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posted at 1/17/2013 1:54 PM EST
Congrats on the new baby! I pumped exclusively for a year for my daughter. She was born almost 6 weeks early and was in the special care nursery for 2 weeks before coming home. I knew I wanted to try and breastfeed, so I started pumping right away at the hospital. She never got the hang of breastfeeding once she was on the bottle at the hospital, so I stuck it out with the pumping.
I am not sure if it will help, but see if you can rent a hospital grade pump. I used the Medela one at the hospital and my insurance covered a rental for home. I think it helped increase my supply. I also pumped often, every 3 hours (including throughout the night). Once my supply was abundant, I started to widen the time between pump sessions. I really think the hospital grade pump will help a lot. Try looking into it.
Good luck!
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posted at 1/18/2013 10:52 AM EST
Congratulations! a few tips - i EP'd for 8.5 months for my first son who never latched. He was born 3 weeks early and we fed him in the hospital with a syringe at first. I went to the LC a few times and then just decided that it would be pumping for me because it was just too hard to try and feed then pump and LO was having nothing to do with me. One of the things I did was take an old sports bra and cut holes for the pumping cups - made my life so much better because i was now hands free. At times I was able to feed LO propped on a pillow and pump at the same time.
For my second thankfully he latched and fed great - to the point that my supply couldn't keep up, especially when I went back to work and despite the federal law of having a mothers room, my employer (which was a hospital) did not provide a easily accessible space and I ended up scrambling to find places to pump which really messed with my routine and supply. grrr...work! They felt that I only had to pump 2x day (I am away from LO for 12hrs at a time) and had a 10-15 minute walk to pumping place. Needless to say with those complications and aggravations I was only able to pump for about 5months for #2
Also, if you end up supplementing formula - I used enfamil premium because that is what the hospital gave us and has worked great for both kids (I have 2 now). Amazon Mom - has the best price if you buy in the subscribe and save for 5 packs at a time - less than BJs.
Remember - take a breath, your little one will be ok regardless of whether he or she gets mom's milk or formula - they really just need you for the love and attention not as much as a food supply. Enjoy your LO and your time off to bond - it goes by REALLY fast.
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posted at 1/20/2013 10:17 PM EST
Seriously, could you all be more supportive? I really appreciate all the comments as I'm getting so frustrated with the pumping that every day I tell myself I'm going to stop but I don't. I feel awful guilty stopping. Today I was with my mother and pumping when I only got about 3/4th of an ounce in 25 minutes from both sides and and was so upset. My mom told me to quit but I just feel so bad about it. I'm finally having my 2 week postpartum appointment Tuesday with my OB even though it's more like 3 weeks and I'm definitely going to ask her about it. I think I'm experiencing a little more than the baby blues worrying about this and I have an extensive family history of depression so I want to keep on top of it. Poor DH has been dealing with me crying about everything and anything lately.
I'm not sure why but I think that if my OB or DD's pedi tells me it's okay to stop I'll feel better about it. I just hate now when people ask me about breastfeeding or see me giving DD a bottle that I feel judged and like I need to explain myself.
CLC, thanks for your comment about the tear, it was definitely not something that I even thought about before delivering. Everything I read made 4th degree tears seem so rare that I think I pushed the possiblity of it happening to me out of my mind. It's definitely not fun but luckily as the OB that stitched me back up said I "have great anatomy" and they think I should heal up fine with no lasting issuses.
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posted at 1/21/2013 12:26 PM EST
Sounds like you are putting in a lot of effort without a lot of result. You have already gone above and beyond, so don't feel guilty at all. I only kept EPing in the beginning because I was getting more and more as I kept it up. And people will always have something to comment on, no matter what you choose to do! Good luck at your appointment and definitely fill your Dr in on how you are feeling.
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posted at 1/21/2013 3:39 PM EST
Mo - I'm so glad you have rec'd some good advice and I hope you're feeling at least a little better. I'm completely saying this from a place of support, but did you say they the LC wants you to feed the baby 3 oz every 2 hours? That seems like an awful lot for a 3 week old. I remember getting similar advice (that 3 oz was possibly too much) on here when my DD was a couple weeks old. Might be worth double checking with the an LC or pedi. At 3 weeks, I would think maybe 2 oz bottles, but I realize you all are worried about weight gain and I might not know what I'm talking about! When my DD started daycare at 13 weeks she started w/ 3 1/2 oz bottles.
I don't think I saw mention on here that supply is highest in the a.m. It might be helpful to pump frequently earlier in the day. Supposedly supply goes down around supper time. DD and I struggled with BFing a bit, so I did some pumping in the first weeks (and when I went back to work). I obviously don't mean to tell you what to do, but hate to see a new mom going through a hard time. Do you think you could compromise and pump like 3-4 times a day and feed formula the rest of the time? Best of luck with whatever you decide!
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posted at 1/22/2013 8:40 AM EST
Mo, Honey, it's totally okay to stop pumping! The best thing you can do for yourself and your DD is to heal and be happy. Post pardum depression is no joke. The stress you're putting yourself under is just not fair to yourself or your baby. Maybe even give yourself a day away from the pump and see how you feel.
Did your mother breastfeed? If she tried and had low supply there's a great chance you will face the same challanges. My mother had low supply, so did I. Another girlfriend's mother had low supply and so did she. The best thing she did was surrender the pump after a few weeks.
I had the same feeling "today's my last day with the pump" I said that to myself for 5 months, and I soooo wish I had listened to myself earlier and just said bye to it much earlier and enjoyed my LOs.
You're doing a great job!
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posted at 1/22/2013 9:02 AM EST
I'm not a mother, but I have suffered with severe depression that required drugs and therapy to keep me alive. I'd have to weigh in and agree with KAM's post above - take care of yourself at all costs and by doing so you'll be the best mother you can be because you are the healthiest you can be. Emotional health is everything. Formula will take just as good care of your baby as bm, but an emotionally sick mother cannot take just as good care of your baby as a healthy one.
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posted at 1/22/2013 12:03 PM EST
Mo - I'm with Kar and KAM. You've given pumping a solid try and it isn't working for you. You should have NO guilty over stopping. It's more important for your LO to have a happy, healthy mom than breast milk, if your doctor tells you otherwise I would think about switching. Wishing you the best!
As for people judging you, unfortunately they are going to judge you no matter what you do. If you breastfeed in public people are going to judge you, if you bottle feed with breast milk people are going to judge you and if you bottle feed with formula people are going to judge you. Try not to give it another thought!
ETA: I got asked about breastfeeding a lot which made me uncomfortable so my standard response was "I'm not breastfeeding, it just wasn't our thing." It was a line I was comfortable with and if people wanted more detail (and I was comfortable with sharing more) they could always ask. Close friends and family, who were truly interested, would ask follow up questions but most people just left it at that. Perhaps you can come up with a similar line that you're comfortable with when asked about it?
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posted at 1/22/2013 12:31 PM EST
Mo, I just wanted to echo what others said, that if you're done with pumping, give yourself permission to be done. Perhaps asking your OB's opinion will validate that decision for you. For me, I made the decision to stop when I wasn't managing to pump 50% of what DD needed in a day; It was a mathematical equation that gave me permission to stop without putting any pressure to make the decision on myself.
In terms of the baby blues: 2-3 weeks is the time baby blues are at their height, so don't be afraid of the hormones or of tears at this point! This is very normal. Your OB should give you a PPD screen at your 6 week visit, but if you're concerned, you should voice that to him/her at your visit this week. Best thing to do for blues and/or PPD is acknowledge that you're feeling off, and then move from there. Almost all women have baby blues, and about 20-25% have some sort of PPD, so definitely listen to yourself and ask your husband/mom/others close to you to keep an eye out for symptoms too.
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posted at 1/22/2013 12:33 PM EST
Oh, and here's a resource for screening tools, symptoms, and support: http://postpartum.net/
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posted at 1/22/2013 2:50 PM EST
hi there. I can vividly remember how hard it was to start, and keep, pumping. we have now two yr old twins, born a little early so in the hospital we did the syringe "they can't latch yet" contraption I still laugh that they sent me home with that and thought it would work to keep me breastfeeding. then one had terrible reflux so had to eat sitting and one just got lazy, he liked the bottle - it was clearly easier for him. oh well, having a relationship with an electric pump and snuggling the plastic was not what I had planned but we managed for a bit over a year.
some learnings, if you haven't tried these and think you can stand trying anything else. fenugreek tabs, 3 pills 3 times a day recommended by lactation consultant after we came home. I got it at Whole Foods, not sure where else would carry. Reglan prescribed by your MD, bumps up your milk supply - I think it was about 2 or 3 week course? make sure you are eating and drinking enough yourself - I would notice that if I got busy and missed a meal, my supply would plummet at the next pump. Pump as often as the baby is eating - at the beginning for me, that was every 3 hours even at night - as their feedings slowly got larger and less often, I started cutting out pump sessions, first the night ones! I almost always pumped longer than the recommended twenty minutes - I did about 45 mins as often as I could also to help me get rid of those night pumps. And absolutely an electric hospital grade pump, makes a huge difference.
good luck, I remember thinking daily that if I could just "get through today" I will have done it long enough and can stop, they will be fine. and then I'd get a few hours of sleep, and somehow start again the next day.
Not sure how old you are, but as we were starting our journey I heard from my mother that "in her day" "nobody" breast fed so why was I. well, she had a bit of a point, we all did fine, didn't we? your baby will do ok either way. there are great reasons to breast feed, but not at the expense of you! take care of yourself ~
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posted at 1/22/2013 8:33 PM EST
Also, we unfortunately ALL understand that nervous feeling that we're being judged as mothers. Believe me, it doesn't end with the breastfeeding/not breastfeeding issue. There's always some "helpful" person who is ready to let you know that you're abusing your baby by not putting enough clothes on her, putting too many clothes on her, giving her a pacifier, not giving her a pacifier, letting her CIO, not sleep training, etc.
The truth is, most of the time people aren't judging you when you think they are. But if they are, just remember that they're ignorant jerks who don't know your baby the way you do and even if they do know something about kids they are rude for judging you. You're allowed to ask old ladies calmly "I'm sorry. I don't remember you pushing this baby out."
Like everyone said, do what you need to do to be happy and healthy and whole and you'll be the best mom your kid could ask for!
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posted at 1/23/2013 5:41 PM EST
Just a quick update...thanks again for all the suggestions. I had my appointment yesterday and had a really long talk with the OB about my feelings on the delivery, breast feeding, pumping, DD herself and DH and we decided that it's probably best for me to be evaluated by someone so I scheduled that for next week and that I should try to stop pumping so I only pumped twice yesterday and haven't at all today. DD is doing fine and I've only gotten weepy once or twice today about it. Now that it's already almost 6 I can't figure out how I was fitting in so many pumping sessions before, I still feel like today was packed and I didn't get to shower until almost 11.
Thank you again for all the suggestions. I've found this thread to be so helpful and I'm looking forward to joining everyone on the monthly infant and toddler threads.
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posted at 1/23/2013 5:50 PM EST
Mo, taking that step and scheduling the next one is huge - I remember "needing help" badly and being so overwhelmed and scared by the very thought of getting it. You've got half the battle behind you - great job! And, hugs. :)
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posted at 1/24/2013 1:16 PM EST
Good for you, Mo! It must feel great to have that decision made, and kudos to your OB for not pushing you to keep going. Now you can re-focus all that time into healing yourself, and loving on your little one.
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posted at 1/29/2013 9:30 AM EST
In response to Mo41083's comment:
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!
Hi I am new to this blog stuff but I was a vetran breastfeeder. My last child came home a bottle baby, and at first I thought it was great... but she did not FEEL like she was mine. There are some naughty nursing tricks to get a baby to "latch" on. 1st remember milk will not make milk! Only water will make milk! If your milk will not let down have a good beer.
Nurse for as long as you can I promise you will never regret it.
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posted at 1/29/2013 12:27 PM EST
In response to Kat-95-56-00's comment:
Hi I am new to this blog stuff but I was a vetran breastfeeder. My last child came home a bottle baby, and at first I thought it was great... but she did not FEEL like she was mine. There are some naughty nursing tricks to get a baby to "latch" on. 1st remember milk will not make milk! Only water will make milk! If your milk will not let down have a good beer.
Nurse for as long as you can I promise you will never regret it.
This post made my blood boil, not sure what the intention was but considering the OP's circumstances this was less than helpful. I think we've all articulated that breastfeeding isn't for everyone. I didn't breastfeed my son but he certainly FEELS like my child. Mo, please disregard the above comment, you're doing what's best for your DD and that's all anyone can ask.
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posted at 1/29/2013 5:58 PM EST
Dear Kat - back off. Some of us really try to nurse and we can't, or the baby can't. I just doesn't work out. Comments like yours don't help one little bit. The pro-nursing community heaps enough guilt upon us - intentional or not. What we moms who use bottles need is support and understanding, not "a good beer".
I felt bad enough about turning in my pump after 8 weeks. All I could think of was "mother's milk is best" over and over in my head. But I simply couldn't do it anymore and have any kind of normal life with my husband and infant twins.
"Nurse for as long as you can. I promise you won't regret it." The whole point is that the OP isn't able to nurse. She's pumping. If you were lucky enough to be successful good for you. Please don't rub it in the OP's face.
BTW -Your husband didn't nurse your children - do they feel like "HIS"?
What a load of cr*p.
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posted at 1/29/2013 6:47 PM EST
practically no child of my generation was breast fed, and I'm certain we all felt like our parents' children.
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posted at 2/1/2013 1:19 PM EST
Wow Kat, I hope your daughter doesn't read that post. I would feel awful to find out that my mother didn't feel like I was hers.
Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks again for all the support. I think I'm out of the woods emotionally. Met with the therapist this week and we think it's all just a bad case of the baby blues related to the breastfeeding/pumping struggles as things have been 100% better this week. I feel like a weight is lifted off of me and we've been venturing out a bit more this week and that really seems to help. It's so much easier for me to throw some formula and bottles in the diaper bag and head out for shopping/visiting/etc. without stressing about getting back in time to pump or mixing the formula and breastmilk somewhere.
DD has her 1 month check-up on Monday and I'm really looking forward to seeing how much she weighs. She's already outgrown a couple 0-3 month outfits and seems to be doing great.
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posted at 2/4/2013 1:23 PM EST
Mo - that's really wonderful news! Good for you!!! :)
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posted at 2/4/2013 1:40 PM EST
Mo, thanks for the update and thrilling news. Your lo is well loved, well nourished, and has a healthy mom...totally ideal.
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posted at 2/4/2013 11:33 PM EST
Hurrah to Mo and baby Mo! Can't wait to find out how big she's gotten.
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posted at 2/5/2013 7:13 AM EST
Thanks Ladies! The pedi appointment went great. She's up to 10 lbs. 2 oz. (up from 9 lbs. 4 oz. at birth) and according to their measurments she grew two inches!! I think that might be the reason that some of her 0-3 month sleepers are too short now.


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The weather hasn't cooperated very much since obtaining the unit but I have had a chance to hook it up to my 4096 TIC encoders on the Half Hitch II, do a 2 star alignment using SkySafari+ on both my iPhone and iPad, and hunt for some targets to test it out. I need to spend more time with it to confirm the accuracy at higher powers but so far, I'm pretty excited about this little gadget.
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Got a letter from Diageo the other day. Opened and read it. It was about their Special Releases. They wanted us for their tasting, or whatever. Picture me turning down drams, I said "Hell yeah!".
We will indeed be stocking all of the 2013 Diageo Special Releases shortly - and yes - they will all be available as 3cl Sample Drams too. You're welcome. They should be with us any day now, but for more details as they land be sure to keep your eyes glued to the @MasterOfMalt twitter account.
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Would you believe it's been over a quarter of a year since the last batch of releases from That Boutique-y Whisky Company? Amazing. It's almost like we had other stuff on.
Well – all that 'being about the place' nonsense is behind us now (for a bit), and due to a freshly sustained ankle injury (The other one for those of you paying attention. Gah) I'm at liberty to take a few moments to tell you about the new releases which sit before me today.
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Hot on the heels of Talisker Storm comes another no age statement whisky from the very same distillery: Talisker Port Ruighe.
So, what's the story with Port Ruighe? Wouldn't you like to know? Well, it's pronounced Portree, as in the largest town on the Isle of Skye, with 'Port Ruighe' being an old Gaelic spelling. The town is based around a large natural harbour, which has been key for business and trade for centuries and latterly has featured some of them there brightly coloured buildings made infamous by a certain children's television programme. The other thing you need to know is that they have their own top flight (see what I did there) Quidditch team, the Prides, that compete in the British and Irish Quidditch League.
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Rolling on with our recent trend of bringing new brands to the UK market (and beyond), we are pleased to introduce you to the Spirits of Hven. A Swedish whisky distillery which produces gin and vodka in a most nontraditional way (most gin does not take 2 years to produce), Hven is located on a tiny island that was home to astronomer Tycho Brahe in the 16th Century.
When I imagined the journey to an island off the coast of Sweden in early March, I pictured snow, ice, and travelling in a boat exactly like like the one below.
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Well that last batch of Boutique-y whiskies certainly sold quickly. Terrifyingly quickly in fact.
Apologies to all those who didn't get one from the first edition of the Ardbeg, Macallan or Caperdonich – but fear not – the second batches of all of these are now here, and available for purchase. You'll notice that all three of them have the new batch number, new ABV, and a minor change to the illustration on each of the labels just to keep it interesting. You'll also notice that the Caperdonich is cheaper than last time. Don't say we never do anything nice for you.
We're working on getting you another Port Ellen release* – more details on this as and when we're successful.
So – now on to the next whiskies to be added to the series. It was pointed out to me today that completely by accident, we've selected 4 Speyside Whiskies, all beginning with 'a' and 'b'. Not planned, just a weird coincidence…
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It's that time of year again - the weather has given up the pretence of caring, the trees are shedding their leaves like a sinking ship sheds ballast, and the sun can't summon the energy to stay in the sky for longer than is absolutely necessary. Thankfully all is not lost as Diageo are about to release their much anticipated Special Releases Range.
Diageo is a multi-national drinks company that owns twenty-eight working distilleries and the remaining stock of a number of closed ones, and every year they release a selection of limited releases from some of these distilleries.
With such a large portfolio to draw from these whiskies tend to be the cream of the crop and get us whisky geeks slathering at their merest mention [go on, find a whisky geek and mention it, watch it slather…].
So this evening we all trooped to London to taste these high-demand whiskies in the warm and, more importantly, dry confines of The Deck at the National Theatre. Last time I was in this theatre I watched Benedict Cumberbatch (that guy off of Sherlock) prance around the stage as Frankenstein's monster with nothing but his self-esteem to cover his modesty. This time I came armed with a notebook and pen - ready to record my experience of facing this enormous tackle of whisky.
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Gareth: We clung on, fingertips buried in the soft mulch of the steep hillside as the Spey roared dark and terrible in the late afternoon light, 60 feet below.
How had it come to this? Half an hour ago we'd been enjoying the rich, dark fruit notes of a Macallan 25yo. Now we faced the very real danger of plunging to our deaths in a raging torrent. Something had gone wrong somewhere, and it was only my third day on the job. More...
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I'm going to relay to you two phrases that I've uttered over the last few weeks which have genuinely made me chuckle maniacally to myself for about 5 minutes.
The first is unrelated to this post, but I think very pleasing anyway – "Look – all I need is for someone to find me a consignment of Fresh Sloes - how bloody difficult can that be" (incidentally, if anyone knows where I can get hold of a consignment of Fresh Sloes, there's a bottle of something nice in it for you).
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Balblair have teamed up with WIRED Magazine to come up with a very cool competition with some equally cool prizes. The distillery is encouraging amateur photographers, and the competition will run from September to October.
To enter, photographers have to submit shots which encapsulate Balblair's motto: "timed to perfection". It's that simple, and we reckon there are going to be some brilliant submissions. More...
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Allow competition in the Village of Rockville Centre
On May 13, the Village of Rockville Centre is set to decide whether to give Village Car Service a license to operate here.
This will actually be Village Car Service's appeal. In January, the company's application to operate a taxi service in the village was rejected by Village Administrator Keith Spadaro. Village Car Service appealed to the Board of Trustees to overturn Spadaro's decision.
We think this is a no-brainer: Competition is healthy for the village and, if qualified for a license, Village Car Service should be allowed to operate in Rockville Centre.
A taxi service needs to be licensed by the village to operate within its boundaries. Other car services can pick customers up in the village and drop them off outside it, or vice versa, but they cannot both pick them up and drop them off in the village on a single fare.
Rockville Centre currently has one taxi service, All Island Taxi. If the village denies Village Car Service's application, it will basically give All Island a monopoly on taxi service.
It makes no sense to us that the village should allow only one such service to operate within its boundaries. We're sure that many businesses would love to have a monopoly, but there is more than one pizzeria in Rockville Centre and more than one hair salon, so why not more than one taxi service?
Competition inevitably widens customers' options. As it stands, All Island charges the maximum-allowable fare of $5 per person for cab rides in the village. If it had a competitor that charged less — whether Village Car Service or a different company — All Island would likely have to price its rides competitively. Some healthy competition could force it to address complaints by purchasing new cars, keeping them clean, and having drivers be more courteous — all benefits for customers. As it stands now, All Island has no such motivation: Residents and LIRR riders can't get a cab anywhere else.
No company should have a monopoly, especially one provided and sanctioned by elected officials. That's not how the American system works. The only beneficiary of a denial of Village Car Service's application would be All Island Taxi. The Board of Trustees should make it clear that the interests it is most concerned about are residents' by overturning Spadaro's decision and granting Village Car Service a license to operate in the village.
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Did anyone inform this paper that last week Nassau police arrested the two owners of Village Taxi?
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Yes Herald do some diligence in reporting. Ordinarily i like competition too. But the character of someone requesting a Village license should be taken into account. I hear from one of his drivers this guy O'Neill has been running numbers for years and having his drivers make pickups and deliveries for the racket he's been operating. It's called illegal gambling and it involves lots of unsavory characters I'm sure. Probably involves violence and the mob too. As I resident I won't support that kind of moral turpitude and neither should our Village Board. Lookup his name on webcrims for all the details.
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After a Skyraider I decided to build a quick project. Finally I'm not happy with effect, in some placer decals refused to cooperate with decals liquids.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Prosecutors in the District of Columbia are planning a third trial for a man accused of killing a teenager.
A prosecutor said in court Friday that the U.S. Attorney's office was planning a new trial for 21-year-old Raymond Roseboro. A jury has twice deadlocked in separate trials against him.
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Biegel himself has created a multi-faceted career as a pianist, recording artist, composer and arranger. Among other ventures, he has performed the world premiere of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's "Shadows" for piano and orchestra, with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra that was commissioned by eight orchestras. His recent recordings include "Grand Romance" (2013), "A Steinway Christmas Album," "Bach On A Steinway," (2010) and Glen Roven's musical adaptation of the classic children's book, "Runaway Bunny," with guest narrator, actress Catherine Zeta- Jones.
"In May of 2011, Neil called and wanted me to see his piano concerto. He sent me the score, and I fell in love with it."
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So in September, 2011, Sedaka and his wife of 50 years, Leba, attended the inaugural performance of "Manhattan Intermezzo" for piano and orchestra, featuring Biegel, who also played the 1924 original piano version of "Rhapsody in Blue" that evening.
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Over the weekend we upgraded from ZCS 6.0.5 to 6.0.6, mostly in order to address some issues with IE and HTML compose (specifically bug 42010). It's very early in the work week and I've already gotten a couple of calls regarding issues with address auto-complete. One user is not getting auto-complete for addresses in her "Emailed Contact" folder. The second user is not getting auto-complete results from the GAL. On the second user I tried clearing the browser cache and logging out/in, but this didn't seem to help. Trying this same account from another PC, the auto-complete seemed to work better, but not sure it was 100%.
So far it is only these two users having issues, but like I said, it's early. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing similar issues with 6.0.6. Or if anyone has any other suggestions to try.
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Sky-Watcher AZ4 mount
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I was hoping for more replies as I believe this mount is also available from Orion.
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...The only negative is in some positions the mount's action can be somewhat sticky making high power tracking less than optimal. I replaced the stock grease with liquid silicon lube which helped.
I also have the AZ4 mount and found the same issues tracking at high power. This was especially true the closer to the zenith the scope was pointed to i.e. it becomes more difficult to find the right combination of scope balance and altitude tension.
Would you mind sharing more details on how you re-lubricated the mount? Did you do both the azimuth and altitude bearings? And did you remove/clean off all the original grease, then apply the silicone?
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I relubed both axis. It's not hard to do as long as you keep track of in what order the parts go back in. Both axis have captive ball bearings..... David
Mine had captive ball bearing on one axis and ebony star on teflon on the other. I wonder which design is the newer version? Can anyone else with an AZ4 mount have a peek inside and add to the data?
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In any case, my AZ4 has captive ball bearings on both axes - I bought mine last August.
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In any case, my AZ4 has captive ball bearings on both axes - I bought mine last August.
Ya know, this is really odd. When I received my AZ4 last summer, I didn't like the motions so I immediately tore it down for a relube. When I saw the two different bearings, I contacted Skywatcher to inquire. I was told directly by them that all the AZ4 mounts were built this way.
On a positive note, the mount is working well for its intended use. I have it mounted to a heavier oak tripod with a 12" pier. It is currently holding a 4" refractor and makes an excellent G & G mount.
Posted 17 February 2012 - 01:13 PM
My mounts have been playing musical tripods. The impending arrival of the Unistar will bump my Giro from the Sokkia tripod onto the WO EZ's which in turn took the AZ4's. The AZ4 ended up on the Munchkin size tripod my Voyager came with. It's pretty low down-the EZ on this tripod was way too low-but works fine with my Lunt 60. I'm going to keep it at work and bring the Lunt OTA in when the Sun is putting on a major show. David
Sorry to bug you again with another question, but you seem to have a wealth of experience with these things - how stable have you found the AZ4 mount when attached to other tripods? The reason I ask is when I look at the base of the AZ4 mount and the surface of the steel tripod it came with, they're shaped in such a way that they mate together perfectly i.e. it doesn't look to me like it's a generic/multipurpose kind of a connection that can be easily moved to another tripod.
For instance, I tried attaching it to the aluminum tripod that came with my AZ3 mount, which doesn't work, since that tripod has a completely flat surface, whereas the AZ4 tripod has a recessed shape.
I guess I just don't have a lot of experience with different mount/tripod combinations.
Posted 17 February 2012 - 03:24 PM
Uncle Rod, what was the weight and focal length of the f/6.3 Newtonian?
I was hoping for more replies as I believe this mount is also available from Orion.
Oh... 15+ pounds or so, I reckon. The problem is not so much the weight as the tube length--longer is shakier.
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I used an Explore Scientific ES AR127 on mine with no issues. 15 pounds with accessories and 39" long with the diagonal at focus with a 30 mm eyepiece.
The lack of slow motion controls was an issue at high magnification. However, you can mitigate some of this problem by balancing the scope and re-lubricating the mount as mentioned above.
On a side note, if you live in the Northern hemisphere, you'll have to disassemble the azimuth portion of the mount and turn the degree circle upsidedown.
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Posted 04 October 2012 - 08:58 AM
Should be mentioned that the Orion Optics newt are a fair bit lighter than the similar sized Synta and GSO newts. Mine for instance weighs 7kg all up, not much more than the Synta 150 F5. And being F4.5 its also not a long tube.
Only snag is the tube hits the legs at 75deg above horizon.
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How long and how heavy?
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Sounds good, I've Ruined a few maps in my time!
We are running behind again so in an effort to allow everyone to catch up and end this one on time so we can hopefully get set for February...
Create a map based on "Ruin".
Perhaps a destroyed planet, a fallen castle, a burned out city or ancient archeological dig or even floating wreckage, whatever you can come up with. It can be real or fantastic.
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I figure since it's "Ruin" even an incomplete map should be able to pass if it's done right.
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Sounds good, I've Ruined a few maps in my time!
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Interesting topic.
cool. i might try my hand at a hand-drawn isometric ruined castle-type thing, if i can muster the time...
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Hmmm, ruin? Well, I might just try to come up with something. Been slacking of for too long anyway. Hope I can find the time ...
Hopefully I can participate in the late days of January.
Oooh! I like this theme!
So many ideas. Must pick one....
Don't know much about the Gurps Midgard milieu like Diamond just treated us to, but considering the Norse setting, if I run the calendar forward a century or two and suppose a major war, I could try a map of Rouen ruined, well runed.
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I saw that some admins run Zimbra in HA mode with DRBD because I need some advice:
I have two machines with the same configuration (clone) in Debian Vserver + LVM. On the Vserver host I have a guest running Zimbra vserver on LVM volume (150Gb used on 500Gb) and a guest running a second vserver with Postfix front-end on an other LVM volume.
At this time I sync the entire Zimbra (vserver) LVM and the Postfix (vserver) LVM on slave machine with rsync from master Zimbra and Postfix snapshots.
Now I would like replace this asynchronous sync with DRBD real time sync but the master Zimbra server is in production. DRBD is installed on both machines but not configured, What is the best way to make the migration on DRBD ?
Do I have to stop both machines to copy the master LVMs on slave to get identical filesystems before start DRBD sync ?
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PORT MATILDA, Pa. (AP) -- It's just about time for Punxsutawney Phil to emerge from Gobbler's Knob.
Groundhog Day is Saturday, and the west-central Pennsylvania community of Punxsutawney holds the biggest winter-weather prognostication celebration.
Legend has it that if the groundhog sees his shadow, winter will last for six more weeks. No shadow means an early spring.
Phil's got company. Groundhogs in New York, Atlanta and Ontario also make predictions.
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OK, I know I could put:
bounce_template_file = /etc/postfix/bounce.cf
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So, how/what's best way to change the message:
Didn't see as one of the options for: zmprov gacf or just zmprov .Quote:
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
foxy lady.
Posted by ilene @ muchloveilly at 10:53 AM
49 comments:
Illy, you're so cute! The little fox is adorable, and the jewels on your shoes are so pretty. Love the outfit. :DReplyDelete
You are too adorable, Illy. I love your little foxy brooch! It's too cute. <3ReplyDelete
Ahhh, you are just too cute!ReplyDelete
Isn't "Not over You" amazing?! I love it!!
you are so so cute. Love the circle scarf.ReplyDelete
SUPER cute!! Love this outfit!ReplyDelete
This outfit is so fun! Love the little fox pin.ReplyDelete
loooove that circle scarf. i got one just like it last spring at h&m in salzburg for 5 euros. and getting such a steal makes me love the scarf THAT much more.ReplyDelete
LOVE your outfit!ReplyDelete
so adorable! love the fox!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous outfit, it looks so well put together and I adore the fox brooch and your scarf. I have been playing lots of Temple Run too! XReplyDelete
You look lovely! Love the boyfriend jeans! Makes me want to go get myself some! :)ReplyDelete
Too cute :)ReplyDelete
I love the outfit! The fox pin is super adorable, and your smile is so radient :)ReplyDelete
I love your outfit! :)ReplyDelete
Discovered your blog through the Delightful Dozen and I am delighted I did! (haha, yes, that pun WAS intended).ReplyDelete
Love your cute style. You are one gorgeous girl too. Can't wait to see what more you will post :)
Um LOVE this. You look so gorgeous in all of the photos..and that scarf..so darn cute!ReplyDelete
You are so cute! Love this outfit!ReplyDelete
You're so pretty! Love the outfit.ReplyDelete
so pretty!! you are adorable.ReplyDelete
and that fox pin is SO GREAT!
This is one of my favorites of your outfits!ReplyDelete
Those red lips are gorgeousss on you. I love this outfit :)ReplyDelete
I don't see a lot of people I like with boyfriend jeans, but you are definitely one of the few that look AMAZING in them!ReplyDelete
xo kristen
wow-- love the color!! goes SO perfect with your dark hair!! you look amazing, effortless, and dare it say it. foxy;)ReplyDelete
love it! xx
CUTE CUTE CUTE! I love those flats!ReplyDelete
I cannot wait to see "The Vow" I hears its goood :D
Your brooch is adorb BTW :)
What an adorable outfit!ReplyDelete
stop being so cute!! seriously you are adorable as always :)ReplyDelete
You look absolutely gorgeous...not to mention adorable! I love those shoes!!! Aw, I love Dana's work...I just hired her to do some design work for me. She is so sweet!ReplyDelete
You are so gorgeous! I'm seriously jealous of how you style your outfits. I just love this outfit. :)ReplyDelete
You're always so wonderfull!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
I love your style!!!
Oh I love your hair girl! And the pop of color on your wrists! ;) What a fun combination! The DOTS shop has so many fun tees!ReplyDelete
Hope you are having a great weekend!
I LOOOOOOVE the fox brooch! You look adorable!ReplyDelete
Adorable outfit!! Hope you're having a great weekend :)ReplyDelete
Lauren @ Lemon Trees and Bumble Bees
Your hair looks GORGEOUS, and...I LOVE that cardi. Such an adorbs look! :)ReplyDelete
Love those flats and the lipstick you're rocking!ReplyDelete
you look super fab! i love the lipstick!!ReplyDelete
Loooving your style! Totally up my alley of boyish chic.ReplyDelete
Your newest follower,
xx. Jillian
boyishchic.blogspot.com & www.myRemedydesign.com
Those shoes are really cute, but I've never worn flats. I tried on a few pairs & they just don't fit me right.ReplyDelete
love your hair!ReplyDelete
love your outfit!
love this post! :)
so LOVE your sweet messy up-do :)ReplyDelete
I love the wooded area that you took these photos in. Reminds me of where our family cabin is in Big Bear :)ReplyDelete
Love ya girl!
Nook & Sea
(p.s. - I rebranded my blog from Something 2 Write About to Nook & Sea, so if you come across my comments from now on, you know who the heck your talkin' to) :)
CUTEST PIN EVER!!!!!ReplyDelete
Oh,my. You look so adorable, as always!
there is a fox on your cardigan.... and I love it. True story.ReplyDelete
you are so pretty and adorable!ReplyDelete
I love the fox and your red lipstick. So cute as always! :-) Love that song - I'm so obsessed with Bruno Mars right now! Haha.ReplyDelete
You always have such cheerful pictures. Love your style.ReplyDelete
Very pretty as always my dear! I love wonder forest she makes the prettiest things ever!!!ReplyDelete
great outfit super scarfReplyDelete
Nicolette xo
I love your hair up! Super chic!ReplyDelete
you look so great in this outfit- rockin it!ReplyDelete
aw, shucks! thanks for reading and leaving me some LOVE. you (yes, YOU!) seriously rock my face off.
please, leave me your email address if you have a question that you would like me to answer!


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Ned Yost media session: September 15
Before opening up a four-game series with tonight's 7:10 contest vs. the Chicago White Sox, Royals manager Ned Yost was still raving about yesterday's performance from starting pitcher Luke Hochevar despite fighting sickness throughout last night's appearance. Yost praised Hochevar's accomplishments for the 2011 season with what ended up being his final outing of 2011 during last night's game against the Minnesota Twins.
"I feel, and the organization feels that he [Hochevar] has accomplished everything that we wanted him to accomplish this year," Yost said. "He's poised, he's healthy, we feel like he's turned the corner and we are really excited to see what he can accomplish next year."
Yost commented that the decision to move Hochevar from the starting rotation during the end of the season was not based on possible call ups from Triple-A Omaha but more for Hochevar's protection and health to rest up for the 2012 season.
"Finding starting pitching is the toughest thing to do at this level and we feel like we have a couple of really good ones with [Danny] Duffy and Hochevar," Yost said. "We want to make sure we protect them and have them completely ready to compete next year."
The Royals skipper has not made any final decisions on call ups as the season comes to an end. Yost explained that left-hander Everett Teaford is scheduled for two more spots, leaving three open dates; September 20th, 25th, and 27th, for starting pitching for the end of the season.