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Will I have to give birth in hospital?Nearly all women expecting twins or more give birth in a consultant-led hospital unit (Tamba 2009). It is possible to have twins at a birth centre or at home, but most doctors will recommend that you give birth in hospital.
This is because there are potential risks associated with giving birth to twins or more (NCCWCH 2008: 11, 254, NHS 2010, RCOG 2006). About four out of 10 twin births result in one or both babies spending some time in special care (Tamba, 2012).
It's safer to plan for your twins' birth at between 36 weeks and 38 weeks of pregnancy. The placenta may not work as well after then, increasing the risk of having a baby who is stillborn.
The birth may either be by induction or planned caesarean (NCCWCH 2011b: 173, NICE 2011, RCOG 2006, Tamba 2009). These procedures can't be carried out at home or in a midwife-led birth centre, so you would need to give birth in hospital.
Ultimately, the choice is yours. If you want to consider either a home birth or birth centre, talk to your midwife. Or you could make an appointment with the head of the labour ward or supervisor of midwives at your hospital.
If you do opt for a hospital birth, be reassured that there are ways to make your room comfortable. Here's how to create the perfect environment for having your babies.
Do I have to have a caesarean section?Not necessarily, though your chances of having a caesarean are higher than if you were pregnant with one baby. More than half of twins are born by caesarean, but four out of 10 twins are not (NCCWCH 2011a: 73).
In some hospitals, doctors have a policy of delivering identical twins who share a placenta (monochorionic twins) by caesarean, as they have a higher risk of complications (NHS 2010, RCOG 2008: 7). But if both your twins are growing well and there are no other concerns, a vaginal birth may be possible.
If your twins share a placenta, talk to your consultant during pregnancy about your individual circumstances and the best way for your babies to be born (MBF 2010, RCOG 2008: 7).
Generally, whether you have a caesarean or not depends on the position of your first twin (NCCWCH 2011a: 73). If she's in a head-down position, a vaginal birth may be possible (NCCWCH 2011a: 3).
Many doctors or midwives will try to deliver your second baby vaginally, even if she is in breech position. In about five per cent of cases it is necessary for the second twin to be born by caesarean (NHS 2010, Tamba 2009).
You may also be advised to have a planned caesarean if:
- You've had a caesarean before.
- Your babies are smaller than expected for your dates of pregnancy.
- The placenta covers the opening to your cervix (placenta praevia) (NCCWCH 2011a: 74).
- There is a complication with your labour.
- One or both of your babies have become distressed during labour.
- Your labour is slowing down (NCCWCH 2011a: 74).
- You have high blood pressure that doesn't respond to treatment.
- You have pre-eclampsia (NHS 2010).
- The cord falls into the birth canal ahead of your babies (prolapse) (NHS 2010).
What else might affect the type of birth I have?Your location, and the policy of your hospital, may affect whether or not you have a caesarean. Your individual doctor may also affect the type of birth you have.
Talk to your doctor and midwife about your own medical situation, and what you would like to happen. Ask if the doctors at your hospital have experience of delivering twins vaginally, and what the hospital's policy on twin births is. Your local hospital should be aware of the NICE guidelines on multiple births.
Will I have to go through labour twice?No. Giving birth to twins is very similar to giving birth to only one baby. Though you'll need to push two babies out, you'll only experience the first stage of labour when the cervix gradually opens up (dilates) once.
As a twin birth is considered high-risk, it often involves medical interventions. And because you're giving birth to two babies, two midwives should be with you during the birth. An obstetrician must also be available, in case they're needed at any time (NHS 2011).
What happens during a twin birth?Most twins are born before 38 weeks. If you haven't gone into labour by then, you may be recommended to have your labour induced (Tamba 2009).
During labour, regular monitoring of your twins with electronic fetal monitors (EFM) is standard practice (NHS 2011). This is used to listen to your babies' heartbeats and the intensity and frequency of your contractions (Tamba 2009). Your doctor may place a needle in a vein in your arm (a drip) in case it is needed later (NHS 2011).
You'll be offered pain relief such as gas and air and pethidine. You may be offered an epidural as this can be topped up if you need an assisted birth or caesarean later on (NHS 2010).
Discuss your pain relief preferences with your midwife during pregnancy and write them in your birth plan (Tamba 2009). But keep in mind that labour and birth are unpredictable. Your midwife may need to recommend a course of action at any time which is not what you had originally hoped for, but which will always be in the best interests of you and your baby.
Once your first baby is born, your midwife or doctor will check the position of your second twin by feeling your tummy and doing a vaginal examination, or an ultrasound scan (NHS 2011).
If your second baby is in a good position to be born, the waters surrounding him will be broken. Your second baby should be born very soon after the first, because your cervix is already fully dilated. If your contractions stop after your first twin is born, hormones are added to the drip to restart them (NHS 2011).
You'll usually be recommended to have a managed third stage. This is when the placenta is delivered with the help of a hormone injection, instead of a natural delivery. This is because there is an increased risk of bleeding when the placenta is larger, and the uterus (womb) will have been stretched by two babies (NCCWCH 2008: 31, Tamba 2009).
What can I do to avoid a caesarean?Try to stay as healthy as you can during pregnancy by eating well, and being as active during labour as possible. Keeping mobile may improve your chances of avoiding a caesarean.
However, this may be a challenge in a twin birth, as it's recommended that you have continuous monitoring throughout labour. In some hospitals, mobile monitors are available, which can be worn while you move around.
Towards the end of pregnancy you could try to encourage your babies to settle into a head-down position (optimal fetal positioning). This allows the maximum space for your babies to turn if needed (Sutton and Scott 1995). There's limited evidence that it works, but it's worth a try.
Having a birth partner will provide you with continuous support while you're in labour, in addition to the support you will get from your midwives. A birth partner may reduce your chances of having an unplanned (emergency) caesarean. You'll need good, solid support from the moment your labour starts. You could ask your partner, a friend, a relative, or a doula to take the role (NCCWCH 2011a: 5, 14, 106).
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NCCWCH. 2008. Intrapartum care. NICE clinical guideline. National collaborating centre for women's and children's health. www.nice.org.uk [pdf file, accessed May 2012]
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Tamba. 2012. Tamba twins and multiples healthcare survey. Guildford: Twins and multiple births association


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Riverside, CA (Sports Network) - Allen Huddleston scored a game-high 17 points
as the Fresno State Bulldogs took down the UC Riverside Highlanders, 39-30, in
a very low-scoring affair at SRC Arena.
Kevin Foster contributed seven points and six rebounds for Fresno State (1-1),
which had not won a game when scoring under 40 points since 1982.
Chris Patton nearly contributed a double-double for UC Riverside (0-3) with 12
points and nine rebounds. Patton was responsible for six of the Highlanders' 18
turnovers. The loss was the third in as many games for UC Riverside this
Both sides combined to go 8-of-39 from the field in the opening period, The
Bulldogs took a narrow 13-11 lead into halftime despite making just 1-of-4 from
beyond the arc in the first half.
Fresno State made 35 percent of its field goals after the break and limited the
Highlanders to 19-second half points to secure the victory. The Bulldogs led
for the final 9:34 of the contest.
Despite the loss, UC Riverside held a 41-30 advantage in the rebounding battle.
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X Biodiversity Forum of the IUCN Spanish National Committe
28 September 2013 | News story
The X Biodiversity Forum held at the University of Cordoba (UCO) on the 24th and 25th of September, brought together American and European experts facing a common problem, climate change, a major and challenging issue, such as bridging positions between the needs of society and scientific research, or the involvement of citizens in climate change adaptation strategies.
Participants exposed many different alternatives and very heterogeneous solutions from the scientific and academic visions, and from a social and gender perspective, through various practical examples of adaptation to climate change in both Latin America and Spain.
Especially, the Forum had an impact on community management initiatives as a means to mitigate the effects of climate change and involve the population in adaptation strategies.
During the Forum, the research tools used in the project COMET-LA were presented: those relating the characterization of the social-ecological systems through Ostrom´s framework, and prospective structural analysis (PSA).
Introductory course on The Red Lists of Threatened Species
The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation IUCN organized during the Forum an introductory course on The Red List of Threatened Species presenting an online tool jointly developed with The Nature Conservancy as to improve the training in this field worldwide.
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I'm trying to move my notebooks and documents from one notebook to another. If I drag them it appears that this should be possible (cursor resembles green and red areas where I can drop it) but if I drop it nothing happens.
Any ideas?
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I'm trying to move my notebooks and documents from one notebook to another. If I drag them it appears that this should be possible (cursor resembles green and red areas where I can drop it) but if I drop it nothing happens.
Any ideas?
This is a real problem with Zimbra. The only way I have found to move documents:
1) create a new document in the notebook where you want it
2) copy the HTML code from the existing document
3) paste it into the new document
4) delete the old document
5) rename the new document as you cannot have two documents with the same name.
Any links to the old document will also need to be fixed as they will be pointing to the old document location.
I am using the latest FOSS 6.0.6_GA_2332 as at 6 May 2010, and this functionality still does not work correctly. If you use the browse button to view the folder and drag and drop, then it appears that the notebook should move, but the move never completes.
NOtebooks are one part of Zimbra system that do not appear to be getting any further development, even though it appears to be a very good system that has many benefits.
Bummer.. I just noticed this issue as well.. I would like to move some notebooks around.
Hello i2ambler, as you use the notebook feature more you will find it is pretty basic. Even as a WIKI type system it is pretty poor. When compared to Google Documents or ZoHo it does not even compare.
Unfortunately, everything I have seen indicates this functionality is not actively being maintained, at least I never have gotten any positive responses to any of my questions or problems. Of course I am using FOSS, so maybe they have a better response to the Network version, but other Open Source products I have used have had great responses.
I like the Zimbra product and will continue to use it, my only hope is that they work on the documents system and make it function more like Google Documents or ZoHo, then it will be a collaboration suite without peer as it will be the only one I have found that allows you to load it in-house and not have to use it as SAAS.
Bugzilla Main Page - Zimbra is the place for that, the forums are for asking questions and discussing problem you encounter not for bug reports, you could also search the forums to confirm if it's a problem already encountered and see if there's any solution available.
However, all the functionality of the Documents tab is being added to the Briefcase. The beginnings of this integration can be seen in 6.x where you can create documents via either the Documents or Briefcase tab.
From the sounds of things, the long-term goal of the Briefcase is to make it an online office suite for most general uses (as well as a document storage system).
You wouldn't use it to run your accounting department, but it should be usable for most things people use Google Docs for.
Thanks Bill,
I have reported bugs in Bugzilla. The last one related the fact when you view a notebook document it formats

 and
 correctly, but when you edit the document these two tags display the sameway, which is wrong as and leads the document creator to add extra

 tags incorrectly, that then display incorrectly when the document is viewed. I got a response that these tags were working correctly in Network Edition version greater than the FOSS version I have access to, and no indication as to whether FOSS has this fixed or not. Very uninformative.
I have also suggested that the Notebook requires the functionality to move documents and to be able to create template documents that new documents can be based on. I have never heard anything about whether these ideas are interesting, going to be implemented or otherwise.
I have also asked about specific information for the Zimlet programming so that I can try to create these notebook features myself. In the Zimlet information it shows how to integrate with mail, but there is no reference to how to do this same thing in Notebook. Specifically, I was asking what additional parameters are available to the viewId == ZmId.VIEW_?? so that I could hook into the Notebook part of the application.
I realise there is a lot of posts happening all the time, and I understand you do not have the ability to incorporate everyone's ideas, but in honesty there are a LOT of posts about the same thing that do not seem to get any further for months. Things like PKI Certificate handling have been discussed for at least three years in the forum and Bugzilla. Zimlet documentation, that would assist people like myself add functionality, is scarce and incomplete.
I am not a programmer by trade, but I have tried to follow the method to download the source code so I could see if I could find answers to these issues myself, but it is not as easy as I would have liked, ie: there is no source code files that can just be read through to see how the system ties together and works, it all has to be managed through a system I do not currently have or understand.
I love Zimbra and think it has huge potential. It is one of the best I have seen that lets me run it from my own hardware, but it is hard not to compare it to Google Documents and ZoHo which present the same sort of functionality and idea of collaboration but do it in such a fully feature rich method. Unfortunately, their SAAS model does not suit my situation.
Hope I have not bored you too much with the details.
Hello Freddie,
I must admit I have not looked at Breifcase recently so I will take another look and see if it looks like it can do what I am after.
I still think Google Documents is the benchmark for document and spreadsheet functionality. They have come a long way with decent page layout features and the ability to link different spreadsheets together.
I have now taken a look at the Breifcase in 6.0.6 2332 and while it appears to be a bit better than it was previously, the Notebook feature still does what it does better than the breifcase. Creating a link between one document and another in Notebook is very simple for the end user, where-as creating a link from one document to another in Breifcase requires the user to know the URL of the linked document, hardly very user friendly.
The Spreadsheet works better in the Breifcase, but that code should be the same in the notebook, so I do not know why it does not or can not work the same in the Notebook.
Istill like the wayNotebook is more like a WIKI system and breifcase is more like a file repository, it would be better if this functionality was kept separate or Breifcase needs a lot moer work if it is going to replace Notebook.


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Right to higher hiring
Religion | Can faith-based relief organizations employ only like-minded workers? A recent court ruling says yes, but the groups themselves have varying answers
Two months into the captivity of Flavia Wagner, an aid worker with Samaritan's Purse, her Sudanese kidnappers let her give news to the outside world. Speaking on a satellite phone, Wagner told Agence France-Presse that she was living a "nightmare" and it was growing worse. The 20 men around her no longer gave her clean water to drink, she said, and she no longer felt safe: "They are threatening me, my life, my health."
At the Samaritan's Purse command center, the response team waited to hear more of her condition. Edward Densham, deputy response manager for the crisis, said everyone in the command center dropped what they were doing and gathered to pray for Wagner. That morning and afternoon as always, the staff of Samaritan's Purse prayed for her safe return.
Wagner endured more than three months of captivity before she was set free. She has hesitated to speak about her ordeal since her release, or the role her faith played in it, but Densham said faith was a "core value" for the people fighting to get her back. Samaritan's Purse requires each new hire to sign a Statement of Faith-in part so that shared faith unites them through crises like this one. A recent court case upheld relief organizations' freedom to hire only those who share their religion, but not all Christian relief organizations take advantage of it.
In Spencer v. World Vision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a Christian relief organization after it fired three employees who stopped avowing Christianity. World Vision requires its employees to sign either a statement of faith or the Apostle's Creed, and each employee provides a personal statement of faith during the hiring process. When World Vision found that three employees were holding alternative chapels, managers asked the employees to reaffirm their commitment to the Christian faith. They said they no longer believed in the deity of Christ or the Trinity, so World Vision fired them. The employees alleged discrimination and sued.
Title VII bans religious discrimination in hiring but allows an exemption for "a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society." The dissenting judge narrowly interpreted this to mean a church or a place of worship while the other two judges gave two different criteria-a potentially troubling outcome for those hoping for clear agreement. The final criteria stated that in order to have religious-based hiring, an organization must self-identify as religious, do work that furthers those principles, and hold itself out to the public as religious.
But not all Christian relief organizations take advantage of the freedom to hire Christians. Catholic Relief Services, the international relief organization affiliated with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, says its mission is rooted in Catholic social teaching, but in hiring it picks applicants "on the basis of merit without regard to . . . religious beliefs." Feed the Children calls itself a "Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization" and an Equal Opportunity Employer that consider applicants "without regard to . . . religion."
In presenting itself to the public, Habitat for Humanity speaks of the "economics of Jesus" (the idea that God magnifies human efforts when we respond to human need) and the "theology of the hammer" (defined as the principle that acts of love can bridge theological differences). Because Habitat believes the "theology of the hammer" bridges religious divides, it has never had a religious hiring requirement.
On the other side of the spectrum, Compassion International lists "personal relationship with Jesus Christ" as a job qualification. A qualified candidate is a "consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude" in interpersonal relations, and prays for the ministry.
For international organizations, a consistent hiring policy can become difficult. World Vision US hires only Christians, but its sister entity World Vision International makes exceptions for countries where the law forbids Christianity or for countries where it's difficult to find qualified Christian staff. Samaritan's Purse requires its American staff to sign the statement of faith, but in countries where persecution is a threat it does not require staff from those countries to sign.
Stanley Carlson-Thies, president of Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, said religious organizations are often reluctant to declare that they only hire co-religionists. They may not know they're allowed to or they fear backlash from donors and activists. But they still unofficially screen candidates, perhaps by asking if they're comfortable attending required Bible study and prayer or asking if a candidate can affirm their mission. According to a Faith and Organizations Project report, very few religious organizations formally require employees to share their faith, but they still recruit by word of mouth in their faith network, advertise in their religion's media outlets, and make sure potential employees understand their values.
Title VII's definition of religious work will continue to shape public policy since the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, also makes an exemption for religious organizations under Title VII. As Samaritan's Purse said in an amicus brief it filed on World Vision's behalf, losing the freedom to hire like-minded Christians is "one of the most critical issues threatening it and other faith-based charities." When it comes to sharing the gospel, helping those in need earns Christians "a right to be heard."


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PHOENIX, Arizona, November 22. ON our Thanksgiving edition of The Morning Swim Show we bring you an interview with a swimmer who has plenty to be thankful for this season: UC-San Diego junior Nick Korth.
Korth won both breaststrokes last weekend at the Arena Invite, beating out several Division I swimmers and setting himself up for a run at the Division II national titles next spring. He talks about the thrill of racing against Stanford last weekend, and how the combined men's and women's teams work together to achieve success at the national level. He also sizes up his competition in the breaststroke events, knowing his goal of returning to the top of the podium will not be easy. Be sure to visit SwimmingWorld.TV for more video interviews.
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Jeff Commings: This is the Morning Swim Show for Thursday, November 22nd, 2012. I am your host Jeff Commings. Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and one person who has plenty to be thankful for is Nick Korth, a junior at UC San Diego. He had a great meet at the Arena Invite last weekend posting a very fast time in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and Nick joins us now in the FINIS monitor from San Diego. Nick good to see you, how are you today?
Nick Korth: I am doing pretty good. How about yourself?
Jeff: I am doing well, but probably not as good as you. You had a great meet at the Arena Invite: 54.2, 1:58.1 in the breaststrokes. You got to be real happy with those times.
Nick: Yeah, you know I am always happy to swim fast and you know always of course I am looking for a faster time, but at this time of the season right now I am pretty pleased that I am doing you know as well as the rest of the team.
Jeff: Yeah, I know those weren't your lifetime bests, so what was the level of preparation for you for this meet? Was it a half taper?
Nick: Well the meet started on Thursday and I was still working pretty hard on Monday so it is almost like a drop taper, but for the most part you know I didn't get that much rest. The coaches are still pushing the team pretty hard and you know there comes a time for big meets like that you have to step up and swim big.
Jeff: Well I want to talk about the 200 breast, as I said 1:58.1. Now I am not sure if you realize this, that was — that is the second fastest time in college right now across all of the divisions. You know you are swimming at a Division 2 school. So was that you feel to know that among all college swimmers, Division 1, 2, 3 NAIA that you got the second fastest time right now?
Nick: I am pretty pleased to hear that especially for like you know division 2 program, swimming against like big schools like Stanford. It really shows us, it shows the school and like the potential that we have which puts us on the map and hopefully you know empowers the team a little bit and gives us a little bit more confidence into the next season, or not the next season but next semester you know nationals and our conference meet and such.
Jeff: Well talk about that swimming against teams like Stanford at the Arena invite. What was the mindset among the teams there at UC San Diego knowing that you guys are going up against a big team like Stanford?
Nick: Going into the meet like we knew it was really going to be hard to make finals. We also knew that in order to swim in the finals, you had to swim big in the morning so the first day was a little bit nerve-racking but having big swims from like different individuals like Dane Stassi on the butterfly events or some of the women swimming their events as well especially like the 2IM. It put a little more confidence in the team. I know Thursday night when I had the 200 IM you know originally it was supposed be seven Stanford guys and myself, but two of them scratched out and two BYU guys joined me so made ita little bit more easy to get up there knowing that it wasn't just Stanford. You know last year it was seven Stanford guys and myself so it was a little bit nerve wrecking, but you know at the end of the day you have to like swim fast.
Jeff: You know, I wouldn't call that really nerve wrecking. I would call that pretty inspiring to know that you know among all those Stanford guys you are the one representing all of the other schools in that event.
Nick: Well, you know I like swimming fast and with all the hard work that I would put in you know it is really nice to see that everything comes to fruition and you know hard work does pay off.
Jeff: I just want to remind people for those who may not even know, you won the 200 breast your freshmen year in NCAA division 2 championships. What were the emotions for you and how did you go — how have you been able to continue through your career having done so well in your freshman year?
Nick: Well, like I went to UC Irvine my first year and they cut the swim program before I actually got there, so I kind of reevaluated my life. I wanted to see if swimming was something I wanted to do and I took off a quarter and I decided that I wanted to continue training and you know UCSC picked me up and gave me a shot at you know swimming again, and I wanted to prove them and everyone else that I can know I still had it, that I was available to do this and going to the nationals I was pretty nervous. You know I had a lot of big competition and you know come time for finals my coach was like just go out and have fun you know it is just one swim, the icing on the cake you made nationals and you know let's get it done so when I would swim my own race you know one of the guys are kind of passing me a little bit I knew I had to stick my own race plan and you know ever since that I have kind of done my own thing. Listen to the coaches and even when it does go a little bit harder and I don't feel like I am doing what I need to do necessarily it is nice to go to the coaches and have them reevaluate and just tell me that I am doing everything I need to do or what I need to change and just pretty much trust in them, you know I have been able to be pretty successful so far and you know always having for more so you just got to listen to coaches and hope for the best you know this season and next season as well.
Jeff: Well it sounds like UC Irvine's loss is UC San Diego's gain. It has probably been a really big motivator for them to know that you know you have been able to kind of boost the program's visibility, you know that you can win NCAA's your freshman year. Tell us more about the team. It is a combined team correct? The men and women swim together?
Nick: Yeah, it is a combined team and it is something that I really do like about this program. You know there are a lot of schools that have just the women's program or like you know the men's program is not as involved, but we train with each other each day. Both coaches Corrie Falcon and Matt Macedo coach both of the groups so it is isn't just one main coach really like the men's team and the women's team, but everyone kind of shares and works out with each other and it brings like a nice family atmosphere and of course it is like the guys don't want to lose to the girls and the girls are pushing the guys because they are doing well in practice and the excitement that it brings to practicing like competition actually makes it much more enjoyable and easy to train, easy to focus. You know the women are cheering for the men during their events and vice versa and everyone gets behind each other and you know it isn't just one swimmer anymore you know swimming their own events, the whole team behind them and it is nice to know that everyone gets to work together and everyone has got your back.
Jeff: Yeah, I noticed that when I went to cover the Division 2 championships last March you know it is a combined meet in UC San Diego being a combined team, it definitely looked like it was everybody out there swimming with everybody else. When you guys start a new season what is kind of the major focus or the goal going into each season?
Nick: Of course it is like to win NC's, but in order to do that you have to create a lot of smaller steps in order to achieve that dream. So of course we have our own goal meetings between the genders, but then we come together as a team and say what we would like to do. And you know countless times we have like many guys and girls say like support the other team, so support the women's team on the men's side or support the men's side from the women's team and you know set different goals like that. Qualify people at Arena for NC's just kind of get out of the way so we can train through conference and we put times up as well. It is like as far as like what we would like to achieve, but at the same time it is not necessarily you know a time standard. You just want to make sure we are working hard, like give 100% each day or you know give what you can and just try not to waste any practices and those are probably the basic ones. Then of course people going to their own individual goals as far as how they like to do at the end of the year whether it is academics because you know academics is a big part of UC San Diego and everyone wants to stay eligible, so you know that is pretty important for us, but at the same time we do want to have a good time and we do want to make sure that this is a family atmosphere, very enjoyable and that you know by the end of the year we have done everything we can and we are happy with the results.
Jeff: Yeah, you guys are pretty close to that NCAA title. Last year I believe both men and women were third?
Nick: No, men got second and women got third.
Jeff: Yeah, so you guys were pretty close to take them down Drury. I am sure every year you guys want to be the ones to do. I know once they did it on the women's side they took down Drury, but I am sure that is going to be right at the top of you guys' list as to be the one who doesn't do that this year.
Nick: Yeah and I like we would like to beat them, but at the same time you know maybe Drury gets third and someone else gets first so we are not just going to say you know let's beat Drury in our goal right now to win and you know right now I am sure that they are going to be a big contender as always and you know the team has to work hard but it would be nice to win. I have got 2 more years here — or this year and the following year so it would be nice to take home a national championship.
Jeff: Well you got a pretty big contender in your way in the breaststroke events, Eetu Karvonen from Grand Canyon. I am sure you have got him on your mind every time you are doing a hard breaststroke set knowing that you got to get past him to repeat as champion again?
Nick: You know like I followed college swimming pretty avidly. You know looking up times every week and there are a bunch of other guys that do the same, you know we keep each other in check as far as what we have to follow and Eetu has been putting up a lot of fast times and the same with a bunch of other swimmers so it is kind of, it is hard knowing what exactly they are doing, but at the same time you know it pushes me to drive myself a little bit further and of course I would like to win a national championship individually but at the end of the day you know I need to score more points for my team so if that means taking second and third place and other events by still swimming like a full course load of you know 3 relays and 4 individuals then you know I will do that at the end of the day, rather than trading you know one relay and 2 individuals just to win like 1 event or 2 events. So that is the focus right now. Obviously you want to get the most points in nationals so you know, but I am glad Eetu is out there just pushing me same with Thiago from Incarnate Word. So you know props to those guys. Thanks for pushing me.
Jeff: Yeah, I am sure they are watching this and they are like okay now we got to get into training as hard as Nick because he is motivated too. I know college graduation is a year or two away but what are you studying and what kind of career plans do you have in mind?
Nick: Right now I am studying Econ with minor in Business, and at this point in my life I really don't know what I like to do. I know I want to help people and I can see myself you know being a swim coach or doing something to swim. I do love the pool and being around it. I love the investment that you get in helping other people. You know seeing them drop time or just getting stronger, faster, et cetera, but you know at the end of the day I just want to like know that I am making a difference in someone's life, helping him out a little bit so you know — sorry I can't answer that question completely for you but you know at this point I just want to help people.
Jeff: Well like I said you are just a junior. You got to wow them too figure it all out and if coaching pulls you toward a career, that is great too and if it is the business world I am sure it is going to be just as equally rewarding for you — just it is good to know that you want to go out there and help people and I mean I think that is a good way to start thinking about what you want to do. All right Nick thank you very much for joining us. Congratulations again a great meet at the arena invite. We are looking forward to seeing how you progress this season and good luck at the NCAA championship as well.
Nick: Thanks for having me and you know best of luck and go Tritons.
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Total crap. Avoid this. And Microsoft, please remove this fubar extension.
nice! very helpful!
Why the link doesn't work? It's fail
Works as designed for me. Nice to have it. Note I am installed in the default location for VS2010.
this thing made me want to punch my monitor
Great to have this fix
Please let us know when this works, as per the channel9 video when the VS install directory is not drive C. (Boot [C] is a relatively small SSD, installs are in D, data is in E)
As you might see in the other reviews, some like some hate.
It works perfectly. I had to reinstall this extension to be able to edit CSS files after installing security updates on SP1.
Unfortunately, I had to uninstall this. After installing I could no longer edit CSS files in Visual Studio getting the same "unspecified error" that others are mentioning. Once I uninstalled, I could edit CSS files again.
Do NOT use this. After installing it, Visual Studio lost all ability to recognize CSS files, let alone have intellisense function. Uninstalling and trying to fix Visual Studio was a nightmare. Bad, bad, BAD extension.
It works perfectly.
Do NOT install this!
I had terrible luck with this, as my VS installation is on a different drive. The thing would not detect that I had installed Service pack 1
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I switched from 3 blade Shuttle T's and Thunderheads to 4 blade Slick Trick Magnum's last year and I won't be switching back to either of the 3 blades I mentioned. The Slick Tricks fly better and resulted in an outstanding blood trail.
I don't know that means I prefer 4 blades but for now the one I prefer has 4 blades.


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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama challenged congressional Republicans Wednesday to let taxes rise on the wealthiest Americans on both economic and political grounds, noting he campaigned successfully for re-election on the point and contending it would instantly ease the threat of the "fiscal cliff" plunging the nation back into recession.
"A modest tax increase on the wealthy is not going to break their backs," Obama said of the nation's top income earners. "They'll still be wealthy," he said at his first news conference since winning a second term.
At the same time, the president stressed he was amenable to compromise on other approaches from Republicans who say they will stand opposed to a tax increase. "I believe this is solvable," he said during the news conference.
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President Barack Obama gestures as he answers a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington Wednesday.
At a news conference of his own a short while later, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, agreed that a bipartisan "spirit of cooperation" has been evident since the election that augurs well for talks expected to begin Friday at the White House.
However, he said of the president's proposal, "We are not going to hurt our economy and make job creation more difficult which is exactly what that plan would do."
Obama seemed eager to avoid issuing any ultimatums. Asked if it would be a deal-breaker for Republicans to refuse to allow the top tax rate to revert to 39.6 percent from the current 35 percent, he sidestepped.
"I just want to emphasize I am open to new ideas if the Republican counterparts or some Democrats have a great idea for us to raise revenue, maintain progressivity, make sure the middle class isn't getting hit, reduces our deficit."
Wall Street wasn't encouraged that agreement was becoming more likely. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 185 points for the day.


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I may have an all day gig to organize around August involving mostly Uk based stoner/doom/psychedelic type music. I was thinking about the idea of running a poster show at the same time to add something extra. It's all very loose at the moment but it would be in London in August. I'm going to try and get some great bands to headline and hopefully go for a mega lightshow as well.
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May 30, 2016
Governor Ronnie Musgrove is calling for a special session of the
Mississippi Legislature for Thursday, Sept. 5, to deal with funding
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"Once the corrections issue is resolved and on its way to my desk
for my signature, I will expand the call of the session to address the availability and affordability of medical malpractice insurance," said Musgrove.
In May, the governor said he would call lawmakers back to address
that issue by the end of the summer.
Musgrove said after the medical malpractice crisis has been resolved,
he will make civil justice reform a part of the debate during the special session.
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Rampage 41 ExpressBy Jeffrey Moser
From the driver's seat of my rental car, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, glimmered like the Emerald City as I neared the drawbridge that connects the barrier island with the mainland. With its well-manicured, cedar-shingle homes and gorgeous beach, the island is indeed a jewel, but as I reached the bridge's apex, I realized the radiance was the sun's reflection off tuna towers and outriggers belonging to a battalion of battlewagons at a nearby marina. Among that legion sat the Rampage 41 Express, her hull Awlgripped in a handsome ice-blue hue.
Built at KCS International's 344,000-square-foot facility in Navassa several miles up the Cape Fear River from here (Rampage is a division of KCS, which also owns Cruisers Yachts), the 41 is the builder's largest express to date. For some time owners of Rampages from 30 to 38 feet had been asking for a larger express, says brand manager Pete Gillon, and were happy to offer suggestions for cockpit and bridge-deck layouts as well as what features on their Rampages that they'd like to keep and which they'd deep-six. Combining all of that with input from Rampage's dealers, the designers and engineers set to work.
I'd say the owners got their wishes. For instance, the 100-square-foot cockpit is wholly dedicated to pelagic pursuits and includes a number of sweet standards such as two 85-gallon in-sole fishboxes, a combination aft-facing seat-Frigid-Rigid ice box to port, eight flush-mounted rod holders, and a 63-gallon transom livewell/killbox. In the way of optional equipment, our boat offered a starboard bait-prep station with five drawers for tackle and a sink ($4,333), a feature that so many buyers will choose to have onboard, it probably should be standard. She also sported optional Lee double-spreader out- and center 'riggers, tuna tubes flanking the transom livewell, outlets for electric reels, inwale padding, TGM Marine teaser reels, a Release Marine leaning post with four rod holders, and a tuna tower with an 18-rod rocket launcher.
But those owners and dealers didn't just request fishing gear; comfort was a concern, too. Fortunately, the bridge deck answers those concerns. The helm headroom is an NBA-friendly 7'0", and the area can be cooled by optional 16,000-Btu Cruisair air conditioning. Other comforts include an optional pair of handsome Pompanette teak ladderback companion chairs and a Release Marine helm seat that's as adjustable as anything found in a luxury car. A trip below decks via the centerline companionway offers anglers a six-seat, L-shape settee and standard 26-inch Sole LCD TV and Panasonic DVD/CD home-theater system that includes six speakers and a subwoofer under the settee.
But my mind wasn't on comfort; it was on performance. So we left the dock and headed out to the calm Atlantic through the Masonboro Inlet, where the 41's athleticism took center stage. Once we'd cleared the northern jetty and reached open water, Capt. Chad Kivett firewalled the optional ZF SmartCommand throttles, and the 41 hit her average top speed of 41.3 mph in just under 30 seconds. After recording all my performance data, I switched spots with Kivett and put the hammer down on the optional 715-mhp Caterpillars. After the C12s spooled up, the 41 executed a 180-degree turn at WOT in less than two boat lengths, her solid-fiberglass hull absorbing the chop from her own wake (the largest waves we could find on test day) with composure. My only gripe was the bridge-deck sound levels: I recorded 89 dB-A at 2000 rpm and 33.3 mph. (Sixty-five db-A is the level of normal conversation.)
Because of her optional tuna tower, I wondered if she'd heel excessively in hard turns. She didn't. Earlier Gillon had pointed out that her 600- and 100-gallon fuel tanks are on centerline—the former under the cockpit, the latter between and under the powerplants—which he says helps ensure transverse stability. In addition, a favorable longitudinal center of gravity is achieved by installing her powerplants deep and far forward in the hull. Shaft angles on other Rampage models average around 17 degrees, while by comparison the 41's angle is 10 degrees.
Later, when I was able to crunch the test numbers and do some research, I discovered that the 41's 700-gallon fuel capacity is impressive in two ways. The first is that it's unmatched among production express boats in her size range with comparable dry weights and total horsepower; its closest competitor falls 100 gallons short. The second is the range it produces: Full of fuel, the 41 can make 421 miles at 33.3 mph and 2000 rpm, 80-percent engine load. Back off to 27.3 mph and 1750 rpm, and you'll get 470 miles.
As I helmed the 41 back inside the inlet, I spotted a few surfers—they regularly paddle across Masonboro Inlet to ride the waves that peel off the inlet's southern jetty and onto uninhabited Masonboro Island. After realizing that the 41's excellent sightlines had helped me spot them, I concluded that this boat is truly ready to go hunting. All she needs is fuel and bait.
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This article originally appeared in the August 2007 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.