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Walking Woodstock
Journeys into the Wild Heart of America's Most Famous Small Town
by Michael Perkins
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Illustrated by Carol Zaloom #1 Paperback Bestseller of 2009, Golden Notebook, Woodstock, NY
The Pocket Guide to Woodstock
An Insiders' Guide with Suggested Hikes, a Walking Tour of the Historic Village, Maps, Photographs, and the Best Tips for a Memorable Visit
by Michael Perkins
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Illustrated by Carol Zaloom #1 Paperback Bestseller of 2012, Golden Notebook, Woodstock, NYBooks
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There are several reasons you may want to create a local repository. The first is that you want to save on bandwidth if you have multiple Ubuntu machines to update. For example if you had 25 Ubuntu machines that all needed updating at least once a week, you would significantly save bandwidth because you could do all but the repository locally. Most organizations have decent bandwidth for their network gateways but this bandwidth is a precious commodity that needs to be used wisely. Many organizations still have routers with 10MB or 100MB limits at the gateway but 1 GB network connections internally so bandwidth could be better used internally. The second reason for creating your own repository is that you can control what applications are loaded on your internal Ubuntu machines. You can remove any applications your organization does not want to use on the local network from the repository that updates the machines. Even better, you can create a test box and test applications and versions before you allow them to roll out into your network assuring security and stability.
apt-get install apt-mirror
############# config ##################
# set base_path /var/spool/apt-mirror
# if you change the base path you must create the directories below with write privileges
# set mirror_path $base_path/mirror
# set skel_path $base_path/skel
# set var_path $base_path/var
# set cleanscript $var_path/clean.sh
# set defaultarch <running host architecture>
# set postmirror_script $var_path/postmirror.sh
set run_postmirror 0
set nthreads 20
set _tilde 0
############# end config ##############
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-updates main restricted universe multiverse
#deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
#deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-security main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-updates main restricted universe multiverse
#deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
#deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu karmic-backports main restricted universe multiverse
clean http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
Need help configuring an Ubuntu Server….take a look at the Online Ubuntu Server Course.
Files in apt-mirror
The main configuration file is /etc/apt/mirror.list which contains a list of files that you should be aware of in case you have any issues.
This is the cron configuration template which you can modify. The example which is not active as it is commented out, starts a cron job at 4 AM each day and sends the activity into the log as listed. Some administrators may want to only update once a week and others will prefer twice a day to be up to date.
# Regular cron jobs for the apt-mirror package
#0 4 * * * apt-mirror /usr/bin/apt-mirror > /var/spool/apt-mirror/var/cron.log
This is the location of the mirrors that you create. Be aware, that the /var directory can fill up and these mirrors will take 15-20 GB each so verify you have the space to set them up.
The location for the indexes which will list the applications that are available.
The log files, MD5 sums, URLS and clean.sh are placed here as you can see below.
ALL archive-log.15 archive-log.5 archive-urls.11 archive-urls.19 archive-urls.9 index-log.6 MD5
archive-log.0 archive-log.16 archive-log.6 archive-urls.12 archive-urls.2 clean.sh index-urls.0 NEW
archive-log.1 archive-log.17 archive-log.7 archive-urls.13 archive-urls.3 index-log.0 index-urls.1 postmirror.sh
archive-log.10 archive-log.18 archive-log.8 archive-urls.14 archive-urls.4 index-log.1 index-urls.2
archive-log.11 archive-log.19 archive-log.9 archive-urls.15 archive-urls.5 index-log.2 index-urls.3
archive-log.12 archive-log.2 archive-urls.0 archive-urls.16 archive-urls.6 index-log.3 index-urls.4
archive-log.13 archive-log.3 archive-urls.1 archive-urls.17 archive-urls.7 index-log.4 index-urls.5
archive-log.14 archive-log.4 archive-urls.10 archive-urls.18 archive-urls.8 index-log.5 index-urls.6
Download Repositories
Once you have your set up apt-mirror you can start your download of the repository with this command.
apt-mirror /etc/apt/mirror.list
Downloading 7 index files using 7 threads…
Begin time: Tue Jan 19 20:21:07 2010
[7]… [6]… [5]… [4]… [3]… [2]… [1]… [0]…
End time: Tue Jan 19 20:23:17 2010
Proceed indexes: [P]
6.6 GiB will be downloaded into archive.
Downloading 6612 archive files using 20 threads…
Begin time: Tue Jan 19 20:23:19 2010
The apt-mirror provides multithreaded downloads and allows for multiple architectures for your repositories. As the download progresses you will see applications saved and space being used.
ls mirror/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/
a b d f g h k l libc libm libx m o p r t u
Link Repository to Web Interface
Because apt-mirror saves everything in /var/spool/apt-mirror you need to create a link to make it available to users as the /var/spool is not available to the public. The first link created provides a link to the Packages.gz which lists the available packages in the repository. This is the line you will place in the /etc/apt/sources.list for the client to access this list.
sudo ln -s /var/spool/apt-mirror/skel/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ /var/www/ubuntu
The additional symlinks provide access to the public to individual applications to download. Of course the symlinks are representative of the repositories you will use.
sudo ln -s /var/spool/apt-mirror/mirror/archive.ubuntu.com /var/www/archive-ubuntu
sudo ln -s /var/spool/apt-mirror/mirror/archive.canonical.com /var/www/archive-canonical
sudo ln -s /var/spool/apt-mirror/mirror/security.ubuntu.com /var/www/security-ubuntu
Lock File Problem
There is a bug in apt-mirror so that it runs fine the first time but then it does not remove the lock file so it will not run the second time, telling you it is already running. If you see that remove the lock file and it will work fine.
sudo rm /var/spool/apt-mirror/var/apt-mirror.lock
Client Set Up for apt
You will need to modify the /etc/apt/sources.list file in order to have the client connect only to your local repository.
deb http://192.168.5.96/ubuntu/ karmic main
Note that the example above has only the main repository installed so as to provide an evaluation of the set up. Remember, this takes a lot of space for these repositories.
Now you can update and then use apt-get to install programs.
sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://192.168.5.96 karmic Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://192.168.5.96 karmic/main Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://192.168.5.96 karmic Release [65.9kB]
Get:3 http://192.168.5.96 karmic/main Packages [1,353kB]
Fetched 1,419kB in 1s (1,322kB/s)
Reading package lists… Done
Here is an example of a website address set up for a local repository.
If you want to download manual individual packages you can use this URL.

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A conference on the political and social significance of civil marriage will be held Thursday (April 3) in the University of Notre Dame's McKenna Hall.
The conference, "For Richer, For Poorer, For Children: The Definition and Importance of Civil Marriage," is being sponsored by Students for Child-Oriented Policy.
According to one of the conference organizers, Notre Dame senior Michael Bradley, the conference is intended to explore the purpose of marriage as a civil institution, and how it has become a political subject. "As controversial as marriage has become across the country," Bradley said, "these questions are rarely addressed. Many in the national media are more interested in pronouncing marriage a nonissue in politics than in examining the effects that civil marriage has on the youngest and the poorest among us. Here in Indiana, however, we should not ignore how important it is for these most vulnerable members of society that we properly define and promote marriage as a civil institution. This conference will gather student leaders from across Indiana to form a statewide network of advocates for marriage, properly defined, as a child-oriented civil institution that specially serves the poor."
Conference speakers will include Bishop Harry Jackson Jr., presiding bishop of the International Communion of Evangelical Churches; Jennifer Thieme, director of finance and advancement at the Ruth Institute; Gerard V. Bradley, professor of law at Notre Dame; Daniel Mark, assistant professor of political science at Villanova University; Arina Grossu, director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council; Katrina Harrington, founder and editor of "Cedars and Tiny Flowers"; and Robert Oscar Lopez, associate professor of English at California State University and co-founder of English Manif.
Contact: Michael Bradley, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Last week [September 2012] one of our own, Scott Rittenhouse, passed away in his sleep. As news began to travel among revolutionaries of all stripes, many of us began to see social media light up around us with memories of him. Scott was an interesting soul, pugnacious at times, always reliable, and always willing to talk things through and express his opinions. He was a one-man pamphlet-making, sticker-designing, distribution point and anarchists all over the world – particularly those with a penchant for reading pamphlets – encountered his work in a variety of forms. His stickers adorn the walls of schools, businesses, and cop shops all over the country.
Like lots of older American anarchists, his early political experiences were with anti-racist action, organizing against fascists, disrupting their events, and sometimes streetfighting with organized bigots. In Los Angeles, he worked with ARA and area anarchist and anti-authoritarian groups as a militant class struggle anarchist. Wherever he moved (when he died he was living in Virginia), he took those experiences with him and shared them with comrades.
As Tom Wetzel pointed out, "Scott was a former army sergeant who became a revolutionary, a former city planner & white collar union rep in Los Angeles, a former activist in Anti-Racist Action. (…) He was a working class guy who read on his own, was thoughtful, anti-racist, anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian." Scott spent his last days in poverty, used as a soldier by the state and left without much in the end (a pretty common story these days). And he organized to see that other young people didn't suffer the same fate at the hands of the state's war machinery.
Scott wrote prolifically on his positions on ecology, urban planning, economics, and much more. Below are a few quotes from some of his unpublished work that he was drafting at the time of his death. He intended this work to explain why he opposed capitalism and put forward a class struggle anarchist perspective:
"The well-being of people is more important than money. Social problems can be done away with by eliminating poverty and cruelty and the reasons people hurt each other out of desperation to survive."
"There can be no political freedom without economic freedom. There can be no freedom without social equality."
"Capitalism… can only lead to a social class system with extremes of political power, over-consumption and concentration of wealth supported by extremes of poverty, war and environmental destruction."
"To resist authoritarian institutions we must undermine their legitimacy."
"The emancipation of the working class must be the task of the workers themselves (First International Preamble). If I want change I have to be willing to work for it myself. Politicians, leaders and bosses only act in their own interest."
Finally, we'd like to leave readers off with some memories of Scott, posted by comrades, emailed condolences and the like. Because Scott was a revolutionary, we leave these quotes without attributing them to specific people. But we also want to leave a few words our own:
"Scott fought for a world without borders, bosses, politicians, war, environmental catastrophe, social inequality, classes, and so on. We'd like his death to serve as a reminder to us all to love each other while we're alive. Let's take care of each other, treat one another with dignity and respect in the here and now, so that we can fight side-by-side together. Scott, rest in power, compa."
"Scott Rittenhouse almost single-handedly saturated the Los Angeles basin with anarchist literature throughout the later half of the '90s. As he worked in city planning department of the City of Los Angeles, he quietly (if you can believe Scott could do anything quietly) produced thousands of pamphlets with hundreds of various titles.
If you were an anarchist in the '90s, you likely had numerous pamphlets produce by Scott in your library. He produced his own newspaper – the Leveler – and was a one man organization (ICC – Insurgency Counter Collective.) Man of us saw him struggle, disappear and then reappear with same loud, abrasive personality that we all learned to love. He was loud, obnoxious, but he was ours. He was our comrade.
Goodbye, Scott. For you and the revolution."
"Scott was like a bull in a china closet. His heart was surely in the right place…but, damn, Scott, you were such a pain sometimes. But you gave without asking and I always appreciated your willingness to help WSA with layout, pdf's and all that sorta technical stuff. In spite of your hard-headedness, if something was rationally put before you, you mostly listened……. With sadness, I raise my fist, and on behalf of all your comrades….. 'Scott Rittenhouse, Presente!'"
"We have lost one of the best propagandists I've ever known of, imho."
"Scott made my favorite anarchist sticker in the world. It's a kung fu woman with a straight sword doing a classical wushu pose. It has antifa arrows, a circle-a, and a circle-e on it. It's on my bedroom mirror here. The background is the black and red flag he used for all of his stickers. I'm looking at it now."
"I met Scott Rittenhouse twice, during a speaking tour in the US in 2008. Both times he was filled with a warm – almost childish – hope and optimism for humankind, which I was fortunate to experience. I hope your hope for humankind will be realized Scott, and I'll continue to work for that."
"It was clear that it wasn't always easy for Scott to be in the world. I know his difficulties were compounded by money problems. His commitment to justice and outrage at injustice was a matter of him being big hearted and broad minded but also of his experiences, and it infuriates and saddens me that he had to deal with the bullshit of capitalism in addition to health issues. I'm also sad that he died so young."
"Thanks for the words of wisdom in my younger years. Never had a chance to thank you for that. You were all heart brother. The arguments over punk rock seem silly now. You had more of an influence on me than you'll ever know. I'm sad to see you go Comrade, but your life was an example of truly living life. Thank you for that."
"I just learned that the anarchist movement just lost one of its nicest and warmest hearted propagandists to his sleep the other night.. he was a great friend of mine a comrade in duty and a fellow at arms, I will never forget you Scott Rittenhouse for what you've taught me! You will always be with me in spirit."
"Rest in peace, our friend and comrade Scott Rittenhouse. The movement is worse off without you."
"We were at a huge march for Mumia and we all got cornered by the pigs. The pigs started rushing into us, so we all hopped over a neighbor's fence and scrambled, and Scott was on the roof of the house for some reason and all I hear is someone yelling 'I don't know, there's a huge white guy on the roof' haha, we were trapped in this back yard for a few minutes getting balled out by the owner of the house for destroying his roof, but he let us out without a fight."
"His open and friendly manner encouraged me to be the same way with comrades I hadn't met him in person, he inspired me to build relationships in as much as I can with our far-flung comrades. My heart aches knowing that his last years were haunted by material worry and stress."
"He was a really great guy who did a tremendous amount of work for the LA Anarchist and punk scenes (I write Anarchist with a capital A, as was his habit). He founded the Red and Black book project, which was the earliest attempt that I am aware if to distribute classic Anarchist literature in printed and downloadable form for free. This is a terrible loss and he will be greatly missed by the many who knew him."
"The world has lost a good one. Condolences to the Rittenhouse family. You're gonna be missed Scott."
"You had a huge heart and you tried your best. Despite your flaws there are few that can say the same. – from your comrade in the north pole, I'll miss you big brother."
"Gonna be thinking about Scott Rittenhouse tonight, a solid comrade who passed away. Will never forget Helltown brother. You will be missed!"
"Scott Rittenhouse has died. I'm shocked and sad. He had a unique personality and my world is less without him."
"Scott was one of the few comrades who would send me long, handwritten letters just to say hi, tell me about his life, his troubles, his loves. He had an enormous heart and I will remember him always. Love to you, comrade."
From: http://ideasandaction.info/2012/09/scott-rittenhouse-presente-1959-2012/.
In KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library No. 72, October 2012


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A music-sharing site popular with small and independent artists is suspending operations because of incompatibilities with Microsoft's latest version of Windows Media Player.
Weedshare, home to 10,000 musicians and 100,000 tracks, will go offline next week after four years because Windows Media Player 11 does not play music files that have been updated to enable operators to charge consumers.
Weedshare's owner, Shared Media Licensing, inserts its own information into the music's tracking data, so that downloaded tracks can be played three times before charging.
However, Microsoft's security improvements in Microsoft to WMP 11 read files as having been illegally tampered with and refuses to play them.
John Beezer, Shared Media president, told The Register his company called time on WMP after spending six weeks trying to fix the problem. Shared Media rectified a similar issue in Windows Vista using a documented Active X fix.
"We are moving away from Microsoft because of the cost and frustration," Beezer said.
Shared Media will resurrect its service during the next six months with an offering less reliant on Microsoft. A service is planned for MP3, Flash, Open Mobile Alliance DRM version 2.0 and Microsoft's newly announced PlayReady format. "We are repurposing the system," Beezer said.
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The study of human consciousness is one of science's last great frontiers. After being neglected for many years (i.e. during a period of dominance by behaviorism in psychology), interest in the science of consciousness exploded in the last decades, with much progress in neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and other areas. The University of Arizona has been at the center of these developments. The 1994 Tucson conference on "Toward a Science of Consciousness" is widely regarded as a landmark event, and the subsequent series of biennial conferences in Tucson have attracted extraordinary interest.
The Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona was formed in 1998 with a seed grant from the Fetzer Institute. The Center is a unique institution whose aim is to bring together the perspectives of philosophy, the cognitive sciences, neuroscience, the social sciences, medicine, and the physical sciences, the arts and humanities, to move toward an integrated understanding of human consciousness. The Center is unique in its broad spectrum approach. Other groups tend focus either on cognitive neuroscience, philosophy or purely phenomenal experiential approaches, whereas the Center not only integrates these areas, but "thinks outside the box" of conventional wisdom which has thus far, at least, failed to make significant breakthroughs. The Center has also inspired other groups such as the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness and those who organize other conferences.
In addition to organizing the biennial conferences, the Center has engaged in activities such as:
An eventual goal of the Center is a graduate level program in Consciousness Studies, both on campus and offered through web-based courses. Most importantly, The Center for Consciousness Studies is a forum for original thinking on the nature of our existence.
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The following obituaries were received for Thursday –
Robert W. Johnson – East Oolitic
Robert W. Johnson, 72, of East Oolitic, passed away at 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at St Vincent Dunn Hospital.
Born August 8, 1939 in East Oolitic he was the son of Coy Johnson and Hazel (Sullivan) Johnson. He married Geraldine Craig on December 22, 1956 and she survives.
He was a limestone quarry worker and trucking business owner, retiring in the late 1980s. He was of the Pentecostal faith, having attended the House of Prayer in Fayetteville. He loved to hunt rabbits, squirrel and mushrooms with his grandsons.
Survivors include his wife Geraldine, of East Oolitic; one daughter, Sherry Spires, of East Oolitic; two grandchildren, Robert and wife Cindy Summitt and Cody Spires, both of East Oolitic; one sister, Betty Smith, of Peerless; two brothers, Lloyd Johnson, of Bedford, and Richard Johnson, of East Oolitic; several nieces and nephews and his dog Lucky.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Norma Box, Wanda Harvey and Mary Black and one son-in-law, Robert Spires.
A memorial services will be held at 8 p.m., Friday, August 10, 2012 at the Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Johnson officiating.
Friends may call on Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fergusonlee.com.
Mary D. Smale – Bedford
Mary D. Smale, 81, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in Indianapolis.
Born October 7, 1930 in Cornwall Ontario, Canada and raised in South Wales, was the daughter of Percy Augustus and Lily (Robinson) Morgan. She married Harold "Gene" Smale on June 25, 1950. She had worked at J.C. Penney Company and was a member of the Bartlettsville Christian Church. She was a homemaker and mother.
Survivors include her husband, Gene, of Bedford; three sons, Rick W. Smale and wife Cindy, James D. Smale and wife Angie and David Allen Smale, all of Bedford; one daughter, Terri Lynn Padgett and husband John, of Bedford; seven grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and one on the way; one sister, Irene Talbot and husband Ken, of Mississippi.
She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, Pelham, Billy, Percy, Lil and Doris; a daughter-in-law Belinda Smale.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 10th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Tim Day, minister of Bartlettsville Christian Church and Jim Crane, minister of South Union Christian Church in Bloomington officiating. Burial will follow in Judah Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 9th at Day & Carter Mortuary.
Family and friends are invited to sign the guest book and light a candle in memory of Mary at www.daycarter.com.
Donna J. Miller – Mitchell
Donna J. Miller, 77, of Mitchell, passed away at 7:12 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at IU Health Bedford Hospital.
Born March 21, 1935, in Martin County, she was the daughter of Harris R. and Garnett (Mundy) Mundy. She married Robert Eugene Miller November 27, 1952. Donna retired from Dollar General after 16 years. She graduated from Huron High School in 1953, and attended the Orleans Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Miller, of Mitchell; mother, Garnett Mundy, of Mitchell; son, Michael B. Miller, of Bedford; daughter, Renee Reathaford and husband, Mike, of Orleans; grandchildren, Jake Williams and wife, Lori, of Orleans, Cody Reathaford and fiancée, Keisha, of Orleans, Jessica (Williams) Hammack and husband, Travis, of Salem, 4 great grandchildren; sister, Janice White and husband, Don, of Bedford.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, August 10th in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Brother Michael Mahler officiating. Burial will be in Port William Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 10 a.m., until the service on Friday at the funeral home.
Casketbearers: Jake Williams, Cody Reathaford, Barry White, Randy Bex, Donald Miller, and Kevin Holmes.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com


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This pregnancy:
When I fell pregnant this time (I am now 41 years old), I had planned on birthing the exact same way as the last two. I never considered doing it any other way. There were two problems however. The first was that we had moved to a new area and even if we hadn't, our doctor had suffered a very bad injury and had brain damage, so wasn't practicing anymore. The second was that our health fund put us on the wrong plan 2 years earlier without our knowledge (they made the mistake but we had no proof of that as so much time had passed) so that meant I couldn't claim for a private hospital and obgyn. I could have gone to a private hospital but it would have cost us thousands, even more if there was a problem after the birth. I now had to go to a free public hospital. They don't do early epidurals/inductions there!
So now I was faced with having my 5th baby, probably a very quick delivery, with no hope of pain relief until probably too late.
What to do?
I went googling desperately for ways to deal with childbirth naturally and at first found the Marie Mongan HypnoBirthing book on Amazon. I bought that book and felt that yes, I could do this, but that there was not enough info in the book without having to do a class and also the CD that came with the book was insufficient for what I wanted.
I then found Hypnobabies and liked what I read about it. I ordered the homestudy as there are no classes yet in Australia.
I got the course at around 28 weeks I think and started working through it, but as I am so lazy getting started with things and also as I was homeschooling our other 4 kids and didn't have much "me" time, I found I wasn't able to get much done at all.
I picked up doing the course again at around 34 weeks. I fell asleep during every single track! I felt like I was such a bad student but I kept on,listening to something every day and night. I don't know what I was taking in but it must have worked!
One thing I did for my "bubble of peace" was that I told no one besides my husband, mother and children that I was doing Hypnobabies. I didn't want to deal with the negativity and with other people's opinions. I also didn't want to have to admit later that it didn't work, just in case it didn't! I didn't want to look silly as my friends and family know I like my drugs when giving birth!
Wednesday 29th October:
I was 2 days past my guess date. I had another appointment with the midwives at the hospital. I'd seen the obgyn's there a couple of times, but I much preferred the midwives. They were lovely (and more gentle) and would sit with me and answer questions for over an hour. The doctors would just do my checks and usher me out asap.
This time I'd made up my birth plan and took it with me. The midwife I saw thought that was wonderful and fully supported my wishes for a waterbirth, drug free, no interventions,even though I didn't think I could actually go through with it. She made a note of it on my file on her computer so whoever was working when my birthing time started would know what I wanted and didn't want.
I'd asked what would happen if I didn't give birth by the following Wednesday appointment. She said I would then go on visits every few days, so no worry about having to be induced. That was good.
Monday 3rd November:
I was 41 weeks pregnant.My husband George had taken me for a few walks, but tonight he decided we needed a longer one. We must have walked almost 1 mile (approx. 2Km) which doesn't sound like much, but I had been feeling ligament strain for months,actually since I was 10 weeks pregnant this time and I felt so heavy and uncomfortable, walking wasn't easy.
I had also been having Braxton Hicks for several weeks on and off, so all the time we were walking, I didn't worry too much about the mild pressure waves I was feeling.
We got back home and put our younger kids to bed. My mother had arrived 1 week before I was due so she could help and also so she wouldn't miss the birth, so by now, she'd been staying with us for almost 2 weeks.
I got online later that evening and used the Contraction Master website to time my pressure waves. They were coming every 3 – 4 mins, at 1 min long, which should have alerted me that something was happening, but they were so very mild, I didn't worry about them much at all. As I had been sitting at the computer and the pressure waves were continuing for around 3 hours, I decided that if I got up and walked around and they kept going that this was it. I got up and got ready for bed and they stopped abruptly. I went to bed and slept pressure wave free all night (except for toilet visits of course).
Tuesday 4th November:
I woke up around 6am and went to the toilet. I noticed slight spotting,very light blood. Some time later there was a bit of mucous in the blood. I had heard that some women have their show days if not weeks before, so again, I didn't worry too much about it but kept an eye on it.
I began having mild Braxton Hicks again all day. They kept going so I had my mother time them. They were around 15 – 20 mins apart, so no big deal still.
We took the 4 kids to the park and the local shopping centre after lunch. All the while I was still having Braxton Hicks (or so I thought).
I had Mum time them while at the park. It was at this time that I began using my lightswitch and putting myself into center in between pressure waves. They were strong enough that I had to stop and concentrate and breathe through them, but as I hadn't really experienced this before (my first was a very early epidural too), I didn't know just how much more intense they would have to get until I knew this was "it".
While at the park, I put my ipod headphones on and started listening to my Birthing Day Affirmations CD.I listened to this all afternoon until evening.
A friend called me while I was at the park on my mobile phone and I told her I was counting pressure waves. She kept talking to me for a while. That was interesting trying to talk and needing to switch "off"!
We went home and got the kids showered early and had an early dinner "just in case". I couldn't eat anything but had a sandwich a couple of hours later. My husband is a crane driver and could be working in any part of Sydney any given day. I was hoping I wouldn't have to call him from work as he might not have made it there on time. I hoped that our baby would arrive during the evening when he was at home.
When my husband got home from work that evening, I breathed a sigh of relief as things seemed to be getting closer. At around 7pm, my pressure waves were coming anywhere between 6 mins and 10 mins apart. Still nothing I couldn't handle. I stayed in center the whole time and switched off when I felt a wave coming while I was watching TV. I was beginning to think it was just more Braxton Hicks as they were nothing like I'd thought they'd be.
I told my husband to go to bed at 9pm in case we had to wake him up later on. He starts work very early and had already been up since 4:30am. He ended up going to bed at 10pm after getting his clothes ready. He was fairly certain this was it even if I wasn't.
I got back online at 10pm and did some banking and also read some birth stories on the Hypnobabies yahoo group. All the while I was still timing pressure waves on the Contraction Master website (Mum was also timing them on paper). They were coming regularly now at 10 mins apart. So much for my fast 2 hour birth that I'd envisioned! Still, I could handle these slow steady pressure waves and maybe that's what my body needed to get me through. Short fast and hard might have scared me! Lol. At this time, I started listening to Easy First Stage on my ipod.
Mum was starting to get concerned and wanted me to call the hospital. I didn't want to as if they said to come on in and things didn't progress, I didn't want them to suggest being induced. I decided to wait until my pressure waves got closer together,although I knew I was taking a chance being my 5thpregnancy that I might end up giving birth at home or in the car.
At 11pm, I had some pressure waves only 5 – 6 mins apart,lasting up to 1.5 mins long, some even over 2 mins long, so I decided to call the hospital. The midwife I spoke to, Alexis, was very calm and said I could come in if I wanted to. It was up to me.
I decided that as the pressure waves were getting stronger, I should probably make a move to get there soon as I didn't know how I would travel and stay in hypnosis if they got too much stronger.
I woke up my husband and he very calmly sprang into action. Mum and George packed the car while I stayed on the lounge staying in "off" and "center". Our eldest Tiffany was to come to the birth too and she was getting very excited. We got our neighbour on standby to babysit and off we went.
As soon as I got in the car (it was now 11:45pm), I had a pressure wave that was very strong. The drive to the hospital was interesting.I still had my ipod on Easy First Stage and was able to go to center and talk to my husband and daughter (Mum was following in her car) in between pressure waves. I had 4 more on the way, 5 mins apart. It's only a 20 min drive to our local hospital. I had a travel neck pillow that I'd been using while doing Hypnobabies so I took that with me in the car and leaned up against the window using my finger drop. I started to find that annoying so just said "release" to go from center back to off. That worked just fine.
Wednesday 5th November:
We pulled up in the Emergency bay parking area at the hospital just after midnight and I had another pressure wave, much stronger this time but still manageable. No pain, just pressure and a feeling like very strong menstrual cramps. I walked into Emergency with Tiffany and all the bags,CD player and my neck pillow and very big body pillow! George went to park the car.
Tiffany wanted to get me a wheelchair but I didn't think I could sit down as I could feel Jack's head very low. I ended up sitting in one anyway and leaning over on one side. Tiff wheeled me through Emergency and around to the lift (elevator). We knew we could just go right on through without telling anyone in Emergency (thank goodness. I didn't need that hold up). I was a bit concerned for George as he hadn't been to the maternity unit through Emergency before but he's a big boy and he had no trouble finding us.
I kept staying in "off"the whole time I was being wheeled by Tiffany to maternity, up in the lift to the next floor. When the doors of the lift opened, most of the lights were off. We couldn't find anyone at all. Tiff wheeled me into maternity. No one was around. She started to wheel me into the delivery rooms but all was quiet and no one was there. Oh dear! I actually found that funny at the time.
I told Tiff to leave me at the lift so Dad could find me and told her to go into the delivery rooms as the most lights were on in there. She came back when I was back in "off" and I felt her wheel me through the doors and into a room. I heard water running and thought, gosh, they're filling up the bath! They DID listen to my birth plan!
I finished a pressure wave and opened my eyes, back in center" and saw that I was in the delivery room I wanted to be in, the one with the big spa bath. I had been told that there were only 2 midwives who worked at that hospital who were accredited to do waterbirths and that if when I got there, there was not an accredited waterbirth midwife working at that time, I wouldn't be able to have a water birth. That did concern me but I thought "just try and get me out of the water!" I didn't need to ask Alexis if she could do waterbirths. I just knew all was fine as she was busily filling up the bath and leaving me to my hypnosis. I told her we had a sign to put on the door but Alexis said there was no need to use it as no one else would be coming in.
George arrived soon after and he told me to get comfortable. I left my clothes on but took off my long pants and climbed up on the bed while the bath was still filling. I still had my ipod going on Easy First Stage. I found by now I had to breathe quite deeply to get through the pressure waves.
George went and got me a warmed up blanket, but I was already hot so told him "just one". He'd come back with an armful of them! Alexis used the hand held external monitor to check Jack's heart rate. All was fine. She checked my blood pressure. It was fine. I did notice she waited until a pressure wave was over before asking me to do anything and was asking me very quietly. At this time, George told her to speak only to him and to please do it outside. She agreed no problem.
Mum arrived not long after George. She began timing pressure waves again, I suppose just for something to do as I didn't need anything at that point. I had already discussed on the phone with Alexis that if things stalled, I could go back home, so I wasn't bothered if things progressed or not. I was very calm.
I told George to go to the father's room and find a couch to lie down on. He didn't need to be told twice!He was only up the hall a little bit so not far away if I needed him. I had packed his swimmers and had already told him that if I needed him to, he WOULD be getting in the water!
Once the water was ready, I changed into a singlet top (for modesty as Tiff was going to video) and nothing else and got into the tub. The water was very warm which was necessary for the baby. I wriggled around trying to find a comfortable spot. I had visions of myself birthing in the water while squatting, but it really wasn't deep enough and it felt awkward so I ended up laying on my back, floating a bit as it was fairly deep anyway.
I stayed like that for the next hour and a half, breathing through pressure waves. The only way Mum knew I was having one was that my breathing got heavier. I made no sound except when I came back to center in between if I wanted a sip of water.
George came back in at some point. I didn't notice at first. Alexis checked Jack's heart rate with an external monitor a few times. At no point did she try to get me out of the water to do anything else. She did ask me to float my belly up out of the water to check his heart rate which was okay. Later on, she got her underwater one. Why she didn't have that ready from the start I'll never know.
Tiffany was videoing at this time. I thought I'd feel self-conscious, but I didn't care at all. I still hadn't moved.
At around 2:30am, I decided that things had progressed to the point where I needed to know where I was at. I hadn't had any internal exams my entire pregnancy, which was unusual in my experience, so my very first internal exam showed that I was at 8cm already. Okay, I thought… I can do this!
Just after that, I started to feel like I couldn't do this anymore. I knew this must be transition. Funny how you can go from yes I can to um I don't think I can so fast! I felt very slight chattering in my teeth, nothing like I was expecting and I got even hotter, but that was it. Nothing terrible like I thought it would be.
I then sunk back in the water too deep during a pressure wave and blew up my ipod that was high up on my shoulder! It crackled in my ear and went dead. Oh no!!! I came out of hypnosis and tried to get back in but it didn't work. I think I would have been okay if Mum had been able to get the tape deck working right away but for whatever reason, it took what seemed like ages. Then when she did get it going, it wasn't very loud. It was 3am by this time and I guess they didn't want to disturb anyone else in the hospital. She told me this later and asked my why I didn't say I couldn't hear it. I wasn't thinking about that, I just tried to get though each pressure wave.
George came and sat by the tub and held my hand. Alexis, George and Mum took turns wiping a cold cloth on my face which was lovely. I think it was Mum who tried putting her hand on my head and saying "relax" but I brushed her away. Whoever it belonged to, the hand was too hot.
I remember saying "I hate Medibank Private" (the health fund that mucked us up) and everyone laughed.
I started making these moaning sounds. I was determined not to make any noise and keep calm, but it just didn't happen. I'd heard women describe the sounds as primal. That's what they were. I was louder than my Polish background loud husband for once! Lol
I felt a bit pushy and felt some liquid squish out of me a few times during the one pressure wave. I told Alexis that I thought my waters had broken but it wasn't all that much. She said it was either urine or water in front of baby's head as it was too clear.
Then I started to really think I couldn't do it. I'd never pushed a baby out without drugs before and I had no idea what to expect. I said I needed drugs, anything… what could I have? Alexis said no, you need to push. Yikes!
I was still lying in the bath on my back and knew that if I got up into a squat it would be easier, but I just couldn't make myself move. I guess I was trying to stay "off" and simply lost my focus as I could have just gone into center had I been thinking straight. I ended up doing the purple pushing and making quite a lot of noise and felt like I was getting nowhere. I said a few times, it's not coming out! I can't do this! Negativity… I tried not to do that but couldn't help myself.
George was a wonderful coach, telling me to relax, even though I did feel like telling him to get in and give it a try! He then told me to put one leg up on the side of the bath and Alexis held my other leg. He said I wasn't opening up my pelvis enough and that the baby couldn't move down… clever thing that he is!
Alexis said my bag of water was right there and was holding things up and did she want me to break them? I agreed and with the next pressure wave, she broke my water. I didn't feel a thing.
No sooner had I opened up my pelvis and had my waters broken than Alexis told me to feel for my baby's head. Jack's head was just inside and felt all wrinkly. That gave me all the motivation I needed and I began bearing down hard.
I still couldn't hear the Pushing Baby Out CD on the tape deck, but once or twice I heard a couple of encouraging words like powerful, strong or something like that. I then had the song "I am woman hear me roar" running through my head and felt empowered. LOL
It only took about two more pushes until his head was out. There was just a lot of pressure. I was worrying over nothing! On the video, you can see him moving and wriggling trying to help me get himself out. It is such a wonderful thing to see. I could even feel Jack pushing with his feet to try and get out. I pushed with the next pressure wave and he came out up to his chest and had the cord around his neck. Not choking him but up over one shoulder, around his neck and back down again. Alexis removed the cord and then I pushed a bit more of him out.
I stopped pushing and wondered why Alexis didn't pick Jack up right away. George said his legs were still inside! Lol. I thought I'd pushed him right out and didn't even realise there was still some of him inside me. I gave one more gentle push and he floated out into the water all by himself. Alexis picked him up gently and gave him to me right away onto my chest. Bliss!! My vision was to pick him up from a squatting position myself but that didn't happen. No matter. I'll try that next time. I was still ecstatic with how I birthed him.
At no time did anyone try to pull him out. Jack and I did that all by ourselves. He got the nickname "banana boy" from Tiffany as he looked like a bendy banana swimming out of me apparently!
I had no drugs, not even a panadol. I pushed for only 28 mins.
Jack Elijah was born at 3:33am on Nov 5th, weighing 8 pounds 14 ounces (4030 grams), 54cm long and 37.5cm head. He passed all his tests too.
I was left in the bath to cuddle Jack for a while. I tried to breastfeed him right away but he wasn't interested. We did cuddle skin on skin and it was wonderful. I thought I'd be a blubbering mess, but I was just so chuffed at myself for having done it drug free! (When I watched the video later, I cried). I said "Thank you Jesus!" and still can't truly believe that I did something that had previously terrified me and it was actually what I would call easy! I don't know what I was so fussed about all these years.
George cut the cord soon after and Jack was free!
In my birth plan, I had also requested that I not be given any artificial hormones to birth the placenta, which was apparently routine and they gave you that just before birthing baby. I'd also said absolutely no IV unless medically necessary in an emergency, so I had no needles at all during the birth either. Alexis wanted me to have a routine IV when I arrived at the hospital just in case, especially as this was my 5thbirth, but I said the needle in my hand restricted my movement so I declined unless absolutely necessary. She agreed.
Alexis reminded me that I'd need to birth the placenta, not that I needed it as pressure waves began again after about 10 mins. I asked her whether I could birth that in the bath or if I needed to get out. She said she would prefer me to get out as she needed to make sure she got it all and that she could pull on the cord to help. I said no I'd try it myself. Alexis then said I could push it out on the toilet. I told her I'd do that.
She put a pan in the toilet bowl and George helped me out. He made a nice little pathway out of towels so I could climb out of the spa, down the couple of steps and onto the toilet and that I wouldn't slip over.
I sat on the toilet while Jack was being weighed and in only one push, pushed the placenta out by myself taking Alexis by surprise! She wasn't expecting that and said it was the very first time she'd had a mother push the placenta out without help! Go me!! Lol
After that, I got wrapped up in warm blankets and climbed up on the bed. Alexis asked if she could check me for tears at which point I said there was no need as I hadn't torn since Tiffany, but I let her anyway and sure enough, no tears at all.
My recovery has been good. The bleeding is lighter too than it's been in the past.
I was taken to the ward later that morning and the new midwives I met when I said I'd had a waterbirth said "oh you're the one!". Apparently it doesn't happen too often at that hospital but things are changing.
We were sent home the next night. Gone are the days where you could stay in for 5 or 6 days like I did with Tiffany! That's a good reason to birth at home… no packing and moving around with a 1 day old baby.
My entire pregnancy and birthing time, I only had 2 internals, one at 8cm and the other when Alexis broke my water. Plus I only had 2 needles. One blood test at 20 weeks and the other the day after I birthed Jack to check my white blood count as it was low. I only had the one ultrasound at 20 weeks also. Talk about minimum interventions!
I had earlier been concerned that my husband wouldn't be quiet enough to allow me to stay in hypnosis, but when it came down to it, he was such a fabulous support person. He spoke quietly and softly and kept me relaxed and focused as much as possible. He also helped to keep me comfortable. At first after the birth, I felt that I hadn't done it "right" as I'd started saying I couldn't do it, but realised soon after that everything I went through was perfectly normal. George I know is proud of me too as he tells everyone I did it drug free in the water, like I just ran a marathon and came first!
Next time (and they're just might be a next time now) I'm fairly certain I will get a midwife and a birthing pool at home. That way I can have the hypnosis on CD as loud as I want and not have the bother of having to move and travel to the hospital.
I know for a fact that it would have been a lot harder for me to go through this without Hypnobabies. I know I would have panicked and asked for drugs a lot sooner and would have been given them. I also know that I would still have felt like I was missing out on something that I'm now so very happy to have experienced!
from one very happy Hypnobaby Mummy! Kathy
What a wonderful birth story! Thank you so much for sharing your experience, Kathy! I'm pregnant with my first child so I really appreciated all of the details that you put into your writeup! 🙂


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Becoming a member at EPL is quick and easy. You will need to show a photo ID and proof of your current address and fill out a brief form and you will be issued a card. Youth in 5th grade and up will need to have a parent/guardian present. The parent/guardian will need to show a photo ID and proof of current address.
All materials are checked out for two weeks. We can extend the due date at the time of check out if you have special circumstances. Speak to one of our front desk associates. Books automatically renew up to 10 times unless another patron has placed a Reserve/Hold on an item and therefore, the item must be returned before the due date. Patrons can check for their due date by contacting the library or logging into their account online with their Library Card Number and Pin which is their birth month and day: Example: January 1st = 0101.
We limit the check out of audio books and movies (DVDs & VHS) to 10 items per visit. Adults have a maximum limit of 25 items to checkout; youth (5th grade and up) have a maximum limit of 5 items; however, we hope you will only check out as many books as you can read in two weeks so that other patrons will have access to our materials. We also request that you not check out a complete series of books as these are very popular and other patrons would like to enjoy them as well.
Typically, you can renew items several ways. The fastest way is to call us during our business hours and give us your account number (or we can look you up by your name). You can go to our website and enter your card number and 4-digit number of your birthday (mm/dd) and renew them yourself. This must be done BEFORE the due day. You can also come into the library and renew them in person. The only exception would be if another patron has reserved an item, in which case it would not be available for renewal.
Yes. The EPL is part of the Central Texas Digital Library Consortium. They have a shared subscription to Overdrive: https://ctdl.overdrive.com/. The EPL is also part of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission's E-Read Texas program where patrons are invited to download the SimplyE App to access the Overdrive books in addition to a collection of eBooks provided by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Yes! We have 12 computers available for public use. To log on you must use your library card bar-code number and the 4-digit number of your birthday (mm/dd). Patrons are given the opportunity to sign up for computer access when they get a card. Access to the computer will be restricted if patron's have overdue materials or fines on their account. If you do not have an account and need to use a computer, we will take a photocopy of your ID and issue you a one-time temporary card. Patrons printing from a computer will be charged .20/page. We do not have a color printer available to the public. ALL COMPUTERS ARE SHUT DOWN 15 MINUTES BEFORE CLOSING TIME.
Yes, we are able to accept payment of this type.
Youth 5th grade and up can obtain a library card with a parent/guardian present when they apply. Youth under 5th grade will check out books and movies to under their parent's or guardian's card. Any parent/guardian who signs off for a youth library card or checks out material under their adult card is the person who will be responsible for loss or damage of any materials.
No. Only the patron whose name is on the account can log on with the card. If you wish for your child to have computer privileges and they do not have their own library card with permission to use the computers, then we can issue a minor computer access card which can be used to log onto the computer. Books and other materials must still be checked out on the parent/guardian card. All parents/guardians must complete a Minor Internet Access form.
Yes, our WIFI password is posted at various locations around the building. However, you will not be able to print from your computer.
Yes. We have a fax service. The fee for sending a fax is $1.50 for the first page and .50/page for each subsequent page. All fines and fees have been approved in the City of Elgin Municipal Code Sec. 34-224
Yes. Our fax number is 512-285-3015. The fee is .50/page. For your convenience, we suggest you request your name and phone number be included on the fax so we can contact you when it arrives. All fines and fees have been approved in the City of Elgin Municipal Code Sec. 34-224
No. The library does not employ a notary.
Yes. We have a machine that will scan and email documents that you may use. There is no charge for this service.
While we do not have a designated genealogy section, you are welcome to use the computers to conduct ancestry research.
Our monthly newsletter is available on the Elgin City Website, on Facebook for Elgin Public Library and at Elginpubliclibrary.org. We also post updates about our programs on Instagram @ #elginpubliclibrary. Or, you can pick one up at the front desk when you check out books and DVD's.
Elgin Public Library welcomes the donation of current books in excellent condition. Unfortunately, due to space restrictions, we are unable to accept books that are out of print, damaged, written in or otherwise defaced.
If the book is a recent release you may submit a request to have the book added to the library's collection. If the book is older, you may request an inter-library loan. In this case we would collaborate with another library in Texas to bring the book to ELP for you to check out. You would have to agree in advance to pay for postage for the book to be returned.
You may show your identification and we will find your account and check material out to you. You can a fee of $1 to receive a new card with a different account number but that is not necessary. All fines and fees have been approved in the City of Elgin Municipal Code Sec. 34-224
We want everyone to have a safe and rewarding experience at the library. To ensure this, all children under 13 years old must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible sibling who is at least 16 years old.
The Friends of Elgin Library is a group of citizens who help the library by raising funds and hosting literary events. To join, stop by the library and fill out a membership card.
Positions at EPL are highly sought after. The best way to see if one is available is to check the Jobs listings on the HR page of the Elgin City website.
Yes, we are happy to accept donations in memory of or to honor someone. When you make the donation, let us know who you would like to honor and, if you want, you can suggest a title or topic for the book. We will add a memorial plate to the front of the book stating the name of the honoree as well as your name. Individuals or groups are welcome to make donations.


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Midwestern State University (MWSU), a public liberal arts college located in Wichita Falls, TX, has outsourced its campus residence network (ResNet) to support the rapid increase in wireless devices students are bringing on campus.
According to a 2013 survey conducted by CourseSmart, 68 percent of college students use three or more digital devices each day, and 47 percent of students check those devices every 10 minutes. Laptops are still the most common digital devices used on campus, but many students now also use smartphones and tablets. Students in residence halls may also have devices such as desktop computers, wireless printers, iPods, gaming systems, e-readers, and smart TVs connected to the network.
"Across the country, universities are grappling with rising student expectations for fast, wireless, and unlimited internet connectivity while juggling limited IT budgets," said Michael Mills, director of housing and dining services for MWSU, in a prepared statement.
To cope with the proliferation of devices, MWSU partnered with Apogee, a provider of managed ResNet services for higher education, to provide the MWSU ResNet with both wireless and wired Internet services and 24/7 technical support. According to Apogee, managed ResNet services enable colleges and universities "to enhance their network infrastructure while offloading the growing volume of administrative responsibilities associated with managing a student network.
MWSU and Apogee set up the wireless network in the university's three residence halls within three months. According to Mills, the new network meets current student demands and MWSU is now "fully set up to smoothly scale our network as our students' needs evolve."
Several other universities have also outsourced their ResNet services to Apogee. Huntington University in Indiana now provides students in its five residence halls with wireless and wired Internet services, in-room voice over IP (VoIP) services, and 24/7 technical support, as does Navarro College in Texas. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania provides its suite-style residence halls with wireless and wired Internet services, in-room VoIP services, cable television, and 24/7 technical support. And the University of Nebraska provides all 17 of its residence halls and two apartment-style housing facilities with both wireless and wired Internet services and 24/7 technical support.
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Stone Cold Steve Austin has been back in the squard circle rather
frequently thus far in 2011. Currently hosting the reincarnation of
the Tough Enough reality show series, and coming off of his guest
referee spot at Wrestlemania, now Austin is stepping into the boxing
ring for his latest acting gig, a straight to DVD release entitled
In the film Austin plays a former pro boxer turned school janitor
named Dan Barnes. The film begins with the lead character, Matthew
Miller (played by Daniel Magder) on his way to his first day at his
new public school in a new city. Having spent years in private school,
Miller arrives in a suit and finds it hard to fit in, attracting the
attention of the resident school bullies, most notably, the school's
boxing champ Hector Torres. Miller, meanwhile, has had an interest in
boxing for years as his grandfather was once a successful boxer, but
never had he thought about participating in the sport as his somewhat
overprotective mother has held him close through the years following a
battle with leukemia as a child. Cue Stone Cold's character, who as
the school janitor steps in during a bullying incident between Matthew
and the afformentioned Torres. With the encouragement and tutelage of
Austin's character, Matthew trains and gets his chance to face Torres
in the annual box off for a chance to make the school boxing team.
About 30 minutes into the film I found it hard to kick the feeling
that I had seen this film before, then it dawned on me, this is WWE
Films "Legendary" but with boxing instead of amateur wrestling and
Steve Austin instead of John Cena. The surrounding story might be
slightly different, but at its core they are identical movies. Whether
that's a good thing or a bad thing depends on what you personally
thought of Legendary. For those you didn't see it, what this
basically boils down to is your typical inspirational family drama
with a happy ending.
Like many of the straight to DVD films Austin has done since leaving
WWE films, he is given a tailor made character to play so that it
accentuates his acting positives and hides the negatives.
Ive always been a big fan of Austin's and because of this I did enjoy
the film. Although I found the fact that Knockout is very similar to
Legendary to be somewhat amusing considering that Austin had chosen to
depart WWE films many years ago to chase his own career path, but has
ended up doing the exact same films under various different banners.
Then again he probably would not of gotten his spot in The Expendables
without being independent, but I digress.
The DVD version of Knockout offers little in terms of DVD extras. A
digital copy option is included as well as the film's trailer, but
nothing in terms of behind the scenes footage or featurettes.
Ultimately I would call this a "Rent It", but if you're a big fan of
Austin adding it to your collection wont hurt.
Knockout starring Stone Cold Steve Austin hits the streets on DVD and
Blu Ray, April 26th with the suggested retail price of $29.99, It will
also be available via Video on Demand


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10 Nights | MAGICAL MEDITERRANEAN
You will visit the following 10 places:
Palma is a resort city, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Majorca on the Bay of Palma. As of the 2009 census, the population of the city of Palma proper was 401,270, and the population of the entire urban area was 621,000, making it the twelfth largest urban area of Spain. Almost half of the total population of Majorca live in Palma. The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality. Its airport, Son Sant Joan, serves over 22 million passengers each year.
Ibiza Town
Ibiza (or Eivissa) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza Town (a popular stop for many tourists and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Santa Eulària des Riu and Sant Antoni de Portmany. It's well-known for the lively nightlife scene in Ibiza Town and Sant Antoni, where major European nightclubs have summer outposts. Well-known nightclubs are Privilege, Amnesia, Space, Pacha, Es Paradís and DC10.
Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta and the city proper has a population of 6,098. According to Eurostat, the larger urban zone of Valletta has a population of 368,250. Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas, though World War II left major scars on the city. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. The city is named for Jean Parisot de la Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565. $$https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGlRHAOUQvk$$
Saint-Tropez is a town, 104 km to the east of Marseille, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is also the principal town in the canton of Saint-Tropez. It is located on the French Riviera, and it is known today for its famous and extremely wealthy summertime guests. It has been dubbed the 'playground to jetsetters, fashion models, and millionaires', and it is most-enduringly known as the place where the iconic Brigitte Bardot was "discovered" and for its role in the liberation of southern France during World War II.
Positano is a village and comune on the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), in Campania, Italy. The main part of the city sits in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast. The church of Santa Maria Assunta features a dome made of majolica tiles as well as a 13th century Byzantine icon of a black Madonna. According to local legend, the icon had been stolen from Byzantium and was being transported by pirates across the Mediterranean. A terrible storm had blown up in the waters opposite Positano and the frightened sailors heard a voice on board saying "Posa, posa!" ("Put down! Put down!"). The precious icon was unloaded and carried to the fishing village and the storm abated.
Marseille, known in antiquity as Massalia, is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of 240.62 km2. The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of 1,204 km2. 1,530,000 or 1,601,095 people live in the Marseille metropolitan area. Located on the southeast coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, Marseille is France's largest commercial port and largest French city on the Mediterranean coast. Marseille is the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, as well as the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Its inhabitants are called Marseillais.
Barcelona – Spain's enchanting capital, second largest and most populous city. It is a huge city that vibrates with life, and there's certainly not another city in the country to touch it for its sheer style, looks or energy. It is one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair and cultural centers, and its influence in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Barcelona is home to masterpieces of many great architects – the most famous of which is Antoni Gaudí.
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo, officially refers to an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is located. Monaco has four traditional quarters - from west to east they are: Fontvieille (the newest), Monaco-Ville (the oldest), La Condamine, and Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo (literally "Mount Charles") is situated on a prominent escarpment at the base of the Maritime Alps along the French Riviera. Near the western end of the quarter is the world-famous Place du Casino, the gambling center which has made Monte Carlo "an international byword for the extravagant display and reckless dispersal of wealth". It is also the location of the Hôtel de Paris, the Café de Paris, and the Salle Garnier (the casino theatre which is the home of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo).
Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, the name ''Civitavecchia'' means "ancient town". The modern city was built over a pre-existing Etruscan settlement. The massive Forte Michelangelo was first commissioned from Donato Bramante by Pope Julius II, to defend the port of Rome. The upper part of the "maschio" tower, however, was designed by Michelangelo, whose name is generally applied to the fortress. North of the city at Ficoncella are the Terme Taurine baths frequented by Romans and still popular with the Civitavecchiesi. The modern name stems from the common fig plants among the various pools. And also next to the town is the location of the cruise ship docks. All major cruise lines start and end their cruises at this location, and others stop for shore excursion days that allow guests to see Rome and Vatican sights, which are ninety minutes away.


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it's time for a new challenge! :D
yesterday evening i've got a little bit bored so i check out some gallerys of yours! this took a long time and in the end i realised that all of you become great artists ♥ so i compared your first wallpapers with the current ones ... concerning this i've got the idea for this challenge!
i want you to do a remake of one of your oldest walls in a new style! i'm really curious what kind of wall you can do with your new abilities! ^^
to be exact: use pics and/or concept from the wall you choose; i think the only important thing is that the new wall must be related to the old one! so please give a link to your former wall ^^
1. it has to be one of your own walls
2. follow the rules of theO
3. give credits if you use renders/vectors, brushes/texture, ect.
4. it has to be your own work, no plagiarism
5. you can submit as many entries as you want
6. give a link to the older wall
7. be creative and have fun ♥
if you have questions, feel free to ask! hopefully my description is not too confusing .. and the challenge not too difficult!
you have 2 months ... and GO! ;D
1st- 1 wallie and fanart of your choice + 1 gift
2nd- 1 wallie or fanart of your choice + 1 gift
3rd- 1 fanart of your choice
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1.) This B list celebrity recently got engaged. She hated the ring though. Had her boyfriend return it and she is having one designed that she will pay for and say was designed by her boyfriend. Jeweler has been picked and will be mentioned in return for a substantial discount. Apparently the boyfriend has been really hurt by all of this.
My guess: Kourtney Kardashian
2.) You would think that after being with someone who has been sober for so long that this A list celebrity would have kicked her coke habit. She did for awhile. In the past year though she is right back to snorting coke as much as she can. She limits herself to only nights she goes out, which, considering is almost every night is a lot. No word on whether her current boyfriend is partaking since she tends to go to the bathroom and do it solo.
My guess: is as good as yours, drawing a blank.
3.) This former A list all movie actress and now trying to hang on to B- is taking a break from her young boyfriend and has returned to her old standby. A female lover. Well, lover in the sense that she has the woman take care of her, but never returns the favor. They have been on and off for a decade. When she is promoting movies, she prefers her female friend.
My guess: Sharon Stone
4.) This blind item is so easy, it is barely blind. This newly announced baby mama of an A list all movie actor has a past that no one is talking about. Although she is a model she has also earned money being a topless blackjack dealer for bachelor parties and always making sure the bachelor has a good time.
My guess: Obviously Jeremy Renner
5.) For years this A list all movie actress has been providing an allowance to her C list actor ex. Recently though she cut him off and now he can barely pay his monthly bills. He never saved anything because he always had his ex as a bank. Things have got so bad that he is trying desperately to make a deal with a car company for an endorsement so he can keep his current car.
My guess: no fuckin' clue.


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Tennessee Court Records
This entry was originally written by Wendy Bebout Elliott, Ph.D. FUGA for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Court records for Tennessee can be difficult to use. Indexes are seldom, if ever, complete. Names may be indexed under various letters of the alphabet, but not necessarily by the individual's name. 'A' for adoptions or 'I' for 'in regards to' are examples. Mortgaged estates may be indexed under the name of the bank holding the lien or mortgage, such as 'B' for Bank of Commerce. Records may be indexed by other than surname, for example, 'C' for commissioners/commission, 'J' for jury, and 'W' for will. In cases where property is sold by the sheriff, records can be found under 'S' for sheriff, who was ordered by the court to sell the property to settle the estate or for back taxes. 'S' for state may indicate records in which the state was a party, such as state land grants recorded in court records.
Tennessee court records can be complicated to use because there were various courts in which activities could be recorded. Some larger counties have superior courts of law and equity that hear minor civil and equity cases. Probate records normally were under the jurisdiction of the county court, but if the case was contested, then it could be filed in chancery or circuit court. Chancery courts have jurisdiction over property disputes, and circuit courts oversee criminal cases, divorces, and adoptions. Early courts included courts of common pleas and quarter sessions.
Original court records, including minute and order books, boxes of loose papers, case files, and folders, are maintained by the county. Each source should be thoroughly examined for pertinent entries. Many of these were microfilmed and are available at the TSLA and through the FHL. Marjorie Hood Fischer, comp., Tennessee Tidbits, 1778'1914, 4 vols. (vol. 1, Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986; vol. 2, Vista, Calif.: RAM Press, 1988), is a continuing series that contains abstracts of minutes from county courts, circuit courts, and chancery courts. Volume 1 includes abstracts from Blount, Davidson, Dickson, Fayette, Giles, Greene, Hardin, Haywood, Hickman, Humphreys, Lincoln, Putnam, Rutherford, Washington, and Williamson. Volume 2 covers Bedford, Claiborne, Dyer, Fentress, Jackson, Madison, McMinn, Obion, Roane, Robertson, Sevier, Stewart, Washington, and Wilson.
Under the WPA, approximately 1,000 typed volumes of county records were transcribed for most counties in Tennessee. These are microfilmed and available on interlibrary loan from the TSLA. There is a card index inventory to this compilation arranged by county. Court records included in this collection are wills; county, chancery, and circuit court minutes; and estate settlements. Because these WPA transcripts contain numerous transcription and typographical errors, the original records should always be reviewed.
In several counties, the records are dispersed in two or more facilities.
Before 1906 naturalization records are found at the county level. Some compilations are published, such as:
- Smith, Mary Sue. Davidson County, Tennessee Naturalization Records, 1803'1906. Nashville: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1997.


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