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La Boheme, reissued by Decca
La Boheme, starring Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Simon Keenlyside, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Elisabetta Scano, will be released by Decca on February 6, 2012 (originally released in 1999). It's part of a larger collection, called Decca Opera.
This series starts with 20 legendary Decca Opera Recordings in new and fresh packaging, showcasing many of the greatest opera recordings ever made. Several of these recordings have been unavailable for many years, so see a welcome return to the catalogue.
Time to start listening to it. And ready to be Bohemized all year long.
Merry Christmas!
Dear Angela,
Thank you for a year full of beautiful moments. Each trip, each three hours inside the opera house or concert hall mean entering another world, so different from my every day life. A world where I can cry or laugh, be amazed or breathless. It's an amazing, unique, long lasting, addictive feeling that I call Angela effect. All because of your voice. And each time I try to put down in words what I can't say in person and make others believe that magic exists.
You'll always have my appreciation, affection and respect. Merry Christmas!
Happy Holidays to all my friends around the world, new or old. Can't wait to see you again next year!
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In OK Magazine Romania, December issue
The entire interview is on OK Romania. But the layout in the magazine is way nicer than online.The interview is mainly about being at home in Romania and spending Christmas with family and friends, about love and accomplishments.
REMINDER: Interview on Radio Romania Muzical, Dec 24, 8pm
"Music and pure emotion with.. Angela Gheorghiu". I was waiting for this one. I think it's the longest so far. The broadcast starts at 8pm (GMT+2) and lasts for 2 hours. Live streaming available on RRM..
If you miss the first broadcast, it will be relayed again on Christmas day, December 25 at 6pm, also on Radio Romania Muzical.
Angela Gheorghiu & Holograf. New project, audio, video and in concert on Feb 24
Holograf is a famous Romanian pop/rock band. The song name is "Nu mai e timp" (sort of.. there's no time left...for love, friendship and so on). They recorded the song for Holograf's new album that will be released next year. The video was recently shot in Romania and will be broadcast on ProTV after Christmas..
REMINDER: Tosca on BBC Two & BBC HD on Dec 24
Puccini's ever popular Tosca from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with a star-studded cast - Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu as Floria Tosca, Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel as Chief of Police, Baron Scarpia, and tenor Jonas Kaufmann as the liberal revolutionary Cavaradossi.
December 24, 2:35pm (UK time) on BBC Two and BBC HD.
The opera is preceded by Pappano's Essential Tosca (1:35pm). This documentary goes behind the scenes of the recent production of Tosca by the Royal Opera House, conducted by Pappano and starring some of the hottest names on the opera stage today - Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel and Jonas Kaufmann. Pappano examines the drama and musical language of Tosca and explores Puccini's creative genius in producing one of the greatest of theatrical experiences.
Here's some of what Tony Pappano and the cast have to say
La Boheme @La Scala in 2012 - dates, cast and tickets
Teatro alla Scala published the dates and the casts for La Boheme for September 2012. Angela Gheorghiu is scheduled to perform on September 26, October 1, 4 and 8. One Mimi, two Rodolfo(s): Piotr Beczala and Vittorio Grigolo.
Happy to note that another Romanian soprano, Anita Hartig, is part of the cast as Mimi.
The tickets go on sale on July 26, 2012 at 9am.
The program for Essen concert, Feb 11
EDIT: If anybody speaking German could answer this question, please do: if you're buying tickets for this concert from abroad, are they delivered or held at the box office?
Next concert: Essen, February 11, 2012. And this is the program, as published on the website of Philharmonie Essen. It looks a lot like the one in Valladolid this year...
Giuseppe Verdi - Overture to "La Forza del Destino"
Georg Friedrich Händel - "Lascia ch'io pianga"
Giuseppe Verdi - "Amato Alfredo … Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo"
Giacomo Puccini - "E lucevan le Stelle"
Giacomo Puccini - Intermezzo aus "Manon Lescaut"
Jules Massenet - "Vive Amour qui rêve"
Giacomo Puccini - "O mio Babbino caro"
Giacomo Puccini - "O soave Fanciulla"
Johann Strauß - "Kaiserwalzer", op. 437
Charles Gounod - "Va, je t'ai pardonné"
Antonín Dvořák -"Song of the Moon"
Giuseppe Verdi - "Ah, la paterna Mano"
Pietro Mascagni - Intermezzo from "Cavalleria rusticana"
Alfredo Catalani - "Ebben, ne andrò lontana"
George Grigoriu - "Muzica"
Next concert: Essen, February 11, 2012. And this is the program, as published on the website of Philharmonie Essen. It looks a lot like the one in Valladolid this year...
Looking forward to the program for Salle Pleyel.
Angela Gheorghiu, Soprano
Marius Manea, Tenor
Philharmonie Südwestfalen
Tiberiu Soare, conductor
Giuseppe Verdi - Overture to "La Forza del Destino"
Georg Friedrich Händel - "Lascia ch'io pianga"
Giuseppe Verdi - "Amato Alfredo … Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo"
Giacomo Puccini - "E lucevan le Stelle"
Giacomo Puccini - Intermezzo aus "Manon Lescaut"
Jules Massenet - "Vive Amour qui rêve"
Giacomo Puccini - "O mio Babbino caro"
Giacomo Puccini - "O soave Fanciulla"
Johann Strauß - "Kaiserwalzer", op. 437
Charles Gounod - "Va, je t'ai pardonné"
Antonín Dvořák -"Song of the Moon"
Giuseppe Verdi - "Ah, la paterna Mano"
Pietro Mascagni - Intermezzo from "Cavalleria rusticana"
Alfredo Catalani - "Ebben, ne andrò lontana"
George Grigoriu - "Muzica"
Opera à la Mina & Frank
Opera inspired many people. Some singers wanted to try it but did it in their own ways.
Mina sung Mi chiamano Mimi in 1972
Many years before, in 1947, Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson sung La ci darem la mano
Mina sung Mi chiamano Mimi in 1972
Many years before, in 1947, Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson sung La ci darem la mano
Something I like
No, it's not Stridono lassu :). Although I was tempted to post a new version. For this weekend I chose Vissi d'arte, sung in Puerto Rico in 2005. There was a time when this aria was part of concert programs. I'm still in Tosca mood. I wonder if it is relayed in other cities in Romania besides Bucharest and Sibiu...
To Number 1:... SF opera... one year from now... envy U!
To Number 1:... SF opera... one year from now... envy U!
Interview on Radio Classique. Listen!
It's long time since I haven't listen to a radio interview with such pleasure. I would have liked it to go on one more hour.
The person who understands classical music is richer, happier. So true!
The person who understands classical music is richer, happier. So true!
Interview for The Strand on BBC iPlayer
Among other things... Where are the Germans? I would like to sing something from the German composers. Maybe some Wagner and Strauss...
First broadcast - BBC World Service, 13 Dec 2011. The interview is available on BBC iPlayer
15 dec - Journee star Angela Gheorghiu @Radio Classique,
And an interview at Oliver Bellamy's "Passion Classique", starting at 6pm (GMT+1). Olivier Bellamy reçoit la chanteuse d'Opéra Angela Gheorghiu, qui partagera ses coups de coeur classiques avec les auditeurs.
Listen here (or live streaming available on Radio Classique).
Tosca on BBC Two, December 24
BBC Two offers Tosca as Christmas gift for opera lovers, starting at 2:35pm (UK time). Royal Opera House Musical Director Antonio Pappano present Pappano's Essential Tosca, starting one hour before (1:35pm).
Picola Boheme. Qatar. Angela&Roberto
From the dress rehearsal, as it popped up on YouTube on Saturday. It sounds so familiar... as if I heard parts of it before, but don't know when.. or where..
Photos from Katara via Twitter
The lights of the Ampitheatron @Katara Cultural Village
|As mentioned HERE, the photo is from the general rehearsal
Concert in Qatar, a message of hope
In honour of the 4th UN Alliances of Civilization Forum, the grand opening hosted by Oscar winner Jeremy Irons, will feature Vangelis' original three-part Choral Fantasy, inspired by a message of hope. Gert Hof, the world's greatest Light Artist, will enchant the audience and paint the skies over Doha to the alluring sounds of Vangelis.
The first part, played by the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, will feature elements of improvisation mixed with European classical orchestral sequences. The second part will feature famed Soprano Angela Gheorghiu, accompanied by both the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra and the Yurlov Moscow State Academic Choir.
The third act brings together beloved Tenorissimo Roberto Alagna and Ms. Gheorghiu for a duet and will then conclude with an encore of Vangelis' greatest hits. The finale, entitled "Child of Hope," will be performed by the multi-ethnic Qatar Philharmonic Children's Choir.
Walk of Stars
Yet another weekend post...
Out of more than 2500 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, I found these 11 dedicated to people belonging to classical music. Arturo Toscanini has 2 different stars, one for radio broadcast and the other one for audio recording/music. I got really dizzy staring at the sidewalk on both sides of Hollywood Boulevard but it was an interesting hunt.
Munich Opera Festival 2012
Speaking of bookings, this is another reminder. If you want to attend La Boheme in Munich on July 17&20, then you should consider applying for tickets on the opera house website. It's a lottery. Three easy steps:1. Choose the performances
2. Apply (for all of them at the same time)
3. Pray. The orders will be processed starting February 1, 2012. Remaining tickets will be sold online and at the box office from March 24, 2012.
It's up to Bayerische Staatsoper if they give you the tickets requested or not. Rumor has it that you have higher chances if you don't apply for the cheapest tickets (pay attention to what you book. up where the pigeons nest and on the sides there are many seats with no view at all). Or if you apply for several performances in a row.
It's July, it's Festival so it's not very difficult to find goodies. What do you think about this...
July 16 - Simon Keenleyside recital
July 17 - La Boheme - Gheorghiu/Calleja/Tatulescu
July 18 - Jonas Kaufmann recital
July 19 - Les Contes D'Hoffmann - Villazon/Damrau
July 20 - La Boheme - Gheorghiu/Calleja/Tatulescu
Tickets for Washington concert (March 3) on sale today
It's morning in America! It's shopping time. Join the queue and get the ticket for Angela Gheorghiu's debut concert at Washington National Opera on March 3, 2012. The general sale already started on WNO website..
Good luck!
Tosca, short videos
And 2-3 others on that channel. They might disappear soon they're against YT uploading rules. But until they're there and until the DVD comes out, enjoy them!
Qatar. Where, when, why, who, what
Lots of rumors regarding the event. Info start coming.
Where - Doha, Katara Cultural Village
When - December 11
Where - Doha, Katara Cultural Village
When - December 11
Why - two reasons: United Nations' Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Forum's yearly summit and inauguration of the Ampitheatron at the Katara Cultural village. This one.
Who - Vangelis, who composed new music for this event, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Qatar's Philharmonic Orchestra, the Russian State Academic Choir, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra's children choir
What - a concert that is going to be filmed and recorded for worldwide broadcasts, theatrical performances, and production of a DVD and CD. The registration will be directed by Hugh Hudson, acclaimed British director of Chariots of Fire and other award winning films.
I always wondered
...how the venues look like from the stage. I wondered what the artists see at the applauses. This is view from the stage of National Opera Bucharest.
|Photo @www.angelagheorghiu.com
On the cover of Opera Now
The article inside is similar to others. It gets back to point zero, hometown to ROH via Bucharest (Katona story included), it spices up with some Met Faust and ends gloriously with comments on Homage to Maria Callas. Reading it I felt sorry that the author didn't have the chance to listen to the CD in advance (the interview was taken during ROH Faust, as mentioned in the text). If he did, he wouldn't have insisted so much on the comparison with the person forgetting (or not knowing) what an amazing voice we listen to in all 13+1 tracks. After all, this is all about. The Callas issue is once more clarified in Angela's answers:.
Does she see herself as the New Callas?
No, no, no! Absolutely not! Perhaps there are similarities - my dark looks, my name, which is Greek in origin. But I'm not the New Maria Callas. I am the one and only Angela Gheorghiu!
So why the Callas thing?
It's not a comparison, rather it's a way of drawing together a legacy of 20 years at the top of the game. The thing is, I've done all these roles and lived a certain kind of intense life. Together my life and music tell the story. That's why I've taken Callas as a model - her career as a singer wasn't just a job. It was an expression of her entire being. And so is mine. So the new recording is a culmination of everything, a way of saying "This is me. Here is Angela!"
If you're in UK, buy the magazine. There's another beautiful photo inside. My favorite, in fact.
Or buy the current issue on iTunes (for iPhone, iPad and other iGadgets). It's only 2,39 euro/issue. Go to Apps, search for Opera Now and you'll get the result in the photo.
Or buy the current issue on iTunes (for iPhone, iPad and other iGadgets). It's only 2,39 euro/issue. Go to Apps, search for Opera Now and you'll get the result in the photo.
On CNN, with Max Foster
Hear, hear...
All these were posted in the past week, but I thought it's easier to have them all in one place. Two in English, two in Romanian (but only fragments as the long ones haven't been broadcast yet)
Interview on Minnesota Public Radio
"The aria from Samson and Delilah is my favorite too! It's my bathroom aria". May I say that I wish it turns into a concert hall aria soon? Oups.. I just said it :)
There are some thoughts on each aria on the CD, which I found very interesting. It's the story of the creation of the CD told by the artist. It gives a different feeling. There are many, many details for each aria. Actually this is why I put this interview first.
Interview on WQXR - Angela Gheorghiu Traces the Footsteps of Callas
What was your reaction when you first listened to Maria Callas. I loved her timber and her way to use her voice. She fought for everything. She was original in everything.. in life, in productions, in singing. I imagined her face when singing. Lots of emotions, of possibilities. I was impressed by her personality. A lot.
Weren't you afraid of somebody comparing the two of you? No, do it! It's exactly what I'm waiting for. You are curious, this is the important thing. Are you curious to see the video? I'm a winner.
Many things on the Faust at the Met, things she has never said before, on Adriana Lecouvreur, on not willing to be part of experiments in modern productions and on getting back on stage with Roberto next year at ROH.
Interview on Radio Romania Muzical, by Luminita Arvunescu (fragment) - listen HERE
*this interview will be broadcast on RRM on December 24 at 8pm (local time) and again on December 25 at 6pm (local time)
I'm waiting for this one because at the some point the interviewer says "we'll talk about each track on the new CD". The general questions related to this CD are "why Callas" (because she was an EMI artist too), "why this repertoire?" (it's eclectic, arias I love), the "new Callas" stuff and so on... Hope this interview will go in depth, having the language in advantage.
Interview on Radio Romania Cultural, by Oltea Serban Parau (fragment) - listen HERE
Radio Romania Cultural - something from the press conference before Tosca relay at National Opera Bucharest on Nov 28 - listen HERE (scroll down till you see the photo then click on the title).
Photos, Tosca relay in Bucharest
|At the press conference, before the relay
|With the Director of National Opera Bucharest, Catalin Ionescu Arbore
|La Wally, during the interval
|Autograph session
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – On Friday, April 9, members of the Northern Arizona women's soccer team volunteered their time in helping organize and run a track and field meet for Northern Arizona Special Olympics held at Flagstaff High. The event was organized by former NAU women's basketball player Anna (Sturing) Turco, the Regional Coordinator of Northern Arizona Special Olympics, and former NAU soccer player and current assistant coach Holly Jones. The four-hour event contained multiple field events and races of varying distance competed in by local Special Olympians ranging from elementary school to high school.
"Anna came to me with the idea of getting our team out here today and the girls were happy to do it," said Jones, who also teaches physical education for kids with special needs at Flagstaff Middle School. "I think it's great for the players to come out and get to work with the different kids. They got to see how excited the athletes are to be out here and compete, so it was a great opportunity for us to give back to the community."
Two NAU players were at each event throughout the meet, helping demonstrate the activities, run the events and hand out medals at multiple medal ceremonies throughout the day.
"It was really rewarding to come out here today. We don't get to do things like this very often and I really liked seeing the smiles on the kid's faces," said NAU junior midfielder Corie McGuire. "They love every second and they really soak-up everything in life; I wish more people could be like that. I think all of the athletes and everyone helping out today had a really good time. This was a great experience and I hope NAU Athletics can continue to stay involved with the community."
Turco played basketball at Northern Arizona from 1998-2002 and was one of many student-athletes to volunteer with the Special Olympics. Jones also spent time volunteering while she was playing soccer at NAU, and the two have continued working with special needs athletes since their days as Lumberjack athletes. They have passed that legacy on to the current student athletes who continue to give back to the community through their involvement in local Special Olympics events.
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Senator Brown Meets with Jefferson Award Winner
Lima, Ohio (WIMA) - U-S Senator Sherrod Brown met with Jefferson Award winner for Public Service recipient Timothy Macke of Lima.
Macke received recognition for his work leading a volunteer rescue group called Second Responders that recruits volunteers in preparing for natural disasters.
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whatever you want to do with it!
I love the words…..and it resonates with me right now.
You might remember me posting this photo of this adorable family a few weeks back……
well since then…..between my Monday and Tuesday job at the shop…..i've been busy every weekend
with mini photo shoots for local friends and some blog readers who have been here on vacation.
I picked out some of my favorites to show off…..
don't tell Lola….but i just betrothed her to this boy below……
This next family is one i'm waiting to do a special blog post about.
Jamie and i are Instagram friends….and she is going to write up a special post about the adoption of Zoe….
so i just wanted to share a few photos because i'll have more to show you with that special story.
Anyhoo…..quick post today to show you what my last few weekends have been like….
not a bad side job i tell you…..with such gorgeous families to capture.
If you are going to be vacationing here and want some photos done…..feel free to email me and we can
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Last time i went to Walmart it was around 12 midnight. And there was actually a guy at the counter who was very helpful and even offered me the Federal FMJ over the Winchester saying "you wont notice a difference and it's cheaper." I knew some walmarts carried the Federal but i usually just get the white box to avoid any confusion and get the hell out.
To top it off i asked about the Colt AR's and he said one came in earlier and was sold immediately and he knew the exact price of it off the top of his head and everything. I left dumbfounded...
I couldnt focus, Timkids avatar kept staring at me.
Weird. I am hyper-observant and have never noticed security guys on the job in Wal-Mart. I've even seen kids run out the front door with an armload of stuff, setting off the alarm, and no one stopped them. Do some Wal-Marts not have security?
In any case, all that ever really offended me: My wife used to go to Sam's club. I went with her once. After the cashier took everything off the shopping cart and scanned it, and we paid, there was a person who intercepted us at the door and inspected the receipt and contents of the cart, to make sure we didn't steal anything. How insulting! I asked him why he was doing this and he said "well sometimes people forget things in the cart or under it." I asked him why they don't just have the cashier look down there instead of insulting people. My wife shot me a look before I made a big scene but I was really offended and decreed that we don't shop at Sam's Club any more. I think my wife still goes there, she just doesn't tell me...
I own a retail business. I've had to spend thousands on video surveillance & I have to pay people to monitor it during business hours. When a thief is spotted, we notify the PD and under no circumstances do we confront them in the store (You never know what else they have in their pockets or purse). We file formal charges on each and every one of them.
Two years ago we caught a five person team. Four distracted employees & the fifth did the stealing. When the PD picked them up, they recovered of $700 in our merchandise. The PD discovered over $8,000 in merchandise from other stores in our area (mostly from national retailers including Wally World).
None let me repeat NONE of the major retailers pressed charges! They just wanted their merchandise back. So, only the actual thief was charged with petty larceny (less than $2,000) for what she stole from my store. They paid her $500 (in cash) bail and presumably moved on to ply their trade elsewhere.
Good for you! It amazes me how at Walamrt Home Depot and the like, people walk out, setting off the door alarms, and the folks at the registers and CS barely look to see what's happening--if at all. There are regular news reports of someone walking a big screen TV out teh door of WM here, and that's just the ones they bother to see.
While visiting the inlaws they had a show called "caught in the act" on the tube. While the show was poorly done, it was educational and showed how hard some will work to get things without working for them. I couldn't work in AP, I would beat the tar out of some of them.
Some INCREDIBLY arrogant comments. I was not defending anything, I was saying that generalizing one persons actions as wrong is not fair because one does not know the circumstances of the situation. Why some people get so butt hurt is beyond me. Let them do their jobs.
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I remember an incident at a Walmart not too long ago... I was inside the middle entrance (3 entrances) and to the right by the pharmacy while a friend was looking for something. Suddenly I see a guy running with a big box right towards my friend as she just happened to be in the route he had picked to make his b-line to the door. My reaction was simply to get to her before the thief ran her over so I could push her out of the way since she didn't see what was happening. He missed us by a couple feet and out the door he went. As he ran by I looked to see if any employees were watching and the only person I saw was an accomplice waiting I assume in case his partner needed help. It was quite sobering when we both made eye contact with another guy thinking he may likely of been willing to ambush anyone that tried to physically stop his buddy. They both ran out and I never saw a single employee even look. Odd cause the guy was obviously panicing as he had to have ran carrying a massive stereo in its box from the back of the store all the way to the front. Regardless.... moral of the story is this guy had a buddy waiting to help him if someone tried so be a hero and it may have been bad news if a lone person got in a struggle with the guy trying to hold him till the police got there.
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before ww2 the the 45th. had this. Hitler fixed that.
I love the 45th museum. To stay on topic the firearm collection there is amazing and I'm sure they have to take great strides to ensure that nobody tries to steal it, but I've never seen anyone crawling around on the floor.
With that out of the way, I always get the strangest feeling when I look into Hitler's mirror. To imagine the face most associated with pure evil looked at his reflection in the same mirror I'm seeing my reflection in always gives me the chills.


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Was it a failed coup or a failed assassination? By: Weirial Puok Balaung
Was it a failed coup or a failed assassination?
By: Weirial Puok Balaung
"They [Kiir's group] may have thought that these people did not come to the meeting and so they were maybe planning a coup. So they made a decision that these people would be arrested. Some of them said they would try to make something so they could accuse these people of planning a coup and arrest them. This is what happened," Mama Nyandeng De Mabiour (the mother of the nation) told the London-based publication
In the modern world, the killing of important people began to become more than a tool in power struggles between rulers themselves and was also used for political symbolism, such as in the propaganda of the deed.
My wonderful readers for us to be able to know whether the incident of the 15/Dec/2013 that turned our country into abyss was a failed coup or a failed assassination; we need to differentiate/define the two English terms differently (Failed coup and failed assassination)
To begin with,
A coup d'état
Also known as a coup, a putsch, or an overthrow, is the sudden deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to depose the extant government and replace it with another body, civil or military. A coup d'état is considered successful when the usurpers establish their dominance. When the coup neither fails completely nor succeeds, a civil war is a likely consequence.
A coup d'état typically uses the extant government's power to assume political control of the country. In Coup d'and#201;tat: A Practical Handbook, military historian Edward Luttwak states that "[
a] coup consists of the infiltration of a small, but critical, segment of the state apparatus, which is then used to displace the government from its control of the remainder." The armed forces, whether military or paramilitary, are not a defining factor of a coup d'état. Lately a view that all coups are a danger to democracy and stability has been challenged by the notion of a "democratic coup d'état", which "respond to a popular uprising against an authoritarian or totalitarian regime and topple that regime for the limited purpose of holding the free and fair elections of civilian leaders. Sometimes opposition takes the form of civil resistance, in which the coup is met with mass demonstrations from the population generally, and disobedience among civil servants and members of the armed forces.
The international community did not condemn the 15/Dec/2013 claiming that there is no sign /symptom or evidence to show that it was a coup. Therefore, our president has accused the international community over their refusal to condemn what he said was a failed coup attempt by those opposed to his leadership.
An assassination
Assassination is the murder of a prominent person or political figure by a surprise attack, usually for payment or political reasons.
An assassination may be prompted by religious, ideological, political, or military motives; it is an act that may be done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military or security services command to carry out the murder. Assassination is done so that you end all the activities of your opponent.
To come to the reality about what the incident was
The incidence in Juba had no evidence to prove it was a coup attempt; the aftermath of the violence resulted to the mutiny but did not qualify to be called a coup. 'To stage a "military coup" has its own prerequisites, which, if not met then there would be no "coup", which could be mutiny,"
Staging a coup attempt there must be very important institutions such as presidential palace, residence, military headquarters, national TV and radio as well as the central bank to be captured first before the announcement.
The incident came after a failed plan to disarmed Nuer soldiers deployed as Presidential guards at Jabel barracks in Juba and later fabricated and manipulated by Kiir to implicate his political rivals calling it a coup attempted.
Others view this as tit for tat method used by Kiir's associates to eliminate Nuer tribes in revenge of 1991 Bor incident which Kuol Manyang and Makuei Lueth are intentionally interesting of it.
Incident qualify that it was a failed assassination from Kiir against his political opponents and not a failed coup as pronounced by pro_Kiir government officials, Should it be pronounce as a failed assassination it will sound good.
The incident could have targeted the politicians only (according to the planned ploy to get rid of Kiir's opponent) but was misunderstood by president's militias (Gelweng) for their little knowledge of military training. Gelweng considered the assassination of Dr Riek Machar as a general killing of whoever shares tribe with him (Riek). That was the reasons that let patriotic hearted south Sudanese Generals like Peter Gatdet, Tangginya Aka (Gatwech Chan) Peter Koang Chuol, Gathoth Gatkuoth and many more Generals to defect from the army.
To me, shouldn't Kiir massacred Nuer civilians, than he would still have a good support from the Nuer community through the wanted politicians unlike groundless politicians and Generals like Riek Gai Kok, Gathoth, Gony, Nguen Munytuil, Kok Ruei, so on and so forth. Those politicians are just a financial run after, and not a real people to make Kiir be in power since politic is about interest.
In conclusion,
South Sudanese people from different walks of life must embrace peace so that we build our nation, I also argue Nuer community to accept peace and forget about thousands of innocents People they have lost because forgiving someone doesn't meant forgetting.
Forgiving kiir and his few individuals who tortured, killed, raped, and burned down Nuer lands (Unity) and other war crimes against humanity against the entire Nuer community is a best revenge since south Sudan is for us all.
Long live the unity of south Sudanese people!!!
Long live the republic of south Sudan!!!
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Update: New Charges in June Garage Burglary
UPDATE 7/16/14 -- New charges for the three suspects in the June 9 Garage burglary.
Gustavo Ferrusquilla
Ferrusquilla is now charged with additional offenses since the original arrest.
On June 19, the Randall County DA's office accepted charges of burglary of a habitation against Ferrusquilla. These charges were linked to a May 28 case in which a 2011 Nissan Xterra was stolen from an open garage on Garwood Street. That vehicle was recovered two days later and physical evidence linked him to the offense.
The DA's office declined Ferrusquilla's initial arrest charges and instead accepted charges of aggravated robbery on June 24.
On June 30, the RCDA's Office accepted charges of credit card abuse and a second count of theft over $1500 but less than $20,000. These charges were linked to the June 6 burglary of a vehicle on Notre Dame. In that incident, electronic equipment and personal identifiers including credit cards were stolen. A stolen card was used that day to purchase a 50 inch television. On July 15, APD auto theft detectives filed a charge of burglary of a habitation through the Randall County District Attorney's Office. That charge was related to a May 25 burglary on Tripp Street in which a vehicle was stolen from a garage.
Genaro Hernan Hernandez
APD White Collar Crimes investigators filed charges against Genaro Hernan Hernandez with one count of theft of property over $1500 but under $20,000 stemming from the auto burglary on Notre Dame St. He was originally booked on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. These charges were declined, with the RCDA's office accepting formal charges of aggravated robbery under complaint on June 24.
Robert Eliseo Ramos
Robert Eliseo Ramos was formally charged with aggravated robbery rather than the initial charges of burglary and engaging in organized criminal activity.
All three are listed as in custody at the Randall County Sheriff's Office.
UPDATE 6/9/14 -- 20-year-old Robert Eliseo Ramos is booked into jail for burglary of a habitation and engaging in organized criminal activity.
Investigators determined that the suspects were able to open the garage door using a remote opener stolen from a family vehicle parked beside the home.
Investigators believe that the firearm used had been stolen from a vehicle in the neighborhood just prior to the burglary.
ORIGINAL 6/9/14 -- Amarillo Police arrested three people early this morning after they break into a home.
Genaro Hernan Hernandez, 20, Gustavo Ferrusquilla, 20, and a third suspect were caught this morning after a homeowner in the 7900 block of Pineridge Drive was awakened by an alarm indicating entry into his garage.
The resident checked the garage and found the door open and the three suspects inside. The men fled. The homeowner pursued but did not catch them.
The homeowner returned home but heard a pickup nearby and went back outside. One of the suspects was driving the pickup. The homeowner chased after the vehicle on foot.
The pickup driver went into a muddy area near the Greenways School, where it became stuck. The burglary victim caught up to the truck and attempted to detain the driver when he heard a shot fired. He then realized that the other two suspects were present, and one of them had fired a shot at him. All three suspects then ran.
Several APD units and the DPS helicopter were responding by this time, and an APD canine unit arrested the driver nearby. Officers located the second suspect in the back yard of a home on Millie Place and arrested him. Officers located a handgun at his arrest scene. Officers located the third suspect some time later.
Hernandez was booked for engaging in organized criminal activity and burglary of a habitation.
Ferrusquilla was booked for those two charges and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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SCAR392 wrote:
Then Shulk is probably the character at the end of the first trailer, so are we getting some sort of mixed game of the Xeno series as a whole?
Well the character in the end of the 1st trailer definitely resembles Shulk but the former has green eyes and the latter has blue. But you know who else has green eyes? Fiora! You can piece the rest together.
But the game looks to be quite a while after Xenoblade. There's no way the mechs would advance that much in such a short time. Shulk was what, 18? The kid in the first trailer looks about that age so assuming Shulk had his kid in his 20's that's only like 20-30 years away. One of the Gamexplain videos mentions this. I watch them from time-to-time. The one with Chuggaconroy is probably the most accurate as he actually finished xenoblade.
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by Anjali Lai
Early last year, Forrester published a report profiling digital natives — youth ages 12 to 17. They've grown up in a world of rapidly evolving technology, to the extent that they can't imagine life away from their devices. While digital natives weren't yet heavy online buyers in early 2012, they often engaged in dialogue about products and brands and were receptive to advertising. Since then, young online consumers have continued to adopt devices and deepen their roots in the digital world; today, around 45% of this young audience uses a smartphone.
Characterized by their vibrant online presence and shaped by a culture of increasing connectivity, digital natives offer a new window of opportunity for marketers — one that stems not only from the audience's advertising receptivity but also from their rapid adoption of digital commerce.
Forrester's Consumer Technographics® data shows that mobile commerce among US online youth has increased over the recent years; today, nearly half of young online smartphone users purchase digital or physical products on their mobile phones:
Posted by Reineke Reitsma on September 13, 2013
By Anjali Lai
As the sun sets on the summer season, I made one last getaway to a local island to enjoy the final moments of warm weather. While this small, remote island offers a chance to disconnect, it doesn't forsake the conveniences we are accustomed to in the process. Despite my lack of cash to hand, making a purchase from the small businesses at a rustic farmer's market couldn't have been easier — thanks to the vendors' alternative mobile payment option.
Leveraging new devices for complex tasks that involve sensitive information or personal data demands consumer trust. The mobile payment adoption curve has been gradual for several reasons, one of which is the lack of trust, but recent news hints at the impressive connections that become possible once consumers put their trust in a service. PayPal recently announced several updates to its mobile phone application that make the app as relevant, complex, and functional as a mobile wallet. By winning the trust of a vast consumer base, PayPal is able to introduce more advanced features with the knowledge that consumers will seamlessly engage with the new offerings.
In fact, Forrester's Consumer Technographics® data shows that US online adults trust PayPal more than any other financial institution to act as a mobile wallet platform:


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If you haven't tried these yet, or you love them already, hurry and pick them up, because they disappear from the shelves quickly. My personal favorite is the Peppermint Bliss, but I always pick up all of them because the are so luxurious and smell wonderful. Update: According to Suave, the following locations are stocking the body washes: Kinney Drug, Wakefern, Marc Glassman, Stop & Shop, Supervalu, Walmart.
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Kirby's Epic Yarn
by Liam Edwards
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Welcome back!
It has been a while since Nintendos pink ball had a moment on a home console. The last outing Kirby had on our screens was Kirby Air Ride and lets just say that it left much to be desired. Being a fan of Kirby since I had a Game Boy, I leapt with joy when I found out that Nintendo had plans for a new Kirby platformer for the Wii and not the DS. The last Kirby platformer Nintendo released on a home console was 10 years ago, which has been way too long for our pink friend to wait while Mario and Link were getting their yearly reboots. I imagine Kirby was brimming with rage. But with Kirbys Epic Yarn, he finally got his chance to shine and in a cute simple way, he does.
Oh, Nintendo thou silly sod
But oh why, Nintendo, doesnt the Wii support High-Definition? Oh, thats right, it is because you didnt think it was going to catch on and thus didnt make a console with enough processing power to support it. But then you went ahead and released a game like Kirbys Epic Yarn, and it was ever so beautiful. The problem was that players simply couldnt sample its magnificence sufficiently on an HD TV. Silly Nintendo, you should have made the Wii HD so players could look at this game with glee and joy.
Because Kirbys Epic Yarn is one of the prettiest games I have ever played. Next to the two Super Mario Galaxies, it is easily the best looking game on the Wii. To appreciate its true beauty you will unfortunately have to play the game on an SD Television, and in this day and age that simply doesnt feel right. I literally cannot imagine how good this game would look in HD. You would never think that a world made out of yarn and sewing materials could look so good, but if you are a sucker for the cute worlds that Nintendo have a knack for making, you wont find any better than the one in Kirbys Epic Yarn.
No Suck, No Hover, No go
Kirbys last adventure is based in two worlds; the first being Kirbys home world Dream Land and the second is Patch Land, a land ruled by Prince Fluff, a small blue round ball made out of yarn. The basis for Kirbys Epic Yarn is simple. Kirby eats a tomato, gets sucked into a sock, ends up in a strange land, saves Prince Fluff, is told of an evil wizard called Yin-Yarn who has torn Patch Land to pieces, decides to help the Prince defeat Yin-Yarn and save Patch Land. Yes, the story is utter balls, but this is Nintendo we are talking about. They have been spinning the same stories for 30 years and its nice to see that at least they made a new one for Kirby, even if it is completely garbage. Luckily, the story is a tiny speck on the windscreen. The gameplay, creativity and fun are what really make this game a good one.
You play Kirbys Epic Yarn with the Wii remote sideways similar to Super Mario Galaxy. You use the D-Pad to move and to input some of the commands and buttons 1 and 2 for the other. The controls are simple but effective, although some of Kirbys moves can be a bit of a pain to pull off at times, such as dashing. You may also be surprised to know that Kirby has a whole new move set. Kirby can now turn into a car and become a parachute, but cannot hover jump any more or use his inhale move. This may seem silly considering they are Kirbys signature moves, but it all works well and even though sometimes you will be wishing for the hover jump, you will get on just fine without it.
Kirbys Epic Yarn poses no challenge. For starters, Kirby cannot die or lose. Each time you fall off a platform or miss a jump you will be whisked back to the nearest platform by what seems to be an angel. There is no punishment for falling or being hit by enemies, which is one of the main points that brings Epic Yarn down from being a great game to just a good one. Patch Land has 8 sub-worlds each with a different theme, differing amount of levels and enemies. Your job is to navigate Kirby through these worlds in order to gain beads, with which you can unlock new levels within each sub-world. You will have to finish a set amount of levels in order to face the main boss of that sub-world. Each boss possesses a piece of golden string and it is Kirbys job to retrieve all of the golden strings so that he can put Patch Land back together. After beating each boss you are able to progress into the next sub-world.
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During a discussion of the anti-gun attitude sweeping our political environment, my son (28 yrs old) mentioned a word I am hearing way too often lately...Revolution. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against it. I believe it was Thomas Jefferson that said, "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government, " but who will fight it? I asked my son, "Are you prepared to give up your family, your home, TV, video games, all of your comforts and belongings to go sleep on the ground in the cold and fight and perhaps die for your rights?" He just stared at me. "That's what I thought." He then tried to weakly argue that if enough of his friends went to fight then he would too. Bah!!! I don't believe it. I told him, "Son, wars are not fought by men my age. They are fought by men like you, and I don't see enough of your generation getting off their asses long enough to cut the grass, let alone fight a revolution. We've become too soft. Principles have taken a back seat to comfort. I don't believe a word of it until I see it. The majority of your generation doesn't believe in anything that doesn't benefit you and your own selfish wants. And most of your friends don't understand anything that doesn't have to do with the latest electronic gadget."
I will say that I believe there are some who would stand and defend their rights. But I do not believe there will be enough. The greatest generation, and believing in something bigger than ourselves, is a thing of the past in this country. We are selfish and lazy. The proof of that is that 11 states currently have more people on government support than there are working to support them. Far too many people in our country believe that the government owes them a living for no other reason than because they want it to be that way. No, my friends, I believe we have gone way too far to ever see something like a revolution. It saddens me greatly to see our once great nation dying from the inside out.
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Had the Greeks lost at Salamis, Western civilization might easily have been strangled in its adolescence. Had Hitler not invaded the Soviet Union, the European democracies would have probably remained overwhelmed. And had the Japanese just sidestepped the Philippines and Pearl Harbor, as they gobbled up the orphaned Pacific colonies of a defunct Western Europe, the Pacific World as we know it now might be a far different, far darker place.
I am not engaging in pop counterfactual history, as much as reminding us of how thin the thread of civilization sometimes hangs, both in its beginning and full maturity. Something analogous is happening currently in the 21st-century West. But the old alarmist scenarios — a nuclear exchange, global warming and the melting of the polar ice caps, a new lethal AIDS-like virus — should not be our worry.Sponsored Ads
Rather our way of life is changing not with a bang, but with a whimper, insidiously and self-inflicted, rather than abruptly and from foreign stimuli. Most of the problem is cultural. Unfortunately it was predicted by a host of pessimistic anti-democratic philosophers from Plato and Aristotle to Hegel and Spengler. I've always hoped that these gloom-and-doomers were wrong about the Western paradigm, but some days it becomes harder.
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Sweet & Simple: Using SOQL Relationship Queries with Salesforce.com Connector
The best things in life are often sweet and simple. However, "S & S" is an easy concept to understand and appreciate but often hard to implement. For example, a sweet and simple way to attract traffic to our blog would be to show women in bikinis playing with cats. In reality that is rather hard to pull off for a technical site. There simply is no budget to publish anything like "API Illustrated, Swimsuit Edition" or "ESBN, the Body Issue". Instead, this article will focus on sweet and simple features in our products that can make life easier for integration developers.
With 100,000+ customers, Salesforce.com is one of the most popular integration endpoints for ESB implementations. There are a couple of commonly asked questions when it comes to Salesforce.com: how do you reduce the number of API calls since there are daily limits per instance, and how do you retrieve all the related records in one query? The SOQL Relationship Queries help accomplish both goals, as a developer can make just one API call against different SObject types that are also related.


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Armistead Maupin, author of the bestselling Tales of the City series, discusses Mary Ann in Autumn, the eighth book in his series. It tells the story of Mary Ann Singleton, who left her husband and child in San Francisco to pursue her dream of a television career in New York. Twenty years later, she's returned to the city of her youth and into the arms of her oldest friend, Michael.


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Drywall over thermopan
I am finishing my basement and we are going to be drywalling right to the floor joists. My question is whether I should remove the thermopan for the cold air returns or leave it in place. I am worried if I leave it in place you will see it after the drywall is up. Thanks for the help in advance.
Tear it out if you want. Make sure to run a bead of caulk on the floor joist so there's a good seal to the drywall.
Will I see it
If I drywall over it will I see it?
Dont know. Might ask in the drywall forum.
I do realize this thread is a few months old, but I came here with the same question. What is the purpose of the Thermopan? The drywall will serve the same purpose if I remove the Thermopan? It's okay to drywall right over the other ductwork too? This forum is great. This is my first post, but I've spent a lot of time lurking. :thumbsup:
I really dont like to see drywall for closeing in cold air....remove thermopan and cut it to recess inside the joist seal it good ...then drywall:thumbsup::thumbsup: ben sr
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Obamamania books a place in record books
By Chris White and Chandni Vatvani
JAKARTA (Reuters Life!) - At a thumb-numbing 5,472 pages, a book devoted to the life of Barack Obama is probably not going to be on the President's list of beach reads, but its Indonesian author is hoping for interest from the White House.
Hailed by Indonesian record keepers as the world's thickest book, "The Collection, Obama and Pluralism," was unveiled by local author, director and artist, Damien Dematra to coincide with a visit by the U.S. president which ended on Wednesday.
At 34 cm (about 1 ft) thick, the hardbound tome chronicles snippets of Obama's life in Jakarta. The U.S. president spent about four years in Indonesia as a child with his anthropologist mother from 1967 and during his visit spoke fondly of those days.
Jaya Suprana, curator of Indonesia's records museum in a nation obsessed with record breaking, said the size of the book beats the previous international title holder -- Agatha Christie's "The Complete Miss Marple," a relatively slender 4,032 pages.
Author Dematra, who credits the start of his "Obamamania" to a dinner he attended at the U.S. embassy, has already completed seven books and a movie about the U.S. president in less than a year.
Dematra good-naturedly shrugs off suggestions he is obsessed.
"I don't mind; for me, the crazier, the better," he said. "He is someone I've been inspired by, giving me more understanding on the potential of dreams and pluralism."
Dematra's book includes letters to Obama from students at his former school. One child with leukemia wrote to Obama asking for help with medical treatment in the United States. Continued...


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Anushka Sharma is always termed as the favorite actress of Yash Raj banner but what happened now to her or the banner that she is no more with their upcoming flick, 'Ishaqzaade'. Well, the buzz is that the leading role was fetched none other than by Priyanka Chopra's cousin's Parineeti Chopra.
It was learnt that Yash Raj considered Sharma heavily loud for this character thus they thought of dumping the used and tested babe and instead roped in the new breeze Parineeti Chopra, who has been all over Bollywood scene these days. Filmmakers are after her with scripts to get her signed.
Anushka turns down all the reports about her being dumped by Yash Raj banner. She said that it was rubbish that they dropped her instead the Chopras liked to churn out flick with an altogether new cast that was why they signed Parineeti. She uttered that she knew Parineeti, she was working in Aditya Chopra's marketing team and wanted to make her mark as an actress. "She fits well to the role", Anushka says.
Arjun, Boney Kapoor's son will also be seen in this film in a leading role. This would be his launching pad with Yash Raj films. Boney is launching son under YRF banner instead of under his own film production company.
Well, the reports say that Yash Raj Films do want Anushka, which is why she was hired to do the pivotal role in Veer-Zaara's sequel in which she is to work with the likes of Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif.
She has also done a film of Yash Raj's Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl opposite her ex-lover Ranveer Singh. Thus she is all the way with YRF.
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If you're a Dr. Amy aficionado, I'm sure you have responses to this, but the BMJ study is the one generally relied upon these days. Mortality, for mother and baby, was equal in home and hospital for low-risk mothers. Morbidity was lower at home.
I don't want to get into a big debate of study methods, arguing how data was parsed, etc. If you don't know Dr. Amy's website, I'd be happy to pass it on to you as she does a lot of that and it might be interesting for you. But from your posts, I'm guessing you already visit that site. HTH.
|When a birth doesn't turn out as we hoped it would, we often look for someone to blame. Sometimes we blame our practitioner, sometimes we blame others present at the birth, and often we blame ourselves. Someone recently asked me if I thought that homebirth was the only normal type of birth. I said, "No, of course not." Mothering publishes articles about homebirth to give people one image of normal birth. If we believe that homebirth is safe, then we will believe that birth itself is safe. And because birth in any setting can be safe, its integrity is based not on where it takes place, but on the quality of the experience. With this in mind, let us work together as parents and professionals to imagine and implement a high quality of maternity care in the US. The time is right.
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I am not going to take your response as "snark" though it reads that way.
Yes, I know who <snip for MDC mods!> is.
In fact, I am banned from ever posting there.
I have had 2 out-of-hospital births. One a waterbirth.
I have taught childbirth classes to homebirth couples for over 7 years.
Some of my best friends are homebirth midwives who send their clients to me.
Do my "natural birth credentials" pass the test? Ok, that was a bit of "snark" from me.
It does not do anyone any good to ignore the facts. We must be willing to face them and accept them or we are doing ourselves (and our families) a disservice.
I am not anti-homebirth (obviously) but I am for understanding the truth about all of our options.
As for the topic of this thread-- I would rather both the baby and I die from a freak accident than have this baby in the hospital "just in case." If I had OP's birth experience, I might feel different. But I had my first birth experience, and I am too afraid to go to the hospital again unless I feel something is WRONG. At least I know that if I/we die at home, it would be from natural causes, not because someone wanted me to slow down until business hours and hurry up for their coffee break. And I know that no one at home is going to gleefully cut me open while I'm screaming "NO"... I reiterate- I'd rather die than to experience that level of shame, humiliation, guilt, fear, anger, rape, helplessness, and agony again. Flashes of it are with me everyday-- much more now that I am pregnant again.
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I had both of my children in the hospital, by c-section after rather quick/easy labor/dilation and hours of pushing in various positions, etc....I knew what I was getting into, and mitigated interventions as much as I possibly could so I feel like I wasn't railroaded and made informed decisions based on the knowledge and physical/emotional resources I had at the time. Still disappointed and will always wonder if things would have been different if I had just done X, but I feel far from violated, which must be so horrific.
However. For *me*, the thought of me or my baby dying at home (or en route to the hospital) from something that could have been prevented at a hospital is just too much for me to bear. I realize that the likelihood of it happening is really, *really* rare. And I realize that it's mostly about my own issues and fear. I also realize that bad things happen in hospitals and people are bullied and have things done to them and get infections and other problems. I *know* all that. I know that in many hospitals, women cannot manage interventions and are bullied. But still, I would not be comfortable having a homebirth. And there it is.
HOWEVER however. I also would never dream of trying to tell any other woman that she should birth in a hospital if *she* is most comfortable birthing at home. And I'd never try to tell someone that hospital birth is safer than homebirth. Because I know that's not the case. It is SO individual to each birth. I know that hospital births can lead to unnecessary interventions and other potential problems (but then I also have several friends IRL who walked into the hospital in labor, had no interventions, not even a hep lock, and wonderful spontaneous vaginal births). I guess from my own personal point of view, my ability to recover physically and emotionally from the potential problems at a hospital is greater than my ability to recover physically and emotionally from the potential of losing a child to a rare occurrence that could have been prevented being in the hospital...but I suppose if something had happened AT a hospital that killed my child that likely would not have happened at home, I would probably feel differently. It's all about our scopes of experience, our own personal 'issues', and how we process things.
I'm sure most of you probably think I'm crazy or uninformed or whatever to not want to birth at home. And I'll be honest, I'm envious of homebirthers, because it does sound so heavenly to me. I guess just not heavenly enough, for *me*. And I'll always have the chicken/egg thing going on in my brain, if I would have been secure enough to birth at home would I have been able to push the kids out, or would I have had to transfer anyway because neither of them would descend even though, especially the second time, I was unfettered and pushed in every position conceivable? There were several mamas in my DDC who were passionate about homebirth and made herculean (seriously) efforts to homebirth and wound up having to transfer for real complications and wound up with emergency sections. So I don't know. Would it have happened for me at home? Would it not? I'll never know, because I'm done having children. But the 'what if' of whether I *honest to God medically needed* the sections or not is something that I can deal with, and comes into my mind less frequently as time goes on. It was my body, my choice, and I'm able to heal. The 'what if' I would go through if I lost a child and it could have been prevented in a hospital, or the thought of leaving my first child motherless are 'what ifs' I just would not be able to recover from. The guilt I would place on myself would just be too much to bear. But that's *me*.
I think that's where we're all different; our ability to get over and process different events is as individual as our personalities and our DNA.
The point is, I'd never take it upon myself to tell any other woman what *her* fears and deal breakers should be. I know my own personal fears and deal breakers regarding birth itself are pretty different from most members here. And my willingness to accept potential risks from the medical community are foreign to most here. But once the babe is earthside, I'm pretty well aligned with MDC, so that's why I stay around, and lurk in the homebirth section from time to time, and read wonderful homebirth stories and cry tears of joy.
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We cannot prevent all birth related deaths. It's just not possible, even in an ideal world. One of the big differences in philosophy between hospital birth proponents and homebirth proponents is whether we understand and accept that. Hospital proponents, in general, believe that if we just do enough, interfere enough, sacrifice our babies' health and our mental wellbeing, our breastfeeding relationships, our power and autonomy, we can have a guarantee. We can have a symbolic talisman that will protect us. But it's not true - we introduce more risks that way, trade one type of death risk for another.
I just wanted to add to this....
homebirth is still perfectly safe and I have no doubt that the hospitals cause more deaths and complications then they prevent.
Ok, here is where I find myself going
Respectfully, how exactly did you come to this conclusion?
Homebirth and even simply giving birth with a midwife is something that such a tiny minority of those of us who live in the USA do. And as most of you know, there are constant threats to the continuing legality (in the states where it is legal!) of homebirth here.
It really behooves anyone who cares about continued choice in birth to not be spouting out "truths" unless they are sure of the truthfulness of them. I realize I am using the word "truths" and we could argue for ages about what that actually means and who gets to decide what the "truth" is, etc.
But, I am sure most people understand what I am saying.
If you say "I have no doubt that the hospitals cause more deaths and complications then they prevent" and "homebirth is perfectly safe" then you really should be able to back it up.
Just my opinion, of course.
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I think you've misunderstood me. Understandable, since it's hard to get tone across online.
I have had one UC/hospital transfer and one home waterbirth. I'm strongly considering having an epidural in a hospital next time. Hope that shakes you up a bit, too!
I didn't think for a minute you were 100% anti-homebirth. And I think some rational and reasonable points mat be made "against" homebirth. There are points of value to examine when looking at the data. I don't dispute that. At the end of the day, though, because there is dispute and because the data is difficult to parse and some of it is based on personal perspective, it's not reasonable or rational, IMO, for anyone to tell low-risk mothers where to birth. They should educate themselves and make the best decision for themselves.
I think we're on the same side. Or similar. I'm sorry for any misunderstanding.
Haven't studies been linked in this thread already? Or did I miss something?
What makes them lacking? Honestly, I'm curious. It seems odd that one would demand proof and then when such proof is provided say that it's not good enough, so if there are flaws in the numerous studies provided in this thread, I'd like to know what they are so I can further educate myself.
Hi barefootpoetry,
I am about to make a grocery run and move on to dinner demands
But, I will get back to you later. For now, understand that I am saying (and I am not the only one) that the studies that have been done so far comparing homebirth to hospital birth all have a certain amount of issues with them (understandable, because it is difficult to compare 'apples to oranges' but it is possible to be done in a reasonable way).
So, I have not "demanded proof" only to get it and then say it is not good enough. My "demand" for proof was more of a rhetorical statement. I know that there is no "proof" that homebirth is "perfectly safe" or proof for the other comments I have pointed out. I think it is important to not throw out statements like that willy-nilly. It doesn't help "the cause".
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As far as I am concerned, I believe the following:
Some mums are better off at hospital, even if low risk, because their fear will cause problems with the birth and for the same reason, some mums will be better off at home. I cannot imagine (well, actually, having done it I can) birthing somewhere that causes you fear.
I have no beef with any of you here. I would just love to see MDC a little more open to differing opinions, as I said in an earlier post. Let us tread lightly with our words.
This is absolutely NOT true. But, it is often the "truth" that gets spoken. It is unfortunate. Why are we so afraid of the truth?
I have no problem with hospital birth (as stated earlier, being a woman who has given birth in a hospital), but I do have a problem with people deluding themselves as to the the "perfect safety" of it.
I agree, why are you so afraid of the truth? You seem to be picking and choosing "truths" so you can believe what you want.
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