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Important: Please read these rules before entering this Sweepstakes. By participating, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and represent that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements below.
1. GENERAL. The House Party, Inc. "Show Us Some Love Avatar Sweepstakes" (the "Sweepstakes") is a Sweepstakes where entrants will have the opportunity to win a prize. Three (3) eligible entrants will be selected to win a Ripple Street VIP Pass. To be entered into the Sweepstakes, online entrants must have logged into their registered Ripple Street profile on the Ripple Street website and uploaded a Profile Photo ("Avatar") between the dates of February 14, 2019 and February 21, 2019. The foregoing is a general description only of the Sweepstakes and is qualified in its entirety by these Official Rules.
2. ELIGIBILITY. The Sweepstakes is only open to entrants who have logged into their registered Ripple Street profile on the Ripple Street website and, at the time of entry, (a) uploaded a Profile Photo ("Avatar") between the dates of February 14, 2019 and February 21, 2019 (b) are legal residents of the United States, (collectively, the "Sweepstakes Territory"), and (c) are at least 18 years old. The Sweepstakes is void outside the Sweepstakes Territory; and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, and their respective spouses) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of each such employee, officer and director, are not eligible to participate. The Sweepstakes, and any website pages and advertisements relating thereto, is intended for viewing only within the Sweepstakes Territory, and contestants must be present in Sweepstakes Territory at the time they enter.
3. TIMING. The Sweepstakes entry period begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on February 14, 2019 and ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on February 21, 2019 (the "Entry Period"). Winner selection will be on or around February 21, 2019. Sponsor's computer is the official timekeeping device for the Sweepstakes.
4. HOW TO ENTER. There is (1) way to enter this Sweepstakes: (1) online (which requires online entrants who have logged into their registered Ripple Street profile on the Ripple Street website to upload a Profile Photo ("Avatar") between the dates of February 14, 2019 and February 21, 2019).
a. TO ENTER ONLINE During the Entry Period, click on the link sent by email from House Party, Inc. to complete the online survey. Complete the entire survey and follow the instructions for online conditional entry. Submit it in accordance with the on-screen instructions. TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SWEEPSTAKES USING THE ONLINE METHOD OF ENTRY, YOU MUST have logged into YOUR registered Ripple Street profile on Ripple Street AND MUST HAVE SUCCESSFULLY uploaded a Profile Photo ("Avatar") between the dates of February 14, 2019 and February 21, 2019. THE SUBMISSION PERIOD WILL BE FROM February 14, 2019 AT 12:01 a.m. EASTERN TIME UNTIL February 21, 2019 AT 11:59 p.m. EASTERN TIME. YOU WILL NOT BE ENTERED IF YOU DO NOT MEET ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. All online entries must be received by Sponsor during the Entry Period. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned to an email address by an Internet service provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. All entries will be deemed to have been made by the authorized account holder of the submitted email address. Submitting mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
The Sponsor reserves the right not to award any prize.
b. FOR ALL ENTRIES. LIMIT: One (1) entry per person in this Sweepstakes, regardless of method of entry. All entries, regardless of method of entry, must be received by Sponsor during the Entry Period. All entries, along with all copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights associated therewith, become the exclusive property of Sponsor upon submission, and none will be acknowledged or returned. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that Sponsor will own all rights to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display, distribute, make derivative works of and otherwise commercially and noncommercially exploit the entry materials, in any manner or medium existing or hereafter developed, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity including but not limited to use on Sponsor's site, Facebook page and other social media channels. You agree to take, at Sponsor's request, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Sponsor to effect, perfect or confirm Sponsor's ownership rights as set forth above in this paragraph. Proof of online submission or mailing will not be deemed to be proof of receipt of entry by Sponsor. All entrants and entries subject to verification prior to the awarding of a prize, as are the eligibility, age and other claims of/information provided by a potential prize winner.
5. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES AND DECISIONS. By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to be bound by and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor or its designee (including, without limitation, decisions regarding eligibility of entrants, verifications of entries, the selection of entrants and winners, and the awarding of prizes), which are final and binding in all respects. By accepting a prize in this Sweepstakes, a winner fully and unconditionally agrees to be bound by and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor or its designee (including, without limitation, decisions regarding eligibility of entrants, verification of entries, the selection of entrants and winners, and the awarding of prizes), which are final and binding in all respects.
6. DRAWING; ODDS; NOTIFICATION. On or about February 26, 2019, Sponsor or its designee will randomly select the winner(s). Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received by Sponsor in the Sweepstakes. The entrants selected must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. A potential winner will be notified by phone, letter (by postal or overnight delivery) and/or email. As a condition of winning any prize, a potential winner may be required to execute and return to Sponsor or its designee a notarized Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and, except where prohibited by law, a Publicity Release (an "Affidavit/Release") in the form(s) provided by Sponsor or its designee in order to claim his/her prize. Such Affidavit/Release must be returned to Sponsor or its designee by the date and/or time indicated within such documents. If a potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days of the first attempt to contact him/her, or if a potential winner fails to return the Affidavit/Release within the specified time, or if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if a potential winner is found to be ineligible, or if a potential winner does not comply with the Official Rules, then the potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner selected by Sponsor or its designee in his/her place at random from among all eligible non-winning entries received by Sponsor for the Sweepstakes. In such event, an alternate potential prize winner will be notified as described above and, as a condition to winning any prize, will be required to return the required documents to Sponsor or its designee as described above. Sponsor is not responsible for fraudulent calls, emails or other correspondence made to entrants by third parties.
a. Subject to the terms and conditions of these Official Rules: Three (3) eligible entrants will be selected to win a Ripple Street VIP Pass. The aggregate approximate retail value ("ARV") of all prizes to be awarded in this Sweepstakes is $150.
b. Prizes are nontransferable and nonassignable, and are not refundable, and must be accepted as awarded. Prizes are awarded "AS IS" with no warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, made by Sponsor for which Sponsor shall be liable, including, without limitation, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Unused components of a prize shall be forfeited and have no redeemable cash value. No cash redemption or other substitution may be made, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right (but has no obligation) to substitute a prize (or a component thereof) with another prize (or component thereof, including cash) of equal or greater value if a prize (or component thereof) is not available for any reason as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Winner is solely and fully responsible for any and all costs, fees, taxes, assessments and expenses associated with prize award, receipt and use, including, without limitation, all foreign, federal, state and local taxes and assessments on the prize (including, without limitation income taxes). If applicable, winner will be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the actual value of the prize won. Entrants waive the right to assert as a cost of winning a prize any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to redeem a prize. LIMIT: One (1) prize in this Sweepstakes per person and household.
8. PUBLICITY. Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes each winner's consent to Sponsor's (and its designees', successors' and assigns') use of winner's name, biography, likeness, voice, photographs, video, opinions, statements, hometown, state and country for promotional purposes in any manner or media (including, without limitation, online), worldwide, in perpetuity, and without further payment, consideration, notice, review or consent.
9. GENERAL CONDITIONS. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes if, in Sponsor's opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Sweepstakes, or if viruses, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical difficulties or failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes or if there has been a breach of Sponsor's terms. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right (but does not have the obligation) in its sole discretion to award prizes at random from among eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of suspected impairment. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or is in violation of Sponsor's Terms of Service. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision of these Official Rules.
10. RELEASE. By entering, each entrant forever and irrevocably releases and holds harmless Sponsor, its parents, subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates, and their respective agents, advertising and promotion agencies, affiliates, Sweepstakes partners and prize suppliers from and against all claims, damages or liabilities arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant's participation and/or entry in the Sweepstakes and/or such entrant's award, receipt or use of any prize awarded in the Sweepstakes.
11. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. Sponsor is not responsible for: (a) incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information or late, lost, stolen, unintelligible, illegible, damaged, mutilated, altered, incomplete, misdirected or postage due entries or entries received through impermissible or illegitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified; (b) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any telephone, computer online systems, computer equipment, website, server provider, network, hardware or software; (c) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any website or service; (d) unauthorized intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (e) printing, typographical, electronic or human errors which may occur in the offer or administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; or (f) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant's computer, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes, or from viewing, playing or downloading any material from Sponsor's website, regardless of whether the material was prepared by Sponsor or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to Sponsor's website by a hypertext link.
12. DISPUTES. Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and solely and exclusively in a federal or state court located in New York, New York; entrant submits to sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction to said courts in the State of New York for any such dispute and irrevocably waives any and all rights to object to such jurisdiction; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant or Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules of provisions (whether of the State of New York the United States, or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
13. DATA COLLECTION. Personal information collected through Sponsor's website and used in connection with this Sweepstakes is covered by Sponsor's online Privacy Policy located at http://houseparty.com/privacy.
14. OFFICIAL RULES. These Official Rules are available at https://blog.ripplestreet.com/blog/2019/2/1/show-us-some-love-avatar-sweepstakes-official-rules, or by sending a self-addressed postage-stamped envelope to "Show Us Some Love Avatar Sweepstakes – Rules Request", c/o House Party, Inc., Fifty South Buckhout Street, Suite 301, Irvington, NY 10533.
15. WINNER'S LIST. To request a list of winners, send a self-addressed postage-stamped envelope to "Smiling Faces Avatar Sweepstakes – Winner's List Request", c/o House Party, Inc., Fifty South Buckhout Street, Suite 301, Irvington, NY 10533. Requests must be received within thirty (30) days after entry date closes on February 21, 2019.
16. SPONSOR. The sponsor of the Sweepstakes and the address at which the Sponsor may be contacted is House Party, Inc., Fifty South Buckhout Street, Suite 301, Irvington, NY 10533.


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Demand drives Tiger Airways return to Red Centre
Tiger Airways will resume flights to Alice Springs in April.
There will be four flights a week on each of two routes, between Sydney and Melbourne and Alice Springs.
The airline suspended services between Alice Springs, Adelaide and Melbourne in mid-2011.
Tiger Airways commercial director Carly Brear says the airline could not ignore the overwhelming demand to return to the region.
"The one thing I should say is, thank you to the people of Alice Springs," she said.
"This is absolutely a case of the people have spoken.
"We were inundated through Facebook and various other mediums from people who lived in the area, who were just absolutely desperate for the return of low-cost services.
"Quite frankly, the demand was just far too high for us to ignore."
Territory Tourism Minister Matt Conlan says negotiations have started with Tiger Airlines to lobby for services to Darwin.
"I would certainly love to see as much airline capacity as we possibly can into all parts of the Northern Territory," he said.
"I think we just take one step at a time but Tiger are well aware of the Northern Territory Government's desire to see increased capacity or additional air services into Darwin.
"They are acutely aware of that."
Topics: air-transport, regional, alice-springs-0870, sydney-2000, melbourne-3000
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Customer Service Advisor - Torquay
Torquay (Surf Coast Shire) Sales
Job description
£8.00 per hour (£6.93 if under 21)
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See Christmas from the inside!
At Argos, the run up to Christmas is a busy time and we're now recruiting for Customer Service Advisors to make the magic happen in store.
Working at Argos over Christmas means every day will be different, offering you new and exciting challenges. You will play a key part in creating an enjoyable and easy shopping experience for our customers – from picking stock in the stockroom, to serving on the tills or collection counter.
We have a range of part-time opportunities available, with various working patterns and contracted hours between 05:00am and 20:00pm.
Due to the working hours, and in line with the Employment of Young Persons Act, we will not be able to employ anyone under the age of 18 for this role.
We're looking for people who:
Love to help customers
Care about delivering a superior shopping experience every time
Feel confident using today's technology and eager to share their know how with others
Can work as part of a team and support their colleagues
A competitive salary to give you some extra cash for the festive holidays
Discount available after 3 months
A fun and friendly working environment
There may also be an opportunity to stay with us after Christmas and make Argos your future too


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San Jose State University will host Rockage 4.0, a tribute to rock and old-school video games, in February. Read »
E-40 performs "IDFWU" with Big Sean this evening on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Read »
The Coup frontman draws from his experience as a telemarketer for his first original screenplay, published by McSweeney's. Read »
Oakland's 45 Sessions heads to San Francisco for a special night with New York DJ legends Diamond D and Mark The 45 King. Read »
Soul singer and multi-instrumentalist Brian McKnight is getting up close and personal with San Francisco this week with eight shows at The Addition. Read »
The Bay Area band with a 25-year recorded history joins rock's immortals in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read »
World-class DJ Jeff Mills will create a live soundtrack for a classic silent film screening at San Francisco's Jewish Community Center. Read »
Soundtrack your Pineapple Express experience with songs by The Weather Girls, Metallica and Young Gully. Read »
Stevie Wonder, United Nations Messenger of Peace, used his Oakland concert to comment on police brutality and the need for global love. Read »
If you missed Fleetwood Mac's performance at Oracle Arena last night, don't worry; the band will return in April 2015. Read »
Alameda band signed to Atlantic Records earlier this year stops in San Francisco this month. Read »
Decades after rhyming about Carlo Rossi wine, rap star E-40 conquered the wine business. Now he's tackling spirits. Read »
After selling out in San Francisco, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist have added a new Bay Area date, stopping at The Fox Theater on November 25. Read »
Caribou, Dan Deacon, The Church, and more will appear at annual music festival, which runs Feb. 20-Mar. 1. Read »
Comedian, actress, singer and San Francisco native Margaret Cho will perform daily in the streets to raise money for the homeless. Read »


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21-year-old NH man hospitalized in police-involved shooting
WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) � Officials say a 21-year-old New Hampshire man has been hospitalized following an officer-involved shooting.
Attorney General Michael Delaney and state police Col. Robert Quinn said in a statement Sunday that officials are investigating a shooting that took place on Lowell Road in Windham.
Authorities said Grant Hebert, of Pelham, is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Delaney and Quinn did not reveal any more details about the shooting.
WMUR-TV said police from several towns and state troopers were investigating the shooting scene early Sunday morning, where they taped off the road with crime scene tape and surrounded a silver sedan.


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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Tiger Woods got a reprieve Saturday in the Masters when he was given a two-shot penalty for a bad drop but was allowed to stay in the tournament.
Woods' shot on the par-5 15th hole of the second round hit the flag stick and bounced back into the water. He took his penalty drop two yards behind where he hit the original shot, which was a rules violation.
Augusta National reviewed the incident Saturday morning before the third round began and added the two-stroke penalty for an improper drop. Woods had a 73 instead of a 71 and went into the weekend five shots out of the lead.
But they did not disqualify him for signing an incorrect scorecard under a new rule – announced at the Masters two years ago – that allows a player to stay in the tournament if a rules dispute was based on television evidence.
"At hole (hash)15, I took a drop that I thought was correct and in accordance with the rules. I was unaware at that time I had violated any rules,'' Woods said on Twitter.
The decision grabbed more attention than any shot at this Masters, especially coming one day after 14-year-old Guan Tianlang was penalized one shot for slow play, which nearly caused him to miss the cut. Woods not only is the No. 1 player and golf's biggest star, he had won two straight tournaments coming into the Masters. He was the overwhelming favorite to win, ending a five-year drought in the majors, and capture the green jacket for the first time since 2005.
While the violation was apparent, Augusta National took the blame by saying its rules committee reviewed a video before Woods finished his round Friday and determined his drop was within the rules. The club said a television viewer prompted the review.
Golf is the only sport where TV viewers act as rules officials. If they see a violation and it turns out to be true, a player must be penalized.
Woods, however, indicted himself by explaining how he took the drop.
"I went back to where I played it from, but went two yards further back and I tried to take two yards off the shot of what I felt I hit,'' Woods said Friday after he signed for a 71, leaving him three shots out of the lead. "And that should land me short of the flag and not have it either hit the flag or skip over the back. I felt that was going to be the right decision to take off four (yards) right there. And I did. It worked out perfectly.''
He hit that fifth shot to about 4 feet and made the putt for bogey.
Rules 26-1 says that if a player chooses to go back to his original spot, the ball should be dropped as "nearly as possible'' to the spot where it was last played. Photos and video shows his ball dropped at least a yard behind his previous divot.
"After meeting with the player, it was determined that he had violated Rule 26, and he was assessed a two-stroke penalty,'' Fred Ridley, chairman of the Masters' competition committees, said in a statement. He said the penalty of disqualification was waived under Rule 33 because the committee "had previously reviewed the information and made its initial determination prior to the finish of the player's round.''
Rule 33 states that disqualification can be waived at the committee's discretion. However, a decision that accompanies this rule says that the committee would not be justified to waive the DQ if it was a result of the player's ignorance of the rules or if he could have reasonably discovered his mistake before signing his scorecard.
"There is some leeway with the signing the incorrect card. Not with intentionally not dropping as near as possible,'' David Duval said on Twitter.
That it involved Woods only made it a bigger issue.
In one of his more famous incidents, Woods hit a shot that went onto the roof and over the back into a parking lot at Firestone. The ball was never found, and because there was no out-of-bounds, Woods was correctly given a free drop by the practice range. Last year at Quail Hollow, he hit a shot left of the fifth green that was never found. He was allowed a free drop because fans said a man picked it up and ran off.
"Take the fact that it was Tiger out of the equation and it is a fair ruling. Since it is him the debate begins about TV ratings etc etc,'' former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell said on Twitter.
The revision to Rule 33 was based upon the modern era of television. One example cited was Padraig Harrington, who opened with a 65 in Abu Dhabi at the start of the 2011 season. He was disqualified when a slow-motion replay on high-definition TV revealed that his ball moved ever so slightly after he replaced his marked. Harrington didn't realize it had moved – a two-shot penalty – and was disqualified for an incorrect card.
That same year, Camilo Villegas was disqualified in Hawaii when a TV viewer noticed he tamped down a divot in an area where his chip was rolling back down a slope. Rule 33 would not have applied there because Villegas did not know the rule.
Woods started the year with a rules violation. He took relief from an imbedded lie in a sandy area covered with vines in Abu Dhabi. It was determined that relief was not allowed in the sand. He was docked two shots before signing his card, and it caused him to miss the cut.
Hunter Mahan summed up the mess on Twitter: "If you think tiger should be dq'd your not wrong, if you think 2 shot penalty is enough your not wrong. Not sure the right answer.''


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Friday, October 21, 2011
The EU re-directs its energy policy
Social Affairs, Public Management, Information, Transport, Energy, Environment, Industry,Research centres,Local and Regional authorities,Corporations,Administrations States,Agencies Chambers,Development NGOs,Non-profit organisations,International Organisation,
Why do we need new pipelines and electricity grids? Energy infrastructure – pipelines, electricity grids – are key to all our climate and energy goals. To increase the share of renewable energy to 20 percent of our final energy consumption by 2020, we need to bring the energy generated by wind parks and solar power stations to the consumers. For this, we need a more integrated and powerful network than exists today. To save 20 percent of our estimated energy consumption in 2020 via technology, we need smart meters and smart grids, which allow consumers to control exactly their power consumption and to save money and energy by changing their habits. To secure gas supply also in the event of a crisis, we need to diversify our sources and new pipelines which bring the gas from new regions directly to Europe. To have a functioning internal market with competition and fair and competitive prizes, we need the interconnections between member states, allowing companies to offer their energy in all member states. How much investment is needed in the EU? In the next ten years, around Euro 200 billion (bn) are needed for the construction of gas pipelines and electricity grids. More specifically: € 140 bn for high-voltage electricity transmission systems, storage and smart grid applications, €70 bn for gas pipelines, storage, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals and reverse flow infrastructure (to allow gas to flow in both directions), and € 2.5 bn for CO2 carbon dioxide transport infrastructure. This means that current investment levels have to be increased considerably. Compared to the period 2000 to 2010, this would result in a 30% increase in investments in the gas sector, and a 100% increase in the electricity sector compared to the same period before. Why is there a need for the EU to become active? It is estimated that the investments needed to achieve the 2020 goals will not be made or not be made on time, mainly because of two reasons: 1. Building permits take too long to obtain. Currently, it can take more than 10 years to build an overhead electricity line. 2. Not all the investments needed are commercially viable. Some electricity lines and gas pipelines may not be commercially viable because the market alone does not offer a good return on investment. It makes a difference if you plan a gas pipeline for a region where annual gas consumption is only about 10bcm, as in the case of the three Baltic States and Finland or for a country such as Germany where annual consumption is about 80 bcm. Still, these countries should be linked to the European energy market to foster competition and fair prices for the consumer and guarantee that different gas suppliers can step in, in the event of a gas crisis. In some cases, two countries are concerned: one has the costs, but the other the benefits. This is the case, when compressors are installed to make gas flow in two directions to help out the neighbouring country in the event of a gas crisis or when electricity lines are built in one country to accommodate excess wind generation from another country. What is new? The Commission proposes to select a number of projects of "Common Interest" which are important to reach its climate and energy goals. Projects having obtained this label have two advantages: - They benefit from a special permit granting procedure which is easier, faster and more transparent than normal procedures: Each member state will designate a single competent authority responsible – "a one stop shop " – for the completion of the entire permit granting process. The whole permit granting procedure will not exceed 3 years. - They are eligible for EU funding, be it grants, project bonds or guarantees. In the period 2014 – 2020 € 9.1 bn is earmarked for energy infrastructure under The "Connecting Europe Facility" (CEF). Did the EU finance energy infrastructure projects before? This is the very first time that the EU is co-financing the construction of large energy infrastructure from its regular budget. In the past financial period (2007-2013), the EU financed mainly feasibility studies with a total amount of Euro 155 million. Euro 3.85 billion were invested into energy projects under the European Energy Plan for Recovery, set up in the context of the economic and financial crisis. These were one-off amounts. Which are the selection criteria for projects of common interest? They should display economic, social and environmental viability and involve at least two Member States. Additional sector-specific criteria will ensure that projects notably strengthen security of supply, enable market integration, foster competition, ensure system flexibility, and allow transmission of renewable generation to consumption centres and storage sites. How are the projects of common interest selected? The selection is done in a two stage process: 1. The Regional level: The project promoter will submit its proposal to the relevant regional group. These groups bringing together Member States, regulators, transmission system operators and project promoters draw up their proposed list. 2. The EU Level: The final decision on the Union-wide list of projects of common interest will be taken by the Commission. The first list will be adopted by 31 July 2013 and then updated every two years. How much funding can a project get? The EU will co-finance up to 50% of the costs for studies and works and in exceptional circumstances up to 80% for projects that are crucial for regional or EU-wide security of supply or solidarity, require innovative solutions or have cross-sector synergies. Do all projects of common interest get automatically the EU funding? No. Once they have the status, they can apply for EU funding. To be considered for grants for works, they will have to prove that they are commercially not viable. Being selected "project of common interest" is no guarantee for EU funding. It does however mean that the project will benefit from the faster permit granting procedures and specific regulatory treatment foreseen for these projects. Can you give examples of projects financed in the future? The EU could finance - An offshore grid in the Northern Seas to transport electricity produced by offshore wind parks to consumers in the big cities - Innovative projects to store electricity - Complex gas pipeline projects that allow bringing gas from new supply sources, such as the Caspian region into the EU - Compressors which enable gas to flow in both directions. This would allow countries to help each other out in the event of a gas crisis. What new instruments does the financial portfolio include for energy infrastructure projects? The instruments will include equity instruments (e.g. investment funds) and risk-sharing instruments (e.g. loans and guarantees, and notably project bonds), which create a bigger multiplier effect than grants. By combining various forms of support, it will be possible to tailor the financial assistance provided to the particular needs of a project. Risk-sharing instruments are likely to be suitable for larger project-financed investments, such as big gas import pipelines involving numerous shareholders. Highly innovative projects with a significant technological risk, notably in offshore transmission, might require grant support to get off the ground. How exactly would the permit granting procedure improve? The completion of energy infrastructure projects, particularly in the electricity sector, can take more than ten years. This is mainly due to long and complex permit granting procedures which take up about 2/3 of this time. Projects of European interest will benefit from faster permit procedure which will not exceed 3 years. In addition, project developers will not have to address several authorities for permits but only one single national competent authority coordinating the permit granting process and issuing a comprehensive decision. The proposed procedure will cut administrative costs for a given project throughout Europe by on average about 30% on the promoters' side and about 45% on the authorities' side. If permits are given in 3 years, does that mean that citizens will not be heard? The new rules improve the possibility of citizens to get involved in a project and their voice to be heard. The Regulation says that citizens have to be involved at a very early stage of the permit procedure. The regulation says that this needs to be done BEFORE the project developer submits his formal application for the permit. In this way, citizens concerns can still be taken into account in the planning phase of the project. In many Member States it is currently practice that public consultation is held AFTER the submission of the file to the authority. Will the EU environmental standards, and in particular the protection of Natura 2000 sites be respected? Environmental standards, in particular standards set by the Natura 2000 directive, will be fully respected, and in particular the need to carry out appropriate impact assessments and to minimise the impact on protected habitats. In addition, the new system will contribute to improve the quality of these assessments, as environmental concerns will, through better public and stakeholder involvement, be identified and taken into account at an earlier stage of the process. When it comes to the preservation of biodiversity and the environment, existing standards will be maintained. Where there are crucial projects that need to be built despite adverse impacts on a site, it will be ensured that the least harmful route is granted the authorisation, that there are no alternative routes, and that the necessary compensation measures are taken, as foreseen in the Natura 2000 Directive. What is the timeline for the adoption of the draft regulation and the related process of call for proposals? The Regulation should be adopted by the European Parliament and the Council by the end of 2012 for an entry into force at the beginning of 2013. This will leave enough time for the establishment of the first Union-wide list of projects of common interest, in view of their possible financing under the CEF, which will enter into force in 2014.
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How many Wh/mile are you averaging? We are at 291.
How many Wh/mile are you averaging? We are at 291.
Wow! That is pretty low!
We have about 4300 miles on our Model S since mid-May and are averaging 360 Wh/mi. We live in a suburb of Seattle in a relatively hilly area. My wife and I both drive the car and often like to accelerate hard from the multiple stop signs around town. We haven't taken the car on many highway trips more than 20-30 miles, but the few times that we did I noticed that our Wh/mi was more in line with what you have experienced.
hitting the highways on my daily commute and hilly where I live. I average at 370.
We have some elevation to scale for a few miles every day (about 4 or so). About 16 miles on a highway one way. The total commute is around 40 miles round trip.
Have been averaging 311 Wh/mile over about 2000 miles.
This is on a MS60.
I have averaged 313 w/mile for 5,700 miles since car delivered on 1/2/13, but have managed 288 w/mile for last 2,500 miles, and the overall average is coming down, and expect to be under 310 w/mile soon. Driving the car efficiently is no hardship, and I still manage to have a lot of fun with the instantaneous acceleration especially at stop lights.
Most days I am at 290. Sometimes lower, at 280.
Then, since I ate all my broccoli I get to eat the chocolate, and I go to 380 average for 1 or 2 days of the week!
MS 60kwh all options, except twin charger and premium sound with 13,000 miles took delivery Feb 21, 2013
Avg 311 wh/mi
60 kWh, 2181 miles, in Colorado, many drives through mountains always at 5 mph above limit.
Avg 282 Wh/mi
S85, 2400 miles, average 340 wh/m. I have a 12 mile commute that has a 340 foot drop on the way to work. So, mostly flat. Have done one long trip and a fair amount of driving up the Santa Cruz mountains. Still loving the car enough to get a lead foot enjoying the acceleration!
60 kW; 10,000 miles; 273wH/mi and falling. Avg in MI winter months was about 320, summer months have been about 250. Ordinary driving city/highway about 50/50 (not just artificailly cruising at 20mph), but obviously conservative to see just how low it can go.
SP with about 9000 miles (hover around 300 wh/m on average)
5270 miles -305 wh/mi. And loving it
2000 miles for MS60 - 400 wh/mi. Lots of stop and go traffic on bridges and tunnels. The idling with AC demand quite a bit of juice...
One month new, 1,200 miles, S60 with 21" 295wh/mi
is it known that MS60's average lower wh/mi than 85's?
i had a 60 loaner and i seemed to get a significantly lower wh/mi for my same commute compared to my p85, however that could be due to 80mph limit and slower acceleration.
currently i'm at 319 wh/mi on 90% freeway driving; mostly flat w a few hills
I've only had the car 2 weeks: 800+ miles (s85) and I'm getting around 395wh/mi. Can't stop myself from flooring it!
Sig with 15,378. I haven't reset the trip meter b and I am at 345 Wh/mi. I am on a trip right now going NJ to Newport, RI to Portsmouth, NH to Sterling, MA to Tolland CT then back to NJ. I am "trying" to not go much faster than 65 to economize at bit and so far I am at 281 Wh/mi. I have noticed that the winter raised the average quite a bit. The cold weather and use of heat definitely chew up some juice.
MS60 with 8800 miles, averaging 302.
MS85, 8,700 miles, averaging 332
Southern California around town with 25% freeway.
MS80 - Haven't reset trip meter B since car had its first 100 miles. 6420 miles, averaging 312. Mostly highway miles in the Bay Area, usually keep it around 70 mph. I do allow myself a "bolt" or two every day though!
Drive daily, 45 mile roundtrip from Marin County to Downtown San Francisco, 11,000 miles averaging 335.
85 with 21 rims. 70 mile round trip daily. Mostly flat, a few hills.
Average is 323. Had the car since July 1.
MS60 8k miles 333
I have almost 12000 miles on my 85 and with mostly highway driving here in NJ, I am at an honorable 362. I might need some lighter shoes.
MS60, about 6500 miles, lifetime: 315, daily drive 315, so it's pretty consistent. Mostly LA freeway driving, 72 - 75.
I'll take my first road trip next week end. I wonder if it will change much. Probably some, because avg. speeds on I5 are a bit higher.
I have averaged 355wh/mi in my P85 over the last 6,000 miles. There are plenty of hills, freeway driving at 75 mph and spirited test drives included.
For my first ~5,000 miles I averaged about 330. For the last 1,200 miles, I have been more conscious of optimizing my mileage (e.g., coasting when possible, using brakes even less, not accelerating when there are slowdowns or stoplights ahead)and have averaged about 290.
over 4000 miles, averaging 331 Wh/mi on mixed streets and highway, mild elevation changes on some commutes, driving conservatively and using cruise control anytime I can. 74 mph typically on highway, lots of 45 mph streets around here, but frequent red lights. Occasional drives to show friends the acceleration, but not often.
6,200 miles in two months and average 325.
9,000 miles and average 291 model S 60 kw/h with 65% hightway at average speed 75 m/h
60kWh, 19" tires, 60% hwy, 40% local, since May 15th, 4,700 miles, 302 Wh/Mile.
Usually driving myself or with 1 other person.
40kWh, 19" tires, 85% hwy @70mph, since May 15th, 4,800 miles, 306 Wh/Mile.
Usually just me in the car, 60-mile round trip commute to/from work.
My trip A states 325 in my 60, but with mostly short distance drives the number is much higher. On freeway, weekend drives I average under 290.
S85 - 2000 miles in about four week averaging 314 overall, but usually under 300 on road trips.
Having driven 8400 miles, avg energy use is 353wh/mi. That is weighted toward cold weather (I took delivery in Phila on December 10) and averaged 380-400 during winter. Currently, I get 260-270 during the warm weather and each week my 353 decreases 2-3wh/mi.
S85 with 3388 miles in the four months we have owned the car. Avg Wh/mi is 292. Mostly commute driving on level city streets with short highway stretch - but with commute traffic, highway speeds usually no greater than 40 mph or so. Now, if I were to subtract out those laps around Richmond International Raceway during that Tesla event when I pegged the energy usage........
On my first road trip of 600 miles from Fremont to SOCAL, I averaged 287wh/mile.
I've given a bunch of test drives since and had to provide demonstrations of acceleration which raised my average into the low 300's.
But I think the MS has made me a better driver and I'll likely fall into the 270's for regular drives.
40kwh with dual chargers. 6500km since June 17 average 161kwh/km (261 kwh/mi). 154 kwh/km (247.8 kwh/mi) since Aug. 1. I'm retired, so not in a hurry. Few freeway trips. Our slow speed limits in Ontario help a lot. The first few days of ownership were the worst with many demos of it's amazing acceleration 8>)
Wow. Seems like a majority of the owners are getting it below 330. Am I the worse offender in the 400 range???
Any other owners who regularly get stuck in stop and go traffic?
BTW, I DO floor it from every stop light...
Yes, you're a wastrel, spewing polluting electrons into the atmosphere which ...
Oh, wait.
351 - S60, 14 weeks old, 1300 miles, all of it city stop & go driving in Washington DC where summer is pretty warm.
I have 2000+ miles and have averaged 315 Wh/mi. MS40 with 60 kWh battery.
MS60, Picked up Feb 15th. 5700 miles, averaging 307wh/mile. 20 mile round trip commute in Baltimore.
I know I sound like a rookie here, I have stock and have been following Tesla for 8 months now, but the EPA number of miles is only around 205 miles for the 60 battery,
my question, what does the 320 wh/m mean?? Look forward to getting my MS next May !!!!! Can't wait to join the club !!!
Hey jman:
60 KWh = 60,000 Wh
60,000 Wh / 205 miles = 292 wh/m
85KW about 9000 miles our average is 320 watts /mile. We are trending much lower 280 wpm on all my trips even going to Yosemite and back. I am the conservative driver my wife is the lead foot. Our average would be even better if I would quit giving test drives.
first 635 miles....374.... lots of demos on hill climbs. And a long trip into the mountains....
first 635 miles....374.... lots of demos on hill climbs. And a long trip into the mountains....
85 s+ no power saving features used . 100% Air conditioning
40kWh, 19" tires, 85% streets, since May 16th, 3,000 miles, 325Wh/Mile Lifetime. AC at 72F. 1,050 foot elevation gain on the way back home.
MS60, 6000 miles, 325 Wh/mi.
I realize this discussion isn't entirely about electricity cost, but where I live (WA), I could putt-putt around and use 275 Wh/mi and save $6/month! Never has zooming around been so cheap.....


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ASHLAND, Va. – Junior quarterback Willie Logan rushed for a career-high 132 yards and two scores and threw for an additional touchdown but the Bridgewater Eagles football team couldn't overcome an efficient Randolph-Macon attack as the Eagles fell by a 38-26 tally at Day Field.
Randolph-Macon struck first after turning Bridgewater away on its first series of the contest. Kicker Josh Storm capped off a 13-play, 32-yard drive with a 31 yard field goal to hand the Yellow Jackets a 3-0 advantage with 7:05 to play in the first quarter.
Bridgewater again went three and out on its next offensive drive before Randolph-Macon pushed the ball to midfield before a sack from freshman Logan Whitaker on Zac Naccarato stalled out the Yellow Jackets' drive out just shy of midfield.
The Eagles again came up empty on their next series, before Randolph-Macon made it a two-score affair early in the second stanza. Backup quarterback Greg Petrohovich tossed a 12-yard strike to Vance Hendren to push the Yellow Jackets advantage to 10-0 with 12 and change to play in the opening half.
Bridgewater used a quick drive and a heavy dose of Logan on the ground to chip the game back to a one-score contest. Logan bolted for 43 yards to get the Eagles into Randolph-Macon territory before storming into the end zone from the 17 to cut the Yellow Jackets' lead to 10-7 with just under 10 to play in the first half.
Randolph-Macon quickly answered the Bridgewater score with one of its own. Naccarato connected with Luke Sellers on a 49-yard pattern to push the Yellow Jackets inside the Bridgewater 10 before the Randolph-Macon trigger man hit Zach Midulla for his first score of the day to extend the lead to 17-7.
The Eagles moved the ball on their ensuing drive, but came up empty before the Yellow Jackets pushed their lead to 24-7 off of a 92-yard carry Will McGhee.
Bridgewater marched downfield in short order as Logan went 3-for-5 through the air and hit wide receiver William Hanna to set up a 47-yard Chandler DeHaven field goal attempt. The Yellow Jackets burned two timeout to stall DeHaven, but the freshman split the uprights with the wind at his back to cut the lead to 24-10 at the intermission. DeHaven's kick was the fourth-longest kick in program history, matching three others of 47 yards. His kick was the program's longest since David Blackwell's 47-yard field goal at Washington and Jefferson in the 2005 playoffs.
The Eagles forced a Randolph-Macon three and out to start the second half, before getting back on the scoreboard.
Bridgewater again drove deep into Randolph-Macon territory to set up a DeHaven kick. The freshman again split the uprights, this time from 34 yards to trim the Yellow Jackets' lead to 24-13 early in the third.
Randolph-Macon again answered a Bridgewater score with one of its own. The Yellow Jackets 14-play, 63-yard scoring drive was capped off by a nine-yard Terry Clark end around to push the lead to 31-13 with 4:09 to play in the third.
Bridgewater again answered a Randolph-Macon score to keep the game at a two-score difference. Logan hit Hanna on an 18-yard strike before bolting 37 yards on a designed keeper to get the Eagles deep into Randolph-Macon territory. Logan connected with Michael Colee from 13 yards out to chip the Randolph-Macon advantage to 31-20 as the game headed to the final stanza.
Randolph-Macon effectively put the game away in the fourth when Naccarato connected with Midulla on a seven-yard pitch and catch to build the lead to 38-20.
Late in the fourth quarter, Bridgewater tacked on an additional score on a one-yard Logan keeper, but the two-point conversion attempt failed to finalize the scoring at a 38-26 tally.
Logan was solid on the offensive end, bolting for a career-high 132 yards and two scores on the ground. Jacob Wright added 33 yards on eight carries as the Eagles rushed for 202 yards on the afternoon.
The Luray, Va. native finished the day 22-of-41 through the air for 244 yards and a score.
Tight end Cord Keating hauled in six passes for 61 yards to lead the Bridgewater receiving corps.
Defensively, the Eagles were paced by the play of linebacker Andrew Palmer who finished the day with 10 tackles.
McGhee paced the Yellow Jackets on the ground with 186 yards on 24 carries to pace a Randolph-Macon attack that bolted for 248 yards on the afternoon.
Naccarato was stellar through the air throwing for 174 yards and two scores on 13-of-20 passing.
Christian Cook hauled in four passes to lead the way for Randolph-Macon, while Midulla posted three catches for 22 yards and two scores.
Defensively, Michael Weldon posted 10 tackles, including seven solo stops.
Bridgewater was limited to a 3-for-12 effort on third down, while the Yellow Jackets went 6-of-15 on third down.
The Yellow Jackets also owned the possession battle by a 36:25-to-23:35 margin.
Bridgewater will wrap up the 2012 season on Saturday at Catholic. Start time against the Cardinals is set for 1 p.m.


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The outlook is for a rocky time ahead for the US economy as it moves into 2008.
Many economists predict that America will move closest to a downturn since the current expansion began seven years ago. If the economy does contract, economic seers expect a shallow retrenchment, most likely in the first six months of the year. Most see only limited improvement in the latter half.
A lagging economy is likely to have wide ramifications. In the heat of a presidential election year, unemployment would start to rise, making the economy a major issue for the candidates. An anemic economy would also present a challenge to the Federal Reserve Board, which might opt to keep cutting interest rates. Soft economic numbers, moreover, could have a detrimental effect on corporate profits – depressing financial markets and lowering tax receipts, straining government budgets.
"There is not much margin for error. It would not take much to push us over the edge," says Dennis Hoffman, an economist at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe. "It's hard to come up with boom-time scenarios."
Of course economists and Wall Street have been pessimistic – and wrong – before. This past year, for example, strong exports, thanks to the weak dollar, and an unexpected inventory buildup resulted in a surge of 4.9 percent growth in the third quarter, much higher than the forecasts.
"The biggest surprise of the year is how resilient the economy has been in the face of [skyrocketing] oil prices," says Robert MacIntosh, chief economist at Eaton Vance, a mutual-fund group in Boston. "Consumers have barely blinked."
Behind the dim forecasts for next year are some of the same factors that beset the US economy this year: stress in the housing market and relatively high oil prices. These twin problems will, in 2008, finally get to the consumer, say economists.
"Consumer spending in 2008 will slow to a 1.8 percent pace, but it could be below 1 percent," forecasts Scott Anderson, chief economist at Wells Fargo in Minneapolis. "The first half will feel like a recession for consumers."
It already feels like that in Arizona, says Professor Hoffman at ASU. "We lead the nation in employment growth – some 3 percent more people come here each year," he notes. "But our spending patterns this year are really negative, the worst in 15 years. For example, we're seeing automobile sales off by double digits."
Unlike some previous years, the economy will have little momentum leading into 2008. Retail analysts believe holiday sales rose by no more than 4 percent, one of the slowest rate increases since 2002.
As was the case this year, one of the strongest head winds buffeting the economy will be problems in the housing market, economists say. Sales of new homes are expected to continue to fall as builders try to shed inventory. Few forecasters expect to see home prices rise, or even stabilize, next year. Instead, estimates of a further decline in value range from 3 to 6 percent.
"In some places, such as southern California, there will be double-digit declines for the second year in a row," says Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh. "If the national trends showed housing prices falling 8 to 10 percent, that would be enough to send us into a recession."
The manufacturing segment of the economy is already in a recession, says Daniel Meckstroth, chief economist at Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI in Arlington, Va. Manufacturing production will fall 2 percent in the last quarter of 2007, he estimates. "Auto sales are poor. Wood products, furniture, glass, hardware are all declining, and I think there is now a snowballing on the downside that is dragging down other markets."
Dr. Meckstroth blames the housing collapse, near-record oil prices, the credit crunch, and slowing employment trends.
"One or two of these would not cause a recession, but the combination of all of them does it," he says.
He is concerned that losses in the banking system will stifle the economy. With an estimated $200 billion in losses in the housing arena, the banks need to increase their reserves, Meckstroth says. This could reduce the availability of money for new loans. "The banking system is very fragile right now," he says.
Economists expect that the Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates because of recession concerns. The Fed's next meeting is Jan. 29 and 30.
"I think they will cut rates but maybe more quickly and deeply if energy prices are down," says Mr. Hoffman of PNC. "But if energy prices are up, the Fed's in a real dilemma."
The computer models at Standard & Poor's indicate that the price of a barrel of oil should fall by about $20 to the neighborhood of $75, says David Wyss, chief economist at S&P.
But he is skeptical of those forecasts of lower oil prices, because prices have remained high. On Thursday, for example, the price was as high as $96.50 a barrel, up from $93 a barrel on Monday.
Analyst Jennifer Gordon of Deutsche Bank, in a message to clients on Thursday, predicted the price will soon rise above $100 a barrel as a result of political unrest, a falling dollar, and falling inventories. "Oil over $100 a barrel in the next few days," she writes.
"If oil prices remain high, it's possible retail gasoline prices could hit $3.50 a gallon nationally by July 4," predicts Mr. Wyss. Currently, regular gasoline is about $2.97 a gallon, according to GasPriceWatch.com.
Economists expect gasoline prices and the economy to become a more important factor in the election campaign. ASU's Hoffman says that, in the last two presidential elections, consumers became so distracted by the campaign that they hesitated to make major purchases.
"We call it the CNN effect," he quips. "This is going to be really tough with a fragile economy. It's not going to play out well."


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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Sekou's Birth by Fiona
On the night of the 4th of December I was 41 weeks pregnant. We lay in bed and Nancy, my partner, searched the Internet for ways to induce labor. I was scheduled for a "no stress test" at the hospital the following day to be sure our little one was healthy inside me. Nancy found an article on nipple stimulation that suggested if you stimulate your nipples for 45 minutes then with in 48 hours labor is likely. We tried this and within fifteen minutes I was in labor.
At 9:44 pm I said, "I think this is what a contraction feels like." It felt like a mild to moderate menstrual cramp. The cramps continued varying in length from one minute to three minutes. The resting time between contractions varied from six to ten minutes. Nancy kept track of my contractions in a little book documenting the frequency and intensity. We called our Midwife Maria and informed her that we were in labor. Maria told us to call her when the contractions were four minutes apart one minute long and in that pattern for an hour. "In the mean time" she said, "Get some rest."
At about 2am the pain during contractions became intense. I began to throw up with each contraction. Nancy massaged my back in long strokes from my shoulders to my lower back and she pressed my hips together. We lit the candles that our friends and extended community made for us.
I lay on my side in bed and tried to rest and then got up in excruciating pain and ran to the bathroom to throw up repeatedly. At some point I had nothing left to throw up. Nancy made frozen recharge drink cubes, which I sucked between contractions. With each contraction I lost the recharge I had managed to swallow. I could not sleep and neither did Nancy. At one point I stood up and bent over the baby-changing table, Nancy came behind me and compressed my hips. "I don't know if I can do this," I said. Nancy said, "You are doing so well." After this Nancy often told me that I was amazing and I could do it. My confidence came back a little bit with her encouragement.
At 4:25am I went to the bathroom and a jelly-like clot of clear mucus and blood came out. "Baby I lost my mucus plug," I shouted from the bathroom to the bedroom. Nancy wanted to see and I showed her. I felt excitement at labor progressing and my body opening. I thought that I should call my friend Ellen so that she and her partner Carmen could prepare to come the next day but I wanted them to have some rest.
At 5:00am I called Ellen and told her that I was in labor. I said that it would probably be a while but it would be good if she came by 5:00pm. I asked her to tell Carmen and prepare to stay a long time. In our preparation Ellen and Carmen were responsible for setting up the birth tub.
Contractions became more and more intense. In the morning at about 8 or 9 my phone rang and it was the nurse from Kaiser calling to confirm my "no stress test". I told her I was in labor and then began having a contraction while on the phone. Her name was Jill and she told me exactly when to breathe in and when to breathe out and she coached me through the contraction. It was exactly what I needed to keep going. After the phone call I used the deep breathing shown to me. I felt light headed but able to continue.
I asked Nancy to call Maria and Nancy said that my contractions were still far apart. I called Maria and asked her to come by when she could to check the baby's heart beat. Maria said that she would come by at noon. At some point Nancy called the rest of our birth team Ellen Carmen and Carol and asked them to come.
Maria arrived before the others, I remember saying, "The contractions are really bad". Maria said in an enthusiastic voice, "No they are strong that's good!"
Maria called an assistant midwife named Nile who arrived with a tool belt slung low across her hips and filled with midwife tools.
Maria checked how far I was dilated in the bedroom. I lay back on the bed and she reached her hand inside and felt around. When she removed her hand she said, "You are eight centimeters dilated we are going to have a baby."
When the support team arrived they began to assemble and fill the birth tub in the kitchen. Nancy stayed with me in the bedroom. I bent over the bed and my acupuncturist Carol Francois came in and massaged acupressure points on one side of my body, she showed Nancy how to massage the other side. The points helped my body open and sped delivery.
Maria asked if I wanted to go in the water tub to give birth and I could not imagine moving from where I was. It turns out that the tub was only half full anyway. Maria invited my support team into the bedroom and said, "Do what you have to do." Carmen documented the birth; I felt Carol's presence near me. Ellen said later that she thought to herself, "What do I have to do?" Ellen brushed my tangled and wild hair back into a neat ponytail at the back of my head.
Maria put a birth stool at the side of our bed. Nancy sat on the bed and I sat between Nancy's legs on the birth stool, she put her arms under my arms for support. I held onto Nancy's hands and squeezed them tightly. Maria said, "When you feel the urge to push PUSH." I remembered the story of another mamma who did not feel the urge to push and was transferred to the hospital. I pushed even though I did not feel a strong urge. I felt something pop and then water gushed out. Maria wiped it away with a chuck pad, she also discretely wiped away the little bit of poop that came out as well.
I felt a tightness around my opening that burned, I stood partially up instead of pushing and thought to myself "you are a wimp." Both Maria and Nancy encouraged me to squat down, both told me I was doing a good job; this helped. Then the assistant midwife Nile, young caring and confident took a fan from her tool belt on her hip and fanned my hot face. It felt amazing.
Together Maria and Nile listened to Sekou's heartbeat. Maria looked me in the eye and said, "Your baby's heart rate went down, and we are going to want to get him out in the next push or two. It is time to work really hard!" After this I do not remember feeling pain; I cared only about getting Sekou out safely. I remember pushing very hard. We have a video and in the video in these final moments of pushing I was quiet and concentrated.
I reached down and felt Sekou's hair between my legs, it was slimy. I pushed again and felt his head and then his body slide out of me. Maria said "Nancy, Fiona -somebody catch your baby!" Maria caught Sekou and put him in my arms. "Well hello" I said "you made it." Sekou cried and then was quiet against my breast. Nancy kissed me, we both had tears running down our faces. Then Nile and Maria wiped the blood from Sekou's body. They clamped his umbilical cord and Nancy cut it. He was born at 2:41pm. Ellen sent a picture of him just born to our friends and announced his birth.
The midwives asked Nancy to take off her shirt and they put Sekou on her chest for skin-to-skin bonding. I stayed seated on the birth stool to birth the placenta. The placenta slipped out easily into a large bowel and looked a little like an organ to me or an enormous blood clot.
I had a little tearing and Maria prepared to give me stitches. She asked me to lie back on the bed. Someone put Sekou on my chest. Maria asked my friends to distract me. Ellen lay to my right and Carol sat to my left. I closed my eyes and felt Carol stroking my forehead. Maria strapped a headlamp to her head, she sprayed between my legs with something that stung and then numbed the area then she began to carefully sew up my tears. I remember an overwhelming feeling of wellbeing. As Maria stitched the tears my friends sang, "Maria, I once knew a midwife named Maria."
Next Maria put an ice pack between my legs and I lay with my head at the headboard. At the foot of the bed the Midwifes examined Sekou from head to foot and weighed him in a hanging cloth scale. Maria asked Nancy to put her little finger in Sekou's mouth and he began to suck on it. Sekou weighed 8lbs and 3oz.
A few significant things about preparing for our homebirth:
My partner Nancy and I conceived Sekou March 8th 2011 with a little help from a sperm donor and alternative insemination. The date of Sekou's conception is significant to me because it stands between the anniversary of my mother's birth date on March 7th and her death date on March 9th.
My mother used to say about my birth, "I was in labor 48 hours and they almost lost us both." My mother was 39 when she birthed me caesarian and 42 when she birthed my little brother Ian. I am the age of my mother when she had her second child. I expected 48 hours of labor, I expected pain and I was prepared for the possibility of transferring to Kaiser Hospital if need be. In fact we toured Kaiser to see what it was like. I also had the example of two of my friends Alli and Michelle who gave birth at home with Maria as their midwife.
My ability to birth my son at home felt bigger than me. I felt carried by the people in our lives and the extensive preparation that Nancy and I underwent. Several things significantly helped me to prepare to give birth.
To start we met with Maria our midwife regularly, her coaching about everything from nutrition to how to work as a team was invaluable. The fact of her experience having delivered over 1000 babies gave me confidence. Maria's coaching before and during the birth of Sekou and especially after his birth was the ground on which I stood. A great doctor at Kaiser Sarah Mendel followed me in addition to Maria and she supported my decision to birth at home.
I was also part of a mamma's group of four women. In the group we shared experiences and we read the book "Birthing from within." We did an art exercise from this book in which we each drew our ideal labor as a landscape. The picture I drew greatly resembled the birth I had.
The preparation I did with my acupuncturist Carol Francois helped me to carry a strong healthy baby. Carol attended the birth and her presence helped me immensely.
Other mamma's birth stories helped me to prepare as well especially Raynell's story, which made clear the importance of staying hydrated and partner encouragement. I enjoyed going to a potluck at Maria our midwife's house at the beginning of my pregnancy and hearing so many home birth stories. It felt like a complete circle to go again after Sekou's birth and share our experience for others preparing for home birth.
Most helpful to Nancy and my work as a team during labor was the home birth preparation class we took taught by Jane Austin. I also did prenatal yoga with her.
My friend Ellen was there for me through out my pregnancy and she and her partner Carmen attended Sekou's birth. She threw a shower for us in Dolores Park; at the shower friends decorated candles to light during labor, they also took a candle home with them to light. Ellen sent a message to our friends to light their candles while I labored. An altar held the lighted candles from our community as well as the picture I drew in the mamma's group during labor. The physical reminder that I was not alone and had support from our friends and ancestors helped me.
Carmen documented Sekou's birth leaving us incredible photographs and video we will one-day share with him.
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