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I am a first time breeder and am breeding Yorkies. Today is the 10th day of my females bleeding. On the 8th day which I thought would be too soon, they tied within 10 minutes and the tie lasted 5-7 min. This is the first time for both. They tried 5 times yesterday with no ties. He was trying to the point of exhaustion, but no ties. They've tried once today with no luck again. I think he needs help getting in the right place but when I go to touch them, the female lays down and the male stops. What should I do?
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replied 10 years ago.
Dogs all ovulate at different times and while 9-14 days is the usually breeding point earlier or later is not unknown.
I suggest you have your vet help you with doing an artificial insemination for one more attempt.
Leaving them together until the male is exhausted can result in there being no sperm left if they tie again.
You can check progesterone levels to see where she is in the ovulation portion of the cycle.
As a breeder you should accustom both the male and the female to be handled a lot so that when it comes to handling during breeding they will not be shy.
Sometimes breeding them up on a big grooming table helps as you are not 'looming' over them when you assist.
Doing an AI with the vet may actually help with this training and it sure makes the boys excited to go see the vet another time!
Hope this helps you!
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replied 10 years ago.
As a breeder you should accustom both the male and the female to be handled a lot so that when it comes to handling during breeding they will not be shy.
The male is owned by someone else but both are accustomed to being handled. They just don't seem to want interference when breeding. I think the problem is the male not being able to find the right spot. I think he got extremely lucky the first time.
replied 10 years ago.
If you are bringing the male to you that could be part of the problem.
But it always looks like the male 'can't find the spot' when the female is not really allowing breeding to take place.
Believe me once males have found out how it works they do not forget how to get it right.
I think your timing is off because your female is an early ovulator.
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replied 10 years ago.
Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: So you think I missed it or do I need to wait a couple of days.
You're saying that if he found the spot once, he can do it again if she's willing?
If she's flagging and standing, isn't that willing?
replied 10 years ago.
I think you may be OK if he tied the first time.
Some dogs tease and won't tie.
I do think if he found it once as long as he is on the right end of your girl he should be able to again unless he is a lot shorter than she is in which case a folded towel or rug may help him get the height he needs.
My advise to ensure a litter as you are not getting a second natural tie is to have the vet do an AI. You can choose to do a progesterone test or not but that would tell you if she is an early ovulator or not.
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replied 10 years ago.
I don't mean to keep being a pest but my female usually bleeds for about 2 weeks and stays swollen for at least 6. I took her to be groomed about 6 wks. after her last heat and they told me she was still in heat! Wouldn't that mean that she would probably ovulate later?
My female isn't showing any interest, ever since the first and only tie. She will stand but she's not excited, doesn't dance and she evens shakes when he tries. Is it possible for her to feel that she's pregnant so she has no more interst in mating? I hope I worded that right.
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Its Ok to ask questions thats what we are here for :)
The enlarged vulva post heat season might just mean she does a false pregnancy when not mated. Many dogs do this.
She should not bleed that long but dogs do vary.
I've seen dogs breed once and then just stop because ovulation and fertilization happened. A couple of my girls go out of heat almost overnight if the timing on breeding is right.
You might want to get a copy of this book and read all the breeding chapters it even shows Yorkie's being born - The Dog Owners Home Veterinary Handbook by Carlson and Giffen. Great book and I reread the whelping chapters to calm my nerves every time!
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replied 10 years ago.
She's still bleeding a little. She was very excited and was doing a dancing act when she was first put with the stud but as soon as they tied, she has completely changed and now she acts almost scared around him and she is following me and is more lovey. Even if she had a way of "knowing" she was pregnant(and I'm not totally convinced that she is)would it happen immediately like that?
replied 10 years ago.
Hormones have more impact than most realize including on behavior. Its not exactly that she knows its that the hormones change and so does her behavior.
She may feel you are the top female and in a dog pack only the top female gets to be bred. You might try one more time at the stud owners home instead of your own.
Time will tell if she is pregnant or not. At about 22 days you can have your vet run a relaxin test to find out.
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Hi all
I've been working on a F-16XL (F-16 with cranked arrow i.e. delta wing) design for quite a while now (several months) - designing plans, making prototypes, and writing a build guide. I just finished cleaning up a short little video of prototype three, now found in the new video gallery forum here:
Several fellow foamie forum contributors (Gene Bond, DepDog, Stringfly, and Foamflyer) have all been kind enough to lend me a hand in terms of testing out the design. I can't thank these guys enough.. Once I get everyone's feedback, I'll update the build guide and plans and then post 'em here. Check out the video, tell me what you think..
In case you're wondering - prototype 3 was using GWS350C-B gear, 9047 GWS prop, PQ 2s1500 lipo, CC 20a esc.
nice job..
Have reviewed plans and manual... and boy..... what a nice built. Great job glovesave39. Plan to start on mine soon. Very detailed and neat easy build of a very unique plane. STRINGFLY <>++++++
Glove , having built many of these types of planes , if you have any turning problems, it's that front canopy and removing it will fix the problem , or making the vertical Fin larger helps also ...It is a Beauty , and we can't wait to see the results of your efforts ..Best of Luck ...!!!!
I can (and have) report that it's a winner.
I built mine over the weekend, including building the motor/gearbox from spares (don't know why I had 'B' gears, but I did). I maidened it yesterday just as the wind and winter temperatures fired up.
Mine came out on the money weight-wise, until I found the cg needed to come forward some more, so now it's 11.5oz with the big'ol 2s1800 pack. Hey, better that wasted weight! My camera died during the contruction, so I hope to snap some shots out of the video that Jerbear shot at lunch yesterday.
It does fly well, but I couldn't go for just flying well, I needed great.... so I swapped to a 9x7 prop and liked it. I didn't quite love it yet, so I went to a 3s1550 pack and now it's something that can be a lot of fun Don't get me wrong, it flies good with the 350-B/9047/2s, but the 9x7 helped in the 10+ mph winds, and the 3s gave it the power to deal with my 'stupid pkane trick', like seeing if it could recover from and inverted falling stall (leaf falling) at 10' off the ground
Had I had the 3s in it when I did the stupid downwind stall into the big oak tree, I might have been able to fly out with just a branch or two getting hit... Instead, I had to wait until it banged around all the way to the ground, so I could go over and pick it up to re-launch it
Gotta love how the deltas are slick enough to not hang on branches like traditional planes would No real damage, except the sore belly from laughing so hard, and little wrinkle on the nose.
I figure the 350 motor will probably last 2-3 more 3s packs, then the BP-21 will go in.
Turning is not much of an issue, if the cg is forward enough. On the first (tail heavy) launch, turning was a real issue, but so was getting the nose down.
Surprisingly, the high-speed, full-elevator stall isn't bad at all. A lot of planes will go into an elevator surface stall, and just descend. This one does the air-brake thing... Stands up on it's tail and stops
I'm not much for this type of plane, but it's fun. I'll probably fly out the life of the 350 (on 3s), put in the BP-21, and then retire it to someone who's into this style... I'm more into smaller stuff.
I'll have some video soon. Jer filled my camcorder. Hope some of it came out.
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I missed the plans, etc. Are they posted somewhere? This looks like a great plane.
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Actually, you haven't missed anything yet - I haven't posted the plans. I'm going to take the feedback I receive and make some updates. I hope to post the plans and build guide this coming weekend, but we'll see how it goes. Shouldn't be too much longer..
For those of you who are interested, I have a full set of plans & Pictures for a F-16XL Designed by Rane. This is a full fuse pusher parkjet, not a profile plane.
Just scroll down till you see the White F-16-XL
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Some very nice birds at that link RCParkflyer! Thanks! I've already got on my drawing board a few other profile designs based around the same setup (gws350c-b) as the f-16XL. Here's the list:
F-14: Plans created, Prototype 1 built and flown, prototype 2 is built but needs r/c gear installed (you can see the pic of prototype 1 here): http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=387940
F-15: Plans in draft form
F-16: Plans created, 2 prototypes created and flown, on hold for now though (working on F-14)
F-18: Plans in draft form
My plan is to finish up F-14 prototype 2 next, and if it flies well, start thinking about a monster version (thanks to Depron Dave and his SU-27 XXXXL) using 1/2" foam and 3s himax power.. It would be sooo cool to have a 6' long 4' wingspan foamie f-14 tearing up the sky (well at least flying!)
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PLANS posted
Hi all
Here are the plans for the F-16XL. Now added the build guide here!
I have decided to not sell the plans and build guide, despite several months of effort involved. Rather, if you appreciate the hard work that has been put into this plane or you enjoy flying it, please donate whatever you feel is appropriate (see build guide or PM me)
Many thanks to all of you in this forum who have inspired my creativity and have helped me with this project!
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Thanks GPW, I tried to send a PM to you when I first designed it since you have designed and built some really cool stuff (and posted it free I might add), but it said it was blocked, oh well. I'm working on F-14 prototype 2 right now, hope to maiden it today if the winds hold out.
The generousity of the people in these forums never ceases to amaze me. Thanks very much Kyle, this looks like a good thanksgiving weekend project.
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Authentic Italian Food in London Will Leave You Full and Happy
By Emma Wallis
Do you love Italian food? We do too, and that's why we dedicate ourselves to finding the best places to enjoy Italian cuisine in London. We've diligently scouted out the top eateries, and we've listened to our readers and their reviews of London restaurants. We share the places that get great buzz, like Bocca di Lupo, and we showcase the ones that have proven themselves over time, like Enoteca Turi. We also point out good neighborhoods for Italian restaurants in London - Soho, for instance. When the craving hits, we'll make sure you get your fix! The British love a good Italian restaurant, along with most of the rest of the world, and you can't walk more than a few meters without coming across an Italian restaurant or chain. Most of them are good enough, and if you're in the mood for a nice bowl of pasta and a glass of wine, then you can't go far wrong, but there are some in London which are just sublime, run, owned and managed by Italians, who bring with them, their know how and regional specialties to the table, to ensure that you eat better than mamma could ever have served and get to try some things that perhaps you wouldn't yet have tried at home.
River Café
The River Cafe has been credited with bringing rustic style Italian food to the Middle Classes of London, and then through the six cook books the two founders wrote, to everyone else in Britain too. There is no doubt that they have done a lot to change the face of British gastronomy and introduce new Italian tastes past the 1970s version of Spag Bol that was served up in many other restaurants. However, lately, some people have complained that the restaurant may be resting on its laurels. Most people agree the food is still a lesson in simplicity, but the prices, and sometimes haughty service can make it difficult to justify the expense. The bright, well-appointed room offers fabulous views of the river Thames as its name suggests though. TUBE: Hammersmith (20-7386-4200)
Pizza Express
Pizza Express is a chain restaurant, and is all over London and the UK, but mostly it still serves good pizza, good pasta, and a nice selection of reasonably priced wines. For a quick meal after a walk in the park, before or after the cinema, a concert or the theatre, you can do worse than go to a pizza express. They were the first people to move Brits away from having ham and pineapple on their pizzas, a staple of the eighties, and towards fresh ingredients with seasonal changes, and thin bases baked in wood fired ovens. They also do pizzas with less dough, or salads, with or without dough balls for those counting the calories. (020 7624 5577)
Enoteca Turi
Accomplished cuisine leaps to the forefront at this intimate, charming restaurant, which sits not far from the Thames. Classified as "modern Italian," the food reads "simply delicious" to regulars. Simple but appealing starters range from octopus salad with panzanella to ravioli with aubergine; standout main courses have included roast rabbit with celery, onion, peppers, capers and pine nuts, and roast turbot with potato, artichokes and olives. Steaks and seafood are available as well, along with amazing pastas. Lush, fruit-accented desserts deserve notice, and a terrific list of Italian wines is a welcome boon which covers all the main regions of Italy, and can be drunk by the glass or half carafe so you can try a few different ones without committing to a whole bottle. TUBE: Putney Bridge (020-8785-4449)
Zucca has had some stunning reviews, from Londoners hungry to try the latest in modern Italian cooking. Some people have not been happy with the service in this restaurant but others have judged it the perfect night out. Sometimes you can wait a few weeks to get a booking, as the restaurant had a lot of buzz when it opened and is in the heart of one of London's newest trendy areas, Bermondsey, so is pulling in a very decent trade most evenings. The name means pumpkin in Italian, and the place is appropriately pumpkin accented, in terms of colour, throughout. Many love the fresh cut pasta, seasonal variations, and fish, more up and down reviews for the meat and the size of the portions which some feel are too small. Prices are relatively high, but no higher than the average new Italian restaurant in London. (020 7378 6809)
Franco Manca
Franco Manca is Neopolitan style pizza, that's thicker crust to you and me, with a small selection of delicious toppings. Obviously the Margherita, created in Naples, as legend has it, for Regina Margherita, is it's basic standard, and deliciously fresh, about 5-6 other types of pizza are available on a rolling basis, and a short delicious wine and beer list, and home made lemonade finishes off the offerings. Coffee comes black here, as Italians believe that you shouldn't drink a milky cappucino after your main meal as it can unsettle your stomach. You can eat in, fast, or take away, and the turn over just keeps ticking. This restaurant which was one of the first in Brixton to open up in the new gourmet market enjoyed so much success it has opened up a branch in Westfield Stratford City and Chiswick, with more to follow. (02077383021)
E Pellicci
This is not fine dining Italian style, but down home, how mamma maria makes it. E. Pellicci has been serving up its very own brand of cockney Italian cooking, with a bit of Portugues thrown in since 1900 in this part of London. Now beloved by hipsters, who come here for a fry up, a cup of tea, and to be on first name terms with the friendly serving staff after a hard night clubbing it in Shoreditch. The place is great for people watching, admiring the decor which won the cafe a Grade II listing in 2005, fish and chips on Fridays, and some Italian flavoured main courses like Pasta Toscana. Great for what it is and a rightful institution in this part of the city. (020-7739-4873)
Due Sardi
Due Sardi is a tiny take away only kitchen which serves up great pizzas and a couple of other sardinian specialties to the hipster crowd who stream past its doors all day and in to the night. As well as the sourdough pizzas, they serve up spaghetti alla bottarga, spaghetti with mullet roe which has a strong smoky fishy taste, not for the faint hearted but beloved by all Sardinians, and pancakes with ricotta and spinach. The take away hatch is open from noon until 10pm daily and it is really worth a visit if you are in this region. Sardinia may not be the first region for pizza in Italy, the islands fresh fish, delicious milk and honey deserts are more what they are known for, but like everywhere in Italy, the worshiping of fresh ingredients is key here to the taste and your pleasure when you eat it. (020 7729 4192)
This Hackney restaurant, does brunch, lunch dinner, deserts and wine in a fantastically styled little restaurant. On the breakfast menu is "eggs in purgatory", a must try for the name alone. Moving on to lunch artichokes alla giudea, a very Roman Jewish specialty are very reasonably priced at 5 pounds a plate, and come warm. Also langoustines and a Lardo terrine call temptingly. For dinner a plate of pappardelle with wild boar and pancetta ragu is hearty and filling and the goats curd, sprouting broccoli and anchovy pizza offers some modern taste sensations and super foods too. If you have room for desert the prune and armagnac tart or crunchy almond florentines would finish off your meal to perfection. (020 8985 2683)
Su Sazzagoni
Su Sazzagoni is a Sardinian flavoured Italian restaurant tucked away in little known Clapton, the area is a beautiful place to walk around if you happen to be in the East of the city. This is more than just a restaurant, they aim to offer a "genuine taste of Sardinia" in London, and have a delicatessen, bar and restaurant all rolled in to one. Su is owned by Elena Sullai, who came to London from Sardinia in 2007. The menus change very three weeks, but always feature fresh fish, meat and vegetable dishes. WiFi is available in the cafe for those who want to just enjoy a coffee and stay and chat, and all the wines in the restaurant are also available to buy and take home with you should you so wish to recreate your experience in the comfort of your own home. (020 8985 8448)
Bocca Di Lupo
Bocca di Lupo literally means 'mouth of the wolf' and on the restaurant's website their tag line is 'for when you're hungry like a wolf', it's also an Italian expression for good luck! The food is good, and authentically Italian, the only quibble are the prices which although matching London standards and not too bad, are a lot more than you'd pay in Italy, particularly for things like 'fritti romani' that you can eat much more cheaply in any pizzeria in Rome. That said, it's worth it for a special night out in London. The rose and cucumber martini's are to die for, the fritti crisp and the meat well cooked. The wine list, broken down in to regional categories is well chosen and for the very big spenders among you, they've also got a bottle of barolo for over 2000 pounds! (0207 734 2223)
About Emma Wallis
London gives Emma a warm fuzzy feeling every time she gets back to her home city. As a writer and broadcaster she travels extensively round Europe and the world, but is always happy to return to London town. All that travel means she knows what she looks for as a visitor to a new city: insider knowledge, tips, and the feeling that she's found something that few travellers get to experience. Emma enjoys keeping her fingers on the capital's pulse, in order to make sure that everyone enjoys her favourite city, as much as she does.
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Party Pics: Swanky grand opening at Rare in the Shops at Park Lane
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Rare Restaurant and Lounge, a new restaurant/bar in The Shops at Park Lane in Dallas, held its grand opening party on Saturday, July 20, featuring a DJ, signature sushi rolls and of course, drink specials. Pictured: Zalika Thomas, Jack Son and Jeannette Breene at the grand opening.
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by Timothy D. Riel
I am about to become a father for the second time. Seriously, my wife is ready to pop at any second. My daughter is due to arrive on the 26th, but both my wife and I are pretty sure she's going to show up early. Not as early as my eldest daughter, who was born one month, to the day, before she was due, but she probably won't be too long now.
Two of my best guy friends have also recently been told that their wives are pregnant with what will be their first children and so "The Birth of a Child" has been a pretty big topic around the "World of Tim" camp.
Having gone through it once before, there are some things I want to share with and warn my friends about, certain aspects of the whole pregnancy and childbirth thing that come solely from the male point of view. After a few discussions with some of my other friends who are already fathers, there are a few things we all agreed new fathers should know.
Here are the things, as a father and as a husband, you will go through and some tips to help you out.
I am Really Excited but I'm Also Terrified
The normal state of a man in this situation is usually equal parts joy and terror. Even if you are lucky enough to have planned to have a baby, the moment you find out is a mash-up of extreme emotions. My wife and I had planned to get pregnant so I had expected to be happily thrilled when I would receive the news. When she told me it was like I got hit by a truck. A soft Marshmallow truck filled with wishes, but a fast-moving extremely large truck nonetheless. Here's what I remember my brain doing on the day my wife told me we were going to have our first baby:
• "Really! Oh Thank God! I'm not impotent! My boys can swim!"
• "We're going to have a baby! This is awesome!"
• "I love my wife!"
• "Oh no, where am I going to find the money for this?"
• "What am I going to do if we lose this baby? How can we get through that?"
• "I'm going to get to eat Kraft Dinner again!"
• "Cartoons! I'm going to get to watch cartoons!"
• "What if the baby is sick? Can I raise a sick child?"
• "Oh God! What if something happens to my wife? Can I do this alone?"
• "What if I ruin this kid? How can I even begin to raise a child?"
• "I can't wait to share everything I like with this kid! They're going to LOVE movies!"
The whole day is a blur of these kinds of thoughts, criss-crossing through my mind.
After the first pregnancy test, I was so disoriented that I needed to get out of the house. My wife and I got into my car and I just drove. We didn't say much as we drove through the streets of my town but I do remember smiling for most of the drive.
At one point we stopped at a drug store to buy another test. This was mostly because I'm a huge nerd and not so much that I didn't think we were pregnant. At the time my first daughter was conceived, there was a great commercial for a home pregnancy test that was completely digital. The ad finished with the line, "It's the most advanced technology that you will ever pee on" or something like that. I absolutely wanted to have the computer pee stick, so we stopped and bought one.
Then I drove to the Tim Horton's on the corner and my wife peed on the stick in the bathroom as I bought an Extra Large Double Double. The thing that got me through the day without a full emotional collapse was the sense that my wife was also going through the same thing and that we were a team in this; that we were a team and we would be the best gosh-darned team ever. Here they both are. The coolest part was that during the time you have to wait for a result, the window shows a spinning hourglass. Awesome.
When I Tell People That We are Pregnant, Women Always Correct Me
Many women reading this have undoubtedly already mentally corrected me every time I write, "We were pregnant." I'm not sure why women get so heated about this. When my wife and I were going through this the first time a lot of women would stop me and let me know that "we" were not pregnant, my wife was the one that was pregnant.
This is technically very true. My wife was carrying a child, my wife had morning sickness, my wife was sore and had trouble sleeping and it was her body that was being warped and rearranged to house a human being, not my own. I will not now, nor ever, argue that point, a father is not technically pregnant.
Even with this said I refuse to stop saying "we" when speaking of our pregnancy. Physically, my wife is doing the heavy lifting, but for nine months I, and every other father, am going through my own insane changes. Since there is no word for the emotional distress that occurs during this time, I choose to call it pregnancy. I am there every step of the way for my wife, helping her deal with the new changes but there are new things happening to me too.
Ladies, don't for one second think that nothing changes for us. It's not as if my wife now has to deal with being pregnant but for me it's business as usual because it's not. When we became pregnant, I changed as a person. It was a process that I went through along with my wife. My guy friends that I have spoken to about this say the same thing, we were definitely pregnant.
Here are the things that happened to me during the nine months we were pregnant:
1) I became irrationally territorial. I hated everyone that got within six feet of my wife. I spent most of my day watching to make sure that no one bumped into her, or attacked her with large knives or hit her with a truck. I would go insane every time someone wanted to touch her belly to see if the baby would kick. Everything and everyone was a threat to my wife and baby and I was the only one who could protect them.
2) I was struck down by insomnia. I would wake up every hour or so every night convinced that either my wife or the baby or both had died. I still remember waking up and putting my hand under my wife's nose to see if she was still breathing. The stress of it all made me stay awake at night and yet I had boundless amounts of energy. I was superhero-like in my ability to wake bright eyed and bushy-tailed at any point of the day or night. An ability that I had never had before and have never regained since.
3) My personality changed almost completely in certain areas. Only the people who knew me very well before my eldest daughter was born will be able to attest to this, but I became much more assertive and less compromising in the way I was treated. I used to take a back seat to other people or let people take advantage of my loyalty and willingness to please. I would work extra hours for free, I would take on extra tasks to make other peoples lives easier. In those nine months I could no longer allow those things to happen. I started demanding the respect I had worked hard to earn, I stopped letting people take advantage of me and I became a man. It was nice. I also became calmer and developed a better sense of what was important and what could be put aside for another time. I stopped worrying about everything and learned to better prioritize.
These may not seem like major changes when compared to the trauma that a pregnancy can cause to a woman's body, and indeed in that comparison they are not, but they are major changes in a man and are not ones that occur easily. It's when we are pregnant that these things happen to us.
You see that? THAT'S a man!
How am I Going to Afford This Baby?
I stayed awake at night doing the budget, trying to figure out how I was going to make enough money to support a child. I could sell a kidney, I supposed. Maybe it's time to sell the DVD's…Maybe I'll get a second job.
I needn't have worried too much though, because although children can be very expensive, babies are not.
Stop yelling at me through the screen, I can't hear you and before you write angry comments in my comments section, hear me out.
The first step to having a non-expensive baby is to have a baby shower. This, if you don't already know, is the most boring event in the history of events. It combines the awesome activities of sitting quietly in an uncomfortable chair with looking at things that are soft and pink but are not body parts of beautiful dancing women and as a bonus, you get to do it for 4 hours. Yay…
It is terrible, but you need to do it. It's the key to a great first year of parenthood.
Here are some tips for the baby shower:
- Make it a boy/girl shower. That way there will have to be beer, and you and the other guys can keep each other company. Also, it is customary for guys to bring diapers and trust me; you'll want a bunch of those.
- Invite everyone you've ever met. The more the merrier.
- Don't have it in your home. You have enough stress in your life don't make it worse.
- If you are going to a shower, buy something awesome and useful; cute decorations won't keep a baby warm or entertained.
- If you are having a shower and receive something useful but not fun, be gracious and say thank you, you'll regret not having been more excited about it later on when you use that thing all the time.
The baby shower is where you get all the stuff you will need for the first year of being a dad. It also greatly cuts down on the amount of things you'll need to buy.
Another reason babies are not expensive is because you will stop doing many things you used to do. That balances the cost very well. You may need to spend a hundred dollars on formula, a hundred dollars on diapers and a hundred dollars on clothes in a month. That's a lot of money that you'll need to add to the budget… or will you. Don't forget, there will be less going to the movies, less going to the restaurant, less driving around, more meals at parent's places and much, much less partying. Well, at least for the first year. So, do you think you can find three hundred dollars in your budget now? Exactly. This is how I spent my free time. Didn't cost a thing.
Who Should Be in the Room and Should I Videotape It?
My wife and I went through the birthing classes given by the hospital, which by the way I totally suggest you also do. At one of the classes we were all given a small booklet called a "Birthing Plan." In it was a list of things you could request from the hospital and all the special things you would like during your birthing experience because you certainly won't be in the right frame of mind to ask for these things when it happens. The plan had things like who would cut the cord, who would hold the baby first and who would be in the room. My wife and I discussed this last one for pretty much the last four months of the pregnancy. My wife wanted her mother to be there at the birth along with myself. I wanted to be the only one there with her. The arguments were plentiful for both of us but they both boiled down to two things, feeling safe and sharing a moment.
My wife had initially argued that she wanted her mother in the room because she needed someone to help her through it. My counter-argument was that I would be there to help her through it. My main argument was that this was the most important event in our life and I didn't want to share it with anyone other than my wife. If her mother wasn't there when we made the darned thing, I didn't want her there when it came out.
It must be said that I adore my mother-in-law and that in all other things I welcome her graciously with open arms, but in this I was adamant. This was a moment for me and my wife and no one else.
After discussing it for four months we came to a compromise; during labor my mother-in-law and I would both be there to help out my wife, but when it came time to push, my mother-in-law would step outside and my wife and I would go the rest of the way together.
You and your wife may decide differently but for me, it is the best decision I have ever made in my life. The ten minutes I spent holding my wife's hand and helping her keep the rhythm of her breathing to the moment that my daughter was born is the most amazing, intense experience I have ever had.
It is impossible to explain to people how profound a moment it really is. I completely lost control of myself. The feelings were so intense that I burst into big, slobbery man-sobs that shook me to my very soul. A potent combination of rapture and an overwhelming sense of complete helplessness took possession of my senses and I couldn't see or think straight. It was an all-encompassing fog of un-earthly power and the bond it formed between my wife and I is the strongest thing we have together.
Through the hardest times of our marriage I re-visit that moment and I remember not only how much I love her but also how powerful that love can become when it is given substance in the form of my daughter. The birth of my daughter is the single strongest thing I have ever experienced.
Plus, how happy was I that my mother-in-law wasn't there to watch me turn into a slobbering, snotty man-mess.
As for bringing a video camera, let me tell you two things from my own experience.
First, I am a video professional. The first thing you realize as someone who takes a lot of video is that being behind a lens takes you right out of any event. You cannot participate in anything from behind a camera and this is not an event you want to miss.
Second, you don't want to videotape it. There's a moment right after the baby is born and you've cut the cord and you follow your baby and the nurse over to the "Baby Checking" table that you will look back at your wife. Brace yourself, it will not be pretty.
The bed your wife will be put on was designed specifically for birthing babies. When it's time to push, your wife get's put into stirrups and the front half of the bed folds down, leaving the sheet hanging straight down to the floor. After your baby is born, there is still some after-birth that needs to come out as well as anything that occurs during the whole pushing thing. When I looked back, all I could see, hanging underneath my beautiful and very tired wife, was a scene from a horror movie. The sheet was so generously spattered with gore that for a second, I thought a serial killer had murdered someone beneath my wife. It was a Jackson Pollack of blood and mucous.
Still want to video tape it? Bring a normal camera, that way you can control what you save for later.
The Best Part is Finding Out You're Not Alone
The first time I went through the nine months leading up to my daughter's birth was an intense and scary one. I was afraid of the things I was thinking and the emotions I was feeling, everything seemed so irrational and I felt so very helpless.
I remember sitting down with my father around the seventh month and telling him all the things I have told you now, about how irrationally territorial I was and how every second would bring a new danger to my wife and child that I would need to protect them from and mostly about how completely helpless I felt about the whole thing. He told me that when he was expecting me, he felt the exact same way and that it would pass. He told me that I, as a man, was already equipped with everything I would need to be a good father. I'd like to think he was right.
I hope this has helped you if you are going through this or want to go through this. I hope you add your two cents in the comments section if you have already gone through this yourself.
But mostly, if you are lucky enough to be there when your child is born, be prepared to turn into the biggest crybaby mess that has ever existed.
Note to the reader: This article was written 7 hours before my daughter was born.
Tim is a proud father of two beautiful girls. When he's not getting his pigtails braided or his make-up re-touched he likes to write about trying to not be fat, trying to be on reality TV Shows and trying to be a good Dad.
Copyright © Timothy D. Riel. Permission to republish granted to Pregnancy.org. Image Credits: Marie Josée Bourassa
I thought this was very
I thought this was very insighful and useful! I printed it out and and gave it to my future daughters father. He loved it! He sends his thanks!
Congrats on your beautiful daughter! Glad you had such an awesome experience!
I loved this article! This
I loved this article! This is my first pregnancy and I feel like this article really put things into perspective. I especially loved how you touched on the fact that we as women are not the only one's going through changes. I am guilty of accusing my husband of carring on with "business as usual," and though I know thats not true, there are moments when that is how it feels. So thank you for a giving some male insight. My husband has been very loving and supportive and I want to be the same for him.
Thank You!
Oh, this brought me to tears
Oh, this brought me to tears (the good kind). My husband and I are expecting #4, and he still went through the same thing. Good article, made me laugh, too.
We are also pregnant for the
We are also pregnant for the first time. it's funny and interesting how you were able to put into words to describe what my husband is feeling now.
Thank you so much for the
Thank you so much for the extremely kind response! And congratulations on your upcoming daughter! I hope your Daughters Father has as amazing an experience as I had! Good luck and have fun!


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November 30, 2006
There is God in this place
Parshat Vayetze (Genesis 28:10-32:3)
Jacob departed. Unlike his grandfather Abraham, who went forth, lech lecha, in response to God's command, Jacob departs, vayetze, from everything he knows to
escape his angry brother and find a wife in Haran. He leaves a comfortable, established life to find himself in the chaos and confusion of exile. Jacob enters the void.
In November 1992, I departed from Santa Fe, N.M. I left my home of more than 20 years, and a network that included a job, family and friends, and stepped into the void. In response to a vague job offer and a stirring inside of me, I piled my most treasured books, plants and paintings into my aging Toyota and left New Mexico for the unknown reaches of Los Angeles.
As the sun rose outside of Needles, Calif., I reached back to cover the asparagus fern I had placed just behind the front seat. (At that time I was told no out-of-state plants were allowed.) The car swerved, ran over the embankment and careened down a ditch at top speed. I felt my world lose all boundaries as the car rolled over twice before landing on its side.
My angels were working overtime that day as I stumbled out of the car bruised but unharmed. Only now can I see the irony of the smashed poster that was hanging off of the back seat. It was Georgia O'Keefe's "Ladder to the Moon," which features a ladder hanging in space over New Mexican mountains.
My world had moved, but I was immobile, transfixed to the spot until rescued some hours later by the CHP. They never mentioned the plant.
Like Jacob, I had stopped in "a certain place" for at least the day, which was unfolding hot and cloudless before me.
Two miles outside of Needles, I was nowhere, lost in the void. I cried. I prayed, or at least begged God to rescue me. My world had turned upside down, which, it turns out, is integral to the process of truly leaving, or departing from one place to another.
Lost in the "no-place" on his first night way from the familiarity of home, Jacob prayed.
According to Midrash Rabbah, Jacob established that in the evening one should pray: "May it be thy will, O Lord My God, to bring me forth from darkness into light."
Jacob prays in the gathering darkness of sunset, establishing evening prayer for all time.
The only difficulty with this is that it was not sunset at all, but closer to high noon, according to the Midrash. So God, who wants to speak to Jacob in the intimacy of darkness, changes the day into night.
According to rabbinic tradition, the certain space, hamakom, is synonymous with Mount Moriah, the future site of the Holy Temple. Rashi states that God wanted to show Jacob the place where prayers would ascend to heaven, the site of the earthly Temple, which stands opposite the Heavenly Temple on high. God wanted to reveal the entire future of the Jewish people to Jacob, their exile and their return to this very spot, the axis mundi of the world.
The problem -- Jacob is not in Jerusalem, but on the road to Haran. Therefore, it is said, "the earth jumped beneath him" and Mount Moriah moved, for the moment, to where he was. Prayer, indeed, can move mountains.
But hamakom is much more than a specific site on earth or in the heavens above. Hamakom is another name for God, and God is not limited by time or space. In the words of the Baal Shem Tov, "There is no place without God." Hamakom, God's presence, is everywhere, surrounding us, infusing us, enveloping us with its essence.
When someone dies in our community we say, "May the Holy Place, The Divine One, bring you comfort and consolation." We cry out, in the darkness of our loss and despair, and pray that God will bring us to the light. While the familiar place of our community provides comfort, only The Place of God can bring us true consolation.
God's presence, however, is not limited to physical, grounded space. The Torah's commentaries show us that time can change and mountains can move as long as we are connected to the Source. By returning to that place within, what the Gerer Rebbe, calls the inner space, we are able to connect with the presence of God, which is everywhere.
Although it may seem easier to access that connection in places that we hold sacred, such as the Wall in Jerusalem, or the mountains of New Mexico, the "place" is infinite and universal. Wherever I am, God is with me. I just need to be able to stop, breathe, rest, sleep, meditate and open my inner eyes.
We are now at the darkest time of the year, when the sun seems to set not long after noon.
"Please God," we pray, "may it be Thy will to bring me forth from darkness into light."
The month of Kislev, the month of Chanukah, is dedicated to prayers that bring the light. We reach out beyond time and space to the "place" of the Holy Temple, in order to bring its light into our homes, lighting our menorot against the darkness.
Angels, dressed as the CHP, came to rescue me. I was towed into California, and have found God at every step along the way during these past 14 years. My "place" is now here. Now, I can say, along with Jacob: "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the abode of God, and this is the gateway to heaven!" (Genesis 28:17).
Judith HaLevy is rabbi of Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Trophies
Call of Duty: Black Ops puts players in the boots of elite special forces units engaged in covert warfare, deniable operations, and explosive conflicts around the globe.
Ensure your squad escapes safely from Cuba
Death to Dictators
Use a single round to bring down Castro
Give me liberty, or give me death
Escape Vorkuta
Slingshot Kid
Destroy all slingshot targets in 3 attempts
Receive orders from Lancer
A safer place
Sabatoge the Soviet space program
Tough Economy
Use no more than 6 TOW guided missiles to destroy the tanks in the defense of Khe Sanh
Looks don't count
Break the seige in the battle of Khe Sanh
SOG Rules
Retrieve the dossier and the defector from Hue City
Raining Pain
Rack up a bodycount of 20 NVA using air support in Hue City
The Dragon Within
Kill 10 NVA with Dragon's Breath rounds
Heavy Hand
Use the Grim Reaper to destroy the MG emplacement
Up close and personal
Silently take out 3 VC
Double Trouble
Use only dual wield weapons to escape Kowloon
Broken English
Escape Kowloon
Never get off the boat
Find the Soviet connection in Laos
Russian bar-b-q
Incinerate 10 enemies with the flamethrower attachment in the POW compound
Some wounds never heal
Escape the past
I hate monkeys
Kill 7 monkeys in under 10 seconds in the Rebirth labs
Crack the code.
Double Whammy
Destroy both helicopters with one TOW guided missile from the deck of the ship
Frag Master
Kill 5 enemies with a single frag grenade
Sally Likes Blood
Demonstrate killer economic sensibilities by taking down 3 enemies with a single bullet
Unconventional Warfare
Use the explosive bolts to kill 30 enemies
Closer Analysis
Find all the hidden intel
Watch a film or clip with a friend
Gamblin' Fool
Finish 5 Wager Matches "in the money"
You can do it
Reach rank 10 in Basic Training
The Collector
In Zombie mode, buy every weapon off the walls in a single game
Hands Off the Merchandise
Kill the Pentagon thief before it can steal your load-out
Sacrificial Lamb
Kill 6 zombies after getting shot by a Pack-a-Punched Crossbow bolt
"Insert Coin"
Access the terminal and battle the forces of the Cosmic Silverback in Dead Ops Arcade
Easy Rhino
In Dead Ops Arcade, use a Speed Boost to blast through 20 or more enemies at one time
Vehicular Slaughter
Destroy all enemies on vehicles during the prison break
Lord Nelson
Destroy all targets and structures while making your way up the river
Guide the squad through the Soviet outpost without them getting killed
Mr. Black OP
Enter the Soviet relay station undetected
With extreme prejudice
Get to the POW compound in the Hind using only rockets
Light Foot
Escape the ship with 2:15 left on the timer in Veteran.
No Leaks
Make it through the NOVA 6 gas without dying on Rebirth Island
Stand Down
Complete the campaign on any difficulty
Down and Dirty
Complete "SOG" and "The Defector" on Veteran difficulty
It's your funeral
Complete "Numbers," "Project Nova" and "Victor Charlie" on Veteran difficulty
Cold Warrior
Complete "Operation 40″, "Vorkuta", and "Executive Order" on Veteran difficulty
Not Today
Complete "Crash Site," "WMD" and "Payback" on Veteran difficulty
Burn Notice
Complete "Rebirth" and "Redemption" on Veteran difficulty
Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty
Platinum Trophy
Unlock all other trophies
Just ask me nicely
Break free from the torture chair.
Eaten by a Grue
Play Zork on the terminal.
See Me, Stab Me, Heal Me
Fire a Pack-a-Punched Ballistic Knife at a downed ally to revive them from a distance.
First Strike DLC Trophies
The Eagle Has Landers
In ascension escape on all 3 lunar landers
They Are Going THROUGH
In ascension kill at least 5 zombies with 1 gersh device
Space Race
In ascension pack-a-punch a weapon before round 8
Chimp on the Barbie
In ascension kill a space monkey with a fire trap
Escalation DLC Trophies
In Call of the Dead, send the crew to Paradise in solo or co-op
Ensemble Cast
In Call of the Dead, send the crew to Paradise in co-op
In Call of the Dead, make a zombie explode using the V-R11
Shooting on Location
In Call of the Dead, kill 10 zombies with one Scavenger shot from over 100 feet away.
Quiet on the Set
In Call of the Dead, cut the lights on the Director
Annihilation DLC Trophies
Blinded by the fight
In Shanghai-la kill a shrieker zombie whiles blinded by it.
Zomb disposal
In Shanghai-la dispose of a napalm zombie without it harming any players.
Monkey see monkey don't
In Shanghai-la get something from the monkeys.
Small consolation
In Shanghai-la use the 31-79 jgb215 on each type of zombie
Time Travel will tell
In Shanghai-la, acquire the focusing stone.
Rezurrection DLC Trophies
One Small Hack for a Man…
In Moon, hack something.
One Giant Leap
In Moon, become trapped in the Receiving Area and free yourself through resurrection in co-op.
Perks in Spaaaaace!
In Moon, purchase every perk in one game.
Fully Armed and Operational
In Moon, acquire 3 pack-a-punched weapons at the same time.
Ground Control
In Moon, prevent each excavator from breaching the base in one game.
Cryogenic Slumber Party
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Mr. John A. " Skip " Singer,Jr., 83 of Williamsport, passed away on Tuesday Nov. 18, 2013.
Mr. Singer was a member of the New Covenant United Church of Christ at Williamsport. He was a graduate of Lafayette College. He was awarded a Bachelors degree in chemical engineering in 1952. He was also a graduate of the Mining Mechanical Institute at Freeland in 1948.
Mr. Singer had served his country with honor in the United States Army during the Korean War.
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Born Sept. 6, 1930 at Williamsport, he was the son of the late J. Anson and Martha Schweikle Singer.
Skip is survived by his sister, Carol Singer of Williamsport, His nephew and Godson, Brian J. Hess, of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey; nephew, Stephen Singer of Dallas, Texas; his niece, Susan Singer of Nacogdoches, Texas; and a great niece, Brianna M. Hess, of Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday at the New Covenant United Church of Christ, 202 East Third Street, Williamsport. His pastor, Rev. Karen Storke Whitson, will officiate. Interment will immediately follow at the Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at the church from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service.
The family declines to receive floral tributes and respectfully requests that contributions in memory of Mr. John A. Singer, Jr. may be made to the New Covenant United Church of Christ, 202 E. Third Street, Williamsport, Pa. 17701.
Arrangements are being directed by the Charles M. Noll Funeral Home, 1 East Central Avenue, South Williamsport, Pa. www.charlesmnollfuneralhome.com


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Subaru Impreza 2.5i 4-door
I was immediately impressed with the overall interior room of this Impreza especially in the back seat. Although the rear seats are slightly shallow, there is a decent amount of foot room. Overall the fit and finish is average. It's nice that Subaru doesn't punish those budget-minded individuals that would most-likely purchase this base model and includes a manually-operated seat lever to raise the seat. The seat is positioned fairly low so it's a key feature for those of us that are vertically challenged. Despite the relative roominess in the back, the driver's footwell seems small Until I made adjustments to accommodate the tight space, I repeatedly clipped the brake pedal while working the clutch.


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Distinguished Alumni Award 2009
R. Darrell Weaver
Shortly after graduating from Cameron University with a Bachelor of Accounting degree in 1986, R. Darrell Weaver was selected to attend the 199th session of the FBI National Academy, a 10-week law enforcement program, launching his career as one of Oklahoma's pre-eminent law enforcement leaders. Commissioned as an Agent with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics in 1987, he has held various assignments throughout Oklahoma.
Weaver was promoted to Agent-In-Charge of the Oklahoma City enforcement unit and directed the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Intelligence Center for the State of Oklahoma in 1996. Under his direction, the HIDTA Intelligence Center continues to develop and coordinate the annual drug threat assessment for the state. He also implemented the statewide Deconfliction Center utilized by the majority of all federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to more safely coordinate enforcement activities.
In 1998, Weaver developed and coordinated an aggressive agent physical fitness program, which is the model for all of Oklahoma law enforcement.
Now in his 22nd year as a commissioned law enforcement agent, Weaver was appointed Director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control in 2006. He is currently co-chairman of the law enforcement subcommittee of Crystal Darkness Oklahoma, the groundbreaking anti-meth campaign. He also a member of the Oklahoma Meth Prevention Initiative Committee and was recently appointed to both the Oklahoma Youth and Gang Violence Coordinating Council and the Oklahoma Gang Intervention Steering Committee.


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Organisers of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in Yorkshire hope that this weekend's stages will be the catalyst for further sporting events to come to the county.
Further details will be announced tomorrow of the three-day race to be held in Yorkshire on the first weekend of May next year, to be run by Amaury Sport Organisation, the organisers of the Tour de France. The event will also include a women's one-day race.
The new race will be assigned 2.1 category status by the UCI, on a par with races such as the Tour of Oman, where


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The two freshmen in the Maui field who played in this year's McDonald's All-American game - Bobby Portis of Arkansas and Jabari Bird of California - will go head to head today. Portis, who also was chosen for the Nike Hoop Summit and Jordan Brand Classic, was ranked as a top-16 recruit in the nation by ESPN, scout.com and rivals.com. He won four Arkansas state titles at Hall High School, and as a senior averaged 20.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game. With the Razorbacks this season, the 6-foot-10 forward has averaged 9.3 points and 4.0 rebounds. Bird's Salesian (Calif.) High School team went 100-8 in his three seasons, and he averaged 17.2 points per game as a senior. He was a five-star prospect with rivals.com, as a guard, and with scout.com, as a forward. Listed as a 6-6 guard on the Cal roster, son of former Golden Bears standout Carl Bird is the team's leading scorer so far this season, averaging 13.5 points while going 9-for-18 from 3-point range.
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The A's have set their rotation coming out of the All-Star break, and it will go Jeff Samardzija, Jason Hammel, Sonny Gray, Scott Kazmir and Jesse Chavez.
It's a balance between trying to get their top starters pitching up front, and giving others a little extra rest. With Kazmir likely to throw some pitches in Tuesday's All-Star Game, he's been pushed back in the rotation, with his first second-half start not coming until July 22 against the Houston Astros.
In other noteworthy tidbits, center fielder Coco Crisp was out of the lineup for the fourth consecutive game Sunday. Given the four days off he'll also get from the All-Star break, the A's hope that the extra rest will help remedy the neck soreness and other minor ailments he's had.
Left-hander Drew Pomeranz, who made a rehab start for Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday night, was activated from the disabled list and optioned to Sacramento, where he will continue pitching in the River Cats' rotation in case he's needed for starting depth down the road in the bigs.
[RELATED: Pomeranz begins rehab with Triple-A Sacramento]
Pomeranz, who was out with a fractured right hand after punching a wooden chair in frustration, struck out seven over four innings and gave up just one hit, a homer.


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We would be delighted to welcome you to any of our churches in person, and you can find out more about the parish on these pages or by contacting me or my colleagues directly.
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cited his desire to disseminate items that were "lesser known" by Deadheads and to reveal the sonic splendor of the opener "Here Comes Sunshine" when asked the reasons that he chose this specific date to christen
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-- with input from a variety of sources, notably bandmember
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(more about that in a moment) -- selected representatives from the first and second sets. Deadhead purists were initially displeased that the concert had been condensed and/or resequenced. Meaning, they wanted every note. In addition to the sublime "Here Comes Sunshine," a potent "Weather Report Suite" and "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" are worthy of investigation. The former for its incisive instrumental explorations, while the latter is notable for the conspicuous absence of the typical "Upon the Rio Grande-O/Upon that lazy river" refrain. The late 1973 lineup of
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Donna Jean Godchaux
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tugs at the heartstrings with the ballad "Stella Blue." Rounding out
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The White House has announced adoption of new rules for HHS health plan requirements that will only allow "church-like" organizations to be eligible for federal religious freedom exemptions for hiring and other religious freedoms. This means that any faith-based service organizations like youth, prison, adoption, womens' counseling, pharmacies, shelters, food pantries, hospitals, schools, and other programs that do more than just preach and teach religion, and that serve the public and not only co-religionists, would for those very reasons be considered to be no different than secular organizations.
Catholic Bishops stressed that the White House coverage mandate is unprecedented, illegal, and unconstitutional, and that the regulations' narrow exemption of religious employers is also unprecedented in federal law, illegal, and unconstitutional.
Unlike the discriminatory hiring practices of the offices of Representatives George Miller and Pete Stark, these mission-oriented, faith-based organizations would not be able to hire workers that share the same vision of the organization. In addition to losing first Amendment guarantees, the White House rules dictate that faith-based providers must accept birth control, abortion, sterlization, or eligibility of same sex partnerships, even while acknowledging that many religious communities object to some of those services or requirements.
In response, on August 26, more than 40 Protestant, Catholic, and orthodox Jewish leaders wrote to Joshua DuBois, head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, asking him to intervene with the Obama administration to overturn this recently adopted narrow religious exemption just for churches.
Catholic leaders in particular, and many faith-based institutions, have consistently expressed measured moral objections to some federally funded services and requirements and the mandate that all health plans must cover them. But the narrowness of the religious exemption that was written into federal regulations is of deep concern to a much broader group of religious leaders and institutions.
Unlike the discriminatory hiring practices of the offices of Representatives George Miller and Pete Stark, these mission-oriented, faith-based organizations would not be offered exemption to be able to hire workers that share the same vision
In the letter, which was organized by IRFA, faith leaders point out, "A major purpose of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is to assist the Administration in understanding the unique character and capabilities of faith-based organizations and to implement policies that enable those organizations, along with other organizations, to collaborate with the government to serve people who need assistance." It asked Joshua DuBois and his office "to vigorously advocate on behalf of faith-based organizations" and against the administration's mistakenly narrow definition of "religious employer."
According to Stanley Carlson-Thies, Exectuive Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, the sharply worded letter from the the Office of the General Counsel of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops stressed that the White House coverage mandate is unprecedented, illegal, and unconstitutional, and that the regulations' narrow exemption of religious employers is also unprecedented in federal law, illegal, and unconstitutional. The Obama administration's requirements here, the comment states, constitute "an unprecedented attack on religious liberty."
The coverage mandate itself, by requiring health insurance to cover "all FDA-approved contraceptives"–and thus coverage of at least one abortifacient drug–violates, among other things, the health insurance law itself (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) and President Obama's Executive Order intended to assure critics that the law would not promote abortions. Furthermore, the mandate, by forcing coverage of such services by virtually all health insurance plans, unconstitutionally "coerces" organizations and individuals "to subsidize–and thereby endorse–conduct that they teach or otherwise state is wrong."
The comment goes on to document the utter inadequacy of the religious exemption that is written into the regulations. The exemption only covers a few religious employers–church-like entities. It thus does not protect the religious freedom or conscience rights of individuals, who are required by the law to purchase insurance; religiously affiliated insurance companies; secular organizations that object to covering certain services; and the vast majority of faith-based service organizations. The comment argues that the exemption violates the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment.
Most likely, most religious colleges and universities are not exempt under the narrow definition of religious employers. In any case, the health insurance plans they offer to their students are, under the administration's rules, obligated to cover contraceptive services, even if the college or university itself is exempt.
The comment notes that, to qualify for the exemption, a religious organization has to have as its purpose "the inculcation of religious values" and must serve predominantly only those of its own faith. And yet, preposterously, under these criteria, "even the ministry of Jesus and the early Christian Church would not qualify as 'religious,' because they did not confine their ministry to their co-religionists or engage only in a preaching ministry. In effect, the exemption is directly at odds with the parable of the Good Samaritan, in which Jesus teaches concern and assistance for those in need, regardless of faith differences."
The only adequate solution, the comment says, is for the administration to rescind the mandate that insurance plans must cover contraceptive services.
Note: Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) has proposed the "Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011," HR 1179, which would permit organizations, individuals, and insurers not to pay for or support services that conflict with their "religious beliefs or moral convictions."
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VICKSBURG – Several Vicksburg residents say they feel the village's side has not been heard in a dispute a involving Vicksburg police officer who is deployed with the military in Afghanistan.
A packed gathering of more than 70 people at Monday night's Vicksburg Village Council meeting weighed in on both sides of the issue in which Christine Eichaker, the wife of police officer David Eichaker, has accused the village of harassing her husband, unfairly demoting him and violating the grievance process.
But several indicated that they felt only Eichaker's side had been heard and questioned the council's decision and comments on Feb. 20 when they voted that David Eichaker receive proper pay differential while deployed so that he can pay his family's health care insurance and that his personal time off number of days be restored.
"I am very, very, very disappointed in this council to make a decision based on one person's facts," said Vicksburg resident Mary Michnick, who said the decisions need to be made by the police union, not the council. "Every single person involved should be ashamed of themselves."
But Vicksburg trustee Kyle Dury said that the council made the decision Feb. 20 after having two weeks to look into the matter and talk to the village's attorney. The vote was on the pay differential, he said, and not the other issues Eichaker has contended including seniority and job harassment.
"What we requested (Village Manager Matt Crawford) to do was move the grievance along to the union to finish the grievance process," Dury said.
Darin Stanfill, a member of the Vicksburg Police Officers Association, stressed that the Eichaker issue is not a military one but a union issue. He was one of several village police officers and village employees at the meeting.
"The issues are not military based," Stanfill said, reiterating a similar statement made earlier that day by Chief Eric West. "The issues are contractual. We're asking that the contract be followed. The association feels that bringing this matter to a public forum is not an appropriate place."
West said in a statement to the Kalamazoo Gazette and MLive.com Monday that the dispute has unfairly and incorrectly been turned into an anti-military issue.
"This is an employee benefits issue which has somehow turned into an anti-military claim," West said. "However, nothing can be farther from the truth. The Vicksburg Police Department, the village of Vicksburg, and I whole-heartedly support the military and Officer Eichaker for their service."
While West said he cannot respond specifically to employee personnel issues raised by Eichaker, he said "the issues regarding pay differential, PTO (personal time off), seniority and insurance coverage solely are based on the Collective Bargaining Agreement as agreed upon with the Vicksburg Police Officers Association and the Village of Vicksburg.
"The Collective Bargaining agreement was followed accordingly regarding these issues."
The benefits that the Eichakers are asking, he said, "are above and beyond those negotiated in the contract."
Christine Eichaker, who challenged at least one of the speakers at Monday's council meeting, said the issue is about harassment of her husband by Crawford and West. The U.S. Department of Labor, she said, has been contacted about the issue.
"This is about the Department of Labor now," she said. "There are seven violations right now. This is about a lack of people doing their jobs right now."
At the start of Monday's meeting, President Pro-tem Christina Klok apologized for some comments made at the Feb. 20 meeting. Several council members said they were "appalled" and "disgusted" over the Eickaker accusations.
"Last meeting, there were some remarks made out of emotion that may not have been appropriate," Klok said. "I want to apologize and remind everyone that we are human. We are simply citizens trying to do what's best for our community. Have respect for our neighbors and remember there are two sides to every story."
West said that he had accepted the apology, admitting that some of the comments against he and his department were "hurtful and unwarranted."
"A few of them have already apologized and I am good with that," he said. "The Vicksburg Police Department will be moving forward as the great people of this village deserve better."
Robin Miller said moving forward and moving on in a positive way is just what the village of Vicksburg needs to do.
"As as resident of this village I ask that you stop and stop now," Miller said. "It is a personnel matter and needs to be handled that way. Take your time and go through the proper channels. We need to work together in an appropriate manner."


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Barcelona have already all but locked up the La Liga title.
Real Madrid just won the Copa del Rey at the expense of Barcelona.
Now that the two hated rivals have battled it out for Spain's two biggest domestic trophies, they get to hash things out two more times to help decide who will hoist the most coveted trophy in all of Europe: The UEFA Champions League.
It will conclude a wild 18-day stretch where the two historic giants battle for an unprecedented four times. Americans may struggle to grasp the gravity of such a stretch, but imagine if the New York Jets played the New England Patriots for four consecutive weeks. Then, add in a century's worth of bad blood stemming from not only on-the-pitch battles, but deeply-rooted political and social tension, too.
Oh, and they're widely regarded as the two best sides in the world. They each boast two of the best attackers in the world in Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Stay tuned, we'll keep you up to date with all of the latest anything and everything Barcelona- and Real Madrid-related.


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I recently upgraded from a K6-III/450 on an EPOX EP-MVP3C to a Thunderbird 850 on an MSI K7T Pro-2A. I was going to do a fresh installation of Win98SE, but decided to see how it would act on boot-up. It just redetected the chipset and updated drivers and ran with no problems.
I don't know what chipsets you have, so results may vary. Hang on for a while and see what other people recommend.
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