearly targeted demographic. Like so much management work I read, there is more than the occasional superficial analysis behind some claims, but the major points seem well taken, at least from my vantage point.
I have my own views on our structure and the rather complicated processes we appear to follow for even the most routine of actions, and I will be keen to hear from my fellow board members what they believe we should do. I also wonder, in a push to be taken seriously as a scholarly association, whether we might have overlooked the needs of the professional community. Surely we can serve both. I am really keen to hear directly from members themselves about how they see value in ASIS&T and what keeps them involved or lessens their interest in membership.
The term of a president is short, and drastic measures are not required, but this is an ongoing set of discussions that will be perhaps uncomfortable for some but are necessary for our future. If you want to have a say, dont wait for a survey or the business meeting at the Annual Meeting. Ive argued, and will continue to argue, that we need a better means of information sharing, be it a forum or other, for ongoing constructive dialog among members. Until that time, I encourage you to make your views known to me or any other member of the board directly. Over the years, ASIS&T has become my primary professional association, and I am committed to ensuring its longevity. I suspect you feel the same. The challenge then is for us to find the best means of adding value to our ASIS&T experience, and I suspect if we can achieve this goal, the future will take care of itself.
Articles in this Issue
Partnerships Between Institutional Repositories, Domain Repositories and Publishers
The Relevance of Research Data Sharing and Reuse Studies
Tracking Citations and Altmetrics for Research Data: Challenges and Opportunities
The Research Data Alliance: Implementing the Technology, Practice and Connections of a Data Infrastructure
The DCC's Institutional Engagements: Raising Research Data Management Capacity in UK Higher Education
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7:10 p.m. Here they are! Winners of #ThunderBlackHistoryHeroes Challenge, from #Sprite Details @ nba.com/thunder/corpor… pic.twitter.com/8KmmXF0NFD
7:18 p.m. Great start by the Thunder. Guys aren't taken a short-handed Hornets team lightly tonight. Crisp ball movement & hard drives = easy points.
7:23 p.m. Start of a new substitution pattern? Durant comes out for Kevin Martin with 5:08 remaining in the opening quarter. Three minutes earlier.
7:36 p.m. Russell Westbrook racks up 18 pts in 1st qtr. #Thunder leads #Hornets 30-21 headed to Q2. TV Companion/Live Chat @ thunder.nba.com
7:36 p.m. After one, the Thunder leads the Hornets 30-21. Russell Westbrook has 18 points on 5-for-8 shooting.
7:38 p.m. Derek Fisher is starting the second quarter alongside Reggie Jackson.
7:39 p.m. Fisher just got a mini standing ovation when introduced.
7:39 p.m. Reggie Jackson and Derek Fisher check in for #Thunder as Q2 begins.
7:47 p.m. Kevin Durant set up Derek Fisher for his first two corner 3s, but Fish misfired on both. Crowd would have erupted had they went.
7:48 p.m. It's Oklahoma. It's what we do. RT @colesnotes BUT WHY? RT @DarnellMayberry: Fish just got a mini standing ovation when introduced. #Thunder
7:49 p.m. Kevin Durant has as many assists (four) as shots. Nice all-around game going for him.
7:53 p.m. Derek Fisher & Reggie Jackson take a seat with 5:58 left in the second quarter. They head back to the bench a plus-1.
7:56 p.m. Durant/Martin hit back-to-back threes, #Thunder leads #Hornets 51-43 with 3:18 to play in Q2. Give a listen to Matt Pinto on @sportsanimal
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8:08 p.m. Halftime in OKC. #Thunder builds 62-45 leads over #Hornets. Highlight: Durant fires underneath to Ibaka for dunk. youtu.be/vq0t9-JNRF4
8:08 p.m. At halftime, the Thunder leads the Hornets 62-45. Westbrook leads the way with 20 points. Durant, Ibaka & K-Mart each have 12 points.
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8:30 p.m. Kendrick Perkins is doing such a terrific job guarding Greivis Vasquez out front that it looks like a mismatch in favor of the Thunder.
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Jeremy Abbott
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Sport: Figure Skating
Discipline: Men, Team
Height: 5'10"
Training Town: Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Olympic Experience:
- 2014 Olympic Winter Games, bronze medalist in team event, 12th in men
- 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 9th in men
Career Highlights:
- Seven-time Grand Prix Series medalist (three gold, two silver, two bronze)
- Three-time U.S. champion (2009, 2010, 2012)
- 2013, U.S. bronze medalist
- 2012, World Team Trophy silver medalist
- 2011, Four Continents bronze medalist
- 2010, World Championships, fifth place
- 2009, World Team Trophy gold medalist
- 2008, Grand Prix Final champion
- 2007, Four Continents bronze medalist
- 2005, U.S. junior champion
Fun Facts: Started a fund with the Aspen Skating Club to support competitive local male figure skaters ... Has a sister, Gwen, who was a competitive downhill skier ... Favorite snack is hummus
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In a 1985 interview, at 29 and still at Apple, Steve said, "[W]e didn't build Mac for anybody else. We built it for ourselves. We were the group of people who were going to judge whether it was great or not. We weren't going to go out and do market research."
In fact, Steve openly mocked IBM for their reliance on market research, citing it as the primary evidence that they had no pride in their own work. If they did, said Steve, they wouldn't have made PCjr. And what was so wrong with PCjr? "It seems clear to me that they were designing that on the basis of market research for a specific market segment, for a specific demographic type of customer."
While nobody should be held in their 50s to what they said at 29 -- and Steve was surely oversimplifying for effect -- his approach remained remarkably consistent. A 2008 profile of Apple in Fortune observed, "Apple scoffs at the notion of a target market. It doesn't even conduct focus groups. 'You can't ask people what they want if it's around the next corner,' says Steve Jobs."
Is any of this sounding familiar yet? No? How about this: when challenged in that 1985 interview that the new Mac left its entire customer base "with incompatible, out-of-date products," Steve replied that compatibility with the past was "too limiting. [W]e needed a technology that would make the thing radically easier to use and more powerful at the same time, so we had to make a break. We just had to do it."
Let's review. Sacrificing compatibly for their own idea of increased simplicity and power, explicitly rejecting the value of customer input because Apple knows the future and customers don't. Creating only for themselves, equating pride in their work with disregard for specific market segments, their work judged as successful only by themselves.
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DIY Mini-Tubbing Guide - Rubber RoomWritten by David Freiburger on February 12, 2009 How To Slice And Dice Your Wheelwells For Tire Clearance
Mini-tubbing is the act of widening a car's rear wheelwells, moving the inner halves inboard to the location of the stock frame-rails to achieve maximum tire clearance without major frame hacking. It's a mod that dates back to the early '60s and has mostly been used for drag racing, but it's being revisited and reinvented these days for use with the max-handling trend, so we figured it was a good time to have a fresh look at the process.
Some mini-tub jobs involve removing the stock inner and outer wheelhouses entirely and replacing them with fabricated semicircular tubs. The upside of doing that is it gives the most possible rubber room, but the downside is the tub-to-quarter-panel seam usually can't be welded without quarter-tweaking problems, so the tubs are usually silicone-beaded to the quarters, lending potential for leakage and flexibility problems. Most muscle car owners would prefer to give up a tiny bit of tread clearance in favor of leaving the stock outer half of the wheelwells in place, complete with the factory-welded seams at the wheelwell lips. When the outers are left in the stock position, the inners can be cut and moved inboard to gain room for 1 to 3 extra inches of tire width.
The process is shown here on a '69 Plymouth Satellite with the work done by Mitch's Custom Fabrication in Monrovia, California, but the steps will be similar for most muscle cars. Make sure to read the sidebars for more tips before you break out the Sawzall.
Think Before You Hack
Mini-tubbing has a lot of trickle-down effects you should consider before you perform the work. Here's a checklist of stuff to know before you go.
* Wheeltub enlargement might not give you more rubber clearance if suspension components are still in the way. Leaf springs may need to be relocated inboard, shock mounts may need to be altered, and on coil spring cars, custom-notched or bent control arms may be needed. Perhaps it's a good time to swap to coilovers?
* If you move your leaf springs inboard, it might create the need for a narrowed gas tank.
* Look at your car carefully to figure out how you will hinge and spring the decklid if the tub work gets in the way of the stock system.
* Consider if you want to retain a back seat or figure out how to narrow or notch your existing back seat if the new, larger tubs get in the way.
* If you are going to get a different rear axle, plan to do that as part of the mini-tub process so you can order it in a custom width to maximize tire room. We suggest getting your wheels and tires first, then propping them in the wheelwells so you can measure inside to inside to determine the required overall width of the axle assembly, keeping in mind that brakes will add to the width.
Custom Mini-Tub Kits
While many of the muscle car-era cars can gain tire room by widening the stock wheeltubs, others are more complicated, and the job can be simplified and tire room maximized by using custom kits with new sheetmetal stampings. For example, if you have a '68 to '72 Nova or a '70 to '81 Camaro or Firebird, look into the Deep Tub kits from Detroit Speed & Engineering (www.detroitspeed.com).
For '79 to '04 Mustangs, the wheel arches are not a perfect semicircle, so many manufacturers offer perfect-fit tubs in the correct shape. Try DMC Racing (www.dmcracing.com), Team Z Motorsports (www.teamz motorsports.com), Auto Weld (www.autoweldchassis.com), or Wolfe Racecraft (www.wolferacecraft.com), among many others. Wolfe also makes a kit for fourth-gen Camaros and Firebirds.
If you have a C5 or C6 Corvette, you're not out of luck just because the body is plastic. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (www.lingenfelter.com) offers composite tubs and fiberglass floor extensions to fit truly huge meats.
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The first step was to break loose all the factory spot welds that were used to attach the trunk hinges and the package tray supports to the inner wheeltubs. This cutter is from Blair Equipment, though you can also get them from Eastwood.Next, an air jigsaw was used to slice the tub in half fore and aft, then to separate it from the trunk floor so the entire inner half could be removed.This view is of the front half of the driver-side tub after it had been bisected with the jigsaw. Note the panel near the X-brace had been removed from the tub.This view is looking through the wheel opening on the driver side. This is a unibody car, but you can see how the factory made a stamped rectangular subrail out of sheetmetal. It's important to grind the rust and weld the trunk floor to the frame stamping to retain structural integrity before reinstalling the inner wheeltub.The underside of the car had been factory undercoated in the wheelwells and needed lots of nastiness ground off before it could be welded. The 3M sandpaper flap discs work great for sconge removal. The inner half of the tub is then pushed deeper into the trunk and welded to the truck floor.Next, a strip of sheetmetal was cut to fill in the gap between the stock outer tub and the relocated inner half. The strip was cut an inch wider than was required so it could be flanged on both sides for easy installation.
Here's a sample of the shape of the sheetmetal after both sides are flanged. While it's possible to butt-weld the spacer in place between the wheeltubs, this flanging process makes it much easier because precision fitment of the sheetmetal is not required.Here's the spacer sheetmetal shown spot-welded in place. It's easy to roughly shape the sheetmetal by hand, then hammer it in place and spot-weld it as you go. Even the cheapest 110 welder can do the job. Note the package tray brace that needed to be shortened to attach properly to the new wider tub.


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BRIDGEPORT - River's revenge tour continued Monday night in in a matchup of OVAC leaders.
The Pilots (14-3) avenged an earlier loss to the Bulldogs by a 55-41 count before a huge, and boisterous, crowd inside the John J. Havlicek Gymnasium. They had also knocked off Fort Frye after suffering a loss in their first meeting.
In the process, River, which sits atop the OVAC Class 3A standings, ended state-ranked Bridgeport's unbeaten streak at 12 straight. The Bulldogs, who lead Class 2A, had claimed a 44-42, victory back in December in Hannibal.
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River's Laken Ramsay goes into the lane against Bridgeport's Kaitlyn Kroll during action of their game Monday night.
"We've got two down and one to go," River coach Rick Isaly said of the paybacks. "But we've got three other games in there. We can't look ahead to the Shadyside game. We've got St. Clairsville, Caldwell and Shenandoah yet."
The Pilots navigated their way to a 11-4 advantage after one period as freshman sensation Jensen Caretti set the tone early with six of her game-leading 22 markers.
Four quick points by the 6-foot, 15-year-old and a bucket by senior Laken Ramsay bumped the margin to 10, 17-7, early in the second quarter.
Following a timeout, the Bulldogs went on the only sustained offensive surge of the game. A 11-point run, fueled by junior Nicole Smolenak's seven points, pulled the hosts back into things.
Brittany Higgenbotham's basket in the paint gave the Bulldogs an 18-17 edge with 4:14 left in the half, but River scored eight of the final 12 points to lead 27-22 at the half.
"That's the only time we had the lead. That's a good team and we got lucky beating them down there," Bridgeport coach Rob Zitzelsberger said. "We were out of sync for most of the night, and their pressure defense had a lot to do with that. Everything they did hurt us."
An eight-point spurt to start the third quarter made it a 13-point game, and Bridgeport would get no closer than six the remainder of the contest.
Caretti evenly spaced her 22 points, scoring four in the second period and six each in the third and fourth quarters. She was 10 of 14 from the floor, pulled down a game-best 14 rebounds, handed out four assists and charted three steals.
"Jensen is a player," Isaly said with a smile. "She really played well."
She was backed by Ramsay's 16 points. Cassidy McCullough chipped in a dozen. Ramsay and McCullough evenly divided 12 rebounds, while Emilee Weaver grabbed seven and Haylee Bowers five despite missing most of the second quarter with foul trouble.
River shot 50 percent from the floor (23-46). The Pilots led 45-35 off the glass and had five more turnovers at 20-15.
Smolenak, who picked up two quick fouls but didn't record another, and Murad each had 13 points. Caitlyn Kroll added 11. Kroll also collected 10 rebounds.
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I assume you have a hard time with field of view because you leave your glasses on when you use a spotter. I take my glasses off when I use my spotting scope and often when I use my binos for an extended time. Would that work for you?
I assume you have a hard time with field of view because you leave your glasses on when you use a spotter. I take my glasses off when I use my spotting scope and often when I use my binos for an extended time. Would that work for you?
I don't have 15x binos, but the difference between 10x alpha quality glass and the mid range can be extreme at least with my eyes. I had the good Minox 13x56 binos that I read a lot of great reviews on and traded them in on the 10x42 Zeiss Victory binos I have now. I guarantee that I can see more detail on deer tines with the 10x Zeiss in any light than with the 13x Minox that are still darn good binos. I was impressed with the 13x until I got the Zeiss. I'm cheap but sometimes things are worth the extra money to buy once and enjoy.
My advice would be to find a place to try 15x Swaro binos, I have been wanting a pair myself after looking through an outfitters on a muley hunt a few years back. The guide he had working for him had 10-15 Leica Duovids that were also impressive although not quite up to the Swaros on 15x. I'd be interested in seeing the Nikon ones also but will have to see them to become a believer. The Vortex Kaibabs are awful nice from the short time I looked through a pair also. If you get the chance take the Swaros, Vortex, and Nikons outdoors and try them on small detailed things at decent range. In a store with bright lights everything looks better than it is, try picking out individual leaves at 600yds outdoors for example. The fine crisp detail is what you are looking for to identify and evaluate animals. If you get the chance please do a post on your thoughts also.
I guess my point is to not get overly hung up on magnification. Top quality glass with a lower magnification will beat mid-range glass with higher magnification for my eyes at least. Go somewhere to try them outdoors and see what fits you the best evaluating fine detail at range.
Great advice micseal2 thanks. I have a pair of 15x Zeiss conquest, does anyone know how they would compare to the 15x Swaro's? I know the Swaro's are twice the money but will I see a noticeable difference?
I bought a pair of 20x by Celestron a few years ago after looking through a pair of Zeiss 20x80. Waste of money.
I have a pair of Kaibabs 15x56 and the glass is so much better the higher power of the Celestron is actually detrimental.
The most important part of any optics is the glass. The better the glass the higher the price. When the magnification goes up the better glass becomes more important. A pair of cheapo 7x50 perform pretty well for the most part, jump up to 10x and a pair of cheapos gives you a headache almost instantly when glassing. The 20x is worse.
Mcseal is right if you can't afford the good glass save up. Don't settle for second best.
I had the pleasure of using some Kowa Highlanders on a recent elk hunt and WOW... those things are incredible. Not something you'd want to pack far obviously, but if you can glass far enough, there's no reason to carry them anywhere. You definitely need a super-duty tripod for them.
This has been my first year hunting with 15x56s and I'm a believer.
They had a good article on 24hr campfire a while back comparing the Zeiss with the Swaros and some of the others. They said with the smaller lenses they couldn't compete. Found the link.


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MORRISON, IL (AP) - A guilty verdict has been returned in the second trial of an Illinois man accused of killing eight people from two states in 2008.
The (Sterling) Daily Gazette reports that a Whiteside County jury took less than three hours Tuesday to convict Nicholas Sheley in the June 2008 killing of 93-year-old Russell Reed in his Sterling home.
Prosecutors said Sheley was desperate for money to buy cocaine when he killed Reed.
Sheley is accused in the 2008 killings of eight people in Illinois and Missouri. He was sentenced to life in prison last year in the death of 65-year-old Ronald Randall of Galesburg, and faces another life sentence for killing Reed.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The CIA, FBI and White House are facing questions from Congress about the love life of the former CIA chief David Petraeus and how his emails came under investigation.
Petraeus quit his CIA post Friday after acknowledging an extramarital affair.
Lawmakers on the House intelligence committee want to know how the FBI investigation that led to Petraeus' resignation came about. That's according to a senior congressional staffer who spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.
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Election Law @ Moritz
- Alumna thrives as elections counsel in office of Ohio Secretary of State
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A Tale of Two Swing StatesEdward B. Foley - Posted on May 31, 2016, 9:29 am
Pennsylvania should prepare itself for the kind of "voting wars" litigation that Ohio has experienced in recent years, including a claim that the state's current opportunities to cast a ballot impose a disproportionate burden on the state's African-American voters.
Is Ted Cruz Eligible to Be President? Let's Find OutDaniel P. Tokaji - Posted on February 17, 2016, 8:00 am
Donald Trump has revived the question whether Senator Ted Cruz is ineligible to serve as President due to his birth in Canada. The issue cries out for judicial resolution, but there are constitutional and prudential obstacles to a federal court deciding it. This comment argues that the most promising avenue is a state court lawsuit challenging Senator Cruz's eligibility and seeking his removal from the primary ballot. There's at least one state – Pennsylvania – where the deadline for filing hasn't yet expired, but if skeptics of Cruz's eligibility want to sue there they must act quickly, no later than Tuesday. Litigating the case through state court would tee up the issue for Supreme Court review, which would be helpful in resolving the recurrent question of what it means to be a "natural born Citizen."
Publication of new BALLOT BATTLES bookEdward B. Foley - Posted on December 21, 2015, 10:01 pm
I'm delighted that Oxford University Press has published my new book Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States. I've collected links to last week's blogging related to the book's release.
The Constitution Needed a Judicial AssistEdward B. Foley - Posted on June 29, 2015, 2:32 pm
"The majority contends that its counterintuitive reading of 'the Legislature' is necessary to advance the 'animating principle' of popular sovereignty." With this sentence in his dissent (at page 14), Chief Justice Roberts gets to the heart of the debate in today's 5-4 decision in the Arizona redistricting case.
Tokaji's Testimony re Ohio's Initiated Constitutional Amendment ProcessDaniel P. Tokaji - Posted on June 23, 2015, 2:28 pm
The following written testimony was submitted to the House Government Oversight and Accountability Committee for a June 23, 2015, hearing on the proposed amendment to Ohio's initiated constitutional amendment process. I sympathize with the goals of Sub. H.J.R. 4 but, for the reasons stated more fully below, oppose the proposal in its present form. Its vague and ambiguous language is an invitation to judicial lawmaking and would do more harm than good if adopted.
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I reported the bug 59624 back in May 2011 and I was hoping that the new beta would have addressed this fairly important issue.
I cannot understand why other users of Zimbra Desktop and that use GMail are not experiencing the same issue.
If you receive an email on a GMail account within ZD and then delete it. Empty the trash bin.
Then log into your GMail account via a browser and check your "All Mail" folder - the email is still there and will remain there for ever.
I cannot understand why this is no difficult to fix, emClient, Thunderbird all seem to handle this without any problems but I want to use Zimbra Desktop.
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I attended my first Vipassana meditation course (as taught by Mr. S. N. Goenka) over a decade ago on recommendation of an acquaintance. It had a strong impact on me even though I could not focus my mind enough to feel finer sensations and do any Vipassana. After the first course I attended four more ten-day retreats. My last 10-day retreat was almost 6 years ago.
While in my heart I know that this is the right path for me, I have not made any progress towards liberation because I have not been able to find the inner strength to do daily meditation. Without walking the path, there can be no progress no matter how much I read and agree with the teaching.
Many times I have made a determination to meditate daily at home, yet I always fail and quit within a week. I have never been able to maintain focus with Anapanasati. When I cannot focus on breath for two seconds, the question of being able to feel sensations etc does not arise. This has always been a source of great frustration. During 10-day retreats, I could never manage to focus on breath for more than 2 seconds at a time. After my last retreat almost 6 years ago, I quit in depression feeling I was simply too coarse to progress on this path.
A thought occured to me a few days ago: what would be the biggest regret of my life if I were to die today? The answer came instantly: wasting my life by not striving harder and meditating more. I have been given a precious opportunity, and I have wasted a decade. I am not getting younger, death can come anytime. The thought is alarming.
So, this is why I am registering an account here at Dhammawheel. I have been reading the forum on and off for a few months. I want to put an end to this feeling of depression and frustration. I want to be able to meditate daily, that is the only way I will find happiness. And since I am so weak, I need a sangha with whom to meditate daily. There are no meditators nearby with whom I can meditate daily or once a week. You guys are all I have.
I hope you will accept me and tolerate me if I start a personal thread for daily meditation where I can 'post attendance' after each daily meditation. I am aware of The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge, would it be okay to start a new thread for my selfish purpose?
My plan is to start light, meditate 15 minutes at a time, twice a day. Make it a habit for a month or so before gradually increasing the meditation time.


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The most astonishing incidence or story of Olympic Games can be considered as when Kanakuri Shizo, a Japanese marathon runner went missing during the marathon race of Olympics 1912. He lost consciousness during the race due to the heat and was cared for by a farming family. He returned to Japan without notifying race officials. He completed the race 50 years later with a (unofficial) time of 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 8 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds. Read Full Story:Olympics History
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In a move designed to expand its services in the Midwest, less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider New England Motor Freight (NEMF) said this week it has opened up a new terminal in Toledo, Ohio.
NEMF said the new terminal, which is expected to open on August 2, will be comprised of 20 dock doors and a 1,200 square-foot office space.
A company spokesman told LM that the impetus for this new terminal is to provide broader based coverage for the entire state of Ohio for NEMF customers, adding that this terminal expansion has been in the works for six-to-eight months.
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Cow skin! We have not had one of these in a while... in fact, it is the first Senegal shell we have hooked up with cow skin. At present it has a semi-wet sound response, meaning very full bass, super strong, punchy, low tones, and thick slaps that have that cow-skin bite. With some additional tuning this drum will come up to a semi-dry sound, perfect as a lead djembe and fast playing. The shell is simple Senegal style with a longer bowl and ultra flared base. As is typical with Senegal djembes, the hard Dugura wood is dry carved and a bit rough on the inside, providing a sound full of character. Comes Along with a money back guarantee, this custom professional djembe features:
This djembe shell was imported by Djembe Direct and custom built by Kaz Speirs for our drum workshop in Salt Lake City, UT. Kaz has built hundreds of djembes over many years, which are being played today by professional musicians all over the world.


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Hi ladies, I've been lurking for a while on these boards since my days on the wedding and pet boards over the last few years and althouh I didn't post I really enjoyed everyone's advice, support, and opinions on all things baby while I as pregnant. DH and I welcomed a very healthy 9 lb. 4 oz. baby girl on the 2nd of January in the late afternoon and I have a question for all you seasoned mamas. Our start of breastfeeding was not what I expected it to be because of me having a 4th degree tear and DD being on the bigger side. We were encouraged by the nurses to start supplementing with formula from the very beginning and I needed so much work right after delivery to patch me back up little time was spent in the first few hours of DD's life to get us up to speed on breast feeding. Now almost two weeks later, lots of tears, a tongue tie, and three trips to the lactation consultant later we're settling into a routine of just pumped milk supplemented by formula from a bottle. I don't remember seeing much on this board from moms who exclusively pump but I'm interested in hearing from any of you that are. My milk supply is very low, only about 12 oz. a day from 10 to 12, 15 minute sessions. DD needs about 3 oz. per feeding so she's only getting about a 1/3 of what she needs from me and I'd love some tips about how to pump more for her, I know that pumping can never be as effective as the baby. I've read a lot about different herbal products to take and the lactation consultant I saw recommended Go Lacta but I have a lot of bad food/drug allergies so I'm worried about taking something that isn't approved by the FDA. The company that makes it hasn't gotten back to me after I emailed them asking for more information. Any suggestions that you have would be great. Thanks!
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Congrats on your new LO, Mo. I ep'd for 5 months for my DS and ended up needing to supplement as well. My DS is 7 months now and on all formula, I ep'd for as long as possible but my stress level was through the roof and I made the decision that it was better for both of us to have him go to formula. Here are a few tips from my experience... First, for me, stress and milk supply were very closely linked, if my stress level was up my milk supply was down. I found that once I was able to relax and come to terms with the need to supplement my supple increased. Second, the best way to increase your supple is to pump more; however, 10-12 times a day is A LOT! Not sure I would increase that if I were you because you'll never be able to leave the pump. Also, I was usually able to get another ounce or so through compression so try that at the end of every pump session. And play around with the let down button, some women can have more than one let down in a session so they get more milk. This didn't work for me but it's worth trying. Finally the LC at my hospital recommends fenugreek as a supplement to increase supply. You can find it at BRU but it's cheapest if you get it from a GNC type store or an online retailer, BRU really marks up the price on it. Best of luck! If you have any specific questions let me know!
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Mo - First off, welcome and congrats! I had a situation similar to yours in terms of formula supplementing/low supply. I never managed to get off the formula (DS was a legendarily distracted/lazy nurser from day 1, and is still terrible on the bottle at almost 11 months!), but I know others in similar situations have. It sounds like you're doing a lot of things right, so I don't have any great solutions, but a couple things worth asking:
- Double check with your LC, but I think you could up your pumping time to 20 mins. I already can't remember what they told me to do, but I know I did more than 15. Pumping both sides at 1 time, right?
- Are you nursing at all and, if so, are you pumping after each time DD nurses?
- This is unsolicited advice, but just make sure you listen to yourself RE: how far you're willing to go to make EPing work. There are endless strategies and tricks you can try, and many well-meaning people who will eagerly help you try them. I had to finally put my foot down with the supplemental nursing system -- it was taking away from my enjoyment of DS and making me feel bad. It is hard work, and you should be proud of yourself for any efforts you make. If you find yourself feeling bad/guilty, just remember to take a step back and see that, as someone on these boards told me "Any way that you get food into your baby [bmilk or formula] is the right way to feed a baby"!
GL! And these boards are a great resource -- I never would have made it through 6 months of nursing, pumping, and supplementing without them!
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Sounds a lot like my experience after my first child...
I pumped for about 6 months with DD, and the most I ever managed to get in a day was about 15 oz. It is hard, much harder than nursing and supplementing or either exclusively nursing or formula feeding, because you've got to pump and feed, not one or the other. With DD, for the first two months, I was nursing, pumping and finger feeding at every feeding, so it's exhausting, but it got so much easier when I went back to work, because I wasn't trying to do it all at once. After 2-3 months I got into a routine of pumping about 5-6 times a day (morning, 3 times at work and 2-3 times in the evenings when I got home (timed around when she was asleep or when DH was feeding her)), and it was so much better. I kept it up until 6 months, when my supply started decreasing and her needs started really increasing...
Good luck! It's stressful and difficult and frustrating. I cried a lot about it over that 6 months, especially when I had friends who were pumping 10 oz in a single session!!! Ugh!
I will also tell you that I got a lot of feedback about my decision to pump and combo feed with DD...lots of people asking why I was bothering, that kind of thing, and then the occasional annoying person who would tell me tales of never giving their kid a single bottle and not understand that my biology wasn't working that way...that was the hardest part...other people's expectations. Whatever you decide to do, and for however long, it's up to you! For me, the pumping was more about me than about her, so I stopped when I felt ready.
Also, in case you decide to have more children, know that this experience won't dictate how the next one will be; I have a 4 month old son now who is a great nurser. I still don't get a ton when I pump, but it's about double the output I did with DD; so he does get a combo of b-milk and formula. Still not the way I'd initially imagined it, but after the experience with DD, there has been absolutely no guilt associated with any of my feeding decisions or needs.
Re: Exclusively pumping moms
posted at 1/14/2013 3:45 PM EST
Sorry the other posts made me think of a few additional things: (1) I agree with Arcain, I pumped for closer to 20 minutes each side while getting my supply up and (2) a friend put on her DS's white noise maker - the rainfall setting - while she pumped and said it increased her supply and I've heard of others recording and then playing the sound of their LO crying to help increase supply. It's worth a shot!
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posted at 1/14/2013 4:14 PM EST
Thanks everyone, you're all making me feel a lot better! I have a white noise machine so I'll try that and I'm already planning to call the LC tonight after DD's weigh-in appointment with the pedi to check-in so I'll ask her why she suggested 15 min. instead of 20 and see if she thinks that will help. I honestly don't know how much longer I'm going to keep this up but right now I feel like every drop is liquid gold and while I'm home from work on leave I want to give it the best try I can.
We tried nursing all last week and then pumping right after but I was getting so stressed during the nursing because she wouldn't latch, even with the breast shield she would scream and cry and bash her head around so I was only pumping a few drops after and not sure how much she would get during the actual feeding. She went from 9 lbs. 4 oz. at birth to 8 lbs. 10 oz. last Friday which is when we decided to give up on the actual nursing and just pump. Then on Sunday when we saw the LC again she wasn't up any more so we upped the amount we were giving her at each feeding from 2 oz. to 3 oz. I'm hoping that tonight she's up a little bit and that we'll get back to her birth weight soon.
My LC said that fenugreek is most effective during the first week after birth so she didn't recommend it to me because by the time I first went to see her it was already pretty much a week later.
As a follow-up question, what kind of formula are you all using? I delivered at BWH and they started us on Similac Advanced so that's what we've been using that but to be honest I didn't do a lot of formula research before DD got here because I was really convinced that breastfeeding would work and I wouldn't need it. A friend told me she used a generic version of the Similac from Costco (I think) and that worked out fine for her DD.
Re: Exclusively pumping moms
posted at 1/14/2013 5:02 PM EST
Mo, you are certainly making an exhaustive effort. If you don't get the bf'ing outcome you hope for after all that at least you will have no (logical) reason for regret.
Re: Exclusively pumping moms
posted at 1/14/2013 5:47 PM EST
Mo...if you wanted to try nursing again, one thing I did that helped keep the baby a little more calm to try nursing was to feed about an ounce then try nursing. I'd do that, then pump while DH would feed another ounce or two. It helped both of us be a little more patient with trying to nurse, and nursing will help up the supply.
Did you have the tongue tie clipped? DD has one, but they wouldn't clip it (still mad about that 26+ months later!), so she never really was able to latch without the shield.
Another thing I tried to boost supply was doing an hour twice a day where I'd pump for 10 minutes, rest 10 minutes, pump again, and repeat. During the rest time, I'd drink a big glass of water, too, just to keep hydrated. It's one of those things the LC's told me to try...did it for about a week or so.
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posted at 1/14/2013 5:48 PM EST
Oh, and I use Enfamil...it's what Newton Wellesley gave out, and both kids have done well on it. I don't think any one is better than another, just a matter of what works for your baby!
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posted at 1/14/2013 6:11 PM EST
I think my friend with preemies also supplements(ed) with Enfamil (preemie version).
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posted at 1/14/2013 8:04 PM EST
MO - Congrats on your LO. Breastfeeding is really hard and stressful!
I mostly EP. DS who is 6 months old nurses first thing in the morning and then drinks expressed milk the rest of the day. Since going back to work DS has giving me the boot! LOL. I took awhile to not feel bad that he rejected me but I am over it now. I joke with DH that pumping is my part time job because I am pumping about 3 hours a day. I pump after nursing in the morning, 3x at work and one more time after work. I pump for 30 minutes each session both sides at once. I think Ill be pumping for the next 6 months...
I feel like it took about 12 weeks for my milk to regulate. And I wanted to give up so many times and felt it was too hard and frustrating but I just kept trucking along and all is good now.
As the girls mentioned above pump after nursing to keep your supply up. I noticed that when I eat oatmeal my supply really increases. There is a tea called Mothers Milk which you can get anywhere (the organic section of the gorcery store or target) to help with supply. ALso there are a lot of free clinics that you can bring your baby to for breast feeding support. I think ISIS offers one and you can check with your hosptial.
Another idea is to power pump. So basically you pump unitl no milk is coming out stop for 2 minutes and pump for 5 minutes and repeat. When I do this my milk starts expressing again.
kellymoms.com is a great website for tips too! Which the girls here showed me!
I hope this helps and remember whatever works for you and your baby is your choice! Good Luck!
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posted at 1/14/2013 9:58 PM EST
Re: formula, I used brand names until I found out that the stuff is so strictly regulated that generic is exactly the same. I use the Target brand that says "compare to Similac Advance" and DS has done great with it.
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posted at 1/14/2013 10:00 PM EST
Mo, what area do you live in? I can't say enough for bfing support groups. Baby Cafe run by Melrose Wakefield Hospital is great. So helpful and supportive no matter what you're doing, and a great place to meet other new moms.
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posted at 1/15/2013 9:48 AM EST
Congrats on your new baby!
I BF'd both my children. My DS self-weaned when he was 8.5 months and so I EP'd for 3.5 months with him. I was so determined that he only have breastmilk. But it was so hard, I was pumping 7 times a day on the highest setting so for only about 5-7 mins, but I was sore and my supply was diminishing.
I think I became pretty resentful so even though I made it to my goal, in hindsight, I'm not sure it was really worth it. If your doing 10-12 times a day for 15-20 mins, that can really take a toll on you and inhibit your bonding with your baby. So don't be afraid to give it up if you feel you need to.
Formula has come such a long way and it doesn't make you any less of a mother to feed it to your LO.
Good luck!
Re: Exclusively pumping moms
posted at 1/15/2013 9:54 AM EST
Mo, my DS refused to nurse and it was stressful for both of us and even though the LC was really pushing me to continue trying I decided it wasn't worth it for either of us and EP'd. Well I guess I almost EP'd because when DS would wake up for the middle of the night feeding I would attempt to breastfeed at that point. Usually he was kind of out of it and wouldn't fight me as much so it worked for us. Once he started STTN I stopped breastfeeding altogether.
As for formula, I had samples of both Enfamil and Similac, DS absolutely refused to drink Enfamil even when mixed with breastmilk. We've stuck to Similac and just recently bought the Target version of Similac Advanced and he's had no problem with it.
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posted at 1/15/2013 12:51 PM EST
Wow, you ladies are amazing...I can't believe how many months some of you have EP'd for. I would love to keep this up for the three months that I'm home but I'm honestly taking it day by day. We were a the pedi last night for a weight check and she was actually down an ounce from when we went to her 1st appointment last Monday so we're under strict orders to feed her every two hours (if she's sleeping good over night we can go to 3 or 4 but no more). Today between the bottle every two hours and then pumping (I've been trying 20 minutes each time, both sides at the same time) it's been a full morning of just feeding her.
Thanks for the formula recommendations I think we'll look into the generic ones too, and probably Costco and BJ's to do some price comparing.
Arcain - I do live in the Melrose area and actually went to the Baby Cafe last week. Sharon the LC that runs it is the LC I've been working with through Melrose Wakefield Hospital. I can see how those groups can be really helpful but last week between the trouble getting DD to latch and seeing everyone else being able to do it I actually got upset and cried the whole way home. I'm going to start looking into some of the other information Sharon gave me about resources for moms in the area to see if there's a group that works for us and isn't centered around breastfeeding. I did join the North Suburban Moms group on Meetup and it looks like they have a ton of events, I'm hoping that by next week I can join in on something like the one of the mall walks or a story time or something like that.
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posted at 1/15/2013 1:56 PM EST
Making the choice to EP is really hard. It's a lot of work, but with time I found tips and tricks to make it easier. I would set little goals for myself but always allowed myself an out if I felt it was too much. I made it to 11 months. It was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done. Some tips - Don't wash the parts each time or you'll never get anything done. Throw them in the fridge in between pumps. Buy extras if you think you'll be doing it for awhile. Do you have a hands free bra? And yes I would power pump. I would always do that when DH came home from work, so he could focus on DD. I also rented a hospital grade pump for the first 3 months. Once DD SSTN I gave up the night time pump, and it didn't affect my supply, so I think that helped me keep going. In the beginning we supplemented for a long time, but my supply grew and there were a few months were I was able to match her intake. I never once felt guilty about giving her formula. I was just proud of myself for sticking with it. Now she is 21 mos, and I can almost forget the whirring noise of the pump!
And I went to a mother's group meeting at the Winchester Hospital LC in Woburn, and I felt awful being surrounded by everyone nursing their babies. They were all really nice and supportive, but I just didn't find it helpful at the time, so I know how you feel. Good luck!
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posted at 1/15/2013 2:56 PM EST
Congratulations on your new baby! This is a wonderful and exhausting and challenging time, just full of surprises, right?
I had some similar experiences and I know it can be so hard. I just want to tell you that whatever feeding path you choose, your baby will be fine. They will be cute, and smart, and bonded and healthy, no matter what you feed them. I speak from mothering experience here.
It can be hard to think clearly right now, with your own expectations and the pressure and questions from other people, etc. It's such an emotional time and decision, but the good news is, you have two good options.
I EP'd with my first for two months, and really did not enjoy it at all. Even though I tortured myself about it, supplementing with formula turned out to be a great option for my family. Formula feeding allowed me, and also my husband to really relax and enjoy the baby, instead of stressing about BF.
I was determined to nurse the second and when that didn't work out, I was glad to know that formula was a viable alternative. In both cases, I was reassured by pediatric nurses, who were also mothers, that this was a perfectly good choice. Even if it was a difficult, or unexpected one.
I know that BFing moms may have different opinions, but I just want you to know that you have options, and every mother's choices should be respected and supported. I also found that once I made peace with my own choices, those other voices faded a bit.
You'll find your own "mommy voice" soon, and gain confidence in your decisions. Enjoy those cuddles!
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posted at 1/15/2013 11:25 PM EST
As a mom who breastfed and was fortunate to have everything fall into place with nursing (baby's latch, supply, etc.) but who also pumped when back at work, I just have to say that anyone who EPs deserves some special thing to happen to her karmically. Pumping is so hard! Of course, do what you think is right but please, I echo some of the previously stated sentiments about not beating yourself up or being too hard on yourself or feeling guilty if it doesn't work out. The thing that will help your baby the most is having a mother who is healthy and sane and whole. A breastfeeding zombie is still a zombie.
I did have a lot of luck with oatmeal (the steel-cut irish kind that takes 40 minutes to make) and brewer's yeast increasing my supply. I know there's fennugreek tea but it tasted kind of licoricey and I couldn't stand it, though it apparently works miracles with supply. Also, make sure you cut out all mint and chamomile from your diet (no sleepytime tea, etc.) since they both reduce supply.
Re: Exclusively pumping moms
posted at 1/15/2013 11:32 PM EST
Also, it takes some practice (also not sure if it will work if you have small breasts) and sounds weird but if you can manage sitting on the floor "indian-style" while you pump and balance the bottles on your thighs so your hands free OR wear one of those hands-free pumping bras, you might have some success using your hands to help express milk while the pump is on. I usually do this when I'm pumping during my 25 minute lunch break to speed things up. You kind of massage/run your hands down, like you're milking yourself, starting up near that part of your breast that's near your shoulders/armpits, where the letdown feeling comes from and where you get kind of full-feeling if you haven't pumped in a while. Massage underneath too, starting kind of in the middle from the sternum and up. It is as weird as it sounds, but it makes the milk squirt out a lot faster for me.
Re: Exclusively pumping moms
posted at 1/16/2013 9:56 AM EST
Mo, I'm so sorry you had that experience at Baby Cafe. I wish you'd been there at the same time as I was going, because I most certainly would have been right there with you not having any luck with latching, etc. I do remember having a few hard times there when it seemed like everyone else was having better luck than me, and that was hard despite the supportive environment. And the helpfulness of it definitely depends on where you are in the process -- once I was ready to stop trying to bf, I didn't feel the same about going.
Definitely do look into other moms' groups. I never went to other ones (wish I had!) but I know there are some in the area. Beebe Library in Wakefield does a story hour for infants once a week. It's on Fridays for the next couple months. The stories/activities are obviously designed for slightly older babies, but it can be a really nice chance to meet other moms and kids, too.
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posted at 1/16/2013 10:26 AM EST
Mo - Congrats on your new baby! I tried to nurse my twins when they were born and it was a total nightmare. DS wouldn't latch and DD latched badly leaving me bleeding and sore. My milk wasn't coming in. The LC at the hospital had me feeding him through some crazy tube so he wouldn't get nipple confusion and he was losing weight. I went to formula and started pumping like mad. I ended up EPing for 8 weeks and then just got so tired of it I stopped.
I wish I had gotten some sane advice about the whole thing. The LC I called didn't want me to suppliment too much, the visiting nurse just dismissed the whole thing "you can't nurse them...just give them a bottle" she said to me. I wish someone had told me to keep trying to get them to latch even while giving them bottles. I have a friend who got her DD to latch after 2 or 3 weeks so she didn't always have to pump.
I simply couldn't deal with pumping AND feeding two, so we stopped and became formula feeders. for us, it was easier and I was happier. And as my husband says, they got 8 more weeks of mother's milk than he and I ever did! But I totally understand how you are feeling. I was so sad about my "failure" and felt huge amounts of guilt for wanting to stop pumping.
I wish you well. Just know that there is more to being a Mommy than nursing. If it works ou,t that so great for you and for the baby. If it doesn't, your baby will be healthy and well and love you just as much.
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posted at 1/16/2013 12:18 PM EST
Mo-congrats. To echo what everyone else said, it's hard, rewarding and perfectly okay if you don't last as long as you originally planned. No matter how you feed your baby, the fact they are fed is the important thing.
My story: DS was born, ICU, and we didn't get to try to nurse for the first few days of his life. I felt this was part of why my milk never came in. I would BF for 15 min each side, then bottle feed, then pump for 20 min each side. it was exhausting. I kept this up for 5 months. then one day DS spit my nipple out and we went bottle for the rest of his first year. I was exhausted, by the end of those 5 months. It never became eaiser for me. the most I could ever pump was 2 oz! When DD was born the LC at emerson hospital was a godsend! Every child is different, so if you can't bf with this one things maybe different with your next. Unfortuantely for me my milk once again, never came in (I took the reglan meds, fenugreek, guiness, oateal, mother's milk tea...). The LC sat with me the first day to try and devise a plan for me. Her first response after hearing what I went through with DS was "well, for get what you did with him, you cannot possibly do that again! That takes too much time." It was just so freeing to have this woman, who loved and supported BFing as much as I wanted to, release me from the burden of BF, supplement, pump. It truly empowered me to reset my own expectations about what I was willing to go through, and could go through with DD. So for her first two weeks, I did the same thing as DS, BF, supplemented, pumped. When it was clear my supply wasn't going to be any better, I hung up my breast pump and just BF and supplemented with formula. Life was heaven then. We did this for 4 months before she weaned herself.
Please take care of yourself, you're doing the best you can for your LO.
Re: Exclusively pumping moms
posted at 1/16/2013 1:12 PM EST
I really can't thank you all enough for the advice. I'm the first one in my family to have a baby in a long while and my friends with kids have all had much better success with breastfeeding so I really didn't have anyone else to ask about it. DH went back to work yesterday and I had a couple of people drop by to say hi and check in on DD and I so I didn't get as many pumping sessions in as I had been when DH was around. It didn't seem to effect what I was pumping at each session so I think I might just cut back a little and not be so obsessed with making sure that each feeding has some breast milk in it. Some only formula bottles are okay and I felt so much better being able to socialize for an hour or so when someone came by to visit.
Luv, I just noticed that you asked about the tongue tie, we haven't had it clipped. Neither the pedi or the LC mentioned having it done and at this point I think I'm comfortable with not nursing. It's just too stressful for us. I did look up a bunch of pictures of it online and checked my tongue and DH's and we both have a bit of it ourselves (we were both formula feed from the beginning) so I don't think it will cause DD any problems in the long run.
Re: Exclusively pumping moms
posted at 1/16/2013 2:48 PM EST
DD is 26 months now, and never had hers clipped...my husband has one too. DS who is 4 months, doesn't have a tongue tie, and he is a much better nurser. My mom (who was a lactation consultant for years) said that the tongue tie can really effect the ability to latch...sometimes, for a minor tongue tie, the practice of trying can stretch it out enough that it all works, other times, TT babies never really latch properly. That was the case with DD...I tried to nurse for 2 months, then she started rejecting me and just wanting the bottle. DS is still going strong, and is happy to eat however he gets it!
With DD we've kept a close eye on her speech, to make sure the tie doesn't impede her speech. My pedi told me that if they don't catch and clip the tongue tie in the hospital, then they are very reticent to clip it unless there's a speech problem. So far DD is fine, so we haven't had to address it.
I think the biggest obstacle we have as parents can often be our own expectations of ourselves; we build things up in our heads and don't want to give up on the ideals, but in reality, as many have said, the bottom line is getting a healthy baby, a healthy mom, and making it work for your family. You have to make your own judgement on what that means for you.
Good luck...I've now been through the first month with a baby twice, and I can say with conviction that it sucks. You're tired, your body doesn't feel like your own, you hurt, you are anxious and nervous, and you've got this whole new person you have to worry about! I promise, it only gets better, and then this terrible part becomes a foggy memory!


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Supervisor #2 -- Mark Loutsch 9988 votes
Supervisor #3 -- Don Kass 9810 votes
Supervisor #5 -- Jim Henrich 9858 votes
Auditor -- Stacy Feldman 9948 votes
Sheriff -- Mike Van Otterloo 10,532 votes
Fredonia trustee -- Jerry Reuter 107 votes
Soil & Water Conservation Bd.
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- Tony Schroeder 7104 votes
- Steven Tonsfeldt 6014 votes
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- Yvette Bowen 2095 votes
- Pat Lehner 5276 votes*
- Brad Harvey 4982 votes*
- Deb Baldwin 3497 votes
- Cindy Klemme 5413 votes*
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State Representative District 3
- Dan Huseman (R) 358 votes
State Representative District 5
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