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BONN, Jan. 12 (JTA) — The Bonn-based Journal for German and International Politics has decided to award author Daniel Goldhagen its annual Democracy Prize. In a statement, the journal said Goldhagen, more than any other scholar, stirred the conscience of the German public with his book "Hitler's Willing Executioners." In August, the book sold out its first German edition of 40,000 copies in less than a week and prompted a flurry of debate. For many Jews in Germany, the book's value lies in that it tells non- Jewish Germans that the Holocaust did not begin in the gas chambers and was not perpetrated solely by SS officials in the death camps. They point to Goldhagen's suggestion that the persecution began in schools, at the workplace, in stores, at every street corner — that it was committed by millions of "simple" Germans from every walk of life. Goldhagen, whose book has been on Germany's bestseller list for months, told the editors of the journal, "When I wrote my book I believed it was only about how to understand and think about the past. "More and more, I have come to realize that the book is also about the present and the future." Meanwhile, the public debate continues about Goldhagen's thesis, though with less intensity than when the book was first published here last year. Frank Schirmacher, co-publisher of the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, wrote, "Goldhagen is building a new mythology around the Holocaust. He traces it back to the Faustian depths of German consciousness and, by doing so, prevents it from being dealt with on a rational basis. "If one is to believe the arguments in this book, the advance of the Germans into the 21st century is something to be observed with skepticism and fear." The Munich-based Suddeutsche Zeitung ran an article saying, "The lasting disgrace is not just the many who were Hitler's willing executioners, but also the millions who looked away when it would still have been possible to look. "It is this moral indifference that nearly all Germans were guilty of at that time — which does not by any means suggest, as Goldhagen asserts, that the Holocaust was a national project." Rudolf Augstein, founder and publisher of Der Spiegel, wrote in the Hamburg-based weekly: "One should be allowed to ask whether there is anything new to be gained from the book. The answer would be very little, one could even say next to nothing. "But the simple fact that the history of the Holocaust is being gone into again can only be good, and will certainly cause a stir. If Goldhagen manages this, he will have achieved quite a lot."
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Holiday activities make for a jam-packed weekend
Friday, Dec. 6 — Can't wait to kick off the holiday season? Can't seem to get into the spirit? Whatever the case may be, the Greater Lansing area offers a weekend worth of events that will calm your yuletide craving or sway you from your Scrooge ways.
All events take place Saturday, Dec. 7:
Noon-5 p.m. The Old Town Dickens Village is back for its 7th Annual Victorian festival. The free event will offer stations throughout the streets and shops of Old Town for all members of the family. Kids can enjoy face painting, cookie decorating and beard craft-making. Adults can take part in wine tasting, and winter ice sculpture demonstrations. Everyone can watch the screening of a holiday movie and vote in the hot cocoa competition between two local businesses. The New Artisian Market will be open for this year's festival at the Old Town Marquee. There will be locally made merchandise, as well as showing local art. Live music will be provided by the Equality Band and the Bases Loaded Tuba Quartet. The Okemos High School Carolers will be strolling the village singing classic songs, along with Dickens characters. Carriage rides will be offered to give the 18th century feel, and the village will also host pictures with Santa. For more information, visit iloveoldtown.org.
3-6 p.m. Winter Glow is free outdoor festival taking place in Downtown East Lansing. The festival will offer a children's carnival and a meeting with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Kids will also have the chance to meet the famous reindeer at a petting zoo. There will also be an outdoor farmer's market selling winter goods such as artisan bread, maple syrup, chocolates, pickles and honey to name a few. There will also be carriage rides for the family and a heated Jingle Jam music tent to warm up. 5 p.m. will mark the lighting of the winter luminaries. East Lansing will also be hosting "Green Saturday," its own version of Black Friday. Select shops will have discounts and deal to support local business.
7:30 p.m. The Lansing Concert Band hosts Holiday Festival 2013 for their annual holiday concert. It will be conducted by Dr. Gary T. Sullivan, with special guest appearances from Good Company, a seven-member vocal ensemble. There will also be solos performed by Kelly Sandula-Gruner and Travis Ricks. The show will feature a reading of "The Night Before Christmas." Many holiday favorites will be performed such as "Sleigh Ride" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with everyone invited to sing along. The show will take place at Charlotte Performing Arts Center, 378 State St., Charlotte. Tickets are $12, $5 for students and free for kids under 12. For more information call (517) 451-5690.
8 p.m. "A Not So Silent Night" is REACH Studio Art Center's annual fundraiser. Proceeds will benefit REACH's free and low-fee art program for Lansing area's children and adults. This year's silent auction offers over 100 items including gifts, artwork, gift certificates for local businesses and edible treats. The Bard Owls will provide musical entertainment throughout the night. The fundraiser will be held at Washington Avenue Armory, 2500 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Students and kids under 12 are free. More information can be found at reachstudioart.org or (517) 999-3643.


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~paraphrased from "Forrest Gump"~
from a labor nurse as she noticed my cath bag being completely tinted red (bad insertion plus bladder tissue condition equals cath bag full of blood): "hmmm, I don't think it's supposed to be that color." duh!
from another labor nurse after she sneakily slipped me a sleeping pill I refused several times: "oh and BTW, that was a sleeping pill, and you'll thank me in the morning." I didn't thank her in the morning :
from my husband while I was cathed, on pit, and an epi, "I'm gonna order some Chinese delivery, you want any?" I hadn't eaten in over 24 hours at that point and wasn't allowed to even if I didn't feel a bit like puking. Oh, but I love him anyway
and the best and most comforting was from a recovery nurse. I called her into my room because I finally took a look at the damage and was a bit freaked at the amount of swelling. I told her my concern and she pulled my sheet back to take a look after assuring me swelling is "completely normal" and said, "oh..... OOHHHH! ..... that ISN'T normal." Gee, I felt so much better after her reassuring words.
2 hours later she was helping me go to the bathroom. I was a little shaky from pushing and sore b/c I had labored in so many different positions. As she was helping me along I said something about my bottom being sore but I'd take it over a c-section recovery.
She proceeded to tell me that she had a patient recently who was crying to her about having a c-section. So she told the patient not to worry b/c "a vaginal birth isn't all that!"
Why, oh why, would you say this to a VBAC mom????
Proud mommy 9/2004 , 11/2007 , 2/2011
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DH as im BEGGING for drugs at about 8cm... "you dont need drugs, you're fine" i wanted to punch him.
the best was ME though, as soon as he was born (his head was cocked to the side, and there were people standing around prepared to vacuum if i didnt push him out)
"am i done?! is it over? am i done?!" lol i know, i probably should have been concerned about the baby, but i didnt know there was an issue with him (he was floppy) i just wanted to know if i was done!
Having had four children at home, I know it is normal to yell, scream, yodel, make lots of noise during labor, passive and active. Anyone who tells a laboring woman to be quiet simply does not understand or know anything about the process, regardless of the letters after their name that someone else gave them.
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Jeez, yeah. One of my first pushing contractions, I just let out this looooooong scream, and the OB gave me this nasty, condescending speech about not doing that. I knew it was counterproductive. I didn't intend to keep doing it. But *#$@ you, #@(%#. I would have told her what you told your nurse except that I was totally nonverbal at that point. I thought it, though. Like CRAZY.
This is a "way back" thread I came across today when looking through the forum. Thought I'd bump it up as it's a really interesting discussion I'm sure there's lots more to add to it. What stupid things have been said to you at birth?
-I- actually said the "WTF?" moment in my labor with DS... I was crowning when my midwife went to check to see if the cord was around baby's neck.. I started BAWLING and was like "Oh no, please don't push him back in!"
With both my kids my MIL said I had "easy" deliveries, uh no. When the baby is coming out of your vagina, you have a say in if it was easy or not.
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As I am pushing my daughter out at home, the MW asks:"Do you want me to use a warm or a cold cloth for perineal compression?" I was like "I don't f-ing care". Seriously, you're the expert, no? Then a minute later she asks "Do you want to touch the head?" and I, unable to move a single muscle yell "Just get it OUT!" She was born about a minute later, no tearing. I never asked the MW what temperature cloth she had ended up using :)
Oh geez, where to start....
During my first labor when I was not pushing successfully the nurse looked irritated when she asked what class we had taken and the reply was that we had not taken any. It surely didn't have anything to do with the fact that I was totally numb from the epi and couldn't feel a darn thing. I couldn't even keep my right leg on the table because it just kept falling off.
At some point during my 3 hours of pushing (after about 48 hours of labor) someone from billing came in to tell us that we owed money and it needed to be paid before the end of the day. ??? The nurse looked at her and said, "Um, we're having a baby here!" 2 days after coming home we looked at the paper she gave us...it had a different person's name on it.
After a horrible birth experience ending in a c-section and being separated for a long time in recovery I finally had my wits about me enough to remember I should try to nurse DD. Just as we were finishing a NICU nurse walked in and said, "Oh good you're done. We're stealing her, she's ours now." If she was trying to be funny, it didn't work.
With DD2 we planned an HBAC and ended up transferring for another c/s. The day after one of the nurses was basically commenting on how unsafe home birth was and told me, "You know , this isn't the first time we've seen her in here." in reference to my midwife. I just ignored her. Uh, ok, so she brings women to the hospital when it's needed. That's bad why?
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-I- actually said the "WTF?" moment in my labor with DS... I was crowning when my midwife went to check to see if the cord was around baby's neck.. I started BAWLING and was like "Oh no, please don't push him back in!"
With both my kids my MIL said I had "easy" deliveries, uh no. When the baby is coming out of your vagina, you have a say in if it was easy or not.
My mom and everyone kept/keeps insisting that my birth with DS (VBAC, 10 lb 7 oz), was "difficult." I keep trying to tell them that actually, no, it wasn't bad at all. I did get an epidural, but could still feel the need to push, felt pressure, was being vocal (though DF says not that bad), but it was *so* easy (compared to what I thought/was made to believe it would be. Not that it was like, *sneeze* and baby is born, but... the way my mom made it out... seemed... impossible.), though I think it could have been a bit better if I had actually had some *sleep* the night(s) before. DD was *so* excited to be a big sister, she didn't sleep for three days before I went to be induced. Kid no sleep = mama no sleep = exhaustion early on in labor. Not fun.
Mama to DD (12.2005), DS1 (01.2009), DS2 (04.28.2013) with DH 04.10.13!!
I had gone to the bathroom when they wheeled me into the delivery room from triage (I was 5 cm supposedly at triage) and when I got up off the bed I felt everything shift. I peed and was feeling a lot of pressure, so I asked the nurse to check me. She agreed, but I could tell she was basically humoring me, but when she checked me and I was complete everyone freaked out. It was actually pretty funny, but honestly a bit silly One nurse is immediately on the phone to my OB telling him to come in NOW and the other nurse is telling me not to push, but I hear my OB yelling at them to not tell me that, I can push if I want and if he doesn't make it the on-call OB at the hospital can handle it. He also scolded them to calm down and turn the lights down when he arrived as they were all still running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
The OB from the practice did make it and he said something like "We'll meet after, here is a quick primer on pushing." when he came in and a little later when my pushes weren't very productive (I just couldn't get the knack of it, pushing was very weird to me) he joked something like "Don't worry about pushing too hard, see this young intern back here, if the baby comes flying out he'll catch her don't worry!" And he was very congratulatory of my fast, drug-free birth and made sure to get me a local before stitching up my 2nd degree tear (nuchal hand!)
Honestly, I had a really great hospital birth and all of these were more funny than bad, I only ran into one mean nurse postpartum and she wasn't that bad. I think it definitely helped that I came to the hospital so late so they didn't have time to do much and that my OB practice while not perfect is pretty good. Like I didn't have to worry about a surprise episiotomy as they were as horrified by those that did them routinely as I was.
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My midwife had another birth overnight before I came in the following morning. She was clearly tired, but I felt she was sort of pushing for things to progress more quickly, not that they progressed slowly, my daughter was born ~3.5 hours after I got there. My labor, as is completely normal, slowed down when we left my house to go to the birth center, but my midwife questioned my sister, sort of like, this is all she is laboring, as though we came in too early...I was 7-8 cm when she checked me. We did not want to break the water, and had even told her that we thought it would be cool if our daughter was born in the caul. However, after a little while (and again, we weren't even there that long, it was probably after two hours of laboring in the birth tub by ourselves (she was resting in the other room and I like that we had our own space to labor and I think she knew that, but dammit, I paid extra to labor in the birth tub, so why was I being rushed!), she said if things didn't move along she was going to break my water, this was our first child, and my husband and I felt like maybe she knew best, even though it wasn't what we discussed. Luckily, my sister and doula stepped in to talk to us about not letting her break my water, and the water ended up breaking on its own right before the midwife came back. Then after the baby was born, I had some labial tearing and they were looking at it talking about how bad it was (I believe the word "flaps" was used) and trying to figure out the best way to stitch it up . Uhm, you're talking about sewing up my lady bits and you're not sure how to do it, and talking about how terrible it is right after I had my first baby? My husband was pissed! I was too focused on getting finished up and getting to hold my daughter again, but later I was really angry that it seemed they moved forward with stitching me up instead of referring me to the hospital or someone who knew what they were doing. Luckily, I healed up just fine. Through the whole birth, I felt like I was imposing on my midwife because she had been at a birth the night before, and I felt sort of short-changed on my birth experience because of it. I understand that she was tired, and it sucks that she had two births, but the other midwife who was there to help out was completely supportive and patient and kind throughout the whole birth, and she had also been at the other birth. We've decided to just have our next child at the hospital and to be very clear on our birth plan. I figure from the time my sister had her baby in the hospital 10 years ago, things have changed with hospital births for the educated pregnant woman, and I talked to a woman in my Bradley class who had an excellent birth in the hospital and all of her wishes and birth plan were respected.
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I don't remember responding: "F^%$ MY YOGA BREATHING!!" But I'll take his word for it that I did.
"It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines." - Marcia Angell, M.D., former NEJM Editor
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In the middle of pushing my DH offered me triscuits and cheese, my midwife and I gave him an incredulous look and laughed at him.
What a great thread!
I had very supportive nurses for my natural birth, but the on-call OB was not at all. I was busy pushing, breathing and moaning through the pushes, and she told me I needed to hold my breath for each push. "You're never going to get that baby out pushing that way."
Funny moment was from me, I had a head cold when I went into labor, and when I was in transition I got up on my hands and knees on the bed. My nose started dripping like crazy. Somehow in the middle of moaning through the contractions that were one on top of another, barely able to speak, throwing up from time to time (for which all I could say was "Sick!" and my DH would shove a pan under my mouth), I was able to politely ask, "Can I have a Kleenex, please?" The nurses found it hilarious that I was able to ask so nicely, and did rush to get me my Kleenex.
Oh, that's a bunch of crap! I had to get stitched up after DS1, and the newbie (teaching hospital) kept trying to stitch me up without pain relief. DH had to keep remind him I didn't have an epidural. I don't know what took him so long to figure it out. Sheesh! That needle hurt worse even than pit contractions.
My labour with Ds2 progressed very fast (90 mins total), and we were at home waiting for the midwives to arrive for our homebirth. DH asked if he could quickly call his parents, just to let them know we were in labour. He left our bedroom where I was labouring to make the 'quick' call while I dealth with yet another contraction. A few minutes later, I hear DH chit-chatting, asking his dad about their weather (they live 4 hours away). LOL Poor DH, he was a little panicked that the midwives hadn't arrived yet and I guess this was his coping mechanism. Ds2 was born just a few minutes after that weather convo :)
I laugh everytime I think of it now, but at the time I wasn't too pleased! I love that man :)
Happy wife of Mr. Rabbit; proud momma to DS1 (07.07.09), DS2 (02.11.11) and expecting baby #3 01.27.13.
I remembered some things that people said to me before/during the birth of DS.
Not at the birth itself, but every day from ~38 weeks, my mom would call, and ask me if we had him yet, and tell me that some people just aren't meant to have babies naturally, and that some people always have to have c-sections, and that I was being selfish/careless/reckless to try for a VBAC. (I went on to have happy, healthy baby at 41w5d.)
The whole time from the time we went in to be induced, until after DS was born, this one nurse kept asking me, "Why do you want this (VBAC) so bad?" Maybe not stupid, but quite annoying.
Mama to DD (12.2005), DS1 (01.2009), DS2 (04.28.2013) with DH 04.10.13!!
I've been reading through this thread for 3 days just waiting to get to the end so I could add my own.
I think my first was probably the worst with the stupid comments. 36 hour labor with contractions starting at 3 min. apart. We of course rushed to the hospital bc it was my first and I had no idea how bad the contractions where actually going to get. I remember sitting at the registration desk breathing through contractions and saying "I'm about to have this baby and you are actually asking me my religion." Of course I was only about 1.5 cent. at the time, but she didn't know that.
Then I get to my room and they start hooking me up to everything and I ask about walking, birthing ball, shower, etc (all of the things we were told about in the birthing class which was the class the hospital offered) and the nurse said "No, honey. You have to stay in the bed with the monitors." Me: "What?! They lied to me. I have to stay here with this itchy monitor strapped to my belly?!" I was one peeved momma!!! ( I also had a horrible rash on my belly, so the straps were "killing" me) Then my nurse who came in to check me every couple of hours had very short stubby fingers, so I asked for someone else and made sure to check all of my nurses hands before allowing them to do cervical checks. Everybody seemed to get a kick out of this.
I also remember my hubby making some very irritating comments. Once during a contraction I was squeezing his hand at the peak and he had the nerve to ask if I could "let up a little" I told him that he just had to deal with it bc that was only a fraction of the pain I was dealing with. Then he falls asleep while I'm moaning and groaning on the bed and has the nerve to ask me to "keep it down" because he's trying to sleep!!!!! I was like "eeexxxxccuuuusssseee meeeeee for interrupting your beauty sleep!" And then there was also the constant complaint of it being freezing in the room bc I was in labor and extremely hot. He kept asking the nurses for extra blankets. And going out into the waiting room to visit with our family and friends bc he was bored and didn't want them to feel left out! (I'm not even sure who was left in the waiting room bc it seemed like EVERYBODY was in the room with me!
Then of course, my doctor was out of town so I ended up with the oldest dr. ever! He insisted on breaking my water at 4cm, attaching the internal monitor on the babies head and got very irritated when I told him I did not want those things. He said " I have to keep the baby alive" What?! I believe I'm the one that has been taking care of this baby for the last 9 months and will continue to do so for the next 18 years, but you have to attach a probe to its head to keep it alive?
Not to mention being 9.5 cent. dialated according to the nurse and I'm telling her I need to push (my body is actually doing it involuntarily) and she refuses to call the dr. because I'm not ready yet. She kept getting mad at me bc I would ask her every 15 min. to check to see if I was ready, because I really needed to push. She said "I have better things to do then to continue to check my cervix every time you want." I ended up swelling so bad I told my mom (during my post delivery shower) that I looked like I had a softball sized vagina. And my poor baby had a cone shaped head that added a whole inch to her birth length.
The quack dr. also sewed up my 2nd degree tears with no local bc he said if I had dealt with the whole 36 hour labor med free then I should be able to handle a few stitches! This was after pouring about 5 gallons of soap over my vagina and babies head as I pushed her out to make it sterile. This at a hospital who routinely took the baby away for 4 hours to be accessed and stabelized after birth. When she wasn't brought back to my room after 6 hours, my husband called the nursery to ask why and they said that they had to pump her stomach bc she swallowed amniotic fluid...Hmmm, you mean the stuff she's been swallowing for the past 9 months or could it have been the soap you guys kept pouring over her head!!!
Ugh! there were just sooo many things about that birth that irk me!
At my second birth which was pitocin induced I tried my best to resist the epidural, but in the end I gave in. It was actually the best epidural experience ever. My nurse was so sweet, she let me lean on her and hugged me like she was my momma! As soon as I laid back down, I was numb and she told me I was ready to push! She actually said if I pushed the baby out b4 dr. got there not to worry bc she had done this before :) I pushed her out in 5 min just after the dr. sat down on his little stool!!!! And shortly after I told the nurse I had to pee and she was surprised that I could feel the need to pee, so she took out the cathater and I walked to the bathroom! My husband rudely commented that I should have just stuck it out and that I didn't even need the epidural! Well maybe not, but that was my decision to make and I'm glad I did it, bc it made the last hour of my labor very pleasurable :)
At my 3rd hospital birth, 2nd pitocin induction...I was finally ready to push after about 12 hours. The nurse set up the stirrups and told me I could go ahead and push bc it would probably take a while...she hadn't even called the dr. yet! I tried to tell her that I pushed my last baby out in about 3 pushes but she insisted that I get started. So I pushed one good time and baby started coming out. She immediately took my legs out of the stirrups and held them together and told me to wait until the dr. arrived. Of course I start crying bc now I'm holding an 8 lb baby in my vagina (any body ever heard of prairie dogging..lol) and she says, "OH now don't cry you're just gonna get stuffy and not be able to breathe" Then the dr. finally comes and starts joking around with my husband about hunting or some stupid man thing and I say "Excuse me, I'm waiting on you to catch my baby!!!!!" Cool thing about his birth was that his umbilical cord had two true knots in it. The dr. said he had never seen that before and he kept it to study it!
4th birth was just weird.....I had so many weird interventions. I was induced "again" bc I had excess fluid and when they broke my water it just started gushing out. There was a student (I'm not sure what kind) standing off to the side and when I looked up and saw his face, I started laughing and that just made the water gush out more...haha! They put IN all sorts of monitors, one on the babies head and one attached to my uterus, which didn't work and they had to change out the wires 3 times, then of course the catheter all while I'm laying on the bed unable to move bc of epidural with my legs spread open and people are just coming in and out as they please including two male students. Then right before I gave birth they said they needed to put insert more fluid into my uterus bc maybe they pushed out to much when they broke my water?!?!? Needless to say I ended up with a horrible infection a couple of days post partum. Not to mention when she was sewing me up from the horrible tears she comments on how she's never seen anybody swell so much! I was like maybe because you guys kept feeling the need to shove things into my vagina. I also had to get a second catheter (after epidural wore off and after birth...very painful) bc I couldn't pee. My uterus was too swollen to let me relieve my bladder. I didn't sit for 2 weeks after baby number 4!!!
I'm going for a natural waterbirth and a midwife with baby number 5, so we'll see how it goes :)
During my first birth I was stuck in a triage cubicle for 8 hours because there were no rooms. It was a teeeeeeeny little room with barely enough room for my husband and my doula and me, so there was no room for moving around. I kept going out for walks because I needed more movement. I was calm and focused using self-hypnosis and a nurse saw me leaning against my husband calmly relaxing through a long, powerful birthing wave. She decided that would be the perfect time to walk over, tap me on the shoulder and begin a long diatribe about how excited she was to see me using hypnosis and all about every instance she'd ever encountered of someone using it, etc. My husband kept politely asking her to wait until my birthing wave was over to talk to me, but she was oblivious. I was trying to ignore her and stay focused, but her bubble-headed jabbering gave me the giggles!
: Did we have the same doctor?!
I felt that I had an ectopic with my third pregnancy and went to the OB to have it checked out. He didn't even examine me or see me in an examining room. He heard I had come in to have a possible ectopic checked out and took me straight to his OFFICE where he saw me behind his desk and calmly informed me that I "did not have an ectopic pregnancy." Yes, he could apparently tell this JUST BY LOOKING AT ME. Just another case of doctors refusing to hear a woman who suspects something might be wrong with her because goodness forbid a patient might actually know what's going on with their own body.
He refused to test me several times and finally lost his temper with me and I left crying. I took myself to the nearest hospital and begged them to help me and they took me in the emergency room and assigned me a new OB. I was rushed to the tech room to get an ultrasound.
Guess what they found growing in my right ovary?
And what happened when I called the previous OB's office and told them what happened and asked why I didn't get care that could have saved my life? They told me I was never allowed to call there again and that they were destroying my file.
I wonder if his completely innapropriate and unprofessional reaction had anything to do with his personal feelings on termination...
I actually think that there is a certain percentage of male OBs who are really and truly misogynists. As in may have actually become OBs for that reason. I just can't come up with any other reason in this day and age Why we have practitioners who have things like 80% episiotomy rates. I obviously don't have anything to back it up, but from what I have seen, I truly believe it.
Banana, doula wife to Papa Banana and mother to Banana One, Banana Two, Banana Three, Banana Four...
When I was getting ready to push (on my back with no feeling from the waist down and my legs in stirrups) the nurse squirted Johnsons Baby Shampoo into my vagina. She was swishing it around, and my sister asked her what she was doing. She said:
"I can make bubbles!"
That's pretty stupid!!!!!
I think I can shed some light on this!
I met a someone who told me that an old OB they knew would squirt this in mom's vaginas because it kept the mothers from tearing. He was using it as a lubricant. :/
Banana, doula wife to Papa Banana and mother to Banana One, Banana Two, Banana Three, Banana Four...
When I had PROM with DD at 36 weeks I called the hospital/midwives on call and told them "I am 99% sure my water broke"- they asked me "We need you to come in because we can't be sure without checking you to see if it really is amniotic fluid." after they said that loud gush of water into the toilet they ask "what was that?" and I said "I thought it was my water, but I guess I can't be sure until you tell me"... Then they were more serious about how I should come in because it was ealier than anticipated. At the hospital every nurse commented on how they have never seen a woman gush so much water.
I ended up with pitocin aumentation and the RN would come in every time all cheerful and say "it's the best time of the day! time to up the anty" (WTH? Serious?)
At one point DH said to me "I'm tired, I think I need a nap" this was after him sleeping all night while I was awake hoping for labor to start on its own and him sleeping in the day before. I hadn't slept for over 72 hours and really wanted to punch him...
Also I asked if I could have something to eat and the RN said "sure would you like red or green jello?" I looked at her and said "seriously, I want to eat, jello is not food." At which point the CNM came in and said "sure do you want some toast or something." I said, "No I want a large steak and cheese and something really acidic so it burns like hell if it comes back up."
WOHMama to DD (July 2008) and DS (May 2013); wife to DH .
Live your life, like your life depends on it.
There are some really awesome ones in this thread!
With DD we transfered to a hospital from a birth center. It was 42 hours from my water breaking until I finally birthed our baby vaginally. For the most part everyone was awesome. It was a teaching hospital and I think I met all the residents that day. Only one was male. First time he came in to check me he actually shoved me up the bed! I said something to the effect of "WHOA!" and he said he would come back when my epidural was working..... Ummm maybe it is your big man hands?!? Seriously everyone has been up in there and you are the only one that physically shoved me up the bed!
He didn't show up again until I was actively pushing, undirected. He started in with cheerleader style "Push! Push! Push!" I actually stopped pushing mid-contraction, and gave him a look. My sister said it was great because DH, myself, the other ob resident and the nurses all paused and shot him looks in perfect unison. He turned around and walked out of the room.
My sister also overheard the head resident comment that she "wasn't ready to give up on me yet." When she was leaving the room, after checking on me. I would have totally panicked if I had heard this! My water had been broken for so long that DH was convinced that they were going to whisk me away for a c-section as soon as we arrived (though to his credit, he never said so until much later, like DD was over a year old!) I think my mw must have lied about how long my water had been broken (making it sound like it took place at the bc and not at home the night before we even went to bc.)
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — A former Charleston firefighter currently involved in a lawsuit over a deadly furniture store fire is accused of trying to hire an undercover police officer to kill his wife.
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Day 03 - Thunderstorm on the Tower.
Sometimes things don't work the way you thought they were going to go.
Route 66 historically begins on Jackson St. in downtown Chicago. Jackson runs right thru the heart of the Financial District and right by the base of the Sears Tower. The only problem is that Jackson is now a one way street, and guess what, it goes the wrong direction.
About a mile from the beginning of the road is a diner called Lou Mitchell's. Beth had read about it and thought it would be a fun place to begin our journey but we thought it may be be easier to avoid doing it with a car full of all our stuff and just head over there today and 'get it out of the way'.
So we grabbed a cab from our hotel. 7 bucks and a tip and we hopped out right in front of the diner.
Oh crap, its Memorial Day, Lou Mitchell's is closed for the holiday. Well, next door we grabbed a couple donuts at 'yet another Dunkin Donuts' and then decided to just huff it back to the hotel. We don't mind walking on vacation which is really funny because, at home, we are the typical Californian who drives from one end of the parking lot to the other.
Being that we were passing right under the Sears Tower we decided to head up to the Sky Deck at the 103rd floor. They warned us that the visibility was only 5 miles in the lobby but we didn't think anything of it. At the top the rain started… then the lightning bolts, then the thunder claps. At 103 floors you are ABOVE a lot of the lightning… it turned out to be really cool. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get a lightning bolt on video? Check it out at 37 seconds in on todays video update. (and yes Jeff Regan, you ARE seeing the effects of the rolling shutter)
We actually stayed on top for a long time. I took a lot of photos for people and we did the "stupid glass box of death", I think they call it something else, where you step out and can look straight down to the ground… not comfortable.
Then we headed down to the street and walked back to the hotel.
Nap time. Cut some video, process some pictures.
Then we get a call from the Borger's, our friends that moved to Illinois from California about a million years ago. They had seen we were here by reading the Facebooker and they invited us to dinner… and that is what we are doing next.
In the morning we'll get the Chrysler out of hock and load it up and hit the road.
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Oh, girl, I have missed you!! *huuuuuge hugggggs* Welcome back!
Hey Brothers and Sisters,
IT'S SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME !!! Man, I have missed you! I can't believe I've been gone so long.
How is everybody? Through these tears, I say.....it's good to be back home again. You will never know how much I have missed our daily "chats".....
I have a computer now and I'm back in the free hugs business !!! So come on in....there's a hug here waiting just for you !!
Oh, it is so so so very good to be back in the fold.
I love you all,
p.s. my new year's AFFIRMATION : " I am truly, madly, deeply in love with the very idea of breathing, singing, laughing out loud....and free to be me !!
"I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." - unknown
Oh, girl, I have missed you!! *huuuuuge hugggggs* Welcome back!
Welcome back - you have been missed so much. All of us have missed your "hugs"!!!
I was organizing the search party, shooting off my flare gun and calling in the Coast Guard to go find my gurlfren!!!!!
You were missed just as much as you missed us - We are SOOOOOOOOO glad that you are back.
Now, tell us..how are you feeling? Are you doing ok? How was your Christmas and did you bring in the New Year with joy and love??
Fill us in on all that has been going on with you and I am giving you my biggest, warmest and most love-filled "WELCOME HOME!!!" hug. Can ya feel it?
Much Love
Hey hey friends,
Thanks for the warm welcome back. Egads, you guys are gonna love this. I had my computer setup yesterday, created my password. So, today I turn on Big C (my computer's name) and whadya know....I forgot my password....HA !!!! So, a phone call 45 minutes later and some guy in India is laughing his head off, because I forgot my password in one day. I told him "hey, it's not easy being me"....this brain fog sometimes can last for days"...and he asks me "How far away have you been?"....I almost pee'd my pants. I said "never mind"...
Saysusie, I LOVE your New Year's article. That is so powerful, so well written.....I was so inspired !! Thanks for sharing your wonderful words of wisdom. It's those golden nuggets of truth that jolt us into what really is important for us all....to look forward, be present in the moment, to have dreams instead of doubts; to hold on to the promise of hope...holding on so tight that your next breath depends on it. I LOVED YOUR ARTICLE.....man, that is good stuff.
I was in and out of the hospital in October, for pericarditis; and gurlfrens - that was another story in itself....the ER doc was across the hall from my room and he was on the phone when I heard him say my name, he said I looked and acted like I should be in a nursing home. Well, I jumped off of the bed, ripped off my gorgeous gown; put on my clothes- went out into the hallway- and blasted him with the "what in tarnation are you thinkin' jerk, what happened to your hippocratic oath, the first of which is 'FIRST, DO NO HARM"....you don't know me; and you sure aren't ever going to have a chance to ever know me". He denied that he said it, and I raised my voice and said....don't lie to me; as I got in his face - the nurses and orderlies gathered around (I'm sure they thought I was outta control...but they hadn't seen nothin' yet). I told him I wasn't leaving until he admitted to me the truth of what he said; so......in the middle of a hallway in an emergency room - after 53 years, I found MY VOICE. I found MY COURAGE, I found MY STRENGTH!!
The doctor finally admitted what he said; I told him that often times when a patient presents to the emergency room, the only thing they have left intact is their "dignity"....and to insult and make judgements on someone without a single question was irresponsible. I called the hospital administrator and I took care of business.
Now on to the lighter side of life; the weather here in the pacific northwest has been outrageous to say the least. I've discovered that I hate indoor camping. It absolutely sucks (ooops, that's the only word I can think of that's halfway nice to use). We were without power for a week or so, and had it restored Christmas eve. I spent Christmas eve with friends...and I took a moment to pause about where I was last year and how far I had come. I was barely alive a year ago - and hope had snuck out the back door while I wasn't looking. And so a year has passed, and I found my hope hiding deep inside my heart. (whew, that was good).
My best friend and I decided that we are going to start using New Year's affirmations instead of resolutions. Speaking truth into our lives, speaking confirmations of what is good; what we're thankful for; what can we do to enrich the lives of others around us.
My New Year's wish for all of you is this; that you find comfort with those you love; that you find peace in your hearts and minds; that joy takes you by surprise; that laughter will fill the rooms of your house and heart; that you will be blessed beyond measure - to take a step towards reaching out to those who can't or don't know how to reach out for themselves.....and last but certainly not least, I wish you strength and endurance to live this life with lupus, with the certainty that you are never alone; you will never be alone.
I wish you every happiness, I wish you love.
"I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." - unknown
Talk about POWERFUL STUFF!!! Your entire post was filled with power and EMPOWERMENT! I applaud you for standing up to that doctor and for not backing down until he heard you, admitted the truth and understood how careless words can cause great harm! You are my HERO!
I love that you have made New Year's Affirmations. I am a true believer in Affirmations; in speaking the words and in "Knowing That It Is So". I end each of my affirmations with "And So It Is"
Your New Year's wish for us was absolutely inspiring. I copied it and put it on my bathroom mirror!!
Man.........it is SOOO good to have you back :lol: :lol:
Peace, Blessings and Love
I know AWESOME is on the new list of words not be used (or overused) but I can't think of a better word for your post, Browneyedgirl! Welcome HOME! I love the plan to make affirmations - what a powerful idea.
You showed some incredible strength by getting up off that ER gurney and facing down that arrogant doctor. All I can say is AMEN to that! I've been in and out of ER rooms many times for pericarditis (as you know) and have had some great caretakes and some lousy ones. You put that doctor in his place and fought the battle for all of us who've been mistreated or dismissed by hospital staff. THANK YOU!
"If you trust Google more than you trust your doctor than maybe it's time to switch doctors."
Thanks so much for your kind words, guys; it is amazing to me how our spirits are lifted by sharing our thoughts with each other. I find myself wanting to spend ALL DAY with you.
We are not victims of this disease; I believe that God allows us to become victors in any situation in order that we may be able to teach others how to live. Our circumstances may be different, but our courage all comes from the same place....and for those who lack in hope, we share our abundant portion. Our victories should not ever come by the measure of another man's mark, but by our own perservance to pursue that "dream" that lies in each of us; a dream that dares to be discovered and uncovered in due time. I believe that at times our "mind's eye" can see what our worldly eyes cannot. Trust the truth that lies deep inside you; inside of us all.
No closer bond have I felt between friends than I do for you, my family of friends.
It's time for dinner, so off I go. Thanks everyone for the nice warm welcome. I LOVE THIS PLACE, I LOVE YOU !!!
Much love,
"I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly." - unknown
Hi Browneyedgirl!
I'm just North of you and I couldn't be sicker of the weather right now!!!! I'm glad you are back with power. Mine went off briefly today and I thought we were in for it again - lots of wind- but it came back on in less than 30 minutes! Whew!!!
Do you do anything with the Lupus Foundation in Seattle? My sister and I walk in it every year (I missed this year as I was in Europe). It would be cool to get to meet there, if you do!
Well, I'm sure hoping that doctor sees the error of his ways and that the encounter with you changes his outlook and attitude. I've never had to be in the hospital in Seattle (knock on wood), but your experience does make me nervous.
I'm all for affirmations as well. Actually, on New Years Day, I started the year with a yoga nidra workshop where we focused on affirmations. It was great!
Happy New Year and welcom back to the cyberworld!
Hi Missy,
Thanks for your nice note. After having been in the hospital for so many times (and for the most part treated very well), something inside of me said "enough". People can't understand what they can't see. Those of us with lupus "dont look sick"...but lupus affects us in so many ways. I happen to have CNS lupus and currently have kidney, heart, and brain involvement - so the symptoms are complicated and unpredictable. As I think everyone here would say "Amen" to that statement.
My experience happened at Northwest Hospital; so you can bet your bottom dollar I will never go there again!. Don't let my experience scare you, because the symptoms in lupus can happen suddenly - there are times when you will need to call 911. I have just ordered my medic alert which will allow me to push a button if I can't get to the phone quick enough. I don't know what type of lupus you have or to what severity, but please don't be scared. Knowing about this site has really helped me to not be so afraid - because there are many here who have traveled down this road before me...and it helps me to know that there are so many people here who genuinely care. Saysusie and her band of merrymakers are wonderful to share their wealth of knowledge and experiences. So please don't be afraid.
I have not been to the Lupus Foundation of Seattle. I will make a point of doing that next week. I have tried to find a support group on the eastside, where I live; but have had no luck.
Thanks so much for responding Jody, I hope you are feeling well. Dare to dream, dare to live your life out loud with joy !!!!
Much love,
p.s. THIS WEATHER SUCKS....but the upside is, just think how beautiful it's going to be when everything turns green, and the blooms will be brilliant !!!
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In our house, we love to have fun with our food. Why have cake when you can have fun, funky cake? We made a fun cake and thought we'd share how to make a tie dye cake with you! The kids really enjoy this one because they can do a LOT of helping and have some fun swirling the cake as they pour it into the pan. This would be a FUN cake for Dr. Seuss' birthday celebration!
-White cake mix
-Food coloring
-Frosting of your choice!
-Preheat oven to 350
-Mix up your cake mix as directed on box
-Separate mixture into six separate bowls
-Red: 15 drops Red food coloring
Blue: 15 drops Blue food coloring
Yellow: 15 drops Yellow food coloring
Green: 15 drops Green food coloring
Purple: 7 drops red, 5 drops blue
Orange: 9 drops yellow, 2 drops red
(You can also use gel colors for this, just use as much as you want for brightness of color)
-Now, In a 13×9 in pan start with whatever color you choose. I chose red and pour the whole bowl of that color into the pan and allow it to spread over the whole pan. You can tilt the pan a bit to get the batter to cover the bottom.
-With all the rest of the colors, pour them however you choose! In a diagonal, a squiggle, whatever!
-Bake for 20-24 minutes
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Defender Gerard Pique has paid tribute to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson following his return to Barcelona. The 21-year-old, who made 13 appearances in United's double-winning campaign, rejoined the Catalan giants yesterday after four years at Old Trafford. Pique told www.manutd.com: 'I am leaving with some very special memories, most of all the experience of being part of a fantastic group. 'Obviously I would have liked to have played more this season, but the manager has always treated me in an exceptional manner, for which I am extremely grateful. 'I would like the fans to know that I will always carry United in my heart and I hope that they understand my decision to go back to my home club.'
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What happens when you blend the rich culture and beauty of Chinese tradition with the vibrancy of a California beach wedding? A wonderful mix of the new and old. Following the traditional groom's meeting with his bride, in which the groomsmen had to perform feats and participate in all kinds of games to earn the brides trust, and a tea ceremony at the Ocean Hotel Richard where the bride was laden with gold jewelry, Anna and Richard arrived on Montara Beach.
They wed with nothing but the Pacific Ocean as their backdrop. Anna chose bridesmaids' flowers, which were unique ball-style wedding bouquets. Their headpieces resembled the garlands of Greek nymphs. Flowers were strewn across the sand and woven within the driftwood archway. The reception itself overlooked the same beach at the chic Peruvian restaurant La Costanera. Intricate centerpieces and elaborate table settings created a perfect vantage point to watch the sun go down over the ocean. Peruvian specialties followed appetizers and ceviche, while Latin wine, and of course lots of delicious wedding cake made this evening a day to remember.
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Drug resistance may travel same path as quorum sensingThe cellular "pumps" associated with multi-drug resistance in bacteria may also be involved in exporting signals responsible for cell-cell communication, a process known as quorum sensing, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"We believe that the drugs exported by these pumps may actually be similar in structure to molecules involved in communicating," said Dr. Lynn Zechiedrich, assistant professor of molecular virology and microbiology at BCM. Thus, the drugs get exported by bacterial cells as if they were the usual communication molecules the cells use to transmit information in a bacterial colony.
While giving a patient a drug starts the process, the bacterial cell is "going down some natural pathway of cell-to-cell communication. It's trying to communicate, and when it does, it increases the number of the pumps to try to send out the molecules. The doctor is trying to kill the bacterial cells with drugs, but the cells just make more pumps to communicate better. The effect is that they get rid of the drug," said Zechiedrich.
Instead of bacterial pumps sending out the usual communication signals, they send out drug instead � inadvertently blocking the ability of the drug to kill the bacteria. This does not occur because the bacteria "know" that the drugs are going to kill them, but because the drug looks like a communication signal. So the bacterial cells send out what they think is a communication signal, which is bad news for doctors and their patients. This process, known as multidrug resistance, results in the failure to cure the bacterial disease. Even worse, the resistance is not just to one drug, but many because the pump is now increased and many different drugs will be pumped out.
"It compounds the problem," said Zechiedrich. Her findings are a step toward understanding the mystery surrounding drug resistance, she said.
In her work, she found that two of these "pumps" or transporters � AcrAB/TolC and NorE � actually export as yet unidentified signals used in cell-to-cell communication.
Dr. Shirley Yang and Graduate student, Christopher Lopez, of BCM, both contributed to the work.
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Today In Country History-Garth Plays Ball, Paycheck Dies
The Music and Memories of February 19
The Headlines
2003- Johnny Paycheck dies after a battle with emphysema. It's reported that the "Take This Job And Shove It" star dies bankrupt. George Jones pays for a proper funeral for his old outlaw friend.
2000- Garth Brooks signs a contract to join the New York Mets during spring training in Florida. The Mets are one of the many sports teams that contribute to Garth's "Touch 'Em All Foundation For Kids." Athletes make donations based on their performance of goals, wins and personal accomplishments in their sport.
1998- Grandpa Jones dies. A regular on the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw, he only scores a couple radio hits, "Mountain Dew" and "Eight More Miles to Louisville." However he is a beloved personality in Country Music and is eventually inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1974- Dolly Parton announces she's ending her duet partnership with Porter Wagoner. Dolly creatively tells Porter by writing "I Will Always Love You."
1969- Elvis Presley records "Kentucky Rain." The song is penned by an upcoming songwriter/artists named Eddie Rabbitt. Furthermore, the single features another new artist by the name of Ronnie Milsap on backing vocals and piano. The song and it's arrangement, inspires Ronnie to record his own Rainy song, "Smoky Mountain Rain."
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1983- Faking Love- T.G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks
1977- Moody Blue- Elvis Presley
1974- It's Four In The Morning- Faron Young
1966- Waitin' In Your Welfare Line- Buck Owens


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Thanks for your interest in helping the Bay Area Ridge Trail!
Listed below are upcoming and ongoing volunteer opportunities. Tell us your interests by filling out the volunteer form. We will then email you (based on your volunteer interests) when there are opportunities near you.
Please note dates are general below since they change each year. Please click the links to get the most current info and find out exact dates for upcoming events.
Ridge Trail Events
- Help plan events
- Set-up/clean-up
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- Staff a rest station or lunch stop
- Guide or sweep a hike, bike ride or equestrian ride
- Or just lend a helpful hand!
April 22, 2017: Ridge to Bridge, Marin
August 30-September 4, 2017: East Bay Hills Thru-Hike & Equestrian Ride
3rd Saturday in September: Tour de Fat - A Ballyhoo of Bikes and Beer! Golden Gate Park, Lindley Meadow, San Francisco - volunteer & get free beer and a free t-shirt!
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Pitch in, get dirty, and have fun building or maintaining the Ridge Trail!
1st Saturday in June: National Trails Day, with a number of volunteer trail work opportunities on the Ridge Trail. Stay tuned for more information.
1st Saturday in November: RIdge Trail Day - work parties on the Ridge Trail all around the Bay. This event fills up quick - so sign-up early! Sign-up opens mid-September.
The Ridge Trail Council often has information tables at various events and festivals. Come staff the table and talk with people about the Ridge Trail. You needn't be there for the entire day - come help for a few hours and then enjoy the event!
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Youth for Seva (YFS) volunteers have distributed some 10,000 school kits for under-privileged school children studying in various schools run by NGOs, government and also orphanages across the city today.
Over 300 volunteers participated in the distribution program undertaken at more than 18 schools in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts. Each school kit comprises of a bag, notebooks, pencil box, geometry box, water bottle and other stationary required for entire educational year. YFS has undertaken distribution of these kits to students in various schools spread across the city in the presence of Venkat Dusuri, Coordinator, Hyderabad Chapter along with Syam Prasad, president of YSF Hyderabad chapter and Sesha Aditya, Coordinator, YSF Hyderabad Chapter along with several donors and volunteers.
School Kits Distribution to underprivileged Children is one of the flag ship programs of YSF. The School Kit drive program aims at providing underprivileged children from the urban slums and rural areas across India receive new & quality education aid at the beginning of every year. YFS believes that a helping hand from the society will encourage the students in attaining education and arrest the school dropout rates.
Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Venkat Dusuri, Coordinator for YFS has said that through this initiative YFS aim to provide the school kits to as many needy students as possible. He revealed that in 2015, YFS has reached out to 18,000 students in providing the school kits. YFS Hyderabad has proactively worked to reach out to more number of students, especially in Nepal, Chhattisgarh and Orissa along with two telugu speaking states, he said. With every Passing Year YFS is increasing its foot print towards reaching out more and more beneficiaries by involving more corporate and more volunteer, he added.
In Hyderabad, YFS had two ways of packing the kits. Corporate Packing and Volunteer mobilized packing. In corporate Packing, The school kits were delivered directly to our partner companies and our volunteers helped the corporate volunteers in school kit assembling/packing. Examples: Wells Fargo, Agility, Thompson Reuters, AMS, Kantar Operations, Deloitte. In Volunteer Mobilized packing, YFS Hyderabad invited all their volunteers to gather at Vivekananda Degree College, Kukatpally and we had 600 volunteers who turned up at the location. Within 2 hours our 600 volunteers were able to pack thousands of School Kits.
YFS volunteers along with full time coordinators personally visited the Government schools in and around Hyderabad and distributed the school kits. In rural areas YFS Hyderabad also distributed Solar Lamps to the students. (NSS)


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Costs of crime
The AIC estimates that crime costs Australia nearly $36 billion a year – some 4.1 per cent of the nation's gross domestic product. Forty per cent of this is the result of fraud, which costs some $8.5 billion, and which has increased significantly in recent years. Burglary is next at 10 per cent, followed by drug offences (9 per cent), arson (8 per cent) and assault (7 per cent). The Productivity Commission recently found that justice services in 2009 alone cost Australian governments more than $10.7 billion, with police services accounting for some 66.7 per cent, followed by corrective services (22.7 per cent), criminal court administration (5.7 per cent) and civil court administration (4.9 per cent). The AIC has compiled a full breakdown of the costs of crime which is available on this website.
Source: Australian Institute of Criminology 2008. Counting the costs of crime in Australia : a 2005 update. Research and public policy series no. 91
The costs of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug abuse to Australian society in 2004/05 : summary report (PDF 389kB)
David J Collins and Helen M Lapsley, National Drug Strategy, 2008
Manual for estimating the economic cost of injuries due to interpersonal and self-directed violence
Alexander Butchart ... [et al.], World Health Organization. 2008
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