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Since the fall of Saddam Hussein the press in Iraq - like the rest of Iraqi society - has been in a constant state of flux.
The collapse of the old regime triggered a media free-for-all. Iraqis were soon able to choose from more than 200 publications, compared with just a handful during the Saddam era. But for every new publication that emerged, several others folded, largely owing to lack of funding. BBC sources in Baghdad estimate that the number of newspapers currently publishing on a regular basis is around 50.
Almost all of Iraq's papers are funded by political or religious parties, except for the Al-Sabah daily which is backed by the US-led coalition. Even those which claim to be independent are usually known to have political affiliations.
Whilst the present, rather chaotic media scene may be considered an improvement on what went before, for some Iraqis the new press freedom has not lived up to expectations.
Many newspapers have a credibility problem among Iraqi readers and often contain unverified, false or heavily-biased reports, undermining any notion of independent journalism.
The lack of security in the country is also hindering any development of a free press. The pan-Arab, London-based newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, for example, has decided to close its Baghdad office temporarily after receiving threats against its journalists.
There are currently no reliable circulation figures available for papers published in Iraq. The difficult security situation causes distribution problems and some papers now publish internet editions in an attempt to overcome this.
Al-Zaman was founded in London in 1997 by Saad Al-Bazzaz, an Iraqi media tycoon. The main editorial staff are still in Britain, but it now has offices in major cities in Iraq and publishes a separate Iraqi edition. Its website is published in Arabic and English.
Al-Sabah was set up soon after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The paper is sponsored by the Iraqi Media Network, which was set up by the now-defunct US-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The newspaper's website contains Iraqi and international news, and a detailed sports and culture section. It also has a link to an editorial written in English.
Al-Sabah al-Jadid
Al-Sabah al-Jadid was set up by the former editor-in-chief of Al-Sabah, Ismael Zayer. Mr Zayer resigned from Al-Sabah in May 2004 after accusing the US-led coalition of editorial interference. Since then Al-Sabah Al-Jadid staff members - including Mr Zayer and his wife - have been the targets of violent attacks. On 29 May 2004 Mr Zayer's driver and bodyguard were killed in one such attack. Mr Zayer initially blamed "elements from Saddam Hussein's old regime" but added that it could have been "people who resented my resignation from Al-Sabah to found a new paper".
Al-Sharq al-Awsat
This is the Baghdad edition of the Saudi-owned, London-based daily of the same name. It temporarily closed its office in Baghdad after receiving threats, but said that it would continue to cover news in Iraq.
Al-Mashriq was set up at the beginning of 2004, describing itself as an "independent" newspaper. One of the paper's journalists has told the website of Al-Jazeera TV that it is also "fiercely anti-occupation".
Al-Adalah is published twice-weekly by Iraq's main Shia Muslim political group, the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI).
Baghdad is the daily newspaper published by the Iraqi National Accord Movement, the party of Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. The paper was originally published in London, but has since moved to Baghdad.
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Now People WANT Country Dance Music Played At Their Wedding Reception? What Gives?
So I DJ'ed a wedding recently at the gorgeous Altamont Manor. The couple in question was probably the nicest I've worked for in a very long time, and something happened at this function that will have to qualify as a FIRST. Let me "splain" to you –
First and foremost, congrats to Kim and Christopher Mullin. What a great couple, and a really nice family and group of friends to boot. This event took place, by the way, at one of my favorite spots to perform the Altamont Manor. (no, he's not reimursing me for this – I just think it's a fantastic, unique place to have a wedding. It's not a factory like some of the big hotels that you may have been to.
In fact, uou can actually get married right outside on the manicured property and then go inside for the reception – and the owners, Donna and Harvey will photograph the event to boot!
But I digress. There were a couple of "firsts" at this wedding. Chris' young sons did an amazing impersonation of Michael Jackson's dance moves. I got a very big kick out of that.
But equally amazing was the very quick conversation that I had with one of the bridesmaids. She approached my DJ table and asked (very politely) – "Are you going to play alot of country music tonite?" This is a question that I always have been ready to get a little bit defensive about". I usually respond (politely) by saying "NO, absolutely not! I play all kinds of music".
So that's the way I answered this time as well. Her response? "Oh, damn it! I LOVE country! I listen to your station all the time!
That is definitely a first -someone wanting an entire evening of country without requiring line dancing. I have also noticed that when I slipped in some fast country songs during the course of the evening, people didn't make a mass exodus for their seats. They just continued to "boogie" on the floor as if it were just another song (which is the way it SHOULD be. It IS just another song. Why should people treat fast country songs any differently??)
It was great to get that comment, finally! I think the expectation that you have to learn line dancing in order to qualify to stay on the dance floor is changing quickly, and I'm glad to see it. Maybe our genre has FINALLY gone totally mainstream. Yeeha!!
Congrats to the Mullins and to the Altamont Manor as well for one of the nicest weddings I've been a part of in a very long time. Here's one last shot !


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- Cook onion in olive oil until softened.
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Friday, September 28, 2007
This Week in Publishing 9/28/07
It's going to be great.
I'm not sure when I'll be able to blog next week, but I will keep you posted on everything that has changed since the time when I lived in Brooklyn and worked in the NY office. It will be riveting I'm sure.
Meanwhile, this week in publishing:
First off, an addendum to last week's This Week in Publishing. Chronicle Books tells me that the Newsweek article was incorrect and they will not be receiving a fee from Blurb when they refer authors to the self-publisher, and it's not going to apply to all of their rejection letters, just ones they feel would be appropriate. It's really just a mutual referral plan. So there you have it. Blurb and Chronicle are both San Francisco companies, and I'm guessing they just happened to find themselves on a cable car together, confessed how much they love each other, hatched the referral plan, and then had sundaes at Ghirardelli Square. At least that's how I like to imagine it.
This post from The Millions is seriously awesome. Not only did the author of the post talk to a nail polish executive about how and why they name colors of nail polish things like "Moscow nights" and then asked their naming committee to suggest some titles for her short story, she also links to this blog post from Virginia Quarterly Review in which they list the ten most common titles of short story submissions. I'm seriously shocked that "darkness" and "rising" didn't make their list, but the word "revelation" is definitely creeping up my most-common titles list.
Jonathan Lyons is back with a great post on whether you should revise your work based on an agent's recommendation. He's also going to be starting a list of websites writers should avoid, so please send him your suggestions.
And finally, faithful reader Jordyn was concerned that I had not talked about the Hills for a while, so here goes: I continue to love everything that comes out of Spencer's mouth, and frankly, a few episodes back when he was having dinner with Heidi's parents and said to them "What an angel" in the most insincere and fake manner you can imagine when Heidi walked away, I nearly died of giddiness. But the last episodes have been focused on LC and Jason, which were a tad underwhelming. Where is Justin Bobby during all of this?? Was he kidnapped by pirates again? Has he started a renegade hair stylist union for hair stylists with bad hair? Has he washed the very dirty white t-shirt he likes to wear or is it still a mess? I NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS.
Have a great weekend!
19 comments:
- Waldo Jaquith said...
We have received no submissions named "Darkness" or "Rising," but we have received submissions with those words contained within the title:
Weighing the Darkness
What of the Cougar's Darkness?
You Must Sprint Past Darkness
Lives in Darkness
After "Gift for the Darkness"
In The Darkness
West Rising
As you can see, "darkness" is outpacing "rising" 6:1.
- September 28, 2007 at 3:15 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Ah ha! That's awesome. Verrrry interesting that "darkness" is beating out "rising." Thanks, Waldo!
- September 28, 2007 at 3:20 PM
It is an undeniable fact that the 6 is the worst subway line. Thank God they've been all over digging that 2nd Ave line for the last, oh, 30+ years.
Have fun in NY. The weather has been fantastic.
- September 28, 2007 at 3:54 PM
- C.J. said...
Spencer's insincerity has become inspirational to me. (it's true, and it would make a good fist line contest submission - double whammy!)
- September 28, 2007 at 4:07 PM
- David said...
If New York is the epicenter of publishing, does that mean that the true center of publishing is down somewhere in the subway tunnels? (See here.)
- September 28, 2007 at 4:18 PM
- A Paperback Writer said...
Are Californians allowed to pretend they're New Yorkers? Is that actually legal? And is it possible?
Well, have fun trying anyway.
- September 28, 2007 at 4:20 PM
- Ello said...
Boy it must be a New York State of Mind lately! I posted about missing New York on my blog this week and several people posted about going to NY soon. I need to go too. I miss it. I hope you get a chance to have a Gray's Papaya dog for me! Have a great trip.
- September 28, 2007 at 4:42 PM
- Jordyn said...
YAY for The Hills!! And I fully agree that the "what an angel" line was incredibly insincere and hilarious and amazing all at the same time.
I can see the headlines now... Justin Bobby: The New Dread Pirate Roberts. (Princess Bride reference... I couldn't resist.)
Or maybe, Justin Bobby: Darkness Rising?
- September 28, 2007 at 4:43 PM
- Jennifer L. Griffith said...
Wow, that'll be a big change! Blessings for the journey to the other side!
- September 28, 2007 at 7:28 PM
- Church Lady said...
I was thinking the same thing as Paperback Writer.
Then again, going into New York and testing out the subways in your surfer-dude garb could give you material for a really awesome novel.
Have fun!
- September 28, 2007 at 8:02 PM
- Church Lady said...
I forgot to add the smiley.
- September 28, 2007 at 8:03 PM
- Tammie said...
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- September 28, 2007 at 8:03 PM
- Tammie said...
Aaahhh I'm jealous. I was there a few years ago to see Spamalot with Tim Curry.
I love New York - tell us everything you can!
- September 28, 2007 at 8:06 PM
- Conduit said...
I'll be going to New York in November to absorb the sophisticated intellectual and cultural ambience of the Van Halen reunion tour. Can't wait.
- September 29, 2007 at 7:16 AM
- Josephine Damian said...
Nathan: Just remember to leave the orange T-shirt at home - the subway muggers will make you as a tourist as soon as they see a non-black color.
But seriously, have a great time. NY just doesn't get much better than the first week or so of October.
I'm going to help judge a nation-wide short story competition at the end of this year - it will be interesting to see how many have "darkness" or "rising" in the title.
- September 29, 2007 at 10:12 AM
- Dwight's Writing Manifesto said...
Interesting article on the nail polish marketing. My Beautiful Wife is a big fan of the OPI brands. Her favorite color is "I'm Not Really a Waitress."
I can't help but wonder if the original marketing pitch was "I'm Not Really a Pole Dancer."
Alas, in the case of my wife, both are true. Unfortunately. (One of these days I'd really like to get that woman to bring me a sandwich.)
- September 29, 2007 at 1:33 PM
- Marti said...
Safe journey to you!
- September 29, 2007 at 10:22 PM
- Danette Haworth said...
Your trip sounds wonderful! Can't wait to hear your reports and how you showed them who the real New Yorker is!
Just a note to Conduit--my brother was talking about the VH tour and I checked out some YouTube clips. I could not believe what good shape Eddie and David are in. These guys do not look or perform like they're in their 50s. And really, does anyone surpass Eddie on the guitar?
- October 1, 2007 at 9:59 AM
- Conduit said...
"And really, does anyone surpass Eddie on the guitar?"
Danette: Truer words were never typed, and yes, the VH boys look great. I wish I was in as good a shape at twenty years their junior!
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I had Mohs surgery done on my face just below the eye 5 weeks ago. There is still some puffiness in the area. Is this normal and if so, is there something I can do to relieve it?
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Skin cancer removal and postoperative care - Los Angeles
Swelling is usually normal after a surgical repair. Speak to your surgeon to make sure the swelling is not related to any redness or infection. Raffy Karamanoukian, Los Angeles
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Swelling / Puffiness after Eyelid Mohs Reconstruction
Puffiness following eyelid reconstruction is not uncommon. It typically resolves by 6 months as lymph flow improves. There are a number of maneuvers you can perform to assist in its resolution; cold compress, massage, head elevation and time.
I dont typically use steroid injections as they can cause hypopigmentation (white skin) and fat atrophy (hollowing).
One cause of puffiness around the eye can be redundant orbicularis occuli muscle or sub cutaneous tissue. This will not resolve with expectant observation and may require a debulking procedure. Another cause could be damage to the orbital septum and periorbital fat herniation which also may require a revision. If puffiness doesnt resolve after 6 months you could look into these causes further.
Make sure you have close follow up with your surgeon and explain any concerns you may have.
Best of Luck!
Puffiness under the eye after Mohs surgery
The area under the eye retains swelling for months after surgery in the area. Massage, pressure taping, head of bead elevation, salt restriction, and (especially) time are the best treatments.
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Puffiness near the eye after skin cancer surgery
Surgery near the eyelids and the lips tends to have puffiness for a longer period than other sites. This is related to the delicate lymphatic channels at these sites. It takes time for the lymphatics to recover in these sites and during that time there may be some puffiness. Make sure to follow up with the surgeon to assure there are no other issues, but this problem is likely going to be self limited and resolve in a few weeks to months.
Swelling normal after Mohs reconstruction
Swelling or puffiness around the eye and anywhere on the face is common after reconstruction. This likely results from edema which is tissue swelling. This can also result from maneuver like skin edge eversion that result in better scars but in the short term can cause a ridge around the edge of the reconstruction. Massage is very helpful starting 2-3 weeks after reconstruction. Steroid injections can also be used very conservatively for hypertrophic scars. A visit to a facial plastic surgeon will likely reveal the best way to proceed but I would caution you to wait 6-12 months before pursuing revision. Most scars will mature and improve up to 12 months following surgery.
Stephen Weber MD, FACS
Learn more: http://weberfacialplasticsurgery.com/facial-skin-cancer-mohs-reconstruction/
Puffiness 5 weeks after reconstruction can be normal
After Mohs surgery, depending on the reconstruction especially near the eye, there can be swelling and healing that goes on for several months. 5 weeks is very early in the process. I wouldn't worry and let it heal for a good 5-6 months. Remember you probably had a hole that had to be fixed. Things need some time to heal.
Will flatten out
While I am not a Moh's surgeon, I have certainly referred numerous patients for this treatment. One of the things I have noticed is that many patients look terrible if seen a few weeks after their surgery. The area is puffy, red, and swollen. However, when seen a few months later the wound has healed remarkably well and in nearly all occasions there has been an excellent cosmetic result.
Be patient.
Puffiness after Mohs Surgery normal for 2-3 months
Puffiness, or a raised scar, is very normal for 2-3 months after surgery. In fact, one of the principles of cosmetic reconstruction is to "evert" the wound edges, so it can actually be a good sign that the scar is raised for 6-8 weeks. It's not time to panic yet.
Scars will normally remained firm and raised, but will flatten out after 8 weeks or so, depending on the thickness of skin and type of closure. Here are 2 things you can do to help:
1. Begin using silicone sheeting or silicone gel to the site for 8 hours per day or night for 2 months. While many products claim to work for scar improvement, silicone is one of the few that has shown benefit in studies
2. Masage the area several times per day for 30-45 seconds. This can be started after 4 weeks of healing. It's best to use a little hand or facial lotion, or petrolatum ointment, when doing this.
Your scar will improve without the above techniques, but they will help it settle faster.
Be well,
Dr. P
Puffiness after Mohs surgery
It is not uncommon particularly around the eye to have puffiness after surgery. However, this should be self limited. Puffiness should resolve. If it doesnt resolve and it is cosmetically bothersome, then I would suggest that you first discuss with your Mohs Surgeon . If he is unable to help resolve the puffiness, then I would suggest you discuss this with a plastic surgeon. The puffiness is typically not indicative of a cancer recurrence but is more indicative of a healing issue related to the trauma of surgery. It is a cosmetic issue most of all.
Swelling and puffiness normal for many weeks after Mohs surgery
In general, do not worry too much about some puffiness under the eye area after surgery, Mohs or otherwise. The early phase of healing lasts a month, and by 2 to 3 months there should be significant improvement. By 6 months even better, and by 12 even better. But truthfully, scars improve all the time indefinitely and the body wants the tissue to return to its natural state. It happens slowly over time.
I agree you may gently massage the area to help speed the smoothing. It definitely helps to relieve pulling and to get fluid out of the area. If after about 3 months you are still concerned with something being wrong, do not hesitate to go back to the surgeon and ask if anything can be done. There are some minimally invasive techniques that can help. And of course, on occasion, a surgical scar revision may be what's needed, but this is very unlikely.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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When a WebSphere MQ classes for Java application creates a new MQQueueManager object, the classes for Java will use the information in the MQEnvironment object to create a connection to a specified queue manager.
One of the fields in MQEnvironment is userID, which specifies the identifier for the user running the application.
The default value for this property is the empty string ("").
If the application is connecting to a queue manager using the CLIENT transport, and is using a channel which does not have a security exit defined, then the WebSphere MQ classes for Java will flow a user identifier to the queue manager for authorization as part of the MQQueueManager constructor. The user identifier depends upon the value of the MQEnvironment.userID field:
- If the property is set to a non default value, the WebSphere MQ classes for Java will pass this value to the queue manager for authorization.
- If the property is set to the default value, then the WebSphere MQ classes for Java will query the Java system property user.name, and pass this value to the queue manager for authorization. Note that this behaviour is different to the WebSphere MQ V7.0.1 classes for Java (and earlier), which would not pass any user identifier to the queue manager in this situation.
If the application has been configured to use a channel that has a security exit defined, then the security exit will be responsible for performing any application specific security logic. The value of the MQEnvironment.userID field will not be passed to the queue manager for authorization, and is not made available to the security exit.
If an unexpected or incorrect (wrong) userID is passed then you may see an MQException reporting
MQJE001: Completion Code '2', Reason '2035'
Additional References:
For a similar problem refer to technote:
WMQ 7.1 / 7.5 queue manager - RC 2035 MQRC_NOT_AUTHORIZED when using client connection as an MQ Administrator
For similar problems in JMS refer to technote:
MQJMS2013 (V6) JMSWMQ2013 (V7) invalid security authentication (RC 2035)
For details on how to collect additional error information for similar problems refer to technotes:
MQS_REPORT_NOAUTH environment variable can be used to better diagnose return code 2035 (MQRC_NOT_AUTHORIZED)
Using MQSAUTHERRORS to generate FDC files related to RC 2035 (MQRC_NOT_AUTHORIZED)
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Few films have the time or budget to shoot in sequence; one is frequently introduced to a colleague for the first time, and then plays an intimate scene in bed. Actor-writer Gordon Pinsent begins Next with "I was in bed with Julie Christie." While this situation would be enviable for many men, it was in service of something more important: Sarah Polley's wonderful Away from Her (inspired by an Alice Munro story), which details the nuances of married love interweaving with incremental Alzheimer's. Pinsent and Christie give performances I will see forever.
Pinsent, a Canadian from the Land of the Newfound, now 82, has been an almost-always-working actor practically since birth. He declares this as "always," saying, "I act. Always have. Sir Ralph Richardson said of us. 'We are printers … we copy life, and the living. We ride invisible horses, wear fall-away costumes, until they fall apart and we exchange them for others. One job does us for a while until that job ends and we see or hear something else that takes us over.'"
Pinsent has eagerly been "taken over" in every performing medium, in virtually every style of project. He's also created successful works for himself, most notably The Rowdyman and John and the Missus, and, along with countryman Donald Sutherland, given his resonant voice to documentaries and commercials.
In Next, Pinsent avers that he can't stop saying "yes." That sounds a bit like the parody of a helpless old-world damsel. I've met Gordon Pinsent. While always gracious, friendly and kind (in my experience), he seems, quietly, far stronger than that. It is, I suggest, as with many actors, a combination of loving the work of creating characters and feeling that one is too small, even insufficient. Also, characters provide an invisible companion to get one through the door in dealing with strangers. Actors are frequently private selves who do public work.
As to companions, for 44 of his 82 years, Pinsent shared personal and professional companionship and (sometimes feisty) love with Charmian King, one of the best (though, as is our tendency, insufficiently celebrated) actors of this or any country. King died of emphysema in 2007. Pinsent clearly adored her; Next begins with the dedication, Charm, this is for you, as is everything I do. In the present tense. For those who breathe life into invisible characters, having a loved and living wife for as long as one lives makes great sense.
For those who crave Famous Names, there is a full complement here: Christopher Plummer, Marlon Brando, Donald and Kiefer Sutherland, Norman Jewison, Paul Gross and other starry people appear, inhabiting fine stories told with Newfoundland flair and humour (e.g, Brando's best friend, Wally Cox, hiking with Pinsent and Brando on L.A.'s Mulholland Drive and repeatedly calling Brando, a Pinsent idol, "you fat bastard").
As a "puppy actor," I frequented a Toronto cafe called the Coffee Mill. It was filled with grown-up actors, including Pinsent and his best bud, Larry Dane. They, and their contemporaries, spoke of Hart House and the Crest Theatre. Dora Mavor Moore was a person, not a theatre award.
From those days to these, Next is rich theatre history. I don't know where Gordon Pinsent's voice leaves off and that of collaborator George Anthony begins, a tribute to the skills of both men. And the book provides a lively, discreet-where-necessary, tender and sometimes rueful record of one of our best-known actors … and, until now, least-known private persons.
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Help! I have too much breast milk
Lactation expert Rowena Bennett says an oversupply of breast milk is not necessarily such a good thing as it can cause tummy problems for your little one. She explains what to do when you are producing too much milk.
Many mothers produce an oversupply of breast milk during the early months until their supply calibrates to match their baby's needs (usually by the time the baby is between six and 12 weeks of age). While an oversupply of breast milk sounds like it could be a good thing, it has the potential to cause your newborn baby gastro-intestinal discomfort if you're not careful in how you manage breastfeeds.
Baby signs you have an oversupply
- Large weight gains
- Eight or more heavily wet nappies each day
- Frequent watery, frothy or 'explosive' bowel motions, which may at times be green in colour
- Extreme gassiness (flatulence and belching)
- Coughing and sputtering during let-down
- Frequently pulling off or slipping off the breast
- Gulping down feeds
- Short feeds, e.g. five to seven minutes
- Audible tummy rumblings
- Milk regurgitation (reflux) soon after or during feeds
- Nappy rash around the anus
- Infant distress and sleeplessness (due to abdominal discomfort)
- Baby may appear to be constantly hungry.
The gastro-intestinal symptoms that develop when a baby receives too much milk are often mistakenly attributed to colic, reflux, milk protein allergy or intolerance and lactose intolerance.
Mum signs of a milk oversupply
- Uncomfortably full breasts
- Frequently leaking breasts
- Forceful let-down reflex – milk sprays out
What to do?
The motto in managing an oversupply of breast milk is 'empty the first breast first'.
- Start out by offering only one breast per feed. If baby's symptoms don't improve in 24 hours try 'block feeding'.
- 'Block feeding' involves feeding from the same breast for two or three consecutive feeds before and doing the same on the other side. It could take a number of consecutive feeds from the same breast to drain it sufficiently. (Your breasts will be making more milk between feeds.)
- Avoid expressing or pumping unless you absolutely have to, for example to clear block ducts or if you have mastitis.
- Avoid giving your baby bottle feeds as this can complicate the situation further.
These simple strategies can relieve gastro-intestinal symptoms and abdominal discomfort which develop when a baby receives too much milk. When you keep your baby at the same breast for a longer period of time this will enable her to access more of the higher fat hindmilk that comes as your breast drains. She gets less milk in volume but the milk she receives is more calorie-dense.
You will know when you are managing the situation effectively when your baby is less fussy during feeds and more content between feeds. Green stools change to a yellow/mustard colour and her stools become thicker and decrease in frequency.
Your milk production will slow down as a result of not switching sides as often (which is desirable when you have an oversupply). At some stage you will need to increase the frequency at which you switch sides. Depending on how often your baby feeds, down the track it may become necessary to offer both breasts at each feed in order to prevent undersupply. By learning to interpret your baby's feeding cues you will be able to tell if it's necessary to offer both breasts.
IMPORTANT: Monitor the number of wet nappies your baby has each day. There should be five or more wet disposable nappies or six or more cloth nappies each day. By weighing your baby regularly you can tell whether your baby is getting enough.
More Kidspot articles on breast milk:
- Breastfeeding: How to deal with too much milk
- How to reduce breast milk production
- How breast milk is created
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- Am I making too much milk? from LaLeche League


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What is Ambrette?Ambrette is a plant. The seed of the plant, typically prepared as a tea, is used to make medicine.
Ambrette is used for stomach and intestinal disorders with cramps, loss of appetite, and stomach cancer.
It is also used for headaches, muscle spasms, hysteria, gonorrhea, and lung problems.
Some people use it as a stimulant. It has also been used to treat snakebites.
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Ashani was abducted by her grandparents who have since been taken into custody. The grandparents moved from Orlando, Florida to Tulsa, Oklahoma during the month of August, 1998 and Ashani has not been seen or heard from since. Authorities say just when Ashani disappeared is unknown, but they believe it was sometime between 1997 and 1999. New Jersey police arrested the Jacksons in 1988 for torturing their then 8-year-old son. The boy was found with bruises and burns all over his body after escaping the family's home. The couple posted bail and fled the state. They remained fugitives until their arrest in Tulsa in 2000. Tulsa County prosecutors charged Ernest and Kaia for a separate incident of child abuse. Kaia was sentenced to 35 years and is currently incarcerated in Oklahoma. Ernest was found not guilty but returned to New Jersey to serve just over six years in state prison for the 1988 case. Investigators developed information that Ashani Creighton was murdered in 1999. Her remains were later transported to Tulsa, where detectives believe she is buried near 61st and Mingo.
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Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod says Republican projections of a Mitt Romney victory on Tuesday are based on fiction, not facts.
"Our confidence is based in data, it's based in early vote numbers, it's based in the things that we can see, and we can prove to ourselves," Axelrod says on ABC News. "Their confidence appears to be in some hidden mystical force that is going to materialize at the last minute and push him over the finish line. And I think as time wears on this evening that fiction is going to be exposed."
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Talon Walker is having trouble making up his mind. There are simply too many Star Wars figures to consider. He picks one up, studies it and then grabs another. Luckily, he has a little help from Kentucky State Police Trooper David Smith and his wife, Stephanie.
Walker, who is from Washington County, is one 13 kids who participated in KSP Post 15's "Shop With a Trooper" program last week.
He jumps on the couch and curls up in a ball. The fuzzy black and white dog is oblivious to the sounds around him, even though the barks and meows are bound to disrupt his nap.
So begins another day at the Taylor County Animal Shelter.
Those wanting to adopt a stray animal have been able to do so for just a $20 donation for nearly a year. As a result, Director John Harris says, the shelter's adoption rates have just about doubled.
And with the Christmas holiday quickly approaching, Harris said, that rate is about to increase even more.
A Springfield teenager has been indicted on a charge of reckless homicide stemming from a single-car crash that killed another teen.
Michael A. Barnett, 19, of 301 Hagan Lane was indicted Tuesday by a Taylor County grand jury.
According to a Campbellsville Police report, the crash occurred at about 1:54 a.m. Sept. 16, 2007, on U.S. 68 when Barnett was driving a 2001 Infiniti I30.
Barnett allegedly lost control of the car, dropped off the shoulder of the road and overcorrected, which caused the car to overturn.
The annual "Christmas Tapestry" concert at Campbellsville University on Friday helped to kick off the beginning of the Christmas season.
A wide range of secular and sacred pieces was performed by the University Chorale, Handbell Choir, Flute Ensemble, Concert Band, String Quartet, Chamber Choir, New Doxology and Woodwind Quintet.
It wasn't really my scene, but I loved every minute of it.
A few weekends ago, my mother and I traveled to Atlanta, Ga. to see one of her all-time favorite artists in concert - Tina Turner.
I knew from the moment I stepped into Philips Arena that this concert was going to be a bit different than ones I have been to before.
First, there were no cowboy hats or opening acts. The stage looked massive and more like the set of a production than a concert.
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
-Luke 2:14
We heard the first stories early on Thursday. Unconfirmed reports of additional incidents surfaced throughout the weekend.
And we're off. The official 2008 holiday season has begun. And there's certainly no shortage of events and activities to help put us in the holiday spirit.
Last Wednesday, the annual Santa's Helper award was presented, and winner Doug Mullins turned on the lights at Miller Park. This year's Christmas lights extend the entire length of the park. It won't take a trip out of town anymore to see beautiful Christmas displays.
We've got a bit of an oxymoron between today's Front page and the Opinion page.
On the one hand, we have a feature story about the animal shelter and its no-fee adoption policy. However, this page features a letter to the editor from a woman cautioning us about bringing home pets at this time of the year.
Obviously, adopting a pet is a huge responsibility, and parents who plan to give their children a pet need to make sure they - and their children - are truly prepared for that extra responsibility.
Senior guard Chase Cox hit a basket with 4.6 seconds remaining and Michael Coulter stole the in-bounds pass and converted two free throws as Taylor County posted a 61-57 road victory vs. Elizabethtown on Friday night.
The Cardinals fought back from a 12-point second-half deficit with a 10-0 run to end the third quarter and took the lead when Coulter fed Lloyd Stotts for a left-wing three-pointer at 2:09 in the fourth.
The Panthers knotted the score at 57-57 on a Chris Ulis free throw with 13.8 seconds left and just before Cox's length-of-the-court drive.
In another sign of the nationwide economic slump, one of Taylor County's largest manufacturers has let go more than two dozen employees.
Citing a drop in automotive sales, Murakami Manufacturing USA has laid off 28 employees. The company produces rearview mirrors for automotive manufacturers.
According to a MMUS press release issued Friday morning, "The economy as a whole has created significant challenges for the automotive industry. As a result, we have had to make a difficult decision within our company to ensure the future success of MMUS."
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Summary of Season 1 (1996) - 6 discs
The Camden family, helmed by Rev. Eric (Stephen Collins) and his homemaker wife, Annie (Catherine Hicks), love more deeply and learn lessons as they face life's ups and downs alongside their five children, Matt (Barry Watson), Mary (Jessica Biel), Lucy (Beverley Mitchell), Simon (David Gallagher) and Ruthie (Mackenzie Rosman). In Season 1, Mary makes her singing debut, Eric wants to hire an ex-convict and Matt has a suspicious girlfriend.


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Silicon Valley is home to some of the most powerful technology companies in the world. Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, Sony, IBM and Oracle all headquarter in and around the Silicon Valley, and many of those companies started and built their company there. With so many technology companies headquartered in the area, it makes sense that Vodafone (London, England) decided to launch a Research and Development (R&D) Center in that same location.
The Vodafone Xone R&D Center will aim to bring in new technology from startup companies, universities and venture capital portfolios, according to the company.
"Being on the ground floor for finding and nurturing these types of companies is important for Vodafone," says Steve Hilton, principal analyst for Analysys Mason. "Xone is going to be measured on the number of excellent new products it brings to proof of concept"
Vodafone's Xone center can hold up to 24 companies in its test space and includes such capabilities as 2G/3G/LTE radios and an Internet Protocol (IP) network, which can access the IP service framework and IP Multimedia Subsystem, according to Vodafone. The lab is also interconnected via a backbone to Vodafone's European networks, and is closely aligned with Verizon's Centers in San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. and Waltham, Mass., U.S.A. giving select companies' access to Verizon Wireless's 4G LTE network.
Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless, which is the largest telecom operator in the United States. But if Vodafone already has a relatively strong presence in the U.S., why did the company decide to build a R&D center in the Silicon Valley?
"[Vodafone] obviously wanted more direct involvement in the R&D of solution from U.S.-based start-ups," said Hilton. "As a partial owner of Verizon Wireless, Vodafone will continue to work with Verizon in a host of areas."
With its own D&R center in Silicon Valley, the company opens itself up to grow in a number of sectors, including the M2M industry.
"Vodafone is one of the largest M2M carriers in the world in terms of M2M device connections," says Hilton. "They are strongly invested in M2M and all signs point to heightened investment."
Vodafone isn't the only European telecom provider who recently invested in the U.S. market. Telenor (Stockholm, Sweden), recently hired a head of business development in the U.S. with plans of expansion in the near future.
"I think we're going to see more of this type of U.S. investment by European companies," says Hilton. "If for no other reason that exchange rates make it pretty attractive."
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April 14, 2004 -- MILLER GROVE -- Frank Weaver threw a no-hitter, while Lee Roy Stracener's solo home run in the sixth broke open the game, as Miller Grove shut out Celeste 4-0 Tuesday.
James Weaver added a three-run blast later in the sixth, while Randy Rainey and Brandon Stunkard each added hits in the inning.
Frank Weaver faced 23 batters, just two over the minimum, striking out 16, walking one and hitting a batter. He struck out the first 12 Blue Devil hitters he faced.
Frank Weaver and John Mark Barnard both had no hitters going into the sixth, before Stracener's homer. Stunkard followed with a single up the middle, and Frank Weaver reached on an error. James Weaver hit his three-run shot over the center-field fence.
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SALTILLO -- Trey Thompson struck out three and walked two in six innings of work, while Cory Byrd went 2-for-3 at the plate, as Saltillo escaped with a one-run win over Yantis.
Thompson improved to 2-0 on the season, while Collin Garmon struck out the side in the seventh for the save. The Lions improved to 6-1 in district play.
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Pre-workout Tips for People With Diabetes
Many people with diabetes want to start on exercise regimes but are not sure how to do so. It is important if you have diabetes to talk with your doctor first so that you can find out what types of exercises are safe for you to perform. Once your doctor has approved of your fitness plan, you should make sure that you take care of the following things every time before you work out.
Test Your Blood Glucose Level
You should always check your blood glucose level before you workout in order to determine if it is in a safe range. If your blood sugar is too low, you will likely need to eat a snack. If your blood sugar is too high, then you should do a check for ketones. If there are ketones present you should not work out.
Make Sure That You Have Snacks Available
You should always be prepared for sudden changes in your blood sugar levels when you work out. Make sure that you purchase glucose snacks to improve your glucose levels.
Things to Bring With You
If you will be working out, you should make sure that you carry your glucose meter, have comfortable shoes that can help you to avoid problems with your feet and something that identifies you as a person that has diabetes. These things can help reduce the risk of an emergency and ensure that you stay safe while working out.
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text: The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage.By Marc Chandler NEW YORK ( BBH FX Strategy) -- The Australian dollar held support in the middle of last week, near $1.04. Yield-hungry Japanese retail and institutional investors have taken a new look, especially as they begin trying to diversify away from the Brazilian cash register. There is still scope for another rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia, possibly in May, but this has largely been priced in. Consider what has happened in the past five days. The Australian 2-year yield has risen 25 bp, compared with a 5-bp increase in the U.S. and no change in the Japanese 2-year rate.


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Good afternoon. I first would like to let you know that I am not a psychologist or licensed to perform counseling in any way, and I am not intending to provide information as such. I am only a Parenting Expert on Just Answer, I am a mother of 4 and a child care provider, and all I can offer is my opinion and what I know about these kinds of issues.
I would say no, do not tell your 4 1/2 year old grand daughter that her father has anger management issues. Saying this could stick in her head, and she may even repeat it back to her father at some time. I would however explain to her what anger is, and what causes people to become angry (which could be an array of things).
At one point, I asked her what dad is angry about. She didn't have an answer, so we dropped it. In April, we were coerced by an attorney into skype visits, which violates the dad's protection order. Dad blew it by making demeaning remarks about mom, who was supervising those visits and the computer was shut down. The child was devastated, but we said that Dad didn't follow the rules of the visits and that it's not nice to say mean things about anyone. Child accepted that. I was just wondering what ese we could have said or could say in the future.If Dad has any more visits, they will be supervised by a professional. Still we need to know how to handle questions or statements made by the child.
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not directed at the child, only remarks about mom, which we saw for the first time, on skype.
I think that it would be best to explain to your grand daughter that just as she may get mad at people for different reasons, sometimes justifiable, and sometimes not, adults often get angry with one another for these same kinds of reasons. It would be best in these discussions however, even if she asks a direct question about her father's anger, that you speak about anger in general, as it relates to all people, and not single dad out. This would be best so not to make her feel as though she has to chose sides between the "angry parent", and "non angry parent".
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Garden BirdWatch monitors the changing fortunes of birds and other garden wildlife through its network of 'citizen scientists'. Observations collected by BTO Garden BirdWatchers are analysed by BTO researchers and published in leading journals. BTO Garden BirdWatchers have charted the decline of the House Sparrow, the rise of the Woodpigeon, have discovered that urban birds get up later than their rural counterparts and have alerted conservationists to the impact of an emerging disease in Greenfinches. Find out more about Garden BirdWatch.
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The results are in and we can announce that Blackbirds were the most commonly seen bird in gardens during 2016, recorded in 90% of gardens on average throughout the year! The winter was a good one for thrushes, with Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush and Redwing all seen in good numbers. Unfortunately it wasn't all good news in 2016 and we witnessed our lowest ever counts of Greenfinches and from October onwards counts dropped below one per garden on average for the first time. Explore the GBW annual results further.
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Garden BirdWatch results show that more Hedgehogs were active later in the year than usual, particularly in southern and eastern areas of the UK. They were seen in 4.1% of gardens in November, which is nearly double the average (2.4%) and numbers remained high in December. This is likely due to the mild weather conditions.


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Care for children with cardiomyopathy is complex and requires the expertise of a pediatric cardiologist, and possibly a heart surgeon, electrophysiologist or a geneticist. Treatment depends on the type of cardiomyopathy and how soon it is detected. At early stages, medications and a pacemaker or defibrillator may be recommended. Having an experienced physician team such as the one at Herma Heart Center is critical since children with advanced cardiomyopathy may require surgery or heart transplantation. Read more.
Cardiomyopathy is any disease of the heart muscle in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood effectively. In some instances, heart rhythm is disturbed, leading to irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmias. There may be multiple causes of cardiomyopathy, including viral infections. Sometimes, the exact cause of the muscle disease is never found.
Cardiomyopathy differs from many of the other disorders of the heart in several ways, including the following:
Cardiomyopathy prevents the heart muscle from pumping enough blood to meet the body's needs.
Viral infections that infect the heart are a major cause of cardiomyopathy. In some instances, cardiomyopathy is a result of another disease or its treatment, such as complex congenital (present at birth) heart disease, nutritional deficiencies, uncontrollable, fast heart rhythms, or certain types of chemotherapy for childhood cancers. Sometimes, cardiomyopathy can be linked to a genetic abnormality. Other times, the cause is unknown.
The following types of cardiomyopathy commonly affect children:
Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of cardiomyopathy. The heart muscle is enlarged and stretched (dilated), causing the heart to become weak and pump inefficiently. Other problems that may occur with dilated cardiomyopathy include the following:
Various infections (including viral) which lead to an inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) can cause this type of cardiomyopathy.
Contact with toxins or very powerful therapeutic drugs, such as certain types of chemotherapy given to fight cancer, have been known to cause dilated cardiomyopathy. Heredity can also be a factor. Twenty percent of people with dilated cardiomyopathy have a parent or sibling with the disease. In many cases, a specific cause for this type of the disease is never identified.
Because the heart muscle is weak and unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's demands, the body tries to preserve blood flow to essential organs such as the brain and kidneys by reducing blood flow to other areas of the body, such as the skin and muscles.
The following are the most common symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Specific treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy will be determined by your child's physician based on:
Your child's physician may recommend medications to accomplish the following:
In some cases, dilated cardiomyopathy due to viral causes improves. In other cases, the condition worsens and transplantation of the heart may be considered. Consult your child's physician for more information regarding the specific outlook for your child.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is also known as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, HOCM; asymmetric septal hypertrophy, ASH; or idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, IHSS. In this type of cardiomyopathy, the muscle mass of the left ventricle of the heart is larger than normal, or the wall between the two ventricles (septum) becomes enlarged. These abnormalities obstruct the blood flow from the left ventricle.
The thickened muscle or septal wall can also affect one of the leaflets of the mitral valve, which separates the left atrium and the left ventricle. The valve leaflet becomes leaky, allowing blood to move backwards from the left ventricle into the left atrium, instead of forward to the body.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is often hereditary. One-half of children with the disease have a parent or sibling with varying degrees of left ventricular muscle or ventricular wall enlargement, although relatives may or may not have symptoms.
Children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may have symptoms that increase with exertion or symptoms may be unpredictable.
The following are the most common symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Specific treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy will be determined by your child's physician based on:
Your child's physician may recommend medications to accomplish the following:
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If Pakistan uses one of its nukes, it will be to the East, against its arch-rival, India. Iran, on the other hand, clearly has its sights set on the United States, Europe and Israel, he wrote.
The commentary, which he said he received from a friend, was written by Alireza Forghani, a former governor of southern Irans Kish Province and an analyst and a strategy specialist in the camp of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran could possibly rationalize its peaceful objectives for nuclear power by arguing that a nuclear bomb would create peace if it were to be used on Israel to achieve Ahmadinejads stated objective of annihilating Zionism. Forghani wrote in February that Iran should stage a pre-emptive strike on Israel.
Forghani wrote on Sunday, The fatwa from Imam Khomeini [the founder of Iran´s Islamic revolution -- ed.] said all Islamic countries have Islamic blood. Therefore the Islamic world should rise up and shout that a nuclear bomb is our right, and disrupt the dreams of America and Israel."
Having a nuclear bomb is our right. Israel would have been destroyed completely 30 years ago but remains because of its assumed possession of nuclear warheads.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013, 05:28 AM
dipsydoodle (42,239 posts)
North Korea warns U.S. forces of "destruction" ahead of war drills
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday warned the top U.S. military commander stationed in South Korea that his forces would "meet a miserable destruction" if they go ahead with scheduled military drills with South Korean troops, North Korean state media said.
Pak Rim-su, chief delegate of the North Korean military mission to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, gave the message by phone to Gen. James Thurman, the commander of the U.S. Forces Korea, KCNA news agency said.
It came amid escalating tension on the divided Korean peninsula after the North's third nuclear test earlier this month, in defiance of U.N. resolutions, drew harsh international condemnation.
A direct message from the North's Panmunjom mission to the U.S. commander is rare.
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/23/uk-korea-north-idUKBRE91M05520130223
Ref to Sunday at the Reuters link is an error - its still Saturday there and news is only 2 hours old.
NKorea warns US commander in SKorea over drills.
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea warned the top American commander in South Korea on Saturday of "miserable destruction" if the U.S. military presses ahead with routine joint drills with South Korea set to begin next month.
Pak Rim Su, chief of North Korea's military delegation to the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone, sent the warning Saturday morning to Gen. James Thurman, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said, in a rare direct message to the U.S. commander.
The threat comes as the U.S. and other nations discuss how to punish North Korea for conducting an underground nuclear test on Feb. 12 in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning Pyongyang from nuclear and missile activity.
North Korea has characterized the nuclear test, its third since 2006, as a defensive act against U.S. aggression. Pyongyang accuses Washington of "hostility" for leading the charge to punish North Korea for a December rocket launch that the U.S. considers a covert missile test.
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Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 06:16 AM
davidpdx (22,000 posts)
1. North Korea foaming at the mouth again
Let me guess, China will call for all parties to be "calm". Yep, same shit different day.
Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 06:51 AM
Turbineguy (23,677 posts)
2. Sounds like Kim Jong Un
lusts for a Big Mac with Fries.
Response to Turbineguy (Reply #2)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 07:56 AM
AsahinaKimi (20,776 posts)
3. As I understand it
A few years back he snuck out of North Korea to attend a Madonna concert. He was spotted by cameras. Now that he's in charge of North Korea, he probably can't go anywhere. Being stuck in on place and not being able to see decent concerts must be frustrating as hell. IF he was smart.. He would stop this saber rattling and open up NK for bringing music to him.
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #3)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 08:50 AM
Mnemosyne (21,363 posts)
4. So basically the little creep is bored. :) nt
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #3)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 10:37 AM
Nanjing to Seoul (2,088 posts)
6. When I lived in Suwon, those nut jobs north of the 38th parallel wanted a war
in the worst way.
Until the people in Beijing stop protecting them, they will just saber rattle.
Those who want interesting fun. . .go to the Pyongyang Times English website and shake your head in disgust.
Response to Nanjing to Seoul (Reply #6)
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 06:52 AM
davidpdx (22,000 posts)
13. I like closer than that
I looked on Wikimap and I'm 26 miles from the border. Granted I don't believe anything will ever happen.
Response to Nanjing to Seoul (Reply #6)
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 12:46 PM
ronnie624 (5,697 posts)
15. If N. Korea wanted a war, it could have one, toot sweet.
Did you know the US began planning the division and imperial administration of Korea in 1943, without any input from even a single Korean? It promised them their independence at the end of WWII, but in typical fashion, stabbed them in the back when the war was over. Shortly thereafter, it proceeded to slaughter about 20% of the population of Korea (according to Curtis LeMay) in some of the most intensive bombing campaigns in the history of aerial warfare.
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #3)
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 12:58 PM
Ash_F (5,861 posts)
16. This is seriously a way that normalization with NK can be achieved
Popular culture soothes animosity and builds bridges between societies. We saw this with the US and Japan.
Response to Turbineguy (Reply #2)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 02:24 PM
iandhr (6,852 posts)
11. Herd he also likes basketball
Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 10:16 AM
MrScorpio (67,418 posts)
5. This is routine:
- Yearly Joint US/ROK Military exercises are announced.
- NK threatens massive retaliation against perceived threat.
- Exercises go off without a hitch.
- NK does nothing.
- Rinse and repeat the following year.
This was the exact same sequence that went on between the North and the South almost thirty years ago when I was stationed there.
It's good to see that some old traditions remain in place.
Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 10:40 AM
Flashmann (2,140 posts)
7. North Korea warns U.S. forces
Good thing,for them,they don't have oil/gas fields.....Otherwise we just might consider them a real threat...
Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 11:04 AM
SemperEadem (8,053 posts)
8. Whatevs...
: flies the finger at KJU :
Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 11:39 AM
John2 (2,730 posts)
9. He is a maniac
beating his chest again. It makes you want to do the exercises even more. And if he does anything about it, we will invade.
Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 02:19 PM
iandhr (6,852 posts)
10. Its turns out The Onion was wrong. He is crazy enough to run the country.
Kim Jong-Un Privately Doubting He's Crazy Enough To Run North Korea
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREAIn surprisingly candid remarks today following his father's death, Kim Jong-un, heir apparent to North Korea's highest government post, expressed doubt that he was sufficiently out of his mind to succeed longtime dictator Kim Jong-il.
While emphasizing that he was definitely completely insane and would likely become even more so as leader of North Korea, the younger Kim nevertheless wondered if he could ever be enough of a lunatic to truly replace the most unhinged dictator on the planet. "Obviously, I know I was handpicked because I'm super crazy," said Kim, the youngest of the late 69-year-old dictator's four known children. "But my father was just so great at what he did. Did you know the people of North Korea heard his voice exactly once, for like five seconds? How nuts is that? Honestly, I look at stuff like that and I think, 'Wow, there's just no way I can ever top Dad.'" "We're talking about a world-class nutjob here," he added.
Kim told reporters that since emerging as the presumptive next-in-line to lead North Korea, he had spent countless hours trying to come up with his own brand of craziness that would honor the tradition set forth by his father and grandfather, Kim Il-sung, but would also set him apart. After discovering that many of his best ideas had already been taken by his fatherincluding making citizens bow toward wall-sized portraits of himself or claiming to be a demigod whose moods directly influence the weatherKim admitted he had grown frustrated.
Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 11:23 PM
defacto7 (7,979 posts)
12. Although endless historical threats
are expected from NK on a regular basis, what better way to put their enemy off guard. If they lead us to expect they are just bloviating, they would have an advantage when they are hungry enough to do something unexpected.
I also have my doubts as to who is really running that country. Kim Jung Un doesn't seem to me the most likely military strong man. More likely he's a front. Just my subjective opinion.
Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)
Sun Feb 24, 2013, 06:52 AM
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The development of intelligent sensors involves the design of reconfigurable systems capable of working with different input sensors signals. Reconfigurable systems should expend the least possible amount of time readjusting. A self-adjustment algorithm for intelligent sensors should be able to fix major problems such as offset, variation of gain and lack of linearity with good accuracy. This paper shows the performance of a progressive polynomial algorithm utilizing different grades of relative nonlinearity of an output sensor signal. It also presents an improvement to this algorithm which obtains an optimal response with minimum nonlinearity error, based on the number and selection sequence of the readjust points. In order to verify the potential of this proposed criterion, a temperature measurement system was designed. The system is based on a thermistor which presents one of the worst nonlinearity behaviors. The application of the proposed improved method in this system showed that an adequate sequence of the adjustment points yields to the minimum nonlinearity error. In realistic applications, by knowing the grade of relative nonlinearity of a sensor, the number of readjustment points can be determined using the proposed method in order to obtain the desired nonlinearity error. This will impact on readjustment methodologies and their associated factors like time and cost.
The development of intelligent sensors involves the use of self-adjustment algorithms that should be able to fix major problems such as offset, variation of gain and no linearity with good accuracy. Besides, it will be focused to simplify the calibration process.
The calibration stage is where many of the major problems begin because in the development and maintenance of measurement systems verification and readjustment processes are required. An accepted practice utilized in the past by measurement systems designers was to linearize the sensor output. The subject of linearization has been considered on different forms and stages, basically in the design of circuits with MOS and CMOS technologies [
Now, if the cost associated with the maintenance of the measurement systems is reviewed we can see that in a research done by Hutchins [
The development of intelligent sensors with readjustment capabilities is imperative in order to facilitate calibration while not increasing its costs. Today designers have different options for self readjustment sensors, some of which are artificial neural networks theory [
Several important works related to recursive algorithms that can be applied to the self readjustment of intelligent sensors exist, one of which is the progressive polynomial calibration method [
This paper presents the improvement of a progressive polynomial algorithm that facilitates the calibration process due to the self-adjustment of sensor. This proposal is based on the calibration method presented by Fouad [
One important point that needs clarification before proceeding is related to the meaning of the term "self-adjustment". Adjustment is mainly concerned to the process of removing systematic errors in accordance with the definition in the Metrology and the International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology (VIM), ISO VIM [
The paper structure will be the following: the basic system design considerations are presented in Section 2. The improved polynomial progressive algorithm and its simulation results are described in Section 3. A practical implementation of an intelligent sensor with improved algorithm on small microcontroller (MCU) is showed in Section 4 and the tests and results are described in Section 5.
The term smart sensor was coined in the mid of 1980s [
This paper is focused on the compensation functionality. The compensation factor will be operating in three categories: Nonlinear compensation that linearizes the relationship between input and output, Cross-sensitivity compensation due to ambient conditions and time based or long term drift compensation due to degradation of the sensor or its elements [
A previous step to the application of progressive polynomial calibration algorithm is the normalization of the input and output variables. For example, the output electrical signal
In most of the cases the input and output variables scales are different, and these variables need to be normalized. We suggest making the normalization of
After the normalization,
Once the input and output variables are normalized the four steps of the polynomial progressive polynomial method [ Based on the adjustment process of measuring systems [ With the first points Using the points For sensors with linear transfer function three foregoing steps are enough to self-readjustment of the sensor, but if the transfer function is nonlinear, more coefficients If the transfer function of the sensor is nonlinear, a new set of coefficients and functions are defined. The coefficients
Based on the adjustment process of measuring systems [
With the first points
Using the points
For sensors with linear transfer function three foregoing steps are enough to self-readjustment of the sensor, but if the transfer function is nonlinear, more coefficients
If the transfer function of the sensor is nonlinear, a new set of coefficients and functions are defined. The coefficients
Finally, the relative error metric,
Or another way to corroborate the method is by using the least mean square error, expressed by
Current literature qualifies this method just as a qualitative way; the criteria of how the sequence of readjustment points will be taken and its capability of quantitative means are not available. In the next section one proposal for effective algorithm evaluation with respect to the percent of nonlinearity of the input signal is presented, as well as the necessary modifications to improve the method to obtain the minimum relative error.
In the previous section a recursive linearization method was described. However, it is necessary to define its performance under a set of important characteristics. Some of these characteristics include: number of adjustment points required, time expended in the adjustment process, the minimum nonlinearity error desired, and the applicability of the method to any sensor.
For example, a criterion to choose the number of calibration points based on a scale region where the sensor will be used is described in [
The first step is to select a nonlinear function as the input to the linearization process. In this document an increasing exponential function defined by
The next step consists of selecting a set of adjustment points, with cardinality
Two sets of calibration points were randomly generated in order to consider two different cases. These sets are shown bellow:
In the experiment, the range of
According to these results, if five points of adjustment are used, then the method can compensate sensors with a maximum nonlinearity relative error under 21%, yielding a maximum nonlinearity relative error output lower than 1% as shown in
According to these results, if seven points of adjustment are taken then the method can compensate sensors with a maximum nonlinearity relative error under 32%, yielding a maximum nonlinearity relative error output lower than 1% as shown in
Another important observation from
In order to establish a systematic method to avoid all the subjective aspects of the original algorithm an improvement to the algorithm was performed. This is proposed herein through the analysis of the response of the polynomial progressive algorithm. Then, considering the adjustment input vector for
So a set of new vectors
The numbers of
As it can be noticed from
The method can be generalized as follows: with
The elements
Now, the
The following experiment was done using simulation software in order to evaluate the improved algorithm: First, five sets of readjustment points were taken; the difference between each set was the number of adjustment points
After the PVA, the new vectors
Keep in mind that
By analyzing the results of
Temperature measurement systems are commonly used in almost any process. A thermistor as temperature sensor was selected in the construction of a measurement system. The thermistors, besides having a diversity of applications, can be found in a great variety of ways, sizes and characteristics. In this case, the major characteristic that will be analyzed is the
It is clear that in practical cases, the sensor will be on a circuit converting temperature to voltage capability, for example, a tension divider circuit or a Wheatstone bridge. The intelligent sensor was designed on a small MCU. Its topology is shown in
Five thermistors of different values of
The input signal
This signal was supplied to the improved algorithm. The results are presented in the next section.
The proposed improved algorithm was computed and the performance of the improved algorithm was compared against a Honeywell temperature meter, number UDC3000 with a thermocouple type K, span of −29 to 538°C (−20 to 1,000°F) and accuracy of ± 0.02%, taking 25 measures from a range of 0 to 120°C in 5°C steps using an oven system to change the temperature. The results are shown in
The output of the improved algorithm compared with the target straight line can be seen in
The same process as described above was done for the other thermistors and the obtained results are shown in
The results indicate that the maximum nonlinearity relative error, for each case, is less than 1%. These results were generated from a quantitative analysis of IPPA-PVA, therefore, yielding the certainty of confidence that it is the optimal solution.
Moreover, it is important to comment on the sensor resolution. The ADC determinates the sensor resolution and this is defined by:
In this paper an improved progressive polynomial algorithm to perform compensation in intelligent sensors was presented. The improved algorithm needs to be executed only the first time the sensor is calibrated. Using data from
The proposed method assures the optimal solution using few adjustment points, reducing the time spent in the adjustment of the calibration process and reducing the calibration cost as a consequence. This method can be used for any sensor, as long as, the percentage of nonlinearity is under 40% and if the desired error is less than 1%.
The algorithm can be easily programmed into a microcontroller because it consists of simple operations and only the coefficients from
This work was supported by the: Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua, Dirección General de Educación Superior Tecnológica y La Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México (Project No. 832-08-P).
Intelligence Sensors classification base on its functionalities.
Input signal used for algorithm evaluation.
Algorithm response with five points of adjustment.
Algorithm response with seven points of adjustment.
Percentage of nonlinearity error of PVA.
Flow chart of the PVA Algorithm.
Results of the improved polinomial progressive algorithm for self-adjustment.
Topology of the intelligent sensor.
Response of thermistors used in the temperature measurement system (Ro is the resistance of the thermistor at 25°C).
Feature of nonlinearity of the thermistors used in the temperature measurement system (Ro is the resistance of the thermistor at 25°C).
Improved algorithm performance with six readjustment points
Improved algorithm relative error with six readjustment points
Improved Algorithm evaluation results.
|Thermistors Features
|% max. initial error εr
|Order of the vector
|% max εr6 of
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|-0.099 a 0.1383
|-0.155 a 0.1931
|-0.099 a 0.091
|-0.0493 a 0.0718