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Charles Wilhelm is internationally known as America's most respected horse trainer. His unique approach to horse training enables horse owners to train their own horses. Charles is the creator of Ultimate Foundation Training; equine training techniques that combine the best of traditional, classical andnatural horsemanship into a methodology that is applicable to evey riding discipline.
His extensive background of over thirty five years of training includes Dressage, Working Cow Horse, Reining, Western Pleasure and Trail class. He is one of the few clinicians of our time who is known for his superb skills in communicating and motivating people as well as his astounding natural abilities with the horse.
He believes that "It's Never, Ever the Horse's Fault" and his training methods reflect that belief. Charles is one of the few trainers specializing in re-schooling horses with often-severe issues. His relaxed, warm and amusing character has made him a great favorite at clinics and demonstrations. We receive hundreds of letters and e-mail each year commenting on how approachable Charles is for his audience, and how much practical information participants took home and were able to use with their own horses successfully – seeing results right away.
His motto "Success Through Knowledge" reflects this training philosophy that the owner should learn alongside the horse. Charles writes monthly columns for Riding Magazine, Ride! magazine, Northwest Rider, Honest Horses and many others. He has also had articles published in Horse & Rider and Horse Illustrated. His book "Building Your Dream Horse" was published in 2005 and his new book "Starting Baby Jaz" was released in August 2006. He also offers an ongoing series of educational DVDs. He performs clinics and demonstrations at national and regional venues such as Equine Affaire, Horse World Expo, Ride the West, Equine Experience, The Mane Event, Midwest Horse Fair and Western States Horse Expo.
He has also been on radio programs with Jim Campbell and Rick Lamb. He has been a featured speaker at U.C. Davis Horse Days Symposium for four years and has been a winner of the Trainer's Challenge at the Mane Event. His training facility in Castro Valley, California is among the top equine educational institutions in Northern California. With thirty to thirty five horses in training on a regular basis the facility offers extensive hands-on learning programs for every level of horsemanship, from novice through trainer. He specializes in working with beginning and returning women riders between the ages of 35 and 55, his "Women's Horse Camp is a favorite of clients. Apprenticeships and Horsemanship programs occur on a year-round basis as well as one to three day clinics scheduled several times a year. After over 15 years of working with problem horses, Charles Wilhelm Training will shift focus to performance training, including Western Pleasure, English Pleasure, and Ranch Versatility. Charles will still offer colt starting, and work with problem horses on a limited basis.
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WATCH: How Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman keep in touch on the road
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Keith Urban appears on Monday's "Ellen DeGeneres Show," where he talks about the new "American Idol" team and staying in touch with wife Nicole Kidman when they're working on different continents.
He explains that the couple never texts or emails, instead calling each other on the phone.
Well, almost always.
"Maybe one text, maybe one cool kind of… a year… you know, one of those kinds of texts," says Urban.
DeGeneres asks for clarification.
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REPORT: Katy Perry and John Mayer break up
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After rumors of engagement for Katy Perry and John Mayer were swirling through the internet recently, it seems the couple may have taken their relationship in the opposite direction.
E! News reports that Katy and John have split up. The site explains that John has been "noticeably absent" from Katy's side while recently in London and Milan. Katy reportedly returned to the U.S. over the weekend alone.
In November, an insider told E! News that their friends and family have been rooting for their relationship to work out, and even went as far as to say, "They are so perfect together."
The couple has been dating on and off since 2012. After recently showing up to the Elle Style Awards last week wearing a diamond ring on her wedding finger, it seemed that things were going strong - but apprently, maybe not!
Neither Katy or John has confirmed the break-up yet.
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Will.i.am executive producing Britney Spears' new album
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The Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am has confirmed that he's acting as the executive producer on Britney Spears' new album.
The rapper tells Rolling Stone that Britney's team asked him to be involved a few months ago, and he agreed. He says while he's "not producing and writing every song," he's helping Britney to put together an album that reflects who she is a person, rather than an artist. And it looks like will.i.am is determined to show fans something more than just a dance track. He says he told her team that before they even get in the studio, he needs to sit down with the star and "have lunch four times a month, for three months" so that he can get to know her on a deeper level.
The two have previously collaborated on "Big Fat Bass" from her 2011 Femme Fatale album and the hit "Scream & Shout."


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Sound systems are intrinsic to the dance music experience, yet few of us really know much about them. RA's Stephen Titmus attempts to demystify things with help from Funktion-One and Martin Audio.
One of UK bass' leading lights gets rowdy with RA's Andrew Ryce.
The Chicago duo's upcoming debut album is one of the year's most promising. RA's Andrew Ryce calls up the Windy City to talk cloud rap, getting that EDM money and Diddy-endorsed vodkas.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
The organization of Bosnia and Herzegovina national law enforcement services reflects the country's unique multi-level government structure.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of:
- The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (referred to as "The Federation"),
- Republic of Srpska and
- Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina each govern themselves, and have their own police departments. In addition, the Federation is subdivided into 10 cantons, each with its own cantonal government which operates under the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole. Each canton has its own Ministry of Interior.
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Under the umbrella of the Ministry of Security, Bosnia and Herzegovina provides national law enforcement and security services through a number of different national institutions, including:
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At regional level law enforcement services are provided by:
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The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Bosnia and Herzegovina is an international division of the Direction for Coordination of Police Bodies. It has a staff of 21 employees, including case officers specialized in the following priority fields:
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McConnell offers to extend unemployment benefits in return for Obamacare delay
WASHINGTON — Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refused a Republican offer on Tuesday to extend expired unemployment benefits for Americans who can't find jobs in return for delaying a central Obamacare mandate.
"This is a guise to obstruct — as has been happening during the five years President Obama has been president of the United States — and I object with as much fervor as I can," Reid said on the Senate floor on Tuesday in response to the offer.
His comments came as Democrats scrambled to secure enough votes in the Senate to advance a bill to reinstate payments to more than 1 million unemployed Americans that expired at the end of the year.
Republicans on Capitol Hill have opposed the extension under the argument that they should be accompanied with meaningful spending cuts.
On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered an amendment to the unemployment benefits bill that would delay the individual mandate in Obamacare for a year that requires all Americans to purchase health insurance or face fines.


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Browns quarterback Derek Anderson's comments after the victory over the Ravens:
(On the TD to Braylon Edwards): It's always good to take a shot after a turnover. I think Chris (McAlister) kind of guessed and I threw it out there and Braylon made a great catch and finished it off for us.To read more or comment...
With 2:38 left, the Browns lead 27-13
1 -- Defense gives up a fourth-quarter touchdown, but Baltimore cannot afford a mistake the rest of the game.
2 -- Willis McGahee is averaging 7.4 yards per carry for Baltimore at this point.
3 -- Down 14 with less than six minutes left, the Ravens go to a no-huddle, hurry-up offense. Baltimore just does not seem to have enough time left to take this game.
4 -- They don't. The Browns force a turnover on downs, which should lead to a win. If only they hadn't had that field goal blocked in Oakland ... but then again who'd have predicted they'd start 2-2 with this opening schedule.
Cleveland 27, Baltimore 6
1 -- Steve McNair looks old. Matt Stover misses two field goals. It would take a miracle for the Browns to lose this game.
2 -- Braylon Edwards continues to play extremely well. The guy has lived up to his draft position, and to the vows he made in the offseason.
3 -- Same for Kellen Winslow, who is playing through a tough shoulder situation. Yet he keeps coming up with big play after big play. This is the kind of game that changes the expectations for this Browns team.
4 -- Something must be going right with the play-calling -- and the offensive line. Baltimore punished Charlie Frye a year ago. They pressure every passer. But they are not getting near Derek Anderson. Anderson is getting rid of the ball, but the passes being called are quick routes. Combine that with good protection and you have a 27-6 lead.
Cleveland 24, Baltimore 6
1 -- Surprising success by the Browns on the ground. Baltimore started the game giving up 61.7 yards per game on the ground, and the Browns had runs of 28 yards (Jamal Lewis) and 15 (Jason Wright) on a field-goal drive.
2 -- With 9:17 left in the first half the Browns have 65 yards rushing.
3 -- Phil Dawson misses a field goal and Baltimore is offside on the kick. Amazing. Might this be the Browns day?
4 -- Did not look like Jamal Lewis scored a touchdown, but the Ravens for some reason waited to challenge. Brian Billick waited too long to throw the flag. The Ravens just do not seem into this game. The Browns score 24 points in the first half -- more than most figured they'd score the entire game.
Cleveland 14, Baltimore 0
1 -- Nice opening drive by the Browns, sparked by Joshua Cribbs' return of the opening kickoff. Derek Anderson's ability to get rid of the ball was a key again.
2 -- Go figure. Baltimore faces the 31st-ranked run defense in the league. And the Ravens open the game with four straight passes and six passes on the first eight plays. It ends with an interception. Just doesn't make sense.
3 -- Browns turn it into a touchdown with a perfect call on first down to take advantage of the Ravens' defensive aggressiveness. A 78-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Edwards gives the Browns a 14-0 lead with 5:46 left. Credit Rob Chudzinski for the call, Anderson for the throw and Edwards for getting by Chris McAlister. Now ... can they hold the lead?
4 -- After Matt Stover misses a field goal, Anderson telegraphs a throw to Joe Jurevicius. Ed Reed intercepts. The good Derek Anderson started the game. The bad one made that throw.
Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Troy Smith of Ohio State slipped to the fifth round in April's draft, largely because he stands 6-feet tall. Baltimore kept only two quarterbacks last season, but Smith survived the final cut and is No. 3 behind 34-year-old Steve McNair and Kyle Boller.
Ravens coach Brian Billick was curt in his assessment of Smith's progress this season when he said, ''Like most first-timers.''To read more or comment...
Baltimore flip-flopped first-round picks with Cleveland in the 2006 draft to move up one spot and draft defensive tackle Haloti Ngata at No. 12. Cleveland preferred pass rusher Kamerion Wimbley and had no problem making a deal with a division rival. The Ravens also gave up a sixth-round pick, which the Browns used to select defensive tackle Babatunde Oshinowo, who did not make the team this season.¶
Wimbley has started 18 career games and has 13 sacks, 11 in 2006 to set a Browns rookie record. But Ngata has been a starter since his first game and Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis thinks his side got the better end of the deal. When Baltimore picked Ngata, there were rumors that Lewis wanted to be traded.¶
''You hear all the speculation and all this crazy stuff going on, 'Ray wants to be traded,' all this and that,'' Lewis said this week. ''The bottom line is Ray said, 'If you put a (defensive) tackle in front of me, we'll go back to being what we were.'¶
''For the first time since I have been in the NFL, we went to the number one (ranked) defense as soon as we had Haloti Ngata, because that is what you're built by. Defenses are built by front sevens. That's where your money is made.''¶
Lewis said the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2000 with Tony Siragusa and Sam Adams as the defensive tackles, but they were let go after the 2001 season. ''Then we might as well just let everyone do their own thing,'' Lewis said of the aftermath of those moves.¶
''When you look at a young guy like Ngata, you tell yourself this guy is so young and so talented that it's scary,'' Lewis said. ''It shows from last year to this year, it's much more of a pleasure just seeing his growth. Me and him, we're just like a quarterback and a receiver. If me, him and (defensive tackle) Kelly (Gregg) are on the same page, then things are going to roll in our run game.¶
''That's why we haven't seen 100-yard rushers and that's why our defense has been in the top whatever it has been for the last two years or so, because he is a great addition for us.''¶
In 2006, Baltimore allowed only two 100-yard rushers -- Tennessee's Travis Henry (107) and Kansas City's Larry Johnson (120).¶
But Browns' defensive coordinator Todd Grantham isn't second-guessing their choice of Wimbley, even though Cleveland is 31st in the league against the run.¶
''In a 3-4 you have to have outside 'backers because they generate your pass rush and play-making ability,'' Grantham said. ''In theory, it's a little bit easier to find a bigger guy who can press the pocket inside and be stout later on, as opposed to a pass rusher. Generally, guys who can rush the passer are going to go pretty quick.''¶
Grantham said he thinks the majority of teams would have made the same choice of a pass rusher over a defensive tackle.¶
A breakdown on the left side of the line allowed the Raiders to block Phil Dawson's 40-yard field goal attempt as time expired Sunday in Oakland's 26-24 victory over the Browns. But considering the same situation happened to Oakland the week before against Denver, when Broncos coach Mike Shanahan called timeout as kicker Sebastian Janikowski's presumed game-winner sailed through, the Browns should have been on their guard.
Yes, they knew the timeout was coming from Raiders coach Lane Kiffin. But when Browns coach Romeo Crennel said his team relaxed after Dawson's first (and unofficial) kick off the dirt sailed through, what Crennel might have meant was his players didn't realize that the Raiders weren't really trying that hard on the first one. Oakland knew Kiffin was calling timeout and didn't want to give away its blocking strategy.To read more or comment...
Oakland 26, Cleveland 24 (3:33 left)
First -- Easy to second-guess, but Joe Jurevicius was wide open on a third-down throw that Tim Carter dropped. Carter is a disappointment. Jurevicus catches everything. Hard to figure.
Second -- Then again, it won't matter a bit if the Browns can't stop the run.
Third -- What a pleasure it is watch Kamerion Wimbley, who plays hard, plays smart and does not celebrate his plays.
Fourth -- A 27-yard screen pass to Lamont Jordan on third-and-23? Are you kidding me? Sets up a field goal that gives Oakland a 26-17 lead.
Fifth -- Nice drive by the Browns to cut the lead to two. Braylon Edwards continues his fine start with a big catch. This game comes down to whether the Browns defense will stop the Raiders, which hasn't happened the last two drives.
Oakland 23, Cleveland 17
First -- Josh McCown has a 109 rating the first half and there are cheers when he is replaced.
Second -- A fumble by Mike Williams gives the Browns the ball and they capitalize with a touchdown pass to Braylon Edwards. Anderson has thrown some poor passes, but that was a good one -- helped by Edwards' two moves that beat Oakland's fine corner, Nnamdi Asomugha.
Third -- Joshua Cribbs' kickoff return changed the entire nature and tone of the game. At this point, the Browns lead 17-16 and the crowd is out of the game.
Fourth -- The Raiders come back, though, with an 80-yard drive that was old-fashioned football. Thirteen runs that used 9:06 of time. That was smashmouth football.
Oakland 16, Cleveland 10
First -- Not a good read or decision by Derek Anderson on Thomas Howard's interception. Threw it right to him, and Howard was in the short zone the entire time.
Second -- Very early, but to this point the Raiders seem a little more into the game.
Third -- Brodney Pool flagged for a blatant interference in the end zone as Browns safeties continue to struggle. Sean Jones recovers to break up a third-down pass in the end zone, though, which holds Oakland to a field goal.
Fourth -- Oakland gets the ball back and moves down the field. Five yards every play. What is up with this?
Fifth -- The drive ends on a 41-yard touchdown pass as Eric Wright fell for the play-action on third-and-inches. That touchdown ends a six-game stretch when the Raiders did not score a first-half touchdown.
Sixth -- Not a good start for the Browns.
Seventh -- Another poor throw by Anderson is intercepted. It followed three other poor throws. Will Brady Quinn play today?
Eighth -- After a field goal the Raiders kick one to Cribbs and he brings it back. Joshua Cribbs: Football player. This might change the game.
Ninth -- After a fumble, the Browns get a field goal but could have had a touchdown. Anderson overthrew Steve Heiden in the end zone on a two-minute drill that was not run well.
Oakland 3, Cleveland 0
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Jamal Lewis wasn't bragging Wednesday after rushing for 216 yards on 27 carries and a 66-yard touchdown in Sunday's 51-45 victory over Cincinnati. When the 28-year-old free agent running back from Baltimore was asked what his third 200-yard game meant to him, he said, ''We can go out there and put up points. I hadn't done that in a long time.''
As the Browns prepared to visit the Raiders, Lewis seemed more intent on keep his team on the right path than rehashing his big day.To read more or comment...
The Browns' first two games couldn't have been more disparate, which makes one wonder which is the real team? The one that managed 221 yards against Pittsburgh, still one of the toughest defenses in the league? Or the one that piled up 554 yards against Cincinnati, which has one of the NFL's most porous secondaries? My guess is that it's somewhere in the middle. But it was encouraging that the Browns playmakers finally made an impact. Braylon Edwards was diving for balls, Kellen Winslow was his usual consistent self, Joe Jurevicius was in the mix after inexplicably being lost, even in the preseason. Was it just the change in quarterbacks that made the offense click? Maybe so. But it was also the fact that Anderson quit trying to win the game by himself and started taking what the defense gave him. Plagued by interceptions even at Oregon State, Anderson may finally be figuring out that he doesn't need to force the ball into coverage when he has this many playmakers.
But the most encouraging thing about Sunday was the performance of the offensive line. Cleveland sank millions of dollars into Joe Thomas and Eric Steinbach and it looks like it was money well spent. They've spent only two games together after Steinbach's preseason injury, which bodes well for the future. Browns fans have finally gotten their wish -- an investment in the offensive line -- and it looks like they were right all along in what the organization's priorities should have been.To read more or comment...
First down -- Before the play, I say I agree with the Browns decision to go for it on fourth-and-inches with more than 14 minutes left. Gotta keep scoring to win this game, and punting the ball does not let you score.
Second down -- The Browns don't make it. Guess they should have punted.
Third down -- Well it's safe to say that Derek Anderson has justified the faith the Browns front office and coaching staff showed in him. Ditto for Jamal Lewis.
Fourth down -- Apparently both teams agreed before the game that rushing the passer and tackling would be illegal in this game.
Fifth down -- Braylon Edwards lays out for a touchdown pass. Anderson now has five. This is the team that was described to the world during preseason. Gigantic credit to them for hanging tough after a dismal opening week.
Sixth down -- Carson Palmer is pretty unbelievable. And where does Glenn Holt come from? With 3:39 left, the Bengals cut it to six. Now is when good teams win games by running the ball and the clock. Can the Browns do it?
Seventh down (we've completely lost the concept on this down thing, by the way) -- You would hate, hate, hate to give Carson Palmer one more chance to win this game when you're ahead by six.
Eighth down -- Leigh Bodden's interception ends the game. What a game. What a win. What an effort by the Browns, who rebounded from an amazingly tough opener. Credit to them all.
Browns 41, Bengals 38
First down -- Hate to start the second half with an interception on the first play, but that's what happened. But the Browns defense does a good job holding the Bengals to a field goal.
Second down -- Another good drive by the Browns after they hold Cincinnati to a field goal, with Kellen Winslow converting a key third down before a 32-yard score to Braylon Edwards. This is the team we were told about prior to the season.
Third down -- The Browns are using Winslow effectively as a third receiver on third down. Which is smart in a game that is pretty much defenseless.
Fourth down -- Cincinnati responds with a touchdown. Someone in the press box looked up and said, "This is like a MAC game."
Fifth down (bear with us) -- Jamal Lewis runs through a huge hole for 66 yards and a score. Browns lead 41-31. At this point you wonder if the first one to 50 wins.
Sixth down (hang in) -- As Cincinnati drives again, the same guy looked up and said, "This is like a high school game." Doesn't matter if it's like grade school if it's a win.
Seventh down -- Palmer throws his fifth touchdown pass. Now 41-38. First one to 50 does win.
Eighth down -- Both teams could have used Donald Rumsfeld for this game.
Browns 27, Bengals 21
First down -- Browns cornerback Leigh Bodden is limping noticeably. He hurt a groin muscle during the week. That has to affect him covering Chad Johnson.
Second down -- The defense forces a fumble, with Antwan Peek ripping the ball from Rudi Johnson. Big chance early in the second quarter for the Browns to seize the momentum. They do that with a touchdown -- Kellen Winslow's third-down catch setting up Joe Jurevicius' 17-yard touchdown catch. The Browns take advantage of turnovers to take a 13-7 lead. Now it's up to the defense.
Third down -- The Bengals throw a touchdown pass to T. J. Houshmandzedeh, who just gets his feet down (or so the official said). But the play clock had run out ... Cincinnati clearly snapped the ball after the play clock hit zero. It should have been a delay of game. The Bengals take a 14-13 lead when they should have had second-and-15.
Fourth down -- Joshua Cribbs sets up another Anderson-to-Jurevicius touchdown pass. The Browns lead 20-14, and provide the kind of effort that was missing a week ago. This is more like it. A week late is certainly better than never.
Fifth down (bear with me) -- Brodney Pool levels Glenn Holt after a catch down the sidelines and is penalized. The fans don't like it, but Pool led with his helmet, and the rules say that's illegal against a defenseless player, which Holt was. Chad Johnson ends the drive with a touchdown, aided by three defensive penalties. Johnson gave Leigh Bodden an inside-out move, and you wonder if Bodden was able to turn to cover him.
Sixth down (keep bearing with me) -- Joshua Cribbs? Football player.
Seventh down (this is getting hard to keep up with) -- Derek Anderson leads the Browns to a touchdown and Cleveland scores on five possessions in a row. Officialy, let it be known: This is impressive.
Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 6
First down -- Rudi Johnson finishes an easy opening drive with a 13-yard touchdown reception for Cincinnati. That's the first touchdown reception of his career. The Browns continue to set marks in the wrong way.
Second down -- First Browns series is three-and-out, with two Derek Anderson throws behind Braylon Edwards. The next possession starts with good field position and a first down, but Braylon Edwards drops a pass and Anderson loses the ball, then overthrows an open Joe Jurevicius in the end zone. The Browns get a field goal, but field goals are not enough points against this Bengals offense.
Third down -- Anderson drops the ball or has it knocked out more than any quarterback in recent memory. It happened several times during training camp. He must have the smallest hands in the league.
Fourth -- The Browns come up with another field goal and trail by one, which is encouraging. Still, getting field goals against the Bengals just doesn't seem like enough.
The Browns have not been able to bounce back on the field under coach Romeo Crennel, failing to post back-to-back victories in his two-plus seasons. But Thursday's mood in the locker room was surprisingly upbeat after Sunday's 34-7 loss to Pittsburgh and Tuesday's quarterback upheaval. It seemed Wednesday that players like Kellen Winslow and Braylon Edwards were saddened by the loss of their friend. But Thursday Winslow grabbed a radio reporter's microphone and playfully asked Leigh Bodden a couple questions. (Not newspaper-worthy though: ''Who was the Madden champ last year? Who was it the year before?'' Bodden said he won both years.) The funniest part was Winslow's exasperation in trying to get a question in.
It may not translate to a victory Sunday against Cincinnati, but at least the debacle against Pittsburgh seems to be behind them.
Charlie Frye could be upset or bitter at the way the Browns' quarterback competition was handled this summer, but he's not that kind of person. He's probably more excited about where he ended up when he was traded to Seattle Tuesday. As recently as Monday night, ex-Browns tackle Doug Dieken said he thought Frye was a West Coast quarterback. As the Jeff Garcia experiment showed, the Browns have never known what to do with those type players. They also haven't shown any knack for building a team around what their players do best. Heaven forbid Brady Quinn turns out to be a West Coast guy.
Frye can learn under Matt Hasselbeck and coach Mike Holmgren. Ex-Browns quarterback Trent Dilfer raved about the time he spent with Hasselbeck and chances are he told Frye the same thing in the past few hours. Holmgren may not have been able to handle general manager duties, but he got the Seahawks to the Super Bowl after the 2005 season. He has another quarterback who can run in Seneca Wallace, so there should be plenty in the Seahawks playbook that will fit Frye if he's called upon. Plus, Seattle comes to Cleveland on Nov. 4. It's not likely to happen, but just imagine a Frye vs. Quinn matchup....To read more or comment...
Charlie Frye's days with the Browns have ended.
The Browns confirmed this afternoon that they have traded the former University of Akron quarterback to the Seattle Seahawks for an undisclosed draft choice, pending Frye passing a physical examination. The Browns also said they have signed free-agent quarterback Ken Dorsey to a one-year contract.To read more or comment...
Charlie Frye's days with the Browns appear to have ended.
WTAM, part of the the team's flagship radio network, reported this morning that the Browns are trying to trade Frye today. If he can't be traded, he might be cut to make room for Ken Dorsey.To read more or comment...
When Charlie Frye was pulled in the second quarter of Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh, there was an overwhelming feeling of sadness surrounding the third-year quarterback. Veteran linebacker Willie McGinest approached Frye on the sideline, presumably to offer support. But for much of the game, Frye stood alone, apart from heir apparent Brady Quinn, diligently charting plays until the final whistle. Frye's teammates know how hard he worked in the off-season; Kellen Winslow said last week Frye was studying at 2 a.m.
I can't help but think back to the Senior Bowl, when ESPN decided to chronicle Frye's every move for 'Outside the Lines' and was rewarded when Frye was named the game's MVP. That week, Frye's receivers said he was the best quarterback they'd ever played with. Frye was confident yet humble. That March, the Green Bay Packers showed some interest in Frye as the replacement for Brett Favre. The kid who had a Bernie Kosar poster in his bedroom was on top of the world when he was drafted by the Browns.To read more or comment...
Score: Pittsburgh 34, Cleveland 7
Forget it folks. There's nothing left to say about this dismal game except go down and hear what the Browns have to say.To read more or comment...
Score: Pittsburgh 31, Cleveland 7.
First down -- Could the Steelers first drive of the second half been any easier. Eight plays, 71 yards, touchdown and a 24-0 lead. If it's not game over it's game as close as it possibly can be to being over.
Second down -- The Steelers really didn't do much in the first half on offense. Two short fields and one big play gave them two touchdowns. You can imagine them at halftime being angry, and talking about playing better in the second half. So they start with a touchdown. This, after all, is what professional teams do.
Third down -- Lo and behold Derek Anderson finds Kellen Winslow a few times and the Browns drive for a touchdown. It was a good drive. Too bad it came when the Browns were down 24-0. Then again, force a punt and score again ...
Fourth down -- Then again, when the Browns just miss sacking Ben Roethlisberger on a third down and Najeh Davenport spins in and out of five tacklers to get the first down, you just get the feeling it is not the Browns day. Again. On the next play Roethlisberger throws his fourth touchdown pass, Sean Jones whiffs and Pittsburgh leads 31-7. Is there a 10-run rule in football?
Pittsburgh 17, Cleveland 0
First -- First chant of "Brady, Brady" -- 9:51 left in the second quarter.
Second -- Guess the change from Bill Cowher to Mike Tomlin mattered, eh? Halfway through the second quarter Charlie Frye had been sacked five times. Frye is pulled for Derek Anderson with 6:34 left.
Third -- As bad as the first half has been, and it's been very, very, very bad, if the Browns get a touchdown prior to halftime it's a 10-point game. It's not like Pittsburgh has sustained many drives.
Fourth -- So much for that notion. A Steelers blitz on third down leads to a fumble and turnover to the Steelers.
Four downs (it means thoughts) from the first quarter of the Browns-Steelers at the stadium.
Score: Pittsburgh 17, Cleveland 0.
First -- It's mind-boggling. Four penalties and one dropped punt on one play for the Browns after their first possession. Combine that with a three-and-out (sack by Aaron Smith, who beat Kevin Shaffer on third down ) and that's not really the way to roar into a season. How in the world can one special teams unit commit four penalties on one play?
Second -- Welcome to the NFL Eric Wright. Two of Pittsburgh's first three passes were toward the rookie, with Hines Ward making a beautiful catch for Pittsburgh's first score.
Third -- I don't know what has happened to Charlie Frye. He plays with very little confidence.
Fourth -- After a Jamal Lewis fumble (two turnovers and one four-penalty play in the first quarter) Ben Roethlisberger finds Santonio Holmes for a 40-yard touchdown on first down last in the quarter. What a surprise. Bruce Arians goes deep on the first play. Might be time to say "game over." This comeback might be an impossible task for the Browns.
Kickoff approaches, and the Browns have a couple surprise inactives.
Kelly Butler will not play, meaning Nat Dorsey is the third tackle. Wide receiver Travis Wilson also is inactive.
The rest of the inactives are punter Dave Zastudil, defensive back Gary Baxter, fullback Charles Ali (Lawrence Vickers apparently is over his hamstring injury and will start), linebacker Willie McGinest and guard Isaac Sowells.
Derek Anderson will be the backup quarterback. Brady Quinn is listed as third.
One item to watch: Who will hold for Phil Dawson? Zastudil, the normal holder, is out with a back injury. The new punter is Paul Ernster. Zastudil and Dawson worked together all last year and all training camp.
On to the game
OK, I've pondered this Leigh Bodden "incident" for two days, and I've come to the conclusion that it's all Shakespearean: much ado about nothing.
I mean ... calling it an incident even seems a stretch.To read more or comment...
Marla Ridenour is the Browns beat writer for the Akron Beacon Journal, and Patrick McManamon is the sports columnist at the Beacon Journal and a former beat reporter for the Browns and Dolphins.
Marla will add her views and news several times during the week with Pat adding his additions Sundays during and after the game.To read more or comment...
Here is how I see the games involving the AFC North Sunday with the team in all capital letters as my predicted winner:
PITTSBURGH at Cleveland: Roethlisberger lights up Browns' secondary.
BALTIMORE at Cincinnati: Chad Johnson may not dance against this D.
And the rest of the NFL for Sudnay and Monday:
Atlanta at MINNESOTA
MIAMI at Washington
NEW ENGLAND at N.Y. Jets
Tennessee at JACKSONVILLE
DENVER at Buffalo
Carolina at ST. LOUIS
Kansas City at HOUSTON
Tampa Bay at SEATTLE
Chicago at SAN DIEGO
Detroit at OAKLAND
N.Y. Giants at DALLAS
ARIZONA at San Francisco
NFL preseason power rankings
1. San Diego: With playoff-cursed coach Marty Schottenheimer gone, L.T. will really make Clevelanders wonder "What if?"
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More Country stars sign on for Grammy Awards
Hunter Hayes, Zac Brown, and Martina McBride are among the latest additions to the Grammy lineup.
Hayes is slated to perform during the televised ceremony, while Brown and McBride are among the many newly announced presenters for the event.
A number of other country stars are also on board as performers. Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, and Kacey Musgraves will take the stage, while Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Blake Shelton have been tapped to team up for a special performance.
Other new performers for the ceremony include Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age with Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham. Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper, Black Sabbath, Yoko Ono, Smokey Robinson, and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler are just some of the other presenters slated for the ceremony.
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Blake Shelton & Luke Bryan returning to host 2014 ACM Awards
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Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan will be returning to host next year's Academy of Country Music Awards.
CMT revealed the news via Twitter with the message:
BREAKING NEWS! #bluke is back! @blakeshelton and @LukeBryanOnline to host 2014 @ACMawards.— CMT (@CMT) September 11, 2013
The ACM retweeted the post, and confirmed the news in a separate tweet.
It is true!! #BLUKE is back to host the 2014 #ACMs! Are you ready for more @blakeshelton & @LukeBryanOnline??!! #GuessWhosBackBackAgain— ACM Awards (@ACMawards) September 11, 2013
Other details about the 2014 event haven't been revealed as yet.
Shelton and Bryan made their collaborative hosting debut at this year's event back in April.
The 2013 ceremony won the night for CBS, and saw a 39% increase in viewership from 2012, which featured Shelton and Reba McEntire as the hosts.
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Future of Hudson pet cemetery discussed at packed meeting
Nearly 200 people with pets buried at the cemetery attended an informational meeting in Valley View to learn about the legal issues involved in a potential sale of the cemetery.
Carol Westfall wants to be buried next to her nine pets at the Boston Hills Pet Memorial Park in Hudson.To read more or comment...
Cool Cat in Rome
My wife and I escaped the Akron winter for a trip to Rome in February.
As we walked through the Piazza del Popolo from our hotel to the Pantheon, my wife spotted a gentleman walking his cat on a leash. I was able to get the camera going in time to capture him walking the cat. He then proceeded to drop the leash, leave the cat alone and walk back to the fountain. He watched the cat for a few seconds and then proceeded to sit down and read a book to allow the cat to enjoy the sunshine.To read more or comment...
Dog lovers fear Obama effect sprouting shady breeders, fickle owners
By Megan K. Scott
Associated Press
NEW YORK: It's nothing against the Obamas. But some Portuguese water dog owners aren't thrilled the breed is a front-runner for the first family.To read more or comment...
Lobbying Ohio legislators on behalf of animals
Humane Lobby Day on Feb. 12 in Columbus was "incredible," says Dean Vickers of the Humane Society of the United States. "That people came from so many counties is exciting."
Nearly 150 voters from 78 of Ohio's 99 House districts made the trip to the Statehouse, learned how to lobby, then met with legislators. The group pushed for laws that would improve conditions for dogs at the hundreds of puppy mills in the state; make cockfighting a felony, as it is in most other states; and ban confinement crates that don't allow chickens, pigs and veal calves natural movement at factory farms.To read more or comment...
No effort spared to find lost dog pays off
Thousands of posters of the 14-pound dog, named Nui, were plastered around Cincinnati in the owners desperate search to find her dog, offering a $500 reward. Four months later the dog turned up. Follow the link for a video report on Nui.To read more or comment...
Akron dog owner countersues condo group
By Linda Golz
Beacon Journal staff writer
The Akron man sued by his condominium association for having a dog that exceeds a 12-pound weight limit is fighting back.
Michelle Obama says family getting a dog in April, she favors Portuguese Water Dog
This isn't just another wag-the-tail story: The Obamas are getting a dog in April and are looking for a rescue Portuguese Water Dog.To read more or comment...
More Pit Bulls in the news: laws on vicious dogs get new push
Mifflin Township's code enforcement officer wants pit bull owners to know the rules for keeping vicious dogs, even if theirs hasn't bitten anybody.
That, Steve Blake said, is why he intends to enlist the help of residents, letter carriers, sanitation workers and city employees in his efforts to find, educate and, if necessary, take action against the owners of pit bulls and other breeds considered vicious in Ohio law.To read more or comment...
Cincinnati Woman Sues SPCA Over Dog's Death
SPCA Cincinnati faces a lawsuit after a woman claims the organization took her dog believing it was a Pit Bull. The dog died while in the care of the SPCA and the woman claims her dog was an American Bulldog-- *not* a Pit Bull. Read the story at Cincinnati.com.To read more or comment...
Lucas County Commissioner wants probe into killing of dog by deputy dog warden
Lucas County Commissioner Ben Konop called for an investigation Monday regarding the killing of a 10-pound dog in Point Place earlier this month by a deputy Lucas County dog warden.
"One of the questions I have is if it is proper to shoot a tranquilizer dart at a 10-pound dog," Mr. Konop said.To read more or comment...
Adopt-A-Pet: Sanctuary for Senior Dogs
More animals for adoption at Sanctuary for Senior DogsTo read more or comment...
Strong winds damage Humane Society of Greater Akron barn
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Hazed And Confused: Maryland Cheer Squad On Probation
Towson University football will be playing its home opener on Friday, but the school's cheerleading squad won't be there to cheer the team on. Nor will the cheer squad be at the Homecoming game on October 12. In fact, there won't be any cheerleaders participating in any university exhibitions, either on campus and off, for the rest of the semester.
Towson's cheerleading squad—the 2013 All-Girl Cheer National Champions—have been suspended from competing for the entire fall semester due to allegations of hazing. As bad as that sounds, the team had originally been suspended from competition and practice in August, but they were granted a reprieve by a university appeals board on Wednesday. The appeals board said in its ruling this week that the team had not been aware of the specifics of the hazing policy, since they were not considered an athletic team. The squad will have to complete 650 hours of community service by the end of the fall semester, and they have been prohibited from participating in any campus and off-campus cheer events, although they are now allowed to practice. New members of the team do not have to participate in the community service.
"In general, we take any allegation of hazing very, very seriously and basically have a zero-tolerance policy toward hazing," said Deb Moriarty, Towson's Vice President of Student Affairs. "We really want to hold our students, particularly our students who are in leadership positions around campus, to the highest standard of conduct."
The university and the cheerleaders have kept quiet so far about the allegations. Cheerleading Head Coach Edy Pratt refused to comment, and squad members have remained tight-lipped. According to the university, the Office of Student Conduct received an anonymous call about the alleged hazing in early August and an investigation was launched on August 7. On August 23, the team was suspended for the entire 2013-14 academic year. No one was injured in the alleged hazing, the university said.
The cheerleading squad decided to fight the allegations and presented an appeal to an appointed Student Appeal Committee, made up of four faculty members, two staff members, and two students. The identities of the members of Student Appeals Committee have not been released. The cheerleading squad's status was peeled back from the academic year suspension to social probation for the semester. Although there appeared to be evidence to support the allegations, Moriarty said there were "things that fell through the cracks in term of educational process" of the cheerleading team.
One cheerleader told the school's independent newspaper, The Towerlight, at the time of the suspension that the squad would "like the support of the university at this time."
Towson's policy on hazing defines it as "any action taken on or off campus, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule. Any mental or physical requirement, request or obligation placed upon any person that could cause pain, disgrace, or injury, or is personally degrading or violates any federal, state, local statute or university policy is also considered hazing."
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Falcons Lock Up QB Ryan With Five-Year Extension
(Flowery Branch, GA) -- Atlanta Falcons signal-caller Matt Ryan is the latest franchise quarterback to get a lucrative contract extension. Ryan has agreed to a five-year deal, reportedly worth more than $103 million, with $59 million guaranteed. Ryan says he's grateful to know he'll be in Atlanta for years to come.
Ryan had one year left on his rookie contract. The Ravens' Joe Flacco, Packers' Aaron Rodgers, Cowboys' Tony Romo and Lions' Matthew Stafford have also inked new deals since last season. Ryan threw for more than 4,700 yards and 32 touchdowns for the Falcons last season. Atlanta drafted Ryan out of Boston College in 2008.
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The Forgotten Victim: Cleveland's Michelle Knight
Loud cheers greeted Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus as they arrived at their homes Wednesday afternoon, almost one decade after they were abducted, subjected to prolonged sexual and psychological abuse, and were apparently bound with ropes and chains, in the Cleveland house of horrors.
The happy homecoming came on the same day that 52-year-old Ariel Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape, and police officers pulled out over 200 items of evidence from Ariel Castro's home on Seymour Avenue.
Castro reportedly only let the women, who he forced to wear disguises, outside twice in 10 years to walk from the house to the garage. Castro was arraigned this morning in a Cleveland Municipal Court and is being held on bond for $2 million in each case. His brothers, Onil and Pedro, were not charged in the kidnapping after police interviewed the women and Castro, who waived his rights to stay silent and spoke with investigators.
Berry, 27, and her six-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, arrived first to her sister's home with a police escort. The front porch was covered with balloons, cards, and Teddy Bears. A big sign read "Welcome Home Amanda." A few hours later, 23-year-old DeJesus, who pulled down a hoodie over her face, gave a thumbs up to the crowd before she ran into her family's home, which was being protected by the red beret-sporting Guardian Angels.
Some family members of Michelle Knight, who is reportedly 32, are saying that they are still waiting for their moment to celebrate. Knight is reportedly receiving medical care in a hospital after FBI agents interviewed her on Tuesday. Knight was reportedly beaten regularly by Castro in the face and suffered hearing loss. According to a leaked police report, Knight got pregnant five times while in captivity, miscarrying each time after Castro pummeled her.
"I've been trying since day one to see her," says Knight's grandmother Deborah. "Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus have been reunited with their family. We are just sitting here waiting. We are trying to get in touch with her. She has no one there for her right now."
"We need to get all the family together," she added.
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CNN pulling the plug on Piers Morgan
(NEWSER) – Piers Morgan Live will soon be dead after three years of low ratings, the British host says. Morgan, successor to Larry King in CNN's key 9pm slot, says the show has "taken a bath in the ratings" lately and the network will probably pull the plug as soon as next month. "Look, I am a British guy debating American cultural issues, including guns, which has been very polarizing, and there is no doubt that there are many in the audience who are tired of me banging on about it," Morgan tells the New York Times.
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PSY just gets bigger and bigger.
The multi-platinum pop superstar's music video for "Gentleman" is currently YouTube's "Most-Viewed" music video of 2013 with over 572 million views.
And if that's not impressive enough on its own, in addition, the music video is ranked number 7 on YouTube's all-time most-viewed videos list. It's on track to hit 600 million by the end of the year, and as a result will become number 5 of all-time.
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2013 is definitely working out well for the South Korean singer—he's up for three of the top awards at the very first annual YouTube Music Awards, broadcasting live on YouTube Sunday Nov. 3.
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Indictment: Philly Cops Went Rogue, Made a Fortune
(NEWSER) – Six officers in Philadelphia's Narcotics Field Unit were among the biggest crooks in the city over a six-year period in which they used violence and threats to steal more than $500,000 in cash and drugs, according to a federal indictment. The 26-count indictment against the six men, who were arrested at their homes yesterday, includes charges of robbery, extortion, kidnapping, and drug dealing, CNN reports. The officers have been under suspicion for years: Dozens of civil rights lawsuits against them are pending, and hundreds of cases they were involved in may now be dismissed. The feds were able to build a case against the men with the help of another former member of the unit who pleaded guilty to robbery and gun charges this year, sources tell the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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The announcement was made Wednesday morning on syndicated morning show The Breakfast Club.
TLC joins the already star-studded iHeartRadio Music Festival lineup, which will also feature performances by Drake, Justin Timberlake, Miguel, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars & more. It all goes down September 20th and 21st at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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Taylor Swift's 'I Knew You Were Trouble,' Goat Edition goes viral
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Last week, the internet's best work was arguably the Goats Yelling Like Humans - Super Cut Compilation that racked up over 6 million views in a matter of days. This week, the worldwide web has taken it a step further, with a hilarious mash-up of said goats and Taylor Swift's #1 song in the country, "I Knew You Were Trouble."
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- By the time you've bought and sold two or three homes, you'll be an old hand, savvy to most of the pitfalls. But that first home purchase can be a harsh learning experience. Missteps are easy. What are the worst? A survey of first-time buyers in Canada provides some good examples - ones just as useful in the U.S. A full 60% of those surveyed in the annual RBC Home Ownership Poll say they made at least one mistake.
Among them,15% said they bought a home that needed too many renovations. Obviously, that means they faced budget-busting expenses or a lot of unwelcome toil. About 14% said they made a down payment that was too small. That saddles an owner with monthly payments bigger than they had to be, straining the budget. And, if home prices do not rise quickly enough, it can make it harder to sell a home for enough to pay off the mortgage. Third on the list was the 13% who did not have their home inspected. That opens the buyer to ugly surprises after moving in -- termite damage, mold or a failing water heater or furnace Among the other mistakes cited were 11% who said they'd bought too quickly, 10% who hadn't planned for all the costs of homeownership and 8% who did not think about the space the family would need in the future. Many first-time buyers are in their 20s, living on modest incomes and just thrilled to have a chance to own rather than rent. Tight budgets typically narrow their options. Aside from the mistakes already listed, beginners are subject to a number of others. The home's appeal to future buyers is one of the most important. A discussion by HSH Associates, the mortgage-information firm, notes that a location is key. That means proximity to job opportunities, good schools, public transportation and other features future buyers would want. Keep in mind that your potential buyers may be house hunting five, 10 or 20 years down the road. If your town depends on one or two big employers who could shut down or leave, your location's appeal could suddenly plummet. But if you have features that will last, such as waterfront or mountain views, your home's future value may be secure.


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Pharrell Williams launching fragrance line named after album
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Pharrell Williams is smelling the success of his latest album G I R L.
According to "Vogue," the Grammy-winning producer is teaming up with the Japanese fashion label Comme des Garcons for a new fragrance named after his second solo venture.
Launching this month, the fragrance will be available for both men and women.
Pharrell says he's "so honored" to be working with Comme des Garcons. The CEO of the brand's perfume branch, Adrian Joffe, explains that this is the first time they have collaborated with a musician for a fragrance. Joffe also says that Pharrell "knew exactly what he wanted the perfume to smell like" from the beginning.
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Birth Trauma and the Impact on Breast-Feeding
As a doula I meet a lot of women who have experienced a traumatic birth, so it does not surprise me that up to 34% of new mothers claim to have experienced a traumatic birth experience. For those of us in this forum, this should serve as an important reminder that we are far from alone.
Birth is one of the most important moments of a woman's life. These traumatic experiences stick with mother and possibly child for a lifetime. The effect on breastfeeding can be positive or detrimental, depending on how the mother handles the situation. This study addresses the two paths which a traumatic birth can lead a woman down in terms of successful breastfeeding. It is a good read, definitely worth a few minutes of you time.
For those of you who have experienced a traumatic birth, how did breastfeeding turn out? Was it a success or did you have trouble? What role do you feel your traumatic birth experienced played in your breastfeeding experience?
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Hi Mom2Many,
Thanks for sharing that pdf document. Interesting study!
I'd say that my first birth was a mildly traumatic experience. Thankfully, having a highly skilled midwife in attendance made for a positive outcome (baby was healthy) but the birth was long and challenging.
After the birth I was exhausted. I didn't even have enough energy to enjoy the announcement that I now had a daughter (we had waited until the birth to find out). I simply didn't care. My last 2 pregnancies were much easier and I had plenty of energy to enjoy my baby after birth.
But with the first, I had an epesiotomy and we had to get baby out quickly. Plus she kept turning (posterior to anterior, back to posterior and flipped back to anterior) so labour progressed slower than it would have had she been in a good position during the entire labour.
Milk production seemed to come in between day 2 and 3, but then I was engorged and baby wasn't suckling properly due to my inverted nipples, and I ended up having 3 very challenging months of establishing a good breastfeeding relationship.
Anyone else have a story to add here?
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72hr in labour with low milk supply problems.
I have a 7week old boy and I have been struggling to breastfeed since he was one week old. At first we were doing well and he was close to his birthweight on day 5 but in the next weighing one week later he had lost 30g and I have had to supplement him with formula.
I have tried to BF often and for a long time but lack of stimulation seem not likely to be the cause. I started to take fenugreek which worked only while taking it and then production dropped again.
I am trying to not feel upset about not being able to feed my baby but it is not easy.
Is there something I can do to solve this or will I have to wait and pray for the BM to kick in magically by it self?
11th February 2013 01:16 PM #4buderimosteopathGuest
Firstly try not to worry too much as it sounds like there is temporary halt in your physiology re BM production. 72 hours in labour sounds pretty exhausting and you may have also had a dgree of shock which effectively puts a halt to many things.
Cranial osteopathy, acupuncture or homeopathic intervention will often release this shock and get things started.
Good luck.
13th February 2013 05:25 AM #5
Hi Esoteria - have you seen a lactation consultant? I see many women and baby's with very similar experiences. Find someone who can take your full history, watch your breastfeeding and check you and your baby physically to see if they can identify the cause or causes of your difficulties. For instance if your baby had a tongue tie can decrease the baby's ability to breastfeed effectively (tongue ties are often missed in the baby's physical check)
13th February 2013 05:37 AM #6
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I have a friend who had a baby who had a tongue tie. She struggled to breastfeed until a lactation consultant identified the problem. Once the tongue was free, she was able to breastfeed (produce enough milk, etc.) very successfully.
I hope you are able to resolve the challenge quickly. There are a lot of good suggestions in this thread.
Warm Regards,
15th February 2013 04:42 AM #7
Yes I would also recommend seeing a lactation consultant. Getting the latch right is so important for successful breastfeeding and a lactation consultant can take the time to check this.
My first son had a tongue tie which was only picked up at week 3. This was preventing him from latching on fully. Is it painful when you breastfeed? This is often a sign that the latch isn't quite right. A tongue tie is not, by any means, the only possible breastfeeding problem but getting someone to observe you feeding will help to check the latch etc.
Breastfeeding on demand is best for producing a good amount of breast milk. It is advised to breastfeed whenever a baby seems a want feeding (day and night) as this will ensure you have a good milk supply. Only a small percentage of women still don't have an adequate milk supply when feeding on demand (assuming all other feeding problems have been ruled out). Eating oats can help to increase the milk supply in this case.
The other factor that you might want to consider is that giving a baby a pacifier can mean you don't produce enough breast milk (as the baby is not sucking at the breast as frequently).
Please do let us know how you are getting on and if any of these suggestions have helped.
Best wishes,
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Thank you all for replying to my post.
I have done a lot of those things you suggest already and I just might be in the small group of 3% of moms with lactating limits.
My boy does suck strong and I did get sore nipples in the first weeks.
The latch is right, checked by a licenced lactation consultant. Although one nipple is bigger than the other which he can not such as well as the other.
I did see a cranio and acupuncture therapist which helped my energy levels and gave me strength to carry on trying. I plan to meet him again.
The baby refuses to use a pasifier so that is not a problem.
I did feed my boy every two hours for 20 min each breast for two days at first. Then I tried switching between breasts every 5minutes or so.
I feed him as soon as he gives any signs of wanting to feed.
My nurse thinks I am doing everything I can do and my extensive Internet reaserch is not finding more tricks to try. Except to use a herb called Torbangun that is supposed to be highly afficient in increasing milk supply in women.
At the moment my only hope is my magic doctor (the cranio therapist) and time.
Would you agree?
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I'm going to eat oats though!
Thanks for that tip!!!
15th February 2013 10:02 AM #10buderimosteopathGuest
I'm sure when your energy levels pick up you will improve. Its really a case of keep trying and try (I know its easy to say) not too get too stressed.
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Hello again. Well good news, I think things are getting better now. It seems like my baby is more content and needs less formula after breastfeeding. What made a difference I think was my third dose off fenugreek and I have been more relaxed about the whole thing. I still need to supplement a bit with formula but I am now more optimistic about getting to the point of not needing formula anymore. I will probably do another round of fenugreek to boost my supply. Appearantly, taking it for longer periot of time will affect negatively on production.
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17th February 2013 11:09 AM #12buderimosteopathGuest
if you can find out more about this "torbangun" can you let us know please?
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I never lactated during my pregnancy or after the miscarriage. Where did it go and can it be harmful that it was never released?
12th September 2013 07:15 AM #14
Women do not lactate after an early miscarriage (in the first three months). Some women do not notice colostrum (the first breastmilk) during pregnancy
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It was in the third trimester I miscarried. 7 months


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One of the stranger things in Erlang for me was the concept of Funs. (Think Functions). According to the Erlang Documentation a fun is a functional object. In short it means that you can use a fun to assign code to a variable.
One of the stranger things in Erlang for me was the concept of Funs. (Think Functions). According to the Erlang Documentation a fun is a functional object. In short it means that you can use a fun to assign code to a variable.
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One of the stranger things in Erlang for me was the concept of Funs. (Think Functions). According to the Erlang Documentation a fun is a functional object. In short it means that you can use a fun to assign code to a variable.
This is very useful. Imagine a scenario where you want to write the code now (because you have access to data, state or variables), but it should only be executed much later and by someone else. A typical use is to run a query which writes something to database, without returning something. Usually I prefer to have some other process (or thread) in a system take care of all database related functionality. You can then write a fun to execute the query and (possibly) process the result. You can achieve this with code that looks something like this:
1: function() -> 2: V1 = "select * from my_table;", 3: F = fun() -> 4: Query = V1, 5: {ok,Result} = queryexecuter:execute(V1), 6: io:format("The result of the query is ~p\n",[Result]), 7: ok 8: end, 9: queryqueue:queue(F), 10: ok.
The interesting part is lines 3 to 8. This creates a functional object named F. You can now pass F into the (fictional) queryqueue:queue() which presumably will queue the query and execute it at some time in the future. What is neat about this, is that the Fun made references to the variable V1 and used that later.
When the queryqueue executes the Fun, it would do something like this:
11: executequery(Fun) -> 12: Result = Fun(), 13: ok.
The earlier Fun is passed as the parameter to executequery (line 11). It can then execute the fun simply by invoking it (line 12). At this time, our earlier fun will execute and print the result as in line 6
== C# Delegates ==
A delegate declaration defines a reference type that can be used to encapsulate a method with a specific signature. A delegate instance encapsulates a static or an instance method. Delegates are roughly similar to function pointers in C++; however, delegates are type-safe and secure. A delegate lets you pass a function as a parameter.
Look at the following delegate declaration:
public delegate int doCalculate(int aParam1, int aParam2);
It takes two integer parameters and return another integer. This is known as the signature of the delegate.
If you build a class:
1: public class Class1 { 2: public doCalculate getDelegate() { 3: return new doCalculate(intMultiply); 4: } 5: 6: private int intMultiply(int aParam1, int aParam2) { 7: return aParam1 * aParam2; 8: } 9: }
You can use this class as follows
10: ... 11: Class1 myClass = new Class1(); 12: doCalculate delegate = myClass.getDelegate(); 13: ... 14: int result = delegate(12,4); 15: ...
As you can see, this is very similar to the Erlang Fun concept. To be very honest, you could achieve the same effect by declaring a simple one function interface and implementing that in Class1.
I prefer delegates to interfaces because you don't have to explicitly implement the interface in the class, so you are completely free of the naming conventions interfaces impose. It is completely possible to pass return two delegate instances from the same class and of the same type that point to two different internal functions.
The difference
In essence the two languages achieve the same thing through two very different mechanisms. In C# the delegate retains a reference to the original object, while in Erlang the Fun is completely detached from the call stack at the time of execution.
In Java, this is called the Command Pattern. Simply put, you pass an object extending an interface with an execute() method as argument to such a queue or something that will later invoke .execute() on it, without knowing anything about the object.
In C, the same can be achieved using a pointer to a function. Pass this function pointer around to the queue class and let it later invoke an .execute() method or similar.


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How Obama prepares for the grueling State of the Union
There are plenty of reasons to think that the State of the Union address is a huge waste of everyone's time.
For one thing, it's really long. Imagine if a friend asked you to sit quietly for nearly an hour while he spoke with great detail and flourish about his many plans for the year ahead. Probably not, right? This is a speech that doesn't seem like the best fit for a public whose attention span are 140 characters and pictures that disappear in ten seconds.
When you have to cover every issue from pre-K to natural gas to Iran in a single speech, it's also difficult to do justice to any one topic. President Obama always wanted the speech to "sing," as he put it, but he also spent hours ensuring the argument for each issue was carefully, logically constructed. Yet, even when presidents do make a strong case for a particular piece of legislation, there's little evidence that rhetorical persuasion leads to congressional action. After all, it's not as if House Republicans have been waiting for just the right words from Barack Obama in order to finally move on immigration reform that both parties in the Senate have already voted for.
There is some evidence that a State of the Union can help move public opinion. The president always asked us to write the speech with the American people as the most important audience in mind, and we'd find that most of the individual policy proposals tested highly favorably with focus groups of independent voters. Presidents have also been known to receive a small bump in their approval ratings following the address. But those bumps are often ephemeral, and tend to disappear as soon as our attention is turned to the next political gaffe or media freak-out.
I have worked on five State of the Union addresses, and they never get easier. The President starts thinking about this speech in late November, and each year, he would begin with a few bold pronouncements: "This will not be a laundry list!" and "This one will be shorter than all the rest!" By the weekend before, we'd be cutting furiously, fending off additions from the rest of the administration (and the President!) in a desperate attempt to keep this monster under an hour. Obama himself would clock consecutive 2 a.m. nights editing and revising. And if anyone's looked at the White House Instagram feed lately, you'll notice that Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan hasn't had time to shave a single hair from his face since late in 2013, and now bears a striking resemblance to Homeland's Saul Berenson, a development that has left his girlfriend deeply concerned.
So why the hell do we keep putting ourselves through this grueling ritual year after year? Shouldn't we just go back to the days before Woodrow Wilson, where the State of the Union was conveyed in a simple letter to Congress?
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Metallica releases recordings from Antarctica show
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Metallica's record-setting "Freeze 'Em All" show in Antarctica is now available for fans to enjoy without having to bundle up.
The metal vets have released a live MP3 version of the concert, which took place earlier this month on the Carlini Argentine Base in the Antarctic South Shetland Islands.
The gig made Metallica the first band to play all seven continents in less than a year. But the only people who got to see history being made live were the winners from a Coca-Cola Zero contest in South America, as well a few research scientists stationed at the base and the ship crew that brought everyone there.
Still, the band says the energy in the small dome they were playing in was amazing, and they called it one of the most unique shows they've ever done. The "Freeze 'Em All" MP3s are available to download now at LiveMetallica.com.
We made history as the first and only band to play on all 7 continents in the same year! http://t.co/QT5F9dU996 pic.twitter.com/cWtjSY4EEF
— Metallica (@Metallica) December 10, 2013