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The Castle Valley Special Service District is moving along with their spring projects. Huntington City saw an early spring project of crack filling and seal on their asphalt on one half of town.
Emery Mayor Mistie Christiansen said Emery is still having concerns in signing the interlocal agreement with the CVSSD. This agreement deals with the outside water and sewer connections. Emery wants more of a say in who is allowed these outside connections. Patrick Sundstrom is on the Emery Town council he would like to see the cities have a say in who hooks onto the systems.
CVSSD board president Brad Giles, said it is the district who maintains and installs the systems. The current interlocal agreement in place allows no outside water connections. With the new agreement outside water connections are allowed pending board approval. Someone wishing an outside of town limits water connection first goes to the nearest city and requests a connection from them and that starts the process.
Mayor Hilary Gordon from Huntington said her town was happy to sign the new interlocal agreement which allowed outside water connections because she has had many requests for water connections outside the city limits.
Sharp said the district acts for the good of all those within the district boundaries and all decisions must take the entire district into account. Giles said many outside water connections in the county predate the district. There are rate increases for outside water connections. These increases equal what the people within the district pay in taxes. Ferron has 90 outside water connections. Castle Dale has the Wilberg Wash homes and the city maintains to the top of the hill and after that it becomes the homeowners responsibility. Each city has their own unique situations.
Gerry Hatch the Clawson representative to the board commented that he returned recently from Guatemala and the people there only had water for one hour a day. He said the people here take for granted their easy access to water and services and other countries aren't as lucky as we are here.
The CVSSD board discussed the towns giving a percentage each year of their class C road funds to the district so when it's their turn for the chip and seal project it won't be a big chunk out of their budget. The district figured on a seven year cycle which is the rotation for maintenance work in each town. Each town would need to contribute 13 percent in order for the district to break even. The towns expressed a concern they would lose interest on that money by giving it to the district each year. The towns will discuss the proposal with their councils.
Giles said UDOT said a seven year cycle on maintenance is good. "The maintenance is important. We need to strike a balance between what the roads need and the budget," said Giles.
Nielson Construction received the bid for the street projects in the county this season. B. Hansen Construction received the bid for the curb and gutter projects in the county this season. Mike Riley will do the work.
The CVSSD board awarded the drainage, water and sewer project to Terry Brotherson from Sanpete County.
The district is adding aerators to the second sewer pond in Huntington. The district employees will install the aerators as they have the most experience with them. The electrical work will be subcontracted out. The new aerators have been ordered and should arrive soon.
Sharp outlined the 2010 project summary for the CIB money. Some projects have come in lower than the engineers estimate these savings will be placed in a contingency fund for emergencies.
The city street project is $623,700 and bid came in at 526,048.75 for a savings of $97,651.25. In the curb and gutter project, estimate was $353,500 and the bid came in at $312,388.50 for a savings of $41,111.50; the drainage, water and sewer engineers estimate was $362,600 and that project came in at $444,612.29 for an overage of $82,012.29. The Huntington Sewer lagoon improvements are estimated at $100,000. This leaves $142,900 in the contingency fund.
All cities and towns except Orangeville are currently working on annexations into their city limits. Giles let the cities know that even if their annexations come into effect bringing services to those areas annexed in may lag behind.
The board approved an outside water connection for Castle Dale City for Nielson Construction for a water line which will come off the land fill line for a shop facility near the land fill.
Sharp will continue with negotiations for the Huntington/Cleveland irrigation company request for Elmo secondary water connection. It's estimated the project will cost $25-30,000 and will eliminate two-three miles of canal.
Giles told of new legislation which requires any board which is a taxing entity have members which are elected. Giles will check on this legislation as there is a dollar amount attached, if you deal with money over a certain amount, then your board needs to be elected.
Water is in the secondary systems and things appear to be working well. Repairs have been made at the Castle Dale sewer lagoons, four stations would not keep running and a problem was discovered with the cable. Cable replacement of 1,200 feet will cost $5-6,000 plus labor costs.


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What is the correct syntax for creating a link in which an image links to a URL, and the link has a title?

I can see how to create a link with an image and alt text, but not how to add the title.
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This is an example:
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Thanks, but how do I create the title attribute in the link when there is an image in the anchor, instead of text?
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Perhaps I am making some mistake, but I can't get either of those two examples to render using: http://textism.com/tools/textile/index.php
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Are you inputting the examples without quotation marks and with valid image and url sources?
Try this – it definitely works for me:
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http://textile.thresholdstate.com/ uses a more up-to-date version of Textile. Both my examples work there. More to the point, they work in an actual Txp installation.
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May be I went through documentation badly, but I have no idea how to put TITLE attribute to TXP link tags, for example <txp:permlink />
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Does anyone find it a bit strange, that the Kyuubi attacked, around the time Naruto was born?
Under the assumtion and belief in Jaraiya's word that Madara did infact summon the Kyuubi, was that summon, intended really to kill Naruto? This coincidence seems really hard to digest, given that Minato had an entire plan set up for Naruto, and his future.
That would mean Naruto's role as jinchuriki goes beyond just his containment for the Kyuubi, and "that jutsu". Is that jutsu, a way for Naruto to protect himself against Madara, Minato likely saw this and sacrificed his life to protect Naruto in the future.
I believe, Naruto has a hidden importance to the world, that goes beyond his own disposition. If it was true that Madara was not attacking Konoha, but Naruto specifically, what potential was seen in that child, that Madara had to summon a beast, to attempt to kill him?
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Here are things to look for in tonight's prime-time matchup between New Orleans and Philly:
1. If Philly runs the ball, th
en the Eagles will have a very good chance to come away with a win. Running the football would take a lot of pressure off QB Mike Vick. Vick is still a dangerous QB that many have been waiting to have a breakout game. Will tonight be the game that Vick does break out? If McCoy runs the ball well there will be far less pressure on Vick.
2. Can the Saints defense stop anyone?
It has not happened in seven games, so maybe the eighth game is the one the Saints slow down an opponent. New Orleans allowed at least 400 yards to each of their foes this season, and 500 yards on three occasions. Come on, man! Even if you play bad you should not be giving up this many yards, right? A year after the Saints offense set so many records, now the defense is doing the same. The Saints D became the first team to allow 400-plus yards in seven consecutive games since 1950. Who dat? Dey dat!
3. Do it without a strong Brees?
Have the Saints ever won a game or two where Drew Brees did not have to carry the load? Right now the only shot the Saints have in games is #9's play. New Orleans can't run the football, and far too many times early deficits in games make the Saints play catch-up. So if Brees struggles tonight like he did a week ago against Denver, will someone step up and lend a hand?
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Both teams were considered two of the top four in the conference to make it to the Super Bowl, and now each are on the cusp of falling completely apart. I'll give the nod to the Eagles here and say Philly wins by a late field goal.
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The RG circus continues. There will be something every week from the NFL that is contrived, until the Saints are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. During the week of the Super Bowl, the NFL network discussed how the league officials were reviewing some the Saints offensive formations that could be flagged during the Super Bowl game. Also, emphasis was made about the potential of late hits on Peyton Manning. Sean Payton came back with the comments that the Saints were reviewing the officiating crew for their tendencies and that the Saints would eliminate those plays from their playbook. Without, SP, it is very difficult for any coach on the Saints staff to deal with all the RG head games. It takes tact, diplomacy, smarts, quick wit, and the ability to out think your opponent no matter what they stack against you. This is why SP won the Super Bowl when the deck was stacked. Take for example the on sides kick and how SP addressed it with the officials right after half time with Mike Pereira, the former Vice President of Officiating. SP, knew he needed to make sure they did not flag that play, so he went out of his way to tell the refs exactly what he was doing. SP is not liked by RG and other NFL organizations, because he simply did not follow whatever script they had planned that Super Bowl, day. SP is a maverick that can out smart you and walk the line during game day. RG and others simply have found a way to suspend the tour de force that is SP. It is unfortunate, but no one on our current coaching staff can stand up to RG and the NFL. There is no point in getting angry at any of our current coaches. At this point, let us applaud the effort. SP will be back. Ignore the NFL noise and continue to cheer, dear Saints fans. Geaux Saints.
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*oh-my-toy-gawd* < this sure ain't your "average" Barbie Dolls, innit?
the above pix is of the Takara's Dark-version June of the original pink version (also seeing a re-release), along with the/my much-coverted Protect Gear Midori (maybe even Harley and a possible Yuri)
my Cy-Girls "history":
my first foray into CyGirls was back in '01/'02 (i think?) when Takashimaya was hawking them off for SGD$10 per box at their annual sales (and have since never had that type of lobang anymore *bugger*) - for which i promptly got a coupla boxes ... and eventually got hooked and started
hanging around the Men With Dolls forum engulfed me further within the realms of this plastic-
a short Cy Girl History:
"Blue Box Toys and Takara Japan got together to create and distribute the Cy/Cool Girl line. BBi sold the figures in North America/Asia under the name Cy Girls, and Takara sold them in Japan under the name Cool Girls ... after which (in '04/'05?) the contract was dissolved and Takara continued the Cool Girl line on their own, distributing only to Japan. All Cool Girls now are Japanese only releases, and available to through import stores only. This, coupled with the fact that Cool Girls were always more expensive in Japan due to economic differences, means that buying Cool Girls is going to cost you twice or more as buying Cy Girls did." < do read more (if you're interested) about Cy-Girls at this excellent forum entry here (go ahead, nobody'll know if ya did :p)
and a hefty-pricetag it was, and a heavy deterent to a collector such as me (*sob*) but of coz i did dip my mangled-wallet into the bin times past, with a Nikki and Cutie Honey, @ SGD$90 each (*gasp*) ... irony being even tho Nikki's aftermarket-price soared, Cutie Honey was to be had at weekend flea markets for $30! (no, not the re-released version, mind)
... and since then, have only bought what i could afford ... or liked, anyways :p - which ain't a lot, mind (*double-sob*)
sure, there are other producers of Femme-Action-figs, notably:
> Dragon (far and few in-between, ie: Amy, Jennifer, Anna, Svetlana, Linh, Jo and Noriko)
> the immerging Hot Toys (with the new upcoming SWAT-femme, USMC Femme and Vasquez)
> SideShowToys' horrendously over-sized-heads of their femme-lines (Anna, Wai Lin, Scully, Buffy, et al ... altho their Asuka and Rei looks *yummy*)
> Aoshima's expensive (and hentai-looking) Lady Mission figures (scroll to bottom)
> Sea International femmes (with the droolsum Black Moongirl)
... but none are as enduring (IMHO) as Cy-Girls, who beat them hands-down with their articulation, kitbash-possibilities (altho their over-sized-boobies are a tad "troublesome") ... who is poised to release a CG-Batman Begins figure (!) and maybe even a (comic-book-version) Catwoman?
meanwhile, all i "am left with" are "my girls":
> imaging for Rouge (a teevee series i conceptualized and worked on in '04) (or here and here
> behind-the-scenes pix of the opening title sequence (*slideshow*) - i designed for Rouge
> more behind-the-scenes (at this point i was having too much fun already :p)
> personal "photoshoot" of Rouge-"band" in action.
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I put one of those chlorine tablets in my toilet tank, since the packaging said it was safe for toilets. Now I've noticed that the toilet "refills" every couple minutes or so - seems like the rubber seal around the drain is slowly leaking. Did the chlorine tablet damage the seal? What can I do?
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Ritalin for everyone
This Nature article, in which a group of scientists and ethicists come out in favor of allowing healthy people to take cognitive-enhancing drugs, has gotten a lot of news coverage, but it's definitely still worthwhile to read it for yourself.
The authors go pretty far out on some theoretical limbs--making the case that brain-stimulating drugs are no different than sleep or education and suggesting that someday it could be mandatory for surgeons to take the pills if they were proven to improve outcomes. But they build a compelling argument (and a lot of curiousity--would this blog post be vastly more intelligent if I had popped an Adderall beforehand?).
The article also puts a lot of responsibility on physicians, noting that they are already pushed by some healthy patients to prescribe the drugs (anyone want to comment on their experiences with that?). And, in the end, the experts want docs, or their representative organizations, to decide this tricky issue:
"It would therefore be helpful if physicians as a profession gave serious consideration to the ethics of appropriate prescribing of cognitive enhancers, and consulted widely as to how to strike the balance of limits for patient benefit and protection in a liberal democracy."
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Albert Fuchs, MD, FACP, graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, where he also did his internal medicine training. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Fuchs spent three years as a full-time faculty member at UCLA School of Medicine before opening his private practice in Beverly Hills in 2000.
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Zackary Berger, MD, ACP Member, is a primary care doctor and general internist in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins. His research interests include doctor-patient communication, bioethics, and systematic reviews.
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Run by three ACP Fellows, this blog ponders vexing issues in infection prevention and control, inside and outside the hospital. Daniel J Diekema, MD, FACP, practices infectious diseases, clinical microbiology, and hospital epidemiology in Iowa City, Iowa, splitting time between seeing patients with infectious diseases, diagnosing infections in the microbiology laboratory, and trying to prevent infections in the hospital. Michael B. Edmond, MD, FACP, is a hospital epidemiologist in Iowa City, IA, with a focus on understanding why infections occur in the hospital and ways to prevent these infections, and sees patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Eli N. Perencevich, MD, ACP Member, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist in Iowa City, Iowa, who studies methods to halt the spread of resistant bacteria in our hospitals (including novel ways to get everyone to wash their hands).
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Robert M. Centor, MD, FACP, contributes short essays contemplating medicine and the health care system.
Suneel Dhand, MD, ACP Member
Suneel Dhand, MD, ACP Member, is a practicing physician in Massachusetts. He has published numerous articles in clinical medicine, covering a wide range of specialty areas including; pulmonology, cardiology, endocrinology, hematology, and infectious disease. He has also authored chapters in the prestigious "5-Minute Clinical Consult" medical textbook. His other clinical interests include quality improvement, hospital safety, hospital utilization, and the use of technology in health care.
Juliet K. Mavromatis, MD, FACP, provides a conversation about health topics for patients and health professionals.
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Matthew Mintz, MD, FACP, has practiced internal medicine for more than a decade and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at an academic medical center on the East Coast. His time is split between teaching medical students and residents, and caring for patients.
Toni Brayer, MD, FACP, blogs about the rapid changes in science, medicine, health and healing in the 21st century.
Vineet Arora, MD, FACP, is Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency and Assistant Dean of Scholarship & Discovery at the Pritzker School of Medicine for the University of Chicago. Her education and research focus is on resident duty hours, patient handoffs, medical professionalism, and quality of hospital care. She is also an academic hospitalist.
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John H. Schumann, MD, FACP, provides transparency on the workings of medical practice and the complexities of hospital care, illuminates the emotional and cognitive aspects of caregiving and decision-making from the perspective of an active primary care physician, and offers behind-the-scenes portraits of hospital sanctums and the people who inhabit them.
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Ryan Madanick, MD, ACP Member, is a gastroenterologist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and the Program Director for the GI & Hepatology Fellowship Program. He specializes in diseases of the esophagus, with a strong interest in the diagnosis and treatment of patients who have difficult-to-manage esophageal problems such as refractory GERD, heartburn, and chest pain.
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Mike Aref, MD, PhD, FACP, is an academic hospitalist with an interest in basic and clinical science and education, with interests in noninvasive monitoring and diagnostic testing using novel bedside imaging modalities, diagnostic reasoning, medical informatics, new medical education modalities, pre-code/code management, palliative care, patient-physician communication, quality improvement, and quantitative biomedical imaging.
William Hersh, MD, FACP, Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, posts his thoughts on various topics related to biomedical and health informatics.
David Katz, MD
David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACP, is an internationally renowned authority on nutrition, weight management, and the prevention of chronic disease, and an internationally recognized leader in integrative medicine and patient-centered care.
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Richard Just, MD, ACP Member, has 36 years in clinical practice of hematology and medical oncology. His blog is a joint publication with Gregg Masters, MPH.
Kevin Pho, MD, ACP Member, offers one of the Web's definitive sites for influential health commentary.
Michael Kirsch, MD, FACP, addresses the joys and challenges of medical practice, including controversies in the doctor-patient relationship, medical ethics and measuring medical quality. When he's not writing, he's performing colonoscopies.
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Elaine Schattner, MD, FACP, shares her ideas on education, ethics in medicine, health care news and culture. Her views on medicine are informed by her past experiences in caring for patients, as a researcher in cancer immunology, and as a patient who's had breast cancer.
Mired in MedEd
Alexander M. Djuricich, MD, FACP, is the Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education (CME), and a Program Director in Medicine-Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, where he blogs about medical education.
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Rob Lamberts, MD, ACP Member, a med-peds and general practice internist, returns with "volume 2" of his personal musings about medicine, life, armadillos and Sasquatch at More Musings (of a Distractible Kind).
David M. Sack, MD, FACP, practices general gastroenterology at a small community hospital in Connecticut. His blog is a series of musings on medicine, medical care, the health care system and medical ethics, in no particular order.
Reflections of a Grady
Kimberly Manning, MD, FACP, reflects on the personal side of being a doctor in a community hospital in Atlanta.
The Blog of Paul Sufka
Paul Sufka, MD, ACP Member, is a board certified rheumatologist in St. Paul, Minn. He was a chief resident in internal medicine with the University of Minnesota and then completed his fellowship training in rheumatology in June 2011 at the University of Minnesota Department of Rheumatology. His interests include the use of technology in medicine.
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Neil Mehta, MBBS, MS, FACP, is interested in use of technology in education, social media and networking, practice management and evidence-based medicine tools, personal information and knowledge management.
Peter A. Lipson,
Peter A. Lipson, MD, ACP Member, is a practicing internist and teaching physician in Southeast Michigan. The blog, which has been around in various forms since 2007, offers musings on the intersection of science, medicine, and culture.
Why is American Health Care So Expensive?
Janice Boughton, MD, FACP, practiced internal medicine for 20 years before adopting a career in hospital and primary care medicine as a locum tenens physician. She lives in Idaho when not traveling.
World's Best Site
Daniel Ginsberg, MD, FACP, is an internal medicine physician who has avidly applied computers to medicine since 1986, when he first wrote medically oriented computer programs. He is in practice in Tacoma, Washington.
Other blogs of note:
American Journal of
Also known as the Green Journal, the American Journal of Medicine publishes original clinical articles of interest to physicians in internal medicine and its subspecialities, both in academia and community-based practice.
A collaborative medical blog started by Neil Shapiro, MD, ACP Member, associate program director at New York University Medical Center's internal medicine residency program. Faculty, residents and students contribute case studies, mystery quizzes, news, commentary and more.
Interact MD
Michael Benjamin, MD, ACP member, doesn't accept industry money so he can create an independent, clinician-reviewed space on the Internet for physicians to report and comment on the medical news of the day.
PLoS Blog
The Public Library of Science's open access materials include a blog.
White Coat
One of the most popular anonymous blogs written by an emergency room physician.


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I recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on March 21. We are having a little trouble with sleeping though. While she's on my chest for chest to chest time throughout the day she is sound asleep. IF I let her (which i don't because of her small size) she would sleep for four hours or so. However when we put her to bed at night she doesn't sleep very well. We have a special bed that she sleeps in that is in between my husband and me. When I lay her down to sleep she spends a large amount of time making noises and grunting...she just doesn't want to settle down. If I pick her up to rock her to sleep she falls soundly asleep until I set her down...My question is does anyone out there have any ideas on how I can get her to sleep as well in her own bed as she does against my chest?
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congrats on your new baby!
my first did the same thing. if i weren't in direct skin-to-skin (like hand on chest) he wouldn't sleep. so we just followed his cues. i slept while touching him all night. we brought him into our bed and he slept much better. w/ds2, he spent many nights sleeping in my sling while i slept in a reclining rocker. it could be that your baby is trying to tell you that she's too far away from you, even in the little bed in your bed.Last edited by PaxMamma; 04-09-2008, 01:22 PM.
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I moved this to an area where it is likely to get more responses.
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. I remember all too well how sleep in the early days was and mine are now 4.5 and 6.5. I agree with PaxMamma that it is likely she is communicating her desire to be closer to you. This may take the form of you resting your arm next to her in her little bed so she can feel you or something else.
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My first son exhibited similar behaviors. He had acid reflux, and I didn't realize it until he was one years old! I just dealt with the lack of sleep because I didn't know any better.
He would sleep well in a sling or sitting upright in the car seat, but lie him flat and boom he would wake within minutes! His reflux was the culprit. I later found several friends with reflux babies who all stopped co-sleeping with their babies in the same bed. Instead their babies slept in car seats next to their beds. My one friend put the car seat in a crib to protect her baby from the dog! But the upright position was the key!
Remember it's not a matter of how close you sleep to your baby, just a matter of how much you meet their night time needs.
Also, I later found my son had sensitivity to salycilates. Of course, at such a young age, he was not eating foods high in salycilates - but I was and I was nursing him. I know it made a difference in his sleep because I just had an episode of the same poor sleep pattern with my second son. Check out my other thread under Infancy, Feeding with Love and Respect, called "A whole new definition of "healthy" food.
In the mean time, try letting your husband wear the baby while you take a nap! Sleep is so important. I think I was borderline PPD the first year because of lack of sleep!
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You might try swaddling her. It will give her the feeling of being held. But, at least in my experience, you need to do a very snug swaddle. Just like a little burrito! Both of my children absolutely loved swaddling at this age. My son in that first month or so would grunt some (ocassionally still does) but he sleeps very very well for a newborn and I attribute some of that to the swaddling. The rest is his temperment (mellow little boy!)
Congrats on your little one!
Both of my kids have preferred sleeping on me or near me, as opposed to their own bed/space, especially when they were little. Though, my son is 12 months and still likes falling asleep on me. I think that if you and your baby are sleeping well like this (with her on you), then continue this way and get some good sleep She's so small right now and I agree that this may be her way of trying to tell you that she wants you to hold her to sleep. Oh, goodness, just thinking about new baby cuddles makes me want a new one right now. It's so sweet.
Congratulations on your new baby
Here's an interesting article on sleep patterns. It's long, but very interesting. What your baby is doing is actually pretty normal.Last edited by Giselle; 04-11-2008, 05:14 PM.
That is exactly how DD was at that age, and she is still like that to an extent. We started swaddling her, which helped some. I also noticed that if I put my hand on her belly, she will settle down some, so sometimes I just sleep with my hand on her. DD is still a restless sleeper, but she has settled down somewhat from when she was a newborn and grunting all of the time.
My DS slept on me, chest to chest, for the first several months... maybe even 6 months for nap time. Then at nighttime, he wanted me very close, so my arm had to be on him so he could feel me. Sometimes he had to be right in the crook of my arm. He still snuggles me just like that at 10 months old!
Ah, yes, just wanted to chime in to let you know that both of my babies have slept ON me in their early weeks. With my first child, I remember thinking I must be so strange....I'd certainly heard of and knew of others who were co-sleeping but I didn't know of anyone who slept w/ their child ON them, even at nighttime! But that is what my son wanted and really the only way I could also get some sleep. I later found quite a few others who had done this or were doing this with their babies as well. So when my second baby seemed to need this too it didn't seem as strange to me. Both slept on me til around 10 weeks. So sweet!
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Originally posted by joey's mom View PostMy DS slept on me, chest to chest, for the first several months... maybe even 6 months for nap time. Then at nighttime, he wanted me very close, so my arm had to be on him so he could feel me. Sometimes he had to be right in the crook of my arm. He still snuggles me just like that at 10 months old!
My first DD is exactly as you describe. My friends ALL recommended I sleep with her. I was appalled!! What about all of the incidents I'd heard of when co-sleeping ended badly???!!
But, my friends assured me that with SAFE co-sleeping, and my maternal instinct, we would thrive. And we did. My first DD slept on me as I sat up in bed for the first 2 months, then we did a combo of laying down to co-sleep, then sitting up after she awoke for the first feeding. My second DD wanted to sleep in my arms in cradle position for the first 3 months. DS wanted to sleep in bed with me, from the get-go. They are all different, and they all tell you what they need.
She'll tell you when she's ready to sleep further from you. You can try to sleep further and she how she does.
One beauty that I've noticed from co-sleeping is that it fosters independence sooner! My first DD slept with me, then with my DH when DS was born. Now she asks to go to bed, alone, at nearly 4 years of age (she's been doing this for about a year).
I hear you. Is there a guarantee that you won't roll with her?? No, but you have maternal instinct. Also......how many times did you roll out of bed?? Probably none, because you 'know' where the bed ends, even in your sleep! Same idea of why you won't roll on her.
My lil angel slept on me like that for the first few weeks as well. She would wake up and start grunting when I put her down. Then at around 2.5 months she she started wiggling around until I put her down on the bed where she would curl into me and sleep there. Now, at 6 months, she has started rolling away from me at night, but still making sure she has some skin contact with me like with her hand or feet.
I find that going with the flow is much easier (on both of us) than trying to change things.
My daughter also did the same thing...I started to put a heating pad down on low heat for about 10 min. prior to setting her down in her co-sleeping bassinet, then removed the heating pad, then set her down on the heating pad and kept one hand on her. She wasn't jolted from sleep by laying on cool sheets, and was still in contact w/ me.Last edited by melissa_h; 03-06-2009, 07:48 PM. Reason: Edited to remove trademarked term


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Robin Brownlee
May 08 2008 01:19PM
Good job, Daumer. Thanks for coming. All indications are Rob Daum did a fine job as an assistant coach with the Edmonton Oilers this past season, but he won't retain his job on Craig MacTavish's staff in 2008–09. What I suggested here April 10, that Daum would lose his position so the team could bring in former Oiler captain Kelly Buchberger from Springfield of the AHL as an assistant, is unfolding. GM Kevin Lowe confirmed today Daum won't be back in an interview he did with Rob Tychkowski of The Sun, although he stopped short of saying Buchberger will be the man to take his place. "Rob is not coming back as a coach with the big club," Lowe said. "He's earned my respect in the organization, all of our respect. He's a good hockey guy. I'm just pondering what we're going to get him to do. He's also thinking about his options, too. "There's things in the organization we can get him to do, lots of stuff I've been wanting to expand on when the right guy came along." Wanting to keep Daum in the organization is fine and good, but Daum is a coach, and getting bounced from a coaching position for the inexperienced Buchberger isn't much of a reward for a job well done. Fact is it has to feel like a swift kick in the groin. With Jeff Truitt, an assistant to Buchberger in Springfield this season, said to have the inside track as head coach when Bucky bolts, what coaching job can the Oilers offer Daum? That's easy: probably one he'll refuse. Meaning he might have to exercise his option to return to the University of Alberta as the coach of the Golden Bears. That also puts the pinch on Eric Thurston, who guided the Bears to a national title in Daum's absence. Sounds like a bum deal.
No Simmer
I'm batting .500 on coaching and front office moves as Lowe made it clear in the same interview former assistant coach and current TV analyst Craig Simpson won't be re-joining the team in a front office capacity next season. Lowe characterized a return by Simpson this way: "No, that's craziness, total craziness." Given where the talk about interest in Simpson's potential as a front office type came from, I can assure fans it wasn't "total craziness." It simply isn't going to happen next season. Let's see just how nuts the idea of Simpson rejoining the Oilers is down the road.
Talks stalled?
The Oilers haven't spoken with agent David Kaye, who represents unrestricted free agent Curtis Glencross, since April 22, and there are no talks scheduled. Having talked to Kaye today, there's every possibility Glencross may test the market after July 1, if he and the Oilers can't close what appears to be a significant financial gap. "We might have to wait until July 1 to have the market dictate what Curtis is worth," Kaye said. "I think the best fit for Curtis is Edmonton. Does he need to go anywhere else? No. Will we entertain something? Obviously, if they don't step up to the plate, we have to." In Monday's Edmonton Metro, I wrote that Glencross and Kaye want "close to $2 million a season." What I was told, to be specific, was that Kaye was looking for "Robert Nilsson money," which is a cap hit of $1.83 million per season ($5.5 million over three seasons). While Kaye won't confirm or deny that, and insists he hasn't yet negotiated off a hard number, Nilsson's name did, indeed, come up. "I've given them comparables out there," Kaye said. "My exact words were, 'Hey, you just signed Nilsson.' That's all I said. I have never given him a number." —Listen to Robin Brownlee every Thursday from 4 to 5pm on Total Sports with Bob Stauffer on Team 1260.
May 08 2008, 01:32PM
It's a real shame Daum isn't going to be with the big club this season. With so much young talent, you would think that his presence really helped with their development this season.
Thinking back, his role when he was brought on was a little wishy-washy on the details. Robin, can you maybe give some insight on what he might have been doing with the Oil as an assistant coach this season? I know he's invaluable, but maybe there's more to this than meets the eye?
Clearly you're the guy with the inside scoop but Lowe just said Daum wouldn't be back with the big club as a coach so doesn't that leave the door open for Springfield? I know you said Truit has the inside track but surely if Daum is more qualified, Truit's track can be adjusted for the good of the organization. Or what about Daum as Truit's assistant? It still puts Daum closer to an NHL coaching gig than the U of A.
Just a thought here, but just like you point out Daum is a coach. Despite the title was he really doing any coaching last year? The way it was presented in the media he was pre-scouting and breaking down the other teams game plans.
And on what level is Glencross comparable to Nilsson? can you find two guys who's game style is more diametrically opposite...outside of Hemsky and Stortini.
Rick: Taking a job as an AHL assistant after being in the NHL and already being a head coach in the AHL (Houston) is real a step down. I'm not sure if Daum would do it just to stay in the organization.
On Glencross, I don't think Kaye is comparing him to Nilsson. In fact Kaye told me he was having a difficult time coming up with somebody exactly like Glencross to compare to. The way the quote runs together -- I asked Kaye about Nilsson after he started to take about comparables -- it might give that impression, but that's not the case.
FYI: One name that was tossed out (from the Oilers end) as a comparable player was Scotty Upshall.
At what point do we consider that Daum might not be a great coach?? Minny let him go after 1 great season and 1 bad season. What happened there??
If he did such a bang up job the Oilers would retain him, it is really that simple. He obviously did not fit, somehow and maybe through no fault of his own something did not work out.
Maybe he was over qualified for the role they used him in, or maybe they knew he would bolt if he ever got a job offer above being his current role of a glorified scout.
Or I guess the more likely conclussion is that Lowe's only motivation is to get his friends jobs.
I guess the point I was driving at is what is a bigger step down, the AHL (even as an assistant) or the U of A?
I wasn't suggesting it with the reasoning that Daum would do it just to stay with the organization but instead with the reasoning that he would still be closer to the NHL than the alternative and in more of a direct view to the parent clubs that may be looking for their next assistant coach.
Not every step back leads to obscurity, look at Geoff Ward. He took a step back by going to Germany and ended up in the NHL through a contact he made as an assistant in the AHL.
I meant to ask, when you pass along your inside info/rumours how much of it is you reading between the lines and interpreting and how much is relaying what is said outright?
Rick: If I suggest something without attributing it or playing it straight --this or that will definitely happen -- I'm giving my take on things based on information that's been passed along.
Put it this way, there's an awful lot of "You didn't hear this from me, but . . ." sort of thing.
Oh brother! Lowe and Mactavish strike again. Employ only ex-Oilers and the hell with someone who isn't in the ex-Oilers club. I hope Katz treats Lowe/MacT the same when they finally run out of rope. Kelly Buchberger an NHL coach? He hasn't proved anything except he has little experience to offer. Lowe is despised by G.M.'s and agents and they won't recommend Edmonton to their players. What a mess this organization is becoming.
I am wondering what Oiler alumni player has the oldest kid from the early 80's squad. Best hurry up and get him on the bench to start transitioning...clearly that is where the Oilers future coaching staff and GMs are going to come from.
Me, disgruntled? That's the opinion of one poster over at Oilfans.com. Somebody named spOILer points out I whiffed on my prediction Craig Simpson would leave the TV booth to re-join the team in a front office position. It reads:
"Contrary to one disgruntled blogger's opinion, Craig Simpson blah blah blah." Priceless.
Shouldn't that have read, "Just as one disgruntled blogger wrote a month ago, Rob Daum has been blown out as the Oilers prepare to add Kelly Buchberger to the coaching staff?"
Just asking.
May 08 2008, 11:22PM
I agree on the face it looks like a mistake but I think before I come to that conclusion I would need to know more about why the Oilers do not want Daum back.
It just seems like there is more to this story than meets the eye.
101: I don't think it's as much a case of not wanting Daum back as it is of wanting Buchberger here.
There's no way Buchberger took the job in Springfield without assurance he'd have the option of coming up after the first year of his two-year deal. This was whispered about all season and the inevitability of him joining the Oilers had nothing to do with how well Daum did or didn't do in his role. Likewise, the inevitability of Bucky getting the promotion had little to do with his success, or lack of same, with Springfield.
At the very least, why not have Bucky learn the ropes in the minors for both years of his contract? That Buchberger will be promoted despite not enjoying much success in Springfield while Daum gets bounced despite no shortcomings, at least any I've heard of, with the Oilers leads me to believe it's as simple as that -- Bucky was going to be the guy no matter what.
May 08 2008, 11:45PM
Thanks Robin.
That is too bad.
I believe he is on sabbatical from the U of A and will probably go back there.
They seem to be grooming Buchberger but if that is the case why not have him spend one more year in Springfield?
Doesn't seem like the right decision.
May 08 2008, 11:58PM
Glencross is asking for too much.
If he can get that on the open market more power to him.
It's been a slice Mr. Glencross, thanks for coming out.
I don't see how the team or agent has to look much further than a few stalls down in the dressing room to find a Glencross comp: Ethan Moreau. 10-20 goal guys with grit. If the agent is thinking Glencross has the potential to be a 30 goal guy, I think he's kidding himself (although I'd obviously be delighted if he did that as an Oiler). Nilsson's a pretty poor comp.
Perhaps they're not bringing back Daum because of personality differences. Remember, he's still a part of the team, as all coaches are, and if he doesn't have the right personality to gel with the players and/or coaches, then perhaps that is why he is being cut loose. From what I heard through several of his ex-players at the U, he definitly is not a players coach, and has never been very popular with his players. Not that all good coaches have to be, I'm just saying this could be part of the story.
Remember, as frustrating as the Ol' Boys club seems to be to many of us, it happens all over the league to varying levels of success. IE Montreal. I think one obvious benefit of having ex-players in a coaching role is that players respect them for having been through the battles before, and they can relate better to the players. Interesting debate though.
Lowe and MacT couldn't have been any more condescending towards Daum if they tried. Kevin - why didn't you just have a press conference and hand Rob Daum a broom or a toilet brush? Who else but an enept manager of people promotes his friends regardless of a lack of knowledge and unceremoniously elbows aside someone like Rob Daum? Where do MacT and Lowe get off hijacking the team for their own benefit and that of their insider buddies. Would I love to see someone take these bozos on and do it in print.
I really think this is getting out of control. We are taking about a coach with 3 years of pro experience, 1 which was outstanding, one which was terrible and this last one where we have no idea what his duties even were.
I heard it explained last night that he was let go in Houston because they had a poor team, poor goaltending, and a boat load of injuries. There still has to be more to it then that. The Wild have had 1 gm, and 1 coach in there entire history, heck they don't even seem to have a high player turnover. Yet as an organization they were unable to see that after an outstanding 50 win season, followed by a terrible season that the latter might have been the result of circumstances noted above??
Maybe he is a genius and 30 teams just don't realize it, or maybe there is more to the story.
And no I do not endorse the promotion of Buchberger, but the fact is he has a contract, and they need to put him somewhere. Reports from the farm say he was not a good fit so what is the logic of leaving him there??
Tim S: Look, just cut the crap. You're OK with the Oilers letting Daum go, so just come out and say it instead of looking for reasons -- there are none --to justify it.
And you don't endorse the promotion of Buchberger? Again, cut the crap. It's OK to reward him with a promotion to the NHL (and a higher pay scale) because he has a contract and they have to put him somewhere? Good logic.
Here's a thought, tell Bucky he'll be honoring the second year of his contract in the AHL and let him know he'd be well-advised do a better job being a "good fit" or he's gone.
Robinb, I respect the fact that you are in the know on alot of inside info and that you say there is no good reason for letting Daum go that does carry alot of weight. But when 2 organizations give up on the guy I think it raises some questions.
As far as Buchberger goes, he was originally hired to be an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers. Should he be fired because he failed as a head coach of the Springfeild Falcon?
I don't want this to come across with any sarcasim but would Buchberger's contract really be worth less in the AHL?
Tim S: I'm going to try this one more time.
It wouldn't have mattered if the Oilers went 82-0 and Springfield was 0-72, Daum was going to get the pipe and Bucky was going to get a promotion because of who he is -- Craig MacTavish's pal.
Bucky was not originally hired as an assistant coach with the Oilers, he was hired as a developmental coach -- the hockey equivalent of baseball's roving instructor. He spent almost all of this time in the minors, not with the Oilers.
As far back as four years ago, Bucky was earmarked for this job. I'm not guessing about that. I'm not reading between any lines. That is exactly what I was told. How then, can moving Daum aside to make that happen now constitute somebody "giving up" on Daum, thus casting doubt about his ability?
This is a case where Buchberger was going to "succeed" and be promoted, regardless of results and merit. This has nothing to do with how well or poorly Daum performed. Can I make it any clearer?
No, that was pretty clear.
May 09 2008, 05:23PM
want to confirm what Brownlee is saying (not that he needs it, just providing a second source)
During a season ticket holders luncheon they mentioned at that time that Buchberger was being groomed for the job.
I really have no problem with that but not at the expense of Daum.
Chaz...I agree that there are a lot of NHL teams that have the Ol'boys network going (as do lots of non-hockey organizations). I have no problem with that provided that provided the candidates they are hiring are indeed THE best candidate for the job. Clearly this is not the case.
One can only hope/pray that Katz takes off his Oiler's fan hat and puts on his management hat as he takes over. If this happens, and I believe it will, we will see a lot less of this sort of nonsense and a lot more of what makes Detroit a perenial succuss
I hope they can get it done with GlennX. And so what is the deal with Bucky? Big heart, great oiler, but what will his duties be and how does he fit the team? What was the word outta springfield? One thing I hate,is organizations that change just cuz, for no real reason and that's what this sounds like. It's great to show faith in MacT, but shouldn't the other coaches be given the same respect? If Daum stays, do we really want him then? And if he leaves, what does that say? I dunno, I just want OILERS hockey again.


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By COREY BLUEMELStaff Writer
On Sept. 25 in the Museum of the San Rafael, the Emery County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly luncheon. Mark Mansfield, Hunter Plant Superintendent was the guest speaker.
Mansfield began with a report on the water situation at the Huntington Plant. There are several problems with the James Canyon wells, one concerning a pump motor out for repair. At the James Canyon #3, the water is being throttled back.
"Skyline Mine will close as soon as the longwall move is completed." said Mansfield. "Water is tight at Electric Lake, but it has 8,000 acre feet more water than at this time last year. We put flourosene dye in the lake to track the water's movement, but as of this time, no dye has been traced. The rumors of its surfacing are not true. Our engineers say we probably will not have the reports on the dye until at least February."
Mansfield reported that water situation at the Hunter Plant is a little better, and with the conservation methods implemented at that plant, water is being used more efficiently. PacifiCorp is hoping along with everyone else that this winter will be a good one.
Hunter Two is offline at the moment. Work is being done on the connections as the plant was notified by the manufacturer that some are failing in other plants, so this work is being done as a preventative measure. Along with the connection work, some overhaul work will be done. There will be a few overhaul workers coming in and staying for several weeks.
Unit one is scheduled for overhaul in April of 2004. The work is expected to continue through mid May at an estimated cost of $30 million.
The farm at the Hunter Plant has donated hay to the Emery High Rodeo Club and Mansfield alerted the chamber that any non profit organization can apply for hay from the farm. They have also donated hay to a group in Park City.
Hunter Plant currently employs 233 people. In the near future there will be several openings at the plant for mechanics and there may be some meter reader positions become available. Huntington Plant is also in need of several more employees. Mansfield hopes to hire all local people for these positions. Interested applicants must apply through the Portland office via the website. Dale Roper, from the Department of Workforce Services announced that their office will assist individuals with this.
Hunter Four was the last topic of discussion. Mansfield informed the group that the power that this addition would generate is badly needed, but there are many hurdles to overcome before that unit can be built.
With six states owning a share of PacifiCorp, they must all agree on the location of a new plant and the need for that plant. At the present time, only Utah has agreed to come on board. Wyoming wants the plant to be built in that state and use their coal. While Oregon does not feel there is a need for anymore coal burning plants.
"We are close to having an acceptable plan for all the states involved, and now we have to prove we are the lowest cost option available." Mansfield said. "We feel we have a real strong project, but do not speculate yet."
"The public hearings may begin in the spring of 2004, but we are still 10-12 months away from a permit. After the permit is issued, construction will not begin for possibly another 18 months. The construction phase of Hunter Four is estimated to take three years. It's no secret, when things begin to happen and the project is definite, everyone will know," said Mansfield.
Mansfield continued, " Environmentally, Hunter Four would not increase pollution. The additional unit would also require approximately 60-70 new employees."
An overhaul of Unit Three is scheduled for April of 2005. Mansfield also informed the group that no expansion will ever take place at the Huntington Plant.


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This is a simplified example, in reality the vertical supports would have to deform outwards or inwards at the flex point for this to work. If the supports could be horizontal for part of their length this would not be necessary.
This system lowers wing height and increases AoA much like RBR's flexy nose.


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I heard someone won a GP with a self-mill reanimator with Chronic Flooding and Angel of Glory's Rise, then the players ranking from 2 to 15 were all rakdos.
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That self mill is teched for Rakdos. I played against it last night with Naya and Bant and wrecked face.
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I think I have everything I need for the Hydra deck, but I need to hash out the sideboard a little more. All I've got for that atm are four Tragic Slips (it runs Ultimate Price main board; Slip kills Aristocrat readily. I'm not sure how useful Victim of Night would be in it. I considered running a few Human Frailties in sideboard) and three Golgari Charms.
Victim of night is Great. Best instant-speed kill-spell in the format. It kills Thragtusk, Restoration Angel, Angel of Serenity, Thundermaw, Trostani, Centaur Healer, and Rhox Faithmender. The only creatures it doesn't kill are:
Vampire Nighthawk, Geralf's Messenger, Gravecrawler, Olivia Voldaren, Huntmaster of the Fells, and Falkenrath Aristocrat. That's it. And you don't want to be using a kill-spell on the Zombies anyway since they just come back. And the last three are immune to Ultimate Price too.
Human Frailty is crap.
Yeah, there are... like, no good targets for Human Frailty. It looks good on paper (a one-cost kill spell that boffs targets in the most common creature type?), but the targets are more easily managed by almost any other kill spell (Isn't the best human creature, like, Zealous Conscripts, whose biggest threat to the opponent occurs on cast?). Falkenrath doesn't take Slip well, as stated, but I'm not really sure what to do with Voldaren or Huntmaster.
So currently, sideboard of:
4x Tragic Slip
4x Victim of Night
3x Golgari Charm
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Well. As a strategy you aren't really controlling the board. And you don't really care what they play. You just want to get primordial hydra and corpsejack menace out until you can swing or Essence Harvest for game.
Hm... also true, but I think I need a little bit of defense in there, since there are still some things that can bite me.
Also, it seems this standard is a spot... low on early game ramp (or am I just nuts/really missing Birds?). Mind, I have Arbor Elf and Farseek, so that's pretty good already.
Arbor elf. Avacyn's Pilgrim, Farseek, Deathrite Shaman. That's basically the Ramp right now. There's also Rangers Path, but its 4mana and doesn't really get as much done at that point in the game.
I posted a WB deck that also makes heavy use of Essence Harvest in the Rate section, be sure to check it out guys!
human frailty is good for snapcaster and zealous conscripts but unfortunately killing them doesn't really do much of anything. also i'm not sure if 4x slip 4x victim is that good a sideboard; i can't think of a matchup where you'd want that much spot removal over, say, mutilate (assuming you're running a decent number of swamps). i'd definitely keep a couple of slips, as that card is fantastic, and maybe 1-2 victims i dunno. but if you can support victim easily i'd say just keep a couple of mutilates sideboarded instead. did you post a decklist anywhere?
The issue is that there's not enough Swamp support for mutilate right now. He might be able to cast VoN, but he could do that off of a Forest and 2 Woodland Cemetary. Or a Forest, O-Tomb, and Cemetary. Just because you can hit the double black doesn't mean there will be enough to make Mutilate effective.
It needs to be able to hit the double G early on, however. And you don't want to be hindering your own combo. I've played against this type of deck before, and it's much heavier in green.
If it gets out an O-Tomb and keeps an Arbor Elf in play for long enough, it's got double green. That said, my current land base is about 8, 8, and 4 Tombs (I pretty obsessively run 20 lands in a 60 card deck, which is probably a Bad Idea). Completely ignored Cemetery at the time, because you can't tutor it, Elf it, or count it for Mutilate. It's still a pretty good land, though, and I might sub them in somewhere.
20 lands is way too few...by about 3-4. You need the land to be able to play The hydra effectively. And so you can flashback Increasing Savagery.
Unless you're running Delver from last season's Standard, you probably need more lands.
I think I could get away with three and hae a Mutilate in place of the fourth, as I only have a little wiggle room. Eh, this'll get fixed eventually.
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Nevada City Council to review concerns over Boardwalk
September 27, 2013
After two years of testing Nevada City's Commercial Street Boardwalk, a deck-like creation of public space extending off a sidewalk along Commercial Street, the experiment faces its biggest hurdle yet — official review of its impact.
"It's coming up on the (next) one-year review," said City Councilman Duane Strawser. "If we keep it, which I'm hoping most of the council will want to do, it has to go through an environmental review."
Constructed in August 2011 by the Nevada County Sustainability Team and volunteers, the Boardwalk is a 50-foot by 8-foot, wood-planked platform built over three street parking spaces, replete with benches, tables, umbrellas, planter boxes and bicycle parking stations.
After more than two years, visitors of the Boardwalk may not realize that it is officially considered a temporary structure subject to annual Nevada City Council approval. It was granted its second one-year extension in November of 2012.
"If we keep it, which I'm hoping most of the council will want to do, it has to go through an environmental review."
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As a temporary structure, the Boardwalk avoided scrutiny of an Environmental Review process, which state law dictates all structures must undergo to measure their impact. However, after two years, Strawser said the Boardwalk must finally be reviewed.
"Most people in the city (government) agree it has really not posed any significant problems and, in some ways, it has grown to reduce some blocking of sidewalks," City Manager David Brennan told The Union. "Events are being held there that attract people to that part of town and into the businesses there."
While City Planner Cindy Siegfried told The Union Thursday that she doesn't foresee the Boardwalk having any trouble passing an environmental review, noting its minimal impact, Strawser said the hurdle isn't the review itself, but the cost of the review.
"The cheapest study could be $5,000, and goes up from there," Strawser said. "It could be $10,000, $15,000, $20,000 before you know it … Nothing is ever guaranteed."
With city finances still very tight coming out of the recession, Strawser said a costly Environmental Review could be a tough hurdle for the Boardwalk.
"I had a chance to speak with Reinette (Senum) and warn her about what was coming," said Strawser, in response to Brennan's comments at Wednesday's meeting.
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Senum, a former city council member and proponent of the Boardwalk, helped garner its test-phase implementation more than two years ago. She confirmed via email Wednesday night that the Boardwalk does face some opposition, but noted a firm base of support as well.
Before Police Chief Jim Wickham leaves town on his last day Monday, he has written up a report to the city on his appraisal of the Boardwalk, where a drug deal was busted on Wednesday.
Wickham recommended that the Boardwalk have more lighting at night, that traffic by the structure be reduced to a one-way street, that the area be constantly maintained through private funding and that the police department's foot patrol officer position be retained to ensure vigilance of the public space.
"You have to have that position," Wickham told The Union. "You pull that position and that is the kind of area that will fall to undesirables."
As for city staff, Brennan said that the report for the one-year review of the Boardwalk hasn't even been written yet and noted that no plans are currently in discussion to remove it.
"It will be a decision of the council," Brennan said.
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A black screen fades into a high-angled pool of light shining down…casting deep shadows into the eyes. The camera pulls back to reveal the foreboding silhouette of Marlon Brando. Contrasting beyond the darkened ominous interior, the camera cuts to a bright, sunny wedding scene enveloped in glorious kodachrome tones. That's how master cinematographer Gordon Willis illuminated Paramount's iconic opening sequences to The Godfather.
Marlon Brando's shadowed eyes in Paramount's The Godfather
I have always been fascinated with controlling the falling of light and shadow onto faces. Mastering the art and craft of lighting faces is about learning how to control every aspect of the light, or lack of light, in order to artistically impact the visual mood and emotions of a scene. The glorious history of lighting started with mere reflectors redirecting the sun. It progressed to rudimentary military searchlights used in the early studio system. Later came sodium vapor lamps, which lamp operators controlled with boat gaff sticks. Hence boat gaff sticks gave rise to the term gaffer, now ascribed to the chief lighting electrician on a film set. Today gaffers have a wide range of sophisticated lights to help control, shape and stylize exactly how cinematographers choose light to fall onto faces.
With the advancement of both digital sensors and film stock sensitivity, cinematographers are now able to work at lower light levels than ever before. This has opened the door for use of softer light sources, which are in fact far more forgiving in lighting faces than hard light sources. Because cinematographers of the past honed their craft in an era of hard source lights, they naturally gleaned a greater knowledge in understanding the shape of a face, cheekbone structure, jaw line strength, eye socket depth, hair length and so forth. As a result, I draw a lot of personal inspiration into my own craft from the master cinematographers of the hard source lighting generation.
The strategy I utilize for lighting faces is as follows:
* I first decide on my camera angles for staging of the actor in the scene.
* I then establish which direction I want the light and shadow to fall onto the actor's face, and the surrounding scene.
* I then logically motivate the direction of the light with on-set practical props, such as candles, lamps, window frames etc, in order to support the scheme of my intended lighting direction.
Look at the actor's face on the set and decide which direction you want the light to come from
* Once my key light is established, I add a supplementary fill light to control the level of detail I require in the shadows. I prefer fill light to have no source direction to it, so I usually keep it close to the camera so any potential shadow falls directly behind my talent, thereby becoming invisible. Another option implemented by master Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist is to use fill light from a high angle. This approach helps the shadow from the fill fall on the ground and not walls, thus lessoning the risk of casting multiple shadows. I personally like to keep my shadow level at about two and two-thirds of a stop under my key light exposure.
* Because eyes are the windows to the soul, I'll then consider supplementing my lighting with an eye light, unless the key light is already doubling up as an eye light.
Eye light draws you into the performance
When I use eye lights I keep the exposure at around 3 stops below my key light, as eye lights are merely to reflect twinkle highlights into the eye, not as instruments to cast exposure into the eye. I only use eye lights on close-ups, never on wide shots, as wide shots are for creating overall visual mood, while close-ups are about reinforcing the connection between the audience and the actor.
I always position eye lights at reflection angles. To best understand reflection angles in positioning eye lights, imagine that if you point the camera at a mirror stuck flat onto an actor's face, the camera should see the eye light reflected in the mirror. Eyes work like mirrors, so when you position the eye light in the reflected angle, you maximize the reflection into an eye's moist surface.
Remember the theory that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. This means that the angle at which the light hits a flat surface will be equal to the angle at which it bounces away from the flat surface. The angle the light wave hits the flat surface is called the angle of incidence. The angle at which the light rays rebounds from the flat surface is called the angle of reflection.
* I then choose which movie lights to use. My lighting unit decision is based on what will best replicate the quality, intensity, color temperature and distance away from a subject I require the light to be. (The further you move your light away the harder the facial shadows; the closer the light the softer the shadows).
What I've learnt from master Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro is that the best way to sculpt light with a strong definitive separation between light and shadow is to keep lights far away so they become small sources like the sun. If you have lights close to actors you get an unavoidable midrange penumbra of ambient fill light. Lighting from a distance eliminates atmospheric fill light and allows you to cut shadows sharper. Bringing lights closer creates a bigger source in relationship to a face, creating more wrap light into the shadows, reinforcing the softer overall lighting scheme.
The classic lighting angle setups I primarily use are as follows: front light, three-quarter front light, side light, under light, backlight and overhead light.
Front light
Front lighting is very flattering—it fills in wrinkles and blemishes and as a result has been utilized as the primary beauty lighting angle of the modern era.
Front light is very flattering when used as beauty light
Front light fills in blemishes and wrinkles
I am not a huge fan of front light as it lacks good modeling characteristics. The front light I utilize most is butterfly lighting, made famous on the face of Marlene Dietrich.
Butterfly lighting used on the face of Marlene Dietrich
The name of this lighting style stems from the butterfly shadow cast under the nose from the lighting angle. The position of this light is behind the camera centered onto the face, high enough to create shadows under the chin, but not too high that it can't reach into the eye sockets.
Butterfly lighting defines the jawbone and cheekbone structure
For actors who suffer from turkey neck syndrome with wrinkles and skin flaps under the neck, butterfly lighting is very appropriate in shadowing these blemishes out. This is also the most effective key light angle in helping define and strengthen the jawbone and accent the cheekbone. The higher you position this light the narrower you'll make a face appear, while the lower you go, the rounder the face.
Three-quarter front light
Three-quarter front lighting is affectionately termed Rembrandt lighting after the master artist. The three-quarter front lighting angle casts a triangle shadow below the eye on the shadow side of the face.
Rembrandt lighting casts a triangle shadow under the shadowed eye
The human eye perceives the world in a three-dimensional perspective. Movie cameras capture information in a two-dimensional perspective. Because Rembrandt lighting adds modeling perspective to faces, it is a great lighting angle to reinforce the illusion of capturing a three-dimensional subject onto a two-dimensional format.
Side light
Before the Renaissance and Baroque periods, paintings were flat, two-dimensional images on canvas. Then came along master painter Caravaggio who utilized side lighting in his work and influenced an entire movement known as chiaroscuro—the Italian word for 'light and shade'—whereby a face is framed half lit, half shadowed. Caravaggio hired actors to play the parts of the people represented in his paintings. He controlled and placed actors in specific lighting setups to formulate interplays of light against dark, in order to create contrast and separation. By extrapolation of his enormous influence on the art of lighting, I affectionately consider Caravaggio to be cinema's first cinematographer.
Side lighting gives you the greatest amount of contrast and is most appropriate for a dramatic look. The angle of the light exacerbates wrinkles, imperfections and surface texture. The use of half light/half shadow on an actor's face is an interesting technique to juxtapose the internal conflict of an actor's good versus sinister side, through use of the metaphors light/dark, revelation/concealment.
Side lighting at a 90-degree angle creates half light/half shadow
My favorite side lighting angle is slightly forward of 90 degrees onto the actor's face. I usually raise the side light to a height that allows its light to just reach over the bridge of the nose and into the eye socket of the shadow side of the face, without touching the cheek of the shadow side.
Side lighting with the light positioned to reach into the eye socket of the shadow side of the face
Under light
Under light is illumination that comes from an angle below eye level. Traditionally, under light has been given a bad rap as a type of horror lighting and is considered an unglamorous key light angle.
Under light is used primarily for horror lighting
I find that soft under light that comes from just beneath eye level is in fact very glamorous and flattering on women and children. Under light is a very effective lighting angle for illuminating the eye sockets, and in particular for actors wearing hats. One of my favorite under light angles is called an "angel's touch"— it is positioned onto a face from below eye level and from the side. It casts a vertical highlight onto the indentation between the nose and the upper lip, creating an ethereal effect on women. I usually have my angel's touch light at 1 stop or more below my key light exposure.
Angel's touch lighting kisses highlights into the indentation of the nose and upper lip
Back light
Back light will desaturate and mute faces. Back light separates the face from the background and helps create the illusion of depth.
Back light with some return bounce fill light
Back light will desaturate and mute tones
I like to keep my back light at approximately a 45-degree angle, so the light kisses the cheeks, but never quite reaches far enough around to touch the nose. A back light hitting the nose is my pet peeve. I also like the height of the back light to be at least at a 45-degree angle onto the back of the actor's face, to avoid shoulder or shirt collar shadows cast onto the side of an actor's neck.
Back light is also an effective tool to light fog, water and rain
Back light should be 45 degrees in height and angle to avoid shirt collar shadows cast onto the side of an actor's neck
Balding heads don't take well to back light as you end up with head reflection issues
A secondary type of back light is called kicker light, as it allows you to kick in some additional accent light exactly into the areas of the subject's face you want to enhance. Primarily I would have my back light at 1 stop brighter than the key light, while kicker light I'd have at least three-quarters of a stop below the key light. A kicker light's effectiveness is in regards to its reflected angled, rather than the physical illuminating output. While my back light is primarily situated at 45- degree angles to the subject, I usually set my kicker light just back of a 90-degree angle onto the face. I usually turn all my other lights off when setting a kicker light, so I'm able to see exactly where the kick pops out onto the skin. I always use barn doors or solid flags to cut kicker spill light hitting the nose.
Overhead light
Overhead light broke into cinematic vogue in the mid-70s following its groundbreaking use by master cinematographer Gordon Willis. Gordon Willis turned the idea of illuminating eye sockets on its head in The Godfather, where he deliberately had Marlon Brando's eyes shaded, to prevent the audience from seeing what was going on emotionally in his head. When I set positions for overhead light, I in fact prefer it a little closer to the camera than directly over the actor's head, so that the light seeps into the eye sockets yet maintains its top- down directional character. If I find the scene requires the overhead light to be a little steeper right over the head, I set a separate eye light to illuminate the eyes.
Overhead light creates a pool of shadow under the eyes. Here I set a separate eye light at 3 stops below the key light
In conclusion, anyone can switch on lights and flood out a face with flat frontal light, but don't forget that shadows create dimension, perspective and mystery. What is concealed in shadows is as telling as what is revealed in light. The light or shadow on a face should always be motivated and simple. Remember that one strategically placed light will ultimately be more efficient than multiple badly positioned lights.
Lighting is subjective, thus nothing is right or wrong. If you make the effort to understand the science of light, and master lighting angles and techniques, you will dramatically improve your skill in lighting faces, and in recreating the visual mood and emotion you intended for your audience.
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