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Despite appearing as the third game in the series, Assassin's Creed III is actually the fifth major release and a direct sequel to Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
Assassin's Creed III is set between 1753 and 1783, around the time of the American Revolution. A new main character is introduced - Connor Kenway (or Ratonhnhak:ton in Mohawk Native American) and a new game engine has been developed, which, unfortunately, isn't quite as revolutionary as the game's historical setting.
For the most part, the game is Assassin's Creed through and through. Missions where you are forced to go and kill someone, stealth sections and some forgettable chase sections all seem like chores you're forced to endure to get to the enjoyable stuff.
Which brings me to exactly that - there's a couple of gameplay features that make the game worthy of a purchase by themselves. The first is when Connor is at his "base", the Davenport Homestead. You can spend a lot of time here building a tight community, building relationships with non-playable characters and even running a market store. Recipes and resources for crafting can be found and sold as can skins from animals you can hunt for. It's a nice addition for RPG/Simulation fans.
Perhaps the most enjoyable element of the game is the sea-based action. These naval expeditions are a delight to play as your ship's movement is governed by wind direction, speed and other factors. There's ship-to-ship combat and various side missions.
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From: Ubisoft
For: PS3
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Skip to comments.Fred Barnes: Snatching Victory . . . (Republicans can still salvage the midterm elections)
Posted on 08/26/2006 1:38:40 PM PDT by RWR8189
You could almost hear cheers of joy coming from the White House. President Bush, it seems, is back, no longer hopelessly unpopular and embattled. You could see a renewed vigor in Bush's bracing defense last week of his Iraq policy and his warning of the geopolitical disaster that would follow a pullout (or "redeployment" as Democrats call it). And you could even see it in polls. In a polling slump since Hurricane Katrina struck a year ago, Bush's job approval was back in the 40s again--42 percent in the Gallup, Hotline, Rasmussen, and CNN surveys--and rising.
That wasn't all. The closely watched "generic ballot" suggested congressional Republicans may yet avert disaster on November 7. This measures whether voters want a Democrat or a Republican to represent them in Congress. It is a flawed yardstick and has never been reliably predictive. Still, after trailing by as many as 20 percentage points, Republicans were buoyed by reaching parity (at 40 percent) with Democrats in the Hotline poll and trailing by only 47 percent to 45 percent in Gallup. Even the most threatened Republican senator, Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, down by double digits last month, seems to have cut his opponent's lead in half.
And, surprise of surprises, there's some good news from Iraq. The new offensive to cleanse Baghdad of insurgents and terrorists seems to be proving a success--one qualified by the fact that Moktada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army of Shia jihadists remains hunkered down in the city. "Everybody has seen an improvement," declared Gen. George Casey, the American commander in Iraq. Even David Ignatius of the Washington Post was impressed, drawing an important lesson from the offensive. "With enough troops and aggressive tactics, American forces can bring order to even the meanest streets," he wrote.
Moreover, Bush and Republicans have an overriding issue to help them again: national security and the war on terror. This issue was the key to Republican victories in 2002 and 2004. With the foiling by the British of the plot to blow up airliners flying to America, the issue has moved front and center again--to the dismay of Democrats. They have tried to inoculate themselves by proposing a few defensive steps against terrorists. But Democrats remain highly vulnerable because of their efforts to weaken the more significant offensive tools against terrorists: NSA eavesdropping, the Patriot Act, the SWIFT bank surveillance program.
So bring on the midterm election, right? The answer is an emphatic no. As favorable as recent trends have been, they are not nearly enough to spare Republicans a nasty defeat, including the loss of the House and perhaps the Senate. The country is in a disagreeable mood and ready for a change. The Republican base is grumpy and apathetic. Bush may be America's choice to fight terrorism, but he falters on other issues. His boost in the polls doesn't mean he's now popular. He's merely less unpopular. And the August bounce may prove to be ephemeral, as earlier upticks have.
There's much to do. Standing pat and expecting terrorism to dominate the campaign would be foolhardy. Grim reminders of the threat on the fifth anniversary of September 11 won't make terror the paramount issue. Nor will presidential speeches or lacerating Republican TV ads. Neither Democrats nor the media will play along. It's Bush's actions, not his words, that will matter. Americans want to see him fighting for America's security. For Bush, good politics consists of following his instincts and doing the right thing.
The place to start is Iran. The diplomatic option is exhausted. No one expected the mere possibility of economic sanctions to cause Iran to halt its program to build nuclear weapons. And it hasn't. Now Bush must brook no dissent in pursuing stern sanctions. Russian and Chinese leaders have personally assured him they would back sanctions if Iran refused (as it has) to stop uranium enrichment. The president must hold them to their word, warning that their relations with America will be jeopardized if they balk. It's also time to make clear to Iran that the military option is indeed an option. In short, Bush should not wait for Iran's unlikely compliance, allowing the United States to look ineffectual, if not indeed a patsy. A senior administration official told the New York Times, in explaining the State Department's pathetic response to Iran's rebuff, "The game is about appearing to be reasonable." Bush needs to explain to his own subordinates that this is not a game and that the point is to prevent a nuclear Iran, not to "appear reasonable" to the Europeans.
As for Iraq, the initial success in pacifying Baghdad is instructive. American troops should not be spectators in Iraq. When they play an active, forceful role, as they are doing in Baghdad, in partnership with the Iraqi troops they've trained, good things happen, and sooner than they would otherwise, if ever. Forget the supposedly provocative "footprint" created by American soldiers. If some Iraqis see them as occupiers, so be it. Americans must be fully engaged to become victors. Bush, wisely or not, is unlikely to increase overall troop levels in Iraq. But withdrawing troops this year would be a strategic mistake. It wouldn't satisfy critics of the war anyway. And it wouldn't improve Republican prospects this fall. It would weaken the war effort.
A major problem for Bush and Republicans in the midterm election is turnout. Republicans have the most sophisticated turnout operation known to man. But it won't work if Republican voters, particularly conservatives, are angry at their leaders or indifferent. Bush has the support of only 74 percent of the Republicans in the CBS poll, 79 percent in Hotline. To stave off a Democratic triumph, a rise of 10 percentage points or so among Republicans is necessary.
The way to achieve it is hardly a secret. Besides national security, the issue that most energizes conservatives and Republicans is judges. Both the White House and congressional Republicans have let this issue fade while they quibble over whether the president has sent up enough nominees or Senate Republicans have acted expeditiously. Who cares? There are already enough nominees to the federal appeals courts alone to have confirmation fights for the rest of the year. Let's have them. It wouldn't be a bad idea, either, for the Republican House and Senate to agree on a death tax reduction and to send such a tax cut to the president, thereby revitalizing the tax issue, which distinguishes the two parties.
The message in the August bounce is not that Republicans are now sure of holding on to the House and Senate. They are not. The message, rather, is that they can save themselves. A lot depends on what Bush does. If he stands out as a fighter against terrorists and an uncompromising foe of a nuclear Iran, he will gain strength politically and will deserve to. But he and Republicans on Capitol Hill must act. Resting on nonexistent laurels will lead to catastrophe on November 7.
--Fred Barnes, for the Editors
I don't think Bush is running this year, no?
I see this as very accurate analysis.
And, while Fred is loathe to mention it, there is illegal immigration...
If the GOP politicians want to win over the GOP base, it's very simple:
1. Fight the war in Iraq. And elsewhere. And do it proudly.
2. Nominate original intent judges. Fight for them in Congress. Get them approved.
3. Enforce the laws concerning illegal immigration -- at the border and in the interior. And don't apologize for doing the right thing.
Rule #4: Shut your mouths and stop promoting amnesty!
Nothing keeps conservative voters in November like Republican elected officals supporting amnesty.
If the GOP loses Congress in November, the Bush/McCain/Kennedy amnesty plan will have had a major role.
Maybe he bounced back because we are being more aggressive in Iraq. The left seems to think all of the polls show that America is completely against the war when in fact there a good number of people who were not and are not against the war. They are tired of seeing us fight with one arm behind are backs and if anything want a much more aggressive war. In the polls these tired of the drip, drip, drip of casualties show up as lack of support but in fact nothing could be further from the truth. You want to see a republican resurgance TAKE THE GLOVES OFF!
"Rule #4: Shut your mouths and stop promoting amnesty!"
It won't happen. Unfortunately, "W" is a natural liberal who just happens to have a few conservative views -- tax policy and the proper role of the courts the most prominent of these views -- and, like almost all liberals, he can't imagine that any thoughtful person could disagree with him on anything.
I think the Republicans have several problems right now:
1. Border security. A porous border undercuts our position of being strong in stopping terrorism, and I believe much of the anger over Iraq is based on the fact that millions pour over the US borders illegally. The Rats won't do anything to stop it, but they will exploit it.
2. Spending. Republicans have jumped into the pork barrel as hard, or harder, than Rats. This will hurt them badly with fiscal conservatives.
3. Barnes is correct about the judiciary. The Pubbies have done pretty well, but we haven't communicated it. The recent ruling by the Carter appointee would have been a perfect time to bring this issue back to the front.
That being said, I've got the broken glass ready, because the Rats, if they get back in power, will do everything they can to ensure that:
1. There's never another honest election in this country.
2. Hannity, Limbaugh, most talk radio, and the internet are shut down.
3. The judiciary is composed of people who think Stalin wasn't harsh enough in dealing with conservatives.
It wouldn't be a bad idea, either, for the Republican House and Senate to secure the borders of this country. Just a thought.
It's an accurate reaction to the Democrat's inaccurate strategy which they've been advertising.
The races will be decided on local issues and the immigration bill.
Bush can screw it up if he starts pushing his America-busting radical immigration plans aka "comprehensive." Bilbray, a few others have challenged Bush publicly, I think the shyness has returned. Too bad because most people want a break from Bush.
Will Bush do it? Absolutely, and Rove/bolten will push it. A lot of post-2008 consultation job money running on getting the Senate bill through now. It must have seemed so close, the LSM and Democrats so easily stampeded by Rove's demonization of conservatives.
Republican control could be lost if Bush steps in before the election on immigration and the Repubs. don't denounce him.
"No mention of the illegal alien invasion?"
It's the elephant in the room. MSM chatter so far dictated by Dem press releases focusing on Iraq to juice moonbat donations. Dems can't touch immigration, Dean and others were lead like lemmings to support the Bush/Senate plan.
You're right and Fred and his boss, Bill Kristol, are part of the "open borders" lobby that just don't get it. Barnes has been rightly described by Ramesh Ponnuru, of National Review magazine, as a "big government conservative" -- in other words, a Kerry-lite.
Much of the conservative base has also been disgusted with Bush's out-of-control spending and the creation of the biggest entitlement since LBJ.
That's why if the Republicans want to retain Congress they MUST distance themselves from Bush's domestic policies.
"I don't think Bush is running this year, no?"
No, just his party. Woe unto us if he loses the congress too. Reid, Pelosi, Soros and Al Franken and the people who worship them will finish off the heart and soul of this nation.
Good grief. As usual brain dead Fred is clueless. The base is already motivated to halt ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. Bush and the republican leadership only need to board the train. Wake up Fred.
Not only did he win he won a bigger percentage of the vote than Reagan did in 1984. Nixon won 60.7 percent of the votes. He came with in 1/10 of one percent of wining the biggest victory of the 20th century. He nearly broke FDR's record.
How could Nixon's 39 percent job approval turn into a 60.7 percent win?
It is pretty simple to figure out. It is the same situation today. The media and Fred Barnes things the lack of support for Bush is about Iraq. And that is true. But only a small percentage want us to get out of Iraq. The latest polls show only 22 percent of likely voters want to pull out of IRAQ.
Only 39 percent think Bush is doing a good job. But another 22 percent want him to kick ass and take names. They want him to fight harder. These voters are not going to vote for a Cut and Run Democrat. It is apparent in the inability of John Murtha to get people to campaign for him. In fact no one wants Murtha to campaign FOR them. Democrats want him to go away.
Why do the media polls under poll Republicans? Because they assume those hard core Republicans are not going to vote for Democrats. And since they don't support President Bush, they are not going to vote.
Yet, when the choice comes to stay the course or cut and run... stay the course wins. The voters who want to nuke em and then come home will be scared to death that Democrats might take over and surrender.
The turnout will be big and the media will be telling us that voters changed their minds in the last 24 hours.
This is a good year to be a Republican... It is just that the Washington Pundits don't know it... yet.
But given the same choice, I'd take President Bush over Gore, Kerry, or anyone else the rats put up there hands down. I can't even think of a "conservative" ready to run for prez from either party.
Seems in an abstract way he's acknowledging if Republicans want to win they are going to have to do better then produce an angry and indifferent base even if doesn't delve too deeply as to why we're in this mood lately, a mood that pretty much describes my mood these days when I concentrate on politics. Which is why I've been taking more time away these days, rather then live 24/7 in that mood.
Republicans have the most sophisticated turnout operation known to man. But it won't work if Republican voters, particularly conservatives, are angry at their leaders or indifferent.
Nice Fred has finally got that.
he's right that we should just fight and win in Iraq, be damned hearts and minds. Not that I don't share that agenda, still, but I'm at a point where I don't believe it can happen jointly. So, first break the agents of Iran and Syria, lay down the law, THEN we can go back to hearts and minds.
He's right that we should dump the diplomatic route for Iran we've tried this term. It's a failure.
He's right we sould return to judges because to this day it STILL rankles so many have been mistreated.
And, since I know the administration and the Mccain's of the world are unlikely to do right by the border at this time, at least resolve to be quiet. Stop attacking the House for standing for the borders. meanwhile the other candidates that have their heads on straight can campaign for border security without being undermined by the agents of amnesty.
Excellent article by Barnes and right on the money.
Iran is the key. Iran's government must be changed. Do that, and the tension in Iraq will go away. And we need not occupy Iran. We simply need to displace their government, destroy their nuclear capacity the old fashioned way (brick by brick), and then depart. Leave with the message that we'll be back again is they aggravate us again.
If Iran were not so involved in the Iraqi intrique, and if Iran were not for decades now the world's leading exporter of terrorism, then it might be different. But both of the above are true.
Take out Iran and ALL of the other pieces will fall in place.
More accurately, it's the big pile of steaming, stinking elephant DUNG in the room. The more they ignore it, the bigger the problem gets. All other problems America faces pale in comparison.
I can't believe it.
You wrote a whole post and didn't dis the President on border stuff.
Very interrresting.
Absolutely true. This may be the major Republican problem. Too many of them are following the polls, reading the NYT and WashPost, and then trying to "out Dem" the Dems.
It is not a deciding factor for much of anyone except the Pat Buchanan brigade. That amounted to about the same posting space here on FR in 2000 that you use today. It amounted to 1/3 of one percent on election day.
Take off those rose-colored glasses. Illegal immigration is a serious problem, it motivates the republican base, and you can bet a majority of Americans support a fence on the border and stoping illegal immigration.
KEY: earlier this week Carville and other Dem spinmeisters started to float the "vote fraud" in six states---an absolute sure sign they don't think they will win and need to have an issue when they lose.
See the post above for the comment Rush had from Carville about "vote fraud" in six states. They are already starting to prepare for the inevitable.
That was NOT my experience when I spent an hour with Bush in the Oval Office last month. Quite the contrary, he seeks out opinions and advice, and listened to everything.
Uhm, I think most of Nixons victory in 72 was due to the fact that his opponent was George McGovren.
This is the same error that has led to the status quo in Iraq.
Yes, there are some Westernized Persians who, if they were in power would be better for us.
But Amanutjob was popularly elected, his nuclearization policy is very popular, and the majority of young males of military age are fanatics, with more on the way in the 12-16 age range.
Shia Iran = Shinto Japan.
If we aren't prepared for conquest and occupation, we should pursue a policy of appeasement.
This is a reasonalby well-thought analysis.
Ronald Reagan says 'hi.'
The point I was making was that Republicans will not be successful by adopting Democrat policies, hoping to get the Left to love them. Reagan appealed to the best of our instincts. He was never loved by the Republican establishment, and was, of course, hated by the Left and the media. He was only loved by the average voter.
BTW, dare you to read this excerpt from his farewwell address without misting up.
I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace, a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.
And how stand the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was eight years ago. But more than that; after two hundred years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.
We've done our part. And as I walk off into the city streets, a final word to the men and women of the Reagan revolution, the men and women across America who for eight years did the work that brought America back. My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all.
And so, good-bye, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
"Take the gloves off"
I agree it is time to vigorously fight:
1. Cut n run Democrats.
2. Defeatist Democrats.
3. Defeatist media.
4. Pro illegal immigration Democrats.
5. Big spenders in Congress on BOTH sides.
6. Corruption in the UN and weakness in our "allies".
7. Nuclear ambitions of dictatorships in N Korea and Iran.
Why are they afraid to agressively confront the real issues of our time?
*Ronaldus Magnus Bump*
Why does Barnes think that "stern sanctions" against Iran is going to make people vote Republican? Sanctions may or may not be good policy, but either way I don't see the lack of sanctions as the reason Republicans are in trouble. People are upset about gas prices (wait - wouldn't sanction INCREASE gas prices?) and ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. I just skimmed this article, but I don't think I saw anything about immigration in it. Does Barnes not think it's an issue? If he doesn't, he's not worth listening to as a "political expert."
Maybe so, but I don't see Iran as the key to getting more people to vote Republican. Show me a poll that says the reason the GOP's numbers are low is because we haven't slapped sanctions on Iran. I honestly think Iran is low on most voters' priority list - if you have a poll that says otherwise, I'd like to see it. The polls I've seen say that people are upset by 1) Iraq war; and 2) gasoline prices. Among the base, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION is big. But Barnes doesn't even mention it, does he?
"If we aren't prepared for conquest and occupation, we should pursue a policy of appeasement."
I vote conquest, skipping quickly through normal weapon, to big deadly demoralizaing ones.
The fewer remaining to pacify and occupy, the better.
Set the example we missed with Iraq.
Call it payback for 1979.
Because it aint easy and we have become fat lazy and comfortable. Osama, camel humper that he is, knows more about us than we'd like to admit. Who has time for war, corruption at the UN and illegals poring over our borders when we have more important things to worry about. For instance did you know Tom Cruise lost his studio? Jonbenet's perv killer is landing in the US? Michael Jackson is going broke? etc, etc, etc.
I'm not sure that I believe the Democrats are certain they won't win, but I do agree they are trying to cover their bases by floating out excuses.
Most observers are aware mid-terms are about base turnout. When motivated...the GOP has a bigger base. 2004 proved that. Democrats can't be certain the GOP's base won't turn out. Nor are they entirely comfortable pridicting the behavior of their own base right now after CT. Hence the uncertainty.
You may well be right about Barnes trying to cover for excessive doom in past. But, then, serves every insider like himself right for jumping on the conventional wisdom of the Beltway to guage the future. Better if they focused on the actual thinking of the people in the country, rather then that of the paid propagandists.
If I recall, your assessment has been consistently that they'd pick up a few seats? Mine has been fairly close, even in my outraged state. That we were looking at "status quo" with possibility for a few changes either negative or positive but nothing dramatically different. With Republicans largely the ones that can control their own fate here. Even at this late date.
Homeland security, liberal judicial tyranny, Rat extremism (and immigration, for Republican candidates generally, but not for Bush). Barnes is right about taking aggressive positions on Iraq and Iran. But only as part of the mix.
I mean to stability in Iraq and to the WOT.
There is no need to occupy. There is only a need to settle matters with the current regime, and then to depart. Eventually, a regime that values longevity will come to power.
Bush is really unpopular. The problem for the democrats is that if bush did run again, he would squash almost any democrat they could put up because they have zero ideas about anything.
But Rush read a piece---one of those "inside" things by Carville---and it was TELLING. They were basically saying that the election would be "stolen" in six states if they didn't watch out. Why are they even talking about a "stolen" election if they think they will win?
I'm not getting this- don't these pols and "newspeople" EVER talk to real people? The demonRATS are all pumped over poll results and conservatives are wringing their hands. Are they so sure that those who would NEVER vote for a leftist are just so angry at the reps that we would EVER vote for a dem?
Most of us are pretty angry with the nonsense- immigration, the direction of the war, education, etc- but that does NOT mean we would THEN shoot ourselves in the foot.
They truly need to poke their noses outside the Beltway every once in a while...
I don't believe it for one minute. Lamberti is a good candidate.
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A lawsuit challenging the Understanding Evolution website on constitutional grounds was dismissed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on March 13, 2006. Understanding Evolution, a collaborative project of the University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education, was originally intended as a resource for teachers; it subsequently expanded to appeal to everyone interested in learning about evolution.
In "On the Front Lines in the War Over Evolution," in the March 10, 2006, issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education, Richard Monastersky reports on recent efforts to rally the scientific community to support evolution education -- "to recruit new troops," as he puts it, "for the escalating war against creationism and its spinoff doctrine, intelligent design."
On March 8, 2006, the South Carolina Board of Education voted 11-6 to reject a proposal from the state's Education Oversight Committee that would have significantly expanded the "critical analysis" language already present in the section of the new state science standards that deal with evolution.
Henry Morris, the founder of the "creation science" movement, died on February 25, 2006, in Santee, California, at the age of 87. Speaking to The New York Times (March 4, 2006), NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott described him as "the most important creationist of the 20th century, much more so than William Jennings Bryan." And the historian Edward J.
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Off all the profound verbage Vienna-Goreville head coach Mike Rude gave Saturday following his Eagles' upset victory over Eldorado, none was more prophetic than his final words to reporters.
"This is why we play the game," the Hall of Fame head coach said.
Vienna-Goreville overcame the battle of beating the better team by holding off a late charge by Eldorado to come away with a 14-13 victory.
With the win, Vienna-Goreville improved to 6-3), while Eldorado drops to 7-2 after back-to-back losses to finish out the regular season.
Trailing 13-7 in the third quarter, Vienna-Goreville's Connor Seavers raced out to a 32-yard touchdown run with 3:15 to play and following a Austyn Frassato point after attempt, the Eagles led 14-13.
Eldorado quickly went to work however, taking over at their own 30 yard line with 8:02 to play in the fourth. Eldorado used a 11-play drive that included four first downs and took advantage of some Vienna-Goreville penalties to get down to the 1-yard line where on 3rd-and-1, Dylan Roberts broke the plane for a touchdown.
The celebration was quickly interrupted by a holding penalty on Eldorado, pushing them back to the 11-yard line where Roberts was stuffed at the line of scrimmage and on 4th-and-8, sophomore quarterback Nathan Burnett's pass was broken up by Kyefer Cavins in the endzone to force Eldorado into turning the ball over on downs.
"We scored with two minutes to go and the penalty got us again," Eldorado head coach Brandon Hampton said. "Mike Rude had his team ready to play and I didn't. We did not play well and that's my fault as the head coach. However, we did put ourselves in a position to win the game. Clearly on film we lost as a result of downs on our last drive. Roberts scored from 3rd-and-1 and was four yards in the end zone, handing over the football, when the flag is thrown.
"It should have been a first down, but instead it's third down from the 10-yard line. We should have had a new set of downs. That call not only changes the game, but our entire season. I have no problem taking responsibility for how poorly we played. Officials should be held accountable for their mistakes."
Vienna-Goreville was able to run out the clock, getting the one first down they needed to pull off the upset victory.
"If you told me we would have held Eldorado to two touchdowns with their three running backs, I'm not sure I would have believed you," Rude said. "(Tyler) Deaton is the man and Roberts is very, very good and he has been since he was a sophomore. Deaton was the game-breaker and we saw him catch two passes against Chester for over 80 yards and two touchdowns. Burnett threw the ball great against Chester,
Page 2 of 2 - I don't know," Rude said. "The kids made the plays and we made some adjustments when we needed too."
Deaton rushed for 171 yards on 20 carries, while Roberts had 79 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns.
Roberts put Eldorado on the board in the first quarter with a 3-yard run and scored again in the second quarter from the same yardage as the visitors took a 13-7 lead.
Vienna-Goreville was led Connor Seavers' 183 yards on 22 carries, while Kyefer Cavins had 37 yards on 11 carries.
Cavins scored on a 57-yard punt return in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-all, while Seavers' 32-yard scamper in the third quarter proved to be the game winner.
Rude admitted afterwards that he put in some defenses this week that Vienna-Goreville had not ran all season and even implemented some of the single-wing offenses that he established in his time at Johnston City.
"We put some of the old single-wing stuff in on Monday and I got to thinking if I event want to try this. It's probably going to blow up on us. This is a game these kids will never forget."
Hampton, who now has the task of trying to get his team to rebound after back-to-back losses in prepreation for the playoffs, didn't hold back on his direction for his club.
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A Disaster Awareness and Preparedness Fair will be held on Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Green River LDS Church gym. The fair will be presented by the City of Green River, Emery County Sheriff's Office, GRHS and Bookcliff Elementary, Emery County Extension Office, American Red Cross and Green River Library.
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There will be a class reunion for all 1992 graduates on Aug. 16-17. On August 16, dining with your significant other and classmates at the Museum of the San Rafael at 7 p.m. On August 17, bring the kids, a picnic lunch and your water toys for entertainment at the Millsite State Park at 12 p.m. RSVP by Aug. 9 to; Tiffany Nelson Sorensen, Box 697, Ferron; Jodi Jeffs Willson, Box 753, Ferron; Melissa McKell Winters, Box 625, Orangeville.
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Huntington Lion's Club presents the 2nd Annual Country Hoe Down in benefit for Rocky Olsen who has Leukemia. It will be held on Aug. 17 at the Huntington park. There will be a BBQ dinner and raffle from 5-7 p.m. and entertainment by the Val Jensen's RT 10 Band from 7-9 p.m.
A field Service Officer from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be in the area to assist you in understanding and applying for rightful VA benefits, preparing and documenting application for compensation, pension, hospitalization and other benefits. This is a free service and veterans need not be members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to qualify for assistance. The VFW Field Service Officer will be working out of the Price Workforce Service Center from 9-11 a.m. on August 21.
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The Utah arts Council is accepting nominations for advisory panelists to serve November 1, 2002 through November 1, 2004. If you wish to nominate yourself or someone else for panel service, write to; Panelist Nominations, Utah Arts Council, 617 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102-1177 by July 22. Please include the name and address, and daytime phone of the nominee. Also include a list of the nominee's qualifications, i.e., arts expertise/background, occupation, and organizational affiliations. Nominations without a qualifications list cannot be considered.


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One Year Old and One Hundred Strong - Copenhagen becomes the 100th participant of the UNEP Climate Neutral Network
CN Net Centurions Honoured at the 25th session of the UNEP Governing Council
Nairobi, 19 February 2009 - The City of Copenhagen today became the 100th participant of the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net), an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote global action towards low-carbon economies and societies.
Launched a year ago with an initial four countries, four cities and five companies, the CN Net today brings together a wide range of participants, including countries big and small, some of the world's best-known cities, major international companies, UN agencies and leading NGOs.
These first 100 participants - the CN Net Centurion - were honoured at the 25th session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Programme meeting this week in Nairobi, Kenya.
UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said: "The Climate Neutral Network was born in response to the growing need to federate the many bold and inspiring initiatives being taken the world over to address the global climate change challenge and embrace the opportunity to 'de-carbonize' our economies and societies."
"One year on, the unfolding financial and environmental crises make the CN Net more relevant than ever before as a showcase of both the promise and viability of the low-carbon development model which goes hand-in-hand with the emerging Green Economy initiatives around the globe. I salute the first 100 participants - the CN Net Centurion - on their commitment and hope that CN Net numbers will continue to grow to form many more centurions, or indeed legions, in the years to come."
"Climate Capital of the World" joins the CN Net
The City of Copenhagen, which will host the crucial UN Climate Change Conference in less than 300 days, is world-renowned for its green politics and eco-friendly life style.
Under the vision of becoming a "climate capital of the world", Copenhagen has already cut its CO2 emissions by one-fifth since 1990 and has pledged another 20 per cent cut by 2015. The city also plans to take a "giant leap forward" as part of its Climate Action Plan expected to be endorsed in summer 2009.
Klaus Bondam, Copenhagen's Mayor for Technics and the Environment, said: "As the mayor of a city that has our common struggle against climate change at heart, I am pleased to see that so many cities around the world have committed themselves to strong CO2 reduction goals and joined the Climate Neutral Network. Fifty per cent of the world's population live in cities, and cities worldwide are responsible for 75 per cent of the global CO2 emissions. Hence, if nations truly want to combat climate change, cities and urban populations are their most important allies in the struggle."
Copenhagen will also play host to a 100 percent carbon-neutral music and arts festival in September. CO2PENHAGEN Festival will be run entirely on renewable energy, including two gym bike teams pedalling away to generate power for DJ extravaganza and "piezoelectricity" from dancing crowds stomping their feet on plateaus connected to LED-lighting around the dance floor. The more they dance, the brighter the lights shine.
"The dance floor visualizes the human energy and proves that you can generate energy while having fun," explain the Festival organizers.
Daejeon, South Korea's fifth largest city, is another CN Net Centurion. The city will host a children and youth climate meeting this August ahead of the Copenhagen conference organized by UNEP.
Under the overall vision of a "Low Carbon, Green City", Daejeon's climate change response plan focuses on the ten priority tasks, including producing energy from waste and promoting renewables and energy conservation. In the area of transport, the city is promoting cycling, public transport and low-carbon vehicles. The city has also pioneered a "carbon points" scheme, whereby businesses and organizations that reduce emissions get carbon credits from the city authorities.
Opening a regional chapter in CN Net participation
The Norwegian County of Aust-Agder became the first region to join the Climate Neutral Network. The County is a significant business region and the second largest export region in Norway. Norway, which is one of the four founder countries of the CN Net, has the second largest number of participants after New Zealand.
The Aust-Agder County Council took a unanimous decision to become climate neutral in 2009, and has put in place an ambitious action plan, including procuring all electricity from renewable energy sources and achieving 100 per cent climate neutral heating in all new buildings.
The County is also spearheading a regional initiative to develop a public-private partnership with a growing network of private companies in southern Norway, encouraging them to move towards climate neutrality.
The Mayor of the County of Aust-Agder, Mrs Laila Øygarden, said: "The County of Aust-Agder acknowledges the political responsibility to combat climate change, and has committed to climate neutrality from 2009. We are delighted to join the Climate Neutral Network, and hope to inspire and be inspired through sharing valuable knowledge and experience, towards a climate friendly future."
Growing corporate participation
Several of the world's largest corporations have joined the ranks of the CN Net, representing diverse sectors from banking to logistics to information and communication technologies (ICT).
Microsoft is the latest CN Net participant in the ITC sector, an industry which accounts for 2 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The corporation believes that there are significant opportunities to considerably increase the energy efficiency of computing, and even more significant opportunities to use ICT solutions to reduce the 98 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from other sectors through the services it provides.
For example, Windows Vista was developed as Microsoft's most energy efficient operating system to date, which, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, could help eliminate 3 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually in the United States alone.
"Microsoft recognizes that climate change is a serious challenge that requires a comprehensive and global response from all sectors of society. We are committed to reducing the impact of our own operations and products and to providing software and technology innovations that help people and organizations around the world improve the environment, particularly the pressing issue of climate change," says Steve Lippman, Director, Environmental Engagement Strategy, Microsoft Corporation
With 80,456 employees in 72 countries, Deutsche Bank is the largest global financial institution to come on board the CN Net, with a pledge to neutralize its carbon footprint by 2012. The Bank considers achieving carbon neutrality as an essential building block of its overall climate change strategy and has recently established a high-level Climate Change Advisory Board to implement the strategy.
Hanns Michael Hoelz, Group Sustainability Officer of Deutsche Bank, explains that the Bank plans to reduce its carbon emissions through improving energy efficiency of its buildings and technology infrastructure, greater use of renewable energy as well as offsetting any remaining CO2 emissions. At the Bank's head office in Frankfurt, for instance, which is currently being converted into one of the most environmentally-friendly office towers in Europe, carbon emissions will be cut by more than 50 per cent.
With some 500,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories, Deutsche Post World Net - which is the parent company of DHL - is one of the biggest employers in the world and the first CN Net participant representing the global logistics industry.
In 2008 Deutsche Post World Net launched its climate protection programme - GoGreen - to respond to climate change and, in doing so, became the first major company in the goods transportation industry to set quantifiable climate protection targets. The group's target is to improve CO2 efficiency across all of its operations - including subcontracted transportation services - by 30 percent by 2020.
"With our GoGreen programme we are focusing on doing our part to address climate change however, we are part of a global effort. This network will be a very useful platform for us to learn and share experiences, knowledge, innovation and lessons with others toward a low carbon economy," said Steffen Frankenberg, Vice President, GoGreen Programme, Deutsche Post World Net.
Finally, News Limited - which is part of News Corporation - has become the first media organisation globally to join the CN Net, with its 2007 commitment to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent within three years through a company-wide energy reduction plan "One Degree".
News Limited chairman and chief executive, John Hartigan, said One Degree continues to be a priority for News Limited which is on target to become carbon neutral by the end of 2010.
"The economic difficulties being faced across the world simply amplify the need to reduce energy consumption. We are continuing to pursue aggressive energy reduction plans across every part of our operations. Over 85 per cent of our carbon footprint has been audited and around 100 projects are being evaluated or implemented across the business," Mr Hartigan said.
UN agencies move towards climate neutrality
Under the leadership of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations pledged to work towards climate neutrality in 2007. As part of this commitment, UNEP itself went climate neutral on 1 January 2008 and became the first UN agency to join the CN Net.
The UNEP-administered Secretariat of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal has also taken significant steps to move towards climate neutrality in 2008, becoming the first institution among UN agencies to have purchased offsets to balance its carbon emissions.
Katharina Kummer Peiry, Executive Secretary of the Basel Convention, explained: "According to available data, 87 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions of UNEP in 2007 were caused by travel of staff and delegates to official meetings. This convinced me of the need to act swiftly if climate neutrality is to become a reality."
The Secretariat of the Basel Convention is currently developing its inventory of greenhouse gas emissions for 2008 and intends to further develop its plan towards climate neutrality by extending its climate-neutral policy to travel and procurement. The Secretariat is also significantly reducing its printing outputs and favouring online solutions for distribution activities.
For more information contact:
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A simple and cheap test for assessing patients' risk of contracting breast and prostate cancer could be available to GPs in less than five years.
Scientists intend to develop the test, based on saliva or blood, for widespread clinical use after the largest study of its kind that identified 80 genetic warning signs associated with the diseases.
Leading cancer specialists hailed the test, which could cost under £30, as a "big leap forward" that could help to save thousands of lives a year.
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Can I get the test from my GP?
Not yet. A clinical version has not been produced. But the technology is cheap – cheap enough that if it saves some unnecessary mammographies or other interventions it would quickly pay for itself and so is likely to be adopted by the NHS. It will also be easy to use; either a saliva or blood sample will be all that is required.
So when can I get it?
The first test to reach patients is likely to be for breast cancer – for some of those already identified as high risk it could be used within two years. Prostate cancer will take longer but, according to Professor Ros Eeles, "We're talking five years, not ten or fifteen."
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The studies were into breast, prostate and ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is rarer and so the results were not so striking because there was less data to draw on – and a test is further off.
How does the test work?
It looks for "single nucleotide polymorphisms" otherwise known as SNPs. These are single letter differences in the three billion letters of our genetic code.Performing a full genome sequencing for each of the 200,000 people in the study would have been prohibitively expensive, so tens of thousands of key areas already suspected to be involved in the cancers were analysed.
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With this one project the number of SNPs identified as relevant to these cancers has doubled.
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Initially, screening will be improved. Rather than deciding who receives screening based on age alone, a more nuanced approach can be taken.Eventually the work should aid in the development of better treatments and more personalised medicine.
Where might it first be used?
The first to receive the test will likely be those 1 in 300 women who have a mutation on the BRCA1 or 2 gene. This mutation gives them, on average, a 65 per cent lifetime chance of contracting breast cancer. But our knowledge of the cumulative effects of these other markers can now refine that to, in some cases, less than forty per cent and in others between 80 and 100 per cent.


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By Darcy-Oracle on Oct 29, 2012
One subtask of the JDK migration from the legacy bug tracking system to JIRA was reclassifying bugs from a three-level taxonomy in the legacy system, (product, category, subcategory), to a fundamentally two-level scheme in our customized JIRA instance, (component, subcomponent). In the JDK JIRA system, there is technically a third project-level classification, but by design a large majority of JDK-related bugs were migrated into a single "JDK" project. In the end, over 450 legacy subcategories were simplified into about 120 subcomponents in JIRA. The 120 subcomponents are distributed among 17 components. A rule of thumb used was that a subcategory had to have at least 50 bugs in it for it to be retained.
Below is a listing the component / subcomponent classification of the JDK JIRA project along with some notes and guidance on which OpenJDK email addresses cover different areas. Eventually, a separate incidents project to host new issues filed at bugs.sun.com will use a slightly simplified version of this scheme.
The preponderance of bugs and subcomponents for the JDK are in library-related areas, with components named foo-libs and subcomponents primarily named after packages. While there was an overall condensation of subcomponents in the migration, in some cases long-standing informal divisions in core libraries based on naming conventions in the description were promoted to formal subcomponents. For example, hundreds of bugs in the java.util subcomponent whose descriptions started with "(coll)" were moved into java.util:collections. Likewise, java.lang bugs starting with "(reflect)" and "(proxy)" were moved into java.lang:reflect.
- client-libs (Predominantly discussed on 2d-dev and awt-dev and swing-dev.)
- core-libs (See core-libs-dev.)
- java.io
- java.io:serialization
- java.lang
- java.lang.invoke
- java.lang:class_loading
- java.lang:reflect
- java.math
- java.net
- java.nio (Discussed on nio-dev.)
- java.nio.charsets
- java.rmi
- java.sql
- java.sql:bridge
- java.text
- java.util
- java.util.concurrent
- java.util.jar
- java.util.logging
- java.util.regex
- java.util:collections
- java.util:i18n
- javax.annotation.processing
- javax.lang.model
- javax.naming (JNDI)
- javax.script
- javax.script:javascript
- javax.sql
- org.openjdk.jigsaw (See jigsaw-dev.)
- security-libs (See security-dev.)
- java.security
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- javax.crypto:pkcs11 (JCE: PKCS11 only)
- javax.net.ssl (JSSE, includes javax.security.cert)
- javax.security
- javax.smartcardio
- javax.xml.crypto
- org.ietf.jgss
- org.ietf.jgss:krb5
- other-libs
- corba
- corba:idl
- corba:orb
- corba:rmi-iiop
- javadb
- other (When no other subcomponent is more appropriate; use judiciously.)
Most of the subcomponents in the xml component are related to jaxp.
- xml
- jax-ws
- jaxb
- javax.xml.parsers (JAXP)
- javax.xml.stream (JAXP)
- javax.xml.transform (JAXP)
- javax.xml.validation (JAXP)
- javax.xml.xpath (JAXP)
- jaxp (JAXP)
- org.w3c.dom (JAXP)
- org.xml.sax (JAXP)
For OpenJDK, most JVM-related bugs are connected to the HotSpot Java virtual machine.
- hotspot (See hotspot-dev.)
- build
- compiler (See hotspot-compiler-dev.)
- gc (garbage collection, see hotspot-gc-dev.)
- jfr (Java Flight Recorder)
- jni (Java Native Interface)
- jvmti (JVM Tool Interface)
- mvm (Multi-Tasking Virtual Machine)
- runtime (See hotspot-runtime-dev.)
- svc (Servicability)
- test
- core-svc
(See serviceability-dev.)
- debugger
- java.lang.instrument
- java.lang.management
- javax.management
- tools
The full JDK bug database contains entries related to legacy virtual machines that predate HotSpot as well as retired APIs.
- vm-legacy
- jit (Sun Exact VM)
- jit_symantec (Symantec VM, before Exact VM)
- jvmdi (JVM Debug Interface )
- jvmpi (JVM Profiler Interface )
- runtime (Exact VM Runtime)
Notable command line tools in the $JDK/bin directory have corresponding subcomponents.
- tools
- appletviewer
- apt (See compiler-dev.)
- hprof
- jar
- javac (See compiler-dev.)
- javadoc(tool) (See compiler-dev.)
- javah (See compiler-dev.)
- javap (See compiler-dev.)
- jconsole
- launcher
- updaters (Timezone updaters, etc.)
- visualvm
Some aspects of JDK infrastructure directly affect JDK Hg repositories, but other do not.
- infrastructure
- build (See build-dev and build-infra-dev.)
- licensing (Covers updates to the third party readme, licenses, and similar files.)
- release_eng (Release engineering)
- staging (Staging of web pages related to JDK releases.)
The specification subcomponent encompasses the formal language and virtual machine specifications.
- specification
- language (The Java Language Specification)
- vm (The Java Virtual Machine Specification)
The code for the deploy and install areas is not currently included in OpenJDK.
- deploy
- deployment_toolkit
- plugin
- webstart
- install
- auto_update
- install
- servicetags
In the JDK, there are a number of cross-cutting concerns whose organization is essentially orthogonal to other areas. Since these areas generally have dedicated teams working on them, it is easier to find bugs of interest if these bugs are grouped first by their cross-cutting component rather than by the affected technology.
- docs
- doclet
- guides
- hotspot
- release_notes
- tools
- tutorial
- embedded
- build
- hotspot
- libraries
- globalization
- locale-data
- translation
- performance
- hotspot
- libraries
The list of subcomponents will no doubt grow over time, but my inclination is to resist that growth since the addition of each subcomponent makes the system as a whole more complicated and harder to use.
When the system gets closer to being externalized, I plan to post more blog entries describing recommended use of various custom fields in the JDK project.


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DS is almost 9 months old & co-sleeps w/ me. I am 4 months pregnant & my nipples are extremely sore & latch on is getting unbareable. And I dread bedtime every night due to the pain. DS is not a sound sleeper. He pulls on & off & moves while still attached so I am sure you can imagine how painful it can get! Plus he is teething & restless at night from that as well. I need to wean him from nursing at night in order to keep nursing him during the day. Plus I need sleep. I am exhausted. Haven't had much sleep in four years, lol! Every 2-3 weeks I get about 2-3 hours straight sleep but other than that I am pretty much awake all night w/ just a few minutes every hour & an hour sleep somewhere around 7:30-8:30am. I have tried a bottle, pacifier, (neither of which he ever had before), won't take them, tried nipple shield but he bit it twice (while I was wearing it!), & my DH tries to rock him to sleep but if all he wants is me well.....he gets really upset & I end up nursing him. Any ideas of how I can gently, but quickly, wean him before I lose my sanity?
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Lots of views but no replies. Maybe there is no AP approach to this? I bought different pacifiers & bottles & hope it will help. Milk supply decreasing & need to supplement some how so trying to find right bottle anyway. I am desperate & do not know what to do. Do not want to put him in a crib & cio but do not want to bed share & night nurse either but do not know what to do. Maybe AP was not right for us. I am feeling quite depressed & in a no win situation. There just has to be a gentle way to balance DS & my needs both.
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i'm sorry you're having such a tough time. i'm sure the reason you haven't gotten replies is b/c you're in a somewhat unique situation w/3 nurslings. there is ALWAYS a gentle way, even if the answer is not always evident. continue to follow your gut here.
have you tried having him sleep on a separate surface next to your bed? have you tried Calms Forte for the teething? have you ruled out food allergies?
dr. jay gordon offers some gentle tips. i hesitate to post it, though, b/c he's very adamant about not trying it before age 1. but i'm thinking that you may be able to glean some ideas from it, even if you're not ready to do the whole routine.
i'm thinking, too, that at 9 mos, you may want to skip a bottle and offer a sippy cup. he's certainly old enough for it and, after nursing for so long, traditional bottles aren't going to require the suck that a good sippy cup can.
I didn't answer this because the youngest baby I've night weaned is a two year old! So, I'll have to imagine that I'm in your situation.
I had the same thought as PaxMamma with the Jay Gordan and have been debating whether to suggest it as it is for older babies. It is probably what I would do in your situation. I am sure it would involve some crying, maybe a lot, but it would be crying with a person not alone in a room.
I would prep my baby for it by explaining what was going to happen. I'd probably tell him several times a day for two days how things were going to change at night. I 'm not sure how much would sink in at that age but I bet that something would. I would try offering different things to satisfy his hunger at night. I've heard of people using bottles, sippy cups, regular cups and even solid food. Hopefully he'll accept one of them. I realize solid food sounds a little strange but it may satisfy his hunger without "reminding" him of what he is missing.
I would also experiment with who comforted him in the night. I know for many people it is helpful for dad to take over but for my DS it was much more stressful to be with dad than to be with me even though he could not nurse.
Whatever you do give yourself a break. You are in a tough situation and you have the needs of your whole family to look after. Even if this night weaning does not turn out to be as "gentle" as you would like think of all the resilience your LO has gained from all the AP parenting he has received.
Good luck, keep us posted.
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Yes, you have a very unique situation. I night weaned my first when he was 11m but he was very OK with it (not counting that long wake-up nurse). He would barley even make a noise if I didn't offer the breast at a waking, I would pat and he would go back to sleep. I think part of my success at that was his personality and love of sleep. I also had been slowly doing that over months, putting it on hold for a stuffy nose or a few days of teething.
My second has been a totally different thing, we have reduced nursings to maybe 2 or three and I try to keep them short. (he is 13m now) I do get more sleep, but his needs are still met -abiet not exactly- but balance is closer for both of us. He REFUSES to take night comfort from my husband where my first was OK with it.
You ask
Any ideas of how I can gently, but quickly, wean him before I lose my sanity?
Lets try to think of creative answers for the short term transition. I don't think just accepting his anger and unhappiness is the route you want to take. What would work? I think your husband has to be willing to do some things like maybe=
Take him on a walk outside in the stroller or backpack...even if its cold outside, bundle him up.
Go downstairs and get a snack....
Listen to some music, take a bath.....
Then when he is ready to go to sleep, walk him in the carrier or whatever.
THEN transition into not doing the interim thing into sleeping all night with out nursing.
You can be responsive and loving regardless of the situation.
Or any thing he enjoys..that helps him transition from what prefers (nursing).
No one is going to say it won't be tough on both of you.....
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Nicole, Co-Leader of Cherished Children API and Mom to 3 boys: Simon (5), Quinn (3) and Kieran (3/08)
If you need to supplement anyway, could your DH give him a bottle or sippy cup of milk in the night instead? My kids would never take an alternative from ME, but if they were going to take it they'd take it from DH.
hang in there and good luck!
Thank you to all who replied, I appreciate it!
After getting a small amt of sleep & recovering from being sick, for second time, I am feeling a bit better & thinking a little clearer. I realize now that it is not a reasonable possibility to wean DS2 from night nursing. He cannot go all night w/o eating at least some & he won't take supplements of any kind, inc. DH, at night. Plus it is not fair to suddenly strip him of his comfort & security. So, what I have done is supplement a little hear & there throughout the daytime by letting him chew on pacifier, won't suck on it & don't blame him lol, & water from bottle a little bit & he eats some food too. I only offer supplements after his tummy is full with BM. Also, closer to nighttime I do not let him pop on & off. After his tummy is filled, we all play w/ him & I hold him off until in bed to nurse to sleep. It really helps me to deal w/ night better & gives nipples time to heal a little. Like last night DS1 & DD chased him around the room & he was laughing so hard & had fun that he was exhasted by bed & nursed to sleep well instead of his normal "torture mommy" nursing, lol!
I am going to print out the doctor link Dedra posted & we are going to tweak it to help us in a way we, the baby & us, are comfortable with. I think it had some great methods but since DS2 is a bit young yet, we will have to adapt it for us.
Also wanted to mention that DH does really try to help w/ baby & he doesn't get much sleep either & also, older two sleep one on each side of him & he cares for them throughout the night as well. And DS2 is the only one I nurse during the night, not the other two.
DS2's top four teeth finally all popped through & he is a little easier to deal w/ now! We love Hyland's! They work great for his teeth usually, just difficult when it is something else w/ him. But Hyland's is the only thing we have tried that ever worked! Orajel never did w/ first two & meds make them feel bad so hate doing that! DS2 has 6 teeth total now w/ two on bottom as well!
There was a couple suggestions posted that we haven't tried yet & plan on giving them a try as well. Thank you all so much!
p.s. It is amazing what 3 hours of straight sleep can do for a sleep deprived mom's thinking, lol! Feel alot better about situation & have more possitive outlook.
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i'm glad you're feeling better! it's true, attitude and sleep can make a world of difference!
I can't handle this anymore! My DH & I believe with all our hearts that AP is the best way to raise children. Also from a theological point of view. But, I am so beyond frustrated & stressed that I do not know what to do. AP is right but could it be that I am not right for AP? I feel like such a failure, not only as a mother but as a Christian as well. I really am trying but getting so overwhelmed! DS2 has been sucking on me for an hour & a half straight & I took him off & tried to put him asleep another way but nothing ever works. DH is holding him, while he cries off & on, in the other room. DD is upset b/c daddy isn't laying beside her b/c he is holding DS2. I am hiding in other room so I can vent a little & cry before I have to go back in & nurse DS2 to sleep again. Everyone talks about balance but nobody is in my situation with such young little ones, two nursing & all co-sleeping & I am pregnant & I do not know where to turn for help. I love my kids dearly & wouldn't trade them for the world. I just wish I could be a better mom for them. I so stink at this! Sorry to vent but had to get it out in writing so I will be a little less angry when I get back to DS2. Although I think DH may have put DS2 to sleep finally, maybe I should keep hiding lol! DH just informed me everyone is asleep. Whoo hoo! We can watch a movie we have rented 3 times & never got to watch b/c someone keeps us up, lol! Dedra, I might PM you soon if it is ok? I have some issues w/ AP I would rather discuss one on one if that is alright w/ you? Please let me know. Thank you.
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i am sorry you are so frustrated. i am always available for PM or email. let me hear from you soon.
to you. Wish I could come over and offer my help. How are you feeling this morning?
You sound really burnt out. Is there any way you can get some extra help or rest? Call in the cavalry? Are there any friends or family that can help you out? Can you aford to hire someone? I think anything you can do right now to get yourself some mental and physical rest will help you to make the best decision when it comes to your sleeping/nursing situation.
As you said, no one else seems to have as many kids as close in age as you do. I hope you are not expecting yourself to be able to parent in exactly the same way as someone with two, widely spaced kids. In fact, even with two widely spaced kids, I feel I'm not able to meet the standard that many parents seem to on this board. I can't imagine how hard it would be in your situation.
Be kind to yourself.
My heart goes out to you. I am sending you a big warm hug here in cyberspace.
I can feel what you are going through. Sorry I cannot offer any advice on how to deal with your situation, I only have one child.
I know you will find your way, you are not a failure, you will find how AP fits your family.
It is hard to find solutions when we feel off-centered and overwhelmed. I know you will find your center and your vibe to turn this around! You are blessed!!
Take care,
Thank you for your replies and kind words! The night I posted my last post actually turned out to be nice. DH got DS to fall asleep & held him while I fixed us food & when DS woke up I nursed him on mattress on floor & then was able to get away from him for a couple hours! DH & I snuggled up & watched a movie & talked awhile & I felt better. But then came time to go to bed w/ DS, lol!
DH thinks I do not give myself enough credit & that I am too hard on myself. He reminds me just how great our children are & that it is mostly b/c of how I care for them & the way I/we use AP. He also reminds me that I sacrifice alot to care for our children & how thankful he is that I do all the things I do for the best interest of our children. We discussed that there are some things we need to change in the way we are doing things in order to best benefit the children as well as us & as a family as a whole. DH is worried about me & my well being. So we are working on ways to better our current situation & make life run a little more smoothly & joyful for all of us. The biggest problem I have is lack of sleep. I turn into "mean mommy" when I cannot get sleep, which lately has been alot, & well, the whole family suffers for it. I get up with horrible headache & cannot stand any noise which does not go well in a house with kids! LOL!
So, the following is the major areas that we need to work on b/c they are affecting us the most, especially me:
1.) I need to find a way to get sleep.
2.) I need way to get time to fix snacks/small meals through out the day (have low blood sugar & get sick & upset easily if not eat often)
3.) Need a little time to myself every once in awhile.
If any ideas on how to tackle any of the above issues, please let me know
And sorry for venting on last post. Was middle of night & needed to "talk" to someone......thanks for listening
I MIGHT HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM..........I think DS is uncomfortable & needs harder surface to sleep on. Think he feels more secure that way. (will have to go into more detail later) But still working on my theory, lol! I will have to try out for awhile first, in case I am wrong. Will let you know what happens!


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