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Congratulations! Glad she turned for you (One of my twins keeps turning transverse!) and hope the birth was ok.
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Just as an update in case anyone is trawling the internet like I was for people in the same situation, my DD was born yesterday naurally. Luckily she didn't move back to transverse and although she kept me waiting for 8 days past my due date she is well worth it!! X
Thanks westeringhome. I have to say I was in a bit of a state this morning, my options felt out of control. An evc my whole being was screaming no but my head was telling me I should give it a try, a c section which comes with recovery time and major surgery or a potential painful v delivery (and I've already had one of those, 45 min dilation and a forcep delivery with no pain relief which is in the forefront of my mind). Thankfully now I feel I might, possibly, have a bit of control with a v delivery and I'll be asking for a epidural the minute I'm admitted! I hope your outcome is what you want also xx
Good news!! I'm very glad for you. Fingers crossed it all goes to plan from now.
That's great news Guardup, although I understand what you mean about not exactly looking forward to another vaginal birth, I'm in a similar predicament as in I have been referred for a presentation scan but I'll be 38 weeks by the time they can fit me for the scan in so am a bit nervous of what might / mightn't need to happen and it has been helpful to hear what others have to say. Wishing you all the best!
Just had my scan/ evc appointment. Delighted to say baby is head down all on her own so hopefully set for a natural birth. So relieved.
I personally would never consent to an ecv. I think the risks are too high - if a baby hasn't turned it can be due to reasons like cord length, uterine structure, etc. Forcing a turn in those circumstances can lead to cord compression, placental abruption etc - there is just no way I'd consent to it.
If you do, make sure the person doing it is experienced, that you're in a unit with a nicu and facilities for a crash section and that you'll be given extended monitoring,
You don't have to consent to an ecv.
Good luck! But do take a full hospital bag with you to your scan, and make sure you've got childcare in place, in case they decide to admit you there and then.
When the decision was made to admit me, I said I'll just pop home and get my DD from nursery and get the rest of my things. The hospital were really cautious and said they didn't even want me to leave the building! My husband had to basically walk out of work and say sorry, my paternity leave starts now!
And don't worry that you weren't more assertive, even if the ECV had been offered earlier, there are no guarantees.
Thank you so much for your replies - it's really appreciated.
I spoke with a midwife, who checked my notes and the baby was transverse on my 20 week scan, so I should have been scanned again at 34 weeks but it looks like it was missed. It makes me think that the baby has been transverse throughout the pregnancy though. I will just need to wait until the scan tomorrow to see how the baby is laying and then go from there, but I think you are right in saying I need to plan for a c section (mentally and with childcare). I've been getting lots of back pain and pain in my pelvis, but when the doctor asked me I did just say i was uncomfortable, but i am 37 and 38 weeks pregnant with two other children to look after so i just take it as expected pain, but my midwife says not and I should have said every niggle. I am going to write down my questions as my mind just goes blank when the doctor speaks to me. I'm probably too easily lead as I don't want to be a burden to the doctor so just go along with what they say..... had I of stuck to my guns at my 36 week check I wouldn't be in this position now so i think I need to be a bit more assertive about the whole thing.
Thanks again for sharing your experiences. I will make sure I update the post as I have been trawling the internet for people in a similar position!
Oh forgot to add my ECV was at 37 or 38 weeks. Very late, probably why it didn't work. I absolutely wanted to avoid c section and my recovery was bad because I haemorrhaged and lost 1 litre of blood (completely unrelated to the operation itself, that went fine, it was the aftermath where the doctors didn't give me clexane to clot the blood)
My ECV didn't work, so I ended up with a c section anyway. Take the opportunity if you want, at the moment as the baby is, you'll probably be needing a c section, so this ECV is just a chance to potentially change that
I'm not sure I've got too much helpful advice, I'm afraid, as i never ended up having an ECV.
DS was an unstable but mostly transverse lie for most of my pregnancy. We kept hoping he would sort himself out but by the time we got to about 37 weeks, it was getting clear that he wouldn't. i was offered an ECV but when i went for the appointment, the consultant pretty much said that there wasn't any point. He was moving around that much, and I had lots of fluid, that they thought that even if they did get him to turn, the chances were he would just turn back again. i was checked (by the community midwife) every other day until i was admitted.
i was admitted on to the ante-natal ward at 38+2 and had a CS at 39+1. I know that my NHS trust tend to do CS's for transverse or unstable lie as close to 39 weeks as possible. Obviously the risk is that your waters will go and the cord will be compressed, so they want to do it as early as possible, once the 39 week limit is passed. (They don't like doing an CS before 39 weeks unless there is a medical need). So i doubt they would wait until 39 weeks to do an ECV.
Can you call your community midwife or the maternity assessment unit? If you have been scheduled for a CS you will obviously need to get all your childcare etc sorted. Just plan on the assumption you will be going into hospital tomorrow and not leaving until you've had the baby.
To be honest, I'm a bit surprised they haven't admitted you for monitoring already. My hospital really didn't want me out of their sight after 38 weeks.
If you'd rather avoid a CS, then its maybe worth trying the ECV to see if it will work, although there are obviously risks attached.
(sorry for the long and slightly confused post!)
This is my first post to please bear with me!
I'm 37 years old and currently 38+6 with my third child. When I went to my 36 week check I told my midwife I thought my baby had moved, she checked but was sure that the had was in my pelvis. I just accepted that and carried on, then at my 38 week check she said it was still head down, but I said I really wasn't sure. She referred me for a scan that day, which confirmed a transverse lay with the feet in my pelvis and the baby is 8lbs. I saw the consultant about an hour later who explained I would need an evc, but this has to be done at a different hospital where I would be able to have a c section if required. He told me that the odds of it being successful was around 70%. I've been looking online and everyone seems to have been offered the evc at around 37 weeks. My understanding is that they booked me in for an evc for tomorrow although it was all a bit confusing as we were farmed from one person to the next after the initial scan. I will be 39 weeks exactly. I checked my notes from last week and the consultant said in them I need an evc in the next 48 hours (which would have been last Friday) and to be booked in for a c section within the week (which would be tomorrow when I'm booked in for). I'm really confused as to what to do as the 48 hour urgency for the evc has lapsed and I have no idea if I've actually just been booked for a section tomorrow. I had to have lots of swabs done last week and been told to be nil by mouth. Has anyone successfully had an evc at 39 weeks? If I'm honest part of my doesn't want it to be successful as the thought of giving birth again is quite petrifying, although I've done it before so I know when I comes to it I'll dig deep and cope. I'm not keen on having a section either as I have 2 other children to look after. This is a bit of a confused post I know, but I guess what I'm asking is should I have an evc if I'm offered tomorrow at such a late stage? Or, do I just refuse and accept a c section? Does anyone have an pearls of wisdom or experiences they can share?
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I bought a patio rose tree about a year ago, in a terrible state, on sale for a few quid. It looked like it might not survive but after a little while, it flushed into bloom again, but with two different shades of pink: one very pale going towards apricot and one a proper rich, almost blowsy pink. It's done it again this year, but with the constant rain, the colours seemed to have become washed out, watered down a little. And, strangely, it has hardly any leaves this year. I just don't understand it.
A few months ago, I moved another rose that came with the garden. I didn't move it gently, it was dragged out of the ground and I think I even took my spade to one of it's more stubborn roots to get it to give up its spot. I then replanted it, knowing that it was the wrong time of year to move it altogether. The rose felt that brutality for a while. Its leaves wilted, some fell off. It looked a poor specimen. I watered it and fed it and asked it to do its thing and now it has started to come back, bearing one deep fuchsia pink, tight-lipped rosebud. I do not deserve it, but nature does that for itself and is far more potent than me with my destructive spade and garden rearranging, thankfully.
I have also bought a 'Sunset Boulevard' rose as a gift recently, which I have not yet had the opportunity to give. I must confess that I became intrigued to know what colour it would bloom before I gave it because I had bought it in mind of a particular orangey ginger dog and, as I discovered with half-dead patio rose, you never know exactly what you've got with a rose until it flowers. As it just came out this week, I realised that, yes, it will do. It's a rather Flaming June sort of nasturtium orange, the catalogues show a duskier, softer tone, but I think it is ok. It makes me think, when I think about trying to describe roses in words, that they defy colour description. Really, they do. The closest I can come is to emergency draft in another species of flower using comparison as description. Poor, really. Surely the rose deserves better. Look across a range of pink, or red roses and try and describe each variety in words. Impossible?
At the time of buying the Sunset Boulevard, I also bought a climbing rose, an off-white with a yellow centre. It too has flowered this week. At first, I was disappointed with the small, flat flowers, but I have realised that the scent is so beautiful that I must forgive it its conservative display. And that really is all I have to say about my roses; except that last night I was in someone else's kitchen with the back door open. The evening sun was shining through, there was a slight breeze. The black and white cat of the house, who has the most magnificent ostrich feather for a tail, was playing underneath a large rose bush about four feet high, covered in fat, shocking pink, fleshy blooms; the kind that Georgia O'Keefe might have painted. I was watching the cat when I saw a single petal fall from one large rose.
We think we know all about rose petals and how they fall, or at least I thought I did: they might float, or drift, downwards and land with silent grace somewhere in a romantically poetic sort of way. This bruiser of a petal did no such thing. It plummeted with a perceptible thud onto the concrete below. It's probably still there: a big, fat, pink petal pulsating with the universal energy that makes us all that we are.
Having dispensed with the services of the apostrophes, added some elision and a dash of inspiration from my sister – we have a whole new word: a neologism.
Snappindahood: the practice of taking everyday images in your neighbourhood with a mobile phone
This is 75 yards south of here about ten past eight this morning; where I sometimes walk the dog. There's a nod to red, white and blue in there.
A Gift
I was given an unexpected present on Monday: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
It is a very beautiful book. The perfect length and structure for a tired brain like mine, and with *deep joy* author illustrations. Thank you to my wise Finnish friend for sharing it with me.
And the story, well it is profound. I need to read it a few times to be certain, but it is about the human condition and the nature of friendship and love; this being partly related through the Little Prince's taming of a fox and care for a rather difficult rose with four thorns – her only defence against the world.
I suggest the best thing to do would be to read the book, but in the meantime I will share the fox's secret with you.
He tells the Little Prince: It is only with one's heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.
The Reluctant Consumer: stay on the sofa & cancel the Direct Debits
Some days seem to cost me a hundred quid. Not all fortunately, but even a quick shopping trip to feed the family rarely sees me parting with less than £30. We don't eat smoked salmon all the time either.
There was a day in the summer holidays where I thought I'd stay in and save a bit of money, because leaving the house with two kids seemed to cause a cash haemorrhage on a daily basis. What happened? I'd booked a mobile hairdresser got the date wrong and wasn't expecting her until the following week. She duly knocked on the door for her money (I didn't have it and had to hop off to the cash point leaving her to answer the door to me in my own house…) I let her cut my hair anyway sort of in passing. That seems to be the role of us consumers these days; even when we are lying low, trying to stash our limited cash and pay off the global trillions of debt (that is all our fault obviously), we are still consuming en passant.
We are locked into mobile phone contracts, direct debits for insurance policies (see my Swinton outburst), utilities, parking charges, council tax and most things come smothered with VAT like one of those cheap fake ketchups watered down with vinegar. I sit in my front room looking at the relaxing fish relaxing but I am noting their innocent consumption of electricity. Ok they aren't eating it, but their pump and anti SAD light are and they are chomping on fish flakes and the occasional constipation-inducing bloodworm treats. In short, they cost. Everything costs! But we are constantly told: consume less, stop costing the earth and yet that electrically run screen or box in the very same room incessantly blasts out the message that we need to buy more of more things. No wonder I'm conflicted.
Today I should get my road tax. Actually I should have got it last week. Instead I have parked my car on the ex-front garden (not my doing, an area of hardstanding that probably contributes to localised flooding but handy nonetheless) and am having a bit of a protest. I don't fancy taxing my car. I don't want to give the government any money today. I think I'd like to see how much they do or don't owe me in the great tax code debacle first.
I am going to sit here, and do some work and enjoy holding on to my virtual money for a few hours longer. I'll have to give it up eventually, if I don't no doubt (like the mobile hairdresser) someone will knock on the front door and demand it, but sometimes I think we should all just be a bit more awkward. A bit less compliant. Make these people (the I never knew about no phone tapping government, those licence to print money utilities, and those not far off evil Murdochian type firms) appreciate us and our ceaseless munificence just that little bit more.


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Meri Meri - Unicorn mini sticker roll
So cute! Meri Meri's roll of 500 mini stickers includes 25 super-fun designs embellished with gold foil and neon, including unicorns, rainbows, hearts and stars. It's perfect for craft projects or giving presents and letters a fun finishing touch.
Check out the star and mermaid sticker rolls, too.
Starting out as a kitchen table business in LA back in 1985, Meri Meri has grown to be a one-stop shop for the sweetest partyware, toys and accessories. We love the hair clips and necklaces, enamel pins, dress-up accessories, tattoos and finger puppets, all at purse-friendly prices.


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Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Filmmaker and environmentalist Josh Fox is to appear in court on 15 February on a charge of "unlawful entry" following his arrest in Congress on 1 February, when he was prevented from filming a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment on the grounds that he lacked press credentials. Offering no resistance, Fox was handcuffed, led away and then released without bail. Fox is making a sequel to his acclaimed 2010 documentary film Gasland , in which he revealed the scale of the contamination of ground water resulting from the use of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," to extract natural gas from oil shale.
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Fast Growing Trees
Our land is covered in myriad different tree species, and they've always played an integral role in human life. With an ever-increasing human population, it's important that we continue nurturing our natural environment to maintain healthy ecosystems.
Wood is used for a vast number of products, including books, furniture, and architecture. If you want to be proactive in the ongoing efforts to replenish the trees in your environment, it's helpful to know which breeds grow quickly. Even if you just want to plant a couple of trees to beautify your landscape, we can help you explore the types that offer quick results.
Giant Sequoia
This fantastic tree, with its mammoth size, grows impressively fast. For its first ten years of growth, it boasts 4 to 6 feet of height per year. From there on, this lengthy beauty offers an added 2 feet annually for the next 30 years.
Hybrid Poplar
The Hybrid Poplar is known as shade tree, making it popular in urban regions that have a lot of buildings. This fast-growing tree can reach full maturity within five years. Its rapid growth makes it a top pick for lumber harvesting.
Leyland Cypress
The remarkably rapid growth of this breed makes Leyland Cypress an incredible tree. Its ability to thrive in a variety of climates and soil conditions makes it a favorite in many regions. The Leyland Cypress is sometimes harvested as Christmas trees, and is often used in public parks, as its foliage make for an effective windbreaker.
American Sycamore
American Sycamores are widely used both in parks and in residential lawns. This tree can grow 6 ft per year and can reach heights of 70 feet or more. These towering beauties are loved for their ability to quickly provide shade to frequently used outdoor spaces.
Weeping Willow Tree
This rapid grower can reach full maturity within only three years, making it a great shade tree. Even fully matured Willows can continue to gain a full eight feet of height for several years to come. Their unique appearance makes them a great choice for public and private landscaping.
Whether your tree planting project is public or personal, you have some great choices. Be sure you consult an expert to pick a breed that fares well with your local climate and shade cover.
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November is the ideal time to discuss long-term care with your financial advisor and learn how they can help you plan for a more secure future. At least 70% of people over the age of 65 will require some form of long-term care services and support during their lives.* If you are like most people, you aren't thinking or talking about the financial and emotional aspects of long-term care needs. Long-term care is a range of services and supports you may require to meet personal care needs. Most long-term care is not medical care, but rather assistance with the basic personal tasks of everyday life, sometimes called Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), such as:
Long-term care insurance can help:
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Allegheny Financial Group is a Registered Investment Advisor. Securities offered through Allegheny Investments, LTD, a registered broker/dealer. Member FINRA/SIPC. The above comments are provided for discussion purposes only and are not meant to be an offer of any specific investment or tax advice.
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During this time of rapid modernization of technology and educational reform, this book is a must-read for school librarians tasked with ensuring their libraries meet evolving standards. This title provides the research and organizational techniques and skills they need to gain seats at the table of the three power committees: technology, curricula, and strategic planning.School librarians need to collect and publicize national and local school-based evidence that shows the positive correlations between school librarians and student achievement. Craver notes correlative sources and provides ideas to employ them to ensure that school librarians remain indispensable. In addition, acquiring technological skills and becoming expert at their application are paramount for librarians. Even more important is the need for librarians to assume sole responsibility for designing and integrating information literacy and critical thinking skills throughout the curriculum. Craver analyzes studies that show students' inability to discern fact from fiction, ads from news, and information bias in electronic information sources and recommends six actions that school librarians take to ensure that they become active participants in their future rather than its victims.
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The weather looks to be setting up for a great launch opportunity, so we are GO for our Saturday June 8th launch. The launch will kick off at 9 am and run as late as 4 pm or until all present are done flying. We suggest arriving by midday for the best flight opportunities.
IMPORTANT: It is a busy time at the farm, As such it is required that we limit our parking to the field only! There will be absolutely NO PARKING permitted on the road and no parking across the road by the abandoned building. Upon arriving, please pull promptly onto the field so as to not impede any other farm business or visitors.
Just a reminder and request too. It probably goes without saying, but please help us leave the land looking even better than before we arrived by picking up any trash you see, even if it is not yours. This includes anything you might find along the flight line, spent motors, wadding, igniter wires, or any random trash you might encounter out in the fields. Round it up and we'll help dispose of it.
One last note. The farm is a business. While you are out for a fun day of flying, please consider patronizing the farm by doing a little shopping at the greenhouses. Farming is a tough business these days, so all we can do to help our gracious hosts is appreciated. Thank you!


text: The Court of Appeals reversed the termination of Respondent-Mother's parental rights to her minor child in In the Matter of V. M. Inman, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued April 9, 2013 (Docket No. 313055). The 14-month old minor had suffered a "complete fracture of the tibia, as well as 'a green stick fracture' to his fibula." However, because Respondent-Mother leaves her minor with her neighbors (Sean and Jessica) while she goes to work, she was unaware of the injuries until she took her child home and went to change his diaper. Upon learning of the injuries, DHS sought temporary jurisdiction of not only the injured child, but also Respondent-Mother's three other children (who were not living with her at the time). DHS also sought immediate termination of her parental rights as to all of her children. The referee found jurisdiction, and terminated Respondent-Mother's rights as to the injured minor, but not the other three children. Subsequently, the Trial Court adopted the referee's findings and Respondent-Mother appealed. The Court of Appeals reversed, stating that it was left with a "definite and firm conviction that a mistake ha[d] been made." Specifically, the Court of Appeals noted that the minor had been left alone with Sean for five hours while Respondent accompanied Jessica and Jessica's minor to the hospital (as Jessica did not have a car), and immediately after the child's injury Sean disappeared in an attempt to avoid contact with police (later to be arrested on warrants for unpaid child support and domestic violence), and yet, "inexplicably, DHS worker Kimberely Greer testified that neither Sean nor Jessica were 'part of our specific investigation.'" In the words of the Court, "the rush to terminate was unnecessary, especially in light of the fact that DHS admitted it conducted what can only be described as an incomplete investigation."


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The belief that God is "out there," is the basic dualism that is tearing us all apart. That's why we have raped the earth, why we have such poor understanding of our bodies, our economy, and our health. That's why we live such distraught and divided lives. What is worse is that Jesus came precisely to put it all together. He said, "This, the human, is good. The material, the physical can be trusted. This world is the hiding place of God and the revelation of God."


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You won't want to miss this chance to get your commemorative poster of famous Cannery Row, designed by local Santa Cruz artist!
About the Poster Artist, Kirby Scudder
Artist Kirby Scudder is based out of Santa Cruz, California. "Having attended six years of art school on the East Coast along with my Fine Art work, I have been illustrating cities and regions around the Country that thousands of people have been enjoying for over 20 years. Some of those include Boston, Silicon Valley, Sacramento, Route 128, Wall Street, Palo Alto, Watsonville, Pasadena, San Francisco and Santa Cruz just to name a few. All mapmakers choose what to include as well as what to leave out a as a reflection of how it will be used. To create city maps, I use Google Earth for research and Photoshop with a Wacom tablet to painstakingly draw people, vehicles, buildings, shadows, land and water features from an angled aerial perspective."


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Princess Sophia Blanket and Carrying Bag
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Now your child can bring the fun and magic of Princess Sophia everywhere they go with this adorable blanket! Perfectly suited with a matching bag to carry it in, its easy to take it in the car, to sleepovers, or traveling on a plane! Its amazingly soft fleece fabric will make it inseparable from your little one. Make every moment of sleep count for you kids, all while having their favorite Disney Princess Sophia along for every dream adventure.
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Interesting conversation over the SL machinima I posted last week, which I warned readers ahead of time: "While it has no graphic nudity, it's very male gazey throughout and gets decidedly porny toward the end." For the record, I asked the creators if they had a less porny version, but failing that, decided the visual quality was so good, and showed how great SL content can look, it deserved an audience here. Reader Taylor had a terse reply to that:
...wants to show that SL isn't what people think it is
Stereotype affirmed!
Reader JohnC pointed out a larger issue of branding:
This is a great problem that Second Life has. This sim and all others, are personal experiences created within the platform called second life. It is up to anyone who creates there to create whatever they desire. This freedom is what makes SL special, far more special than the restrictive RL world of games. If someone creates a porn game with Unreal Engine people do not label Epic with a porn label. SL is a free space for anyone to create what they will...
That's a pretty good analogy. However, Unreal, Unity, and other 3D engines are better able to distance themselves from sexual content created with their tools, since after all, unlike Second Life, that content isn't hosted on their company-owned servers.
Reader Madeline Blackbart points out how this has hurt SL's reputation in the public eye:
Unfortunately, Second Life has a reputation that was created by unscrupulous reports looking for whatever they felt would shock people. Videos like this kinda further that stereotype that Second Life is a den of perverts. I mean it does help people see SL as not an ugly game which is good and personally I like the video despite its sexual undertones. Honestly, I've found most people don't remember Second Life all the much anymore so now is probably a good time to give it a good image if Linden Labs/SL Users want but we will have to be careful about what parts of it are highlighted. Right or wrong sexualized content is still looked down on by the general public especially in videogames.
My own take: Second Life's branding has been hurt by virtual porn, i.e. explicit graphic sex, especially of the extreme, fetishistic kind. However, suggestive, R-rated content like the video above is not as much a problem, since that just puts SL on par with extremely popular Adult-rated games like Grand Theft Auto and the Witcher series. In this particular case, the suggestive content runs into another stereotype that already exists: That 3D, hardcore games are solely targeted at young, heterosexual dudes to the exclusion of most girls and women.


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Bryan Baxter was employed by the Town of Cobourg for 39 years as Clerk, Treasurer and primarily as the Chief Administrative Officer. He is currently the Chair of the Cobourg Police Services Board.
Bryan is a graduate of the Advanced Municipal Administration course at Queen's University. Active throughout his career in a variety of municipal organizations, he has been recognized for his accomplishments as an honourary member by both the Ontario Municipal Administrators' Association and the Organization of Small Urban Municipalities.


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All Hands on Deck: ROVs and AUVs Aid Search for Franklin
- Thierry Boyer (selfie) and Deep Trekker ROV above the HMS Erebus wreck. (© Parks Canada)
- Deployement of Iver 3 - 312 AUV by Marc-André Bernier and Ryan Harris (Photo: Thierry Boyer, Parks Canada)
- Propeller aperture of the HMS Erebus, from the port side, ROV Deep Trekker going in the aperture. (Photo: Thierry Boyer, Parks Canada)
- Ryan Harris operating the multibeam echo sounder on RV Investigator, Chriss Ludin at the helm. (Photo: Thierry Boyer, Parks Canada)
- Sonar track during discovery of HMS Erebus (Photo: Underwater Archaeology Team, Parks Canada)
- The screen shows the sonar image of a wreck lying on the Arctic seabed in this Nunavut bay. These images, combined with archaeological dives, will contribute to the identification of the wreck. (© Parks Canada)
Marine and subsea unmanned vehicle technology is playing an increasingly greater role in underwater archaeology, including the search for the historic shipwreck Franklin.


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Formed in 2006, Be Smart Language School has nine years of experience in teaching languages, and is of great value to students in Milton Keynes and throughout Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. Be Smart Language School specialises in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) also called English for Speakers of Other Language (ESOL) but also offers courses in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Polish.
Be Smart Language School is managed by Karine Couly. Karine was born in France and has been living in the UK for more than seven years. She has a real passion for languages and enjoys sharing her experience with the students: "As a non-English native speaker myself and with the help and support of my team of teachers, it is my personal goal to help our students adjust to life in England, settle in well and find work."
Learning English
One of the main objectives of Be Smart Language School is to support non-English professionals and students in and around Milton Keynes. The school has focused English classes which help them adjust to the work environment and life in the UK. The school works with a wide variety of people whose first language is not English and who are employed as chefs, waiters, cleaners, au pairs, nannies, carers, lawyers and those working in IT, banks and finance.
Be Smart has helped over 500 students learn a new language. A student from Be Smart said: "I could only say a few words in English when I started my English lessons and today, I can express myself and be confident during my job interviews."
Learning other languages
At Be Smart Language School we also encourage adults to learn other languages such as French, Spanish, German, Italian, German or Portuguese so they can enjoy speaking to locals when they go on holiday, communicate with part of their family who are from another country, take their career up to an international level or simply have fun and socialise with other students!
All our teachers teach their native language so our students don't only get to learn a new language, they get to experience a bit of their world, their childhood, their culture and all the wonderful things about their home country which they love.


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Grand Istana Rama Book Fair 2017 which was held at Lobby of Grand Istana Rama Hotel Kuta Bali from 18 to 24 December has finished.
After 7 days of Fair, Grand Istana Rama Hotel Bali was satisfied with the number of visitors and with the number of sold books.
'The exhibitors were satisfied with Hotel, promotion and the sale, and Grand Istana Rama Hotel Bali satisfied with number of exhibitors, especially glad that the number of collective visits has increased.'
The entrance to the fair was free of charge, so the estimates of the number of visitors are unclear, but the increase was obvious.
The hallmark of this year's fair were domestic books and added that the visitors often bought Balinese books – based The Book Fair Themed "CELEBRATING OUR CULTURE, OUR WORDS, OUR STORIES."
Well done to all team and thank you to Gramedia, Bali Post, also Andi Publisher for supporting the event.
Remember, it's good to read!
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Against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Saturday night, as happens in most every Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight, the fans started berating the challenger. It usually occurs during the middle rounds, after the initial nervous energy from the boxers has burned off and the fight has settled into a slow and predictable rhythm. Mayweather stands in front of his frustrated opponent, his hands poised to strike, while the man across from him seems frozen, his gloves fastened to the side of his head, unwilling to throw a punch at Floyd and unable to avoid the punches coming at him. It's as if the matter has been settled despite half the contest remaining, as though there is an understanding between the fighters that Floyd won't hurt them too badly and they won't do anything crazy like actually try to beat the unbeatable champion.
"Do something!" is the most common advice frustrated fans give when watching someone they've invested in fight Floyd. Either that, or the slightly more refined, "I'd just throw a bunch of punches. He doesn't hit that hard and you're going to lose anyway."
You wouldn't just throw a bunch of punches, though. Your eyes would start tearing after the first jab landed on your nose and you'd turn your back and cringe. In no other endeavor is the impulse to place oneself in the participants' position as egregious a vanity as in boxing. Boxing is really hard, unfathomably hard, and that's part of the reason Floyd has never been loved by the fans.
Because it's never hard for Mayweather. On Saturday he fought Alvarez, a man thirteen years younger and weighing about fifteen pounds more. Canelo was the recognized junior middleweight champion—154 lbs.—and, despite being relatively inexperienced, many expected him to be Floyd's toughest test in recent years. Though a three-to-one underdog (actually fairly close for a Mayweather fight), it was thought Alvarez's size and combination punching would trouble the aging champion.
Alvarez was undefeated and the sport's hope for the next marketable Mexican superstar. It normally takes years to build a fan base and dedicated following across the cable networks, but Alvarez is blessed with a high-contact style and memorable hair that has made him an instant attraction. With broad shoulders, an almost comically square chin, and that rare red hair, Alvarez certainly looked the part against the superbly fit but comparably slight Mayweather.
It wasn't a contest. Floyd was in control for every moment of the fight. One judge insanely scored the bout a draw, but most observers had Mayweather winning nearly every round. The final punch stats had Mayweather landing twice the amount of blows as Alvarez, but even that doesn't really express the mastery that Floyd exhibited.
Even when on the ropes and seemingly cornered, he would slip punches or catch them with his gloves before countering with his own stiff shots. Not only faster and more accurate than his opponent, Floyd has no fixed rhythm to adjust to. When one technique stops working, he switches to something else, then something else again—it's mentally exhausting to fight Mayweather—until finally his confused and outmatched opponent finds it more prudent just to stand there than be punished by Mayweather's accurate counters. Alvarez seemed to accept his fate, growing almost docile during the middle rounds. He got frustrated at certain points, hitting Floyd low and trying to bash him with his shoulder, but was mostly content to last the distance with his dignity intact. After the fight he explained, "I couldn't catch him. I didn't know how to get him. It's as simple as that."
Which is not an indictment of Alvarez. He rightly called it a learning experience, and will continue to draw fans, and may one day be a great champion. Against Mayweather, though, he was no better or worse than so many others he has cooly tamed.
One of Floyd's frequent refrains is "all work is easy work." For the most part it's been true over his fifteen years fighting for world titles across five different weight divisions. He has the remarkable ability to turn world-class opposition into sparring partners, a seasoned pro content to work up a sweat against an eager amateur and slapping them back into place whenever they get overly frisky. Among recent opponents, only Ricky Hatton and Victor Ortiz seemed unwilling to take their lessons in stride, and Mayweather responded to their desperation by knocking them out.
Mayweather has simply cruised along, win after win, year after year. While generations of boxers have retired and emerged since his appearance on the world stage, he has remained unchallenged. Floyd has been the biggest draw in boxing since defeating Oscar De La Hoya in 2007, culminating in this weekend's fight in which he received the largest guaranteed purse in boxing history, $41.5 million.
But while he has been well remunerated for his work, love has been harder to attain. Floyd's constant references to his financial success (he gave himself the nickname "Money"), history of domestic incidents, and almost performative narcissism have infuriated boxing's older-skewing fans and writers. He has always been more natural playing the heel, arguing correctly that even if fans are paying to see him lose, well, they're still paying. His fighting style and conservative approach in dealing with outmatched opponents have drawn boos and mocking nicknames like "Mayrunner."
In front of a sellout crowd dominated by partisan Mexican fans on Saturday night, though, one began to sense that things have changed for Mayweather. While he'll never be the blood and guts warrior overcoming impossible odds, a grudging respect seems to have settled in. No one booed as he nonchalantly swept round after round. Alvarez, for his part, wasn't criticized nearly as much as Floyd's recent opponents.
Whether it's the slightly less aggressively boastful Floyd that seems to have emerged from a short prison stay last year or simply the unavoidable respect and familiarity that comes from watching someone in public for so long, Floyd seems to have transformed into … maybe not a hero, exactly, but something close to that: An institution worthy of awe and admiration. He'll never be the people's champion, but he is, finally and completely, the sport's champion. He is worthy of comparison to any of the great boxers in history, any of the great athletes in any sport. It's a rare gift to see a true genius in real time, a sportsman so talented that he doesn't so much engage in contests as performances. He'll lose eventually, but it will be because of his inevitable physical decline, not an opponent with a superior set of skills and gifts. Until then, it'll just be more easy work.
Floyd Mayweather is impossibly good at something impossibly difficult. Even his harshest critics have finally forgiven him for that.
Avi Korine is a screenwriter living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has written about boxing for The Sporting News, FreeDarko, and The Classical.


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Corruption in Nigeria is systemic, institutionalised and almost now a legalised norm in all strata of our life as a people.
Mike Ozekhome
Today, I take excerpts from a paper I presented at the just concluded NBA Conference that held on August 29, 2018.
The concept of institutionalization
Institutionalisation encompasses putting into place machineries to foster an organisation's thrust or value in a way that the organisation operates within its laid down mechanism autonomously devoid from the undue influences of the organisation's personnel. Institutionalisation is a process, which translates an organisation's code of conduct, mission, policies, vision and strategic plans into action guidelines applicable to the daily activities of its officers and other organisation's culture and structure.
Institutionalisation is thus intended to regulate societal behavior (i.e. supra-individual behavior), within an organisation. In the process of institutionalisation, at least three actions can easily be distinguished. They are: Rule making and installment; rule adaptation or developing best practices and; Rule change or replacing old rules with new ones.
The capacity of any nation to overcome any vices depends on the ability of the institutions put in place. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the resilience of nations is manifest in their ability to anticipate and prepare for shocks, which in turn depend on the technical capacities of organisations and institutions at the frontlines of crisis response, the overall functioning of county systems, and the governance structures that set the rules of the game.
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Therefore, institutionalisation is enacting a cultural standard and principles meant to facilitate a common growth and with the principal objective to place the country or nation in a proper perspective to achieve its values without undue external influences. This is better to build strong institutions rather than strong men.
The ironic trend of institutionalised corruption in Nigeria
Institutions in Nigeria ought to fight corruption, but ironically, corruption has been systemically institutionalised in Nigeria. Though corruption is not common to Nigeria alone, it has, however, held sway in all spheres of our national life. Corruption in Nigeria is systemic, institutionalised and almost now a legalised norm in all strata of our life as a people. Phrases like 'egunje', 'oga settle' 'oga shake body', 'give us kola' and 'oga any thing for the boys' etc, have evolved with their specialised meaning that every average Nigerian has gotten used to and understands. When you visit public offices, these words are uttered in the open without fear because of the nature of corruption in Nigeria.
Chinua Achebe, while expressing the great hold of corruption in Nigeria and on Nigerians said thus: "Anyone who can say that corruption in Nigeria has not yet been alarming is either a fool; a crook or else does not live in this country. The situation has become bad to the extent that as far back 1993, keeping an average Nigeria from being corrupt is as difficult as keeping a goat from eating yam".
The boundaries of corruption are limitless. According to a commentator: "The range of corruption is as wide as the criminal mind that conceived them in today's changing world. However, when we talk about corruption, bribery, blackmail, extortion, embezzlement, graft, nepotism and patronage systems readily spring to mind."
What then is corruption? There exists no universally accepted definition of the term corruption. Corruption has been defined as a state of being decayed, spoiling or deteriorating.
According to World Bank: "Corruption occurs when a function, whether official or private requires the allocation of benefit or the provision of a good service…in all cases, a position of trust is being exploited to realise the private gains beyond what the position holders is entitled to. Attempts to influence the position holder, through the payment of bribes or an exchange of benefits or favours, in order to receive a special gain or treatment not available to others is also a form of corruption, even if the gain involved is not illicit under applicable law. The absence of rules facilitates the process as much as the presence of cumbersome or excessive rules does.
"Corruption in this sense is not confined to the public sector, and in that sector to administrative bureaucracies. It is not limited to the payment and receipt of bribes. It takes various forms and is practiced under all forms of government, including under well-established democracies. Corruption can be found in the legislative, judicial and executive branches of government, as well as in all forms of private sector activities. It is not exclusively associated with any ethnic, racial or religious group. However, its level, scope and impact vary greatly from one country to another may also vary, at least for a while within the same country from one place to another. While corruption of some form or another may inhere in every human community, the system of governance has a great impact on its level and scope of practice. Systems can corrupt people as much as, if not more than, people capable of corrupting systems."
According to Otite, corruption is: "The perversion of (the) integrity or state of affairs through bribery, favour, or moral depravity…corruption involves the injection of additional but improper transactions aimed at changing the moral course of events and altering judgments and position of trust…"
Gibbons defined corruption as: "Corruption is the use of a public office in a way that forsakes the public interest, measured in terms of mass opinion, elite opinion or both, in order that some form of personal advantage may be achieved at the expense of that public interest."
He further expanded the definition thus: "… any behaviour pattern where a power holder is induced by some reward to take actions, which favour the individual offering the reward and thus conflict with the public interest; or, any behaviour pattern where a power holder seeks to maintain or extend his personal advantage by inducing individuals with some reward to assist him in neglecting the public interest."
This is why corruption is more odious in appointment in public offices in the form of cronyism, nepotism, tribalism, and from the prism of ethnicism, religion and gender considerations. Corruption is not new Nigerians. Its effects are negatively far reaching on every facet of the country's social economic and political life. Corruption in Nigeria is not only endemic but also systemic and as rightly described by Mike Ozekhome (SAN) in his paper during the 2017 NBA, Ekpoma, Law Week, "corruption forms the 37th state in Nigeria". In describing the stronghold of corruption in Nigeria, Osinbajo has this to say: "It is a system that feeds on corruption and it affects all aspects of governance, so trying to deal with it is certainly not a walk in the park".
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Since Nigeria's independence, the country has had to struggle with the scourge of corruption, the political leadership class, in its quest to secure or retain power, suppress opposition, and since they have access to unlimited funds for personal use, they have sacrificed positive leadership on the altar of corruption and vindictiveness. Indeed, from the first generation of political leadership class through the successive military and civilian generation of political leaders, Nigerian political leadership had grown continually in corrupt practices. Corruption has become a cancerous phenomenon that pervades the Nigerian state unrestrained. Over the years, we have seen the development of a vast system of institutionalised corruption most times emanating from the very top and pervading all governmental institutions with perverse influence on the entire society. No institution is speared from corruption as their exist allegations of wanton corruption and filth from the executive to the legislature and to the judiciary.
In Nigeria, the case has become so worrisome that you bribe to get your child into a school, you pay to secure a job and you also continue to pay in some cases to retain it. You pay 10 per cent of every contract obtained as kickback, you dash the tax officer to avoid paying taxes, you pay the hospital doctor and nurse to get proper attention, and you pay the policemen to evade arrest, whether legal or illegal, you also pay to get bail whether you were detained legally or not, contractors get paid for jobs not done, ghost workers keep collecting salaries, public monies go into private pockets and business, this catalogue of shame can continue with an end.
Corruption has remained stumbling block to people enjoying the social fruits of good governance. In fact, it has continued to reign menacingly from electoral malpractices, police brutality, unsolved murders, ethnic cleansing, godfatherism. For example, the country was into mourning in December 23, 2001 when news filtered the air that the Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige, was murdered in cold blood in his GRA home, Ibadan, Oyo State.
To be continued next week.
Does President or faction of Senate have power to reconvene upper legislative chamber on vacation? (3)
Curtain call
Today, we shall conclude our series on the above topic, which we started two weeks ago.
The only circumstance in which the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives can lose his seat is provided for in section 50(2) of the same Constitution. It states, inter alia, that the president of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall vacate their offices through a resolution passed by 2/3rd majority votes of members.
Consequently, for Saraki (and later, Dogara), to be removed, each of the houses needs 2/3rd majority votes. In the case of the Senate, that is a humongous 73 senators, and whopping 240 members of the House of Representatives to remove Dogara. That is an impossible task under the present circumstances even if this corrupt government that feigns anti-corruption war promises all the oil blocks and automatic tickets to the legislators. This is because its antecedents of self-denial on everything it ever promised during campaigns makes it very untrustworthy to be believed on anything.
In law, we call it similar facts. The last time I checked, APC and PDP stand shoulder to shoulder on membership, with each laying claim to numerical superiority. So, where will it achieve this talismanic constitutional superiority of 2/3 majority votes to sack Saraki and Dogara? It will not happen! Read my lips. The deft Machiavellian and superior sagacious political acrobatics of Saraki and R-APC movement have left APC breathless and confused. They must go to the drawing board, a tabula rasa, if it hopes to snatch the burning kernel from the blazing inferno. The next weeks and months will be very interesting. My Kobo take.
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• The End
"Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs."
– Joe Biden.


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They say life is short but if you think about it it's actually the longest thing you'll ever get to do. I think what 'they' actually mean is life is too short to spend on things you don't care about. There's an amazing Lenin quote that goes "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen." I got to experience this in full over the last few weeks as the cogs have started turning and my 2 year London experience is coming to a temporary close. With Brexit likely to disrupt countless lives over the coming year it's time to take control of my path and start a new adventure. But before I reveal the surprise here are some things you should check out in London this summer.
Hunterian Museum – Royal College of Surgeons
A few month ago my friend Ollie and I visited the Hunterian Museum in Holborn as I feel that everyone has a deep fascination with anatomy. The Hunterian Museum boasts unrivalled collections of human and non-human anatomical and pathological specimens, models, instruments, painting and sculptures that reveal the art and science of surgery from the 17th century to the present day.
There's something surreal about the whole place as you're stood mere inches away from anatomical specimens that feel almost alien. Except they're not. They're real and existed on this planet at some point in time. Funny to think that once you strip away the makeup, clothes and day to day prejudices, we're all the same beneath the skin.
Spend Time With Friends
It doesn't really matter what you do in London but rather who you do it with. Even the most boring location can become the perfect backdrop for an afternoon of laughter and mindless exploration. Of course it never hurts to have a camera with you to capture those fleeting moments that are oh so rare in our busy and hectic lives. Krissy from INTERLACED // Kisses & Wires was of course on hand to spice up our afternoon with her insatiable laughter and a drive that would make Richard Branson blush.
Never one to say no to a spot of shopping we explored Soho and Oxford Street, doing our best to imitate 500 Days of Summer (Honey, the taps don't work!) and spending way to much money on Aesop's luxury hand creams. Having a magazine allows me a unique perspective on the nature of materialism. You can always have more stuff but it won't make you any happier. Surrounding yourself with people that make you laugh. Now that's luxury.
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Bluecherry PV-155
The PV-155 video capture card from Bluecherry is a Linux compatible 16 input board with a 120 frame per second capture rate. This is meant to be used with up to 16 analog cameras with RCA or BNC connectors.
Supports image resolutions up to 720 * 576 (PAL) / 640 * 480(NTSC)
Video frame size up to 320 * 240 / 640*480 24bit true color (per camera)
Chipset: BT878
Camera Input: 16 (BNC to serial) Video in
Video supported: NTSC/PAL
Watchdog Support: Yes - Hardware
Linux support: Yes, Kernel 2.2 / 2.4 / 2.6
PCI, 5 volt slot (not 3.3V)
This card has been used in Zoneminder video surveillance systems and therefore proven for use in Linux systems.
It comes with a LiveCD for support.
Note that there is no TV capability for this card -- it is meant to be used with analog security cameras with BNC or RCA connectors.
It is plug and play with the mentioned Linux kernels.
I had to do the following to use all 4 ports(I could only use 2 ports=8 cameras through plug and play): run as root: modprobe bttv card=77,77,77,77 add to /etc/modprobe.conf: options bttv card=77,77,77,77 You can google it ;)
For clarification, you mentioned this card is plug and play with the above Linux kernels, but is it plug and play with LinuxMCE? And did you have it working in LinuxMCE?
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Random Aside #6
I have a lot of uni work and people to catch up with at the moment, so in my absense I'll leave you in the (more than capable) hands of Steve Jobs, who did the (now rather famous) commencement speech for the 2005 graduating class at Stanford.
Graduation seems so very long away for me at the moment, but this speech is one hell of a motivator for me.
Do What You Love (PDF 258kb)
Have a great evening everyone.


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