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On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Marten wrote:
> Ofcourse its free to do so. But I see people write there own patches and
> publish them. I think dat is a kind of waste to not combine al the
> patches and write with more people a better and completer firewall.
No no, you can't blame it all on the fact that we don't have CVS. All the
patches that have been sent to me so far and that made sense to integrate
in the official m0n0wall distribution have actually been integrated (after
verifying/correcting, if necessary). I don't think any good patch went to
waste there.
Besides, even if we had CVS, that wouldn't mean that anybody would be
getting commit access to it. It's not that I want to be egoistic, but I
want to be able to control and change all the code that goes into my
m0n0wall releases.
> if you say "or at least trying to" don't it mean that more only one can
> handle? Using a cvs makes it easy to develop. and it seems that at least
> a couple of people are willing to help :)
And there's nothing to stop them if they really want to. "at least trying
to" was referring to the fact that I can't possibly test each and every
feature in m0n0wall in every constellation - I rely on the users doing so
and reporting bugs they've found.
Just having a CVS doesn't mean that the code will develop itself, and what
difference does it make now if you send me some diffs or commit to a CVS
Besides, I can't be bothered commiting all my changes to a CVS server (and
checking out files, too) all the time. I do m0n0wall development on three
different machines (an Apple PowerBook for all the PHP script editing, a
Windows 2000 machine with Dreamweaver (there you have it ;) for the webGUI
stuff, and some Compaq notebook with FreeBSD to build the images - plus a
file server to connect it all together).
> In time, I would to help to upgrade the os 5.1 for more flexibility and
> better wireless support.
Thanks for the offer, but that's another thing I'm religious about. I'd
have done the upgrade in a heartbeat, but I'm still totally unconvinced
about the speed and stability of 5.1 as compared to 4.8. Last time I
checked, it was still a lot slower (routing/filtering throughput), and
until that changes, we'll stay with 4.x. I know I'm being stubborn about
some things, but not without reason.
So come on people, don't hide yourselves behind that "I can't contribute
until there's a CVS server" stuff; you know you can if that's what you
really want, and if you don't, there's no need to account to me for it.
Finally, if there's a good reason to have a read-only CVS server where
commits consist simply of the complete set of PHP files when there's a new
release, I'd be willing to set that up as a convenience to those who don't
want to download the whole rootfs file to get the latest PHP files.
- Manuel


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TEMPLE CITY -- Officials cordoned off a neighborhood and placed a school on lockdown Thursday morning as they hunted for an auto theft suspect.
The incident began about 8 a.m. when deputies spotted a stolen truck near an apartment complex in the 5300 block of Rosemead Boulevard, near Broadway, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Ignacio Somoano said. The driver exited the truck and ran.
Deputies set up a search perimeter of about two blocks in the area southwest of Rosemead Boulevard and Broadway, the lieutenant said.
Nearby San Gabriel Academy, just across the city border in an unincorporated county area near San Gabriel, was placed on lockdown as a precaution, he added.
After about two hours of hunting for the suspect with the help of a sheriff's K-9, he was not found and the search was called off.
The suspects was described as a Latino man in his 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, wearing a blue sweater, black short and a blue bandana on his head.
- Brian Day, twitter.com/sgvcrime

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Posted on May 25, 2008
Captain John Terry says he will be "haunted forever" by his Moscow penalty miss that cost Chelsea the chance of winning the Champions League.
In an open letter to fans on the club's official website published soon after the club terminated the contract of manager Avram Grant, Terry reveals how he has hardly slept since the end of the game and still hopes his penalty miss was a bad dream.
Terry, currently with the England squad, slipped as he went to take what would have been the winning penalty and when Manchester United's Edwin van der Sar saved from Nicolas Anelka, Chelsea's dreams were shattered.
Addressing the club's fans, players and employees, Terry wrote: "I am so sorry for missing the penalty and denying you the fans, my team-mates, family and friends the chance to become European champions.
"Many people have told me I don't need to say that but I feel I need to, that's just me. I have relived that moment every minute since it happened. I have only slept a few hours and wake up every time hoping its all been a bad dream.
"I have had some amazing support from fans, current and ex-players, family and friends and I need to thank everyone for that. But I am a big man and I take responsibility for us not winning.
"I am and always will be Chelsea through and through. I will give my all on and off the pitch to win this trophy as a player and one day as a manager. And I am sure we will win it.
"That night in Moscow will haunt me forever and I feel I have let everybody down and this hurts me more than anything. I am not ashamed about crying.
"This is a trophy I have tried so hard year after year to win and it was just an uncontrollable reaction, I wear my heart on my sleeve, everybody knows that.
"The road to Rome starts here, we have to try and turn this experience to our advantage. I am very proud of how far we have come this season with everything that has gone on. Thank you for all your support for the season."


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In 1899, the local government in Fulton, New York offered the Swiss confection company Nestle a free plot of land to entice them into building their first American factory. The company accepted and became a fixture in Fulton, employing thousands of workers in the area during the twentieth century. However, these workers had their lives put at risk because of the use of asbestos parts, materials, and equipment at the factory.
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From: "Charles.Clark" <>
Subject: Commission Agent
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 16:14:54 +1200
Your Name wrote:
> I am absolutely floored about the thought of my very proper Victorian
> great-grandfather being a bookmaker! Wonderful! Amazing! He did become an
> importer of "Wine and Spirits." Do you think that might be how he started? Was
> it common?
> He was quite wealthy when he emigrated to San Diego in 1889. But we have
> always been mystified about him. I have felt he had some secret. Could that be
> it?
If he became an importer of "Wine and Spirits" that could easily have
been what was being described when he was called a commission agent. ie
importing and selling wine and spirits on behalf of the overseas
producers thereof for a commission.
There are lots of sorts of agents - land agents such as my gggf Charles
George Stuart are one, and in fact anyone who carries out a function for
someone else for money can be described as an agent.
But I don't want to spoil the bookmaker theory, that's also a
> How would a member of the gentry feel about his daughter marrying a
> "commission agent?" Wow.
In my case James Stewart-Moore (who was landed gentry) married Elizabeth
Frances Jane, aka Bee, daughter of Charles George Stuart, a prominent
land agent in county Antrim who had for many years been agent for the
Stewart-Moore estate, among many others. I think it's fair to say she
married up, and that is reflected in the way the two families relate a
century later.
But in general one thing that can bve assumed about a commission agent,
land agent or whatever, is that he will be a self-made man, and
competent and ambitious rather than well-bred. He has to be competent
and hard-working to get his betters to retain his services.
As for the bookmaker bit, remember that it is the gentry who are perhaps
the biggest followers of the horses - the Queen and the Queen Mother
being two examples. What's that saying about racing being the sport of
kings. Look at http://www.furlong-uk.com/racing.htm for example. Two of
the greatest society days out in England are Ascot and the Derby. And
remember also that Prince Andrew married the daughter of his polo
manager when he married Fergie, so a bookmaker can often move in (very)
exalted circles too.
This thread:
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I was just wondering what "emotionally disturbed" means. I got evaluated by the school psychologist and I apparently have an emotional disturbance. Nobody explained anything to me and I'm really confused about it. They just put me into special classes at school for kids with emotional disturbances. So I was just wondering if you could give me some information on what kind of things would be classified as an emotional disturbance.
When a school classifies a student as emotionally disturbed (ED), it technically means that a condition has been exhibited with one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time to such a degree that educational performance has been negatively impacted. This can include:
Basically what all that means is that there are emotional or behavioral issues that are interfering with a student's ability to achieve in school. For example, if a student is depressed, the low energy and low motivation that often accompanies depression may get in the way of the student being able to stay alert in class and take in the material being presented, complete in-class and homework assignments, and focus on tests. As a result grades may be negatively impacted.
The purpose of the classification is not meant as a label that something is wrong with the student or the student is less-than in any way. It is a way of ensuring that the student gets the appropriate supports and accommodations that will allow them to excel in school regardless of the emotional issues that are present, and that will help them to deal more effectively or resolve the emotional issues that are there.
If you are unsure why you have been classified as ED, FX thinks that it is very important for you to speak to your parents, school counselor, and/or teachers about it. Ask one or a few of them to explain to you why you have been given that classification, and what kind of in-school services you will be given because of this classification.
Sometimes students who are classified with an emotional disturbance or with a learning disorder can feel that this says something about their self-worth or intelligence level. FX wants to stress to you that it does NOT – and that you are a capable, wonderful, smart person. You may have added challenge to deal with in terms of whatever emotional issues are there – but that does not mean you are not able to use the supports and resources around you and that have been implemented through this classification to excel and achieve.
Teens often abuse prescription drugs because of the myth that these drugs provide a medically safe high.
It is estimated that major depressive disorder (MDD) affects about 5% of adolescents, and that between 10 - 15% of adolescents have some symptoms of depression at any one time.
Statistics show that giving a teen a credit card does not teach them to be financially responsible or to encourage self-restraint, but actually promotes a "spend now and deal with the consequences later" mindset.
Girls are more likely to intentionally abuse prescription drugs than boys.
The reality of excessive interest rates and fees that often accompany credit card use for teens, can put youngsters in a position where they are losing out on admission to graduate school, getting a job, or renting an apartment because of damaged credit history.
Less than 33% of teens with depression get help, yet 80% of teens with depression can be successfully treated if they seek help from a doctor or therapist.
Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for all persons age 6-33, and about 45% of these fatalities are alcohol-related crashes.
About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.
30% of teens with depression also have a substance abuse problem.
Freshmen bring an average of $1,585.00 in credit card debt to college.
About a third of women who seek services related to unprotected sex, such as pregnancy testing or emergency contraception, do not receive STD counseling, testing, or treatment.
7-10% of college students will drop out of school because of credit problems.
Teens with untreated depression are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors, leading to higher rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Most smokers begin smoking as teens, and the average age of initiation is 12.5 years of age.
People with manic symptoms and Bipolar Disorder II are at a significant risk of later developing an alcohol abuse or dependence problem.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for 36% of all deaths in this age group.
The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is the highest of any industrialized democracy, nearly twice that of Great Britain and 10 times that of Japan. 4
Compared with other age groups, teens have the lowest rate of seat belt use, and male high school students are more likely than female students to rarely or never wear seat belts.
A national study of women ages 15-44 found that women were almost twice as likely to receive contraceptive services rather than STD services.
The teenage pregnancy rate in the U.S. is at its lowest level in thirty years, down 36% since its peak in 1990. Research suggests that both increased abstinence and positive changes in contraceptive practice are responsible these recent declines in teen pregnancy.
A sexually active teenager who does not use contraceptives has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within one year. 8
In the United States, at least 5-10 million girls and women and 1 million boys and men are struggling with eating disorders. 11
Among male drivers between 15 and 20 years of age who were involved in fatal crashes in 2005, 38% were speeding at the time of the crash and 24% had been drinking.
Homicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds overall. 16
Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. 22
One in four teenage girls in the U.S. had at least one common sexually transmitted disease.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among youths ages 15 to 20. 19
The highest Chlamydia rates occurred among women ages 15 to 19 and 20 to 24.
About 44% of rape victims are under age 18. Three out of every twenty victims (15%) are under age 12. 25
Each year, half of all HIV infections are among people under the age of 25.
Crash risk is particularly high during the first year that teenagers are eligible to drive.
One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. A total of 17.7 million women have been victims of these crimes. 23
Teen girls ages 15-19 have the highest Gonorrhea rate of any age group.
The motor vehicle death rate for male drivers and passengers ages 16-19 is more than one and half times that of their female counterparts.
More than four in 10 young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20 - nearly one million teen pregnancies a year 3
The presence of teen passengers increases the crash risk of unsupervised teen drivers; the risk increases with the number of teen passengers.
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in this country. More than 400,000 Americans die from tobacco-related causes each year, and most of them began using tobacco before the age of 18.
The risk of motor vehicle crashes is higher among 16- to 19-year-olds than among any other age group.
Underage drinking costs the U.S. more than $58 billion every year; enough to buy every public school student a state-of-the-art computer.
At all levels of blood alcohol concentration (BAC), the risk of involvement in a motor vehicle crash is greater for teens than for older drivers.
Teens who drink are more likely to be victims of violent crimes and sexual assault, have serious problems in school, be involved in drinking-related traffic crashes, and develop problems with alcohol later in life.
Nearly all the poison deaths in the U.S. are attributed to drugs, and most drug poisonings result from the abuse of prescription and illegal drugs.
Alcohol kills 6.5 times more youth than all other illicit drugs combined.
Persons aged 15-24, who represent only 14% of the U.S. population, account for 30% ($19 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among males and 28% ($7 billion) among females.
Among young people ages 12-17, prescription drugs have become the second most abused illegal drug, behind marijuana.


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In message Christopher Samuel <firstname.lastname@example.com> writes: >/* > * Cc'd to the postmasters of the sites being abused as a "heads up" > * > * Summary for them: a lot of forged subscribe messages for various > * users around the net have been issued using your sites as convenient > * staging posts due to the mail software you use. This is not intended > * as a flame at all, just as some information in case you were not aware. > */ > >Here are the edited highlights of a selection of the forged subscription >messages I received, fortunately the majordomo-owner of mono.org has hacked >the code to include potentially useful information after the last round. >Thanks Dave! > >The hosts malasada.lava.net and iquest.net seem to be implicated, but I >suspect that is merely because they are running versions of SMail that >don't appear to bother doing any checking on the name presented at the >initial SMTP HELO greeting, and thus cannot be traced any further. Thanks for the info. In our case, you are right in that the attacker was just using us as a relay. The actual attack was traced back to a cracked account at Netcom which has since been deactivated. We have improved our Received header creation so that it now includes the real IP address of the host sending the email, so future attacks can be traced to the source without our intervention. We just added the following to our config file for Smail (included for the benefit of other Smail admins): received_field="Received: \ ${if def:sender_host\ {from $sender_host [$sender_host_addr] by $primary_name\ ${if def:sender_proto: with $sender_proto}\ \n\t(Smail$version #$compile_num) }\ else {by $primary_name ${if def:sender_proto:with $sender_proto }\ (Smail$version #$compile_num)\n\t}}\ id $message_id; $spool_date"


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About the Book
In 1981 I returned to the summer camp I had attended in the fifties to visit my daughter during her last of seven summers there. Curious to see what the girls were like, I got permission to stay a week to photograph the campers. Who were these girls? What did they talk about? Had it been a mistake to send Alison to a camp of privileged girls? What values had she learned there?
As I looked at the girls through my lens, however, none of these questions entered my mind. Instead, I became fascinated with what they looked like. I loved the innocence and promise in their faces. I saw in them what I imagined as their future selves, the wives and mothers they would become. Or would they?
I had a new set of unspoken questions because my own life had changed so dramatically three years earlier: I had left my marriage and begun my life as a lesbian. As I looked into the girls' eyes I wondered about their future choices, but I never asked any questions. One of the girls was overweight. She reminded me of myself, of my own plump body at her age – she was perhaps ten years old. I hesitated approaching her but I also didn't want to leave her out. I was sure she didn't want me to photograph
her but felt she'd be too shy to say no. I hoped her portrait would show the exclusion and suffering overweight adolescent girls
experience in our society.
When I exhibited her picture in the early nineties at The Jewish Museum in New York, her mother called me to ask that I never exhibit it again. Explanations of my personal identification with and empathy for overweight girls did not convince her. She said, "Your motives sound noble but they wouldn't mean anything to my daughter. She would be embarrassed if she saw this picture." I wondered if it were really her daughter or herself who would be embarrassed. My mother hated my being overweight.
Nevertheless, I promised not to show it again.
Features & Details
- Category Arts & Photography
Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
52 Pages
- Publish Date Jul 23, 2008
- Language English
- Tags 1981, Camp, Jewish, Re-Photographic
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The Erie County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an 18-month-old boy who appears to have died from extreme malnourishment and dehydration. Six other children have been removed from the home by children's services and four of them have since been admitted to a Cleveland hospital for a number of fairly complex medical issues.
Five of the seven children "suffer from various severe physical and mental handicaps that require around-the-clock care," deputies were told by the children's parents, Adrienne Bartholomew, 34, and James Brothers, 33.
"Malnourishment is is one of the overarching problems for all four of them," said Chief Deputy Jared Oliver. "There was a 6-year-old that weighs 23 pounds."
A paramedic stated that the child, Isaac Bartholomew, was deceased when she arrived Tuesday at about 7:13 p.m.
Baby's death due to severe malnourishment -other children also suffering
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., already struggling to woo shoppers constrained by higher taxes, is "getting worse" at keeping shelves stocked, the retailer's U.S. chief told executives, according to minutes of an officers' meeting obtained by Bloomberg News.
"We run out quickly and the new stuff doesn't come in," U.S. Chief Executive Officer Bill Simon said, according to the minutes of the Feb. 1 meeting. Simon said "self-inflicted wounds" were Wal-Mart's "biggest risk" and that an executive vice president had been appointed to fix the restocking problem, according to the minutes.
Once a paragon of logistics, the world's largest retailer has been trying to improve its restocking efforts since at least 2011, hiring consultants to walk the aisles and track whether hundreds of items are available. It even reassigned store greeters to replenish merchandise. The restocking challenge emerged as Wal-Mart was returning more merchandise to shelves after a previous effort to de-clutter its stores.
Wal-Mart's inability to keep its shelves stocked coincides with slowing sales growth. Same-store sales in the U.S. for the 13 weeks ending April 26 will be little changed, Simon said in the company's Feb. 21 earnings call.
Comparable sales increased 1 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an average of 1.4 percent from analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. This year the shares have gained 3.7 percent, compared with a 6.2 percent advance for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Wal-Mart fell 1.2 percent to $70.78 at the close in New York.
Personal notes • "These are personal notes from one participant in the meeting and are not official company minutes," David Tovar, a Wal-Mart spokesman said in a telephone interview. "There are a number of significant misinterpretations and misleading statements that do not accurately reflect the comments by Bill Simon or any other participant in the meeting."
When Simon said things were "getting worse" he was referring to "modular changes," the process of replenishing merchandise to keep up with customer demand and changing seasons, Tovar said. Wal-Mart is working to "manage this in the most efficient way possible," he said.
"We're very pleased with our in-stock position," he said, adding that products audited by the company and its consultants match or exceed historical levels. He declined to disclose what those levels are.
Tovar declined to make Simon available for comment.
'Dead on' • Evelin Cruz, a department manager at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pico Rivera, California, said Simon's comments from the officers' meeting were "dead on."
"There are gaps where merchandise is missing," Cruz said in a telephone interview. "We are not talking about a couple of empty shelves. This is throughout the store in every store. Some places look like they're going out of business."
Tovar said Cruz's "comment appears to be national in scope. I doubt she had been to other Wal-Mart stores. I take issue with the quote."
Cruz, 41, who has worked at Wal-Mart for nine years and oversees the photo and wireless sections at her store, said it can take weeks or months for merchandise to be replaced after it sells out.
"My camera bar hasn't had cameras since early January," she said. "They let the merchandise phase out but nothing new comes in to replace them. We're supposed to have 72 cameras but we maybe have 12. What are customers supposed to buy?"
Working Conditions • Cruz, a member of OUR Walmart, a labor-backed group seeking to improve working conditions at the discount chain, also said the number of photo and wireless employees she oversees has decreased from about 13 people to seven since the beginning of 2012.
"We haven't reduced staff," Tovar said. "People may have been shifted."
In her section at the store, the remaining workers have struggled to clear out old displays and quickly replace them with new merchandise, Cruz said. Meanwhile, they're supposed to help customers with things like mobile phone contracts, a transaction that can take up to 45 minutes, she said.
"All of this is affecting customers," Cruz said. "You see people walking out because they're looking for anyone to help them and there's no coverage."
Simon said at the Feb. 1 meeting that he is trying to improve operations.
"We need to start with the intent that our shelves will be full," he said, according to the minutes.
John Aden, executive vice president of general merchandise for Wal-Mart U.S., will be put in charge of addressing the issues, according to the minutes.
Logistics master • For much of its history, Wal-Mart has been considered a master of logistics, persuading suppliers to set up shop near its operations. Yet in 2011, Wal-Mart hired consulting firms Acosta Inc. in the U.S. and Retail Insight in the U.K. for advice on how to keep its shelves stocked. Paul Boyle, the CEO of Retail Insight, didn't return phone calls seeking comment. Meredith Rovine, a spokeswoman for Acosta, said representatives were unavailable for comment.
At that time, Wal-Mart's struggle to keep shelves stocked stemmed from the return of about 8,500 items to stores, following a failed effort to streamline its merchandise. At an investor conference in June of that year, Simon said he was focused on improving the company's restocking operations.
"The only thing that really matters to us is whether the product is on the shelf or not," he said at the time.
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When should the elections be
62. In the past, the Speaker has been reaffirmed
(see further below) or elected at the beginning of a Parliament
and the three Deputy Speakers have been appointed on a motion
moved without notice at any time after the State Opening. In both
cases, the post-holders have remained in office without further
confirmation until the end of the Parliament (the date of dissolution
for the Deputy Speakers). There have been no term-limits on the
offices so there has been no bar to any Speaker or Deputy Speaker
taking up a second or even third term of office. Where it has
been necessary to fill a vacancy mid-term, in the case of the
Speaker this has been done by an election, most recently under
Standing Order No. 1B; in the case of the Deputy Speakers, a motion
has been moved without notice to appoint a new Member to the relevant
63. We propose no change to the timing of the
election of the Speaker. It is constitutionally proper for the
Speaker to be chosen at the beginning of a Parliament, however
this may be done. There is a convention that a retiring Speaker
times his departure, where possible, to take place mid-term in
order that his successor has chance to bed in before the start
of the new Parliament. We support this convention, although we
see no need to enshrine it in Standing Orders, and have borne
it in mind in formulating our thoughts on the likelihood of by-elections
amongst the Deputy Speakers.
64. We have considered whether a change is necessary
to the timing of the election of the Deputy Speakers. The position
in 2010 is that, with the first round of elections to all three
posts coinciding with a new Parliament, the existing pattern of
making the appointments immediately after a General Election for
the duration of a Parliament is a convenient solution. Looking
beyond these specific circumstances, an argument has been made
to us that the Deputy Speakers should instead be elected mid-term
or indeed that the elections should be staggered, presumably through
the application of term-limits. This would give the advantage
to the House of having a team of varying levels of experience
at any one time rather than the possibility of a completely new
set of people in the Chair at the beginning of a Parliament. In
1997, for example, all three Deputies were new appointments, with
only the Speaker accustomed to chairing the House. On the other
hand, the Deputies would still need to be confirmed in office
at the start of a Parliament and we are wary of imposing further
disruption on the House in the form of a complicated arrangement
for elections to be held at intervals over the usual length of
a Parliament. We are concerned that it would also work against
the building of a solid team amongst the Speaker and his Deputies
if they could not anticipate a significant period of working together.
We therefore recommend that
the Deputy Speakers be elected at the beginning of a Parliament
to serve for the duration of that Parliament. This will also serve
as an important opportunity to redress the party balance on the
panel which may have been affected by a change in Speaker during
the last Parliament.
Process for re-electing the Speaker
after a General Election
65. Standing Order No. 1A provides that where
the former Speaker is returned to the House after a General Election
and wishes to stand again, the Question "that he do take
the Chair of this House as Speaker" is moved and put forthwith
(once he or she has submitted themselves to the House). If objected
to, the Question is decided by a division. This is mirrored in
the provision under Standing Order No. 1B(13) for the Question
to be put forthwith on a single remaining candidate following
the election of a new Speaker by secret ballot.
66. It is rare for a Speaker returned to the
House in a General Election to be rejected by the House if he
or she wishes to stand again for the post. The last time it happened
was in 1835 when Speaker Manners-Sutton was narrowly defeated
in a contested election by the Whig candidate. The circumstances
of the defeat led to recognition by the House that "a Speaker,
once elected, should cease to have any connection with a political
party; and that he should be entitled to look forward to a continuity
of office guaranteed by all parties".[41]
Although the rules for elections have changed, these principles
have been maintained by the House, even when a landslide such
as in 1906 and 1945 has led to a returning Speaker from a now
minority party being re-elected to the Chair. They underpin the
convention that the Speaker stands in the General Election as
"The Speaker seeking re-election" and is unopposed by
candidates from the main parties.
67. These considerations also strongly influenced
the recommendations from our predecessor Committee in 2001 with
regard to "Special Circumstances at the Start of a Parliament".
The Committee was of the opinion that it would be "highly
undesirable in these circumstances for a multi-candidate ballot
to take place automatically". It argued that:
If it were to become accepted that a change in the
composition of the House following a General Election were as
a matter of course to lead to a change in the occupancy of the
Chair, we believe there are grave dangers that the office itself
would be destabilised and in danger of becoming politicised. Equally,
however, we believe it is important that the House should not
be denied the right to change the Speaker, however unlikely it
may be that that right will be exercised.[42]
68. It is understandable that at that time, with
a new Speaker elected under the former method only months earlier,
it was considered inadvisable to recommend the re-election of
the same Speaker under a secret ballot at the start of the next
Parliament, should he wish to stand again.
69. It could be argued that by analogy with the
earlier stages of that procedure, the decision on the re-election
of a Speaker should from now on be decided by secret ballot. We
have therefore considered whether any change is necessary to bring
the procedure for the re-election of a Speaker in line with that
for elections to both that post and the posts of Deputy Speaker.
In doing so, we have borne in mind the fact that at most only
eleven months will have passed between the election of the current
Speaker and the opening of the next Parliament. Nevertheless,
we are concerned that the current specific circumstances should
not dictate the procedure which it is right for the House to operate
in general.
70. We have considered three options. These are:
the current procedure as set out in Standing Order No. 1A; a similar
procedure but with the decision on the Question made by secret
ballot rather than an open division; or, an open election under
provisions similar to those in Standing Order No. 1B.
71. The current procedure of a motion moved that
the former Speaker do take the Chair, decided if necessary by
a division, has the advantages of familiarity and speed. Importantly,
it also offers the incumbent some protection against political
machinations since the question is framed as a vote of confidence
in the former Speaker. The presumption in favour of the re-election
of the Speaker to his post also lies behind the conventions regarding
his or her return to the House after a General Election unopposed
by the main parties, although this could also be seen as a recognition
of the distance placed between Speaker and party in the preceding
Parliament and the impact of that on his or her electoral chances.
Finally, the procedure allows for dissent without encouraging
it, providing a trigger ballot for a challenge by a candidate
who would enjoy greater support.
72. The disadvantages of the current procedure
are naturally enough inherent in the advantages. The same procedure
which protects the Speaker against the mis-use of power by a newly
elected majority party also means that the new House has first
to reject one candidate before it can choose its own Speaker in
an open election. The House is not offered the opportunity to
weigh the former Speaker against other candidates but only against
him or herself. The open division for deciding the question can
be seen as a deterrent to the House expressing its views honestly,
which discourages not only challenges but also a strong declaration
of support for the incumbent and acts against any feeling by new
members of the House that they have chosen their own Speaker.
73. The current procedure but with the question
decided by a secret ballot has the same advantages as above, but
moving to a secret ballot from an open recorded division as a
means of deciding the question may remove some of the impregnability
of the incumbent in making easier for Members to register a protest
vote without fear of the impact that would have on their chance
to be called to speak in the future. It also has the significant
advantage of consistency with the procedure for electing a Speaker
at other times.
74. To set against this is the disadvantage that
enabling some degree of protest without a full election may well
leave the Speaker wounded but still in post, which would not assist
him or her in his attempts to bolster the House against the Executive.
A secret ballot on a straight yes or no question may also seem
unnecessarily unwieldy.
75. A full election, allowing Members to choose
between all would-be candidates, offers the new Parliament a fresh
start with the House choosing its own Speaker. The incumbent may
well have an advantage but this would not be procedurally entrenched
and by moving from a vote of confidence to an open election, any
former Speaker winning the ballot would gain a fresh mandate and
endorsement from the House, regardless of the actual numbers voting
for and against him.
76. On the other hand, such a procedure would
of course lack the advantages of the current one. In particular,
it would risk a more frequent turnover of Speakers with the result
that the House would lose the benefit of continuity in the Chair.
It may also weaken the position of the Speaker who would feel
more vulnerable to change and perhaps less able to stand up to
the Government.
77. We recognise that the circumstances
at the start of the forthcoming Parliament, with the current Speaker
having been elected less than a year earlier, make it inadvisable
to suggest radical change at this time. We also believe that the
role of Speaker has changed and will change even more in the future,
as acknowledged by the development of manifestos from candidates
in the last election. These factors together lead us to recommend
that a review be carried out in the next Parliament of all these
issues with a view to establishing whether radical change is needed
for implementation at the opening of the Parliament after that.
78. For now, we recommend that
this House be given an opportunity to decide between the options
of retaining the current procedure for re-electing a former Speaker
at the start of a new Parliament or of adopting a secret ballot
for deciding this question, rather than a division.
79. We have considered whether the same considerations
as set out above should apply to the Deputy Speakers, that is,
whether incumbents wishing to stand again should be subject to
a different form of re-election. We have concluded that there
are political differences in the need to recognise the party balance
in the House and in the fact that the Deputy Speakers stand in
the General Election as party candidates, that make their position
qualitatively different, and
we therefore recommend that the elections for Deputy Speaker should
be held afresh at the start of each Parliament, regardless of
whether candidates have previously held the posts.
This may often result in the previous incumbent being re-elected,
particularly in a time of rapid change where experience and demonstrable
impartiality would be greatly valued.
Impact of change of Speaker upon
the Deputy Speakers
80. It has traditionally been the case that the
Deputy Speakers have remained in office regardless of the change
in a Speaker. We believe that the move to election makes this
tradition even more important by giving the Deputy Speakers their
own mandate. It could be argued that where a Speaker of a different
party to the previous holder of the office is elected, as in June
2009, then the Deputy Speakers should also change in order to
restore the party balance. This is the other side of the coin
to the question of whether the Deputy Speakers should change if
the composition of the House changed and in line with our earlier
recommendation, we believe that this would be both unfair on the
incumbents and unwise for the House in terms of ensuring stability,
experience and impartiality. We therefore agree with our predecessors
in 2002 who argued against such a change. The
term of office of the Deputy Speakers should run independently
of that of the Speaker and a change in the Speaker should not
in itself necessitate a change in the Deputy Speakers.
81. There are of course circumstances in which
the outcome of an election for the speakership may affect the
Deputy Speakers. It has often been the case that the Speaker has
been elected from among the Deputy Speakers. If this were to happen
under the new rules, a by-election would have to be held for the
vacancy. A question may then arise whether this should lead to
a rebalancing of the team. For example, if the Chairman of Ways
and Means (an opposition Member) takes the place of a Speaker
previously drawn from the Government benches, how should the vacancy
be filled? There would evidently need to be a by-election for
a Government party member but should the winner take up the post
of Chairman of Ways and Means or should the existing First Deputy
Chairman as the senior Government member take up that post, with
the Second Deputy Chairman (opposition) becoming First Deputy
and the newly elected Member taking up the Second Deputy Chairman
slot? Different permutations would also apply if the Second Deputy
Chairman won the Speakership and the Chairman of Ways and Means
could find him or herself facing a demotion to the First Deputy
post in order to accommodate either the move of the previous First
Deputy to the Chairman's position or the appointment of a brand
new Chairman. The election of the First Deputy Chairman as Speaker
would cause no such problems and would result in a simple by-election.
82. We do not believe that it is right to demote
an elected postholder in such circumstances. Although the possibility
of additional responsibilities in the future might make the Chairman
of Ways and Means a more covetable post and one of more significance
to the Government, we would argue that the same factors make continuity
and independence all the more important to that post. The House
has historically managed in periods where the classic pattern
of parties holding alternate posts has failed as a result of the
election of a new Speaker, most recently between June 2009 and
now. We see no reason for a change now which would make the Deputy
Speakers posts more explicitly political and we have received
support for this view from at least some of those with whom we
have had discussions. We
recommend that where the balance on the panel is altered by the
election of a Speaker from the opposite side of the House to his
predecessor and a by-election amongst the Deputy Speakers is necessary,
the election be held amongst candidates of the relevant party
to restore the party balance but that there be no redistribution
of posts amongst the Deputy Speakers. As we have stated earlier,
where the party balance is altered but there is no vacancy, as
was the case in 2009, no by-election is called for.
83. We have considered also the circumstances
where a change in the gender of the Speakership affects the balance
on the panel, for example where a retiring female Speaker is replaced
by a man with an all-male team of Deputies. In keeping with our
recommendation above, we do not believe that this should lead
to an automatic by-election where there is no vacancy. Where there
is a vacancy, we believe that party balance must be the priority
and that it may be unduly restrictive to determine that the post
must be filled by a candidate who matched both criteria (for example,
only opposition party women or only government-side men), although
we hope that Members would bear the desirability of gender variation
in mind in encouraging candidates and casting votes. The proper
gender spread would be restored at the next full election at the
start of the Parliament.
Term limits
84. In our interim report we raised the question
of whether term limits should apply to the Speaker and Deputy
Speakers. At present, there are conventions for how long a Speaker
should occupy the Chair but there is no explicit time limit set
out in Standing Orders or otherwise agreed by the House. By contrast,
Standing Order No. 122A provides that a Member is no longer eligible
to be elected as chair of a select committee if he has already
served as chair of that committee for two Parliaments or a continuous
period of eight years whichever is the longer.
85. The Speaker himself has expressed support
for term limits and we have had serious discussions with all parties
on the issue. On balance, we have concluded that, although there
are advantages to the House in terms of circulation, we do not
support the imposition of term limits at this time. We consider
that where candidates are elected to posts, and then subject to
re-election or at least confirmation at the start of each Parliament,
with a secret ballot either occurring or being available where
there is dissent, it would be inconsistent to subject them also
to term limits. The situation differs from select committees as
presently arranged where the committee meets to elect its chairman
knowing which candidate it is expected to choose. If the House
moves to a series of elections for select committee chairmen as
well, then there may well be an argument that the Standing Order
on term limits for such posts becomes redundant. Subject to what
the House decides with respect to the procedure for the re-election
of the Speaker, we believe that this is something that the Committee
should return to in the next Parliament.
Timetable of elections at the
start of a new Parliament
86. The election of the Speaker, by re-affirmation
or a full election, is the first business of the House of Commons
at the start of a new Parliament. The House then sits for several
days for the swearing-in of Members before the Queen's Speech
and business gets underway. Under
our proposed arrangements, the day of the Queen's Speech would
be the first opportunity for the Speaker to announce to the House
the arrangements for the election of the Deputy Speakers. We believe
that this would be in keeping with the significance of the posts
and recommend that this be done.
Although it is possible that some Members may not have taken the
oath at this early stage of a Parliament, the numbers involved
are likely to be few and mainly those who for whatever reason
will not be present to participate in the ballot anyway.
87. The Speaker cannot be expected to sit alone
in the Chair throughout the period of the election of the Deputy
Speakers. One advantage of the current system is that candidates
can be appointed swiftly after the election of the Speaker at
the start of a new Parliament to ensure that there is a full rota
of occupants of the Chair from the first day of parliamentary
business. It is unlikely that an election process could deliver
a result so quickly, especially if time is allowed for unsuccessful
nominees for the Speakership to organise their candidature for
the Deputy posts. Provision therefore needs to be made for this
period. The obvious solution is to draw upon the experience of
outgoing Deputy Speakers, where present, and senior Members from
the Chairmen's Panel acting as temporary Deputy Speakers. We recognise
that these Members may also wish to stand for the election themselves.
In that case, we believe that they should privately notify the
Speaker of their intention so that they are not appointed as temporary
Deputy Speakers for this purpose, although we note that no objection
has ever been made to Deputy Speakers standing as candidates for
the Speakership on the ground that their opportunity to prove
their ability in the Chair has given them an unfair advantage
over other candidates. Standing Orders would need to make clear
that the temporary Deputy Speakers have the same powers as Deputy
Speakers during this short period.
88. We recommend that where
they are still Members of the House after an Election, the outgoing
Deputy Speakers should take the Chair for the duration of the
contest to elect permanent Deputy Speakers after a General Election.
Where necessary, the three longest serving members of the Chairmen's
Panel in the last Parliament who have been returned to the House
should be given temporary powers as Deputy Speakers to fill any
gaps in the rota. Due to the short timescale involved, we do not
envisage these temporary Deputy Speakers receiving any extra remuneration
for their work.
89. The Wright Committee has recommended that
the chairs of certain select committees be elected by the whole
House. If approved, we anticipate that this would lead to a timetable
for the period immediately after the start of a new Parliament
as follows:
Day of the Queen's Speech: announcement of arrangements for election of Deputy Speakers
Day 3 of Queen's speech: election of Deputy Speakers
One week after the Queen's speech: notification and approval by House of the division of chairs of select committees between the parties
Two weeks later: election of chairs of select committees
We believe that this timetable would be a clear signal
that the House of Commons is committed to reform and the greater
control of its own business by Members by ensuring that the start
of a new Parliament is marked by a series of open elections for
all the most important House posts. It allows time for reflection
upon the various candidates without risking drift in the House
or a sense that business is waiting while the Commons is pre-occupied
with its own internal matters instead of the needs of the country.
We are aware that time is short before the start of the next Parliament
but we believe that the House should now agree to the election
of the Deputy Speakers as a sign of progress in the right direction
of reform.
90. We invite the House to accept
our recommendations in order that the necessary arrangements might
be made by the House authorities to ensure that the Speaker and
Deputy Speaker elections of 2010 are as successful as the election
held in 2009.
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DALTON -- The Coolest Festival in Ohio failed to live up to its name -- in the purely temperature sense of the slogan -- Saturday as unseasonably warm late autumn temperatures smiled on the Dalton Holiday Festival.
But above and beyond that everything was pretty cool, and pretty well-attended, too.
Starting at 9:30 a.m. Dalton High School opened its doors for a craft show with more than 80 vendors setting up in the gymnasium and down several hallways. The crafters focused on Christmas, with most offering handmade ornaments and holiday gifts.
Among those doing well was Carolyn Worden of Dalton, who shared a booth with her husband, woodburner artist Dan Worden.
Carolyn was doing a brisk business in wooden fan-carved peace birds, designed as Christmas ornaments.
Worden, who said, "I cut hair for 50 years, now I cut fan birds," said the tradition of making wooden fan birds -- which involves carving, splitting, twisting and interlocking wood -- harks back to Russia, Poland and Scandinavia where they signified goodness and happiness. Worden said people hung the delicate birds at Christmastime "so that the spirit of Christmas would reign in their homes." She said the tradition was likely first brought to America by Scandinavian lumbermen in the mid-19th century.
Another woodworker at the show was Jim Homan of Dalton, who has been doing wood carving since 1999, with many of his works receiving first-prize ribbons at the Wayne County Fair in the intervening years.
Homan offered wooden advent candleholders, hand-carved Christmas ornaments, canes, plaques, hourglasses, sconces, wall boxes and much more. He said that the Dalton Holiday Festival craft show is the only such event he participates in annually, both because he sells well there, and because it gives him the opportunity to visit with friends and neighbors.
The annual Holiday Festival Parade stepped off promptly at 2 p.m. on downtown's main street, which resounded with lively Christmas music from speakers on utility poles linked to an iPod dock and wireless microphone, which had been purchased and installed just before the festival.
Hundreds of people -- many of them in short sleeves, but most attired only in light jackets -- lined the street as sunshine poured down from a mostly blue sky. Among those were members of the Dave Giffen family of Wooster, who said it was their first time ever attending the parade.
"We probably wouldn't have done it if it had been a bad day weatherwise," said Diana Giffen, sporting a Santa Claus-style hat. "But it was such a beautiful afternoon, we decided to come." She said her daughter, four-year-old Nevaeh who was sporting a pair of red reindeer antlers, was excited by all the fire engines which led the parade.
The Holiday Festival Parade is well-known for its presentation of Royalty from festivals across the state, and this year's event didn't disappoint in that regard. Leading that contingent was Dalton Holiday Festival royalty that included Queen Courtney Gardner, First Attendant Michaela White, Snow Princess Amber Elett and Little Miss Snowflake Madison Wade. A queen's luncheon preceded the parade at the Camp Croft Retreat.
Among the many Ohio festivals represented by queens and royal court members were the Berlin Heights Basket Festival, Vermillion Fish Festival, Barberton Cherry Blossom Festival, Killbuck Early American Days, Coshocton Canal Festival, Austinburg Country Days, Wayne County Junior Fair, Dennison Railroad Festival, Bainbridge Fall Festival of Leaves, Geneva Grape Jamboree, Geauga County Maple Festival, Ohio Swiss Festival in Sugarcreek, Brunswick Old-Fashined Days, Holmes County Antiquie Festival, Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival, Newcomerstown Cy Young Festival, Johnny Appleseed Festival, Ashtabula Covered Bridge Festival, Willard Festival in the Park and others.
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The Holiday Festival continues today with the craft show until 4 p.m., a balloon twister from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., a new turkey bowling event at the high school from 2-3 p.m. and much more. The festival concludes at 4 p.m.
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Congratulations clabsy how wonderful
I think that its hard to know what you should ask because I'm sure they are taking great care of you but I liked to know about dopplers and what indicators would signal the need for immediate delivery. Reverse blood flow in the ductus venosus did it for us. Also prepare yourself for a c section because tiny babies often don't cope with vaginal birth. My Dd at 680g couldn't have.
Hi sunshine, Celtic mentioned a thread in premature birth - it is one that helped me a great deal when I went through what you are experiencing now. It's not active any more really except with updates about successful subsequent pregnancies (I have my 41 weeker on my knee as I type).
NOFORK thankyou. And I was the same as you felt I never got to ask everything I wanted to. I also think its terrible that they never di what they said they would do, and also feeling as if you were rushed out also is horrible when you are already going thru so much!
I must admit during my first pregnancy I wasn't prepared for the outcome that happened. But I'm not sure whether that's my fault for not asking enough questions or the hospitals for not explaining to me so I really understood how bad things were. They were extremely good after though and the people from the bereavement team even came to visit me when I gave birth to my daughter whixh I thought was really nice that they know who I am as they must see so many people in that time. And also ino its easier said than done because I was so petrified when I concieved again. But y DD was and is my saving grace I really think I would have completely drove myself crazy if I didn't have her.
SUNSHINE my first daughter was only 480g born so ur little one is dooing better. So I would prefer you to focus on the lovely stories on this thread. I just wanted you to be prepared also.
And definately keep us all updated and rest up
Coco I am so so sorry. No words really but my heart goes out to you. I am so glad your next pregnancy went well.
I never got the chance to ask many questions.
You could ask at what point they would deliver? How often are scans necessary you'd need doppler scans on the cord. I think id want to know how much the growth had slow'd down and if they could predict a delivery time (I dont think they could do this).
I had the top drs in the hospital scanning me together! Very scary at first but also very reassuring. Also, in that last week the daily scans showed worsening and then improvements. They also checked the fluid levels which kept changing.
The one thing that still bothers me is that they never sent the placenta off for analysis. I was told they would do, but I was transferred out as an emergency as the nicu had no beds. I have no idea what caused this (I'm a type 1 diabetic and they are 'blaming' this despite fantastic control) and for me it's left a black cloud over the chance of more children. If I had more time to discuss things properly with a consultant I think id be asking more explanations.
Good luck! I think i'd be resting up too. Are you taking aspirin? I was told this was beneficial as was controlling blood pressure.
keep us updated.
Yeh FLATS that is a good question to ask actually. With my second pregnancy I was told I would be induced early and with IUGR they usually do if your waters don't break. I was induced at 37 weeks and my DD weighed 5pound 9ounces. They have given you the steroid incase baby needs to come out before 34 weeks so they are prepared for that
New to this thread. My DD2 was born at 35 weeks because of an insufficient placenta. We knew about the IUGR from about 24 weeks but had no idea what caused it until we saw the afterbirth on the day she was born. The pregnancy was extremely stressful, with weekly scans and pessimistic prognosis from the consultant. My waters broke at 34 weeks. She was born 3 days later weighing 3lb 4oz. She came home at 3 weeks old just shy of 4lb.
Today she is a lively (but still tiny) 18 month old.
Ask your consultant if they will be inducing you early if your labour doesn't begin before 37 weeks. They told me the risk of stillbirth for a full term IUGR baby is higher than in an uncomplicated pregnancy.
Good luck!
SUNSHINE my next pregnancy was very stressful but we got there so it doesn't always go bad and you need to remember that. And questions to ask is what u feel, ur concerns. I didn't in my first pregnancy but in my 2nd I kinda prepared for the worst but hoped for the best. I did have a very good midwife who I could go to everyday if I wanted to to chek a heartbeat. Also try and relax yourself and pay attention to babies movements etc. Aslong as they have 'their pattern' (this is what I was told) some babies move more than others but usually they have a pattern ie; more active of a night etc. And just ask question that u want to ask no matter how trivial u may think they are. Ask them percentages and if this happens or that happens etc.
Sorry I can't be more help but if u do want to talk etc u are more than welcome to personal message me xx
Actually can I draw on ur experiences and ask if you's hav any good questions etc I should ask or speak to my consultant about at my appointment next week??
Sorry for not replying sooner I returned to work this week after taking a week off to calm down after the news and deal with the side effects of the steroids! Turns out trying to make work less stressful, weirdly creates more stress - but hopefully just in the short term!
Thank you all for sharing ur experiences, I really really appreciate it. I hate the not knowing &the consultants approach to wait and see so hearing all ur experiences hav calmed me down a bit, to sort of know what to expect!
coco2303 I'm so sorry to hear about ur daughter, that must hav been terrible and made ur second pregnancy more stressful! Thanks for sharing xxx
I will go in to my next consultant appointment better prepared and ask them for straight answers and prognosis, thanks for the advice.
NoForkNKnife I'm so glad ur daughter is doing so well, I'm sure it was a scary time to welcome her into the world at 29 weeks, but I'm sure she will soon catch up to her peers in weight given time-as long as you's are all happy and healthy that's all that matters I'm sure. All the best of luck to ur little family xx
Luckily I live really close to the best hospital and neo-natal unit in our area so we r quite lucky really.
Just hav to get thru next week before my next hospital appointment -must find some things to distract myself it's gona drag in!
SUNSHINE it is a lot easier said than done but try not to worry too much. Although 437g is small they are still on there way. Is your little one gaining weight but just slowly? And what have they said about your bloodflow? My first little girl was born at 28 weeks and went with the angels last august. I now have a 7 week old earth baby who was born at 37 weeks. I didn't want to mention at first as I don't wasn't you to worry. Everyonre is different and I have a friend who has a happy and healthy baby boy who was well below lines during pregnancy! Keep talking to your midwife/consultant etc. It all happened very quik for me that's why I say you should just ask them for straight answers.
RAINBOW so sorry to hear of your loss its hard but little angels they will always be.
NOFORK it is great that your DD is doing well . And this is why I say every situation is different and sunshine just needs to get as much information as possible! It is such a hard time because it is constantly on your mind
Oh my gosh, rainbow I am so sorry.
sunshine my dd was born at 29 weeks in March. All the feelings your experiencing are still raw. I also agree with very regular scans. I had daily scans the last week. Her weight was small on the 20 week scan and then scanned every 2 weeks showed slowing. All very scary at the time.
She was 985g born and is currently just shy of 8lbs. Thankfully she appears fine but teeny tiny.
Have your hospital got a neonatal unit? Id ask for one of the paeds to come and talk to you and show you around. Mine was all too quick (despite all the scans it wasn't until I hit 29 weeks that they talked about delivery) and I think it'd help.
Good luck. Enjoy your cake and have some .
rainbowfeet I am so so sorry to hear about your dear daughter. I can't imagine that heartache, but thanks for sharing ur experience! I'm sure u cherish those 23 months with your angel! Xxx
Sorry dd not ds
Hi, CMV is not routinely tested for in the uk. The anti viral drugs can only prevent the virus spreading unfortunately for my ds it caused catastrophic calcification to her brain & she passed away aged 23 months.
My obstetrician did not suspect it at all & just thought she was in her words hungry small as their were no abnormalities in her scans. On one hand I think the fact that she was so small & in particular her head measurement should have raised a concern but on the other hand I was glad that I was never faced with the choice of terminating because they had discovered how sick she was while I was pregnant.
The virus itself is very common but only dangerous as a primary infection if you are pregnant as you don't have the anti bodies to fight it, mainly it is like having a cold or sometimes flu like symptoms, so most people don't know if they have ever had it. Worth a mention to your cons if you have had any flu like illness during pregnancy.
Hi again. My boy is fine thanks, he has just turned four. He was born at 27 weeks and he had a bit of a rough ride but no lasting effects.
How often are they scanning you now? It all happened quite suddenly with me but I imagine the waiting is very hard. In the end my boy was delivered because of deteriorating flow through the ductus venosa (I think?) after a few days of poor dopplers.
Wishing you a long and boring pregnancy!
Thanks for the replies everyone. Sorry you''ve all been thru this, I wouldn't wish this worry on anyone!
I'm currently 25 weeks, baby weighed 437g last week. even tho they say it doesnt help, I've been eating like a horse in the last week and resting as much as possible in the hope that the baby takes at least some of the calories and fattens up! (For a girl that's spent all of her life on a diet, this cake munching period is a might like cruel irony - iykwim )
I've found that thread Celtic thanks for the suggestion. How is ur little boy now?
rainbowfeet how awful it was just a stupid virus that could hav been treated in pregnancy -does ur little girl hav any long term effects from this? Poor you! I wonder if they test for that routinely - I may mention that to my consultant, thanks for sharing ur experience!
coco2303 u hav all my sympathy for having to go thru this twice- how are your dc now, all happy and healthy i hope?
The docs hav said the dopDoppler and placenta look fine now but even with that baby still 'significantly below 10th percentile' so as soon as Doppler shows bloodflow deteriorating then it will b a case of getting baby out asap. Just a frustrating waiting game now! They hav told me to start maternity at 29 weeks so they must b pretty confident I'll get to that point?!
Thanks again for your replies, this website is a godsend some times xx
Hi Sunshine. I experienced this and my DS was born very prematurely because of it. There is a long thread in Premature Birth section about this with many experiences on it. How many weeks are you now? Are you confident with your hospital? It's so tough and I really feel for you. Positive growing thoughts to your little one.
I had this with dd2... She was born by elc at 34 weeks weighing 3lb 3oz.
She had contracted a viral infection via me at approx 8-10 gestation (unbeknown to me at the time) called congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) this was diagnosed after birth but can be detected during pregnancy & treated with anti-viral drugs.
I have had experience with my first pregnancy severely and my second they said it was insufficient but not majorley.
Them giving you steroid injections is promising as it means there is a chance your baby could survive if born early as they are over 500g (the minimum they say has a chance of survival). How far gone are you now?
What have doctors said to you?
Well just as the title says really- baby started measuring small at 20 Wk scan, 11 days behind. Was scanned everyday for next 3 weeks & it slipped further and further back measuring in abdomin 3wks behind at 24 Wk scan. Was warned baby will b premature, possibly even being born at early 30 ish weeks, +I've already been given steroid injections to develop its lungs. As u can imagine I'm worrying and was just wondering if anyone else has been in a similar situation and what the outcome was? Thanks in advance for any help xx
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