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For marijuana entrepreneurs like Ean Seeb, the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Colorado and Washington in Tuesday's election is more than a game-changer. "It's the start of a tipping point," said Seeb, co-owner of Denver Relief Medical Marijuana Center.
"I think it's about damn time," said Ryan C., a nursery operator in northern Washington state who said he expects to add to the 12 marijuana plants he already grows in his greenhouse. "I have 30,000 square feet of greenhouses, so I was pleased." Ryan, who has a license to supply a dispensary, didn't want to use his last name in order to "keep some part of professionalism," he said.
The legalization of recreational marijuana will create a new industry that may in turn fuel a local business boom, with staggering potential economic impact. According to a survey by the National Cannabis Industry Association, the Colorado medical marijuana industry generated more than $181 million in sales since 2010 and employed 4,200 state-licensed workers. Aaron Smith, executive director of the NCIA, said those numbers may increase tenfold with legalization.
"The medical marijuana industry only accounts for 10 percent of the [marijuana] consumers in Colorado, which means there's another 90 percent obtaining marijuana somehow in the black market," said Smith. "Now that securing marijuana will be easier, like showing ID to buy a six-pack of beer, there will be significant growth in the market."
National pot sales may surge into tens of billions of dollars if more states follow Colorado and Washington, Smith said. California, he predicted, will be "the next state on the list. That's a huge market."
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If you got weld flash from that hood,then it was clearly as cheap as you can get...
This is why i always go with a top brand name..Jackson,Speedglas,Lincoln,Miller,Arcone,Optr el...etc..they do have a lower budget end hood to compete with the chinese junk...
Buyin the cheapo's never garauntee you they are ANSI Z87.1 standard..,,,i'd NEVER trust them no matter what they say,the places they are made are lowest quality and standards you can get.....
Weld hoods have 3 layers of protection..outside and inside clear cover lens..and the auto or standard filter itself....it only takes ONE of them to totaly prevent any kind of weld flash as long is it IS truely a ANSI Z87.1...as was told before in this thread,ANSI Z87.1 means it will block 99.9% of UV and IR light in the clear lens..and 100% in the dark lens...auto lens are the dark lens at all times..
It doesnt matter if its the standard type or auto filter,if it isn't up to standard then it'll hurt you.........
I started as an International Ironworker in 1978..back in the 70's and 80's it was common for anyone to get a weld flash,from minor to severe enough to have to take a day off work...it was pretty common to be at work and have a slight weld flash and sort of be on light duty away from the welding and bright sunlight..
But that has all changed 100% since we have been reuqired to wear ANSI Z87.1 safety glasses no matter where you are on the job...so the glasses take care of it alone..and then the 3 more you have in the sheild..if you get flash at all..something is totaly wrong or your fault for not using up to par equipment such as at the minimum good quality safety glasses...and you can buy a pair of quality glasses for 3.00 or even less..check out Crews and Uvex brands....top quality and cheap............
In all honesty..i've yet to have weld flash in the past 10 years or more since i went totaly auto lens in all my hoods..at the moment i am still using my Jackson NexGen and Speedglas 100V..all my old standard lens hoods have been collecting dust and spider webs in the shed..you can actualy prevent less of a weld flash with an auto because you never worry about holding your gun or rod close to the work before flipping the hood down and a good possibility of arc flashing your self before you start....and it makes for better quality work..no arc strikes everywhere and you always get a good start where you need it.........
I used to be the one who always asked the guys in the 90's when they came to the job with an auto and ask them"that purty fancy thing weld for you too"?..lol
Little did i know at the time..the advantage those guys had over my old heavy Fibermetals and easily scratched glass lens................
I'll add one more thing incase it hasn't been covered..but it probaly won't pertain to guys in a garage welding by theirself...if you have people welding around you while you are welding and have no good safety glasses on under the hood....you can EASILY get a bad weld flash from the other people's reflection off the inside of your weld lens....the UV and IR rays reflects ....thats how i got the worse weld flash of my life..welding Nelson studs on the deck while everyone around me was also welding them down..i had an old Jackson standard big lens hood...i couldn;t do anything or even leave the house for 3 days..couldn;t even look a the TV without hurting.......
That was the best advice given in this thread
It is not how fast it turns dark or how dark it is, it is the UV filter that does the work to protect against arc flash.
Working with other welders near by or working inside a vessel will let a lot of UV attack you from your back.
Wearing a good pair of wrap around safety glasses under your hood will save you those pains.
I have fitted for welders for 16 hr shifts 5 days a week and never had arc flash just by wearing safety glasses.
btw, I have a Hobart "the Hood", works like the day it was new - never had a problem with it yet.
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Hi, good night. I have a problem with a tool that i`m trying to make. The tool is for multiple parent constraints. The tool will have two buttons:
-1 the first one, will define who is the father.
-2 the second button, will define which are the childs, i mean, who will be constrained. And, will constraint this objects to the first one.
1-You select the father, hit the button that says "father"
2-You select the childs, then hit the button that says "sons"
But i get this error:
// Error: "$papa" is an undeclared variable.
This its the script.
//global proc that assing the father
global proc setFather () {
//a variable that search and define who its the father
string $papa[] = `ls -sl`;
print $papa[0];
select $papa[0];
//global proc that for the sons
global proc setSons () {
string $sons[] = `ls -sl`;
$myNum = (size(`ls -sl`));
for ($laps = 0; $laps <= $myNum; $laps++){
select -r $papa[0];
select -add $sons
doCreateParentConstraintArgList 1 { "1","0","0","0","0","0","0","1","","1" };
//main window
window -rtf true -title "multiConstraint" multiCons;
button -c "setFather" -label "father";
button -c "setSons" -label "sons";
showWindow multiCons;
I think its something about the global variables, but i cant figure out how to do it.


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Mikel Arteta has underlined the importance of playing without fear when Bayern Munich visit Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.
The Gunners were beaten 3-1 by the European champions in the corresponding fixture last season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win this year's tie.
Arteta is suspended for the first leg after being sent off at Napoli in Arsenal's final group game, but he expects his team-mates to impose themselves.
They've got a complete team but I think they face some issues at the back which I'm sure we can exploit
"We have to have respect them but we can't be frightened, we can't play with fear," Arteta told Arsenal Player. "They won't like coming here, coming to the Emirates is a difficult ground.
"If we show that we are really at it and we want it, then they are going to face a difficult game here.
"Some days it's more the details [that make the difference], it's more mistakes that cost you games," he added. "That's what we have to avoid and at home even more so because you know away goals are really important. If we can keep a clean sheet, it's massive."
Arteta admits that the Gunners face a major challenge against the runaway Bundesliga leaders, but he is confident they can spring a surprise.
"They're a unit, that's probably the biggest strength they have got," he said. "They've been playing for a long time together, even if they have added a few pieces.
"They are very creative, they can use the full backs to have people running behind, they have people who can hold the ball, running midfielders, they can shoot from outside the box.
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Broner-Rees Post-Fight Press Conference Report
By Sam Geraci
"I don't know about you all, but I want to have sex."
Aside from Adrien Broner's declaration of his plans immediately following the post-fight press conference, much like his bout with Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 18 KOs) in which Broner (26-0, 22 KOs) was more than a 30-1 favorite by some, nothing addressed in the post-fight press conference should have come as much of a surprise to those who have followed Broner's career.
"The kid was good. I felt like he would beat a couple of fighters," said Broner. "I'm just at another level. He was tougher than a steak that was cooked too long."
Although Rees, who did not attend the post-fight press conference, tried to put up a fight for the first two rounds, like each of Broner's opponent since his controversial unanimous decision over current WBC 126 pound champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (44-4, 35 KOs) in March of 2011, Broner simply overpowered and outclassed Rees.
"You got a young, fresh, fly, flashy, young African American on top," said Broner. "[There are] high expectations for me to really take over boxing after Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao hang up their gloves."
Although reporters did not ask Broner for his take on the Mayweather comparisons, they did repeatedly press Broner's lifelong trainer, Mike Stafford, for his take.
"Let Floyd be great in his era and let Adrien be great in his era. That's two different divisions. Adrien is a lightweight (135 pounds); Floyd is a welterweight (147 pounds)," said Stafford.
Despite Stafford's statements on Broner being a lightweight and the fact that Broner was able to make lightweight while holding a can of Sprite, reporters and even Broner himself indicated that a move to junior welterweight (140 pounds) might be necessary.
"I make weight so comfortable. I'm sorry to say, but I'm a legal bank robber; I just robbed the bank tonight." Broner said. "How long at lightweight: As long as HBO keeps paying me to fight these lightweights. I ain't never been on the farm, but I'm milking the cow real good."
Even though Broner repeatedly stated that he does not care who he fights and that he does not pick his opponents, Broner expressed that he was "pulling for" Ricky Burns to win so that the fight could be made because he truly believes that Burns wants the fight. Early in the conference, Stafford echoed Broner's views when he expressed that Broner's team was interested in Burns and in unifying the lightweight division.
"We're really looking forward to moving on and maybe unifying the lightweight division," said Stafford.
When asked about other potential opponents, including junior welterweights Amir Khan (27-3, 19 KOs) and Brandon Rios (31-0-1, 23 KOs), Broner emphasized that he would fight anyone and that they would be easy money. The only fighter that Broner dismissed was Yuriokis Gamboa (22-0, 16 KOs).
"Yuriokis Gamboa is fighting PEDs. I don't want to hear about Yuriokis Gamboa," said Broner. "Tell him to get his piss clean and then he can come talk to Adrien Broner. Other than that, he's done."
Although Broner may have come across as overly brash at times during the conference, toward the end of it, when presented with a question about his relationship with Stafford, Broner's voice quieted a little and he allowed those present to get a glimpse of another side of this multidimensional fighter.
"It means a lot to me: a guy who seen something in a kid when I first came to the gym and been by my side the whole time throughout ups and downs," Broner said. "Cuss me out; give me whoopins; buy me clothes; buy me shoes. I love that guy."
Whoever Broner fights next, whether it is a relatively unknown top-ten type fighter at 135 pounds like Rees or a top big name fighter like Amir Khan or Brandon Rios at 140 pounds, boxing fans and major media outlets will continue to tune in to see Broner work towards distinguishing himself as one of the best fighters in the ring. If they continue to observe him outside of the ring, they should also take note of him continuing to position himself as the heir to Mayweather's throne as the sport's most popular name in the US.


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Software grant awarded to technical and community college in Cincinnati
Cincinnati State University received a $66.8 million in-kind software grant from Siemens to help students learn and develop skills and techniques in product lifecycle management (PLM) software.
Siemens announced a $66.8 million in-kind software grant to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College from their Norwood Motor Manufacturing Facility. Students there will now have access to the same Siemens' product lifecycle management (PLM) software used in the global manufacturing industry to design, develop and manufacture products in a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, biotechnology, machinery, shipbuilding, and high-tech electronics.
"The manufacturing industry in America is on the rise and it is being transformed by a software revolution that is enhancing productivity, increasing efficiency and speeding time to market," said Chuck Grindstaff, president and CEO, Siemens PLM Software. "This revolution requires a highly trained workforce. With this grant, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will be able to integrate world-class PLM technology into its curriculum, so that its students are even better prepared for co-op assignments and for high quality manufacturing jobs."
Cincinnati State President O'dell M. Owens expressed gratitude for the grant, and said it will be put to good use. "Cincinnati State is a career college, and we're known for our strong business relationships," Dr. Owens said. "This software grant from Siemens allows us to send our graduates into the manufacturing workplace ready to go the minute they walk in the door. That will be a huge competitive advantage for them and an even greater asset for the Cincinnati business community."
Siemens' software will be used in Cincinnati State's Center for Innovative Technologies to support its mechanical engineering and industrial design technologies programs, as well as other programs in the college. Computer labs on the Clifton campus will be outfitted with Siemens software to support computer-aided design (CAD) courses. Students and faculty will use the software in assignments and research related to mechanical engineering, industrial design and manufacturing management.
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Last winter I had tremendious issuses with BB2012, and solved it (after a lot of help from this forum) by installing BB2008. I just replaced my rendernodes with 2 new ones and thought of trying BB2012 just for the fun of it. To my suprise it worked! Amazing... So I now have a Workstation (WS) and 2 rendernodes (RN1 and RN2) running 3dsmax2012 and BB2012, lifes good!?
Weeeeeeeell, the other night I had a big render job and my idea was to let my workstation do some rendering as well. I run Manager from my workstation and usually there is no problem having both Manager and Server running on the same machine but to my surprise Server couldn´t find the Manager on the same machine... *Gaaah* I thought that would be the least of my problems. I have tried with Firewalls off, set permissions on files and folders, run as Administrator, Debug mode etc etc. But with no luck...
Trying to examine the Backburner.xml file I found at least 2 of them on different locations
C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2012 - 64bit\enu\BackBurner\backburner.xml
C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\backburner\backburner.x ml
I´m starting the Server manually, like START -->Autidesk-->Backburner-->Server
I tried a different approach and used my laptop as Manager, changed the manager IP addresses on the rendernodes to my laptop, they connected fine, BUT not my Workstation... *GAAH*
So bottomline I can use my WS as a manager but can´t use it as a rendernode.
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The first two years were sell-outs. This year, Iron Fork will be bigger and better. New Times' massive culinary event returns for a third time, taking over the downtown event space/nightclub Grand Central on October 21. Last year's winner John Critchley (Area 31) will fight to hold onto his title against Douglas Rodriguez, the Godfather of Nuevo Latino cuisine.
But there's more. We will hand out our first-ever Short Order Awards in six categories: Best Chef, Best Up & Coming Chef, Best Pastry Chef, Best Restaurant, Best Mixologist, and Best Plate. Nominees will be picked by a panel of local food experts to include local chefs, food writers, and bloggers. The winners will be ultimately chosen by you, the reader. (We will let you know soon about the voting process).
Also on the menu: numerous Miami restaurants will serve up delectable bites, as well as drinks provided by Famosa Beer, Bacardi, and Bombay Sapphire.
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Imphal: Manipur police launched an early morning search operations in two of the most densely-populated Muslim inhabited areas of Manipur on August 30, 2012 and rounded up 43 foreign nationals. 24 are claimed to Bangladeshis and 19 from Myanmar. The crackdown was launched in Hafiz Hatta – Golapati in Imphal and Lilong in Thoubal district.
Inspector General of Police (LO) L Kailun, who led the operations informed media-persons that a combined team of Imphal West, Thoubal and Bishnupur Police conducted combing operations at Lilong area and picked up 136 youths for verification. Verifications were carried out at 2nd Battalion Manipur Rifles Parade Ground. During the course of verification, 19 of them admitted that they were from Myanmar and came to Manipur through Moreh, Meghalaya and Tripura while the rest identified themselves as citizens of other Indian states.
Around the same time, Imphal East Police also conducted a similar operation in Hatta- Golapati area and picked up 24 Bangladeshi nationals. They do not have any passport or documents for staying or travelling in India. All 24 of them would be produced in the court to decide whether they should be remanded to judicial custody or handed over to their respective embassies, Kailun added.
He further informed that such operations were also carried out at some places of Imphal West and Bishnupur districts of the State. However, no illegal migrants were found. The state police will continue its operation to detect illegal immigrants in other parts of the state, and Jiribam, bordering Cachar district of Assam, is the main target for police to conduct such operations since there are reports of many illegal migrants settling in the area, Kailun added.
Clarifying the matter, Home Minister of Manipur, Gaikhangam told media-persons that Manipur police carried out the special drive on the wee hours of Saturday based on information about presence of large number of foreign nationals in the two Muslim dominated areas of Imphal East and Thoubal districts. He also stated that appropriate action as per the law would be taken against the foreign nationals who entered Manipur illegally; they will be deported to their respective countries. As the detection of foreign nationals is a delicate and sensitive issue utmost care had to be taken to avoid public backlash against the police action, he added.
Talking to media-persons, Director General of Police, Manipur, Y. Joykumar said that all the Myanmarese rounded, including two women and three children, are from Arakan area, while the Bangladeshi nationals were mostly from Rajek, Latsahi, Nabganj and Chappai Nabganj areas of Bangladesh. Besides these foreign nationals, another 127 migrants from several other states were also picked-up for further verification during the same operation, which included 62 from West Bengal, 32 from Silchar and 33 from Bihar.
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The illegal migrants were all staying at rented quarters at the two areas and all were engaged in various categories of menial works. Some of the migrants were found to have married local Muslim girls, Joykumar added.
It may be recalled that after pressure from various civil society organizations, led by Federation of Regional Indigenous Societies (FRIENDS), the Manipur State Assembly adopted a resolution on July 13, 2012 urging the Central Government to extend the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 to the State to check the influx of outsiders. FRIENDS claims that the total population of non-Manipuri in the state has increased at 7,04,488, while the indigenous tribal population is 6,70,782 and that of the Meitei, the major community is 7,51,822 which outnumbered the non-Manipuri population by only 47,000.
Besides the above mentioned indigenous tribal and Meitei communities, the State has also around 2 lakh indigenous Muslim population, locally known as Meitei-Pangal.


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www.monroeccc.edu SEPTEMBER 2013
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$17-MILLION CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER OPENS Monroe County Community College officials formally opened the new Career Technology Center during a ribbon cutting ceremony August 26 in front of the main entrance to the $17 million, 60,000-square foot facility. Students began taking classes in the building on August 29, the first day of Fall Semester. The Career Technology Center provides infrastructure to support stateof-the-art classrooms and lab space required to deliver instruction and skills necessary to secure high-growth, highdemand and high-paying jobs, said MCCC President Dr. Kojo A. Quartey. It allows for the updating and expansion of existing programs previously housed in the East and West Technology buildings, which had become inadequate to meet modern technology needs. These include program areas such as nuclear engineering, welding, construction, computer-aided drafting and manufacturing, electronics, mechanical engineering and automation, quality assurance, and automotive engineering and service with an emphasis on hybrid and battery technology. In addition, the Career Technology Center provides facilities and equipment necessary for the development of programs in the emerging areas of advanced manufacturing; renewable energies
To open the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, MCCC President Dr. Quartey pulled up in an electric car designed and built by the college's electronics students under the instruction of Assistant Professor of Electronics and Computer Technology Tom Harrill.
such as wind, solar and fuel cell technology; and sustainable and green technologies. "This is a highly impressive and expansive facility for our applied science and engineering technology programs," said MCCC Board Chairman William J. Bacarella Jr. "The opening of the Career Technology Center accomplishes several objectives that are inherent in our mission, such as preparing students for meaningful employment via oneand two-year programs in technical fields, as well as partnering with employers, governmental institutions
and other organizations to provide educational programming that meets the needs of an evolving economy." "As we look forward to celebrating the 50th year of Monroe County Community College at the end of this academic year, the opening of the Career Technology Center marks another very important milestone in the rich history our college has of enriching lives in this community," said MCCC President Dr. Kojo A. Quartey. "This facility is all about preparing our students for tomorrow and being responsive to the needs of Monroe County."
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From left, MCCC Board Vice Chair William H. Braunlich, Trustee Mary Kay Thayer, Trustee Marjorie A. Kreps, Board Chair William J. Bacarella Jr., Trustee Dr. James E. DeVries, Board Secretary Linda S. Lauer, Trustee Joseph N. Bellino Jr., President Emeritus Dr. David E. Nixon and President Dr. Kojo A. Quartey cut the ribbon to officially open the college's new Career Technology Center.
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DIVISION GETS NEW NAME The Industrial Technology Division has been renamed the Applied Science and Engineering Division. The name change was approved by each of the three councils of the college's Institutional Governance structure, and reflects that the division is delivering instruction necessary for students to develop the skill sets required by today's high-demand, high-skill jobs, said Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar, dean of the division. He noted that the name change was timely as it came just prior to the division's move into its brand new home in the state-of-the-art Career Technology Center.
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ASET Dean Gets Firsthand Look at FEDCO Hydroplane Racing Boat Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar, dean of the Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology Division, toured Monroe's Fluid Energy Development Company (FEDCO) in late May and got a firsthand look at the U-57 unlimited hydroplane racing boat that is engineered and marketed by the company. The U-57 FEDCO Hydroplane Racing Team races the boat in the H1 Unlimited Series. The boat is owned and driven by veteran racer N. Mark Evans, who was at the helm of it in the 104th annual DYC Detroit APBA Gold Cup event in July.
MCCC, DTE ENERGY APPROVED TO ISSUE NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR NUCLEAR TRAINING CERTIFICATES The Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program, which is managed by the Nuclear Energy Institute, approved the partnership between DTE Energy's Fermi 2 Atomic Power Plant and Monroe County Community College to issue National Academy for Nuclear Training certificates. MCCC and DTE Energy successfully passed the "Challenge Board" made up of members from NEI and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, as well as nuclear power plant operators and educators involved in the NUCP program, and can now issue the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program certificates to eligible graduates of the college's nuclear engineering technology program. MCCC is now among a select few colleges in the nation eligible to offer the NANT certificates to graduates. The MCCC team was represented by Dubois and Director of Admissions and Guidance Services Mark Hall, with Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar, dean of the Applied Science and Engineering Technology Division, and Cameron Albring, administrative assistant for the ASET Division, providing external support. DTE Energy was represented by Jim Davis, Kevin Dahm, Bonnie Masserant and Mary Anne Casha. This result is the culmination of a two-year process of curriculum development, program planning and resource acquisition. The process was supported by DTE Energy, and adjudged by thirdparty evaluators from industry and professional societies.
Monroe County Community College hosted a small ceremony in July for the first two students to earn certification in the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program. From left is Dr. David Nixon, who retired as MCCC president at the end of July; Dr. Kojo Quartey, who became president of MCCC August 1; Kevin Dahm, an instructor in the program and employee at Monroe Power Plant; Scott DeJonghe, a recent MCCC graduate who earned the NUCP certification; Bonnie Masserant of Fermi 2 Training; and Fermi 2's Training Manager James Davis. Tyler Spleen, who also earned an NUCP certificate, could not attend the ceremony.
Kerste Presents MCCC Case Study at SolidWorks World Conference, Earns Expert Certification Dr. Dean Kerste, professor of mechanical design technology, presented a case study at the SolidWorks World 2013 conference on how Monroe County Community College addressed the needs of area employers by developing classes that prepare students for the Certified SolidWorks Associate and Certified SolidWorks Professional exams. SolidWorks is 3D parametric modeling software that is widely used in mechanical design and engineering applications. In addition, Kerste outlined how the CSWA and CSWP certifications meet the Carl D. Perkins Core Indicators of Performance. Dr. Dean Kerste The SolidWorks Conference provides attendees the opportunity to choose from more than 200 technical training sessions led by SolidWorks users and industry experts. Attendance also includes access to more than 100 exhibitors displaying the latest 3D CAD technology. Kerste recently earned Certified SolidWorks Expert certification, which is the highest level of proficiency in using SolidWorks. He now is the only educator in Michigan who is a CSWE. SolidWorks certifications are competency-based, timed exams covering various aspects and difficulty levels of the program. In order to qualify for the CSWE certification, an individual must first achieve Certified SolidWorks Professional certification and also pass four of six advanced certifications.
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Student Profile: ANDY DREIER Andy Dreier, a 2011 graduate of the automotive engineering technology program, is now working on a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Toledo. He is on schedule to graduate in the spring of 2015. In the meantime, Dreier said he is interviewing for internships opportunities and enjoying the experience of living on campus, attending sporting events and working on UT's Formula SAE race car. When Andy looks back at MCCC, he comments on what an incredible education he obtained at the college and his favorite class, the SAE Formula Car project in which he and other students built an electric car that was featured at the Career Technology Center's groundbreaking. During Andy's downtime, he volunteers his time at events promoting the automotive and construction industry, attends stock car racing events and helps out on his grandfather's farm.
MCCC and ASET Division graduate Andy Dreier
Alex Babycz, assistant professor of construction management technology, attended solar/photovoltaic training at the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's Instructor Institute, which took place at Northwest Michigan College in Traverse City in May. The training was a combination of four weeks of online instruction, in addition to the lecture and lab-based program at NMC. The Instructor Institute was followed by an Advanced PV Installation course, which provided real world installation experience on two grid interactive PV systems on the NMC campus.
Alex Babycz investigates the battery lab during the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's Instructor Institute.
MCCC Taps Larmor as Automotive Consultant
MCCC has hired a National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation automotive consultant, Jack Larmor. Larmor has been in the automotive field for 30 years, and has worked in academia for the last 15 years as an automotive instructor, program coordinator and automotive consultant. He is an ASE Certified Master Automotive Technician with over 120 hours of Hybrid vehicle training that qualifies him as a Hybrid vehicle technician. In addition, he works an evaluation team leader reviewing automotive service technology programs for compliance to NATEF standards. Larmor holds an associate degree in automotive technology and a bachelor's degree and MBA in human resource management. He also owns Automotive Training Consultants, a company that offers training to technicians in hybrid technology and basic car care courses to vehicle owners, as well as consults with schools about curriculum and program development.
ASET Division Joins Collaborative to Improve and Increase Automotive and Manufacturing Skills Dean Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar and the faculty of the Applied Science and Engineering Division are now part of an automotive workforce collaborative designed to improve and increase automotive and manufacturing skills through the delivery of core mechatronics/maintenance technical education. MCCC became part of the Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative in January. The partnership also increases postsecondary institutions' abilities to meet industry needs and validate that college curricula are aligned to industryendorsed skills standards. For more information, visit the AMTEC Web site at http://autoworkforce.org/ Our_Partners
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Coomar, Dubois Attend AMTEC Spring Academy, Tour Tennessee Nissan Plant In April, Dean of the Applied Science and Engineering Division Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar and Marty Dubois, assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology, attended the Spring Academy of the Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative in Smyrna, Tenn. The academy, hosted by the Tennessee Technology Center, was held at the Nissan North America Facility. Topics focused on preparing high school and college students for employment in manufacturing fields, as well as what colleges and industry are doing to increase the skill set of incumbent workers. The academy included a tour of the Nissan manufacturing facility, which has an annual production capacity of 550,000 vehicles and represents a capital investment of $2.5 billion. The plant produces the Nissan Altima, Maxima, Xterra, Frontier and Pathfinder, as well as the Infiniti JX. Recently, the plant expanded to begin production of the Nissan Leaf, an allelectric vehicle. More than 8,000 people are employed there, and the plant is a major economic force in central Tennessee.
The Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tenn.
MCCC's involvement with AMTEC facilitates training and education for those students seeking entry into manufacturing, as well as helps the college build skills for those already employed in the field. AMTEC also is involved in comprehensive certification of students who have completed training and is a direct benefit to local industry.
CHANDEL NOW A CERTIFIED VISUAL TESTING INSPECTOR Dr. Roop Chandel obtained Central Certification Program Level II certification from the American Society for Nondestructive Testing and is now a Certified Visual Testing Inspector. In addition, he attended a course on visual testing by Quality Test in St. Louis in January through Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education II grant funds.
MCCC has signed an articulation agreement with the Detroit Carpentry Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee that will allow construction apprenticeship certificate holders to apply 32 credits toward a construction management technology or general technology degree. The agreement is entitled "Pathways to Apprenticeship and Construction Technology."
Through a Siemens UG/NX grant in the amount of $11,700, the Applied Science and Engineering Technology Division began offering a Unigraphics NX (Siemens PLM software) course. The course, Introduction to UG/NX (METC-172 ), was introduced for the Fall 2013 Semester. The grant will provide for unlimited seats, as well as free training and tech support for the institution.
MCCC HOSTS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPRENTICESHIP SESSION The Applied Science and Engineering Technology Division hosted a U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship Information Session during the Winter Semester for more than 50 representatives from industry and the community at large. The ASET Division currently has more than 20 active apprentices. In addition, an ASET Division apprenticeship Web page was launched and can be found at http://www.monroeccc.edu/industrial/apprenticeship.htm
Final Grant-funded Welding Training Held MCCC offered its final grant-funded welding training through the Department of Labor Community-Based Job Training Grant in December. The grant performance period ended on January 31, culminating in 24 grant-funded welding certification courses offered on the college's Main Campus and at the Welding Center of Expertise on Hurd Road over the lifetime of the grant. The CBJT grant certified 238 participants in AWS-QC-10, AWS QC-11 or both. The goal was 204. As a result of the grant, more than 100 students are now employed in the welding, fabrication and manufacturing fields, while others are pursuing an associate degree in welding. The grant operations team consisted of Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar, Jason Karamol, Joe Czapiewski, Cameron Albring, Terry Lunn and adjunct faculty. Both entry-level and advanced-level certification courses for the Fall 2013 Semester are under way, but are not grant-funded. For more information on the 10-week accelerated welder training, please contact the Applied Science and Engineering Technology Division at (734) 384-4112.
The final Department of Labor grant-funded welding class finished during the Winter Semester.
MIDWEST RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION SOLAR TRAINING NETWORK In February, former MCCC President Dr. David Nixon and Parmeshwar (Peter) Coomar, dean of the Applied Sciences Division, signed an agreement to become a partner in the Midwest Renewable Energy Association Solar Training Network. The agreement provides Applied Science and Engineering Division faculty members Alex Babycz and Tom Harrill with professional development opportunities and curriculum sharing with other renewable energy and solar programs.
Reaume Joins ASET Division Mike Reaume joined the Applied Science and Engineering Technology Division at Monroe County Community College as a Perkins CAD and lab tech specialist. Reaume is a graduate of the automotive engineering technology program at MCCC. While working on his degree, he earned his Certified SolidWorks Associate certification and was employed by La-Z-Boy as a SolidWorks technician. During his spare time, he plays guitar in an instrumental post-rock band that he also manages. He enjoys riding and restoring his vintage motorcycle.
Dubois Shares Best Practices in Nuclear Education at RCNET Annual Meeting Martin Dubois, assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology, attended the Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training annual meeting in Ft. Pierce, Fla. and shared best practices in nuclear training with professionals from around the country. The meeting focused on four key topics: standardizing curriculum, attracting a diverse college pipeline, exposing technicians to nuclear culture and leadership behaviors during their college experience, and opening career and academic pathways to nuclear technician graduates to ensure future leaders. Due to growth, an aging workforce, international competition and natural attrition, the nuclear industry in the U.S. is experiencing unprecedented workforce demands. Over the next two decades, nuclear workforce demand will exceed the current supply of trained personnel. In August of 2011, the National Science Foundation established the RCNET program to meet these workforce demands in a standardized and systematic way. RCNET's primary focus is on two-year college training. Its membership includes 46 colleges and universities, 35 industry partners, and multiple agency and other partners. Funding for travel to this event was covered by the NSF via a grant to RCNET.
THE SOCIETY of Manufacturing Engineers student club, which is advised by Assistant Professor of Product and Process Technology Bob Leonard, finished in silver place at the Sumo Heavyweight Robotics Competition in Marion, Ohio in April. The trip to the contest was made possible by a Foundation at MCCC Enhancement Grant. From left are MCCC team members Josh Roach, Dylan Boudrie, Zach Szabo and Danny Bowles III.
LEADERSHIP MONROE CLASS TOURS THE CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER More than 15 business and industry professionals enrolled in the 2013 Leadership Monroe class toured the Career Technology Center in March as part of their experiential learning experience.
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The longest race at Santa Anita Park, the closing day San Juan Capistrano Handicap (gr. IIT), was settled by about an inch when Bourbon Bay came from far out of it at the quarter pole to tag Eagle Poise at the wire.
Bourbon Bay will start as an overwhelming favorite in the marathon $150,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap (gr. IIT) as the curtain comes down on Santa Anita Park for the 75th season April 22.
The 1 1/2-mile San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) at rainy Santa Anita came down to the final jump when favored Bourbon Bay nipped Slim Shadey by a head on the turf March 25.
Dynamic Host, claimed for $40,000 last summer, became a graded stakes winner when he held off British import Dhaamer by a neck in the $100,000 Tokyo City Cup (gr. III) at Santa Anita Mach 24.
Improving Slim Shadey aims for his second straight graded stakes win over Santa Anita's turf course when he faces five opponents in the $150,000 San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) March 25.
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Master Frank John William Goldsmith, 9, was born December 19, 1902 the son of Frank Goldsmith and Emily Alice Brown. The family were from from Stroud Kent.
Frankie boarded the Titanic at Southampton with his parents.
Frankie and his mother were rescued, probably in Collapsible D (some historians suggest "C"); his father perished.
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Romney is a landslide loser waiting to happen and will never beat either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
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About Guliani, I like him, and I agree with his social views and his stance on national security. But he seems to be the type of candidate Hillary can beat. He makes hillary look like the "Family Values" candidate since his personal life is even more messed up (3 marriages) and is almost as liberal as Hillary, which will cause problems with the GOP conservative base. And like Hillary, he seems to me to be a guy with a shady past (that we still don't know about yet, but will find out once he becomes the nominee.) He may be the 9/11 candidate, but the US haven't been attacked since 9/11, and domestic security is not resonating as much as the issue of the Iraq war--where his stance is not as forceful as mccain's.
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2) Having McCain as candidate means Hillary will have to be more careful about dissing the military and the troops in Iraq. And she may even be forced to abandon his anti-Iraq war stance if "the Surge" continue to show better results. McCain's candidacy should give GOP candidates in the Senate and the House enough "backbone" to withstand some of the attacks from their liberal counterparts. And if Iraq succeeds, who is more deserving to receive the kudos for believing in the troops than McCain?
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3 comments:
- john marzan said...
Bush should AT LEAST campaign for McCain in the primaries and help him get the nomination.
- 10:02 PM, October 17, 2007
- Brad Marston said...
Well said. I also agree that McCain needs to be the republican nominee.
- 10:28 AM, October 20, 2007
- john marzan said...
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GSP looked slightly off last night
Admittedly, I'm a huge GSP fan. I usually don't mind his 5 rounds of dominating beat downs. If his opponent could stop it, he would. And they can't; they never do. I enjoy watching excellence.
That said, I think Georges looked slightly off last night. He wasn't as dynamic, explosive, lightning-quick and dominating as I'm used to seeing him.
Maybe it's because of Nick's awkward style and conditioning. Nick is world class and his style is unlike anyone else. Georges himself said he's impossible to prepare for.
However, GSP said he got tired in the 3rd which was "weird" to him. His shots seemed a split-second slower and more predictable than normal.
Was this a result of GSP having an off night? Was it Nick taking him off his game? Are all of his 5 round wars catching up to him a bit?
Like I said, I love GSP. The Hendricks fight concerns me some, but I'm juiced to see it!
I think it was a matter of Diaz throwing Georges off his game - in the post fight Georges said that he is impossible to prepare for. I also believe that Diaz getting into Georges' head had something to do with it.
No I don't think the 5 round wars are catching up to him. GSP has his training down to a science and his conditioning is never a factor. Aside from the Condit and Diaz fight, he has not taken too much damage in his title defenses. And at 31 years old, he is still quite young .
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right after the fight GSP as interviewd by the french canadian anouncing crew .
He admit that the morning of the fight he woke up whit an headache and wasn't feeling 100% .
He was saying that maybe he gotten a virus or something told them he wasn't feel in top condition
I also though GSP look kind of slower after the half of the secong round ,but still diaz wasn't able to mount any real offense exept maybe the lest minute of the third
Ghost that makes sense if its true. I think he looked like maybe 90% of his normal self. A virus would do that to a person.
I have the flu, and while watching the fight last night, thought to myself how hard it would be to have to fight while sick.
Nick had the fight he wanted with a lot of stand up, and couldn't do anything with it.
the only thing I didn't get was why he wasn't hitting Diaz more when he had him dominated. He threw that one knee to Diaz's side and then nothing, when GSP was pissed at Serra he went out and attacked him like a wild dog, against Diaz GSP was very hesitant which is funny considering Diaz doesn't have one punch ko power. seems to me like his killer instinct is gone, it happens to a lot of fighters. Seems like he's just coasting now
First two rounds were classic GSP, however after that he got very sloppy. His TD's are normally flawless but a couple of them later in the fight were incredibly amateurish. Something was definitely off, whether he wasn't feeling well or if the mental games just wore on him and gave him an adrenaline dump, who knows, but the last three rounds theres no way he was operating in top form.
Even weakened GSP is still vastly superior to Diaz though
Honestly, I think GSP was just mentally drained. This was the first time I've ever heard him say, 'I got tired'. He's a professional who prides himself on maintaining his composure, but I suspect that Nick's trash talk, the media obligations, and everything leading up to this fight in general were taxing on him.
Agree. Even in the days leading up to the fight, he was short and curt in interviews, saying things like "I'm tired of the interviews, of answering the same questions over and over."
He did look physically a bit off too.
Actually I think he looked damn rusty and slow in the Condit fight, and like you guys pointed out he looked better here but still maybe just 90%. I'm affraid that the injury has taken away some of his explosiveness & that we might never see him as good as he used to be. Then again he still just beat Condit % Diaz in current shape so he's still good enough to be champ.
Those kind of injuries tend to mess with a fighter forever tho. Just look at shogun, and a couple of other fighters that never really rebounded.
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By Cynthia Overgard
Issue 145, November/December 2007
The summer I learned I was pregnant, the notion of making a commitment to natural delivery in a birth center—without doctors or pain relief of any kind on the premises—was furthest from my mind. Like many other newly pregnant women, I reluctantly envisioned my hospital birth to mirror that of every other actual and fictitious birth I had ever heard about: Agonized and disoriented, I would be rushed urgently into a medical scene amid bright lights, confusing equipment, and an assortment of intense, unfamiliar faces. I envisioned myself in the usual, dreaded position of lying on my back, my knees bent, nobly trying to resist an epidural for as long as possible before acquiescing to that temptation, praying all the while that my baby and I would not be harmed by the anesthesia. This vision, unsettling as it was, had been far too deeply ingrained by society and mainstream media for me to have realized that I actually had a choice in the matter.
t the same time, I had become haunted by the number of cesarean sections—both emergency and elective—I was hearing about. I dreaded the possibility that my obstetrician might choose to deliver my baby by C-section without irrefutable evidence that the procedure was necessary. It stunned me that the rate of C-sections had quintupled in my lifetime,1 and while I had met some women who spoke positively of the procedure, which had quickened their labor and eliminated the daunting effort of having to push out a baby, my own simple curiosity held me to the opposite position: If my body was capable of doing something so astounding as producing and delivering into the world another human being, then I intended to experience that miracle for myself.
The myth of my first trimester: childbirth requires medical care
One evening, while conducting research on the Internet about pregnancy and childbirth, I happened on a website in which a mother shared the details of her natural homebirth. Within moments, a longing formed within me—I saw that easy, natural birth was indeed possible; I just didn't believe it was possible for me. Emotionally unready to consider it further, I gave myself precisely what I needed in that moment: permission to stay on course with a conventional hospital birth, like every other rational, educated, metropolitan New York woman I knew.
I did, however, take something away from that website—recommended reading: Henci Goer's The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth.2 Like the moment I shook my husband's hand for the first time, my purchase of the book presented itself as a casual gesture rather than the life-shaping blessing it turned out to be.
With Goer's book as my primary resource, I began to educate myself about the complexity of our nation's obstetrics industry. My education came at a cost: an ever-increasing fear of the very hospital birth I had planned. Stunned to learn that doctors were held to revenue targets at the hospitals in which they practiced, a cynicism grew within me. Soon I understood the risks associated with medical intervention in the delivery room: Even seemingly innocuous procedures, such as the use of an electronic fetal monitor, suddenly looked like threats. I discovered that each form of intervention would increase the odds, often dramatically, that a further, more drastic procedure would then be necessary. Electronic fetal monitors, Pitocin, cesarean sections, amniotomies, epidurals, episiotomies—they all formed an entanglement of interdependent risks and complications.
At my 12-week checkup, I asked my own obstetrician a straightforward question: her cesarean rate. Her response was that she had no idea; the obstetrics practice hadn't bothered to calculate those numbers in years.
"The national average is around 27 percent [2003],"3 I said. "Would you guess this practice comes in higher or lower?"
"Definitely higher," she said.
Anxiously, I demanded to know how much higher. "Is it greater than 30 percent? Thirty-five percent?" She looked at me regretfully. I pressed on. "Forty percent?!"
She finally nodded. "Yes, at least, but I don't have exact numbers."
Incredulously, I asked why they were performing such an extraordinarily high rate of C-sections. Were they elective, or did the obstetricians in her practice really feel that life-or-death situations were so frequently at hand?
"Yes, some are elective," she began. "Many women feel they would prefer to have their own doctor perform a cesarean rather than take the chance of delivering vaginally with a less familiar doctor from the same practice."
And you actually give merit to that choice? I wanted to ask. Major surgery, unnecessarily performed as a matter of familiarity and convenience?She continued: "As for emergency C-sections, for starters, the baby could be breech, the placenta could be too low in the uterus, or the cord could be wrapped around the baby's neck. The mother could be too old, too heavy, or too thin. Or she could experience failure to progress—we like to see at least one centimeter per hour. Other concerns arise when the baby is overdue, premature, too big, or if the mother has a condition such as gestational diabetes or is carrying multiples. And I'll be honest with you: Litigation plays a big role."
That early in my pregnancy, I still wasn't aware of the medical risks associated with cesareans for both mother and baby, nor was I aware of the respiratory benefits a baby receives from its passage through the birth canal. I was also unprepared for the "litigation argument" so frequently used by obstetricians, which, though arguably legitimate, successfully manipulates pregnant couples into inferring that a cesarean is actually the safer method of childbirth.
I nodded soberly as she spoke, reminding myself that I was strong and adaptable, and that the only outcome that truly mattered was a healthy baby.
In the following days, as I became increasingly uncomfortable with my obstetrician's aggressive approach to C-sections, I learned that hiring a doula—a labor assistant—would reduce my odds of experiencing medical complications during the birth.4 My husband, Eric, and I decided that we had nothing to lose. When we hired our doula, we unknowingly took our first step away from conventional labor preparation, and we began our eventual transition to childbirth independence.
The myth of my second trimester: doctors act in my best interest
At the completion of my 16-week checkup, my obstetrician caught me off guard when she requested I come back for a visit between our regularly scheduled visits. Rather than return at 20 weeks, she suggested I squeeze in an extra checkup at 18 weeks so she could perform another "routine" sonogram. With four fetal ultrasounds already under my belt, I was both confused by and uncomfortable with her request. I had recently learned of the controversy surrounding fetal ultrasounds, and understood that three sonograms during an entire pregnancy was the standard recommendation.
I insisted on knowing why I was running such a high tally, and why she was requesting biweekly appointments during my second trimester.
"Don't worry, everything is perfectly fine. We just want to make sure that baby of yours isn't getting too big."
Too big, at 18 weeks' gestation? Even so, what could she possibly suggest we do about it?
Bewildered by the sonogram discussion, I suddenly remembered to ask if our doula could attend the birth with us. She shrugged. "Sure, if that will make you more comfortable. Just make sure your doula remembers who's in charge, okay?"
I nodded obediently. On my way out, I passed the appointment desk without scheduling the 18-week sonogram.
That evening, I called our doula to report what the doctor had said. She stated plainly, "Of course I remember who's in charge. You are."
I am? I nearly cowered at the thought.
The following morning I telephoned my obstetrician's office and asked them to prepare a copy of my medical file: I was leaving the practice. And, just like that, I allowed room for an alternative birth choice to present itself.
Later that night, I wound up in a disheartening, circular thought process: Where would we deliver our baby? Then my husband and I discovered that Connecticut's only freestanding birth center was an hour's drive away from us. We decided to visit the Connecticut Childbirth and Women's Center the following day to take a tour of the facility.
After an enjoyable, hour-long question-and-answer session with the midwife director, we were led away from the examination rooms and upstairs to the beautiful birthing suites. I was struck by the setting—the plush double bed, hardwood floors, and floral window dressings were reminiscent of a New England bed-and- breakfast. We walked through the bedroom and into the large, marble bathroom, complete with a freestanding shower for two and Jacuzzi bathtub. As we walked, the midwife said, "You can deliver on the bed, in the birthing chair, on the floor, standing up, sitting down, lying on your side, in the shower, or in the tub. We ask only that you not deliver lying on your back—it would be uncomfortable for you, and it's least optimal for the baby."
"Is it ever difficult for you to receive the baby if the mother chooses an unconventional position?"
"No," she smiled. "Remember, this isn't about our convenience and comfort; it's about yours."
From that point on, I kept every remaining prenatal appointment at the birth center, cheerfully driving an hour each way through the cold winter.
The myth of my third trimester: childbirth must be painful
Perhaps to strengthen my resolve, I immediately began telling everyone—friends, business colleagues, relatives—that I was planning a natural delivery in a birth center. All the while, I quietly nursed the hope that I would come across another woman who had experienced her own drug-free birth. Initially, it was a discouraging process.
Aside from my own family, who had unanimously applauded our decision, the general lack of encouragement I received—particularly from other women—was staggering. Finally, a well-meaning friend told me she was sure I would succeed if natural labor was what I wanted, before adding, "But just so you know… being in labor literally feels like having your insides ripped out."
From then on, I ceased to seek others' opinions. Their opinions continued to flow freely, but I was becoming impervious to negativity. My doula gave me a pin to wear that read, "Only happy birth stories, please. My baby is listening." Though I didn't wear the pin, I adopted a new mindset that prevented words and images from threatening my resolve.
I knew that the birth might be painful. For example, the baby might not be in the optimal downward-facing, anterior position. Also, medical interventions such as having one's water broken, or the administration of Pitocin, were notoriously painful procedures to which my midwives, thankfully, would not resort, regardless of how supposedly "overdue" our baby was.
Meanwhile, as my husband and I worked privately with a wonderful HypnoBirthing instructor, I learned that my own tension and fear were the greatest threats. A single negative thought during the birth could release enough adrenaline into my body to stall or even stop labor completely. It made sense to me: After all, animals, who are not conditioned to fear labor, don't cry out during delivery as if trapped or wounded. Thus, the mother's primary job is to get her mind out of her body's way and allow nature to achieve what it has set out to do. Eric and I believed in the method, and each night I envisioned a happy, trouble-free labor.
When I went into labor, my contractions were immediately three to four minutes apart, and I was six centimeters dilated when we arrived at the birth center an hour later. The midwives were cheerful on our pre-dawn arrival. One exclaimed, "Just imagine, Cynthia, you're going to meet your baby today!"
In the warm Jacuzzi bathtub, with my husband and four confident, smiling women encircling me, I envisioned my body opening up. I reminded myself that the more I relaxed, the faster I would dilate. The HypnoBirthing technique apparently worked—I was at ten centimeters within the hour. I had been taking long sips of water and engaging in relaxed conversation between contractions. The pushing stage, however, was more intense, and required all my focus and energy. Our doula held a cool washcloth to my forehead while pouring warm water over my shoulders. She whispered, "Look outside, Cynthia. The sun is rising."
Her comment awakened me from the intensity of the moment. The March morning was clear; reds and oranges spread abundantly across the mountain range. I was happy for our baby: what a beautiful day to be born. More important, our baby would be born to a mother who felt calm, safe, and loved. I was overcome with gratitude for whatever serendipitous course of events had brought us here, and for the relief I felt when I suddenly thought, If I weren't delivering here, at this very moment, then where?
From beginning to end, my labor had lasted just three-and-a-half hours—extremely short for a first-time laborer, but precisely the average for mothers who practice HypnoBirthing, I was told. Despite the fast labor, my small frame, and my baby's hefty size of 8 pounds, 14 ounces, I had one tear so minor that it required only a single stitch.
When the post-birth examination was complete, we were encouraged to take a few hours of private family time to rest in bed. Nestled snugly between mother and father, our son, Alexander, gazed contentedly into our eyes.
Birth is a personal choice that women need not surrender to others. Making that choice takes—and breeds—emotional courage. My husband and I had conducted countless hours of research, challenged one another with complicated questions ranging from the logistical to the moral, and consistently faced opposition from a well-meaning society. Eventually, we quieted the outside noise and discovered our own articulate voices. We discovered a great empowerment, both individually and as a couple. And of all that we learned, one truth spoke most clearly: It is the right of every woman to pursue her own child's birth—at home, hospital, or birth center—with the information, honor, and freedom to which she is entitled.
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Rates of Cesarean Delivery—United States, 1993," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 44, no. 15 (21 April 1995): 303?307; www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00036845.htm.
2. Henci Goer, The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth (New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1999).
3. Fay Menacker, DrPH, "Trends in Cesarean Rates for First Births and Repeat Cesarean Rates for Low-Risk Women: United States, 1990?2003," National Vital Statistics Reports 54, no. 4 (22 September 2005): www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr54/nvsr54_04.pdf.
4. See Note 2: 179.
Cynthia Overgard lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut, with her husband, Eric, and their son, Alexander. She is a certified HypnoBirthing practitioner and freelance writer. Additionally, she holds an MBA from Fordham University and teaches finance at the University of Connecticut.


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