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Syncing Campaign Members to a Custom Object in EloquaPosted by schwartzrw in See It on Mar 22, 2013 5:38:36 PM
This guide will demonstrate how to sync campaign members from Salesforce to a custom object in Eloqua. It will discuss why custom objects are a good solution, walk through setting up the custom object, the auto-sync to pull the data, and how to use the custom object in segmentation.
Part 1 - Why Custom Objects for Salesforce Campaign Members?
Unfortunately campaigns do not always originate from Eloqua, there are some sources you simply cannot get between (e.g. AppExchange, partner integrations, etc.). As a result, campaign associations can occur outside of Eloqua, but you may want to segment on these campaign associations. Even for some campaigns that originate from Eloqua, doing segmentation through the Campaign Member object can still be an easier way of achieving complex segments. Custom objects will allow you to mirror the Campaign Member object in Salesforce in Eloqua, and segment on Campaign Member values the same way you would generate reports of Campaign Members in Salesforce. This allows you to bypass having to do list pulls from Salesforce and list uploads in Eloqua.
Part 2 - Setting up the Custom Object in Eloqua
Step 1 - Load the Custom Objects area
Go to Contacts > Custom Objects
Step 2 - Create a New Custom Data Object
Go to Events > New Custom Data Object
Provide a display name, description, and folder organization, and click next.
Add the Campaign Member fields you want to sync to Eloqua. You can add fields by accessing the Data Card Fields drop-down in the top right, and selecting Add New Field.
Sample: Campaign Name
Continue to add the fields you want to sync - below is a screenshot of a set of fields you may want to start with.
You can click Next on the Header Fields step (you can always make edits to fields later).
Step 3 - Configure the Data Card Set field details
To connect the custom data object record to a contact in Eloqua, you need to map the email address fields. You also need to map the unique code field to the Campaign Member ID field so when the AutoSync fires it knows whether to create a new record, or update an existing record based off of the Campaign Member ID.
Update your field mappings, and click Save.
Part 3 - Setting up the AutoSync to Pull the Data from Salesforce
Now that the custom object has been created to store the Campaign Member data, we need to create the AutoSync that will automatically populate the custom data object from Salesforce.
Step 1 - Load the Inbound Integration Page
Go to Setup > Integration and click the Inbound tab.
Step 2 - Start the Create a new Data Source with External Call Wizard
Go to Create Data Sources > Create Data Source with External Call
We will actually need to create two Data Sources, one for leads, and one for contacts, so we can map the lead id and contact id correctly, and so we can grab the lead or contact's email address for mapping to the contact in Eloqua. This guide will walk through the process of creating the lead campaign member auto-sync, you will need to repeat this process for creating the contacts auto-sync.
Step 3 - Provide the External Call Details
Provide the external call details and the Data Upload Source Details. Configure your auto-sync to mirror the screenshot below.
Step 4 - Specify the Source Details
Select Retrieve as the action, and Campaign Member as the entity.
*Important* - Mark the checkbox to retrieve 18 character IDs. Since Eloqua does not do lookups with case sensitivity, the 18 character id is required to ensure the unique code value is unique for lookup and matching.
Step 5 - Select Salesforce Fields
Select the fields to populate your custom object fields.
You will need to click on the Salesforce Related Fields - Campaign area on the right and select Name, that will be the campaign name for mapping in the next step.
Also, since this auto-sync is for the lead auto-sync, you'll want to open the Salesforce Related Fields - Lead object as well to select the email field for mapping in the next step. When you create the contact auto-sync, you'll want to select the Email field from the Salesforce Related Fields - Contact object.
If there are other related fields you added during the custom object creation process, you'll want to select those fields here as well.
Step 6 - Select the Filter Details
To create an auto-sync, you'll need to have it filter by last modified date and Last Successful Upload.
Select last modified date in the Salesforce Campaign Member Fields column.
Select Greater Than or Equal as the operator, and click the drop-down carrot on the Expression and select Add Date. Choose the Use the start date of the last successful upload option and click Save and Close.
The result should look like this:
Step 7 - Field Mapping
We now need to map the selected fields from step 5 to the fields we created in our custom object. Since this is the lead auto-sync, we'll map the lead id, when you repeat this process for the contact auto-sync, you will map it to the contact id.
Step 8 - Specify the Upload Actions
This step is where we instruct the auto-sync to match the campaign member to the Eloqua contact record based off of email address. Mirror you configurations to resemble the screenshot below.
Be sure you've marked the Map data cards field and have selected the correct source field for the object's email address.
Note: You'll want to select the Contact: Email field when you repeat this process for contacts.
Step 9 - Configuring the Auto-Sync
The Summary page can be a bit misleading, because you might not realize you need to schedule the auto-sync in this step. At the bottom of the summary, select the Schedule automatic data imports using these settings option, and configure the interval in which you'd like it to sync. You can configure it to run nightly, or at an interval as short as every 30 minutes.
Step 9 - Click Finish and Let it Sync
Once you click Finish you'll see a loading screen. Do not leave this screen. It may take quite a while to run for the first time because it's going to pull in all of the historical data. Just let it run until it finishes.
Step 10 - Repeat this process for creating the contact auto-sync.
Execute steps 1 - 10 again, but this time configuring it for syncing contacts instead of leads.
Note: If an error has occurred, you can access the auto-sync configurations by selecting the "Management" tab at the top - and selecting "Auto Syncs". You can then open an auto-sync and modify your field mapping, filter selections, and execution interval.
Part 4 - Confirming the Integration was Successful
You can confirm the integration was successful by either viewing the custom data object records, or creating a segment using the custom data object records. I recommend first checking the custom data objects are populated and mapped to your contact records.
Step 1 - Confirm Custom Data Object Records are Populated
Go back to Contacts > Custom Objects.
Select the Salesforce Campaign Members custom object you created in Part 2 of this guide.
You should see a number in the Total Number of Data Cards field.
Click the View Data Cards button.
You should see a listing of the data cards, and in the right-hand column the Mapped field should be Yes.
When you open a data card, the fields should be populated, and the mapped contact record should be displayed.
Step 2 - Segmenting on the Custom Object
Now that you've confirmed the custom object records populated successfully, and the records were successfully mapped to Eloqua contact records, you can segment on this data.
Inside of a segment choose the Has Linked Record in Custom Object filter criteria.
Double-click the placed filter criteria, and select the Salesforce Campaign Members custom object you created.
You can then add up to three filter criteria to search for the specific custom objects records you want to segment on.
Custom objects are a powerful tool for evolving your Eloqua environment to a truly robust system for creating intelligent segments, nurture campaigns, and programs. You can use custom objects for a wide variety of use cases, from campaign member tracking, to product usage tracking, to referrer source tracking. If you have a highly customized Salesforce environment, custom objects can be a great way of porting over the custom objects from Salesforce into Eloqua for easy segmentation and scoring.


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- Adebowale Adeyemi, MD — Attending Physician
- Matthew Di Guglielmo, MD, PhD — GI Access Clinic Pediatrician
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Our state-of-the-art GI Research Lab, located on the campus of duPont Hospital for Children support fellow research activities. This one of kind program provides a designated research team to assist fellow research activities. The team works with fellows and their clinical mentors to support their research projects including bench work, funding core lab service, initial study designing, data analyzing and methods writing for publication.
- Evaluation of PH Interferference and Accuracy of Pancreatic Enzyme Activity by Direct Pancreatic Function Testing. Jonathan Beri, Heidi Hagerott, Zhaoping He, Zarela Molle-Rios.
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Your second and third years will include more hands-on work in either basic science research or clinical projects. You'll use knowledge gained in the first year to design and execute a study, from concept to completion and presentation, under the supervision of one of our faculty members.
Completed Research
- A Phase 2b, Extension Study to Determine the Long-Term Safety of Vedolizumab IV in Pediatric Patients With Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease. PI Zarela Molle Rios — enrolling patients in 2018.
- A Phase 4, Multicenter, Open-label Study of Serum Infliximab Concentrations and Efficacy and Safety of Dose Escalation in Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease - "ADAPT". PI Zarela Molle Rios – enrolling patients.
- Immunohistochemistry Expression of Cytokines for Diagnosing Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Proton Pump Inhibitor-Responsive Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Gastroesophageal Reflux in Pediatric Patients. (Shaida Nasiri and Molle Rios)
- The Role of Guanylyl Cyclase C and Its Ligands in Pediatric Obesity: A Prospective Study to Measure the Level of an Intestinal Hormone (Uroguanylin) in Response to a Meal Eaten by Adolescents to Evaluate the Effect on Appetite. (Dr. DiGuglielmo)
- The Role of Guanylyl Cyclase C and Its Ligands in Pediatric Obesity: A Retrospective Study in Tissue Protein Expression Differences of Guanylyl Cyclase C, a Gut Enzyme, and Its Ligands Guanylin and Uroguanylin, Between Obese and Normal Weight Adolescents. (Dr. DiGuglielmo)
- Serological Markers in Children With Celiac Disease and non-Celiac Disease: A Retrospective Study (Dr. Del Rosario and Dr. He).
- Open-Label Safety and Efficacy Study of Reslizumab (CTX55700) for the Treatment of Pediatric Subjects With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Who Completed Study RES-5-0002 Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use in Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Functional Dyspepsia (a pilot study).
- Impact of Premedication With Steroids on Formation of Antibodies to Infliximab and Infusion Reactions in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). (Dr. Gjikopulli and Dr. Molle-Rios)
- Difference in the Frequency of Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Phenotype Between Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NAFLD/ NASH) and Normal Population. (Dr. Maheshwari and Dr. Furuya)
- Retrospective Analysis of the Correlation Between Fecal Calprotectin Levels and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Activity.
- Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux by Detecting Gastric Pepsin A in Salivary Swabs: Correlating With Impedance/pH Monitoring. (Dr. Al-Atrash and Dr. Molle Rios)
- Effect of Proactive Infliximab Concentration Monitoring on Clinical Remission in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). (Dr Gijkopulli and Dr Molle Rios)
In Process
- Evaluation of pH interference and accuracy of pancreatic enzyme activity by direct pancreatic function testing (Dr. Molle Rios and Dr. He)
- Role of Oncostatin-M in Anti-TNF Refractory Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Dr. Molle Rios and Dr. He)
Clinical Trials
- Personalized Research on Diet in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease PRODUCE study with the Improve Care Now network – Series of N- of 1 trials. Enrolling patients
- Pursuit2 — Sponsored by Johnson and Johnson 2018 — ongoing
- A Phase 3 Randomized, Open-Label Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Golimumab Treatment, a Human anti-TNFα Monoclonal Antibody, Administered Subcutaneously in Pediatric Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis — Enrolling patients
- FREE A food additive removal diet for pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis In collaboration with Nemours Orlando and Seattle Children's Hospital — Enrolling patients
- Clinical Outcomes of Methotrexate Binary Treatment With INfliximab or Adalimumab in PracticE (COMBINE) — With Improve Care Now — enrolling patients.
- Personalized Research on Diet in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease (PRODUCE) — With Improve Care Now — enrolling patients in February of 2018.
- A Phase 2, Randomized, Double- Blind, Dose-Ranging Study to Determine the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of Vedolizumab IV in Pediatric Subjects With Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease. PI Zarela Molle Rios — enrolling patients in 2018.
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the lawsuit was filed in san jose, california, and relies on the ipod nano being seen as a defective device due to the rapid development of scratches on its screen. the plaintiffs claim that the scratching happens very quickly, and gets to the point where you can no longer use the device.
earlier claims that the nano's screen scratched too easily were met with apple stating that the screen used the same materials as the fourth generation ipod. the same scratching problems have not been seen with that device, so apple recommended that nano owners buy a protective case.
apple has made no comment regarding the new lawsuit.
read more at macworld.
matthew's opinion
there are so many people complaining about the ipod nano screens, there must be an issue with them. apple's line that the nano has the same materials as the fourth-generation ipod may be valid, but the materials are being used differently here. it could be that the same material doesn't hold up so well if the thickness is reduced. with the nano being so diminutive, i would be surprised if the screen cover isn't thinner than that of the 4g ipod.
the lawsuit is a drastic response, but it shows that people who bought the device aren't getting the after-sales service they need. apple needs to be careful not to dismiss the claims of faulty screens before thoroughly checking out the problem. with the nano becoming quite popular, dealing with the problem now is going to be much cheaper than dealing with it in a few months time when the number of ipod nanos on the market is double what it is now.
it may turn out that apple has already fixed the problem and decided that so few complaints came in that it wasn't worth trying to replace those that were damaged. i hope that isn't the case, but now that a lawsuit is involved apple may have to cough up a new batch of devices to keep those involved happy.
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|zzzzzzzzzzzz (11:00am est mon oct 24 2005)
more old news…way to be last to the party geek.com! – by brian esser
|the scratches, (11:02am est mon oct 24 2005)
are just apples way of making more money off of the ignorant consumer. now you 'have' to buy a protective case for your 'el crapo nano'. this makes me dislike apple even more than i previously had. i mean, there are many other music and video players out there that beat the pants off of the icrap. and they cost less money!! anyhow as you can see i do not like apple too much. :) – by boywonder
|re: by brian esser (11:29am est mon oct 24 2005)
if all geek.com provides is old news, then why do you still bother coming back here in the first place? why dont you just go away the? why must we suffer ? oh, and please, go fuk yourself! – by isaidthat
|not unusable (11:36am est mon oct 24 2005)
i've seen a lot of the pictures posted online- non of the ipods usabilty is affected. it's simply a cosmetic thing. people are annoyed at how the shiny gloss gets scuffed. that's the way it has always been with the ipods, and it doesn't make it unusable in any way. get over it. – by switch already!
|blame game (11:55am est mon oct 24 2005)
it's your fault for buying it in the first place.
you spend your $300 and put in your back order for 4 weeks to be cool? does it give you time to get all of your outfits together that wil match it? do you tell all of your girlfriends so they will be jealous?
it's a fact: the only people buying these things wear skirts and listen to britany spears. the rest of the buyers are tards without a cause. – by no itard girlyman
|wow (11:55am est mon oct 24 2005)
we should do this for those crappy blackberries. the 7100 series at least with the one i had from cingular is so cheap you can scrath it with the your nail. after a day of light use it will look like its been kicked all over the street. i hate when companies do this. – by yoyo
|re: no itard girlyman (1:12pm est mon oct 24 2005)
another usual anti-ipod idiot. president george bush is definitely not wearing a skirt and is listening to ipod which playlist includes a lot of country and western songs. – by a tear in my beer
|girly tard (1:14pm est mon oct 24 2005)
"you spend your $300 and put in your back order for 4 weeks to be cool?"
 you're so jealous and bitter, itard. fyi, the 2gb ipod nano is $199 and in stock. the $249 4gb waiting list is 1-2 weeks.
 fact: no itard girlyman is a clueless loser – by toeknee
|i should sue for everything that got scratched?? (1:30pm est mon oct 24 2005)
i dont' get what is the merit of the lawsuit. so i can sue sony, apple, ibm, dockers, dr. martin, nike, …
that their product does'nt look the same after i bought it?
shit. i know… all car manufacturer are going to get sued for their cars to look worse than when the paint are new and stuff??
this is just too confusing. can someone explain to the judge what the hell is worng here? – by ah mac user
|easy fix (1:38pm est mon oct 24 2005)
they could make clear plastic stickers to go over the screen with a little tab on it. sell them in sheets.
when one gets scratched, pull it off and put on another.
|a few scratches? (1:39pm est mon oct 24 2005)
i recall from previous articles that the scratches werent just cosmetic or superficial, but actually hampered your ability to read the screen. if thats the case, they have every right to complain about it being a faulty product. – by cinklin
|cinklin (1:49pm est mon oct 24 2005)
well, that's not the case. there are some pretty extensive forum discussions going on elsewhere, and non of the pictures with scratches show an unusable screen. in fact, most of the shots angle the light so that is reflects just-so… like looking at your car's finish in direct sunlight. – by switch already!
|can i get a replacement for scratching the ipod (2:24pm est mon oct 24 2005)
1 sitting on the ipod nano
2 dropping it while jogging (4-6mph),
3 dropping at various speeds: 8-10mph (slow bicycle), 15-20mph (fast bicycle), 30mph (slow car), and 50mph (fast car)
there were no scratches on the ipod nano from sitting on it.
|whinning by geeks.. (2:56pm est mon oct 24 2005)
why don't you guys put a screen protector on it. bought mine for a few bucks at bestbuy. these are the protectors designed for your pda touch screens, work great, cover the whole nano.
now why wouldn't you expect a shiny surface to scratch. like the last post, mirror smooth shiny surfaces are very suscetible to scratching…
geeks again show they got no brain. – by naon rocks
|re: no itard girlyman (3:18pm est mon oct 24 2005)
you *are* an ipod nano!
– by ichverachtemich
|screen protectors (3:48pm est mon oct 24 2005)
i agree with geekzilla and nano rocks, screen protctors have saved my pda's screen from the abuse the stylus gives it. the protectors were designed to keep scratches off the screen and they work as advertised. they could easily be cut down to fit a nano, all you need is some scissors and some basic mechanical aptitude to do it. if not stop by a kindergarden class and get some kid to do it for ya. – by scratchy
|over priced crap (5:06pm est mon oct 24 2005)
the ipod nano and all other apple products are over priced crap. it cost about 20 bucks to manufacture an ipod nano but apple sells it for over $200.
why do you people keep giving your money to steve jobs? he is laughing at you all. suckers.. – by napoleon dynamite
|ipod works great (5:29pm est mon oct 24 2005)
unlike most of the whiners here i actually own a nano. it works great and since i left the screen protector it came with on, there are zero scratches on the front. i'll probably eventually get a hard cover for it with a screen protector. the back of the case has a few scratches now, but since it doesn't affect its operation, why should i care?
if you want a competing product, go buy one. if your ipod is unusable because of a screen defect, take it back and get it replaced. it comes with a one-year warranty so what's the beef? most of the people complaining here don't own one, have never owned one, will never own one, so quit yer bitching. geez, you sound like an old granma (itard girlyman especially).
hey napoleon, you wanna break down that cost analysis? didn't think so, idiot. – by what it is
|re napolean ignoramous (5:37pm est mon oct 24 2005)
the gross profit on ipods is in the 30% range, last i heard. you are obviously under 16 and don't have a clue what you're talking about. apple products are consistently rated as tops in quality by "leading consumer publications," as is their customer service. what's really going on here? you're just way too cool to like something your parents might also like.
grow up. – by waterloo
|re napolean ignoramous (5:51pm est mon oct 24 2005)
over price crap? yeah right from the usual anti-ipod idiot. you are the sucker for buying anything besides the ipod nano. can you name any mainstream 2g flash player? there are none.
many of the newly introduced 2g flash player from non-name companies used to be priced higher than the ipod nano. now they are priced lower and going into the clearance bin.
apple computer got a bargain on the memory chips that make its new ipod nano music players so slim.
in doing so, apple has thrown the market for flash memory into a tizzy: forcing prices up for other manufacturers and driving prices down for consumers.
but that big purchase has tightened supplies of flash memory chips for everyone else. the repercussions have been felt by about 200 minor makers of mp3 players in asia, or about half the industry, which have gone out of business because they cannot get parts, said nam hyung kim, principal analyst at the isuppli corporation, a market analysis firm that specializes in semiconductors. – by
|re: waterloo (5:59pm est mon oct 24 2005)
30%? try 100% or more.
nice try though, you must work for apple. i know first hand how much it cost to manufacture ipods.
if you want to believe that jobs is only making only 30% profit per ipod to make you feel better for buying over priced hardware then go right ahead.
|re napolean ignoramous (6:06pm est mon oct 24 2005)
actually you an @$$w!pe who does not his @$$. you know first hand how to put your hand up your @$$ since you know nothing.
and there is no facts backing up your worthless opinion.
material cost of ipod nano estimated around $90.
the bill of materials does not include manufacturing, shipping and promotional expenses such as marketing and pr. isuppli did not comment on these factors, but companies typically spend not more than 15-20 percent on these categories, which would put the 2 gbyte ipod nano's total cost at well below $120 and the profit margin of the device – which sells for $199 – at more than 40 percent.
|talking about ipod parts (6:22pm est mon oct 24 2005)
ipod chipmaker plans stock sale
portalplayer, whose chip is inside many of apple computer's ipod players, on monday reported third-quarter earnings that topped expectations and announced plans for a follow-on stock sale.
i like the comment about increased competition from sigmatel. the sigmatel chip has an fm tuner and lcd display interface which isn't used in the ipod shuffle. – by
|what is the top seller in a zoom vending machine (6:30pm est mon oct 24 2005)
it is the ipod.
though zoom shops sell plenty of other products, including digital cameras and snacks, the ipod is the top seller, said rick cusick, zoom systems' executive vice president of merchandising. "it seems to unleash an incredible impulse opportunity," he said. "you can walk up and buy and ipod in 20 seconds."
vending machines sell ipods to go
|re napolean ignoramous (7:15pm est mon oct 24 2005)
actually you an @$$w!pe who does not know his @$$. you know first hand how to put your hand up your @$$ since you know nothing.
and there is no facts backing up your worthless opinion.
wall street firm jefferies & co. has published a report that tears open a video ipod and documents its innards.
the report, issued wednesday, notes the similarities between the design of the circuit board in the ipod nano and that of the new video ipod. the firm puts the total materials cost of apple's 30gb player at $143.50, giving apple a 52 percent gross margin on the $299 device.
|napolean idiot = bill gates. (7:23pm est mon oct 24 2005)
let's not all get excited here. everybody know napolean idiot is actually bill gates here.
he may be tapping your computers and getting addresses of yours. blacklist them and assume the blacklisted people would want to work for mr idiot.
a theory is that bill gates is behind the lawsuit. – by ah mac user
|what you read is why america as all screwed up (7:30pm est mon oct 24 2005)
laywers suing left and right trying to make a buck..
dumb people jumping on a bandwagon with no clue…
don't like it, don't buy it. any profitable product usually needs minimum gross margins in excess of 50%. nobody is getting robbed. need to pay down marketing, rd, non-direct overhead.. any of you geeks no the business side of your company… or just dumb geeks – by nano rocks
|125,000 sold!! (7:36pm est mon oct 24 2005)
wow! those ipod are selling out. i'll buy a defective one off of ebay if i can. – by i want 1,2
|greedy laywers (11:53pm est mon oct 24 2005)
most of these negative posts are pure class warfare � you can�t afford apple products so you bash them. fine, but don�t try to convince us you wouldn�t like something cool that would give you an edge with the ladies. – by dean
|poor purchase anyway (2:54am est tue oct 25 2005)
the ipos nano is overpriced and undefeatured anyway. a typical example of macs form over function and being overpriced. the creative labs muvo2 m3 player for example cost half as much fot the same storage, and plays and records fm radio and dictation. apple is neither at the edge of the technology nor do they offer the best product or deal. – by john
|true (6:08am est tue oct 25 2005)
it's not only the nano that scratches extremely fast, it's just poor material use over the whole ipod line. even a piece of plastic is able to scratch the material the ipod is made of, clearly proof that it isn't scratch-resistant at all. my iskin screen protector managed to scratch the whole screen, which i believe is not supposed to happen… ow well, they still sell in large quantities, so why should apple really bother about this… – by denial sefer
|re dean (8:19am est tue oct 25 2005)
i dont subscibne to the bling bling bullshit of the main stream media, dean. it is a matter that if something else has the same features at a better price ill most likely buy that.
if the nano scratches easly it seems like a problem that apple should address as soon as possible. – by spork
|john, john… (9:29am est tue oct 25 2005)
 i love to be challenged on my beliefs, but come on, do your research. blatant false information does not prove your point. in fact, the ipod nano is a much better deal. to wit…
 you wrote:
 a simple search for the muvo2 finds that it does not have fm or voice recording. ( -
 summary: the ipod nano has faster, more reliable flash memory, less than 1/9th the cubic dimensions, less than 1/2 the weight, and a color screen for $100 more. plus it's both mac and pc compatible and integrates seamlessly with the cross-platform itunes software which allows you to create your mp3, aac, or lossless library from your existing cd or mp3 collection (some idiots around here continue to posit that itunes and ipods only work with songs purchased on the itunes music store– which is baloney). – by toeknee
|i own a nano myself (10:48am est tue oct 25 2005)
and it does not have a problem with scratching easily. i do know of people that have fudged up gba sps and other devices because they don't take care of them. that's what this lawsuit is. losers damaging the system themselves and wanting reimbursement in some way. i have zero scratchs in over 2 weeks of daily use. i also do not have a case yet so it's not that either. – by ed k aka logan5
|re: by (10:50am est tue oct 25 2005)
nice cut and paste job from engadget.com. get an original thought.
if you read the article that you pasted from you will notice that they are guessing at the cost of making a nano.
i have access to a fabrication plant that makes these. i have seen the parts list and know the bulk price paid for the parts. 100% at least profit on a nano for apple.
– by napoleon dynamite
|what's your point dynamite? (10:59am est tue oct 25 2005)
150% mark up is standard business practices. you think those 90+ dollar air jordans cost them a lot to make?
if you don't like the ipod don't buy it. but spend your time with the things you are interested in instead of whining in a forum like this. very unmanly looking. – by ed k aka logan5
|the point is: (11:05am est tue oct 25 2005)
the ipod nano along with all other apple products are over priced and not worth the money.
i am interested in pushing apple lovers buttons so i am doing that and i will not buy an ipod.
– by napoleon dynamite
|oh ok,.. i get it… (11:09am est tue oct 25 2005)
you're just a loser with nothing better to do than try and push the other guys buttons.
we hear ya loud and clear.
compared to other mp3 players and even other electronics i found it to be a good deal and that's why i bought mine. it's a great value and works better than expected. – by ed k aka logan5
|buttons (11:21am est tue oct 25 2005)
"i am interested in pushing apple lovers buttons so i am doing that…"
 two thoughts:
|re: napoleon dynamite (12:06pm est tue oct 25 2005)
"the ipod nano along with all other apple products are over priced and not worth the money."
this idiot could not even come up with a competitively priced alternative to the ipod 2g nano.
"i am interested in pushing apple lovers buttons so i am doing that and i will not buy an ipod. "
i guess you would have to push the bulk of the mp3 owners because the vast majority are ipod owners and they are growing in number and marketshare.
analysts see ipod market share gains among teens
"while we are not surprised to see apple leading the pack," the analysts wrote in their report, "from a market share perspective, we are surprised to see market share continue to grow, when it was already at such high levels."
|by napolean's logic (2:24pm est tue oct 25 2005)
then we're all getting fux0red when we buy microsoft windows xp (well i don't but i'm sure there are some honest ppl out there)… what's the going rate for windows xp pro, i'm gonna say somewhere around $80 – $200… and it costs all of like what maybe $0.30 to press the single cd it comes on… with shipping and packaging maybe $3 or $4 to make each copy of xp… and you're bitching about a %50 price point margin…
oh wait this entire line of logic is retarded. there's a hell of a lot more factored into the price of a product than just the cost of materials and production… come on, you've got marketing, r&d, customer support, workspace and up-keep… come on nap, this is business 101 >. – by macuserwindowspirate
|ok… (4:31pm est tue oct 25 2005)
you you guys go out with women or do you rub your peckers on your ipods?
i have a creative zen micro 5gb and i am happy with it. i am really missing anything because i don't have an ipod?
– by napoleon dynamite
|napolean is lost (4:47pm est tue oct 25 2005)
thin is in you can never be to thin or too pretty. both cost you something! nano is both thin and pretty. if you are like your zen you are fat and ugly as your player.
– by nano rocks
|dynapoleon mite (5:06pm est tue oct 25 2005)
"you you guys go out with women or do you rub your peckers on your ipods?"
 neither. married. and really, you deflate your point with your crudeness.
 "i have a creative zen micro 5gb and i am happy with it. i am really missing anything because i don't have an ipod?"
 no. most of us would not stoop to the level of nano rocks there. sorry for his poor conduct, but you sorta instigated it. i don't see the point in degrading someone because of their techno-choices. if they're happy, why should that incite us to bring them down? yes, some people get really excited about their ipods, but i'm for letting them, and you, be happy. putting down others' equipment does not build your own up.
 the power of capitalism is stoked and market forces do their thing when we talk about what on the market is good and what is bad, but not dragging down what we think is bad because it was not our choice.
 that's my 3 cents. – by toeknee
|specific geeks (6:25pm est tue oct 25 2005)
wow, some of you should spend less of your geek time on technology and more on english. – by well-rounded geek
|maclover (6:34pm est tue oct 25 2005)
oh my mac people, is this news… can anyone name an apple product in recent years that hasn't had a californian class action suit filed, leading to a complicaterd claims procedure on defectively manufactured computers/ mp3 players… etc. steve, what's the deal here… shavin' the plastic as fine as possible to maximize profits? where is the craftmanship now? people, there are cheaper flash players on the market that work better, and better still are fully pc compatible: where you can have skippless tracks and near perfect digital audio formats. so, a flame for the news, shame on you apple computers, but a kumbaya for the guy with the guts to drag steve's sorry a$$ back into the courthouse!
cheers. – by maclover
|let�s not be silly (7:48pm est tue oct 25 2005)
of course you could have bought a rio when they were quitting the mp3 business or wait another six months for creative to go tits-up and get a zen on sale :)
– by dean
|re: napolean is lost (9:29pm est tue oct 25 2005)
"if you are like your zen you are fat and ugly as your player."
nano rocks might be right.
ipod may jam off the pounds
"exercising can be difficult for someone who is obese."
got some extra weight to lose? you probably already know that you need to upgrade your eating habits and get more exercise.
but did you know that your ipod could help?
listening to music while you work out may boost weight loss and help you stick to a fitness plan, a new study shows.
if you visit the 24 hour fitness, what mp3 are the majority of the people wearing? they are wearing ipods. i like watching the cute girls doing their pole dancing at 24 hour fitness, gyrating to their ipod music. – by
|pole dance? (1:03am est wed oct 26 2005)
by aint at no 24 hour fitness if them those pink clad nanos are doing pole dances! he should tell his mama where he really is at "golds!"
who needs english, i got my nano – by nano man at golds
|no itard girlyman, boywonder, napoleon dynamite (12:26pm est wed oct 26 2005)
you must be so insecure in your purchase of a creative zen micro, that you attack the ipod that is growing in numbers and marketshare. rio has left the mp3 player business and creative is struggling to survive. 1/2 of 200 no-name mp3 manufacturers have gone out of business because of the ipod.
and now you have lost security in your manhood to make such ridiculous claims. – by ipod owner
|muvo2 (2:32pm est wed oct 26 2005)
everythign i said before is true
unique mp3 player with fm radio, fm recorder, wired remote control, playlist support, and voice recorder
all i'm saying is the ipod is overpriced and underfeatured, and apparently they're poorly made, kind of like a jetta. – by john
|typos (2:37pm est wed oct 26 2005)
sorry everyone for the typos on my part. that's not ok.
– by john
|model confusion (3:44pm est wed oct 26 2005)
i see the mixup after going to creative's site– there is a muvo2 and a muvo2 fm — see #10
 "… and apparently they're poorly made…"
 i don't think that's so apparent. people don't buy multiple ipods if they're poorly made, and i know several people who own more than one. i have one and it works great, so i am about to buy my second and let the wife use the other one. – by toeknee
|re: toeknee (5:12pm est wed oct 26 2005)
your wife loves my nano – by no itard girleyman
|re: no itard girleyman (6:35pm est wed oct 26 2005)
i'm guessing your nano is too small for his wife to find, let alone love.
and you forgot the comma after "no itard", you girleyman. the real girlyman is going to be annoyed that you stole his handle. – by needed to be said
|how to fix ipod nano's scrathces (4:03pm est wed nov 23 2005)
if you just put a little bit of brasso on a soft cloth and rub it on the ipod nano, the scratches come out. you can put it everyewhere, including the screen and the clickwheel. it works on the back too.l – by anonymous
|ipoop (2:21pm est mon jan 02 2006)
get a life all of you – by no itard girleyman
|i have the solution (2:39am est sat mar 18 2006)
i myself have bought an ipod mini, and due to some sand on the beach, it broke. apple returned my money and no harm done, correct? however, i then switched to a creative zen micro(4g) and i had it for less then 3 months and the worthless thing froze up and refused to go to my music files. after spending an hour or so on the phone with those people that are supposed to help you or tell you when to send it back, they refused to give my money back.
im leaving for spring break in a month and am getting an ipod nano :). creative sucks.
oh and as for the people who cut down others with their immaturity on this forum, you really need to grow up. im 15 and may not know much, but i can promise you that that looks very bad on your part. – by me


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Make sure that the room is as dark as possible
This is a great technique – especially if its late in the day. You need to be able to read the slides out to your audience. Its also quite nice for them to be able to relax in the relative darkness of the presentation room. Just remember not to put too much energy or enthusiasm into your voice when reading out the slides. Just keep up a good monotone voice – your audience will appreciate that the most.
Powerpoint slides are for you – not the audience
Remember that your powerpoint slides are there for your benefit only. They are great prompts for what you are about to say – so remember to put all of your speech on them. Most people cant remember the exact words they want to use in their presentation so include every word you want to say, just to be safe.
It just makes sure that you wont forget anything on the day.
Use at least 4 slides a minute
Remember to introduce your presentation by telling everybody how many slides you have for them today. And as a rule of thumb try and have at least 4 slides for every minute of your presentation.
So if you've got a 25 minute presentation to give that means you've got a nice round number of 100 slides to entertain them with.
Remember to face the screen not the audience
Try not to face your audience when you are presenting. You've got your whole presentation written on the slides and you dont want to miss any of the words. So make sure you face the screen at least 95% of the time. Your audience will really appreciate the effort you are taking to ensure that you dont forget any of your message.
Use Powerpoints Features to the full
One of the greatest powers of PowerPoint are the ways in which your bullet points can be animated. You can have them coming in from the left; gliding in from above; being fired out like a machine gun, letter by letter; in fact there's simply no end to the permutations you can have. Eespecially if you use the sound effects as well.
So turn up the volume and make use of every possible feature to keep the audience on their toes. And if you've got 100 slides to present – just think of the fun you can have!
Keep your font size small
You can probably read your slides quite quickly – so remember to make sure that the font size you use is small enough so that you can get enough text on the screen for every slide. Otherwise you might need to have more than 4 slides a minute!
Dont worry if the audience cant read them – you'll be reading them out to them anyway. Plus you dont want your audience to be reading them ahead of you.
Minimise the visuals – its text that's important
If you must use images in your slides – and we'd certainly argue against that – then try and keep to the fantastic cartoons and images that ship with Powerpoint. Everybody knows them so they will feel at home when they see them on the screen.
Its probably best to use lots of these images on just the one slide – say half way though the presentation – to add some real visual impact! But dont keep the slide up too long as you'll need to get the presentation flowing again. So 10 seconds maximum.
Use all your PowerPoint Slide Fonts
The audience need variety – especially of they are actually trying to read your slides. So one great way to add some additional impact is to use a different font for every bullet point or sentence. You've probably got about 100 fonts on your computer so that gives you a good selection to choose from. Be bold – in even a 10 minute presentation you can probably go through every one of these fonts at least 3 times!
Experimenting is key to your success.
Use as much colour in your slides as possible
You've got an almost unlimited number of colours on your computer – so try and make use of as many striking colours in your slides as possible. Try alternating colours on successive words for real impact. Use a different background colour for each slide.
Variety is the spice of life!
Remember to tell the audience that you've finished
When you come to the end of your presentation and are just about to put up your 100th slide, your audience (if they are still in the room) are probably asleep. So you need to be kind to them. FAnd of course, fom a health and safety perspective its very important that you dont just leave the room with the audience still asleep in the darkness.
So turn up the volume as far as it will go for your final slide transition. And remember to use the machine gun letter by letter display feature for your final bullet point .. to tell everybody that The End Has Come. And if that doesn't wake all of them up nothing will.
Then remember to put on the lights and leave quickly.
Alternatively, you can invest in your own presentation skills
You dont have to inflict death by powerpoint on your audience. In fact, there are no hidden secrets to being successful when you present. You can develop these skills through training and practice. It is worth the investment. By enhancing the ways in which you present and communicate you'll be able to develop a much stronger influence on your audience and thus encourage them to respond to you in the way you want!
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Saturday, 31 December 2011
Happy New Year
Wishing you all hope and happiness for 2012.
Friday, 30 December 2011
Advent Swap Goodies
I want to start the new year afresh here on my blog so I am just doing some post Christmas catch up blooging to show you the rest of my advent swap goodies from the lovely Sue over at @home.
Sue and I were lucky enough to be partnered twice in a row, once for the cupcake swap and then the advent swap and it has meant that i have been able to get to know her a little better over the past few months. I know that Sue is taking a little blogging break at the moment and is planning to show you what I sent her soon but if you can't wait then I will be adding some pictures to my facebook page so pop over and take a look.
Sue and I were lucky enough to be partnered twice in a row, once for the cupcake swap and then the advent swap and it has meant that i have been able to get to know her a little better over the past few months. I know that Sue is taking a little blogging break at the moment and is planning to show you what I sent her soon but if you can't wait then I will be adding some pictures to my facebook page so pop over and take a look.
Day 16
Some sticky notes invaluable for lists etc.
Day 17
a gorgeous heart shaped soap - I love the wrapping on this and don't want to take it off.
Day 18
Another yummy chocolate treat - which I had to share again - funny how the kids didn't want to share their advent chocolate.
Day 19
This Christmas bauble which when opened contained...
the sweetest glass ladybird charm
which I now have on my new phone and some delicious chocolate coins.
Day 20
Now the whole of Sue's package smell divine as she had bought me a bath bomb from Lush which I opened on the 20th, there is no photo I'm afraid but I had the most heavenly scented long hot bath that night!!!
Day 21
A sweet hand painted Robin
Day 22
another of Sue's truly brilliant glass miniatures - this time a Christmas tree....
here are all three of them together with Sue's cupcake in the background.
I can feel a collection of these coming on!!!
Day 23
I really couldn't capture this on camera but it is a heart map mobile with one of Sue's glass beads on the end
I could imagine these working really well for Valentines or anniversaries
with a special place picked from the map.
and finally
Day 24
Some too pretty to blow your nose on CK tissues....
I've thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the advent swap again and would just like to thank the lovely Lynda over at hookin' with laalaa for organising the swap and to Sue for being such a wonderfully brilliant swap partner.
Thank ladies you made my Christmas extra special...
A Christmas Round Up
Although I haven't posted on my own blog over Christmas it has been wonderful to see all your lovely posts about what you have been up to, the gifts you have received and your hope and dreams for 2012.
Our Christmas was a lovely quiet family affair with just the 5 of us, and this year there wasn't any of the stress that I normally feel on Christmas Eve as all the presents were wrapped and hidden beforehand and the table laid ready for Christmas day.
We kept busy decorating gingerbread Christmas trees
We had an enjoyable Christingle service at our local church and it was nice to take some time out from all the excitement.
After a tasty KFC we watched video's sent directly from the big man himself, where we found out if we had been naughty or nice. Luckily everyone passed (phew!!)
The rest of the evening was spent keeping track of Santa on Norad, setting out the Christmas sacks and wearing our homemade Christmas pyjamas.
Everyone (including me) was in bed and asleep by 12.30 and up again at 7.30 to see if Santa had been....
He was very generous this year bringing lots of techno gifts, I was lucky to receive an Ipad and there were also an Ipod, a Playstation, a netbook and a camera as well as Fireman Sam toys for a huge Fireman Sam fan.
After we had opened our presents Paul cooked up a scrumptious breakfast of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs and later he also served us with a tasty turkey Christmas lunch.
The rest of the day was spent getting to grips with all our new technology and building the town of Pontpandy.
Later I shall be posting about the rest of my advent gifts from Sue from @home.
Sunday, 18 December 2011
He's behind you....
Yesterday after a a hearty full English brunch to celebrate Paul's birthday last week the kids and I headed off to the local village hall for the Pantomime. There was lots of booing and hissing when the King Rat the baddie came on and quite a few "he's behind you"'s too.
Tomas was rather fidgety and I was quite glad we were sat at the back as he was in and out and under his seat quite a lot!!!! I think he enjoyed it though and he joined in quite well with all the audience participation.
The ladies that run the village hall always put on a lucky dip and the children love have a few go's, Tomas was thrilled with his Thomas train, Noddy book and soft frog toy, Jack unfortunately was caught between the boys 8-10 and the mens boxes and ended up with some shower gel, and rather unusual aftershave samples, one named Mouse??? and some good old hankies!!! Rachel relieved me of the notebook I won from the ladies box but was less chuffed with the Warner hotel shower cap, well you can't win them all can you!!!
Today we popped over to my Nan's to share a Christmas lunch with her, my parents and my nephew. I took over some scrumptious homemade mince pies which I made last night.
Am I the only strange person that eats the raw pastry leftovers.
Mmmm don't answer that one needless to say that I didn't quite make as many as the recipe suggested but the fresh out of the oven ones tasted delicious if I do say so myself!!
The children received lots of lovely gifts but I forgot to take my camera so no family shots today :(
My Nan still uses a film camera and it was funny when she took a couple of pictures of the kids and Tomas asked if he could see them!!! Definitely a child of the digital age!!!
We finished the evening off with a meal out at a local Indian restaurant and feeling completely stuffed came home to watch the brilliant Eddie Izzard in Lost Christmas and Just Henry.
Finally I thought I would leave you with a picture of my latest Christmas make, another cushion.
I also saw this one on Kirsty's 365 days of pinterest creations blog and decided I needed to make one, I'm getting quite a collection going, and I really want to try the Christmas top one and the printed ones too so watch this space.....
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend it's only one week till Christmas you know!!!!
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Advent Swap Goodies Day 8 - 15
Christmas is now only 10 days away - how did that happen???
It's been another busy week here what with school productions, birthdays, coughs and colds but I thought I'd would just update you all with more of the wonderful goodies that I have received in my advent swap from Sue
Day 8 - I now know what to do with my stale bread and burnt toast with this ingenious bread bird feeder.
Day 9 - another one of Sue's incredible creations a glass Christmas pudding - I love this!!!
It's been another busy week here what with school productions, birthdays, coughs and colds but I thought I'd would just update you all with more of the wonderful goodies that I have received in my advent swap from Sue
Day 8 - I now know what to do with my stale bread and burnt toast with this ingenious bread bird feeder.
Day 9 - another one of Sue's incredible creations a glass Christmas pudding - I love this!!!
Day 10 - red and white paper chains - this should keep the kids busy!!!
Day 11 - a purple bejewelled mirror
Day 13 & 14 - somehow I missed a day so had to open two what yummy surprises!!!
Day 15 - some extremely cute cross stitch button patterns and some buttons to cover...
I'm really enjoying seeing what everyone has been getting this year and have found some wonderful new blogs along the way and even some new crafting ideas for next year!!!
Saturday, 10 December 2011
When Tomas met Santa...
Today Tomas and I ventured out into the cold afternoon to see if we could visit Santa in his grotto at The Little Baddow History Centre.
As we arrived Santa pulled up his beard (lol)
and together with his elf came to say "hello".
As we arrived Santa pulled up his beard (lol)
and together with his elf came to say "hello".
We saw the North Pole
The reindeer
and Santa's grotto which was beautifully and naturally decorated.
Tomas wanted to bring these huge pine cones home with him.
Initially Santa thought that Tomas was a girl and gave him princess hairbands but a little while later the elf realised what had happened and we received a boys gift too. Luckily Tomas is too young to realise and was quite happy with his presents.
Tomas took a ride in Santa's sleigh
and amazingly it started it snowing!!!
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Anyone else have the feeling that December has arrived and decided that its wants to got at double the speed of the rest of the year!!!
My plans of daily blogging to show off my advent swap gifts and Christmassy makes doesn't seem to have happened so this is an update of what we have been up to this past week....
Day 3 of the Advent Swap and Rachel wanted to take some pictures of me opening my gifts, looking at my hands I could really do with some handcream in this parcel.....
but wait it's even better than handcream it's chocolate, that will take my mind off my dry old hands
unfortunately I had to share with the rest of the family !!!!
Day 4 was this beautiful green and gold star bunting to brighten up my dresser. Tomas wanted this for his room as Rachel has put up the Cupcake bunting that Sue sent for our last swap in her room but I managed to persuade him to let me put it up in the orangery as long as I promised to make him some for his room...
Day 5 and I waited until the kids were at school to open these latest gifts as they are just a bit too eager to nab them for themselves.....I'm still not sharing!!!
and in today's package was a shiny cupcake keyring
Day 6 inside today's package was this delightful little fella - how cute is he???
Day 7 and we are already a week into December I can't quite believe how quickly it's going, next week is a full on week of school this and that's and then the kids break up and then and then it's Christmas!!!!!
I'm trying really hard this year no to flap about things, but the time is going so quickly and there is still so much I would like to do/make/finish/start/blog/photograph the list just goes on...I've decided that I will do what I can but if it doesn't get done then it's not the end of the world....there's always next year!!!
In today's package there were lots of lovely card making bits and pieces some of them Christmassy which I will save until next year!!!
So that is me up to date with my advent swap gifts from sue a crafts@home don't forget to pop over to Sue's blog if you would like to see what I have sent her too.
As some of you know I have also been trying to do an advent activity with the kids each day, which I have to confess hasn't been easy to keep up, what with after school clubs, homework, dinner, tired toddlers and bedtime we have managed to do some of my planned activities this week but not all. I think this idea has migrated here from the USA and works great if you are homeschooling and your kids are a few years apart but when you are trying to think of things that will please both a three year old and two teens then its hard I can tell you. What has been funny is that although the older two moaned at having to watch Home Alone 1 again (a big favourite in this house and already watched several times since the end of November in anticipation of Christmas)when I hadn't organised anything yesterday they were the first to ask "what are we doing today"......
So far we have
1.listened, danced and sang to Christmas music
2. written letters to Father Christmas
3. supposed to have put small trees up in bedrooms - this didn't happen due to a party and illness yuk!
4. Put up the BIG Christmas Tree - fun but quite stressful at times as Tomas thought you could put 5 ornaments on one branch and the older two had a case of silly - itus!! I have been really good though and have only re- arranged the branches that had two or more ornaments on them and have added some wired bows.
5. we didn't do anything tonight but I had written on the calendar "Carol's 8pm" and Jack thought we were going carolling but we weren't I was going round a friends for the evening I think he was a little disappointed!!!
6. half heartedly watched Home Alone, everyone went off and did something else and Tomas decided he was too tired and asked to go to bed!
7. tonight we made magic reindeer food ready for Christmas Eve, someone tried the oats, someone tried the sprinkles and someone used up all my lovely fine glitter!!!!
I also wanted to spend each day before Christmas either showing you something that I had made or bought to decorate the orangery to make it more Christmassy, so with the tree now up and each windowsill starting to fill up with bits and bobs I can show you a few more things.
I spied this snowglobe in our local TK MAXX back in November and just couldn't resist - I do love a snowglobe!!!
I've also been following a 365 pinterest blog written by Kirsty which shows a make a day from her Pinterest boards I liked some of them so much I just had to make my own....
I made this reindeer cushion from a charity shop skirt and some felt I also added a lovely red glittery felt nose as Rudolph is a big favourite in our house.
Today I almost finished a christmas tree cushion which I will show you all tomorrow.....
Right must get on as the older two are at the school concert tonight and I want to wrap some of their presents while they're out as they have already been confessed to having had a snoop around!!!!
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Today I heard a tragic tale from someone I count as a friend. They had seen that I had been shortlisted for a Butterfly Award for my work with parents who have lost their babies (see my profile here: http://www.thebutterflyawards.com/index.php/voting/userprofile/revdavidsouthall ).
It started as a friendly good morning hug and a chat about the glorious weather and then she said: "I wish you'd been around 49 years ago!" I looked puzzled and so she explained why: "I was pregnant with my fourth child, and my Son was stillborn. There was no one to support me and when he was born I didn't even get to hold him! It was barbaric and inhumane! And then they said: "we'll bury him for you" – and that was the last I knew. My guess is that he was buried with 6 or so others but I just don't know. I don't even know where my baby is buried … and I never had the chance to grieve."
I listened.
49 years ago … and it still leaves its mark!
49 years ago…and when her husband died recently she had a plaque in honour of her Son put on his gravestone: "RESTING ELSEWHERE."
49 years ago and the questions persist.
We hugged and said our goodbyes.
And I was left with the questions:
How did this practice come about?
Who thought it was a good idea: medics; midwives; society?
Were the midwives compassionate?
Was any thought given loss and grief and bereavement?
Was the system to blame?
And the comparison struck me hard. Just the other day I took a funeral of a little one. Tragic, desperately tragic. Always desperately tragic! But this couple had been supported by our Specialist Bereavement Midwife and by the Chaplaincy. They had been able to hold their little one and spend time with her. They had photos and a lock of her hair; handprints and footprints. They stayed for a couple of days in a special hospital room on Delivery Suite without the noise of other babies around them. They had a full funeral service planned by them with my help; and they will get on-going support from the Hospital and other helping agencies.
How different the world is now. But then 49 years is not that long ago is it?
And it set me thinking …
Are there things which we are doing now which will be seen in the future as barbaric and inhumane?
Are there practices which we will look back on in 50 years' time and shudder to think that we were part of it?
Are systems in place which militate against compassion and humanity?
It seems to me that the real geniuses in the NHS are the ones who spot these things ahead of time; who see into the future and say:
"Hang on a minute…can't we do this another way; a better way?"
I wish someone had done that for my friend 49 years ago…
but because I can't turn back the clock, I hope there are visionaries and future-gazers looking now.


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Vanessa and Jindong also gave a talk to faculty and students summarizing several years of research in Wolong Nature Reserve. We look forward to close collaboration with this institute in the years ahead.
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Boy, I agree with you 100%, Alison. The Red-tails are beautiful, majestic, and one of my favorite raptors to photograph. I may have said that before, but it is well worth repeating. BTW, you have some outstanding close-ups here.
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Nice pics, Alison. Ubiquitous has nothing to do with a bird's beauty or value.
I am always amazed at your photos Alison! I think this is a truly, beautiful bird.
I think they are wonderful birds.
One of the most fascinating moments I will remember about this bird was pulling into the driveway at some friends house. I watched a red-tail swoop down on another bird. I stopped, he looked up and looked at me as if to say thank you, then flew off. I think I distracted the bird for him. No matter what I sat there for a moment in awe of what I had just seen. This wasn't the first time actually. I was once hiking on the PCT when all of a sudden maybe 30 feet in front of me a hawk (not sure it was a red-tail) again swooped into my line of vision and grabbed a bird out of a tree. I was so shocked, I stood there for a moment trying to decided if I really seen what I saw. They are amazing birds.


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