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I could definately see happening. Those 2 seem to be closer than peas and carrots.
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I could definately see happening. Those 2 seem to be closer than peas and carrots.
That is what most of us thought last time. And then JOB came out of left field.
I want Vogel to get the job but I feel like hes not getting it. Bird would have hired him already and I think it has to do w/ that spat in the Houston game that was on the court n spilled into the locker room. Granger may like him but I havent heard every single guy come out in support.
Just feel like Bird wants a more veteran coach to command these young guys. Im not really all that excited about Casey but Adelman would be decent. Wish we could get something better than Adelman if Vogel isnt getting the job though.
Now that the Mavs have a break until next Tuesday, Larry can probably set up a meeting with Casey. I hope he actually meets with him and doesn't just have a phone call. Phone Call interviews don't really express the same level of interest that a live face-to-face interview. Even a lunch interview would be better than just logging a phone call.
Casey was a finalist for the Hawks job last year, when no one would have considered the Mavs a Finals contender. Monty Williams was hired in New Orleans off of his work as an assistant in Portland. I'm sure there are other examples.
I do agree with your point to an extent though, in that no one would look for head coach material in the staff of a sub .500 team. On the other hand, I'm sure that Bird could sell the Pacers as a team heading towards > .500 though.
First, Mavs may not giver permission yet because they want everyone to stay focused on the Finals rather than starting to speculate about what Casey is doing after the season.
Second, I want EVERY discussion to at least START with a phone interview. There's no reason to be flying people all over the country for every first contact.
I think people denigrate phone interviews because of JOB, not because of them somehow not being valuable.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
I think you have an excellent point. Makes me wonder if Bird might have been referring to paying for coaches when he commented about Herb willing to spend money.
I wonder if Bird has a problem, uncomfortable, with face to face interviews with coaches? I personally would look upon with distain an over the phone intereview for a job. I want to talk to people face to face and look them in the eye when talking to them.
Getting quality & experienced assistants will be dificult for a head coach with only a 1 yr gig. This will likely be harder then actually hiring a head coach.Vogel will be asked to upgrade his coaching staff if he expects to earn the permanent job.
"Larry Bird: You are Officially On the Clock! (3/24/08)"
(Watching You Like A Hawk!)
This has been a very good thread with a lot of good points.
I think that Golden State might hire Adelman before the lockout, but other than that I don't really see it hurting our search. Adelman doesn't need the money or the job, so why would he be in a rush though?
As for Vogel, I highly doubt he gets hired elsewhere, so no rush for him.
Casey won't be able to interview until after they are done, which puts them a couple weeks later into someone hiring him. I think even if Casey and Adelman are gone, it won't kill us. I just don;t see what the rush is to pay a coach while there is a lockout. We need to be fiscally responsible until we know there will be a season. I think that is the priority for our team moreso than the coach that gets us to the coach that can make us a contender. If you give an assistant coach a shot to improve the team and prove he deserves the job by getting us a lot further in the playoffs, then you don't need to make a decision, but I just don't see that being the case.
Hasn't Casey already been interviewing with Houston? I think if we want to interview him we will be able to now that they are waiting on a Finals opponent.
I realize that is not true with most HC's but I bet TPTB aren't ready to take the training wheels off for Vogel. If they were he'd already be head coach.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
We did? Who besides SVG did we expect we might get? Sam Mitchell and...?
Wasn't Byron Scott/Iavaroni on the list as well? All I know is that JOB was not on the radar until the phone interview. Maybe I am wrong. I will sift through the threads back then.
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How can this be possible, when Larry came out and said the only way he'd be back is if Simon's were willing to pay for them to take the next step? (paraphrasing)
We talked about it here, about how people thought he shouldn't have said it publically.
Great find, Buck criticizing Obie is just icing on the cake . There is a mention of Adleman running the Princeton offense, interesting, if true.
Here is the thread where JOB was hired
I posted this only to show who the other candidates were. Perhaps the leading candidate was Boylan. Shaw also was mentioned as a possibility.
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This was all 4 years ago
Also rumored: Keith Smart and Tony brown
Person interviewed for the job
Which coach do you want poll - wow SVG wins easily
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UB was in love with JOB since the first day
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
That wasn't me that was the other UB.
Here is what the other UB said immediately after the annoucement. I stand by that actually. Still think he's a quality coach who did well in his first two years here. Stayed 1 year too long though. I also mentioned at the time that I didn't like how many threes his teams shoot. Wish Dick was 10 years younger
I'm actually pretty happy it is Jim O'Brien. He really, really focuses on defense. I wonder if Dick Harter is coming with him.
I consider this good news. His name wasn't even rumored though was it.
He's a very quality coach.
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Last time around, as I remember, we were grasping at straws. We didn't know much of anything besides SVG had given us the FU.
In retrospect, I don't think the whole phone interview thing mattered. What mattered was Jimmy told Larry exactly what he wanted to hear. Discipline, hard work, all the buzz words that were part of that first marketing campaign, not to mention Jimmy acknowledging we were gonna lose before we won.
Hopefully Larry has gained some wisdom since then and digs deeper. He said at the time he was all-in on Jimmy's style, but then he continuously acquired players that didn't fit. In the long term, the only way a coach will be successful is if he and TPTB are on the same page.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
To me, I would think that Vogel very much wants to hire his own staff, and this is just Bird giving him an excuse to fire all of JOB's hires.Vogel will be asked to upgrade his coaching staff if he expects to earn the permanent job.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
And one would think perhaps, maybe, no guarantees here because we all know that JOB was the stupidest and most evil human being to ever coach a basketball team, that some of those assistants were good? I mean, we're of a general consensus that at least one guy who spent his entire career with O'Brien did pretty well.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...


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Below are some comments from users of the Big Bale Buddy. At the bottom of the page are some comments from users of the new Slow Bale Buddy. We would love to hear your thoughts on either of these innovative products- please email us at email@example.com
I just wanted to tell you how much I STILL LOVE our bale buddy. So many benefits of this product, but here are some of my favorite benefits:
**Easy to store – I use it between December and March. When spring comes, I hose it down, dry it out and store away in my barn.
**On sunny warmer days (and after the bales have been munched on for several days lightening the bale) I can easily move the bale out of the barnyard so my guys aren't pigging out all day on hay
**Durable – this is our second year and the bale buddy is still holding up to winter weather.
** Compact and tight so it easily fits under my barn overhang
Thanks again for this wonderful product – still don't know why any would bother with a heavy clunky round bale feeder!!
Cheryl Kelly
Mid-Atlantic Region - Feeding two handsome geldings
I was just wondering if it was possible to get new elastic for my 8 year old Xlarge bail buddy. I did just order a new one but was hoping to us this old one as a spare. Great product and would recommend it to anyone. Russell Payne
I just got my Big Bale Buddy and already I can see it was worth it. Very little waste at all !!! Once on the bale I put the bale on a heavy duty pallet in my barnyard to keep it from sitting in water/urine, etc. I LOVE IT and will be recommending it to all my horsey friends. Thank you, Heather & 4-legged friends (Buster, Amigo, and Mouse)
Walton, NY
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Lindsay Klik LaBella
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Joanne and Marty White, J&M farms, L'amble Ontario
I have used the same Big Bale Buddy (1 Bale Buddy for 3 horses) for the last
Gwen Zafting
Thank you very much Jenise, I am very pleased with my big bale buddies so
far. The first 2 buddies where used in 1) a paddock where our 2
broodmares and their 5 month old foals are with a run in. The mares and
foals adjusted to the buddy very well and I am on my third round bale
with them. It collapses just as you said it would and then I just dump
the last bit onto the ground for them to clean up. No tears or any thing
like that. The second buddy went into a daily turnout paddock where our
horses in training are turned out 1 - 2 or 4 at a time. We also put a
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Dr. Usha Knabe, Equine Veterinarian,Orangeville, Ontario
I would recommend the Bale Buddy for several reasons. One is that is doesn't do any damage to a horses' mane, like other bale feeders do. The other is that they are very safe – no leg injuries or cuts and gouges like you can get with the metal feeders. Nice and light to handle too – no heavy slugging to tip a feeder over. The horses seemed to enjoy the fact that they could get much closer to the hay, and all in all, I think they worked very well.
Penny Nicols, Highland Wilderness Tours, Maynooth, Ontario
We feed Hay to our horses year round and are going into the second year of using our Big Bale Buddy. Not only has it saved us money because we had to buy less hay, it has also saved us time because we do not have to clean up all that wasted hay. Thank you for a great product.
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I purchased the Big Bale Buddy hay bags in January and I couldn't be happier with them. They have definitely saved me a lot of money because the horses are just not wasting the hay the way they did before. I think I have saved at least 20% on hay costs since I started using the Buddies. We are also saving time with clean up as there are no strings to have to pick up after they have eaten their round bales.
I am happy with the safety aspect of the bags as well. I have always been hesitant about getting steel feeders as I was concerned about one of the horses getting hurt. There are no worries whatsoever with the Big Bale Buddy. As an added (and unexpected) bonus, my horses are now fearless of tarps as they think now it might possibly hold food for them.
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Bonjour. Je suis une grande consommatrice de Big Bale Buddy, j'adore vraiment le concept, j'en ai plus d'une dizaine dans mes écuries et j'en suis vraiment ravie. Je me permets de vous faire partager ces photos de mes poulains qui les adorent également!!!
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Gérante des Ecuries du Mouret
We are using our Big Bale Buddy for our stallion. He is very social and housed beside a small group of mares, foals a gelding and another stallion. Having his own round bale of hay ensures that he can 'graze' all day and not get into mischief. He has been extremely clean with the Buddy cleaning up any hay that drops out and lays around it. We have been experiencing some strong winds over the last few days and are amazed at how well the hay has been contained and kept clean for him to eat. We did have a slight struggle getting it on the bale as our hay supplier produces 6 to 8 hundred pound bales and it took two of us to cram the bale into the bag making a nice snug package.
I just got my large slow bale buddy and I must say I am happy with how well it is made. The design is great for loading hay into it and the closure is well made and keeps the opening securely closed. I have used it with both small square and large square 'slabs' and like how it worked So far, I have only used it for one week's feeding and I am happy with how the design is. I like the product, it does what it is supposed to and it's well made.
.Brenda Van Voorde
I thought I would send along a few photos that capture just how safe the bale buddies (Both) are!
My appaloosa, Star, always has her foot in her food. These were taken today of Star with her leg/hoof right in the Big Bale Buddy, standing on the Slow Bale Buddy.
She had both there at one point today too, but I was too slow in getting my camera out when I noticed.
I just wanted to thank you again for creating and having available such a SAFE product for these types of horses. None of our horses are shod by the way. :)
I keep posting on one of the online horse forums I go to on how much I love these things.
Thanks again!!
We'll be putting in another order for a second Slow Bale Buddy in the new year!
Well, just thought I'd report on the slow bale buddy I just received last week and put out for our Miniature horses.
It's been out since Sunday, November 4th. Had 8 mares on it so I got all the youngsters into a corral out of the north end of the pasture. They had a huge pile of loose hay that I had just put out. Good stuff for the youngsters…… After I dismantled the electric fencing, the 7 mares went rushing over to see/eat off this new hay pile. Good eating, bit of alfalfa in the hay. Not enough to be a worry.
Figured they would do that….little MINI piggies!
Went and did my other chores and headed inside about 10 am. Been snowing and freezing rain since 9 am. Just love Alberta!
Well, I looked out around noon and I just about fell over! Here the 7 mares were back at the bale buddy, contently eating away at it and ignoring the pile of hay I had put out for the youngsters. There was lots left in that pile!
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They don't rush me when I go out 2X's a day to check on them and they seem a lot more content and happy. NO panic in their eyes, no fighting amongst themselves.
They sure save a lot of work, there is NO waste and the horses are so much more at ease. They can eat when they want and I know they're not over eating. It will be interesting to see how long a round bale will last now. And of course, I'll be watching their weight.
Another reason I like it is that when I fork the hay to them, I know for a fact that I'm overfeeding! Not good for them and my wallet.
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Bonnie Hetherington
Wander West Miniature Horses
"Even with a round bale feeder, my Old Ladies here at Duchess Sanctuary made a big mess and wasted their hay. NOT ANY MORE. The "Slow Bale Buddy" net fits over the bale inside the feeder. We've been using it for over a month and the mess is practically nothing. With the price of hay, it will probably pay for itself in another couple of months. They can still eat as you can see, they just have to work a little harder at it.
Thank you!!
Jennifer Kunz
Ranch Manager
Duchess Sanctuary
1515 Shady Oaks Lane Oakland, OR 97462
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It's very rare that I have anything bad to say about the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Packer coverage. In fact, I think Greg Bedard is perhaps the finest Packer reporter I have ever read. There are some apparently who need to take a cue from Bedard, because articles like this one leave me scratching my head while wondering, where do I apply?
I understand completely that this year's draft was not the most exciting thing people have ever seen. I also understand how difficult it is this year to get a rise out of anyone. Packer fans are kind of in a lull right now, no one seems to be all that excited about the draft, and the focus this year has really turned towards the start of the season, and not the months leading up to it. Sure, it would be nice to have a Raji or Clay Matthews to dream about for a couple of months, but as fans we don't.
That being said, I am seeing more and more opinion articles popping up trying to fill that void. Now naturally I am all for opinion, but if you can't back it up with anything that makes sense, it's really just yellow journalism. I understand the pressure to get readers involved, but you need to be educated to do it correctly. To quote one of the finest writers on the planet:
"Writers used to never give opinions. Now I think you have to, it's more interesting to readers -- as long as it's an informed opinion."
Writer Rob Reischel failed to do any of that in yesterday's article Packers Didn't Swing for the Fences and I will go a step further and say he comes off as not having a clue. Let's count the ways.
"The Green Bay Packers seemed only a player or two from making a title push when the 2009 season ended. But, four months into the off-season, it doesn't appear the Packers have found that player. Packer general manager Ted Thompson ignored free agency as usual. Then Thompson seemed to draft more for the future than the present last weekend. Now, it remains unclear how the Packers can take the next step after finishing 11-5 a year ago and reaching an NFL wild-card game. For now, it still seems teams such as New Orleans and Minnesota are miles ahead of Green Bay."
I mean wow. At least you got the first sentence right. The rest is just hogwash. Yes, on the outside looking in, Ted Thompson's draft may have looked like it was designed for the future, but as far as the present is concerned, no one knows. In 2009 only one pick, ONE PICK (Meredith), did not contribute on the field at some point. Ted Thompson drafted in 2010 for week's 8-16 not the year 2011. In addition, it's pretty clear how the Packers are planning on taking the next step... by staying healthy. That's the final move, and Ted Thompson drafted to ensure that if we don't, we're covered. Finally, to even suggest the the Vikings are miles ahead of Green Bay right now is just downright stupid. They lost a big part of their backfield, don't know who their quarterback is going to be, and have a secondary worse off than the Packers right now. The only one miles ahead is me, in front of you. Let's increase that gap.
"A year ago, Thompson hit a home run in drafting outside linebacker Clay Matthews, who made the Pro Bowl as a rookie. But Thompson's seven-person rookie class in 2010 doesn't appear to have any players ready to make an instant impact."
How on God's green earth do you know? In fact, coming out camp last year, we didn't even know if Clay was going to play. To project impact at this point, is quite simply impossible and uninformed. What's the impact of Bulaga if Clifton goes down? What's the impact of Morgan Burnett actually making Atari Bigby work for his job? But, I suppose you are right since everyone knew Brad Jones was going to contribute big time before the season last year. Can I get a Donald Driver here too? Again, truth is, the only thing we know about impact for sure is the rest of this facial.
"The Packers didn't address their two greatest need areas: outside linebacker and cornerback. Green Bay has a true star in Matthews at right outside linebacker. But after losing Aaron Kampman in free agency, there's uncertainty on the left side. For now, the job belongs to second-year man Brad Jones."
It's time to get off this whole need thing on the linebackers and cornerbacks. There is not a need there. Perhaps there is some uncertainty due to injury at corner, but there is not a need. We have gobs of corners, and frankly, anyone we had taken in the draft would have the same question marks as anyone on the roster. We have our guys, they just need to play. As far as Brad Jones is concerned, did you even watch the Packers last year? Brad Jones, as a seventh round pick, took over for a Pro-Bowl player and not only didn't drop-off, perhaps even enhanced the position. I have no uncertainty at all. And if I did, Ted Thompson directly answered those concerns in YOUR OWN ARTICLE by saying, "We didn't draft any linebackers this year, but still we're going to be trying to add some stuff to that position, sure." He'll add some stuff, good enough for me.
"Panic buttons are being pushed throughout Packer Nation after Thompson ignored both outside linebacker and cornerback."
Only by the people that read your uninformed piece of slosh and are now three times worse off as fans than they were a few paragraphs ago.
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Must Haves for Baby
As a first time mom, I would like to know what you think is absolutely essential for a baby as far as items go?
I'm hoping that I can weed out the non essentials with this list and start prioritizing since all I have are some cute onesies, socks, etc.
Diapering items
Portable Baby seat of some sorts(bouncy seat, infant rocker etc.)
Nursing cover
Coconut oil
Burp cloths(I use receiving blankets)
Baby carrier
Car seat
Diaper bag
That's all I got for now :)
Place to sleep if you are not co-sleeping (separate space is good to have once they are mobile and can roll)
Wrap (which can double as a nursing cover for those who prefer to use them - any baby head can hide my little boobs, so, none necessary here! Lol). Plus, some babies need a 4th trimester snuggled close to mama and a good wrap gives that to baby and your hands/freedom back to you.
Gentian violet should thrush arise or yeast diaper rash (it's about $5. Kind of a better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it and end up at the pedi with a scrip).
All Natural Diaper Rash Salve by Northern Essence. The.best. IMO. Heals irritation quickly and is cloth diaper friendly.
Booties - little irks me more than seeing a tiny baby in the freezing grocery store with bare feet. Senseless. Remember your baby needs 1-2 layers more than you do. Boys and Girls Booties by Louisa Harding. Knit these for my son and they stay on.
Hats - for the same reason as above
Shearling - my son slept on his for the longest. When you can't use covers, it's comforting to know baby is warm wearing his/her woollies and laying on a fleece. With wool's wonderful antibacterial properties, you also cut down on laundry. And it's got great cooling properties for warmer weather. (I know this is a nice to have, as I did not have one for dd.)
Mother Love nipple cream - if you are extremely sore, Lansinoh is too thick to comfortably apply. I got mine at WF.
Car seat - hospital birthers can't go home without it!
Diapers/diaper bag or big enough purse
The awareness that the peak fussiness period is at 6-9 weeks. It's not you. You are not a bad mother unable to meet your baby's needs. It's your baby. And s/he will get through this. I had no clue with my first and we were both miserable. With my son, if I popped him in a sling and went for a walk during his morning fussy period, often times he was calm by the time we hit the foyer having walked down 3 flights of stairs. His evening fussy time was longer and responded better to bouncing and rocking.
Help during the early weeks to give you much needed breaks. First time, type A moms: let your partner help. Let your partner learn to soothe the baby. You will be happy you did when number 2 comes along, or sorry you didn't when you find yourself backtracking to try and undo some patterns you created. Talking about myself here.
A good resource if you have any lactation issues. For working moms, be clear what your job may offer - or your partner's for SAHMs. With my former employer, a lactation consultant was offered through our insurance carrier. Many employers have great EAP (employee assistance programs) and you'd be surprised at what you can get help with.
For working moms - an excellent breast pump.
It depends on your situation.
1. Are you going to be at home full time or back to work in 6-8 weeks? Part time or full time?
2. If you are at home, do you plan to leave the house daily? Weekly?
3. Do you believe in baby wearing or do you want the baby to be separate? (Sometimes the baby decides this one for you)
4. Are you doing disposable or cloth diapers?
5. Are you breastfeeding, bottle feeding, or both? And, if BF, are you doing it at home or at work?
6. Will you co-sleep? For how long?
You have to answer these questions to know which items you will absolutely need.
It's going to differ for everyone, unfortunately. What is essential for some people is completely unnecessary for others.
A good example is honeybunmom's talk about baby needing more layers than you. That's not always the case. I once was at church in the middle of winter, and my oldest son, a preemie who was finally past his due date, started screaming his head off. I finally realized he was HOT. I had him in a sleeper inside our heated building. He was too hot. I changed him into a cooler outfit, and he was happy again. I got some nasty comments from older women afraid he was too cold, but he was comfortable. So be careful about judging other moms you see in the grocery store. Maybe their babies are hot natured like mine was. ;) Babies will tell you if they are not a comfortable temperature. My babies rarely use hats past the first few days after birth unless it's winter and they're outside. Being barefoot in the summer would be normal here. Socks get kicked off. If it was cold, I used a footed sleeper, usually a lightweight one that I could add a blanket to if necessary.
My essentials:
DSQ prefolds for burp cloths (my babies have all been heavy spitter uppers due to my overactive letdown)
Diapers (cloth or disposable)
A cheap manual breast pump for those times when baby sleeps all night for the first time and I wake up engorged and don't want to wake the nicely sleeping baby (hand expressing does not work for me)
Cheap bouncy chairs - just a safe place to put baby when I can't hold him, where my dogs and other children can't run over him
Good baby carriers (what you like will be personal preference, so attend a babywearing meeting and try some out)
A place to sleep (co-sleeping didn't work for us, so I use a pack-n-play with bassinet insert in our room the first two months, then move to crib in baby's own room when sleeping through the night... there is a wake-up period around 4-6 months usually, but I don't mind going upstairs for that)
Since baby is in it's own room at some point, a monitor is necessary to wake me up (or rather my DH nudges me, because I could sleep through a tornado)
A boppy type pillow makes nursing easier in the beginning, and DH uses it for napping with baby in the recliner
Oh yeah, a comfy recliner! Around 3 or 4 weeks old, my babies usually start getting reflux and need to sleep upright on my chest in the recliner. That usually lasts about 3-4 weeks.
Breast pads (cloth ones worked best for me), especially in the beginning
Cloth menstrual pads for the beginning (disposable give me rashes if worn more than 3 days or so)
Plenty of baby clothes, as you might have to change baby a few times during the day :D
A big enough purse or bag to hold diapers, wipes, and a change of baby clothes (always bring a change of baby clothes wherever you go!!! My oldest exploded all over his clothes and car seat on our very first outing, which was thankfully to the LC at the hospital, so they have me a cheap gown to change him into)
Car seat (I like infant seat for winter babies, because I can bundle them up inside, then run them out to the car and click it in... once it's warm, I leave the infant seat in the car)
That's all I can think of off hand. Those are all things I'll be getting for #4 , as I gave away all my baby stuff except my Babyhawk Oh Snap SSC. I plan to get maybe a shorty woven wrap as well.
2. Not sure if this applies since I'll be working.
3. I would like to do baby wearing so I can get more stuff done and I feel like it will help me bond with the baby more. :)
4. Disposable.. if I was staying home I would take a shot at cloth.
5.Breastfeeding if at all possible. My work allows us to take pump breaks so that's what I will have to do when i go back to work.
6. We are not planning on co-sleeping but we were thinking of getting a bassinet or something smaller to keep in our room for the first little while.
I saw a bassinet at Walmart the other day for only $30! That will get you through at least 3 months in the bedroom, then you will want a crib or playpen (which can also go in the bedroom as long as it fits). Something that is comfortable for them to sleep in, but that they can't climb out of while they are still crawling, not walking yet. Cribs are also less second hand, but you can find them for $100-150 new and the mattress is slightly less than that.
You should take boscopup's advice and try to find a place in town that sells baby carriers/wraps and try some on to decide which one you would want to use. That's another somewhat large expense unless you can find the one you want on eBay or some other second hand place.
And finally, the best thing I have heard about is to ask for diapers (disposable) at your baby shower. Just ask everyone to buy a box and you should have enough to make it for a while if there was a decent turn out. And there usually is with the first child. :)
And clothes, burp clothes, a diaper bag and a car seat. Besides the car seat, everything else is just little things.
My daughter ran hot and frequently got heat rashes. Over heating is much more likely in a heated car or heated building. Much less likely in a air conditioned space. I should have qualified my statement to apply to the cold as that was what I meant.
For me, as a SAHM and bed-sharer -
Diaper stuff (we do like 75% cloth, 25% disposable)
Carrier(s) - wrap, SSC, ring sling...I collected several during DS's babyhood; I found different carriers worked better at different stages
Bouncer/swing - something to put baby down in now and then
Car seat
Pump - for me just in case of engorgement or plugged ducts, I have one of the cheap manual ones
Breast pads - at home I just stick a rag in my bra; going out I use the Lansinoh disposables because they don't show through my clothes
Prefolds - to use as burp cloths
Coconut oil or some kind of nipple cream - (don't use lanolin on broken skin - my mom is an IBCLC and she and her colleagues both say they see lots more secondary infections like thrush or bacterial infections when mom has been using lanolin vs coconut oil or an oil based nipple butter)
A monitor
Clothing, obviously...DS lived in white organic Gerber onesies for the first couple months :)
There are tons of little extras, of course, but there was so much we had for DS that we never used...cute hooded towels, a bathtub, wipe warmer, receiving blankets...
The advice for how to clothe babies must be regional. I live in Texas and the advice I got was - dress the baby how you think they should be dressed, then take off a layer. I was also told they didn't need more than what you're wearing, and to just check their hands and feet to see if they're cold.
I have to have a nosefrieda. Not sure about that spelling, I'll double check and get you a link. I have found it to be invaluable for stuffed up baby noses! So much better than a syringe.
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The only thing I would add would be swaddle blankets! I splurged on the Aden & Anais for DD2 and I AM SO GLAD. They are soft, breathable, super-stretchy, and they wear and wash beautifully. I bought pretty colors, and in the early days I would wrap and twist one as a scarf. I had an instant BFing cover if I needed one, a soft place to lay the baby down, and a handy burp cloth all in one. She still sleeps with hers, and DD1 took one for herself. Really, any swaddle banket it awesome, but I wish I would have had those for DD1 as well.
And you'll need bibs. Lots and lots of bibs. I needed more than I could have imagained, but maybe my babies are extra drool-y.
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And, this isn't "essential" but I love Gerber kimono style shirts. I would, without fail, bungle a diaper change then have to pull a soiled onesie over baby's head. Ten times a day. Those shirts were great. Also, I think baby MUST have a sore head after all that squeezing coming through the birth canal so I handle it as little as possible. Like I said, far from essential. :)
I think your list is going to vary by your location and individual needs. I used my swing the most with my oldest baby. The other two didn't really use it. I never used a bouncy seat. While I might have liked a nursing cover with my first, I didn't use it with baby #3 . I have also lived either and a small home or had baby near enough that a monitor was not necessary. My kids did not enjoy being swaddled, but I have always lived in either Texas or Califormia desert. It gets too hot for that and lots of clothing. Mine only wear hats wen going outside in cold weather.
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Check with your insurance to see if you can get a free breast pump. I believe it is now required under the Affordable Care Act for insurance companies to provide moms with a free pump. I'd talk to your insurance company now to find out what the process will be (could be some paperwork involved) but I'm sure you'll be able to get one since you are planning to go back to work.
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I never thought of using a teething necklace to slow down the drool. What a good idea!
Just in case any new mommies don't know!!!
Amber teething necklaces are not actually for chewing on. They are worn under the clothes next to the skin. You can get them on amazon or through co-ops or through other retailers. Look into it for sure if you have a baby with reflux!
Like saraknavy said, but I just wanted to add something. I was recently trying to find one for my cousin (I had purchased in town previously) just in case she can't find locally where she lives and found that almost every single one on eBay was a fake. And, they can be fake from other reputable websites. If you do get one, there are ways you can test it, just look it up. It's important that it's real amber and unpolished from Lithuania, otherwise it's of no benefit. The succinic acid is what relieves pain, so if it's fake, there is none. And it's really hard to tell the difference, so you have to do the tests. You should expect to pay at least $20 if not more to get a real one.
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For my family, essentials are:
-A ring sling (and eventually a wrap; I have yet to master wrapping a nb, but I'm going to try hard this time! I do a lot of back wrapping from a few months old until well into toddlerhood). I would suggest a ring sling that is a woven wrap conversion.
-Car seat. Buckets are nice for taking baby in and out of the house, but that's about it. If you bring a sleeping baby in the house in one, and intend to keep him/her there, make sure the seat is at a 45 degree angle, and do not loosen the straps. Also, they should never be put on top of a cart, under any circumstances. Just my little PSA. ;)
-Thin felted wool blanket for us both to sleep on. I am leery of mattress chemicals, but since I can't afford an organic or wool bed, this barrier makes me feel better. It also helps protect my mattress somewhat from leaks, and it helps keep us comfy, no matter the temperature.
-A&A swaddling blankets. Seriously awesome.
-Swaddling blankets that can be used in the car seat. I think Summer Baby makes them? They were a lifesaver with my third baby! They have a slit in them for the buckle to go through.
-Comfy pillows for nursing. I don't care for the Boppy nursing pillow, so I just use a lot of other pillows. Some moms like My Breast Friend.
-Nursing Pads. I prefer wool.
-Wooden teething toys for later, and a pacifier clip to attach them to your baby who will throw them every five seconds.
-Baltic amber teething necklace. The kids and I wear Inspired by Finn (I wear it for inflammation). Hazel wood necklace for a baby with reflux.
-Snacks for you. Lots of snacks! I make and freeze lots of protein bars before the baby comes. One handed snacks are the best. A great idea is to have a basket that you can either post at whatever becomes your regular nursing spot, or you can move around with you. Fill it with one-handed snacks for the day, your water bottle, some reading material, and the remote.
-A post-partum doula.
-A freezer full of meals. I'm going to start doubling a meal or two a week around 25 weeks, and freezing it. These have been great post-partum for me, when the meals stopped coming, but I was in no condition to preparer anything (my DH cooks when he can, but he works long hours). They were also helpful while waiting around for my last two babies, who were each considerably "late", since we never knew whether or not we needed to buy many groceries for the week or prepare a meal for the next day!
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Orleans County, NY, United States, 2006/08/28 - A parental custody case in upper New York state has exploded into an Internet debate over freedom of expression and the influence of religion on the United States legal system - SubGenius.com.
Rachel Bevilacqua had raised her son and exercised custody from birth, with the father of the child retaining visitation rights. As with many separated couples, this agreement had been followed by each parent, until the father took steps to request sole custody of the child in December of 2005. Domestic custody battles take place daily in the court system, but this case took a turn into strange territory on February 3, 2006, when Rachel Bevilacqua's chosen religion was introduced in the court room.
Bevilacqua is a high-ranking member of the Church of the SubGenius, known far and wide as a "parody religion" that engages in satire, performance art, and comedy in a manner widely seen as a spoof of dangerous religious cults. Her son's father introduced photos of her performing at the annual SubGenius "X-Day" festival, including participation in an unquestionably adult-oriented parody of Mel Gibson's blockbuster movie "The Passion of the Christ." In the SubGenius parody, Jesus Christ is dressed in clown makeup and carrying a cross fashioned in the shape of a dollar sign, while dozens of members of the Church of the SubGenius beat him with sexual toys and objects. This performance was enough to outrage Judge James Punch (Orleans, NY), who subsequently removed custody of Bevilacqua's son and ordered sole custody to be granted to the father.
Bevilacqua's case soon reached the Internet, where it became a rallying cry for advocates in favor of free expression and free speech. Such popular online sites as Boing Boing and Fark spread the word far and wide, casting Bevilacqua as a victim of a legal system that apparently failed to recognize the right to engage in parody, and of a judge who, as quoted in a famous SubGenius slogan, "couldn't take a joke."
Bevilacqua's son has never attended any SubGenius events, which are often adults-only and frequently encourage participants to engage in activities considered offensive and blasphemous to many religious beliefs.
Following the word of this case being spread on the Internet, Judge Punch recused himself without comment. The case was then re-assigned to Judge Eric R. Adams, who has presided over the proceedings since April. Legal proceedings have not concluded as of August 2006.
Members of the Church of the SubGenius have begun a fund-raiser to assist with Bevilacqua's legal costs, and this can be seen on the official SubGenius home page. She is being represented by the law firm of Lipsitz, Green, Fahringer, Roll, Salisbury & Cambria LLP, whose clients include Larry Flynt and Marilyn Manson.
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Ye Yang
Ye Yang is an Associate Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA. Yang received her Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, in 2006. Before joining Stevens, she was a Professor at the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS). Her research lies in the area of empirical software engineering including software cost estimation, defect prediction, and software process modeling methods, as well as promoting the development and transferring of research prototype toolkits in software industry. Her research has been funded by a number of Chinese national research programs including the Ministry of Education, NSFC, 863/973, HeGaoJi, CAS Innovation Promotion Program, and industry collaborators. She has coedited two conference proceedings and published over 60 research papers, and some of them won Best Research Paper Awards at International Conference on Predictive Models in Software Engineering, Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, and Conference of the International Society of Parametric Analysts. She has served as Program Cochair for ICSP 2010, Steering Committee Member for PROMISE 2012-2013, and Program Committee Member for a number of international conferences including ASE, ICSE SEIP, ESEM, and APSEC. She is a Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Cost Analysis and Parametrics and Journal of Software (Chinese).
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Family inconsolable over the death of actor Vijay in Nepal earthquake - Visuals - CVR
Mon, Apr 27, 2015, 04:52 PM
The earthquake that shook Nepal has claimed the life of actor Vijay, who has gone to the Himalayan nation for the shooting of the film 'Vetakaram.com'. The budding actor hailing from Bapatla in Guntur district has much inclination towards movies since beginning, but has died due to the impact of the earthquake. Family members, particularly parents, were inconsolable on coming to know of the death of their son.


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Condé Nast is launching House, a lifestyle website which replaces the online editions of House & Garden and Easy Living, this week.
House will use the grid-like layout of the Easy Living website and include content from House & Garden magazine, along with online-exclusive design, food and travel editorial.
Content for House will be produced by the editorial team at both House & Garden and Easy Living, with Susan Crewe, editor at House & Garden, overseeing the website.


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Tickets are now on sale for the fourth annual Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival, which will take place June 15, 2013, from 1-5 p.m. at Bayshore Town Center.
The festival is hosted by Welcome to Glendale, the City of Glendale's CVB; the Wisconsin Brewer's Guild (WBG) and DRAFT Magazine, and is will featuring selections from 34 craft breweries throughout the state. Each of the participating breweries will be paired with local chefs, Wisconsin cheese manufacturers, or one of several brewpubs to create a unique tasting portion designed to complement a variety of unique beers available for sampling.
Festival tickets and hotel packages are available at www.WisconsinBeerLoversFest.com. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door, and include admission, a souvenir beer glass and unlimited sampling of beers and food pairings. Patrons must be 21 years of age or older to attend the event. Photo identification will be required at the admission entrance. Designated drivers and patrons under 21 years of age can purchase a "Food Lovers Ticket" for $20.


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My local Best Buy called me today to let me know that they are taking pre-orders now! Looks like it paid off to call and harrass them every day since the release date was announced. :-)
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My local Best Buy called me today to let me know that they are taking pre-orders now! Looks like it paid off to call and harrass them every day since the release date was announced. :-)
So do you pick it up at the store? Or they mail it to you?
Judging by the slip, it looks like it'll be a pickup.
Thanks for sharing this. Did you have to pay for it up-front or put any money down? I'm still holding out to see if Microsoft will be having any giveaways or promotions again like they did with RT (have a reservation pass), but if not I may just go with Best Buy. I'm a big user of Reward Zone so the Pro would help me out point-wise.
good luck with that...
after my lumia 920 preorder at bestbuy, never again.
Ill wander into the msoft store at 9AM and expect Ill have no trouble.
I just stopped by my local Best Buy in Canada and showed them the SKU and receipt from the States in this thread. They have no information on the Surface Pro, other than they know they are getting it sometime. There is no SKU for the Pro in their system, and there is no reservation information in their computer system. So... looks like we're not getting a pre-order option from Best Buy Canada unless something changes early next week.
Just an FYI. I pre-ordered a Win8 Asus desktop from BestBuy and a SurfaceRT from Microsoft prelaunch. Both didn't charge my debit card till the devices shipped. Actually my card wasn't debited until "after" my desktop was in my hands. BestBuy did do a couple test charges a few days before shipping, reserving and then unreserving the charge. Both arrived on launch day as promised.
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Hmmm....I used the WPCentral WP8 app when I replied to this post last night. The picture doesn't show up in the WPCentral app.
Cool! I ordered mine from the M$ store
I had to purchase the standard Best Buy $50 gift card that will then be applied to the purchase of the Surface and that secures the pre-order. It is the same process that they go through with the Mobile department. I also had a reservation card with the Microsoft Store, but Best Buy will offer 0% financing for 18months, and i will receive Reward Zone points as well.
Microsoft was telling me that they would have a promotional bundle with office pro and their warranty program that would drastically reduce the price of Office 13 but the manager at my Best Buy said that they would figure out a way to match it. They have always treated me very good at this store. Now I just have to find some way to discover the skill of patience... Unlikely.
Thanks for the info. Yeah, I was hoping to see if the Best Buy near me would "match" any sort of promo that Microsoft would have. They don't "know" me there, per se, but I'm a third-year Silver member and hope that may be any leverage to see if they'd work with me.
Then again, if they're giving away Xbox bundles and stuff again, I may just forgo the points for a chance at that again. During the RT launch, the guy right in front of me in line won an Xbox. :p
With your $1,000 purchase at Best Buy, you will earn rewards of a $20 Best Buy gift card. The Pro isn't listed as a SKU in their system right now but will most likely appear in their weekly ad tomorrow.
The Microsoft Store will offer a two year warranty for the Surface with two years of the Office 365 subscription for "under $200" (I'd guess $175-199) which would usually run about $300 total.
For the RT launch, they offered a free Guide to Windows 8 book as well as a free year of Xbox Music plus held a raffle for some accessories, a Xbox with games and a Windows Phone.
One thing to keep in mind, especially if something were to go wrong with your Pro, is that Best Buy is a third party vendor while the Microsoft Store is a first party vendor.
Microsoft services it regardless of where you buy it.
Thanks for the heads up. I am now Preorder #1 at my local Best Buy. Both pros are in their system. If your local Best Buy person says they are not doing it (US only) have a manager look up the notice. Also, they have to go into their "beast" system and choose tablets/other to find it. Hope this helps others.
I got mine and they didn't have to do anything special in the system now that the Surface Pro is up on their Best Buy page as of this morning. I was actually the 4th person and I went an hour after opening.
Did the same this morning, was very easy. Now I hope picking up will be just as easy.
Thanks for the heads up.
Made my reservation this morning. No problems doing it. Thanks for the info!! I just hope I can get it Saturday now.
Just got my pre-order as well. It took them a while to figure out how to do it but I've got the same printout as you. Saturday can't get here soon enough.
Done and done!! :D
Heads up... Best Buy Canada just started listing the Pro on their website (no ability to reserve yet):
Windows Tablet: Shop for Windows Tablets - Best Buy Canada


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The most successful class in Florida basketball history took the court as a team one last time Friday night to celebrate its second straight national championship.
Making a rock-star like entrance, the Gators strolled across the same court they won the title on Monday night in Atlanta with a capacity crowd of well-wishers at the O'Connell Center.
"Last year, these guys won a national championship with no expectations on them," coach Billy Donovan said. "I think last year, there was definitely a level of uncertainty of how good this team could be. I think they took everybody by surprise.
"Then they won this year having all the expectations on them. I don't know what would happen if these guys played against the UCLA teams back in the '70s or some of the Kentucky teams, the UNLV teams, the Duke teams. But I know this: These group of guys have got to go down in history and be mentioned as one of the greatest teams of all time."
In a surprise move, Florida honored its junior class of Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Al Horford and Joakim Noah with a ceremony normally reserved for senior night. The players were joined by their families as they received framed jerseys. All four said Thursday that they will forgo their senior season for the NBA.
The players credited their fans for much of their success and expressed thanks and gratitude for the opportunity to play at Florida.
"I love the Gator Nation," Horford said. "This feeling, it's a great feeling.''
The Class of 2004, along with Lee Humphrey and Chris Richard, won three SEC tournament titles, one regular-season conference title and consecutive NCAA championships.
"I don't know if they totally understand what they did," Donovan said. "When they get older and look back at what they did, they're going to realize the rest of their lives they're going to always have a place in college basketball history with a few, select teams."


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BREAKING NEWS: Mobile shopping app shopkick has selected Atomic PR as its AOR after a competitive search. The firm will provide a variety of services including media outreach, strategic consultation, events management, and organizing speaking engagements. The budget for the account and the other firms that participated in the search are undisclosed.
Shopkick is a location-based mobile application that offers consumers redeemable shopping points. Atomic began its partnership with shopkick in July and has already worked on its August official launch with events in New York and San Francisco. Shopkick partners include Best Buy, Macy's, and Sports Authority.
Going forward, the firm's objectives include securing additional retail and brand partners and building the company's reputation in the location-based shopping space, according to Atomic VP Martha Shaughnessy. Among the plans for the coming months are additional company announcements, a speaking engagement for shopkick CEO Cyriac Roeding at the Web 2.0 Summit in November, and a holiday program.


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Dark Site Observatory
Society members enjoy dark skies at our observatory located eighty miles west of downtown Houston. In this aerial view, you can see how our dark site earned its nickname Padhenge*. The observing field offers 38 concrete pads arranged in a circular pattern to best make use of the horizon. Electricity for powering telescope tracking devices is available within 50 feet of each pad. WiFi is available for remote telescope control or for other computer applications that require the Internet. Several star parties are held at the site each year, in addition to the Annual Picnic. Stephen Jones, field trip and observing committee chair, organizes these events.
Camping and Facilities
The site features a bunkhouse that's available for overnight stays. The bunkhouse is an air conditioned and heated building that sleeps four. A new female and family bunkhouse is under construction. A permanent restroom building with hot water and showers is a short walk away from the observation field. Spaces are available for both tent camping and RVs.
* For a recounting of the Founder's Day event held at the Observatory in 2014, see the History section of this website.
Observatory Building with Sliding Roof
The observatory building, with a sliding roof, is home to three telescopes. The south wall folds down as well, to gain full access to the southern horizon. A few members have viewed one star of the Southern Cross from this site. The 16 x 33 main room is cinder block construction with a thick steel roof weighing an estimated 3 tons. A chart room, with its desk, reference charts, and two comfortable cots keeps its roof on for use on those cold nights.
Three telescopes permanently mounted inside the observatory building are available to members upon completion of a training session. Rightmost is the 12.5" f/5 built in the late '70s. It is used primarily for visual observing and has tracking but no GoTo. Several of the astronomical league observing programs prohibit the use of digital setting circles or GoTo so this is the scope to use. It was originally designed to be transportable and then later modified to be permanently mounted in the observatory. It is a low profile scope in that the vertically challenged need only a step stool to get to the eyepiece when the scope is at the zenith.
The scope on the left is a recently acquired Paramount MX mount upon which an Astro-Tech Ritchey–Chrétien 12" OTA has been mounted. This telescope is a GoTo "robotic mount" which must be controlled either by computer control or the electronic hand paddle. It will now be used for astrophotography only once an orientation session has be taken.
The telescope in the center is a Celestron-C14 mounted on a Losmandy G-11 mount that is used extensively for visual observing. The telescope is being run by The SkyX Pro for GoTo capability or the hand paddle for star hopping.
Observatory and Site Access
The HAS Dark Site is available to all members in good standing who have:
1. Paid their current year's dues.
2. Have been a member for a minimum of 2 months.
3. Completed the online site orientation training.
The HAS observatory building is available to individuals who have been a member at least six months, who are in good standing, and who have completed the observatory training course. The training course, run by John Haynes, runs from afternoon through evening and is held on a new-moon weekend, please contact John Haynes for more details. You'll need to bring a sack lunch and a notebook.
Contact Observatory Director Mike Edstrom for more information.
To book observatory telescopes, bunkhouse beds, and/or weekend trailer slot, contact Steve Goldberg at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Emergency Observatory phone numbers: Mike Edstrom 832-689-4584, Steve Goldberg 713-385-4072 or Chris Ober 210-410-9161.


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Frans Percale Double Duvet Cover
Greetings from an era when quality was given.
The story of the James Finlayson collection, named after the founder of the factory, begins where the history of the company started: the early 1800's. An era when no-one could afford to buy poor quality. Having travelled back in time among Finlayson's museum treasures, Anna Ruohonen selected materials for the collections and designed the patterns, honouring the old methods. As a result of that a collection with durable, functional and timelessly beautiful products, always made of materials of the highest quality, was born.• Size of duvet cover is 240 x 210 cm (94.5 x 82.7 in)• The Duvet Cover is double-sided• Material is 100 % percale cotton• Thread count (TC) 220• Product color is burgundy/ light burgundy• Also suitable for people with allergies• Wash at 60C (140F)• Designed in Finland, made in Turkey


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Tuesday, April 12th marked the 15th anniversary of Equal Pay Day, which the National Committee for Pay Equity first began in 1996 to recognize the pay gap between men and women. Well, here we are, 50 years after the Equal Pay Act was originally signed into law by President John F. Kennedy, and the basic premise of the act has still not been achieved.
Worse still, this past November the US Senate actually took a step backwards when they failed to approve a bill that would move the Paycheck Fairness Act forward. Also,according to census statistics from September 2010, women working full time still make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes, on average.
So, you can imagine my surprise which quickly turned to rage when I came across a recent WSJ article, claiming that there is no male-female wage gap. The author of the article, Carrie Lukas, posits that the differences in average earnings between men and women do not stem from discrimination.
Instead, she believes that any disparity in pay has to do with the fact that men work harder and longer hours than women. According to Lukas, Equal Pay Day is really just about "manufactured feminist grievances."
Her Point:
"The Department of Labor's Time Use survey shows that full-time working women spend an average of 8.01 hours per day on the job, compared to 8.75 hours for full-time working men. One would expect that someone who works 9% more would also earn more."
Lukas' definition of "work" is skewed in her rationalization. She does not account for the fact that maybe the reason men spend 9% more time working in the office is because they're spending a lot less time than women working in the home.
According to the same survey, "on an average day, 20% of men did housework… compared with 51% of women." Women, on average, spent 2.6 hours on household activities, while men spent 2.0 hours.
If we could balance all of these numbers out, then we'd all be in a better place and maybe women would actually have that extra 9% more time to spend in the office.
Her Point:
"Women gravitate toward jobs with fewer risks, more comfortable conditions, regular hours, more personal fulfillment and greater flexibility.
Simply put, many women… are willing to trade higher pay for other desirable job characteristics."
Oh, are we? It may be true that men tend to enter higher paying fields than women, but Lukas' rationalization as to why is completely unfounded.
We don't just naturally gravitate towards "flexible" jobs. But when you consider the fact that "mothers receive a 4 percent wage penalty for the first child and a 12 percent penalty for each additional child," it stands to reason that we may not be left with much of a choice.
But for the sake of arguing, let's just say that she's right it still doesn't change the fact that even when a man works in the same primarily female-dominated field (i.e., teaching or nursing) as a woman, the wage gap is still very much present. For example, a full-time male registered nurse still earns an extra $2,860 per year.
It's really rare to read such a sexist article written by a fellow female. If people like her continue to teach other women to have such an anti-feminist attitude in regards to such a major issue, then we will never be able to take the appropriate steps to alleviate gender problems like this one.
No, I don't mean to go on a feminist rant here, but someone's got to stand up to the Carrie Lukas' of the world.


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By Jim Karpen on Tue, 09/03/2013
iMore has posted a great article on how to get the most money for your old iPhone. The site gives tips for preparing it for sale, including unlocking it. The article also gives an overview of services that buy your old phone. Plus, it notes that last Friday, Apple began offering its own in-store trade-in program. You can read more on InformationWeek. It doesn't pay quite as much as other services, but you get the convenience of simply trading in your old phone when you go to buy a new one. The iMore article says a typical price for a used 16GB iPhone 5 is $250.
Apple also offers a recycling program on the Apple website. If your iPhone, iPad, or iPad is reusable, they'll give you an Apple gift card in exchange. If it's not resellable, they'll recycle it responsibly.
The iMore article says Amazon's trade-in store is offering a much better deal for a 16GB iPhone 5: $400. You'll receive payment in the form of an Amazon gift card.
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Attitude Clothing has released episode 1 of "Attitude Inked", a new online tattoo series that sees metal moguls being interviewed whilst under the needle at one of London, England's premiere tattoo studios, The Circle.Episode 1 features Björn "Speed" Strid, lead singer of Swedish powerhouse SOILWORK, having an anchor tattooed on his leg in reference to the band's latest album artwork for "The Living Infinite". The vocalist also adds some script on each wrist that reads the names of his home villages back in Sweden. "It's a good thing to have these kind of memories. If I'm moving to Canada, I'll have these with me forever," explains Strid, who splits his time between Toronto, where he has a Canadian girlfriend, and Sweden. Speed is tattooed by Math, a top-class tattooist who has been featured in many publications, most recently Skin Deep. He is the owner of The Circle tattoo shop, which can be found seconds away from the historic department store Liberty, on the edge of Soho, in Central London. "The Living Infinite" will be unleashed on February 27 in Asia (via license to Marquee Records), in Europe on March 1, and in North America on March 5 through Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH, BLOODBATH), the CD features artwork by MNEMIC's Mircea Gabriel Eftemie. "The Living Infinite" features Justin Sullivan — lead singer of the English band NEW MODEL ARMY — as a guest vocalist on the track "The Windswept Mercy" and also marks the recording debut of longtime SOILWORK touring guitarist David Andersson (also of THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA).
SOILWORK's world tour launches with a 55-show headlining trek through the U.S. and Canada this March. Support will come from JEFF LOOMIS, BLACKGUARD, THE BROWNING and WRETCHED.


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Hello Ray,
Would you mind writing an introduction, it just would need to be a paragraph describing the topic and explanation of the paper? There were a couple questions that were not complete..
What is the price elasticity of supply? What determines it?
It is how much supply change in response to price.
In the above examples, which is more elastic and which is the least elastic? Why?
Book is most elastic and the hotel room is least.
Over all you did a great job..and I appreciate it...and do you have any references? Ill look forward to your response...
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OK, Whovians, your long wait is over.
Tonight, BBC America will broadcast the first episode of the new season of the classic science-fiction showDoctor Who. It will introduce Peter Capaldi, 56, as the latest incarnation of the Doctor.
For those new to the 50-year-old series, the Doctor is an alien, a Time Lord, who travels in a time machine (TARDIS) disguised as a 1960s British police box, sharing his adventures with a number of companions — men, women and others. Those adventures can go forward in time to the death of the universe, or back in time to the days of the dinosaurs.
The new season starts with a Tyrannosaurus rex stalking past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London. The magic of Doctor Who is that the most improbable of events can happen at the same time.
The show was first broadcast in 1963, starring William Hartnell. When he retired three years later, the Doctor was "regenerated" (or replaced) by a new actor, Patrick Troughton, thereby allowing the popular show to continue.
The Doctor has regenerated 12 or more times, depending on how you count them.
Confused? So are many fans.
It is part of the Doctor Who legend that the character could regenerate only 12 times.
In the Christmas 2013 episode, however, the Doctor was granted extra regenerations, and a new count was started.
The regenerations have extended the longevity of a series that has grown in popularity during the past decade.
Last season ended in a burst of glory when Smith, the youngest actor to play the Doctor when he took over at 26, handed over the character to Capaldi.
Series writer Steven Moffat will introduce the start of the fresh season in a way that helps new viewers catch up (or be sucked into) the show.
Stick with it. Doctor Who can be a treat to watch even if you don't know the back story or haven't seen any of the other episodes.
Or, as one of the characters says, "Well, then. Here we go again."
watch season 8 episode one HERE


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I grew up in Southern California loving sliding on snow. I started working retail in winter sports at Chicks Sporting Goods. Soon after starting that I realized you could make a living in this business as a rep. I knew that was what I wanted to do. After a little more retail seasoning at Mammoth Mountain Sport Shop I went to work for Rossignol as a Sales Associate. Three years later K2 took a chance on me and offered me a sales rep position for the SoCal, AZ , NV and HI territories and I have been an Independent rep ever since. Thanks Tim.
Working retail for 6 years really gave me a unique insight on how a rep and an account could work together to make them both successful. I truly enjoy working with the great bunch retailers that have made this job rewarding. I have also been fortunate to have a really great mentor along the way in Mike Day. He is someone I have always respected and has given me great advice over the years. Lastly, I have worked the last 15 years with a great business partner JEFF ANDERSON. This really should be a co-award for the both of us
Jeff2 Sales Inc. currently represents the following Lines:
K2 Skis, K2 Snowboarding, Vuarnet, CHUMS and Beyond Coastal, UK Pro, Surftech and Snurfer
Winning Rep of the Year means a great deal to me because it validates what I have always tried to do as a rep. Bring my retail partners profitable products and great service
Jeff Darby


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What is ISPadmin?
ISPadmin is a comprehensive information and administration system that covers most needs of internet providers, which are necessary for the management and proper operation of the Internet network.
The system was launched into the market in 2003, and since then it has been continuously and most actively being developed and adapted to the specific requirements of Internet service providers. Currently it is one of the largest systems of its kind not only in the domestic but also in the global market. The system is designed specifically for the operation and administration both small and large Internet networks with a lot of end users.
ISPadmin has been proven as a system that is currently used by several hundred internet providers in the Czech Republic and in dozens of other countries around the world. Years of experience and daily communication with clients ensure the quality and dynamic software development, which reflects the current market requirements.
| System main functions
Apart from the extensive technical side of the Internet network operation and management, ISPadmin integrates other necessary functions such as Billing, Scheduling, Inventory, Client Portal and many other useful features, which make the ISPadmin system a complex instrument, into a single interface. As a result, Internet providers have their whole ISP management in one integrated solution, and therefore there is no need to get any other applications for each of the specific activities required for proper operations of the Internet Network.
Nowadays the system is fully localized and translated into several languages and the gradual deployment of the system to new parts of the world, brings more languages and software localizations added.


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Change your charity's details
You can change your charity's details online with the Charity Commission.
You must keep your charity's details up-to-date by law.
You will also need to report changes in your charity's details with HMRC and possibly Companies House.
Before you start
You'll need:
- the charity registration number
- the charity's password if you've previously registered your details online
You can use the service to change:
- contact details
- email addresses (for the public and for the Charity Commission to contact you)
- trustee details
- website address
- financial year end
- where your charity operates
- the charity's classifications - what it does, who it helps and how it does it
- the description of your charity's activities
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Get help using the service
Contact the Charity Commission if you have a problem using the service.
Charity Commission online support
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Gerard Smith (musician)
|Gerard Smith
|Birth name
|Gerard Anthony Smith
|20 September 1974
|20 April 2011(aged 36)
|Experimental rock, indie rock
|Piano, bass, organ, classical guitar, sitar
|Associated acts
|TV on the Radio, Midnight Masses, A Rose Parade
Gerard Anthony Smith (September 20, 1974 – April 20, 2011) was an American musician and member of the celebrated Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio. He recorded an album of original music as A Rose Parade with Shannon Funchess of Light Asylum and also produced music with Midnight Masses and The Stationary Set.[1] He died at age 36 from lung cancer.[2] Smith is survived by his son, Julian.[2][3]
As a self-taught musician who played the piano, bass, organ, classical guitar and sitar, he studied fine arts and Art History at FIT and SUNY Purchase.[2]
Smith was busking in a Brooklyn subway when he was recruited by TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe in 2003. Smith recalled in an interview:
I saw Tunde in the movie Jump Tomorrow on IFC. And I was super addicted to film at that time. A year later, I was playing on the subway platform here, at the Bedford stop, and he kept giving me money. And then I was like, I recognize this guy. Then it finally clicked, and I said, 'Dude you were in that movie! I loved that movie!' That film had meant a lot to me, especially because there was a black actor that wasn't in the ghetto, and there weren't a lot of politics. He was being a human being and not only a black actor. And that meant a lot to me.[4]
Smith played on the critically acclaimed albums Return to Cookie Mountain, Dear Science, and Nine Types of Light.
Aside from writing music and playing bass and keyboards in TV on the Radio, Smith, along with Adebimpe, composed the score for the 2010 documentary feature The Lottery, about public education from the perspective of the annual intake lottery at Harlem Success Academy (now Success Academy Harlem).[2][5]
The song "Killer Crane" from Nine Types Of Light was written about the band coming to terms with Smith's impending death, and the song's video serves as a tribute to him, featuring many shots of Smith.
Upon learning of his death on April 20, the band The National played "About Today" in his memory at their concert at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.[6]
The song "While You're Here" on Dirty Projectors' 2012 EP About to Die is a tribute to Gerard Smith.[7]
- ^ "TV on the Radio Biography", accessed June 6, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Garth Cartwright, "Gerard Smith obituary", The Guardian, (June 2, 2011), accessed June 6, 2011.
- ^ "The Julian Smith Fund", accessed June 9, 2011.
- ^ Theodore Hamm, "Echoes of a Bygone 'Burg: TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe and Gerard Smith", Brooklyn Rail (September 2008), accessed June 6, 2011.
- ^ Internet Movie Database, "The Lottery (2010)", accessed June 6, 2011.
- ^ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-national/2011/starlight-theater-kansas-city-mo-bd3953e.html
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/48317-listen-to-dirty-projectors-tribute-to-late-tv-on-the-radio-member-gerard-smith-while-youre-here/


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Her floral jumpsuit features short sleeves, a form-fitting silhouette, and is crafted from a scuba fabric.
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Tecom remains committed to SmartCity Kochi project
Dubai: The SmartCity Kochi project is still on track, according to top officials.
Abdul Latif Al Mulla, CEO of Tecom Investments, has rejected recent media reports indicating the project has moved from Tecom to Dubai Holding.
The reports surfaced following the announcement that Al Mulla had joined the Dubai Holding Corporate Office as Chief Business Development Officer.
Al Mulla said on Tuesday that the SmartCity Kochi project in Kerala will continue to remain a direct part of the Tecom portfolio.
"The published reports are not true and the Kochi project will remain part of the Tecom portfolio," he told Gulf News.
"Tecom is committed to the Kochi project," added a Tecom spokesperson.
Tecom and Kerala Government have been in discussions over Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status for the entire project. According to the proposed plan of action approved by both the Kerala government and the Smart City Dubai, the pavilion is already late by three months.
According to Tecom, the masterplan and Phase 1 construction are part of the agenda for the next SmartCity Kochi board of directors meeting, where a decision on the next steps forward pertaining the Masterplan and Phase 1 construction will be concluded.
"The important thing was to get the entire project containing 246 acres of land as a single SEZ, but only 132 acres has been notified as SEZ," said Baju George, managing director, SmartCity (India).
A final decision on the single SEZ notification will need for a special meeting of the India's Union Commerce Ministry, Revenue Department, the Kerala government and SmartCity.


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The beer taxApr 13, 2013 By Steven R. Peck
It's hard to justify keeping the 1935 rate in place
A curious tidbit of Wyoming's revenue stream comes in the form of the state malt beverage tax. It stands at 2 cents per gallon of beer sold, which isn't very much, and it hasn't been raised since 1935, which is an awfully long time.
The Wyoming Legislature gets reminded of this from time to time. Other industries and manufacturers whose taxes have been raised regularly through the years express justifiable disbelief at the seemingly untouchable beer tax.
And, more recently, civic leaders who say the tax ought to be increased so the revenue could be used to help combat alcohol abuse issues also have raised the topic with legislators.
Malt beverage producers and vendors oppose the tax. They say the added cost would have to be passed on to the consumer at the retail level, which could cause people to buy less beer. This is an industry that has some clout with lawmakers. How else to explain a tax rate left unchanged for almost 80 years?
In Fremont County, municipal leaders in Riverton have been prominent in recent efforts to interest legislators in the idea of raising the tax, suggesting an increase from the current 3 cents per gallon to 28 cents. That's a hefty jump, but it simply would bring Wyoming in line with the beer tax rates in other states.
Beyond the basic logic of fair taxation, the local leaders make a compelling case for using added malt beverage tax revenue for prevention and treatment of alcohol abuse. The dangers of alcohol abuse are everywhere, as are its effects. They run a grim gamut from drunk drivers on our roadways to fetal alcohol syndrome among newborns, with domestic violence, sexual assault, robberies, fights, financial losses, workplace dangers, rising health care costs and family heartache all prominent in the picture.
The issue is raised in Fremont County because of a recognized alcohol problem here, but the truth is that alcohol abuse and its consequences are a concern everywhere in our state. There are examples of successful intervention, law enforcement, education and treatment efforts of different kinds in different places, but they all need money to get going and stay active.
This case has been made to legislators time and again, but never has the necessary consensus been mustered to pass an increase in the tax. We are an anti-tax state, and rare is the politician who wants to take the lead in a tax increase.
Lawmakers also express distaste for "earmarking" new tax revenue, meaning they would like to have the money available to the state's general fund rather than designating it for a specific purpose.
But the Wyoming public has proved itself willing to accept tax earmarks many times. Lodging taxes aimed at raising money for tourism promotion have been in effect for years. Taxes for capital facilities have been approved by voters, as have taxes for schools, senior citizen centers, recreation complexes and many more projects. In Fremont County, voters last year approved a higher sales tax to help pay for infrastructure improvements.
In the recent legislative session, lawmakers passed a 10-cent per gallon increase in fuel sold in Wyoming, with that money earmarked for roads construction statewide. Obviously, stiff-arming an increase in the beer tax to help fight alcohol abuse on the basis of not wanting to earmark the money falls on its face in light of recent history.
What is necessary is the will to do it, and here we might have a recent example to guide us. The gasoline tax passed in February by the Legislature originated as an idea from the governor, who pushed hard for it in his supplemental budget request. It wasn't all that easy, but he got it done.
Here, then, is the opportunity for a similar campaign. Do the same thing with the beer tax? Governor, make this your next crusade. Call for an increase in the malt beverage tax, aiming the money at alcohol abuse treatment.
The argument for it is at least as strong as the one for the gasoline tax, and the governor could provide some political cover for lawmakers who might not want to originate the idea but would be willing to carry it at the behest of Gov. Mead.
There are many good reasons to raise the beer tax to a fair level, and precious few good ones for not doing it. Fremont County, keep the heat on.


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VAT will increase in Finland as of 01.07.2010
Goes up from 22 -> 23
Now if any finnish shop keepers are stuck and don't know what to do, you may ask your questions in this thread or contact me (by privat message) for help.
I have few customers (and my own shop) that will not increase prices along with the VAT (we'll take the ~1% margin hit). So I have made a script to update all product prices in the database so that the prices will remain the same.
I will not paste the code here as there's a potential danger for someone to miss use it and end up with corrupted product prices.


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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Review by Jedinortdog1
"Quite possibly the best Zelda game yet!"
Gameplay 9/10
This game is a blast! It, along with Ocarina of Time, has the best control system ever. I think that the z targeting adds a whole lot to the control system. The movement is very precise, almost like you are there. As usual, the game is full of puzzles to solve. If you have never played a Zelda game before then you better put on your thinking cap. Not to mention that you only have three days until the world ends. This makes the game a little frantic, which I think makes it quite exciting. The only problem I have with the gameplay is the saving function. Unless you beat a statue with your sword, or you play the song of time, then you cannot save. When you play the song, you will lose some of your items. The dungeon puzzles will also reset.
Story 10/10
The story is a little different. You are not in Hyrule anymore and a moon is about to crash into the ground. I find the story a little less linear than all the other Zelda games, which makes it nice. After a while, the same basic story setup gets old. Majora's Mask remedies that problem.
Audio/Video 10/10
The classic Zelda music is back!!! What more do we need? That was the biggest disappointment with Ocarina of Time. The original music gives it a familiar atmosphere. The graphics are of course great. It really doesn't look all that much different than Ocarina of Time, but whose complaining.
Replayability 10/10
You will want to replay it to see what you missed. It would also be fun to see how fast you can beat it. Of course, given the games size, you may want to wait a little while before going back to it.
Final Score: 9.8
Definitly buy this game, especially if you are a Zelda fan. The only drawback is the save feature. If you can look past that, then you won't have any complaints. It makes me want to break out all my old school Zelda games. Nintendo did a great job on it.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 10/31/00, Updated 10/24/01
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