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Allison Payne (born February 12, 1964 in Richmond, Virginia) is a nine-time Emmy Award winner, a 21-year anchorwoman with WGN TV, a veteran international journalist, a popular public speaker, and an actively involved community builder.[1] She was a longtime anchor and reporter at CW affiliate and cable superstation WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Payne served as co-anchor of the WGN Midday News from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. She has since left WGN-TV after 21 years.[2] Payne is the sole owner of Payne Productions, Incorporated, a television production company which also serves to help students interested in the broadcasting business.
|Allison Payne
February 12, 1964
Richmond, Virginia, US
|Alma mater
|University of Detroit Mercy
Bowling Green State University
|Former News Anchor at WGN-TV (Chicago)
|Years active
Payne was born in Richmond, Virginia to Dana and Kathryn Payne. At age five, her parents moved north to Detroit, Michigan where Payne attended St. Rita's Catholic grade school. She is a graduate of Renaissance High School in Detroit and holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the University of Detroit Mercy. Payne attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio for her master's degree in radio/TV/film. Payne is a member of Delta Sigma Theta.[3]
National Anchorwoman for Superstation WGN-TV[edit]
Payne began in television news as an intern at NBC affiliate WNWO (channel 24) in Toledo, Ohio, within months was promoted to main anchor of the station's late evening newscast. Payne later moved to NBC affiliate WNEM-TV (channel 5, now a CBS affiliate) in Saginaw, Michigan as the co-anchor of the 6 and 11 p.m. newscast.[4]
She moved to Chicago in 1990 as a general assignment reporter for WGN-TV, and anchored the station's 9 p.m. newscast until 2009. From 1993 to 2008 in the evening and since 2009 at midday, Payne has been paired alongside Steve Sanders in the anchor chair.[5]
Global journalist[edit]
As an international journalist, she has gone to all corners of the world in search of inspiring stories. Her adventures have included travels to Kenya to trace Barack Obama's roots, and to the Middle East to cover the Reverend Jesse Jackson's peace negotiations between Israel and Lebanon.[6]
Payne has said, "travel is the best education... I feel much better reading stories on Africa and the Middle East now that I have been there." Payne has paid her own fare for some international journeys because she believes strongly that "getting from behind the desk and out into the world" makes her a better anchor.
In 2006, she travelled to the Middle East with the Reverend Jesse Jackson to report on tensions between Lebanon, Israel, and Syria. Also in 2006, Payne was the first Chicago broadcaster to travel to Kenya to report on the African roots of Senator Barack Obama. In 2011, Payne has been in the process of developing a comprehensive report on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 in New York City, and its influence on local and global events.[7]
Awards and recognition[edit]
During her tenure with WGN, Payne has won numerous awards including nine Emmys [8] for reporting, including:
- Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program – Specialty Report/Series — Politics/Government: Jackson & Jackson: Allison Payne, Reporter; Pam Grimes, Producer. WGN
- Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence On Camera: Programming – Program — Host/Moderator/Contributor: Allison Payne – People to People. WGN
- Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program – Specialty Report: — Religion: Blue Eyes, Black Soul: Allison Payne, Reporter; Pam Grimes, Michael D'Angelo, Producers. WGN
- Outstanding Achievement for Informational Programs – Public Affairs/Current Affairs: People to People: Gloria Brown, Producer; Allison Payne, Steve Sanders, Hosts. WGN
- Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence On Camera: News – Reporter: Allison Payne – Composite. WGN
Health issues[edit]
In recent years, Payne has dealt with various health problems that have led to periodic absences from the anchor desk.
In January and August 2008, Payne went on medical leave after suffering from a series of mini-strokes. In November 2008 WGN-TV announced that Payne would take an indefinite leave of absence because of ongoing health issues. Payne admitted in an interview with Chicago Tribune media columnist Phil Rosenthal that she sought treatment for depression during her absence months earlier.[9]
In January 2010, Payne publicly admitted that she was a recovering alcoholic, after having previously battled alcoholism for 20 years. "Substance abuse can become a problem," she said at the time. "I wanted to make sure that nothing in my life got out of hand." [10]
In late December 2010, Payne took a leave of absence from WGN-TV to rest her vocal cords. Greg Caputo, news director at WGN-TV, told TimeOut Chicago columnist Robert Feder in an interview that "she was diagnosed a few months ago and tried to tough it out . . . (but) her doctor wants her to stay off the air till they can fix the problem."[11]
Career plans 2011[edit]
On August 2, 2011, Payne and WGN-TV station management agreed to a buyout of Payne's current contract, ending her 21-year relationship with the station; she left WGN-TV in September 2011.[12]
Regarding her future after WGN, The Chicago Sun-Times reported: "I hope to continue working in broadcasting in some capacity and will consider other professional opportunities," Payne said. "I also fully intend to continue my work in the community here."[13]
On her blog on August 4, 2011, Payne added: "Down the road, I plan to begin producing my own documentaries. I also plan to produce occasional reports which I will share with you on this website. I am not ruling out a return to the anchor desk, but for now I need new intellectual challenges. I'm open to applying my communication skills to the business world as well."[14]
In February 2017, Payne met with representatives of her alma mater, Bowling Green State University and discussed returning to the campus to teach in the school's esteemed Radio-TV-Film Department. Payne has always credited her education at BGSU for the start of her successful career in TV news. "Bowling Green has everything going for it. If you really want it, you can get it at BGSU. And I will always treasure my time there for the life I went on to lead."
- ^ http://www.allisonpayne.com
- ^ WGN TV Bio
- ^ WGN TV Bio
- ^ WGN TV History
- ^ WGN TV Official Site
- ^ http://www.allisonpayne.com/p/international-journalist.html
- ^ http://www.allisonpayne.com/2011/08/my-best-day-in-jounalism.html
- ^ http://www.chicagoemmyonline.org/
- ^ Allison Payne returning to WGN-TV, Chicago Tribune, Retrieved 1-31-2011.
- ^ Chicago Tribune, 1/2010
- ^ Payne gone again: WGN anchor cites vocal cord trouble this time, TimeOut Chicago, January 31, 2011.
- ^ Allison Payne leaving WGN-Channel 9, Chicago Sun-Times, August 4, 2011.
- ^ http://www.suntimes.com/news/foster/6831904-452/allison-payne-leaving-wgn-channel-9.html
- ^ http://www.allisonpayne.com/2011/08/saying-goodbye-to-wgn-anchor-desk.html


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Disability Benefits Based on Bone Spurs
When bone spurs affect your ability to use your arms or walk effectively, you can get Social Security disability benefits.
Bone spurs, a bony growth caused by pressure, rubbing, or stress to a bone, are common in the spine, shoulders, hands, hips, knees, and feet. Many people who have bone spurs are unaware of them unless they are discovered accidentally when being x-rayed for something else. However, if the bone spur is rubbing on other bones, ligaments, tendons, or nerves, it can cause pain and lead to limitations in movement.
Disabling Symptoms of Bone Spurs
The symptoms of bone spurs depend on where in the body the bone spur has grown. Below are the most commonly affected areas in the body and the symptoms that bone spurs in those areas often cause:
- Fingers. Bone spurs (called osteophytes) make the joints in your fingers look like they have bumps on them. Pain and limitation in the use of your fingers may occur.
- Hip. Bone spurs can cause movement of your hip to be painful and can limit the amount you can move your hip, possibly limiting your ability to walk properly and causing pain that radiates to your knee from your hip.
- Knees. Bone spurs can get in the way of the bones and tendons in the knee, preventing it from moving smoothly. Movement can become painful when the knee is straightened or bent.
- Shoulder. Bone spurs can rub against your rotator cuff, which controls the movement in your shoulder. The rubbing can cause swelling and tears in your rotator, which will cause pain and limitations in the use of your shoulder.
- Spine. Bone spurs can lead to a narrowing of the canal in the spine. The spinal cord or nerve roots in the spine can be pinched by the bone spurs, which can cause weakness or numbness in your arms or legs.
A possible complication can occur if the bone spur breaks away from bone on which it grew. The bone spur can float near your joint and prevent it from working properly. When the bone spur is in the joint, the joint can become locked and not be able to move. Movement will resume when the bone spur moves out of the joint.
Can You Get Disability for Bone Spurs?
In order to qualify to receive Social Security Disability benefits, you must prove that you meet or equal the requirements of a "listing" that is set out in the Social Security blue book or that you are unable to return to any work.
Meeting a Disability Listing
Bone spurs do not have a specific disability listing in the Social Security blue book. However, the limitations that are associated with bone spurs may allow you to meet the requirements of another blue book listing. Below are the three most likely disability listings to be met by those with bone spurs.
Section 1.02- Dysfunction of a joint. To meet this listing, you must show that you have a bone spur on a joint that causes instability and chronic pain and stiffness. Destruction of the joint must be visible on medical imaging. Additionally, you must show that the bone spur doesn't allow you to walk properly or use of your arms effectively.
Section 1.04- Disorders of the spine. To meet or equal this listing, you must show that bone spurs in your spine have affected your spinal cord or the nerves in your spine. Additionally, you must show one of the following two symptoms:
The nerve root has been compressed by a bone spur and it limits the movement of your spine or causes weakness, loss of reflexes, or numbness in other areas of your body
- The spinal canal has been narrowed by the bone spurs causing pain, weakness, and an inability to walk effectively.
For more information, see our section on disability for disorders of the spine.
Section 14.09- Inflammatory arthritis. Bone spurs can be caused by arthritis. If arthritis is the cause of the bone spurs and the bone spurs have limited your ability to walk or use your arms, you may meet the requirements of this listing. For more information, see our article on inflammatory arthritis.
To meet this listing, you must show that you have inflammatory arthritis that has led to bone spurs of a weight-bearing joint that affects your ability to walk or affects an upper extremity that affects your ability to do things with your arms and hands.
Not Being Able to Return to Any Work
If you do not meet or equal a disability listing, you might still qualify for benefits if you can show you are unable to return to any work. Social Security assesses your limitations using a Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) form. For those with bone spurs, physical limitations due to pain, limitation in movement of the joints, and numbness in the limbs will greatly affect their ability to perform activities at work. Specifically, bone spurs in the hip, knee, and spine may limit an individual's ability to stand or walk for any period of time or to move or lift items in the work place. Bone spurs in the shoulders or arms may limit an individual's ability to do even work while seated if the use of their arms and fingers is limited. Pain from bone spurs anywhere in the body can affect an individual's ability to perform a job properly and effectively due to a loss of concentration.
Social Security will gather all of the limitations mentioned in your medical record into your RFC. The agency will then use the RFC to determine if there are any jobs that fit within the limitations of your RFC. Learn more about How Social Security Decides if You Are Disabled.
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- 1985: Ronald H. Spector, Eagle Against the Sun
- "'In order that the people may know of my decision, I request you to prepare at once an imperial rescript that I may broadcast to the nation.'"
- 1985: Ronald H. Spector, Eagle Against the Sun
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- A duplicate copy of a legal document.
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rescript (third-person singular simple present rescripts, present participle rescripting, simple past and past participle rescripted)
- (transitive) To script again or anew.
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Subject: Re: Comments from a new investor
Author: GRudolph
[Note: Originally, attribution was given to user name "teamrep". That was incorrect, and we apologize for the confusion.]
Repost of Some things to consider:
I. The Bullish Arguments
� Various bullish arguments that have been trotted out to justify the stock price:
1. AMZN will get ad revenue by letting others advertise on their site.
� Maybe. But is AMZN's customer list has an advantage it's that it targets book (and music and video) customers. Who would want to advertise here? Other book, cd and video merchants. Unlikely AMZN will do that.
� Maybe. But at the quarterly conference call, J. Bezos stated that AMZN will still be spending on advertising for itself at portal sites 3 years out. Sounds like a continued expenditure not revenue.
� If the purpose of successful internet advertising to get someone to leave the advertising site for the advertiser's site, then the more successful AMZN is at that - the less likely they'll have concluded a sale.
� Some consumers might be offended by seeing advertising on the site and it would let Barnes & Noble and Borders advertise their web sites as "commercial free."
� David Gardner's (of The Motley Fool) argument regarding Amazon selling high-margin advertising of other firms on AMZN's site (he started saying this last October in a Fool Portfolio Report) seems foolish in light of the company having made no indication at all at the 7/21/98 conference call that it expected future advertising revenues.
� A B.T. Alex Brown analyst, who asked about how Amazon will deal with portals, (given the large associate and ad expenses it incurs for banners at YHOO, other portals, and the new Intuit agreement), and how it will become more of a portal site itself. To which Bezos, in part replied: "We don't feel that after three years that we will be done with portals." In other words, Amazon.com will continue to rely on them to do advertising.
2. AMZN has Competitive Advantages
a. Head Start.
� Yet, CFO Joy Covey warned that Barnes & Noble and Borders have just recently opened up their more easily navigated sites and have begun aggressive advertising campaigns that are expected to impact competition with Amazon.com and making per customer acquisition costs increase further (they already increased this past quarter) both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales terms (no doubt pushed higher next quarter by the .01 for a book promotion started 10 days ago).
b. AMZN is like AOL.
� Just bombard the public and secure accounts. Unfortunately, AMZN does not collect monthly subscription fees as does AOL and shoppers can price shop for any one purchase with AMZN and switch among AMZN, BKS, books.com, acses.com, etc. These are not accounts. This not a subscription service. If went there once. but never returned, you're still an account. The "accounts" can never decrease because they do not post "active customers."
c. Proprietary Filtering Technology
� Whereas the company had relied primarily on internally developed software systems, it has recently installed "collaborative filtering software" from Net Perceptions. This software enables detailed analysis of user preferences and site surfing habits. The point here is that the more advanced internet e-commerce features are being developed by specialized software firms, such as Net Perceptions, FireFly which in turn service all etailers.
d. AMZN is not a book company. It will broaden its product offerings.
� The press has reported numerous analysts and portfolio managers in the past two weeks who have attempted to justify AMZN's share price by claiming that AMZN would expand into toys, cigars, perfume, software, and some have even claimed that it would evolve into the Walmart of the web. A wonderful idea, but apparently not in the Bezos' plans.
� David Gardner of The Motley Fool publicly posted, hours before AMZN's earnings release, that if it wanted to, AMZN could be the top lobster seller on the web and claimed that: " Amazon isn't just a bookseller, no. They sell a lot of books, yep. But they also sell music now, and if they're not already #1 in market share in that business (I think they are), they will be shortly." Once again, Bezos made no claim even approaching such market share. For Gardner's full comments and retort, see:
� In commenting that he sees the music business as being more diverse and competitive than book e tailing, Bezos said, "It is unlikely that the music business will ever be as profitable as the book business . We expect lower margins and more aggressive competition than we are seeing in the book business."
� In response to a question from an analyst at Goldman Sach's, Bezos said that Amazon would be more likely to bring out new products within the areas of books, music and videos and continue expansion in Europe and other international markets. His rationale, among other factors, was that he feared stretching, what he called Executive Bandwith or the ability to effectively manage new ventures effectively.
� Expansion into software sales. If Amazon.com tries to sell software, they will also become a competitor of some of the very same companies that they are trying to establish niche market advantages with for book sales. Many of these companies are already Amazon.com associates to whom Amazon pays roughly 10% commissions. So now Amazon will turn them from allies into competitors? Bezos says he doesn't think so and no analysts opposed that view.
e. AMZN will expand overseas.
� Amazon.com executives see acceptance of on-line commerce occurring more slowly in Europe as they are perceived to be 2-3 years behind the US in general acceptance of e-commerce. This timetable gives Borders, Barnes & Noble and most importantly Bertelesman, time to compete in this early stage market.
f. E tailers Have no brick & mortar costs?
� In which case, why are inventories increasing faster than revenues/sales? Tony Blake, one of the analysts on the call, questioned why inventory levels had moved up over 50% from last quarter but margins had not improved. He said that the expectation in his model was for the margins to improve as the company increased inventory levels, thus reducing the reliance on paying out for the distribution costs. Joy Covey responded that Amazon expects to see "not much benefit" from handling the inventory themselves.
� Revenue and inventory growth are for the six month period: Revenues +75.8% and Inventory +89.9%. For the three month period: Revenues +32.7% and Inv. 45.9%.
� Increased CapEx for facilities.
� Covey said that the company needs to make major investments for increased facilities in Europe and in North America. Some of these expansions will include at least 2 new warehouses for distribution and redundant server facilities to insure against access and natural disaster or other service interuption problems. Dell computer, Compaq, Excite and many, other major vendors have already invested millions in providing these facilities.
� Hiding brick & mortar costs or
� But for "Marketing Expenses," we'd be profitable. Management, analysts and The Motley Fool have repeated the canard that if one removed advertising expenses, the company would be profitable immediately, it is simply trying to amass market share currently. Unfortunately, this is not true. While AMZN again reported it boosted it's advertising spending significantly, from $19.5 million (22.3% of sales) in the first quarter to $26.5 million (22.8% of sales) in the June period, this neglects to point out, as AMZN's last 10Q explicitly does, that Marketing DOES NOT equate to Advertising, since "Marketing Expenses" includes the costs of packing books, executing orders, and customer service..
� Despite the comments of Ryan Jacob, manager of The Internet Fund, that Amazon has had the ability to "turn off" marketing expense and be profitable, this is simply untrue as reducing "marketing expenses" to nothing would reduce the number of book orders processed and books shipped to zero. Of course, it was Joy Covey who, in the last quarterly conference call, created the new line item, EBITDMA (excluding marketing costs).
g. Our shoppers are not price sensitive. Loyal to amzn shopping experience.
� Recent studies by Coopers & Lybrand and Georgia Tech Graduate dept. indicate that competition on the internet is expected to grow dramatically as the ease with which price comparisons are made is facilitated greatly compared to traditional shopping methods.
II. The Numbers
1. Jeff Bezos quotes:
� "It is still early-on in the development of internet commerce . . . we do not expect growth rates to continue at historical rates.
� "It is extremely unlikely that the company will be able to maintain the same level of market share . . . as the business grows further . ."
� "It is extremely unlikely that Amazon can maintain the current growth rate . . ."
� "It is impossible to predict the impact of new competition several quarters in the future .
. . we urge caution in interpreting current levels of growth . . ." Joy Covey speaks:
� Gross margins are expected "to decline in the remainder of 1998."
2. Zero sequential growth is projected for the first time in the company's history.
� This coming quarter will be the first one that AMZN will see the full impact of B&N and Borders competition (with Borders launching an ad campaign this fall) and the company therefore expects sales to be flat to marginal sequential growth over this just reported quarter, according to Joy Covey.
� To go from over 33% sequential growth from 1st qtr to this past one ($87 mil to $116 mil) to near zero growth is quite dramatic and both Bezos and Covey repeatedly warned that is was "extremely unlikely" that Amazon would maintain past growth rates. AMZN's revenue grew sequentially 33%, margins were flat, yet the stock price tripled since the last report
� Amazon's costs are growing faster than their sales or margins.
3. Customer Acquisition Costs.
� In response to analysts questions, Joey Covey, CFO, said that customer acquisition costs were higher than the company had expected.
4. On "Beating" Estimates
� Estimates for Amzn's loss were ~.20 just 2-3 months ago. The company guided estimates up to .44 so that they could "beat estimates." That does not change the fact that the company DOUBLED its loss estimate.
5. Spectacular Sales Growth & Customer Loyalty
� Repeat sales are now at 63%, up significantly from past quarters. While impressive customer loyalty rates, (though no better than CD Now or NTKI), this too signals that sales growth rates will decline sharply in the future. As well, given a 33% quarter-to quarter growth rate in sales, if 63% are repeat customers, then approximately the entire difference between Q1 and Q2 is comprised of new sales totaling $30 million.
� Year to Year Comparison 97 to 98
Revenue 446% 329%
Accounts 446% 410%
Rev/Share 355% 281%
Stock Price 300% a 1000% b
a. The rate of growth in revenues and accounts is 1.5 times the stock price appreciation during first quarter.
b. The rate of growth in revenue is .3 times the stock price appreciation.
� Sequential Comparison (1Q to 2Q)
97 98
Revenue 68.9% 33%
Accounts 79% 34%
Rev/Share 54% 29.5%
Stock Price na 300%
This last table is significant; the sequential quarter rate of growth has dropped in half, but the stock has tripled. Losses have increased, share creep has continued. Dilution is troubling. Losses would have been over .46 if they hadn't added 1.4 million more shares.
6. Other Accounting Games - Quality of Earnings
� If you deduct the goodwill ($52mil), tangible net worth is negative $13 million. And that's assuming that the $5.4mil they added to "Deferred charges" and the $9.2mil added to "Prepaid expenses and other" have some tangible value and should not have been expensed. Does their new loan agreement have a minimum tangible net worth covenant?
� Ignoring non-operating write-offs even though they keep coming along every year regular as clockwork. But have you ever seen reported "pro forma" EPS that excludes goodwill amortization.
� Prepaid expenses, deferred charges & Goodwill are all up. Perhaps massaging profit and loss numbers on the income statement
� AMZN wants to provide, "for informational purposes" pro forma earnings (losses) w/o new company expense; but purposely chooses not to inform what pro forma revenues would have been w/o new companies.
� Cash Burn. Cash on hand, less accounts payable, less long term debt has gone from plus 15.8 mill to minus 39.8 million since December 31, 1997. this is a net cash burn of 55 million.
� Page Views. Seek reports that daily page views fell to 20.3 million in June from 22.1 million in March
III. Questions We'd love to hear AMZN answer.
1. What were the revenues from music sales?
2. What were the revenues from associate sites?
3. Why doesn't AMZN take ads on their site?
4. What's happening with those 3 acquisitions?
5. Exactly how much stock in addition to the $55 million cash was exchanged for the companies?
6. Why are inventories increasing faster than revenues?
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Ian was born and raised in central Georgia, growing up in Milledgeville. He attended Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law, where he was a member of the Mercer Law Review, a student editor of the Journal of Southern Legal History, and a member of the Brainerd Carrie Honor Society. After graduation, he joined SPGG, where he specializes in commercial real estate law. Ian and his wife Ruth are active members of the Mulberry Street United Methodist Church.
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Now, the problem: because I was hired recently and am still on "probationary status", my maternity leave will be whatever sick/vacation days I have accrued at the time of the birth and nothing more, no option for unpaid leave, no option for medical allowance, etc.... Probably around 6 days total, so a week, roughly, considering it'll overlap with a weekend.
Quitting is not an option, unless I am forced to do so because of post-partum complications or an unplanned c-section or something like that that prevents me from going back to work. Finding another job at this point would be difficult and probably a waste of time... I *love* this job and I want to make it work.
With my first kid, I was at home until he was over 1 year old, and I did a very minor amount of pumping. I had no problems breastfeeding him.
Now, I'm looking at what the return to work will be like at around 1 week postpartum and I am worried. I know I should pump at work, but the idea of combining the physical recovery from birth and dealing with a newborn and a full time, stressful job, plus this whole pumping thing is starting to overwhelm me. To the point where I am wondering if I should even try it or just give up and do formula. Never in a million years would I have expected to even consider formula feeding by choice--but this mat leave thing has blindsided me.
Talk me into pumping? Tell me how to make it work? Or just tell me I am ridiculous and should be banned from reproducing? Anything goes...I doubt many people will have BTDT because this is a pretty outrageous situation and most people in my position would probably just quit the job, but I can't do that financially.
raising my two sunshine children.
um. Even if you don't have any vacation time, any good job would work with you to provide more leave than 1 week. In fact, from a *liability* standpoint, I can not imagine ANY doctor signing off to release you back to work that soon, to be frank. What does you dr say about that? Have you contacted HR to see what the situation is? My understanding is that the first 6 weeks after a birth is considered "disability", not like..vacation or whatever. Has someone from your work actually said, in so many words "you must return to work 6 days after having a baby"?????
Honestly, there is no way physically you can go back after a week. Doctors won't even sign off on driving a car that soon. The first 6-8 weeks postpartum are considered a "disability" in HR terms, and I would think they would at least give you this time unpaid. If not, you would NEED at a minimum 2-3 weeks for your own health after a standard vaginal birth, but breastfeeding will be more difficult to establish. I'd insist on the standard 6 myself - I was a college student with my first and went back after 2 weeks. I was still a bit sore, fell asleep at my desk quite often and could not really produce enough milk for my son - after weight loss on his part, we had to begin supplementing at 1 month and my milk dried up at 6 months. Talk to HR as soon as you can about their short-term disability policy. I'm almost certain they will work something out. :-)
As far as physical recovery, I don't need a doctor's clearance to go back to work or drive a car. I've never heard of that being a requirement post-partum?? My midwife is really angry at my employer but says we will plan ahead to make it work, like helping me get my iron levels up high before birth for a smoother recovery, etc...My job is not physically strenuous, mostly sitting at my desk, driving in a car, etc. I'm also confused how it is possible to say that I can't physically go back to work at a week when many mamas don't have help post-partum, have other kids to take care of, don't have a partner, etc...and they are definitely up and around within days and I'm sure many a low-income mama has found themselves in my situation of go back to work now or get fired. Not saying it will be fun but physically impossible?
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My best recommendation re: pumping would be to make sure that you buy/rent a GOOD hospital-grade pump. It can make all the difference in terms of comfort and keeping your supply up.
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The first thing you need is the best dual electric pump you can lay hands on, plus a hands free pumping system and a private place to pump while working. You will need to pump about every two hours for 30-40 minutes at a time to establish a good supply. It would also be ideal if your DP could bring baby to you for at least one in person nursing session a day, maybe at your lunch break. Get several sets of pumping supplies (horns, valves, bottles, tubes) so you can have one in the washer, one with you, and if possible a backup one at work. If you can work and pump at the same time it will make it easier because you won't put it off until that e-mail is answered, phone call made...etc. And make sure you get a car adapter for your pump. Car adapter + hands free system + daily commute= perfect pumping time!
Could you help ease the situation by say taking four full days off, then working four half days? I usually feel pretty chipper about a week PP, but tire quickly. I think everyone can agree that the situation is less than ideal, but we do what we have to do.
For more info about pumping, check out the PumpMom board at yahoo and the book Working Without Weaning. Good luck!
I am not sure you can leave a 6 day old baby and not be FF, honestly. I'm so sorry for the situation you are in but you would need to be pumping a TON and the baby really may need to be fed every 30mins at that age. Also you are going to be an absolute zombie b/c we all know babies are up waaaaaaay to frequently at that age. I mean you are leaving a less than a week old baby for how many hours a day? That is going to be so hard on you and so hard on the baby and your SAHP. I thought there were laws against this kind of thing...
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You're not ridiculous at all and definitely shouldn't be banned from reproducing (well, I don't know you, but nothing you said in your post would make me think so!). You're just in a kind of tough situation. I would encourage you to try to provide your baby with as much breastmilk as you are reasonably able to provide. But please don't guilt trip for giving some formula or ending up completely formula feeding if that's what happens. Breastfeeding is great for a lot of reasons and your baby will benefit from any of your milk he can get. That said, we all make the best decisions we can for our children and you should be proud of providing for your family by working. I agree with the PP who said to pump while commuting. It works great and saves precious time. Pump as often as your job reasonably allows especially during those first weeks. I suspect your director may not expect you to be too productive those first weeks since he tried to get you more time off. He may understand that you have to be there to keep your job, but have a realistic idea about of what can be expected of you given that you will have just given birth.
Is there a way your baby could spend all or part of the day at work with you for a few weeks? Most newborns sleep a lot and really wouldn't be disruptive.
Also if you have to don't forget about donor milk! Human milk 4 human babies has a facebook now!
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Honestly, I'm surprised at folks jumping on the formula bandwagon so quickly. If anything, you may get stuck with an oversupply: if you pump out all the milk you're making in the beginning, you'll keep yourself stimulated at the post-birth, super-high milk level! Plus, don't forget that there are lots of EPers, plus you'll still be able to nurse during evenings and weekends. And as a second-time mom, you know how nursing is supposed to work, so I think there are a lot of points working in your favor.
I agree wholeheartedly that it will be hard to leave your itty bitty baby, and pumping will be a pretty big task, but it's definitely doable. Do invest in a solid electric double-pump, at least the medela or ameda, as well as anything you may need/want to be able to pump hands-free. (I do this, but lots of folks like those special bras.) I think every 2 hours for 40 min. is a bit on the high side... I like to pump through at least a 2nd letdown, for every missed feeding plus one or two extra pumping sessions in the beginning until the supply is well established. If your partner could help you with the milk storage/freezing, pump-cleaning, bottle measuring, etc. that will be a big help, too.
It's definitely possible!
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One thing he talks about is how a lot of babies will sleep 8-12 hours straight a night from a young age and get all their feedings in during the day so you can reverse this for some babies and give some good feedings when you get home from work through the night and before you leave and the baby will take a break from feeding while you are at work (this is of course for babies a little older). He also mentions alternatives to using a bottle such as cup or spoon feeding so as not to interfere with the latch when you do feed him if you hope to get most of his feeding in when you are at home eventually. I do this somewhat right now, most feedings are through the night so I don't have to worry about my storage so much since I can't keep pumped milk since I travel a lot. though I suggest a family bed for this, I don't think I could get up and go to his room for 4 feedings a night but right now I barely wake when he needs to feed.
I am a SM who works FT and BF exclusively when I am at home. It is more tiring but once you get in the rhythm it is fine.
I don't know if it is on the sheet I will link to or a different one but I returned early to work as well, though my early was more at three months not a week, so he talks about how it is better to start solids early if storage is low than to move to formula and I ended up doing this. If it is a different sheet I will try and find it.
For me at the beginning I had to pump when baby ate otherwise I would be empty and full at the wrong times. I also couldn't skip feedings because my supply would go down if I did this for more than a couple of days. I found it very helpful to be scheduled - not my DS, I kept track if his schedule for a week and then would follow his schedule and put it into my schedule for work.
It is hard , I will admit especially the first few crazy months of figuring it out and well worth it. Just remember there are alternatives if you can push through the first three months.
You're not ridiculous at all and definitely shouldn't be banned from reproducing (well, I don't know you, but nothing you said in your post would make me think so!). You're just in a kind of tough situation. I would encourage you to try to provide your baby with as much breastmilk as you are reasonably able to provide. But please don't guilt trip for giving some formula or ending up completely formula feeding if that's what happens. Breastfeeding is great for a lot of reasons and your baby will benefit from any of your milk he can get. That said, we all make the best decisions we can for our children and you should be proud of providing for your family by working. I agree with the PP who said to pump while commuting. It works great and saves precious time. Pump as often as your job reasonably allows especially during those first weeks. I suspect your director may not expect you to be too productive those first weeks since he tried to get you more time off. He may understand that you have to be there to keep your job, but have a realistic idea about of what can be expected of you given that you will have just given birth.
Is there a way your baby could spend all or part of the day at work with you for a few weeks? Most newborns sleep a lot and really wouldn't be disruptive.
All of it! And especially the part about taking your baby to work with you. I remember taking my DS to a couple of meetings at the beginning of an internship. He literally slept through them, wrapped snuggly in a moby wrap. Not sure what your work environment is like, but it can be a great solution if it works.
Also, I don't know how comfortable you feel with your boss (though sounds like you are on good terms) but maybe you need to really sit down & discuss how to make things work within the confines that HR has set for you. Working from home, taking baby, breaking up your day so that you can go home to nurse, taking a couple of extra days, etc. are all options that might come up. But do what you need to to feel prepared & the least stressed as possible.
Good luck! You will find a way to make it work!
Mama to my little busy bee.
Can your DP bring the baby up to your work for a while so you can nurse? That would be easier/quicker than having to pump, and might be better for your production since it's such a supply and demand dynamic, with the first few weeks being really important for the long-term. It seems like if your boss is cool with you pumping frequently, they should be okay with nursing the baby, at least for the newborn period. Otherwise, I would plan to pump every 2 hours, just as you would likely be feeding the baby if you two were together. I agree with a hospital grade pump being a must.
I returned to work at 2 days PP with my last baby. It was only about a 6 hour day, but taking time off simply wasn't an option. For the first month I took the baby with me- he was not at all disruptive, I popped him in the moby and nursed him most of the day. Any time I took to soothe him was less than I would have needed to take to pump. As he was awake more and had longer stretches between feedings he began to stay home with my husband. I would pump and either head home to nurse and cuddle at lunch, or have DH bring him to me if I wasn't going to be able to get away. He did switch to reverse cycle by about 6 weeks, and that continued past one year. He nursed most of the night.
I was tired, but we made it through.
If you can't find a way to connect with the baby for the first few weeks though, you really do need to ask yourself how you will handle that. It's harder than you expect to try to walk away from a newborn. We simply are not made for that to happen, and it is hard on the baby as well. Unpaid leave? Seeking another job though you like this one a great deal?
Even with the way I managed to arrange things, I will never again go back to work without at least a 6 week maternity leave. I bled for about 3months straight because I didn't take the time to properly recover, and the PPD was almost insurmountable. Please think hard before you go down that path. I do understand that there simply may not be another option, and that reality makes me incredibly angry at the world we have created.
I want to say too of course I did not mean to discourage BFing or say you just need to FF I am just concerned that it may be too hard. However I had it in my mind she would need to pump way more than every 2 hours for a 6 day old. I mean a 3month old sure but 6 day old? IDK maybe I am a weirdo but I had to nurse DD every 30-45mins until she was like 3 m/o anf that was for 30+ mins as well. If I had to pump for her it would practically have to be continuous, especially since I did not respond well to the pump. When I first pumped I only got 1/2 oz in 45 mins! Also how will you manage getting a freezer stash for the 1st day back?
To the person who said babies sleep form 8-12hrs without nursing I would like to know what babies do that?! My DD just NWed at 18 m/o and she would nurse every 45mins at night until 3 months old, then every hour or two until about 6 m/o then 3-4x a night until a year and then 2 or so times a night until now. This whole time I have been a SAHM and nurse on demand.
I would think that the baby will want to be latched non-stop at night especially for the bonding, it will be hard. Hopefully you will be able to sleep through it soon. Also when you come home from work he will probably nurse every 30 mins or something. Nipple confusion at 6 days old could definately happen...IDK if you could do a cup or something at least until he is 6 weeks? If you haven't already find a LLL group b/c I feel like you are going to need a lot of support through this.
Good luck mama I truly hope it all works out. This country is so insane when it comes to birthing and maternity leave ect. It is so sad.
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I would be totally overwhelmed, too, in your shoes. I can't even *imagine* it. Give yourself some space to breathe/digest/mourn that short maternity leave.
But really, you can do it. Pumping isn't great but you can make it work. You may need to supplement because of stash issues but so what? 3 times at 10-15 isn't a huge burden on your workday or employeer'
Familiarize yourself with your state laws and figure out a reasonable plan if you don't have an office.
Great advice up above!
Will your dp be willing to finger-feed for at least the first couple weeks? I don't see that as being harder than bottle feeding, and it might help baby get established with bf.
Also try to get really bf-friendly bottles like these: http://www.amazon.com/Adiri-Natural-Nurser-Ultimate-Bottle/dp/B000VUN41G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1303276994&sr=8-1
You can do this....it's not ideal, but you can do it. Pumping is a pain, but not really that bad. You get breaks to think about your baby, and the let-down releases happy hormones :)
For those who don't think pumping every 2 hours will be enough for a newborn, I wanted to say that I was a gestational surrogate and pumped exclusively for 4 months. I never pumped more frequently than every 2 hours. I started a new full-time job 3 weeks after the baby was born. I got to work early, pumped right before I started my shift, pumped through my lunch break (30 minutes), then pumped as soon as I got home. At home I pumped more frequently, but I stopped pumping at night by about 6 weeks. Aside from a few days after the baby and his family got home and were waiting for my first shipment of milk, he did not need any formula until I stopped pumping. So it can definitely be done.
Newborns do eat frequently, but it's not like you can only pump as much as the baby would be eating at that particular time. I'm sure in one lunch break session I pumped enough for a few meals.
Well that is definately good to know!
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I work for WIC and we unfortunately see a lot of moms in your situation. It is very difficult, but its not impossible. There are moms who manage to fully pump because their babies are in the NICU or because they can't get the baby to latch. You will at least have the advantage of nursing the baby when you are home. There is some good advice above.
I'm in my first week postpartum now. Just wanted to say: because my babe is doing her part to get my milk supply going, my guess is that you might be able to pump quite a bit of volume.
If you think about it, engorgement is a common problem in the very beginning. Use that to your advantage! Pump whenever you are full and pump after your DC eats. This should keep your supply up and give you plenty to pump when at work. Plus you can build a stash.
You may want to taste test your milk early on. I found out that I had soapy tasting milk (an excess of lipase, I believe). I was never sure if my DS minded or not, but I wound up dumping my early stash. After that I began scalding everything. So you might scald, or test first to see if your milk tastes funny/soapy after a few days. You'd hate to lose any stash you accumulate.
Good luck! You will either get all the milk you need (and then some), or you will at least get SOME milk. And I think that some has some advantages as well. I worked and pumped and had to supplement with organic formula at 9 months, but baby nursed well when I was home. (Don't forget that part! If you keep up your supply your babe will likely nurse all night with you and in the mornings if you have time, plus all weekend as well.)
Reduce stress all you can. Keep hydrated and keep your calories up. I had a difficult time with supply whenever I wasn't eating well.
US social healthcare and maternity standards are frickin' abyssmal! How is it not illegal for a company to knowingly hire a woman of child bearing age and then deny her appropriate medical leave for the birth of her children? Family values, my patooky! Even in the developing world women get a minimum of three months leave and that doesn't include any normally given vacation time! AND you get six months of nursing leave (given one to two hours free in the schedule paid to nurse or pump) and up to another six months nursing leave unpaid. and if there are more than ten mothers with children under the age of one in the company some countries even insist on a onsite nursery for the infants....that's Latin America, in The DEVELOPING WORLD! And the richest nation in the world is sending women back to work before they've even had a chance to stop bleeding. WTF?!
Okay, rant over.
So, yes. It IS possible. I second the idea of bringing baby to work and pumping every two hours. Get a good quality pump, WIC in some states does offer pump loans, I hear. Make sure you eat well, get enough rest and just let that baby latch as much as possible.
I hope the job is amazing!
I have stopped freaking out about pumping and decided to just approach this as I'm going to get a really good plan together and give it my best shot and hope that it works out for the best. Supplementing wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but I don't think I need to do anything drastic in the beginning like not even try to BF...I was feeling very overwhelmed about the whole thing at first, but I am trying to take it in small pieces and make it manageable.
So, here are some ways I'm thinking to make it work:
-I have confirmed with my job that we have a lactation room, so things are good there, and I get a morning & afternoon break, plus lunch to pump...
-For the first week or two, my partner is going to bring the baby to the city I work in and meet up with me on my breaks and lunch, I think that will help ease the transition to work.
-I definitely want to try to get a system going where I can pump while commuting--that seems like an ideal time.
-I want to get an electric double pump, best on the market, and get a hands-free, car-adaptable pumping situation worked out. I found out that I JUST barely don't qualify for WIC after the baby is born, my income is like a few hundred a year too much, so I'll have to make that investment on my own.
-I can't bring the baby into work with me--I work with families in crisis, so it is not safe to have a baby around while dealing with clients who might be hostile, high on drugs, in the middle of a domestic violence situation, etc...
-To avoid PPD and help ease the recovery, I am upping my iron levels before birth and after going to do placenta encapsulation.
-I agree with someone who said that the first few weeks are going to be the tipping point--getting my milk supply established and making sure I am pumping frequently enough to do that. Realistically, pumping every hour at work is not going to happen. Every two or three hours is doable, but will that be enough? I am hoping so but I think this is a wait and see situation...
-Avoiding nipple confusion in the first few weeks--I'm going to talk with the LC about how to best do this, either with eyedroppers or finger feeding or some other solution...and picking the right kind of bottles after we switch to those.
-Pumping a lot in the first few days after my milk comes in and before I am back at work to be able to have a stash.
-Keeping supply up by eating and drinking a lot, using mother's milk tea/fenugreek, eating oatmeal, etc.
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The pump will be expensive, but it is the most important part of the equation. You can see if your OB will write you a script for one, which may help if your insurance has coverage for medical devices. And I know what they say about most pumps being single user only, but now that I have used one and know how they work, I would feel fine buying and using a lightly used one off eBay or craigslist. And get a general hands free system, not brand specific, like an easy expressions one or pump ease one. That way if you need to change brands you won't have to replace your hands free system too.
As for bottles, we use the breastflow bottles by first years and they are great. I really wanted to switch to glass, but all the bottles I tried had much faster flows than the breastflow bottles. I think my letdown is faster than those bottles, which is perfect for establishing a preference for the breast over the bottle. So in your quest for the perfect bottle, keep those in mind. Also, a supplemental nursing system ( SNS) can make finger feeding a lot easier for your DP. Maybe ask your LC about it. Good luck and remember that every ounce you pump is one less ounce of formula you have to buy.
I'm trying to get a pumping moms tribe going in the tribal section. Hopefully that will take off. Drop by there if you have any questions once things get rolling.
i know i'm coming late to the party, but i just want to say that lta with Lunar lady. Also, i would have been ready for a desk job at 1 week pp with this most recent birth, but not with my son's birth. It really depends, and there is no reason not to give it a shot.
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Yay! Update as it unfolds and let us know how it goes--we are here to support you!! Your plan sounds solid; if it can work then your plan will make it work. I think having the babe come to you at work to feed for the first few weeks is going to really help a lot. What pp said abt establishing breast preference--ITA. Slow flow bottle baby will have to work at, hopefully your baby will prefer the fast let down from the breast.
Hope you are managing alright OP
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[St Isaac the Syrian] also says, "God's grace comes of itself, suddenly, without our seeing it approach. It comes when the place is clean." Therefore, carefully, diligently, constantly clean the place; sweep it with the broom of humility.
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Since the introduction of Apple's iPad, there has been a growing sense of change on the Internet. Web sites, corporations, and users have been migrating away from the constraints of non-standards based technologies like Flash. While the perception of growth and change has been there in the public consciousness, there really hasn't been any quantification of it. Numbers released by media firm MeFeedia have finally put a face on this change and it presents a very interesting picture.
According to MeFeedia, 26% of all web video in May was iPad accessible. While that may not seem like a significant amount, consider the growth implied by MeFeedia's numbers. In January only 10% of web video was accessible by the newly announced iPad device. In 5 months 16% of viewable video on the Internet moved to present itself in a format accessible by the iPad. That's an incredible figure.
Now many will point to these numbers and call Steve Jobs a bully. They'll say that by limiting the premiere media consumption device his company makes, he's driven a my-way-or-the-highway attitude towards HTML 5 and H.264 adoption. And to some extent those people would be right. On the other hand it would be as equally correct to say Steve Jobs has engineered a revolution only, well, Steve Jobs could have engineered. As standards, HTML 5 and H.264 have languished underutilized and fought over for years. The only serious users have been proponents of an open, standards-based web like Google and web app developers. Apple's refusal to put Flash on the iPhone started a realization that Flash has quickly become an unnecessary item in the developer's toolkit. Rich, immerse web apps were possible without the need to involve third party plug-ins. Indeed, the original intent for apps on the iPhone were for them to be entirely web-based and written in HTML 5. It was only through pressure from the development community that Apple relented and made native apps possible.
So where does all of this leave Flash, the iPad and HTML 5? Two of the three are very obviously on the way up and the other is on the way down. This isn't going to degrade into another Flash-bashing session, there's been enough of those online in the last three months to fill a lifetime. Remember, the iPhone and its lack of Flash support had a negligible impact on Flash's usage numbers. What we have now is a unique nexus of points; the popularity of the iPad coupled with the beginning of widespread HTML 5 adoption coupled with the general unease and dissatisfaction Flash usage has finally created. It will be interesting to watch how subsequent numbers from MeFeedia chart the rise of standards-based video display and the fall of Flash-based solutions. The numbers are destined to move up for the former and down for the later.
Do you think the MeFeedia numbers point to a general trend or are simply an aberration? Did the availability of the iPad provide the final weight that tipped the balance against Flash? Is Steve Jobs just a big bully that wants the Internet to work the way he wants? Leave us a comment and share your thoughts.


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Walk Close Pounces in Modesty Victory
Highland Yard's Walk Close bided her time off the pace in the $100,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT) and then asserted herself in the stretch to win July 11 at Arlington International Racecourse.
Highland Yard's Walk Close bided her time off the pace in the $100,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT) and then asserted herself in the stretch to win July 11 at Arlington International Racecourse.
Haras Phillipson's homebred Gaga A impressed in her U.S. debut, so trainer Neil Drysdale has elected to run the 6-year-old T. H. Approval mare in her first graded U.S. race July 11.
Arlington International Racecourse has cut overnight purses by 10% and trimmed the purses of most of its few remaining graded stakes.
Hit The Board Stables' I'm Already Sexy ran her record to 4-for-4 on the Arlington Park turf July 12, a perfectly timed ride by Florent Geroux assuring her victory in the $200,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT).
The $200,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Arlington Park July 12 is pretty much a roll of the dice, as 14 fillies and mares look to earn their way into the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) Aug. 16.
Victor Carrasco beat out fellow Puerto Rican riders Manuel Franco and Edgard Zayas to win the 2013 Eclipse Award as the nation's outstanding apprentice jockey.
When Upperline sold to Town and Country for $1.75 million just after noon in the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, she was the eighth horse to sell for more than seven figures.
Millionaire She's All In won a record fourth consecutive edition of the Oklahoma Classics Distaff and closed the curtain on a stellar racing career Oct. 18 on a night of divisional stakes racing at Remington Park.
Racing without Lasix in search of a return to dominant form, Besilu Stable's champion mare Royal Delta cruised to victory by 10 3/4 lengths in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. I) July 20 at Delaware Park.
Champion racemare Royal Delta aims for a title defense July 20 in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. I), seeking redemption after a five-length loss in the June 15 Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) at Churchill Downs.
Shadwell Farm's 4-year-old homebred filly Ausus snapped a four-race losing streak and earned her first black-type victory when she charged to the front in the stretch and pulled away to a 2 1/4-length advantage.
Eight fillies and mares will take to the Arlington Park turf July 13 for the $200,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. IIIT). Graded stakes winners and maiden winners alike will contest the 1 3/16-mile turf trial.
John Oxley's Funny Proposition upset reigning champion older female Royal Delta while securing the first stakes win of her career in the $186,375 Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) June 15 at Churchill Downs.
Two-time champion Royal Delta faces just four others in her defense of the $175,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) June 15 at Churchill Downs.
Anita Cauley's On Fire Baby hadn't raced since May 28 of last year. She came back with a vengeance April 12, holding off Tiz Miz Sue to win the $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) at Oaklawn by half a length.
Grade I winner Grace Hall, seeking her first win of the 2013 campaign, will face six opponents in the $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) April 12 at Oaklawn Park as the 118-pound top weight.
Champion juvenile filly of 2011 My Miss Aurelia is scheduled to begin her 4-year-old season in the $150,000 Azeri Stakes (gr. III) March 16 at Oaklawn Park.
Don't Tell Sophia was a $1,000 yearling purchase in 2009. On Feb. 16 she ran them off their feet at Oaklawn Park, easily putting 6 1/2 lengths over her nearest competitor in the $98,000 Bayakoa Stakes.
One day before champion Royal Delta makes her 2013 debut in the Sabin Stakes (gr. III), a rival who gave her a run for her money returns to the races in the $100,000 Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn Park.
Southwest Stakes contenders Texas Bling and Brown Almighty were on the worktab at Oaklawn Park Feb. 9, along with Bayakoa Stakes hopefuls Tiz Miz Sue, Don't Tell Sophia, and She's All In.
Seven-year-old Romacaca will try to secure the 11th stakes victory of her career and third at Gulfstream Park when she faces an expected seven other fillies and mares in the $150,000 Suwannee River Stakes Feb. 9.
The inaugural running of the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic -- -the richest race run at Sam Houston Race Park since it opened in 1994 -- -will feature round three for rivals Joyful Victory and Brushed by a Star.
The second-highest-priced yearling to ever sell at Keeneland January and the beginning of a dispersal of an apparently deep group of horses from Fares Farm helped the Lexington sale to a strong start.
The legacy of the late Barbara Hunter was on full display Jan. 8 during the second day of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, with Keertana selling for $1 million and Snow Top Mountain bringing $950,000.
Graded stakes winner Snow Top Mountain brought an impressive price of $950,000 from Audley Farm during the second session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Jan. 8.
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Attica police chief takes job with state chemist
An Indiana police chief is hanging up his badge to conduct pesticide and fertilizer investigations and inspections.
The Journal & Courier reports that Attica Chief Bob Brewer's last day on the job is March 5. He'll start his new job the next day, working with the state chemist's office based at Purdue University to help administer agricultural laws.
Brewer is a former Tippecanoe County sheriff sergeant and has worked in law enforcement for 25 years. He is credited with improving morale of the department in the community of about 3,200 residents.
Mayor Bob Shepherd says he expects to appoint Assistant Chief Gene Snoeberger as the interim chief.
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CWFC featherweight champion Jim Alers (Photo: Dolly Clew | Cage Warriors)
JIM ALERS will put his featherweight belt up for grabs on New Year's Eve in Dublin, Ireland.
In his second defence of the gold, the CWFC champion will take on Graham Turner when the promotion returns to The Helix on Tuesday, December 31, for Cage Warriors 63.
Alers (11-1), who'll be searching for his seventh consecutive Cage Warriors victory, was crowned CWFC featherweight kingpin back in April when he submitted Joni Salovaara in the fourth round of the Cage Warriors 53 main event in Glasgow to clinch a title that had been vacated by Conor McGregor.
A 26-year-old native of Florida, Alers impressively overcame Martin Svensson by unanimous decision in his debut title defence at Cage Warriors 59 in Cardiff earlier this month.
Having taken all 10 of his previous victories inside the distance - eight via submission - Alers also holds notable wins over Matteus Lahdesmaki, Marcio Cesar and Freddy Assuncao.
"I'm excited go give the Cage Warriors fans the match-up they wanted to see," said Alers. "I want to fight the best fighters in my division and I feel Graham Turner is the top guy at the moment.
"Turner is a great guy, I like him a lot, but I'm not going to let that get in the way of me beating him up a bit and keeping my belt wrapped around my waist."
Turner (23-7), a 25-year-old Scotsman with a kickboxing background, holds a 5-1 record under the Cage Warriors banner and - with the exception of Alers - currently holds more CWFC wins than any other featherweight.
145lbs title challenger Graham Turner (Photo: Dolly Clew | Cage Warriors)
A member of Scotland's renowned Dinky Ninjas camp, Turner has dropped just two losses in his last 17 outings - to the UFC's Akira Corassani and top CWFC featherweight Matteus Lahdesmaki.
Since the defeat to Lahdesmaki in February 2012, Turner has rebounded in emphatic fashion, with five straight wins, the most recent of which came at the expense of the previously unbeaten Nad Narimani at Cage Warriors 56 in London this past July.
Turner counts 16 stoppage wins on his record - 14 via (T)KO - and has seen off the likes of Ashleigh Grimshaw, Olivier Pastor and Nathan Beer since making his professional debut in 2005.
He said: "This is going to be a very tough fight; I'm pretty sure it'll be my hardest to date. I'm excited about the challenge and I feel very honoured to be given this opportunity by Cage Warriors.
"I'd love to get my hands on the Cage Warriors world title. I have the utmost respect for Jim as a fighter and I can't wait for this challenge. I'm also really looking forward to my first visit to Ireland."
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The debate lingers over whether Instagram Video or Vine is a better platform for brand marketing. But one thing is certain: Vine offers a unique and effective means to deliver quick presentations. Perhaps that's because Vine is owned by Twitter, and its clips, which are limited to six seconds, really feel like video versions of the 140-character missive.
Of course, you may be reluctant to join the fray. Another social media account to manage? But Vine offers you the opportunity to convey concise visual messages. Your story-telling videos, recorded on a smartphone in a snap, can invoke a mood or a feeling — and say everything potential customers need to know about your company.
Need inspiration or someone to emulate? Four big companies are hitting Vine out of the park right now, and their tactics offer excellent models for small businesses.
Dove is a well-established soap and body wash brand, but in recent years, the company has maintained its relevance through campaigns that empower women. Many of its ads reflect this, and the company uses Vine to underscore its message. Its latest video shows a mirror bearing the words, "You are the fairest of them all." Another one features a woman writing a letter to her younger self to tell her she will only get more beautiful with age. This imagery helps Dove give customers an in-depth view of what its brand represents and its organizational values.
Lowe's videos provide direct consumer value by offering quick tips and how-to instructions for small, do-it-yourself household projects under the hashtag #lowesfixinsix. Recent selections provide suggestions for storing leftover holiday ribbon, how to prevent paint brush bristles from bending while soaking, and how to temporarily turn AAA batteries into AA with aluminum foil. Such practical advice offers immediate value to existing and potential customers. Remember: When it comes to content marketing and engaging on social media, you have to provide value that informs or entertains, or (preferably) does both.
Sephora's Vine account features numerous videos that show off its cosmetics and personal care products: In one, roll-on perfumes skitter out of a makeup bag. In another, viewers watch nail polish dance about. get a wavy-hair tutorial. There's no doubt that Sephora is using Vine to sell beauty supplies. But the short format peels away layers of direct-sell hype and gives customers what they want: information and entertainment.
Target (Vine pictured) avoids directly selling anything in its Vine videos. In fact, most of its clips don't feature any products at all. Instead, the company uses Vine to showcase compelling standalone content that's creative and visually appealing. For instance, to promote Black Friday in November, Target created an interactive video that offers "conversation starters" to use with other customers while waiting in line at its stores, such as "Want to play Rock, Paper, Scissors?" and "Have you done this before?" Target used Vine to differentiate itself from big-box competitors by working to improve the customer experience on what is often the busiest shopping day of the year.
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Inside Knights: Last season UCF traveled to Miami and the two teams participated in a close game. The Canes won 20-14 in what was a defensive struggle. Both teams are drastically improved this season but do you see this game being a defensive struggle? Do you see this being a competitive game?
Mike Bakas: No. This is a much different Miami team than the one UCF saw last season. That team had trouble scoring points against anyone. This offense, led by new offensive coordinator Mark Whipple, is a lot different and they're moving the ball and scoring on pretty much everyone. Jacory Harris is having a good year and really spreading the ball around well and I don't think UCF has the defense to keep up in points.
IK: Miami might have overlooked its opponent last week as the Canes fell behind FAMU early last week before they put up 31 unanswered points in the first half. Will Miami overlook a 3-2 UCF squad or should the Knights expect a highly-motivated Miami team?
MB: They'll be ready. I'm not sure UM overlooked FAMU, considering they were up by four touchdowns by the time the starters went out at halftime. They understand it's a one-game season and the coaches have done a good job instilling that mentality in this group.
IK: With an excellent start to the season, Miami fans seem to be buying into the fact that their team is back. With that "The U" swagger starting to pick up, are Miami fans revitalized? What kind of turnout can UCF fans expect from their UM counterparts at Bright House Networks Stadium?
MB: Yes. Winning cures everything and being in the top 10 has the Miami fan base pretty excited. They've never traveled particularly well compared to other major programs, but Orlando is just a few hours away so they should bring a decent amount, more than UCF's other opponents.
IK: Speaking of Bright House Networks Stadium, will the Hurricanes struggle at all with a vibrant UCF crowd? The Canes have struggled a little on the road (they barely hung on at Doak Campbell Stadium and they were crushed at Virginia Tech) and BHNS has earned a reputation for having a surprisingly intimidating crowd.
MB: Maybe, but I don't think playing at UCF will be quite the same as playing in front of 90,000 at FSU or playing in a driving rain storm at Virginia Tech, a place most teams can't win at.
IK: Let's talk personnel. For the first time in years, Miami has stability at quarterback. Is it fair to say Jacory Harris is the main reason why the Hurricanes are the best they've been in years or are there other factors at play?
MB: Yes, and offensive coordinator Mark Whipple. He's a former pro who really understands how to move the ball, create mismatches, get the ball into the hands of his playmakers, and score points. As good as Jacory's been, Coach Whip has been the biggest reason for Miami's offensive turnaround.
IK: Harris has actually thrown five picks and five touchdowns in his past three games. Why do you think the sophomore has struggled recently?
MB: No, even though he's not playing quite as well as he did the first two weeks. His job is to score points and win games and he's been doing a good job of that. He's had a few potential touchdowns dropped, things like that.
IK: The Canes have taken a by-committee approach in the backfield with Javarris James and Graig Cooper accumulating roughly 500 combined yards on the ground this season. Damien Berry has been an explosive change of pace player and together the trio has been impressive. What are the strengths' of each runner?
MB: James is the tough inside runner who runs downhill. He's the starter, the main guy. Coop is the speedy guy who can bounce it outside and make big things happen with his speed. The number three guy is actually Lee Chambers but he should only touch it two or three times in this one. James and Coop, barring injuries, will get the bulk of the carries.
IK: While the Canes have some talented backs, their receivers have been equally impressive. The Knights have a young secondary, what does UCF have to do to slow down explosive players like Travis Benjamin and Leonard Hankerson?
MB: Play with depth. It's not just one or two Miami receivers making plays -- it's a bunch. They're a deep group and they all can play well at times. Pressuring Jacory, something Va Tech did, is probably the best way to slow those receivers down.
IK: The size on both sides of the line at Miami is scary. Last year they had a big offensive line and this year the group seems even more impressive. How has this offensive line unit carried itself differently than last year's? What about the front four, guys like Marcus Robinson and Allen Bailey have been very productive and should UCF fans expect them dominate up front?
MB: The O-Line is better for a few reasons. One, they're all a year older. All these guys played last season. Three of those guys are seniors who have played a lot of football. The other reason they look better is because of the playcalling. Coach Whip has done a tremendous job, as I mentioned, getting everyone to perform better in that offense and that includes the O-Line. The job they did against Oklahoma, especially, was outstanding. The D-Line is hot and cold. They're talented enough. They just need to create more pressure, be more consistent in the running game, things like that.
IK: What other players should the Knights look out for on defense? Colin McCarthy and Brandon Harris both come to mind as guys to avoid.
MB: Brandon Harris is emerging as a playmaker at corner like most expected him to be when he was a five-star recruit coming out two years ago. Colin McCarthy has been active and Sean Spence is an excellent football player on the outside as well. If Randy Phillips is unable to go again, look for former Orlando area four-star Ray Ray Armstrong to get his third straight start as a true freshman at safety.
IK: Alright, bonus question time. At the end of the day, do you think UCF has a chance to beat the Canes or will Knights' fans leave the game frustrated?
MB: This Miami team has a chance to be pretty good but they've been real inconsistent so far this season. If they show up motivated and ready to go, it could be a long day for UCF. However, the Knights will have the home crowd, playing the underdog role, and things like that going for them to try to keep it close.
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On Wednesday, iLounge reported on some of Apple's upcoming product refreshes, including the next generation iPhone 5 and iPad Mini. The report mentions that the sixth generation iPhone will be sporting a smaller dock connector, as seen in previous reports but also points out that the connector will contain 8 pins as opposed to the current 30 pins. Numerous reports … Read More
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BMW recently posted a video which shows the new iPod Out integration in action. The iDrive interface concept will allow you to experience and control applications on your iPhone or iPod touch. BMW introduces the next level of automotive consumer electronic device integration by supporting Apple's new iPod Out functionality. The new feature allows applications on Apple devices to be controlled and experienced with … Read More