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Robert Bixby, the executive director of the Concord Coalition, is at the forefront of the effort to publicize the dangers of uncontrolled federal spending. But even he worries that the economy is not yet at a point where it makes sense to forgo extending unemployment benefits and certain other federal supports, as long as they are carefully targeted at preventing layoffs that would exacerbate the economic downturn.
"Right now, I think that there's still a case to be made for some aid to the states if it is a pretty direct form of injecting stimulus," Bixby said last week.
The need to rein in deficits and the national debt should not be confused with near-term problems such as the current unemployment rate, Bixby said: "There's no question that we do have to turn our attention to fiscal consolidation, because we're on an unsustainable track. That unsustainable track has nothing to do with the short-term economy."
President Obama echoed Bixby in a speech last week on the economy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. "Now, the economy is still fragile, so we can't put on the brakes too quickly," he said. "We have to do what it takes to ensure a strong recovery. A growing economy will unquestionably improve our fiscal health, as will the steps we take in the short-term to put Americans back to work."

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This has been quite the month for me and it's just flying by. We've been out of town 4 times this month and I am exhausted to say the least. Not to mention I'm still trying to finish my bedroom makeover. If you missed the last update you can read about it here. While I am trying to get my self back on track I want to share this quick easy update to a Goodwill candle holder.
I think I need to frequent Goodwill everyday to find something good. I always seem to miss out. But, on one of my trips I found this candle holder but not loving the color. So, what do you do when you are crafty? You paint a metal candle holder.
I wanted it to match this candle I had.
So, obviously the black and silver was not going to work.
I painted the candle holder with DecoArt Rich Espresso metallic paint.
One coast was all I needed. You can see how well it covered the silver and black.
Then I just used a napkin and rubbed some black acrylic paint to the candle stick.
Just keep wiping until the black is in all the crevices. And, That is all there is to it.
Now I have a candle holder that matches my candle.
Don't remember what it looked like before the gold??? Here ya go…
It was a super easy and cheap project. And, a great way to paint a metal candle holder to match your candle or room.
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Center for Women's and Gender Studies announces two events, April 16 and 19
Moya Z. Bailey presents
"Digital Alchemy: The Transformative Magic of Women of Color Online"
Tuesday, April 16, 2 – 3 p.m., HEC 2039
By refashioning existing social media platforms like Youtube, Twitter, and Tumblr, gender marginalized folks of color are creating the changes that they want to see in the world. Innovative web series, projects and initiatives proliferate on the web as those of us whose genders and sexualities are labeled deviant within white supremacist capitalist heteropatriarchy, find more autonomous room online. But even within the "democratized space" of "the interwebs," the same systems of oppression operate, pushing new digital media makers to grow new strategies that fit a rapidly shifting digital ecosystem. This presentation by Moya Bailey is a reflection on race and gender in this digital ecosystem. Moya Bailey is a graduate fellow in the Digital Scholarship Commons at Emory University where she explores critical race, feminist, and disability studies. Her current work focuses on constructs of health and normativity within a US context. She is interested in how race, gender, and sexuality are represented in media and medicine. She is the co-conspirator of Quirky Black Girls, a digital collective of strange and different Black girls. She is also a blogger and digital alchemist for the Crunk Feminist Collective.
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Friday, April 19, 12 – 1 p.m., Lower Quad
The Day of Silence is a student-led national event that brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Students from middle school to college take a vow of silence in an effort to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior by illustrating the silencing effect of bullying and harassment on LGBT students and those perceived to be LGBT.
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The Fog Men face Humboldt Old Growth on Treasure Island this Saturday, March 27, in their last league match of the 2010 season. The men's A-side game, scheduled for 3pm, is one of several rugby matches taking place at the Fog Rugby pitch that day.
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Baseball Picked Second In MW Preseason Poll
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The San Diego State baseball team has been picked to finish second in the Mountain West in 2013 according to a vote of the six conference head coaches. In addition, second baseman Tim Zier had been named to the pre-season all-conference squad.
Defending Mountain West champion New Mexico has been predicted to win its second consecutive regular season MW baseball title after receiving five first-place votes and 35 points overall. San Diego State received the remaining first-place vote and 26 points to edge out MW newcomers Nevada (23 points) and Fresno State (22 points) for second place. UNLV was picked fifth (13 points), followed by Air Force in sixth (7 points).
San Diego State (26-34, 12-12 MW) returns 24 letterwinners, including 11 pitchers in 2013. All-MW Tournament performers Tim Zier (2B) and Greg Allen (OF) along with pitcher Michael Cederoth are among the top returning starters for head coach Tony Gwynn. The Aztecs finished the season as the runner-up in the 2012 MW Tournament.
The coaches also selected their preseason all-conference team with Aztec second baseman Tim Zier the lone representative from SDSU. Zier is coming off a season in which he hit .318 with 11 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
San Diego State's 2013 campaign gets underway next Friday (Feb. 15) with a contest at the University of San Diego at 7:00 p.m. Following the three-game weekend series at USD, the Aztecs will open their home season on Thursday, Feb. 21, against sixth-ranked Oregon State at 6:00 p.m.
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- African Institution led nature of the Hub, e.g. Hub will support national agendas and ownership of the African institutions and governments, and a broad and inclusive partnership approach of all relevant stakeholders on the continent
- A light structure building on existing structures. The Hub will complement (not duplicate) existing implementing, coordinating and information sharing structures on energy at the continental, regional and global levels
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- The SEforALL Africa Hub is part of the SEforALL global implementation structure and arrangements, a high degree of consistency will therefore be needed
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Bug #8285
Grass layer doesn't lower "fire LOD" on infantry
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Soldiers hidden from distant grass layer can be shot in geometry over the layer.
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Updated by Fireball over 7 years ago
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Updated by Dwarden over 7 years ago
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Updated by Vic over 7 years ago
Wouldn't lowering the fire lod also make it almost impossible to kill them?
The "grass" wouldn't suddenly become transparent to bullets, since they actually sinked into the ground, so, unless penetration works with ground as well, your only chance to hit the guy in the image would become to actually hit the helmet.
Updated by CarlGustaffa over 7 years ago
Good point. How to solve then? Anyone?
Updated by kju over 7 years ago
- Due date changed from 02/02/2010 to 04/19/2010
I don't see a problem for that behavior.
Call it micro terrain like OFP had.
If lying down on plain offers some protection, the better.
As long as you do not disappear 100%, the grass height and
angle of view is taken into account finally.
Updated by nomdeplume about 7 years ago
It could be interesting to see how lowering the fire LOD would play.
I see two problems though:
1. Would require different collision detection depending on the range at which a weapon was fired. The engine might already track enough data to do that (since HandleDamage knows who fired the projectile), but it would still be really weird. Worse: what if a future version allows the proper ground clutter to drawn out to a long distance on powerful machines? Then they don't need to the "grass layer hack" and bullets fired by them need to be collided with the actual physical position of the target, while their buddy next to them with a lower-specced machine might be using the grass layer and thus need the fire LOD sunken to match the visuals.
2. Damages the "concealment is not cover" mantra, because a nice grassy meadow will suddenly provide you with a decent amount of cover. Probably not complete cover (I don't think any of the grass layers are considered deep enough to lower the visual representation of the unit all the way into the ground, though I've seen some come very close) but still some level of cover.
Due to #1 I suspect this is probably too hard to implement "just to see what it's like". But no, I don't have any better solution either. Either we have fuzzy hills (like in Arma 1), we have to offset our aiming (like now), or BIS need to implement the most bizarre physics engine in the world.
Updated by Salah almost 7 years ago
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Vic wrote:
Wouldn't lowering the fire lod also make it almost impossible to kill them?
The "grass" wouldn't suddenly become transparent to bullets, since they actually sinked into the ground, so, unless penetration works with ground as well, your only chance to hit the guy in the image would become to actually hit the helmet.
Wait, what? I thought the grass effect is simply a secondary texture layer, RAISED above the actual ground.
Updated by kju almost 7 years ago
No the visual part of the unit is lowered, while his hit LOD remains at the actual position.
To make a second layers simulation clutter might sounds like a good approach.
However it is likely way more complex to realize it. You would have to take into account
the different look of the current actual clutter and make it look smooth and good.
Updated by kju almost 7 years ago
- Due date changed from 04/19/2010 to 12/01/2010
- Affected ArmA II version changed from 1.05.62017 to 1.55 BETA
- I am using set to CO (A2+OA)
Not any different in OA from what I can tell.
Updated by zGuba about 6 years ago
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- Language set to Please set for missions
I have proposed grass layer "thickness" directly related also to current FoV (not only distance), what about that?
Updated by zGuba about 6 years ago
- Affected ArmA II version changed from 1.55 BETA to 1.59.79384
- I am using set to CO (OA+A2)
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Hollins Scores 22 As Bearcats Cruise Past Marquette, 64-52
Feb. 1, 2012
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Sophomore guard Dayeesha Hollins (Cincinnati, Ohio/Winton Woods/Michigan) led the University of Cincinnati women's basketball team (11-11, 2-7 BIG EAST) to a 64-52 victory against Marquette (12-10, 3-6 BIG EAST) on Wednesday night at the Al McGuire Center. Hollins scored 22 points for her fourth 20-plus point game of the season.
"That win at Syracuse really got us going confidence-wise and getting off that losing streak. Getting a taste of victory got us going and playing as a team. We were coming in to play at a place that's really tough to play at. Marquette is a team that's really big and athletic. Somehow the last couple of games, we've been finding a way to win – by executing half-court defense and holding this team to 52 points. The difference is we have another guy stepping up on the offensive end and really giving us some good numbers."
Bjonee Reaves (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) scored 18 points as she and Hollins combined for more than half of the team's points. Despite shooting only 30 percent (10-33) in the first half, the Bearcats shot a season-best 57 percent (12-21) in the second half. UC got help from its 44 percent (7-16) 3-point shooting and held MU to just eight percent shooting (1-12) from behind the arc.
Cincinnati's 64 points was the most it has scored against a BIG EAST Conference opponent this season and was its biggest offensive output since it defeated Virginia Tech, 66-55, on Dec. 28, 2011.
It took three minutes for both teams to warm-up, but Reaves was the first to make a basket by way of a 3-pointer. The Bearcats never trailed in the first half and built its lead to as much as seven, 29-22, off a Hollins' 3-ball with 2:30 to go.
Despite finishing with a better first-half shooting percentage, Marquette (40 percent) went into the break trailing the Bearcats (30 percent), 29-24.
The Golden Eagles tied things up, 35-35, with 14:37 left on the clock, but then the Bearcats went on a 10-0 run – eight of which coming from Hollins – to make it 45-35 with 11:37 remaining. Marquette went scoreless for four minutes while UC built its lead to 15, 56-41, at the 6:23 mark. The Bearcats pushed its lead to as much as 18, 61-43, with 4:41 left and MU couldn't get much closer as Cincinnati sealed the victory.
Marquette's Katherine Plouffe recorded a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds while Arlesia Morse pitched in 12 points.
UC returns home to host No. 15/17 Georgetown on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. at Fifth Third Arena


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I had been telling everyone for a month that baby would be born on the 15th August after a dream I had. My due date of 13th August came & went without even a twinge. I woke up on the 14th with a pain that I just knew was a mild contraction, it wasn't painful but felt different to the Braxton hicks that I had so regular. I was quite anxious to see if I would have any more that day. I did have a couple more but they were very spaced apart with no particular pattern or lasting any particular length of time. I decided to take Alfie over to my mums at Sheffield, a 20-30 minute drive away, I had bought a breast pump off a lady on FB & I wanted to go pick it up. I went about 10am & on the drive over I had a few pains & I did wonder whether it was a good idea that I be over that way.
When I go to my mums I told her that I was having pains that I knew were contractions but they wasn't too painful or in any set pattern. We talked about the labour she had with my younger brother, she was contracting all the day before & didn't have my brother until the afternoon the next day so I was thinking I had ages yet.
After a cup of tea & an excited chat about the baby & the labour we went to pick up the breast pump which wasn't too far away from my mums. Afterwards we decided to go & have a walk round Costco, all the while I was contracting. They wasn't any worse pain wise than period pains but definitely felt different, having had one labour I knew they were the real thing. We had some lunch in the cafe & then headed over to Asda to pick up a couple of bits for tea.
I went back to my mums for a bit & my sister, Joanne, phoned to see if I had any pains (she had been phoning every few days lol) & I told her that I was indeed having pains. She got all excited & said I should time them now to see if there was any pattern which there wasn't but I was noticing the peaks getting stronger.
An hour later about half 4, I decided to set off home before the rush hour started. I told my mum I would see her later, probably be phoning her about 11pm-12am. As I was driving home I noticed that the contractions were coming every 10 minutes or so. I got a little anxious as I knew what was coming but I was excited to meet the baby & finally put an end to the guessing of what gender he or she would be.
When I got home I started cleaning & tidying & getting tea ready for Alfie. I gave Dave a call to see if he had finished work & to tell him that the baby would be coming tonight, he asked me how I knew in an anxious yet excited tone. He was in the yard & announced to everyone that it was 'D Day' & he had to depart! About 6.30pm my sister called again to see how I was & I told her the contractions were coming between every 5-10 minutes & lasting about 30 seconds. Alfie & I ate tea, well Alfie ate tea but I struggled to eat, the adrenalin rush I was feeling made every mouthful feel like I was eating cardboard. Dave came home & he ate tea while I tidied the kitchen & living room. I had to stop every now & again during a contraction to time it & see how intense it was. It was quite a warm evening & Dave was sat outside eating with Alfie, I could hear him talking to Alfie about what lay ahead in the next few days, about how his life was going to change so dramatically. It was lovely to hear him talk to him about being a big brother & what his role as a big brother will be.
Dave brought me the birthing pool down & I brought down what I needed for the home birth, trying to make sure I had plenty of towels & that everything was going to be perfect. I asked Dave to bath Alfie & put him to bed while I inflated & filled the birth pool. Once I got it out the box & started inflating it was then I remembered how big it actually was (we had only ever inflated it once before I had Alfie 2 years previous & I didn't get a home birth that time so I didn't even know how long it took to fill or where it would fit in the house). I then realised that the pool would not fit in the space I intended it to go & that the dining table would have to be moved outside. I managed to move the table to near the back door & put the chairs in the living room while I placed the pool where I wanted & continued to inflate it then fill it.
My sister phoned again at 8pm & by this point the contractions were coming every 5-7 minutes or so & lasting about 45 seconds. I told her that she should come over soon, she said she would set off to go & pick my mum up (30 minutes away from her house) & then head over. My midwife had said to me to phone hospital when the contractions were 3 minutes apart & lasting about a minute in length & because contractions were sporadically between each I thought we had plenty of time yet.
I sat & watched TV for a bit while timing the contractions, I couldn't concentrate on the programme as I was thinking about the baby. It seemed every time I had a contraction it pressed on my bladder & it made me want the loo. I could hear my Alfie shouting for me & Dave getting a bit frustrated trying to put him to bed so I decided to go in & try & settle him myself. It was very surreal been on all 4's on Alfie's bedroom floor waiting for him to fall off to sleep while I had contractions coming every 5 minutes & lasting for about 45 seconds. I had to be as quiet & as calm as I could. Eventually he dropped off & I came downstairs. It was about 9.30pm & my mum, sister & 10y/o niece (who I wasn't too happy had come) were just coming through the door. We all had a cup of tea, my OH moved the dining table outside & we watched a midwife program on bbc2. The contractions were coming between 3-5 minutes apart & getting quite intense but nothing I couldn't handle really with breathing & sitting on the birthing ball, I was quite calm & could talk through some of them so didn't feel too bad. I noticed that if I stayed stood the contractions were 3 minutes apart lasting just under a minute in length so my sister was trying to keep me from sitting down lol. She kept asking if I thought it was time to phone the midwife yet but I didn't think the contractions were intense enough.
I went to the toilet & had a clear out (tmi) & the tinniest amount of plug came out. The contractions were still quite all over the place at between 3 & 5 minutes apart & I didn't think I should phone the midwife but my sister kept on bugging me so at 10.45pm I got OH to phone labour & delivery. They asked to speak to me & were asking all sorts of questions including where was I feeling the contractions. I was feeling them mostly in my back & very intense pain in my hips with just a little pain at the bottom of my bump. They didn't think I was in established labour yet & told me to take two paracetamol, have a warm bath & to phone back in the morning. I had a few more contractions down stairs, they suddenly got a bit more intense & I was leaning over the birthing ball quite clearly in pain. I got OH to get the aromatherapy oils out & rub my back & hips when I was having a contraction which did help. I could see my birthing pool & I really wanted to get in but didn't dare get in until the midwife came & checked me. I decided to go & have that bath & I took the paracetamol, I wanted a bit of time to birth on my own.
As I was upstairs running the bath Alfie woke up & come in the bathroom mid-contraction, I shouted Dave to come & put him back to bed which Alfie wasn't too happy about, I think he may have been scared & upset at seeing me in pain. I sat in the bath & the contractions seem to slow as I was sat down but were still quite intense with the pain very much in my hips. In between contractions I tried to stay in a squatting position which helped keep the contractions coming more regular. I sat down in the water when I felt the contraction coming but felt quite frustrated as I couldn't get the water level high enough to cover all my bump or high enough to cover my hips. I think I was in the bath for about half an hour or so before I had finally had enough & got out. I got dried, put on some shorts & went down stairs. Joanne told me that she had phoned our older sister, Karen & our brother, Oliver who was driving her over. I had a few more contractions in the living room with my mum rubbing my back with the oil, Dave was still in the bedroom with Alfie & I really wanted him down stairs. The contractions were really intense & I really wanted to get in the pool.
Dave came downstairs no less that 5 minutes later & I decided that I wasn't waiting for a midwife any longer; I wanted to get in the pool. I jumped up, took my dressing gown off, quickly put on a bikini top & told Dave to phone hospital & get the midwife here NOW! I handed Joanne my phone & asked her to work the contraction App for me, I was quite focused on the timing & length of each & it helped me prepare for the coming pain. As Dave was on the phone I had a contraction & I screamed at him to tell them to hurry up as I needed the gas & air, the pain was excruciating but still all in my hips & back. I was laid in the pool with my belly down & my legs out behind me, I could still talk between contractions quite easily & I could sense that my sister & mum were anxious & panicking a bit. Dave came off the phone from the hospital to tell me that they were on their way & wouldn't be long. My older sister Karen arrived & my brother came in for a little while just to laugh at me – cheers bro! At that point I had a contraction & screamed that I didn't think I could do this. It hurt too much & I needed that midwife I asked my brother to go & my sister Karen said it sounded like I still had a little while to go before the baby arrived. I felt quite relieved that Karen had arrived as she was so excited to see me give birth; the only live birth she had seen was during her nursing degree.
Just then I had another contraction & I really screamed my head off, I could feel a pushing sensation & again screamed for the midwife, screamed I couldn't do it. Dave & my mum were rubbing my back telling me I could do it & not to scream because I would wake Alfie up but the pain was just very intense & painful. When the contraction was over Joanne told me that that contraction was quite a long one at a minute & 30 seconds & came 2 minutes after the last one. As the next contraction hit I could feel pressure & I screamed that it felt like I needed a poo, my mum told me that if I needed one to just do it as they would get it out with the net. At that point mid scream I felt my fore waters break & I screamed that my waters had gone, I heard Karen cheer lol! As the contraction ended I once again said I couldn't do it, wanted the midwife, needed gas & air & that this baby was coming, I could feel it burning. I could see both my sisters in front of me, Joanne panicking looking white & Karen excited. The next contraction came, I could feel immense pressure, I could feel the baby moving down, it was the most amazing feeling I had ever felt yet the most painful. I screamed & pushed & the baby's head was out. I screamed that the baby's head was out, I didn't think Dave, my mum or sisters believed me but Karen came & looked down & realised that it the head was out. She kind of changed at that point, nurse mode my mum called it. She went all serious, stripped off her coat & took off her jewellery & watch. Everyone else panicked! I hear my mum shout at Karen telling her that she would have to deliver this baby as she is the most qualified person. I heard Karen tell me that the cord was around the neck, I could feel her hand around the baby's head, I asked the time, I asked if the baby was under the water & Karen said yes, she told me to put my hands down & feel the baby's head which I did, it felt like the most softest velvet. I heard her tell Dave to come & look as the baby was looking up at her. Then Karen told me that on the next contraction, when the body was born that she would push the baby between my legs & to get the baby & sit back up.
I could feel the next contraction coming & started to scream & push. Everyone was telling me to breath, not scream. Karen told me to pant & not to push. I felt the baby come out & I picked him up, Karen was telling me to sit back & bring the baby up, when I did he cried. Again I asked the time. 1.10am. Karen was shouting to my mum & Joanne to get something to clamp & cut the cord. I screamed that I didn't want it doing yet & she was saying that she had to. Dave phoned the hospital back to tell them that baby was born & they told him to leave the cord until the midwifes arrived (thank god because I wanted delayed cord clamping until the placenta had delivered).
The atmosphere in the room was electric, baby looked just like Alfie when he was born but so much smaller. I think I was in a state of shock, I couldn't believe this had just happened. It wasn't until everyone asked what he was that we looked & saw that baby is a boy! We were all so shocked as we all honestly thought that he was a girl but I really didn't care what he was as long as he was ok.
It was at this point that I felt quite a large gush & the water turn red & I panicked. Dave was still on the phone to the hospital & he told them I was bleeding. They said it is normal but I was still quite worried as quite a few more gushes came out & turned the water in the pool a lovely shade of shark attack red!
The hospital told Dave that they had phoned for the emergency response car which promptly turned up & a paramedic guy came in to make sure we were ok. He was talking to me but didn't really do much, I was quite thankful for the colour of the pool then ha-ha! The contractions then started again, they hurt L I never got contractions for the afterbirth with Alfie, just the urge to push & it came out in two contractions so to feel pain again shocked me. An ambulance turned up at this point & two ambulance paramedics came in. The contractions kept coming & were just as painful, I was once again shouting for the midwife for some gas & air they hurt that bad. The ambulance paramedic asked if I wanted some & I said yes. They hurt so much I did ask Dave who was next to me whether there might be another one in there, it really did cross my mind at that point that they may well be. I kind of started to panic again at that point at the thought of another one & having to go through the pain of giving birth again. The female paramedic asked me how many scans I had & mid contraction, feeling woozy from the gas & air, I'd said 2, then I realised I'd actually had 4 & said as such. I stopped panicking after that as I realised that they would have picked up on twins on at least one scan. All the while I was holding my gorgeous baby. Between the contractions I couldn't help but look at him still in shock that he was a he & not a she, I was trying not to put pressure on the cord as the slightest movement felt awful.
After a little while & a few more contractions I suddenly got the urge to push again, the feeling was very different from giving birth to Alfie's placenta, his felt like it flopped out of me like a pancake. This felt more like a fluid filled ball. I felt it detach & my body push it out but it sort of just stayed between my legs, a very strange feeling. I was sat on my legs at this point & didn't dare move.
At about 1.25-1.30am the first midwife turned up closely followed by the second. They quickly got to work clamping the cord which by this time had completely drained of blood & had turned white so I was quite happy for them to clamp it & Dave cut the cord. The second midwife offered me the injection to stop bleeding, I had put on my birth plan that I didn't want it but as the placenta was already out I decided to accept it as I was quite worried about the amount of blood that had come out all ready. I thought it can't hurt to have it just in case. The first midwife asked for a towel for the baby & I handed him to Dave so that I could have the shot & get out of the pool, I was getting quite cold so was glad to get out & the pool was disgustingly red with awful big blood clots in the bottom . I watched the midwife remove the placenta, place it on a sheet on the floor next to the pool & check it over, she struggled to get blood from it to send off to check baby's blood type as am RH. negative.
Our house felt extremely full what with 2 midwifes, 1 emergency response paramedic, 2 ambulance paramedics, my two sisters, my mum, my niece & then my brother who turned up not long after the midwifes, I really do not know how Alfie did not wake up through all this.
I got out of the pool with the help of the midwife, I felt very light headed & quite shaky on my legs, I went & sat on the sofa in the living room & I asked my sister for a banana. The baby was been fussed over in the kitchen by my mum, niece, brother & sisters while the midwifes checked me over. I had a second degree tear but refused to have it stitched, the midwifes were trying to get me to have stitches but I'd rather it heal naturally on its own. They determined that I was fine & sent the paramedics on their way.
Dave brought the baby in & the midwife checked him over, 10 fingers, 10 toes, a head circumference of 32cm & weight of 6lb 6oz, pure perfection. After the midwife checked him over Dave dressed him in his blue baby grow while I had a cup of tea & tried to come round a bit. Everyone had their picture taken with the new arrival & then I gave him his first feed which he took beautifully. Not long after this my mum, sisters, niece & brother left & it was just myself, Dave & the two midwifes.
The midwifes went through the paperwork asking me 10 ton of questions, stuff that they would normally be asking during labour, some answers just had to be guessed at. The midwifes wanted me to have a bath or shower, I was still feeling red hot & quite shaky but decided I would try & have a shower. One of the midwifes & Dave helped me up the stairs which felt like climbing a mountain & took ages. The shower didn't make me feel good at all, it felt good to be clean but it made me feel more dizzy, light headed & shaky than I already was. I went back downstairs to my baby & the midwifes trying to make me an appointment for the next day at the hospital to see the pediatrician.
The midwifes left round 4am & we went up to bed, I didn't sleep much but managed to get some rest before Alfie woke up.
Alfie came in around 8am, the baby in the cot at the side of me he didn't notice at first. He jumped over me in his usual way, snuggled in between me & Dave wanting me to give him his usual cuddles & kisses. He then looked in the cot but it must have not registered straight away that something was there, then he looked over me again & realised that the baby was there. He looked & said baby baby & seemed very excited to see him. He wanted a real good look but wouldn't touch him at all, when he realised he didn't do anything he lost interest & wanted his morning cuddles like normal. We spent a little while in bed together before Alfie wanted breakfast & we got up to our first day of a new family of 4.
I'm very happy I managed to get the home birth I wanted & it made it even more special that my sister got to not only see me give birth but to actually deliver my baby. It took us quite a few days to name our little boy; I had quite a few girls names picked out but no boys names. I knew then that I would be giving him a name to honour my sister who helped bring him safely in to this world. It took me a while to figure out how to make Karen in to masculine form but ended up going with Kieren as a middle name.
Alister has been an amazing baby, much more relaxed & contented, such a contrast to his big brother. It's been a hard adjustment for Alfie now been a big brother, but I'm sure over time he will come round & they will become the best of friends (I hope).
I'll definitely be having a home birth next time, it was a wonderful experience but would much rather have midwifes present & some gas & air though I think I coped pretty well without it. I'd recommend home birth to everyone, there is nothing better than birthing your baby in the comfort of your own home surrounded by loved ones.


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This is a discussion on Eagle Defender Holster for CleaningAccident within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; One of our members here, CleaningAccident, asked me to post pics of his holster and belt that I just finished up for him. He doesn't ...
One of our members here, CleaningAccident, asked me to post pics of his holster and belt that I just finished up for him. He doesn't have a camera, so is unable to do so. The holster has embossed ostrich on it - a bit less expensive than the real stuff. The holster and belt are on their way to him as I post this. There will be a matching mag holder as well, with the embossed ostrich on it.
There IS a way that holster could look even better.
And that would be to take a photo of it with the firearm in it.
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Really Super Nice Job. I really like that contrast of the two colors & textures.
CleaningAccident will (for sure) have a damn nice looking holster that he can be mighty proud of.
Congrats!....On Your New Rig CleaningAccident!
Make it a third, that's a nice holster.
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Ver nice indeed.
It is almost a shame to use such a nice holster as it will get beat up and scratched and such.
Very nice work!

Thank you Kevin. You were right, it looks absolutely great. The poorman's leather ostrich and the black thread looks great on the brown leather. I guess I'll have to send you one of my fixed blade knives and get a matching s.o.b. horizontal sheath. Strider Concealable? Benchmade Snoddy?
Everything would match and I would feel like Batman....
Looks great Kevin. I cant wait for it to get here. Thanks again.
You better pray I dont jam, because my backup is a ball peen hammer.
It's a shame he'll have to cover it up! Very nice work!
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This rig is just to wear while hanging around the house in my boxers. It will look much nicer than boxers alone, when company comes over.Originally Posted by gddyup
You better pray I dont jam, because my backup is a ball peen hammer.
UHhhhhhh!!!! I was fixing to ask about a picture of you wearing it with the gun in it. HAVE CHANGED MY MIND!!!!!!! (lol)
Nice looking rig.
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Very nice looking holster.
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Okay so the past few days I've been thinking about different chews or toys that will keep my dog entertained and that are SAFE. It has been HOT and HUMID here (as I see it has been in most of the states). So outdoor exercise has been extremely limited, and my dog is used to a lot of exercise! I've been taking him to the creek nearby so he can at least get a little exercise in, but its far too hot to walk or jog, and I obviously can't stay at the creek all day.
So this got me thinking about chew toys and whatnot, and I thought it would be good to exchange ideas with everyone, and I'd like to ask a few questions.
Bully Sticks are my dogs absolute favorite, and the 12 inch ones last him about 30-45 minutes. From what I've read and heard, they are pretty safe for dogs.. but as always under supervision so they don't choke on a large piece. My only problem with Bully Sticks is the price... I'm unemployed (I've applied 100+ places, horrible job market up here) and they cost a lot! So this is limited to an occasional treat. Any thoughts/problems with Bully Sticks?
Rawhide... I do not like, but my dog LOVES. I have ONE bone that I keep in the freezer, and will take it out in extreme situations where I just need to keep him calm (and I watch him like a hawk, as soon as it gets soft, I turn it around, that side gets soft and it goes away). Any thoughts on Compressed Rawhide?? I've heard it is safer than regular.
What about Pig Ears.... I've read they are fattening so only use them on occasion.. but are they safe as far as digesting? Or are they like rawhide?
I tried a hoof once, and my dog soon splintered a piece off of it so I immediately took it away.
Horse hoof trimmings are great when they are fresh I think, but that only happens every 6 weeks when I get my horses hooves trimmed. Dogs love them and they are soft when fresh so they don't splinter.
Thoughts on bones?? I use the big beef knuckles and have had no problems, and the hollowed out beef marrow bones. Sometimes I stuff these with different things. I know some people give their dogs beef bones right from the butcher without even cooking it??? Is this safe, or is it safe to get one and boil it and give it to your dog?
Kongs are always great- I've stuffed with plain yogurt and strawberries and frozen, peanut butter and liver treats, etc etc. Any other Kong ideas?
Another thing I've noticed is most "long lasting" dog treats from pet stores are not actually long lasting! What I do with these (which are only given on occasion) is freeze them. Seems to last a little longer!
Anymore ideas or advice? What keeps your dogs busy on days that are too hot or too cold to play outside??


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At one point last season George Mason was 10-1 in league play in the Colonial Athletic Association. Not bad for a team that had 10 combined freshmen and sophomores.
Things were working well.
Then the bottom dropped out. The Patriots went 2-8 to close out the year and didn't make the NCAA tournament. Things had to change and head coach Jim Larranaga knew it.
After meeting with his staff in the offseason, Larranaga said chemistry and improved defensive intensity had to change.
"We had a very young team. A lot of guys just didn't know each other well, didn't know each other's games. So often times we wouldn't find the open man quite as well as we would have liked," Larranaga said.
"Then, our defense was not the priority in our player's minds. It was in the coaches' minds, but not the players. I think our players thought more about the offense."
The Patriots entered the offseason with a goal in mind, a plan in a place and a trip to Italy in August on the calendar. That trip, Larranaga says, made a tremendous difference.
"The players became a really close knit group. They developed personal relationships with all of the other guys on the team," Larranaga said. "Our chemistry became much better in our willingness to share the ball with each other. Most importantly, our willingness to commit to great defense made a tremendous difference."
Fast forward to February 15 in Richmond, Virginia. This same group of Patriots knocked off one of the best opponents it will face this season during conference play. Mason beat Virginia Commonwealth 71-51 in Richmond. It was a quick punch and the game was over in the first half.
It is the 11th time George Mason (22-5, 14-2 CAA) has beaten an opponent by double digits in the current 12 game winning streak. The team hasn't lost since January 8 when Old Dominion beat them.
The offensive balance was on point against the Rams. Five players scored in double digits. Of the 23 made field goals, 17 were assisted buckets.
VCU head coach Shaka Smart said that balance and versatility is what makes this George Mason team so deadly.
"They have a lot of different guys that can hurt you in a variety of ways. They never really have one guy that has to put the team on his back for a long stretch of the game," Smart said.
"They are very good. They are versatile. They are talented at every position. They share the basketball. They have really dedicated themselves to playing very well on the defensive end. All of those things make them a very good team."
The Patriots are winning with players that came to the program on the ripple effect of the Final Four. Larranaga and his staff recruited players from New York, Texas, North Carolina, Florida and, of course, the Virginia-D.C. area.
Mason mania spilled over to areas where the team had not really recruited in the past. Even with the successful run to the Final Four, Larranaga and his staff didn't try to land the top 100 players. Instead, they plucked away the right players. The Patriots strung together back-to-back recruiting classes that were recognized as the best of the mid-majors.
Larranaga said the balance his team has from those two classes, paired with the stability of senior Cam Long, is one of its greatest strengths. That strength has played into the current streak and many are wondering just how long the Patriots can go into the post-season.
"I think the versatility is something that we recognized before the season and we wanted to take advantage of it," Larranaga said. "We really stressed passing the ball and getting assists. The guys have really bought into that. When you shoot for the goal of 16 assists per game, the guys have really challenged themselves to achieve that goal each night."
Go back to the 2006 George Mason team. Prior to the dream season that ended in the Final Four, the Patriots finished 16-13 the year before.
That same team spent the offseason working on chemistry and defense. That same team got hot at the right time.
This group of Patriots might just be even better from top to bottom than 2006 but Larranaga isn't going there.
"We have a big game on Saturday against Northern Iowa and we are looking forward to preparing for them tomorrow," he said as he was packing things up in Richmond on Tuesday night.


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MORE than 150 jobs are on their way to Hartlepool through plans for a specialist new care home.
The new £5m Hart Lodge is being planned by specialist care provider Careline Lifestyles. They have appointed Gentoo Construction to build it.
It will mean more than 150 jobs, including nurses, support workers and occupational therapists.
Hart Lodge will provide residential and nursing care to adults who are suffering from brain injuries and complex learning and physical disabilities.
Careline Lifestyles chief executive, Rahul Sharma, said: "Following a competitive tendering process Gentoo Construction has been chosen to build our new Hart Lodge facility due to their extensive experience in this field and excellent reputation for delivering projects on time, high quality and in budget.
"Careline Lifestyles has a commitment to employing local people and are looking to create over 150 jobs once the facility is complete. There will also be the opportunity of further employment during the build phase which will enhance the local economy and support the regeneration of the area."
Hart Lodge will support up to 46 people with 20 en-suite bedrooms, 15 one-bed apartments, three one-bed bungalows and four two-bed bungalows.
Facilities within the home will include a hydrotherapy pool, creative suite with interactive whiteboards, training kitchens, sensory rooms, café bars, and a sensory garden.
Gentoo Construction managing director, Allan Thompson, said: "We are delighted to have been chosen to build Careline Lifestyle's new state of the art facility. It is an exciting project and it fits perfectly with Gentoo's Art of Living agenda. We are very much looking forward to growing our relationship with the Careline Lifestyles team."
Pictured from left to right are Rahul Sharma, Allan Thompson and John Buchanan, development co-ordinator at Careline.


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Many fans and media will have their eyes on Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati this weekend as former Bengals Quarterback Carson Palmer makes his return to Ohio with the Oakland Raiders.
US PRESSWIRECarson Palmer has thrown for over 5,000-yards in his last 16 games.
ESPN Reporter John Clayton penned a piece recently calling into question the logic behind the trade for Carson Palmer from a Raiders perspective, and described him as "struggling". Although I admire the Hall of Fame scribe's work, I completely disagree with his stance.
At the time of Jason Campbell's injury in 2011, the Raiders were 4-2 and in the driver's seat in the AFC West. Coach Hue Jackson felt like they were simply a Quarterback away from a long-awaited playoff birth for the franchise. He went all-in so to speak, and gave away significant draft picks to pick up Carson Palmer.
Although the Raiders finished their season on the cusp of the playoffs in 2011, they simply could not overcome a rash of injuries at key positions. The injury bug has carried over into 2012, but one of the few bright spots on that roster has actually been the resurgent play of Carson Palmer.
Over his past 16 games with the Raiders, Palmer has been more productive than at any other point in his career. He's completed over 60% of his passes, for 5,041 yards and 25 TD's. That's right…Palmer is a 5,000 yard passer over the past 16 games.
If you told most GM's in the NFL that their QB would put up those numbers over the course of 16 weeks, they would be ecstatic. Clayton pointed out that Palmer has thrown five balls that have been returned for pick sixes, but that truly doesn't tell the story. As has always been the case, QB's in the NFL get all the glory and all the blame. How many of those pick sixes were on tipped balls, or due to a receiver running the wrong route, or in desperation moments when Palmer was simply trying to make a play while being far behind on the scoreboard late in the game?
The truth of the matter is that Oakland's roster is a mess. They've struggled mightily running the football, and they have had a carousel of receivers ranging from first round draft picks to practice squad guys that have started games since Palmer joined the franchise. The days of Zack Miller being a reliable threat as a tightend are long gone. Darren McFadden continues to miss games with injuries, and they've yet to establish a consistent threat outside of Darius Heyward-Bey that can stay in the lineup at receiver. As I pointed out last week, Marcel Reece has been the most reliable skill player on the roster.
Defensively, Oakland has been an absolutely epic disaster. Last season, they finished 29th in the NFL in points allowed. This season, they are dead last, allowing 32 points a game defensively.
So if you can't consistently run the football, you can't stay healthy at key offensive positions, and you are the worst team in the NFL on defense, chances are you aren't going to be very successful, regardless of who is under center.
More than likely the Raiders will venture into Cincinnati on Sunday and walk away with another "L" in the W-L column. But contrary to The Professor's assertion, it won't be because of a struggling Carson Palmer. He's been on fire despite what he's been surrounded with, and he's one of the few pieces to the puzzle that Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie has in place. They've simply got to figure out the rest.
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WRAPUP 1-Canada's surprise jobs gain gives central bank breathing space
By Leah Schnurr
OTTAWA, April 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian economy unexpectedly added 28,700 jobs last month due to a surge in part-time positions, an increase that reinforced expectations that the central bank will not move to cut interest rates further next week to stimulate growth.
Statistics Canada also said on Friday the unemployment rate stayed steady at 6.8 percent in March.
Although most economists had forecast no jobs gain last month, the employment picture was not as robust as the figures suggest. The gain came from 56,800 new part-time positions, the biggest increase in part-time jobs since July. Employers cut 28,200 full-time jobs.
Nevertheless, economists cheered that fact that there was any jobs growth in an economy that has been hit hard by the sharp drop in the price of oil, a major export.
"It was a mixed bag overall, which, frankly, given some of the challenges the Canadian economy has faced at the start of the year, is not a bad outcome," said Doug Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets.
The Canadian dollar pared losses against the greenback after the report was released. The data also firmed up forecasts that the Bank of Canada will hold rates at 0.75 percent when it announces policy next week after it shocked markets with a 25 basis point cut in January.
"I don't think you can cut rates at this point in time," said Stefane Marion, chief economist at National Bank Financial. "Do you need more insurance policy at this point in time? I don't think so."
The central bank has said the impact of oil's drop might be most severe at the start of the year and Governor Stephen Poloz recently said first-quarter economic growth will look "atrocious". Continued...


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The discrete Fourier transform (DFT) is a widely used tool for the analysis of measured time series data. The Cooley-Tukey fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm gives an extremely fast and efficient implementation of the DFT. This is the first of a series of three articles which will describe the use of the FFT for experimental practitioners. This installment gives fundamental definitions and tells how to use the FFT to estimate power and amplitude spectra of a measured time series. It discusses the use of zero padding, the problem of aliasing, the relationship of the inverse DFT to Fourier series expansions, and the use of tapering windows to reduce the sidelobes on the peaks in an estimated spectrum.
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A search for a person that will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the City of Flint is about to get underway. Emergency Manager Darnell Earley told Flint City Council that "the position I will be advertising for will be a city manager" and "it is my intent to begin that process in the next two weeks." Earley added he would "cast the widest net I can."
According to MLive, the new position is included in the new budget that began July 1. The potential hiring of a city administrator has been discussed for months. The Blue Ribbon Committee on Governance has evaluated multiple systems in which the city manager would work with the local government and is expected to deliver its final report to Earley later this month.
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