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July 30, 2009
Dr. Phil opens his mailbag and lets kids ask anything that's on their minds. He tackles some tough questions " from dealing with a drug-addicted parent to taking over for your mother when you're just a teenager.
Unfair Curfew?
Rachel, 16, likes to go clubbing with her friends but says her 1:00 a.m. curfew is way too early. "My parents think that I'll become some crazy party girl," she complains.
Are her parents being too strict?
"She Chose Drugs Over Me"
Kayla, 15, hasn't lived with her drug-addicted mom in three years. Her mother is currently sober, but Kayla doesn't know if she should let her back in her life.
Fighting to the Depths of Hell
As a teen, Tyerra was taking care of her five siblings and sick mom. Now at 24, she says the stress of providing for all the kids is overwhelming.
Can she run the house and not burn out?
Dr. Phil checks back in during his 2000th show. See Tyerra now!
Leukemia Survivor
Ryan, an 8-year-old cancer patient, had his wishes come true when he met Dr. Phil and Robin and got to ride in Dr. Phil's Formula One Ferrari.
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The audience, full of special guests from The Alliance for Children's Rights, gets a chance to ask Dr. Phil their questions about parenting and foster care.
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Information On The BSA Advancement Program
What is Advancement? One of the best and most unique parts of the BSA Advancement Program is the Merit Badge Plan. To learn more, check out Merit Badge Counseling, Recommending Merit Badge Counselors, and Merit Badge Counselor Orientation. For technical information, check out the National BSA Policies Related To Merit Badges.
In addition to the above policies on merit badges, the following policies may be of interest:
- Rank Advancement
- Boards of Review - Courts of Honor
- Service Projects
- Youth Members With Special Needs
There are also three forms available here that are useful during the merit badge counselor recruiting process. The Merit Badge Counselor Recommendation Form can be given out to others so that they can provide names of individuals who could make good merit badge counselors. The Merit Badge Counselor Information Form provides information about the prospective counselor for the approval process. The Work Sheet for Building a Merit Badge Counselor List provides a step-by-step procedure for recruiting and outlines the merit badge subject groups.
If you have a great idea for a new merit badge or would like to suggest changes on existing merit badges, take a look at Submitting New Merit Badge Ideas. Also, you may like to Develop an Advancement Web Page that would help Boy Scouts complete their merit badge requirements.
In order to keep the Scouting program fresh and invigorating, it is constantly being updated. Bruce E. Cobern, Advancement Chairman for the Founders District in Queens Council, NY, develops outlines of all the major changes each time they happen. Outlines from 1995 to 2002 are available in Changes in the Boy Scout Advancement Program. In addition, there is a chart of the Merit Badge Pamphlet Revision Dates for all the merit badge pamphlets.
In addition to standard requirements for Ranks and Merit Badges, there are also general requirements which apply to the advancement process. The General Advancement Requirements deal with age, physical or mental disability, service projects, and merit badge procedures. You may also want to familiarize yourself with the BSA's Merit Badge Numbering System. It is a simplified way of identifying merit badges which is used on the advancement chart and in some paperwork.
Summer camp is a major source for advancement opportunities. A letter on Advancement for First Year Campers was written based on a request. If you have young Scouts, you may find it helpful. Also, check out the information we have on Merit Badge Pamphlet Libraries. It may surprise you.
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While many hybrid owners may consider themselves an eco-conscious bunch, apparently they're not a very loyal bunch when it comes to those gas-sipping cars of theirs – at least not according to a recent study by automotive analysis firm, Polk.
Apart from Toyota Prius owners, the study conducted by Polk — focusing on hybrid loyalty analysis for 2011 — found that that only 35 percent of people who purchased a hybrid car purchased another one last year — leaving a relatively large percentage of people to seek, ahem, "greener pastures."
On the other hand, the study found that previous owners of the popular Toyota Prius — and Toyota owners in general – to be the most loyal. Toyota managed to retain sixty percent of previous hybrid owners, with customers that didn't opt for another hybrid model still sticking with the brand. Polk also found that 41 percent of Toyota hybrid owners bought another hybrid (regardless of brand).
However, it's not just Toyota doing a solid job of creating a culture of brand-loyal customers. Another popular Japanese automaker, Honda, also enjoyed a decent repurchase rate among consumers. According to the study, 52 percent of previous Honda hybrid owners bought another Honda, with roughly 20 percent purchasing another hybrid (again, regardless of brand).
As retired Danish soccer manager Ebbe Skovdahl once pointed out "statistics are just like mini-skirts, they give you good ideas but hide the most important thing." Those humorous words of wisdom apply just as much to the automotive world as they do the world of sports. And while the figures may cast hybrid vehicles in an unfavorable light, they also show the importance hybrid cars play in attracting new customers and retaining old ones. As director of Polk's Loyalty Management Practice, Brad Smith noted, "Having a hybrid in the product lineup can certainly give a brand a competitive edge when it comes to attracting new customers."
Still, according to Polk's study, hybrid vehicles represent just 2.4 percent of the overall new vehicle market in the United States, which according to figures from Polk is down from a high of 2.9 percent in 2008.
While hybrid vehicles may attract consumers to a particular automaker, the study also found that the increasing price of gasoline has "had little impact on hybrid segment loyalty," which is mainly due to the rapidly increasing fuel economy of cheaper conventionally powered vehicles — opposed to more expensive hybrids.
A very real problem General Motors has dealt with, much to the detriment of the Chevy Volt, has seen consumers more inclined to purchase the Volt's cheaper cousin, Chevrolet's Cruze, which carries an MSPR that tops out at around $23,882 — nearly half that of the Volt's $40,000 sticker price — and gets nearly the same fuel economy (37 mpg highway to the Volts 40 mpg).
Interestingly, Polk also found that when repurchase rates for the Toyota Prius isn't factored in, hybrid loyalty drops to under 25 percent. Although, that figure is somewhat misleading given that Toyota builds and sells the majority of hybrids in the U.S.


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For years I have researched a family that moved from Virginia to Kentucky in the very early 1800s. It was only recently that I discovered they made a "pitstop" in another Virginia county along the way. They were only there a few years, but were there long enough to leave records that tied the husband to his family of origin.
Never assume a move was "direct."
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Was There a Point In Between?
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- kim elizabethOctober 21, 2013 at 4:57 PM
My family has lived in the same part of southern NJ for generations. However, I happened to find out through the 1920 census, that my grandfather lived in central PA for a while as a kid. His mother was told the mountain air would be better for her allergies or asthma. It didn't help, so they moved back to the same town. My mother knew they had been in PA but never told me. If it wasn't a census year, I *still* may not know!ReplyDelete
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Last October, Blizzard announced its newest World of Warcraft expansion, The Mists of Pandaria. One of the major selling points for the expansion is a new player character race: panda-bear people called Pandaren.
And yet in the five months until now, all screenshots and trailers featuring the Pandaren have shown exclusively male characters. Today, Blizzard made a point of publicly revealing the female version of the playable panda.
While the lady panda still has many bear-like attributes, she is, very clearly and most importantly, defined as a visible she, with styled hair and an hourglass figure. Her male counterpart has an overall much more spherical, bear-like shape.
No official release date has yet been provided for The Mists of Pandaria expansion.
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Boating Knots Index
Boating Index Boating Usage
Alpine Butterfly Bend Alpine Butterfly Loop Anchor Hitch Ashley Stopper Knot Bowline Bowline on a Bight Bowline, Running Buntline Hitch Carrick Bend Chain Splice Cleat Hitch (Deck) Cleat Hitch (Halyard) Clove Hitch (End) Constrictor (Twisting) Double O'hand Stopper EStar Stopper Knot Eye Splice Figure 8 Halyard Hitch Heaving Line Knot Icicle Hitch (Loop) Lighterman's Hitch Midshipman's Hitch Pile Hitch Rat-Tail Stopper Rolling Hitch Round Turn & Hitches Soft Shackle Soft Shackle Edwards Trucker's Hitch Stevedore Stopper Zeppelin Bend
Terminology Safety Rope Properties Which Rope Essential Knots About Contact Knot Store
Instructions: Move the mouse over each knot. Look at the description to find out what it can be used for. Click on the knot you wish to see. On the new page wait until the selected knot starts to tie itself.
Index of Animated Boating Knots
This page provides an Index of Animated Boating Knots. Each photo is a link to the Interactive Step by Step Animation. The picture shows all the knots as a reference.
Welcome to Boating Knots
These animated knots are primarily for boaters, but many are useful for anyone who uses rope and values safety.
The selection of knots is based on many years of sailing combined with feedback and advice from several helpful captains. The knots are arranged in alphabetical order.
Boating Knot Characteristics
Rope used in boating is durable and expensive and is often handling heavy loads, e.g., when berthing, mooring, towing another vessel, preparing for a storm, or managing sails. The emphasis, therefore, is on safety, reliability, and convenience. In contrast to the fishing knots, value is also placed on being able to use the rope repeatedly and untie each knot without difficulty.
Standing End, Tail, and Bitter End
In many knots there is Standing End - which takes the strain, and a Tail - the loose end in your hand.
On large ships a shore line is initially tightened with a winch. The tail is then properly called a Bitter End as it is transferred to the Bitts. To do this, a second rope is tied to the shore line with a Rat-Tailed Stopper or a Rolling Hitch to take the strain temporarily.
Mooring Lines and Names
Mooring lines on large ships are nearly always made of a high-modulus polyethylene (HMPE) such as Vectran® or Dyneema®. These ropes float and their minimal elasticity reduces risk of injury due to "snap-back" in the event of a breakage. Each line serves a specific purpose. On large vessels two lines often run in parallel ("doubled up") for safety. The following diagram shows a typical arrangement:
On yachts mooring lines are more likely to be made of nylon, or polyester (Dacron® or Terylene®). By contrast with mooring a large vessel, distances are usually small and movements due to waves and tide are proportionately greater. Moreover, because far fewer lines are used, it is critical to understand their purpose:
Doubling-Up and Sharing a Bollard
When two lines run to the same Bollard, especially when they are from different ships, the second line should be threaded up through the eye-splice of the first. This is called Dipping the Loop and allows either line to be released with out tangling.
Make a selection from the images above or go to the Options Page.
Disclaimer: Any activity that involves ropes is potentially hazardous. Lives may be at risk - possibly your own. Considerable attention and effort have been made to ensure that these descriptions are accurate. However, many critical factors cannot be controlled, including: the choice of materials; the age, size, and condition of ropes; and the accuracy with which these descriptions have been followed. No responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material.


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Name: Dylan
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Age: 23
Location: Australia
Hi Dr Dick, I've got a painful and irritating problem that my GP wasn't able to help with, so I'm hoping you can. After I spend time edging, or develop blueballs, I get an intense burning sensation in my urethra. It usually doesn't happen until after I cum, then urinate, but occasionally it'll happen while edging. If I sit on the toilet and push as though urinating, it calms down significantly, but returns when I stand up. It usually goes after about half an hour of. I had a STI check (Urethral Swab. Oww. No sounding for me thanks) and it came back all clean, and in all other respects my junk is normal. Any ideas about what's going on, or how I can fix it? Thanks!
This reminds me of the old joke where a guy goes to see his doctor about a pain he is having. The doctor sits him down and asks him where it hurts. The guy says, "It hurts when I do this." And he takes his hand, makes a fist and punches himself in the side of the head. The doctor nods knowingly and says, "Stop doing that, and I guarantee the pain will subside."
Listen Dylan, whatever the root cause of the burning sensation you report is — and I can honestly say you have me stumped there — I pretty much can guarantee that it will subside if you cease the edging you are doing, or at least cut way back on that.
Like I said, I've never encountered this particular phenomenon before, so I can't advise you further. And if your GP couldn't put his finger on it, so to speak, and the burning sensation only happens when you edge or practice orgasm denial, then simply stop doing that and things will get better. I promise. After all, it's not like you can't live without edging. If, on the other hand, you said that you had discomfort every time you had an erection, then there'd be cause for alarm. But if the owie is only associated with something self-induced, then that's a horse of a different color. See what I mean?
And here's a tip: if you're doing something that is causing pain or discomfort — and that's not your intention — then your body is sending you a message that whatever you are doing it's too much or it's unhealthy. I am of the mind that we all ought to listen more closely to the messages our body sends us about what it needs and what it doesn't need.
Oh, and for those in my audience who don't know what the fuck "edging" is, it's a stop/start masturbation technique designed to prolong the time it takes a guy to reach his climax. An edger will begin to wank like normal, but when he gets near to cumming — he stops stroking, sometimes even squeezing his cock till the urge to shoot subsides. Once the urge to cum quiets down, he begins to stroke again. Stopping again whenever he approaches climax. He repeats this whole 'stop and start' cycle for as many times as he would like, so that when he finally shoots he'll have a stronger orgasm and he'll spew more spunk.
I know a lot of men who edge and they swear by it. I also know that a number of these men are doing themselves a disservice, even harm, because they are practicing an extreme version of edging. In the end, despite the stand-up nature of our dick, it is a very delicate instrument. Intense edging, especially accompanied by nasty squeezing or slapping to quell the building ejaculation can be injurious.
So maybe, Dylan, just maybe ya oughta take a break from edging for a while and see if this burning issue doesn't resolve itself.
Good luck
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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
Sad songs make me happy. But it sounds like maybe they do not make Keith Urban happy. At least, not anymore.
For a while there, though, he could make me cry within the first few seconds of "You'll Think of Me," "But for the Grace of God," "Stupid Boy" and "Tonight I Wanna Cry." Now I think he's done with that and has progressed to something different.
"I've inherently written music that's full of more hope than anything. I'm not really interested in sad music that doesn't really say anything other than to just whine and complain," Urban told CMT Radio. "I'm more interested in somebody's struggle. But I like there to be some sort of sense of light somewhere in there, just a little bit of light to pull forward."
Aww. I can't wait to hear those kinds of songs. And the ones Urban told the The Tennessean newspaper that have a "Jack Johnson, Zac Brown-ish kind of vibe."


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RICHMOND – Come to Off Broadway Coffee for the coffee and ice cream, stay for the community interaction.
And the free Wi-Fi. And to watch your child take dance lessons. And to buy antiques, or any of the wood-carved furniture you're parked at while you savor your locally roasted joe.
The name of what owner Kathy Lee hopes becomes the village's main hangout is a clever play on words. Its 10321 Main St. location is just north of Broadway Street, and it shares the building with the recently expanded Broadway Academy of Art and Dance.
A set of stairs leads up to the dance floor, and two flat-screen televisions above the coffee bar are meant for parents to be able to watch their children while they enjoy coffee, baked goods and other pleasantries.
And if customers want to show off their own talent, an open-mike stage at the front gives them the chance on weekends.
"We want to be part of the community – the meeting place for school, homework, church, businesspeople, book clubs, even renting our space," Lee said.
The storefront used to be Skoopers Ice Cream shop, which closed in June. Off Broadway Coffee opened immediately after, and has been in business for three months.
Off Broadway prides itself on offering goods from local vendors. It serves Conscious Cup coffee from Crystal Lake, and Cedar Crest Ice Cream from Cedarburg, Wis.
Even the wooden furniture for sale is locally sourced – the shop is a showroom for Huntley-based custom vintage furniture maker Illinois Farmhouse.
Dance studio founder Shannon Levitt said it has been her plan for a while to incorporate a coffee shop where parents can wait and have fun into the business.
"It was part of our growth plan, and very much our vision to have this," Levitt said.
Lee says she finds it exciting as word-of-mouth spreads, especially as people notice the large banner out front advertising coffee. Besides local residents, weekdays mean commuters along Route 31, and weekends mean antiques shoppers and others visiting town.
The shop also offers breakfast and lunch sandwiches for people on the go.
"People are finding us little by little. Every day we get people who didn't know we're here, and it's exciting," Lee said. "And the people who know us love that there's a coffee shop in town."
To learn more about Off Broadway Coffee, visit www.obcoffee.com., like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.
Off Broadway Coffee
What: A Richmond coffee shop, ice cream store and community gathering place.
Where: 10321 Main St., Richmond
When: Hours are 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesdays. Weekend hours are 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, and 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Information: By phone at 815-678-4124, on the web at www.obcoffee.com, or friend them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter at twitter.com/offbrdwycoffee.


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Chances are, just about anyone you talk with will have an idea for a business that they think can make millions. Although business pitches may be easy to come by, turning those ideas into wins is a whole new ballgame. However, many entrepreneurs with simple ideas and humble beginnings have been able to effectively turn the ideas into winning businesses.
Names like Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, and Mark Zuckerberg usually come to mind when people think about those lucky few who have cashed in on their ideas, but you don't have to live in Silicon Valley or Seattle to turn your idea into millions.
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Nurses Can Enter Legal Field As Expert Witnesses
Elizabeth Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN
Nurses can now become expert witnesses, a field previously dominated by physicians. All nurses, regardless of education or specialty, interested in expanding their career options to be nurse expert witnesses will learn skills for this new career at a two-day legal nurse certification course in four locations this spring which are offered by Jurex Center For Legal Nurse Consulting, www.jurexnurse.com.
The Professional Legal Nurse ConsultantTM 2-Day certification live course locations are:
• March 21 & 22, Nashville, TN
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Barbara J. (Pinto) Moynihan, 72, of Pace, Florida, formerly of Warwick passed away, October 7, 2012 at the home of her son, Kenneth.
Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Henry P. and May F. (Whittaker) Pinto. Barbara was employed as a lead inspector for Gtech before retiring.
She is survived by three sons, William G. Moynihan, Jr. and his wife, Leigh, of Warwick, Douglas A. Moynihan and his wife, Lisa, of Cranston, and Kenneth L. Moynihan of Pace, Fla., with whom she resided; one brother, Henry P. Pinto of Warwick; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Her funeral will be held Monday, October 15 at 9 a.m. from the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave. with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Timothy Church, Warwick Ave. at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence. Visiting hours Sunday 4-7 p.m.
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Quote: imagine how Israel must feel about this knowing that the US is arming Hezbollah, a terrorist organization and the defacto leaders of Lebanon that wants to destroy Israel from the face of the earth. Also, be sure and note the last paragraph:
JERUSALEM POST – The United States has given 200 armored vehicles to Lebanon, the Lebanese army said on Monday, bolstering forces that have been struggling to deal with sectarian violence inflamed by the war across the border in Syria.
The M113 armored personnel carriers (APCs) arrived by ship to Beirut on Sunday, the army said in a statement. A Lebanese security source said the army now had 1,200 APCs.
A US diplomat said the shipment of vehicles would support the Lebanese armed forces' "capabilities and their mobility and ability to respond to crises. It is also to protect borders and internal stability".
The United States has provided more than $140 million in equipment and assistance to the Lebanese armed forces in the past six months, including six Huey 2 helicopters, a 42-metre coastal security craft, more than 1,000 guns – including grenade launchers – and 38 million rounds of ammunition.
We're arming all of Israel's enemies whether it be Turkey, Egypt, and now Lebanon. And by arming Egypt, don't think we're not arming Hamas as well. After all, Hamas is part of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
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Israel's national museum said Tuesday that a Polish noble family has received compensation for
two 1,700-year-old medallions that were seized by Nazis during World War II.
Under the arrangement, the medallions bearing Jewish symbols will remain on display in the museum. It repurchased one medallion from the heirs, and a donor purchased the second and gave it to the museum on a long-term loan.
None of the sides would divulge the sums paid for the medallions.
Emblazoned with lions of Judah and a seven-branched candelabra, the medallions are among the earliest pieces found outside Israel bearing images linked to the Jewish temple in Jerusalem, said James Snyder, director of the Israel Museum.
The medallions — made of gold foil inside blown glass — were buried in Jewish graves in the catacombs of Rome in the 3rd or 4th century, Snyder said.
A third medallion, which bears the image of a duck and a fruit basket, is being returned to the heirs.
All three medallions were part of a collection of thousands of antiques, paintings, tapestries and other artifacts that Countess Isabella Dzialynska amassed in the 1800s and kept at her castle in Goluchow, Poland.
"We absolutely decided that because they were of such extraordinary importance to the museum, we were very keen for a way to be found for them to remain there," said Count Adam Zamoyski, the countess's great-great-nephew, adding he was "very pleased" with the agreement.
The Nazis seized the collection in 1941 after invading Poland, then moved them on Hitler's orders to an Austrian castle.
There, they were looted after the Nazi defeat in 1945 and scattered to museums, dealers and private collections all over the world, according to the London-based Commission for Looted Art in Europe, which represents Dzialynska's heirs.
The medallions had turned up in Vienna in the 1960s and were purchased for the Israel Museum. The commission approached the museum four years ago upon discovering the medallions were in its collection and negotiated the restitution agreement.
The family spent years scouring Germany and Austria for its lost art after the war, then largely stopped looking, Zamoyski said. The search, he said, got under way again in earnest in the 1980s, when awareness of looted art became more widespread and museums became more forthcoming about such pieces in their collections.
Numerous artifacts have surfaced over the years. Most recently, a 13th-century enamel cross located in Austria was returned to the family two months ago.
Worldwide, experts say anywhere between 250,000 and 600,000 pieces of art looted by the Nazis were never claimed and remain in the possession of museums, governments and private collectors. In its nine years of work, the Commission for Looted Art in Europe has restored 3,000 pieces to their owners, said Anne Webber, the commission's co-chair.
"Because for many people the loss of their art represented the loss of their lives, the lives they had, to return it to people returns something of that life to them," Webber said.
Over the years, the Israel Museum has returned some 20 pieces looted by the Nazis and claimed by heirs, including Camille Pissarro's "Boulevard Montmartre: Spring" in 2000. The original owners' heirs agreed to leave the painting on display at the museum, accompanied by an explanation of its history. (AP)


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It's funny how fate works. Earlier this week, I had been working on an editorial about how nothing has changed for the better in TNA in the last few years.
Now, all of a sudden, Hulk Hogan has signed with TNA.
And guess what, nothing will change for the better.
Allow me to start with my original thoughts, to illustrate my point.
Generally speaking, I'm a fan of TNA. I will either watch or TiVo the show on a weekly basis, not because I have to as a wrestling reporter, but because there are elements of their shows that I genuinely enjoy, namely the X-Division matches, Kurt Angle and A.J. Styles.
Over the last few weeks, leading up to Bound For Glory, I couldn't help but think to myself, however, whether I really was excited for TNA's self-labeled most important PPV of the year.
Certainly, Bound For Glory had good buildup and the portion that I did see had some good wrestling (the Matt Morgan/Angle bout will likely go down as the one that made the former's career), but there still exists this overwhelming feeling of who gives a youknowwhat about TNA.
What's more pressing though is that no matter what TNA has done, nothing has really changes this status. Kurt Angle came in, Booker T came (and went), the Main Event Mafia pushed familiar names to the forefront, TNA pushed its "homegown" (read: Ring of Honor-grown) stars.
Yet nothing has changed. Give or take a portion of a percentage point in the ratings and the organization is static on Spike TV. TNA still spends an inordinate amount of time in Orlando, perhaps afraid of going out of its own territory to lands of uncertainty and has maintained many of the same ties internationally that it did before.
So explain to me, please, how Hulk Hogan signing with the company is going to do anything for TNA?
Let's leave aside the fact that Hogan has teased being part of TNA in the past, only to eventually come back to WWE (at least for a moment), and also pass over the controversy that has surrounded The Hulkster for the last year or so.
Instead, let's look at Hogan as a potential ratings and money draw. First, Hogan has appeared on American Gladiators and his own celebrity wrestling series. The former was cancelled after two seasons (if it even made it through its sophomore year, I can't remember off-hand), and the latter had dreadful ratings. In both cases, Hogan was heavily featured and was expected to be a drawing point. Guess what -- he wasn't.
We can pretty well establish then that Hogan as a non-competing personality isn't going to draw fans, even in a wrestling show format.
So what is the option that's left then? It's Hogan doing what Hogan did 25 years ago and hasn't really done since his feud with Randy Orton leading up to and including Summerslam 2006. Three-plus years may not seem like a lot, but when you're over 55 and haven't wrestled "competitively" since 2007 (which was a one-off versus The Big Show), it's practically a decade.
The most likely scenario is that Hogan won't be competing week-in and week-out; and even if he were to wrestle even one or two times in a three-month season, it wouldn't make much of a difference. Why? Because it would be the same Hogan superschtick that we've had for virtually his entire run in wrestling, save for a three-or-so year period.
Perhaps more importantly than the Hogan signing, and the seemingly inevitable friends of Hogan that will come on board now (including Brian Knobbs and Ed Leslie), is that valuable roster spots are now being taken up and perhaps more
important so are salary spaces.
If you look at TNA's roster, it's pretty full right now, and you can't imagine that Hogan and company are going to come cheap. Thus, there will be some cuts coming and perhaps more importantly some wrestlers likely will leave when their contracts are up, since they know they won't be able to get the increases they richly deserve.
In the end, we'll be left with a TNA roster that will be depleted of raw talent and unique personas, who will either move to WWE, bounce around the indies, set sail for Japan or worse, leave the business, discouraged by the fact that they won't be able to truly catch a break in the ring.
As a fan of TNA, I hope I'm dead wrong; I hope that Hogan is the beginning of a turnaround and that he and others steer the good ship Impact in a direction that leads the company to the promised land of prosperity; but as a fan of TNA, who's gone through the same story of x wrestler being the saviour, I'm not optimistic.
Jon Waldman is the co-editor of SLAM! Wrestling: Shocking Stories from the Squared Circle. To hear more of Jon's opinions on the wrestling biz, come see him and Greg Oliver live in Winnipeg at our book launch, Thursday, November 5, 7:30pm at McNally Robinson's Polo Park location.


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Apple has announced a new version of iBooks which will be available later today. New features include better integration with iCloud, enhanced sharing options, and continuous scrolling when reading. All of the books that you own will appear on your bookshelf, even if they are not on your device, just like the current iOS music app for iTunes Match users. Additionally, the new version supports over 40 languages, including Korean, Japanese, and Chinese. The update will be available in the App Store soon.
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President cautiously 'optimistic' that country will avoid fiscal crisis
Washington - President Barack Obama pronounced himself cautiously "optimistic" Friday evening and said that progress had been made in make-or-break talks on the fiscal crisis, while Senate leaders worked furiously toward a bill to avert the worst of the economic punch from landing Jan. 1.
But after a one-hour meeting with congressional leaders at the White House, Obama warned that if the two sides don't agree on a bill, he will urge the Democrat-controlled Senate to put forward a measure anyway, in essence daring Republicans in the House and Senate to block a floor vote on tax cuts.
"I believe such proposals could pass both houses with a bipartisan majority as long as both leaders will allow it to come to a vote," Obama said. "If members want to vote no, they can."
Senators broke from a long huddle on the Senate floor with Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, to say progress had been made. McConnell, White House aides and Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, were set to continue talks today aiming for a breakthrough as soon as Sunday.
"We're working with the White House, and hopefully we'll come up with something we can recommend to our respective caucuses," McConnell told reporters.
Reid also said there had been some progress but he warned that in assembling a measure that can win support from both parties, "what we come up with (will) be imperfect."
For all the cautious optimism, the president also expressed exasperation that four days before a looming deadline, which lawmakers have known about for a year and a half, the two sides are still far apart.
"This is deja vu all over again," he said. "America wonders why it is that in this time, you can't get stuff done in an organized timetable. The American people are not going to have any patience for a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy."
Obama took steps to keep the pressure on throughout the weekend, scheduling an appearance on Sunday's "Meet the Press" on NBC.
After meeting for just over an hour at the White House, the four congressional leaders - House Speaker John A. Boehner, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader, McConnell and Reid - emerged, one by one into the chilly dusk. They avoided reporters and camera operators who were waiting and took swiftly to SUVs to exit the White House grounds.
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1(b). Furthermore, unlike the usual type of voting representative, I can cast as many votes as I like.
- 2(a).In the case of not giving a crap, no deadline can be set for the decision to be made.
4. The administrative process of the BrikWars forum could also be likened to a What I Say Goes Roll in which I always roll over nine thousand.
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The Lyell Fork of the Merced River is one of the most remote and rugged regions in Yosemite National Park. Any approach requires many miles on trail followed by off-trail travel. The lower part of the drainage features a splendid series of meadows as the river snakes through a grassland with an amazing view upstream to the chiseled rideline including Mount Ansel Adams and Electra Peak. Higher up in the basin, the forest thins and the terrain transitions to a granite playground with a series of spectacular alpine lakes. It seems as if each lake has a different color, from midnight blue to milky turquoise. It's not entirely clear to me what is responsible for producing the different colors when the lakes are all connected and in such close proximity, but the resulting palette is magical. At the highest reaches of the basin the terrain is entirely devoid of vegetation and the uppermost lakes sit in a strikingly barren landscape of talus and granite. Above these uppermost lakes is the roof of Yosemite, Mount Lyell, at 13,120 feet above sea level and the highest point in the national park. I have looked down into the Lyell Fork of the Merced River from numerous points including Mount Lyell, Foerster Peak and Rodgers Peak and I have always wanted to explore the basin. In order to accomplish this goal, I designed an aesthetic loop out of Tuolumne Meadows that would include the Lyell Fork of the Merced River and also the summit of Electra Peak, one of the more remote summits in Yosemite with a grand view of the region. Since Electra Peak is the central feature of the route I called it the "Electra Loop" and entails nearly 44 miles and close to 10,000 feet of elevation gain. The loop is similar to the Roof of Yosemite Loop I did earlier this year but is a bit longer to incorporate the Lyell Fork Merced River and Electra Peak. GPS route info here.
The route starts with a trek up Lyell Canyon on the John Muir Trail, one of the most runnable stretches of trail in the High Sierra. At the head of the canyon is a climb up to Donohue Pass with an excellent view of Mount Lyell and Mount Maclure. Soon after Dononhue Pass leave the trail and head south through easy alpine terrain to the meadows beneath Marie Lakes where the Marie Lakes trail is intersected. A short climb on this trail brings one to Lower Marie Lake. From here continue cross country up a ridge on the south side of the lake and then traverse granite and talus slopes to North Clinch Pass. Lower Marie Lake is a large body of water and includes stupendous views of Mount Lyell and also across Rush Creek basin to Donohue Peak and Mount Andrea Lawrence. The narrow ridgeline is particularly scenic with a "secret Marie Lake" visible deep in a granite bowl. The direct route over North Clinch Pass includes some class 3 scrambling on its south side but it looks like a somewhat circuitous detour south along the ridge could eliminate the class 3 altogether. Passage through North Clinch Pass brings one into the remote upper reaches of the North Fork San Joaquin River. This drainage, like the Lyell Fork of the Merced River, is rarely visited but a real gem of the High Sierra. My passage through this basin was at its uppermost reach via a high traverse to Electra Peak on talus and granite slabs. I could see the numerous inviting lakes below, but my path would remain above them. I look forward to visiting these lakes in the future. in fact, the High Sierra Route passes through perhaps the most dramatic part of the North Fork San Joaquin River drainage as it descends from Lake Catherine and traverses to Twin Island Lakes with wild views of the North Fork San Joaquin River Canyon and Mount Ritter and Banner Peak towering above. After the traverse of the headwaters of the North Fork San Joaquin River to Lake 11,815, the climb of Electra Peak's north ridge is a straightforward scramble on talus and then some rock on the final portion on the ridge. The view from the summit is incredible and takes in a 360 degree panorama encompassing everything from Half Dome to the Clark Range to Mount Lyell to Ritter and Banner. The best view in my opinion looks down the Lyell Fork of the Merced River with it's numerous colorful lakes and beautiful meadows. From the summit, descend Electra's northwest slope (talus and slabs) to Lake 10,999, a deep blue lake situated in a barren granitic landscape. Descending down the drainage from Lake 10,999 leads to Lake 10,702 tucked in beneath a rugged ridge extending to Mount Ansel Adams. A descent down a minor headwall beneath Lake 10,702 leads to a lake with striking bright turquoise color. This lake is not even assigned an elevation on the topo maps, but is one of the unique highlights of this region. The next lake on the trip down the Lyell Fork is perhaps the most spectacular and is labelled as Lake 10,217 on the topo map. This lake retains some of the turqouise color as the previous lake but has a bit more of a blueish tint. The lake also includes more vegetation along its shores, an alpine beach, and an elongated shape that makes it look like a swimming lane with Mount Ansel Adams and Foerster Peak towering above. This is certainly a spot I could spend some time relaxing! Below Lake 10,217 is the primary headwall of the drainage and includes a fair amount of micro-navigating to avoid small cliff bands (although numerous routes are available). Below the headwall, travel becomes easier through open forest eventually reaching the splendid meadows. From the meadows it's about a mile downstream through forest and granite slabs to the Isberg Pass Trail which is taken north to the Lewis Creek Trail. The ascent up the Lewis Creek Trail leads to Vogelsang Pass and then down the Rafferty Creek trail back to Tuolumne Meadows. GPS route info here.


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Some like to kick others when they're already down. After RIM's last conference call it was evident the Canadian company is struggling. Well today a new rumor came out from the BGR which basically mentions how RIM is pushing carriers too far to approve their new device OSes.
As mentioned previously, once RIM internally tests their devices and operating systems they are sent out to each carriers T.A. (Technical Acceptance) Department to get approved for release. Some "experts" conclude that a manufacturer like RIM shouldn't be pushing these carriers for approval because it could lead to faulty operating systems at the release of the device.
I, like many other BlackBerry lovers, beg to differ. One of the biggest complaints against RIM has been the apparent lack of urgency in releasing devices to the public. With this information it becomes pretty obvious that it's not RIM's fault to begin with. According to BGR's source, this practice has been occurring since the first BlackBerry Bold 9000 was slated to be released. AT&T apparently hadn't approved the device while Rogers in Canada had. So why is this a story now? Kick them while they're down because back then, RIM was still doing pretty good in the smartphone market.
So pick your issue then. Are you upset that RIM isn't releasing devices quickly? Or are you mad at the way RIM is doing everything possible to release them?
Obviously, no one likes buggy OSes. But people, bugs are part of any and every operating system and every manufacturer pushes carriers to release their phones as soon as possible and if any bugs are present they release an update soon after. Remember the Android SMS bug? Yeah so do a lot of people.
Now can we please stop piling on RIM.


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Music and party lovers everywhere are gearing up for the summer festival season and whether you are heading abroad to soak up some sun while you absorb your musical treats or staying on home shores, you'll want to look your best. Festival dressing has always been an eclectic old game, but in recent years - with fashion lovers cottoning on to the fact that anything and everything generally goes when you are at a festival, festival-goers have really upped their fashion game.
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Comfort should always be top of your agenda for festival fashion, which this season means printed parachute and harem pants in prints are a great choice teamed with a pretty vest; they'll keep you cool and not restrict your dancing. Sundresses, like these from Bank Fashion, are also a useful item to pack, but beware to take suntan lotion and sunglasses with you and a scarf if you are fair skinned and of course, a hoody and waterproof in case the weather takes a turn for the worse. Footwear should never be an afterthought, if you are going to be on your feet for long periods of time, dancing or standing, you need the tools for the job. If it's warm this means padded sandals or pumps with good soles and if you are faced with rain and mud you'll need to hunt out some suitable wellies….like Hunters!
Finally, it's always wise to chat to your travelling companions to find out what they are packing to see if you can share the load - this is particularly useful when it comes to things like makeup, glitter gels and facepaints that can really help you look and feel more 'festival'.


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Oscar's water birth.
3rd March, 2012.
It was a sunny Saturday morning, about 8am and Ruby, Anton and I sat down to our weekend ritual breakfast of bacon, scrambled eggies and toast. Whilst eating I became aware of very slight niggly crampy feeling in my lower abdomen. I mentioned this to Anton, but that I thought it was probably wind… and stopped paying attention to it as we finished up our breakfast and got into our day. I was 39weeks+1day (I think) and quite ready for bub to be in my arms! I was over feeling soooo hot and having ankles and feet swollen like balloons! I had been having Braxton hicks since about week 17 of my pregnancy and in the last few weeks they had increased in frequency and duration. My belly would get so tight I thought it would pop!
We had a busy day of 'getting things done' planned. Dad arrived about 830 to start knocking out a kitchen cupboard with Anton so we could fit a dishwasher in. I went out the back with Ruby to hang out some washing and became aware that the niggles were still there… and they were coming and going and coming and going. I called to Anton through the kitchen window "You might not get all you hope to done today if this keeps up". His response was, "You mean with Ruby's carry on?"… Yes, she was pork chopping as only an almost two year old can, but "Ah, no… I'm pretty sure I am having contractions". "Oh".
At this point (around 9ish) the niggles were only at about 1-2 out of 10 on a pain scale, but they were coming and going quite regularly. I think they were already less than 5 mins apart. I got the washing hung out, pushed Ruby in the swing and admired our Poinciana and Hoop Pine trees.
I text messaged our friend and birth support, Deb, that there was some action. I also sent a text message to Georgia, our birth photographer, so she could organise her day. Dad and Anton were banging away in the kitchen and I was trying to keep Ruby entertained. Anton asked me about 10ish if he should send Dad away to keep things a bit quieter and for him to be able to focus on Ruby for me. I said no… I was feeling ok and the contractions still weren't very strong. I could talk and laugh and was still getting things done. I spoke to Mum and my brother to let them know things might be happening. Both were excited!
I was nervous to commit to the idea that we would meet our baby today as I thought it might be a false start, or the labour may go on for a long time. With Ruby's birth I had predicted the day she would be born and she arrived on that day. With this wee bairn I had predicted the end of February and here we were into March without his/her arrival! I had a really down day the day before, wondering why bub hadn't come and feeling tired and heavy. I had a chat with myself that evening about letting go and knowing that my baby would come when they were ready. I also had an osteopathic treatment the day before where Bec worked along my rib/upper abdo border and I really felt like she had 'shifted' something.
Dad left around 1030 and Anton and I decided to lie down on our bed to try to get Ruby to have a sleep and for me to as well, if I could. Ha! Best laid plans…. Ruby was not keen to sleep, I think she could tell something was going on and I felt more uncomfortable lying down. Anton timed some of my contractions and they were coming less than 4 minutely and lasting for about a minute. They still were not really intense and I could easily breathe through them.
Around 11 I decided it was time to get some things organised so I could let myself relax into this… I was so distracted by Ruby and focused on her that I thought maybe things weren't progressing like they might if I wasn't tending to her. I called Mum to come get her, but discovered that Dad was at my brother's rental property working on something, Mum had my nephew and my bro, Gregg, and his wife, Cherie, were out shopping for flooring for their new home! Ummm…. I rang Gregg and he organised for Cherie to come and get Ruby to take her to Mum and Dad's for us.
I realised somewhere here that we didn't have any of Ruby's special protein powder for her nightly bottle, so I rang a shop to ask and got them to put some on hold. Then I sent Anton out to get it… against his better judgement he went… he didn't want to leave me, but he also didn't want to argue with his labouring wife!!
Once he left and I was alone with Ruby I got a little nervous and nearly called my friend & neighbour to come and be with me. Alone with a testing toddler….hmmm….. Somewhere around 1130, Anton got back from the shop and Cherie arrived to get Ruby. Things were intensifying, but I was still doubting whether I was really in established labour… It was lovely to see Cherie's beautiful smile and to get some feminine energy in her hug. There was so much relief once Ruby was safely with her and on her way to my folk's house.
I called the midwives at the RBWH Birth Centre where bub was to be born to let them know that things were a happening. I also called our friend and birth support, Deb. She got a bit of a shock to hear where things were at as somehow in the business of her morning she had missed my text that things had started. Deb said she would jump straight in her car and head over (there is more to this story and it is quite amusing… Deb can tell you if you know her!).
Things really kicked in with Ruby gone and I could no longer talk through contractions. Like with Ruby's labour, I found the mantra of "just one" (just get through one contraction at a time) helped me to stay in the moment. They were about 3 ½ mins apart and reasonably intense. Yet I was still thinking I wasn't really in the right 'zone' and I wasn't sure what I needed. I decided that once Deb arrived we would head in to the birth centre. I got in the shower to let the warm water run over my back and abdomen to help with the pain and to relax me.
Deb arrived around 1230 and I remember saying to her that I thought we should head to the birth centre as I didn't want to get into the zone here at home and have it disrupted by getting in the car and getting to hospital. Deb asked me if that was my head or gut talking? I said it was my gut, I felt like we should go. The thought of sinking into the birth pool was very appealing too! I think I also mentioned to Deb that I could feel pressure really low down in my bottom. At this point Deb apparently made it quite clear to Anton that we really should get to the birth centre ASAP, otherwise we may have another homebirth on our hands.
I sent a text to some of the wonderful women in my life saying things were go and to send me strength and then around 1245 I clambered, quite gracefully I'm sure (snort!), into the back of Deb's car and with Anton by my side we headed off. And whammo!! Things got really intense and I started crying my eyes out. It was pouring rain, my phone kept going off with return messages and for some reason I suggested the back way and again no one argues with the labouring woman and we bumped towards the RBWH. Anton was sweating it, wishing he was driving and Deb was in the back with me as he was really worried I was going to have the baby in the car!
In retrospect I guess I went into transition in the car. I was wishing we'd just been having another homebirth and I hadn't had to deal with the car ride! During the car trip and also later on in the shower at the hospital, I thought of all the women that had gone before me and birthed their babes and I drew strength from knowing I was part of such an amazing thing.
We got to the RBWH and drove into the multistorey carpark to where we could walk into the level closest to the birth centre. The time on the carpark card said 108pm. We made our way slowly to the birth centre. I had to stop and clutch Anton through several contractions on the way. I remember an older man smiling at me and I wondered if he realised what was going on. Probably!
We got to the birth centre reception and asked to go in… the admin officer there got a bit officious and was asking my name, saying she couldn't find me and asking was I in established labour … I wanted to scream at her "Helloooo, you are not a midwife and seriously I am about to have a baby on the floor here if you don't let me in!!!" I could feel Deb and Anton looking horrified by the interrogation and then the AO finally listened properly to the fact we were there for the birth centre and her demeanour changed and she said go on through. THANK YOU!!
Our midwife Carolanne was waiting and I got into the shower whilst they got the bath filling as fast as possible. I really should have called just before we left home so the bath was ready… With some contractions I would stand on my right leg and sort of wave my left leg around in the air…. Weird! I guess maybe my body knew I need to create more space on that side. With other contractions I would need both feet planted firmly to cope with the swaying and bobbing I was doing! Georgia also arrived just after I got into the shower and started discreetly snapping pics.
In the shower the contractions were really really strong and I was getting more and more pressure in my bottom and feeling like I needed to poo (I really dislike the pooing part!). I told Deb so she could tell Carolanne. I reached between my legs at some point here and I remember Deb asking me what I could feel. I could feel my bag of waters bulging out and I was thrilled by this! Ruby was frank breech, so the sensations of a head down baby moving through the birth canal were a new experience and much harder. Not as in difficult, but in firmness.
The bath was ready at this point. I think it was about 140pm. I hobbled out to it and went to step up to it and my waters broke with a big warm gush! I looked down at the floor and some bystander part of my brain noted that there was vernix in the amniotic fluid and no meconium!
Carolanne said to me "if you want to have a water birth you'd better get into the pool now, otherwise hop onto the mat"… I really really wanted to get into the pool, but I could feel another contraction slamming in and so when my loving husband said quietly "shall we get into the water" I let out a guttural "Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" which shut everyone up for a bit (I'm sure they were all pulling faces at one another!). In my head that animal bellow translated as "I am about to have another contraction, which I know is going to be more intense as my waters have just broken, so everyone just leave me be for a minute and then I will get into the damn pool!!".
Once through that contraction I climbed nimbly (clambered in an ungainly fashion) into the birth pool and got onto my hands and knees, spreading my legs wide. Like with Ruby's birth I had started out wanting Anton to be in the water with me, but when it came to the crunch I would not let go of him up near my head so he hung out on the side of the pool, having his arms squeezed viciously! Somehow in hanging onto Anton for dear life in the pushing stages of my births I feel I am channelling his calm strength and using it to help me push. Also to refuel with his energy, as the 'tank' gets low by this point!
Carolanne asked me if I was going to be able to catch the baby as she couldn't quite reach me where I was in the pool. Damn straight I will catch my baby!
The ring of fire (I think this is a massive understatement!) was well and truly BURNING and I said to Deb "I still don't like this bit, Deb!!!" And I got a comforting, amused smile from her. The feeling of my pelvic bones lifting and separating was unreal. Not painful, just amazing.
During the pushing stage in Ruby's birth I felt completely overwhelmed by how out of control I was, how it was just all happening, but with Oscar's birth I just let go and went with it, and it wasn't scary.
I pushed with the next contraction and reached down and felt the top of our baby's head emerging. This was wonderful to do and so motivating. I got so much joy from touching that soft wrinkly little scalp! I had been too scared to do this with Ruby's birth. I thought to myself, ok, next push, get bub's head out and then you will have some relief, so that's what I did!
And then when I felt the next contraction coming I thought, right, let's get this baby OUT… so that's what I did! Our wee one swum out into my hands and I flipped over to a kneeling position in the bath and cradled our baby to my chest. Anton was kissing me saying "you did it, you did it!". It was 1.51pm (yep only 43mins since we parked the car!). I was so excited, relieved, shocked, amazed & delighted to be holding our baby that I didn't think to check if it was a boy or girl until Anton and Carolanne asked! I knew bub was a little boy without looking, I had known from the start of my pregnancy. We were all marvelling at how much vernix bub was covered in and I kept wanting to kiss his perfect little rosebud mouth.
The umbilical cord was quite short so I couldn't relax back into the bath and keep bub's head above water. Carolanne also said there was some bleeding she wanted to checkout, so I got out of the bath and onto a birth stool next to it. It took about 10 minutes and the placenta was birthed. I wanted to keep the placenta, umbilical cord and bub joined for a while, so once the placenta was out and into a big silver bowl, we made a funny little procession over to the queen sized bed.
It was lovely to cuddle up onto the bed with Anton and bub and marvel over this new life. We spoke bub's name aloud to tell Deb and Georgia – Oscar Gregg.
About half an hour after birth we decided to cut the umbilical cord. Oscar stirred a bit with this, but soon settled peacefully back onto my chest again. We then weighed him and Carolanne checked him out. 3.73kg/8lb3oz and 51cms. The midwives checked my perineum and said I had a first degree tear, which we decided not to stitch.
After the weigh in etc. we called my parents and Dad was gobsmacked that we were calling him to tell him that the Oscar had already arrived. We also called my brother to give him the news and he was so touched we had given Oscar his name as the middle name. Calls were also made to Anton's parents and two of my closest girlfriends.
My folks arrived with Ruby about 4pm and I was so happy to see my baby girl. I couldn't wait to cuddle her and introduce her to her new brother. She seemed so big and so little all at the same time. Ruby was a little bit interested in Oscar, but more keen to check the room out! It was also so special to have my parents meet their newest grandson.
After an hour or so Mum and Dad took Ruby home with them, she was to spend the night at their house. I knew this was good for all of us as I didn't know when we would head home, but my heart squeezed in my chest as my Dad carried her away out the door. A new and different time in my relationship with my baby girl had begun.
Oscar had a good lick and nuzzle at the susu (breast) in the hour after his birth, but he was mostly content to sleep in his daddy's or my arms for a good while.
I was very happy to have a shower, and I felt really good and strong.
We were keen to head home, but had to wait for a paediatrician to come and check Oscar out. When she finally did, she was a bit funny with us for choosing not to give Vitamin K. Our decision was based on research and not an uninformed one. Oscar was a healthy term infant who had a non-traumatic birth, as we understood it, the risks of haemorrhagic syndrome were very very very low for him.
After the paed had been and we'd been through some information with a nurse, we called my Dad to come collect us about 800pm and take us home. Oscar seemed so tiny to be putting into the capsule in the car and I felt pangs about letting go of him. Luckily it was only a 10 minute drive home and we were soon tucked up in our bed together, being reminded of just how LOUD a little baby can be!
Throughout Oscar's birth I was much more present than with Ruby's birth… this was partly a conscious decision as I wanted to be really aware for what we plan to be our last birth. It was also influenced by having Ruby around in the early stages and then transferring to the Birth Centre. I don't think this made it any better than Ruby's birth, just different!
My thanks for this beautiful birth go to:
Georgia for her sweet, creative presence and our wonderful birth pictures;
Deb for her loving, nurturing, soulful guidance, support and ability to just BE with birth and the birthing couple;
Our midwives – Carolanne, Martha, Nicole and Corinne for their wisdom, respect and smiles;
Anton, my beautiful, ever-loving and absolute rock of a husband, I am so blessed to have you to share life and babies with;
And last, but not least, our darling son, Oscar… thank you for joining our family, and completing it xxx
Baby Jailbird!
Wednesday March 28th, 2012…
Domesticity reigns… washing, eating and a visit from the pest control man to assess termites in the yard…
Miss cheeky!! Skye & Dylan from next door popped over to chat with the pest control man as they've termites in their yard too. You are about 5 weeks older than Dylan and you're very cute together. I had lots of fun hanging out with Dylan's mum when we were pregnant with you both. And I know we're going to keep having lots of fun with them through the years 🙂 We have a lovely community going in our street and area! So many kids to play with and families to support one another. Very blessed!
My baby jailbird! You look so cute in your stripes today 🙂 And wouldn't you know it… as I start typing about you I can hear you stirring! You're having more alert periods through the day now and turning your head to Dadda and Ruby's voices more often too. It's so lovely getting to know you sweet boy xx
Slow things down a little!
Tuesday March 27th, 2012…
Just aware today of time flying by! Oscar already 3 1/2 weeks old and both of my babies are growing and changing before my eyes. Anton back to work on Monday after 4 weeks off with us… I've so loved him being home.
"Wot oo doing Daddeeee??" "Dadddeee not hiding. Teeky (cheeky) Daddee"
Daddy was out on the deck trying to get the squeak out of the rocking chair. You really thought you should be out there with him. Until there is a gate on the deck though, anyone who is out there with you needs 100% focus on the Rubyroo… and to be ready to catch you! A front fence is climbing its way up the priority list!
You spent the afternoon at Dondy and Pa's house, playing with Asher. A happy, but very tired wee girl came home from there. I guess at least if you refuse a daytime nap you do then crash out very easily at nighttime!
You pull so many funny little faces, I could sit and watch you all day! One moment you look amused by the world and the next like someone has insulted you terribly! Such a dear little face with VERY smoochable cheeks xxx
Miss Monkey!
Monday March 26th, 2012…
Family day… Anton took Ruby out to the playground in the morning. It's awesome how much you can get done in a short space of time when your baby is sleeping and your toddler is out having fun!
Missymoo, Dadda took you to the playground this morning for a while. You were SOOO excited to be heading outdoors with him. He took some pictures at the park so I could see what you were up to. Daddy said you're climbing really well and with some tips (and a little hovering) from him, did just fine with this chain 'ladder'. You then went for a big walk around the block…. all this exercise meant you had a daytime sleep today and woke up in such a good mood. Daddy heard you moving around quietly in your room and we peeked under the door and there were some little toes just waiting there 🙂
I think Mama is going to have to gather her energy and try to take you out walking in the mornings… for all of our sanity!
Little one, late in the evening I realised I had not taken a picture of you today! I then tried to get one of your fuzzy head, but couldn't capture it nicely at night. This one is just you burrowed into my lap after a feed. You like to spend the evenings on or near the susu! I don't really mind too much 🙂 xx
Planketty plank!
Sunday March 25th, 2012…
Seriously, what happened today?? Ummmmm…. a visit to Mel & Chris' in the arvo to see my Uncle and Aunt. I was soooo brave… I put Oscar in the carrier and clutched Ruby's hand and walked all of about 100 metres down the street with both children by myself 😉 Ha!! Can you tell I am slightly freeeeeeeeeeeaaaaking out about Anton going back to work next week??!
Here you are again my girl, throwing yourself around the place. This time slightly assisted by Daddy… or maybe he was defending himself?! You were almost doing a perfect plank before I took this, but camera is too slow and your little legs starting thrashing, as they are want to do! Signing you up for the circus, ok?!
Nuff said ♥
Saturday's stuff….
Saturday March 24th, 2012….
Asher and Cherie dropped in this morning and after lunch we went out to do some errands (and hope Rubes would have nap in the car!). We picked up our aboriginal artwork from the framer (Artland Indooroopilly) and it looks fantastic. They did a really great job!
My two pics today are Instagram ones…. having a bit of fun with that on the new iPhone 🙂
You did have quite a big sleep in the car today in the end… which meant a later night. We put some 'In the Night Garden' on for you and here you are glued!! You've taken over my feeding chair as you think it's the best chair in the house for watching the tube!!
A pit stop for a feed was required today whilst we were out and about… you fell asleep promptly your tummy was full and looked so cute with your face all smooshed up that Dadda had to take a pic. Well, actually, Daddy's first effort was strangely as much about my bosom as your sweet face, so we had to get a second shot 😉
Trit trot!
Friday March 23rd, 2012…
Rubes, Oscar and I went back to the Grandies for the morning so that Dad and Anton could finish installing the dishwasher sans distraction!
Dondy ties sarongs/scarves around your waists as 'pony tails' and here you and Asher are running around being little ponies. It is very cute when you both wiggle your butts to make your tails shake 🙂
This piccie is taken in your 'playground' on the deck at Dondy and PaRoy's house. We are so lucky to have them so close by and so involved in your/our day to day lives.
You're a snuggly wee man, which I love and am going to appreciate even more come winter I think! It's such a different experience already parenting you… A different person you are 🙂 You are growing before my eyes. You love your susu!
Ach… just leaked writing about you…. must be nearly time for a feed then 😉
Thursday March 22nd, 2012…
Well, the blog has gotten away from me a bit! I can't remember a whole lot about this day (I'm going to have to start scribbling notes somewhere for when I am playing catchups like this!) except that we went to Chermside and bought underwear and sushi, Oscar and I had Osteopath appointment…. and Anton and I were both really tired….
"You my angel" you've started saying to me… Not that you are saying it TO me, but you're preempting what I could be about to say to you and must have said to you a lot! And you are my angel, even on days like today when you have been tessssssssssting I have only to look at your dear little face with these lashes and you're forgiven.
We want to be gentle with you and not disciplinarians….and we want you to know boundaries and respect for people and things. I am reminding myself a lot lately that you are not yet two and you are learning and the world has changed for you. I know you being able to express your distress is healthy I hate hearing you cry ('tantrum')!!
We are all learning on this journey together aren't we?! xx
Swaddled?!! Yes, it seems you like to be swaddled! I hadn't tried it because Ruby never liked it… but the other night I thought I would give it a go and you slept quite peacefully while Dadda and I ate dinner! I hope you turn into a super sleeper little man… that would be a treat for your Mum and Dad! 🙂
Looking at this pic makes me want to run and stroke your soft little head xxx
On Daddy's pile!!
Wednesday March 21st, 2012…
I can hear a wee man starting to stir, so type type type…. Around home… Anton getting further along to fixing the space for the dishwasher, with a little help from Rubes 🙂 I went o put Ruby's name down for kindy today at a lovely little C&K near us…. I should have done it sooner, but struggled to get my head around enrolling my baby for 'school'!!
Darling girl, you and I went outside for a little time together this afternoon. You love being outdoors, which is wonderful (the mossies are horrid though!). Your dad has a some gravel he's neatly (sort of) piled near the fence and you love to climb on it and chuck it about the place, much to his dismay 🙂 This pic, with your too big shoes and proper "knickynoonas", makes me think of 'Oh the places you'll go', especially the line, "kid, you'll move mountains!" – I have no doubt you can and will, my clever girl!
Your Dondy came to see us (you) this afternoon and it was really nice to have her here. I love hearing how happy you are with her…. how obviously safe and loved you feel. xxx
Little man, this pic certainly shows that you are working on your chins 🙂 And have I mentioned your divine little lips before?! I can hear them smacking, so I best finish this up and give you your supper xxx


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Sixty workers at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center lost their jobs last week after the hospital closed its skilled nursing facility division where patients go for rehabilitation after a hospital stay.
The hospital said its skilled nursing unit has faced financial challenges for several years and has shrunk from 200 beds in the mid-1980s to fewer than 50 last year.
"We had to look carefully at this program and decided to close the 38-remaining facility beds," Hopkins said Monday in a statement.
The hospital said it is working with the affected employees to provide "support during the transition." Hopkins Bayview employs 3,500 people.
The layoffs come as hospitals have said they are facing increased financial pressure. Many have complained the state Health Services Cost Review Commission, which sets the state's hospital rates, hasn't approved rates that keep up with rising costs.
Other hospitals have laid off workers. University of Maryland Medical System closed the obstetrics unit at its Maryland General hospital in Baltimore. About 50 employees, including 10 to 15 doctors and midwives, were expected to lose their jobs at the time. The system also laid off people at the University of Maryland Medical Center this summer.
Hopkins said it has not laid off employees at other hospitals. Low rate increases and revenue reductions expected from health reform are causing it to watch labor costs, the health system said.
"Our goal is to preserve jobs and avoid layoffs if possible," the health system said in a statement. "We do not have any immediate plans to reduce our workforce. … Like other health care systems, we know that we need to minimize our total labor costs. If at all possible, we will try to reduce these costs through normal attrition."