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NASCAR Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2013
Joining them in the Hall were legendary crew chief Leonard Wood, driver and championship-winning car owner Cotton Owens and 1989 NASCAR Champion and broadcaster Rusty Wallace.
Between them, they've garnered nearly 300 NASCAR victories and six championships, and along the way mentored, tutored and provided winning race cars for dozens of future generations of NASCAR stars.
Herb Thomas was best known among his fellow racers as a man who would do anything to win. "It's win or bust," Thomas once said. "Second place is never good enough."
In his short career consisting of just 228 races, Thomas earned 48 victories – a winning percentage of 21.05% that is second all-time among all drivers.
Thomas, who made his living operating a saw mill when he wasn't racing, competed in the first race for what would become the NASCAR Cup Series in 1949 and captured his first championship in 1951. Thomas would later go on to win the 1953 title, becoming NASCAR's first two-time champion.
Thomas drove the iconic "Fabulous Hudson Hornet" for crew chief Smokey Yunick during his first championship-winning season in 1951, and continued running Hudson's until they pulled out of the sport in 1955. After clinching the runner-up spot in the 1956 championship standings, Thomas was severely injured in a racing crash which effective ended his racing career. He last raced in 1962, and passed away in 2000 at the age of 77.
Thomas' son Joel was on hand to accept his father's induction.
"I'm honored to be here on my father's behalf to accept his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2013. I truly believe this is the greatest honor a driver could receive," said Thomas. "I wish he were here right here so we could see the expression on his face.
"Although you're not here with us tonight, I know you're watching the festivities. Dad, this is for you. You made it to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Thank you for honoring my father, Herb Thomas, by inducting him into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Everett "Cotton" Owens started his racing career competing in modifieds where he won over 100 feature races, earning him the title "King of the Modifieds". He began racing in NASCAR's Grand National Series in 1950 and would go onto win nine races over a 15-year career before stepping out from behind the wheel to become a full-time car owner.
Owens would go on to field cars for some of the sports greatest drivers, including NASCAR Hall of Famers Junior Johnson and Bobby Allison, Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, Marvin Panch, Bobby Isaac, Ralph Earnhardt, Charlie Glotzbach, Mario Andretti, Al Unser and Buddy Baker.
But it was with NASCAR Hall of Fame driver David Pearson that Owens found the greatest success: collecting 27 victories and a championship in 1966.
Owens, who passed away last June at the age of 88 – shortly after learning he was to be inducted into the Hall of Fame - was represented at the ceremony by his grandson, Kyle Davis.
"I'm honored to be here tonight on behalf of my grandfather and my hero, Cotton Owens, said Davis. "My grandfather was one of the most humble, most loyal, hardest workingmen I've ever met. I think my brother Brandon said it best at my grandfather's funeral: That Pop lived his life by four unwavering principles that he helped savor, and that was God, family, country and the 426 Hemi.
"My cousin Ryan used a quote from Erma Bombeck to describe my grandfather. I think it's very appropriate. And what it says: 'when I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have one single bit of talent left, and I can say that I used everything you gave me.' Pop, you certainly used every bit of talent God gave you."
The Wood Brothers began competing in 1950 with Glen Wood as their first driver and Leonard serving as crew chief. It was as a crew chief that Leonard proved to be a true innovator – building motors, setting up chassis and fabricating the cars.
It was Leonard, along with his brother, who developed the streamlined the pitstop process into what it is today. Their innovative techniques to servicing their race cars quickly earned them the chance to provide pit stops for driver Jim Clark during his victorious run in the 1965 Indianapolis 500.
"It's a good thing I did the ring size and not the hat size. Wouldn't have been able to get it on," said Wood. "It's certainly a high honor to go into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, especially behind brother Glen and two of our former drivers David (Pearson)and Cale (Yarborough). Glen and I always did things together. We learned together and we won together."
Elzie Wylie "Buck" Baker, Sr. began racing out of Charlotte, N.C. in 1939, making his first NASCAR start in the first ever NASCAR stock car race in 1949. Driving a Hemi-powered Dodge for car owner Carl Kiekhaefer, Baker won the 1956 championship and then followed that up with winning the 1957 title, becoming NASCAR's first back-to-back champion.
After two championships and 46 wins, Baker retired in 1976, and opened the Buck Baker Racing School, where he began teaching future generations of drivers the skills needed to compete in NASCAR - among them four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon. Baker passed away on April 14, 2002 at the age of 83
Hi son, Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker, Jr., who followed his father in NASCAR and won 19 races himself, was on hand along his mother Susan Baker to accept Baker's induction.
"Buck always made an impression on people, whether it was good or bad," said Susan Baker. "If you ever met him, you never forgot him. It was never boring being married to Buck, either. He could make me laugh like no one else could and had that same effect on others.
"He faced life head on. He was so grateful for everything that was given to him, and he would always remind me of how blessed we were. There has never been anyone quite like Buck. He was an amazing man and the love of my life. And everyone in our family is overjoyed by his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame."
Described by fellow driver and commentator Dale Jarrett as a "fair but hard-nosed racer", Wallace was a fearless competitor on the racetrack, and won praise from his crew chiefs and competitors alike for his ability to handle a race car.
Wallace went to Victory Lane 55 times in his 25-year career, dueling with such notable drivers as Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Terry Labonte, Mark Martin, Tim Richmond and Darrell Waltrip.
After retiring in 2005, Wallace joined ESPN as a commentator. Wallace started his own race team – Rusty Wallace Inc. – fielding cars for his son Steven and brother Kenny, as well as Brendan Gaughan, Jamie McMurray, David Reutimann and Michael Annett.
I'll tell you, this is pretty emotional. I watched all these videos and it just blows me away. I'll tell you one thing, I look out in this crowd and I see some of the biggest stars in history," said Wallace. "I am humbled that I've made it here, I'm humbled that I'm standing up here
"I love telling stories about NASCAR as you can tell, I love helping build this sport, I love educating people that don't know about NASCAR.
"There's one thing I learned about the sport. It's that -- the thing I learned, and I said it earlier and I said it at a driver's meeting in 2005 I day I retired and walked out, I said, this is a privilege, this is a privilege to race in NASCAR. You don't have to do it. We're not making you do it. It's a privilege to race in NASCAR, and this has been a blessing for me to be able to be in this sport and do what I've done, and I really, really appreciate it."
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That's a nice theory, but lets talk reality. The HUMAN versus IVR system I have in mind for a pizza shop would test like this..
I'm sorry I have to jump in here. I work nites at Children's Hospital and now and then I get a bit of time to go thru different threads in this and other forums, BBQ and Pizza being tops. At some point I'm sure you will all agree.....to disagree, and hopefully no ill will caried forth, but this has been an entertaining thread to say the least, and all bring up good points. For myself, sometimes the 'robot' thingy is convenient, not often. We "ALL" have had the robot system from hell that ends up with a broken phone and lots of anger from being on hold forever and then having to give all the info to the the real person that finally shows up that you just gave to the robot. Myself I try to avoid the robot when I can, and when I know from experience that a certain robot system works, I will reluctantly give in to it. But all that being said, I've enjoyed the banter going back and forth. Stay well, and good pizza and bbq to all,Jon
Hmmm... just for the sake of argument, you said that an IVR could filter out difficult customers, then you defined difficult customers... as all of the above. As I already said, you will never know if a customer is difficult or not until you actually deal with them. An IVR is not intelligent and certainly not clairvoyant... it cannot tell if those who hang up intially would have been good customers or bad. Just because a person don't want to deal with an IVR doesn't make that person more prone to being that grouchy ass I mentioned earlier, who bounces checks. So, I also infer that since you use the IVR to screen your customers in the way that you have mentioned, that means you've never had to deal with a difficult customer! That's really a plus for your business and on that basis, everyone should sign up for an IVR!
All you managed to do is compare scripts, not systems. For every line spoken by the IVR, a human could have been scripted to say the exact same thing. You artificially inflated one script without justification and introduced a false dichotomy.
Ok, that's cool. You are entitled to your opinion.
As for avigopinath, no he's not reading and taking notes. He hasn't been on the site since noon on Jan 27th... which is back on page 3 where he hooked up with PBX800. Apparently, he got what he was looking for and left the building.
avignopinath was just a shill for PBX 800.
I understand your business model... the fact that you don't want to grow your business and the reasons for it, which are completely understandable and legitimate! This also explains your comfort with not worrying about people like me who won't talk to your IVR. What it doesn't explain is how you never end up with difficult customers... and, I have to admit, I'm really curious about that. It cannot be the phone system you've installed, so what's your secret?
Ok, that's cool. You are entitled to your opinion. avigopinath, are you still there? Taking notes? Care to comment on this entire thread?---pete---
That was certainly my impression from the posts of the two "members" involved. I guess "got what he wanted" was not quite the right turn of phrase... a better description would be "accomplished his mission".
That's a nice theory, but lets talk reality. The HUMAN versus IVR system I have in mind for a pizza shop would test like this..================1. Customer calls in an order to a human...Hello ABC Pizza, can I help you.2. Yes, I'd like to order a large pie with sausage and mushrooms.Is that for here or pickup or delivery?3. I'd like to have it delivered.4. Also, can you cook that extra crispy?Sure. no problem.Ok, what is your name?5. John Smith.What is your address?6. I'm at 123 Fourth St. in Newtown.Ok that's 1234 what street? 7. Fourth St. Ok that's 1234 Fourth St.8. No, it's 123 Fourth st. Ooooooooooooh Ok, I got it now, Sorry.(10 second pause while he writes it all down.)Ok, that will $14.83 and it will be delivered in about 30 to 45 minutes.9. Ok, thank you, goodbye.Overall rating... 1 error in communications and 60 seconds to complete the orderin 9 steps. Customer rates the service a 3 (1 to 10 scale, 1=best), maninly due to the human not listening well which caused problems with the address. Customer *hopes* he got the rest of the order right.================1. Customer calls in an order to an IVR system...Hello, thank you for calling ABC Pizza.Press 1 to place an order or speak to Joe.Press 2 to order one of your favorites using the automated sytem and receive a $1 discount.2. Customer presses 2Hello John Smith, select one of your favorites as follows.Press 1 for a medium sized Italian Hoagie as with extra mayo, and hot peppers.Press 2 for a large pie with sausage and mushrooms, cooked extra crispy.Press 3 for a large cheese pie with extra cheese, cooked extra crispy.Press 4 to add a 1 large bottle of coke.3. Customer presses 2Press * to continue or press 1 thru 4 to add an other favorite.4. Customer presses *Ok that's 1 a large pie with sausage and mushrooms, cooked extra crispy.Total is $13.83 and you saved $1.00 today by using this ordering system.It will be delivered to 123 Fourth St, in Newtown within 30 to 45 minutes.If all that is correct press 1, otherwise press 2 to speak to Joe toadd something or make a correction.5. Customer presses 1Overall rating... 0 errors in communications and 50 seconds to complete the orderin 5 steps. Customer rates the service a 1 (1 to 10 scale, 1=best) because it wentso smoothly and he is confident the order is 100% accutate. Customer is extrahappy because he took the easy method of ordering and saved $1.00 in theprocess.================IVR system beats the HUMAN for ordering favorites!IVR system takes less time.IVR system is less complex.IVR system is more accurtate.IVR system provides more customer satisfaction. HUMAN is on standby to take over where the IVR system is inadequate.Again, I reinerate, this same IVR system would NOT likely beat the HUMAN for special orders or more complex orders.It's only practical use is for ordering favorites that the HUMANpizza shop owenr has entered into the system for his regular customers.---pete---
Hello Bill,I was away for the weekend but am back to take my notes.I am listening.Can I put the demo number here so ppl can hear it for themselves and we can have more opinions coming out.Please advise.--- Av
I was not directing my comments at you, but I can now see how sensitive you are.You might be a hard customer to please.That's exactly my point. ---pete---
Another point to consider is from the business owner's point of view. I operate a homebased business and rely upon an automated answering system to take calls of potentialcustomers and my regular customers while I'm out on service calls. I have found that customers who use my automated system to either obtain info about my fees and services or to leave a message about their problem, are generally my best customers and enjoyable to work with. I'm perfectly comfortable with passing up on customerswho will not talk to my machine. If I had to hire a full time human answering service,I'd need to raise my rates. I' d rather offer low rates for my good customers than try to satisfy everyone and have to raise my rates.In other words, an automated system could posssibly serve to filter out difficultcustomers. It all depends upon how selective you want to be for your particular business. If you make the best pizza on the east coast, I think you can fullyautomate your ordering process and the customers will adapt to it, but if youare just the average pizza shop, I doubt that you could afford to lose any customers by adopting a fully automated ordering system.---pete---
I'm glad he got to enjoy his human get-together on anthropology
The way I interpret those quotes is that only the pains-in-the-ass want to talk to you directly.
Is it possible that since they want your valuable time and won't settle for a machine, they are immediately catagorized as "difficult", just as you jumped to the conclusion that I am "sensitive", "difficult" and have a reading problem without knowing me at all?
If I am misinterpreting your intentions, please explain what you actually meant by "In other words, an automated system could posssibly serve to filter out difficult customers." Is there really another interpretation besides mine? I would like to hear it.


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How well a fly spray kills certain insects can depend on the species of the insect and how long the insecticide has been in place, according to a new study by Greek and British researchers. The insect mortality rate can also vary from one part of the horse's body to another.
Hairs extracted from horses treated with cypermethrin (found in many fly products available on the market) were found to kill biting midges and two varieties of mosquitoes at different rates according to body location and time since treatment. Hairs were removed from the back, belly, and lower legs on the day of treatment and at one-week intervals up to five weeks (without retreatment), said Elias Papadopoulos, DVM, MSc, PhD, Dipl. EVPC, assistant professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Thessaloniki, and primary author of the study.
Researchers used a sponge to apply insecticide to the study horses' backs. The midges continued to die from exposure to hair taken from the back even five weeks after cypermethrin treatment, at rates as high as 60%. However, efficacy was significantly lower and shorter-lived with hair from the belly and legs, Papadopoulos said. The results were similar for the yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes Aegypti), he added.
"It appears that there might have been run-off from the legs following treatment, or that the product was slow to spread to other body areas," he said.
Northern house mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus), which can transmit West Nile virus and equine encephalitis, were the most resistant species tested, according to the study. They reached a peak mortality of only 50% after one week of treatment, which steadily declined afterwards. Interestingly, there was no difference in body area on the mortality of this species of mosquitoes, Papadopoulos said.
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Local communities will celebrate the Fourth of July with old-fashioned family activities, ranging from a pig scramble at the Woodside Junior Rodeo to Menlo Park's annual parade and festival. The day will climax with Redwood City's fireworks display, which can been seen from high points all around the Peninsula.
All the events listed below will be held on Thursday, July Fourth, unless otherwise noted.
Menlo Park
Everyone is invited to join in the Menlo Park Fourth of July parade, starting at 11:45 a.m. in the Wells Fargo parking lot at the intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue and Chestnut Street.
Kids and their families are asked to dress in red, white and blue and bring decorated tricycles and bikes, wagons, pets and floats to join the parade down Santa Cruz Avenue.
The festival, from noon to 2:30 p.m., at Burgess Park, will feature carnival games, jump houses, a rock wall, crafts, face painting and laser tag. Family games will include a tug-of-war and potato-sack race. The House Rockers band will entertain from center stage.
Vendors offering food and drink will include the Menlo Park Host Lions Club selling hot dogs, and Round Table pizza.
Wrist bands, required for some activities, will be sold for $7 each at the festival and parade and, in advance, at the Arrillaga Family Gymnasium, 600 Alma St. in Menlo Park.
Also in Menlo Park, the Little House Activity Center, located at 800 Middle Ave., will hold an Independence Day celebration from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3. Guests will be served hamburgers, hot dogs, coleslaw, baked beans and apple pie for $6. Jump for Joy will provide live music. For information, call 326-2025, ext. 222.
Junior Rodeo
The 63rd Woodside Junior Rodeo, sponsored by the Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County, will be held at the Mounted Patrol grounds, 521 Kings Mountain Road in Woodside. Gates open at 8 a.m.
The full day of events include cowboys and cowgirls taking part in team roping, barrel racing, and even a pig scramble for the younger kids. The main events start at noon with the presentation of the colors by the Mounted Patrol Color Guard. The rodeo queen and her court of princesses will be on hand.
Family entertainment will include pony rides, a petting zoo, and a mechanical bull. Food and beverages will be available.
Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for kids, and free for those 5 and under.
The Mounted Patrol will also hold a dinner-dance, starting at 5:30 p.m., at the Mounted Patrol grounds. For tickets, call 851-8300.
Redwood City
Redwood City festivities begin at 7:30 a.m. with the annual pancake breakfast hosted by the city's fire department at Station 9, 755 Marshall St.
The annual parade run, a 5K event that benefits the Redwood City Education Foundation, starts at 8:45 a.m. at Brewster Avenue and Arguello Street.
Visit paraderun.org for more information.
Now in its 75th year, the annual July Fourth parade starts at 10 a.m at Marshall Street, at the corner of Winslow Street, and ends near Alden Street.
The Independence Day festival takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Broadway downtown area. The festival includes arts and crafts booths, food and drink for sale, and kids' activities.
The Woodside Terrace A.M. Kiwanis Club will once again hold its annual carnival in the county government lot, corner of Veterans Boulevard and Middlefield Road. The carnival will feature family-oriented rides that parents and children can enjoy together, such as the Ferris wheel, fun house, and Berry-Go-Round.
Old-fashioned Fourth
The 103-year-old county courthouse in Redwood City will be the setting for a child-oriented old-fashioned Fourth of July presented by the San Mateo County History Museum. Kids will be invited to hand-crank vanilla ice cream and then take a taste. They will also make traditional crafts, to take home with them. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Museum admission will be half price for the day: $2.50 for adults, $1.50 for seniors and students, and free for kids 5 and under. The museum is located at 2200 Broadway in Redwood City.
Chili cook-off
Thousands are expected to attend Palo Alto's 32nd annual chili cook-off from noon to 5 p.m. at Mitchell Park, 600 E. Meadow Drive in Palo Alto. There will be live music, dancing, food vendors, face painting and other kids' activities.
Admission is free with a small fee for chili-tasting kits. Tasting starts at 1:30 p.m.
Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View will be the setting for a performance by the San Francisco Symphony at 8 p.m. The program will include music by John Williams, such as the Olympic fanfare and theme, as well as music from the films "Chariots of Fire," "Ben Hur" and "Damn Yankees." The performance will be followed by a fireworks display.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A St. Petersburg woman has been charged with violating Florida law by riding a manatee.
Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant Saturday.
Pinellas County sheriff's deputies say she was photographed riding the manatee at Fort De Soto Park last September.
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri held a press conference a few days later asking for the public's help in identifying the woman.
Gutierrez called deputies and allegedly admitted touching the endangered sea mammal.
She told them she was new to the area and didn't know it was illegal to touch a manatee.
The manatee was not hurt.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Gary Schultz, former Penn State administrator charged with failure to report child abuse, is seeking access to source material of the report implicating him.
In a motion filed Tuesday in Dauphin County, Pa., Court, his lawyers asked to review 25 documents referred to in the report by former FBI director Louis Freeh, which offered a scathing review of the school's alleged attempts to cover up the actions of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday.
Sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse earlier this year.
Freeh's report, commissioned by Penn State trustees and submitted in July, implicated Shultz, suspended athletic director Tim Curley, former university president Graham Spanier and former football coach Joe Paterno in a conspiracy to downplay their knowledge of Sandusky's crimes.
Shultz' lawyers said Freeh's report contained "grievous and potentially inaccurate information related to Mr. Schultz."
Schultz and Curley are charged with perjury and failing to report child sex abuse, and each has entered a not-guilty plea, the newspaper said.


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The (ONE)21 Music: Wrath is your third release since 2008. How does your role as Pastor and Worship Leader compliment and feed you as a recording artist and vice versa?
Preson Phillips: I never think of myself as a recording artist as if it were a second job that I had. I am simply a pastor, and the way that I am best able to communicate the gospel to people is through a mixture of preaching and songwriting/leading. If those things spread beyond the walls of the church, so be it.
I don't think that either one of those things, either the music or the preaching, would be very effective without the other. I need to do both of them. You can say things through lyrics that you could never say in preaching, or even normal conversations, because it would be awkward and cheesy. Music and lyrics are the atmosphere that make those "cheesy" statements acceptable, and even powerful!
ONE21:Your music seems to embody the weightiness of traditional hymns with the excuberance of modern worship music. How did these two styles of "Church" music come together to influence your sound?
Phillips: I didn't really write like that in the past, but being a pastor means that you have to read a whole lot of really really old theology books. Any student will tell you that when you first start reading those books (polycarp, augustine, brother lawrence, william law, and even calvin and luther) they are really hard to read and its a slow and exhausting process to comprehend what they are saying. But the longer you keep it up, it becomes simple… almost normal. Then you start to appreciatte the way our forefathers wrote and communicated the gospel, and you sit there and say "man, I wish I could write like that and not get laughed at!".
The lucky thing is, with music I am allowed to do that. I can write as if I was some snobbish Elizabethan playwright… and no one even thinks twice about it. There are much more beautiful ways of saying things than the modern english language allows for, and that's what some services like All Speeches Great and Small offer, a way for you to express what you want to say in the best way possible. Our speech is too efficient. We get to our point fast, we just want people to get it. Old english was like that. They took their time getting to the point, and they often times circled around it for a while before landing there.
Where we sometimes just say "he came", people used to say "Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus our immanuel". Same thing, different weight.
ONE21:Your band seems to play a more prominent role on Wrath than on your first two recordings. What is drove the change in sound?
Phillips: This has really taken a turn from solo project into a full on band over the years. I put two LP albums out with no band, and now 3 with a band. We've even kicked around the idea of naming the band, but I guess it might a little late for that.
All in all it was almost the exact same group of people that recorded the last 2 records (we added Ryan Payne, who was playing in the band at the time, he played allot of the guitar on "wrath"). We actually recorded almost the whole record in a couple of weeks in December 2010. I think the difference is that we sat on it for almost a year and would regularly go back to it and think about how we could produce it to make it stand on it's own. I want every record to have its own identity and sound, while still being rooted in the southern folk hymn sound.
The best songs on every record are the ones the band took ownership of and changed, songs like "Grace and Peace" and "Wandering Soul". We love them, so we play them over and over until they become something else, something bigger than what they were.
I have a pretty solid conviction that you shouldn't be recording a song you haven't been playing regularly for at least 6 months, it hasn't even really been born yet and you are taking it out to people?
Got off topic, sorry.
ONE21: Wrath is not a very popular subject in the modern Church and your music is so exuberant. Where did the title come from?
Phillips: Love is the subject of 99.99% of worship songs, but people never quite think about the fact that you cannot have love without wrath. A man who loves his wife will furiously defend her against other men who are competing for her eye. He will even let himself be killed in an act of love.
If you love someone, you hate and wish wrath on the heads of all who want to destroy what you love wether it be your children or your way of life or your freedom.
"Dealt a traitors fate,
With Roman nails to hold your weight,
Suffering as you died
Stil pleading for afflictors lives".
I know we see the love in that story, but if we can't see the wrath in it then it will never have the weight it was meant to.
The pharisees dealt wrath on Jesus for destroying their idols.
Satan leveled wrath against Jesus because he loved himself.
Jesus himself felt the wrath of God so that he could save his own family.
Love is not love where there is no wrath.
ONE21: You create worship music. Can you describe your songwriting process?
Phillips: Most of the time it simply starts with one of 2 things: a phrase, or a small catchy melody in your head. I usually record it in my phone or type it in my evernote box and then I'll forget about it… usually for almost a year. Once a month or so I open up all my songwriting notes and see if any of them can be expanded or combined or put to different timing. Sometimes I get songs out of em, most of the time I do not. It's all kind of a regular exercise that I work into my life. If I don't keep it up, I'll run out of ideas. Its pretty messy, but It works.
ONE21:As you have played the songs in your Church and around the country, which ones seem to be evoking the most intense reactions?
Phillips: Playing at my church is the most enjoyable situation. There is nothing more joyful than filling a sanctuary with the voices of my brothers and sisters. That pretty much rules. I enjoy hitting the road once in a while, and every summer, but there's only really been a couple of times when I've really been able to deeply connect with a crowd at a show. Honestly, if I'm gonna go out and play I really enjoy playing at secular clubs and bars. We can play the louder and faster stuff, and there is usually a more "music-loving" crowd in those places. I seem to get a better reaction, and I get to have more philosophically meaningful conversations with people who are curious about my beliefs but do not share them.
Thats really what this is all about for me. Meaningful and eternal connections with other eternal beings. If I can bring out a little bit of the eternal in every interaction that I have with people, I believe that God will do the rest. That's why I write and record, and its why I preach.
Enjoy this live video of "Wandering Soul", that we filmed at Conerstone Festival in 2011
You can download 4 of the songs off of Wrath through Come&Live! here


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After groping about for a long time, i have now realised that the best thing suited for what i am trying to do is "ssh"
I still have a problem. I have downloaded the tar-ball and correctly installed it on both my machines. I am still not able to log into my cluster machine through my slave.
Here are the details:
server machine :
Hostname : linux
Domain : site
Client machine:
Hostname : machine1
And what exactly should i type at the client machine to log into the server machine.?
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July 26-S.O.Bs, New York City;See more August & September tour dates here, or at Bobby's MySpace.
July 27-Arlene's Grocery, New York City;
July 28-North Star Bar, Philadelphia;
July 30-Twicon Film Event, Dallas;
July 31-Poor David's Pub, Dallas;
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Bobby Long's Dangerous Summer Tour Kicking Off in NYC in July
Bobby Long, who co-wrote "Let Me Sign" (which was sung by Robert Pattinson in Twilight), will be launching his Dangerous Summer tour in NYC this summer. Here is the July-only roster:
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whensurfing hte internet on google chrom or other browsers, the z in the system tray does not change to traffic-meter icon. Do I have a problem?
whensurfing hte internet on google chrom or other browsers, the z in the system tray does not change to traffic-meter icon. Do I have a problem?
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No, it is not that. I am running Mozilla Firefoz now to answer your thread, with chrom closed and the icon is still not there. Just shows the Z as always.
Possible solution:
The database files that store configuration information for ZoneAlarm may have been corrupted. Reseting those files might help, follow the direction below to see if this will fix your issue. When you reboot you will get prompted about a new network the first time and thats normal.
1.) Hold down the 'Ctrl' and 'Shift' keys together
2.) Right click on the ZA icon near your clock in the system tray lower right corner
3.) Choose 'Reset' from the box that comes up
4.) Choose Yes on the Reset Settings dialog box
5.) When prompted, choose OK to restart your system
Thanks. That made no difference however. No icon, no alerts,.
I think I will go to bed now and in the morning I will go to add/remove programmes and uninstall it and try again. Is that a good idea?
All the best.
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Have a Good Nights rest..
in the morning try this..
Try to run the ZA removal tool http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/fr...load/clean.exe
to remove any left overs. You may need to do it in SAFE MODE. Run the tool as administrator (if on VISTA or windows7)
The safest procedure is to :
1.) Download the Latest installer preferably with IE Browser and (no Download Manager/accelerator like Get-Right, Livewire, Bit-Torrent, uTorrent) and save it to your Hard drive.
(MultiPlatform, installer will install on Both WinXP SP3 and Vista and Windows7)
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2.) Now Install the new update (clean) and Accept the default Setting, and Choose Trusted Zone, not Internet Zone.
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It worked. Thanks so much for the support. All is fine now. Nice to know you were there!
All the best.
You're Welcome!
I am closing this thread since the issue is resolved.
You may PM me in case you want to re-open this thread.
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Concord Coalition Executive Director, Robert Bixby, and Chief Economist, Diane Lim Rogers, discuss the tax reforms contained in the budget proposal written by Paul Ryan and House Republicans. The proposal purports to eliminate many tax deductions and loopholes, sometimes called "tax entitlements," in line with the suggestions of the many recent deficit redcution commissions and responsible tax policy. However, the budget uses all of the new revenue to lower tax rates. This places the entire burden of deficit reduction on dramatic spending cuts, while still leaving debt levels higher than they are today.
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Tickets are still available for Saturday's match, including a special ticket package for Brad and Tally's Banded Brigade, which provides tickets to members of the armed forces and their families.


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Something that you've tried and were happy with.


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AJR launches Refugee Voices
The AJR's groundbreaking audio-visual Holocaust testimony archive, Refugee Voices, was launched at an event at the Wiener Library on 18 June.
The event was organised into two sessions: part one featured papers and presentations about refugees, AJR and Refugee Voices given by speakers including Tony Grenville and Bea Lewkowicz. Part two was the evening event which was more informal and was exclusively to launch Refugee Voices, and where the resource was demonstrated.
As well as hearing from the noted Holocaust historians Professor Tony Kushner from Southampton University and Dr Olaf Jensen from the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust Studies at the University of Leicester, guests also heard from the Refugee Voices Directors Dr Bea Lewkowicz and the AJR's Dr Tony Grenville.
AJR Chairman, Andrew Kaufman, told those present that in creating Refugee Voices the AJR wanted to capture our members' experiences and that, "unless we acted quickly we were approaching a point when those testimonies - those witness statements - would be lost forever." In so doing he noted that the AJR had created, "an innovative resource that would enable future generations to study and learn about a part of history that has had profound consequences for how we live today."
In addition to the Wiener Library, the AJR is delighted to announce that this valuable collection will also be deposited at the Universities of Leeds and Leicester as well as the Memorial de la Shoah in Paris. We are also thrilled that visitors to the German Historical Institute London will have access to the material. We also hope to announce partnerships with further institutions over the coming months.
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" Brand: Tommee Tippee / Type: Bibs / Age: Newborn "
* Prices may differ from that shown
Bibs are great for stopping foods going on your babies clothing as they get older and start weaning off milk but with my first two children I always had the trouble of them not quite getting the milk that dribbled from there mouthed whilst feeding in the early days.
I saw these whilst shopping as they are stocked pretty much everywhere that sells baby milks or baby bottles so are available in supermarkets too, they come in a pack of two only as far as I have seen as I have never seen them sold as singles and I have only seen this particular bib in this design so cream is the only colour I am afraid as I would have liked to see this design in pink or blue too or with a picture on them as they do look quite plain.
The difference with this bib to normal bibs is that there is quite a thick roll of material at the neck area of the bib so that the milk a new baby dribbles out around there neck that tends not to be absorbed by standard bibs gets absorbed away from your baby's skin stopping the soreness they quite often develop from being damp in this area.
I was a bit concerned that these would be too big for my daughter initially as she was only 6lb at birth but they worked very well right from day one, they are really absorbent as they are made from a thin towel like material so they catch and soak up everything quickly, they stopped her neck getting sore and she never developed a rash in that area like my others had with standard bibs and they were equally as usefully at four months old when my daughter started to dribble a lot as she started to teeth.
These bibs washed well in my washing machine without loosing there absorbing aspect or there shape and as there are no plastic backing they went thorough the tumble dryer equally as well.
These are a little more pricey than a standard couple of bibs but are so much better in use and quality in my opinion and a must have for every young baby.
I first saw these bibs in Asda when I was pregnant and loved the look of them straight away.
They are made from the most gorgeous soft material and I think the fact that I didn't know the sex of the baby meant they were perfect for me because they weren't the traditional pink or blue or the awful yellow that you normally end up with if you don't know the sex.
The bibs looked plain and simple but that suited me.
The bibs can be used from birth and I started to use mine straight away. The section of the bib that goes around the baby's neck is padded and really soft you can just imagine how nice it will feel around your little ones neck. I purchased 3 packs straight away and have not been disappointed.
The bibs fasten with a Velcro strip which is at the back of the neck. The good thing about this is it means it can grow with your baby as it is not a set size as some of the prestud ones are.
When I first started using the bibs I was surprised by just how absorbent they are. They soak up lots of milk.
When I first started expressing milk and feeding a bottle to my little girl half the bottle spilt out the side of her mouth and if it wasn't for these bibs I'm sure we would have both ended up soaked!.
Because they are made from such lovely soft material they stop your baby from developing a rash on his/her neck or from the skin getting sore due to damp patches where he/she dribbles.
I have just started to wean my baby and we still use the bibs now, they are equally as good for food and do not stain at all. I did wonder if they would as they are such a pale color but they still look fantastic.
The bibs are certainly not the cheapest around but I believe they are the best. The ones I bought were £5 for a pack of 2. I have found that the quality of the bib is excellent, I have washed mine numerous times and they still look like new they are still as soft as they were when I first bought them.
Back when I was pregnant with my seven month old daughter Erin, me and my boyfriend made sure that we had absolutely everything that we would need for our baby, with bibs being one of the essentials!
I wouldn't say that I'm particullary fussy or brand loyal when it comes to items as basic as bibs and as a result we ended up with quite a few different brands and styles. We bought 2 packs of these particular bibs with each pack containing 2 bibs and I'd say that these were the ones that I'd most frequently reach for as they're so soft and absorbent - in fact I made my boyfriend pick up a few more packs when my daughter was a few weeks old as I found that four was no where near enough for a sickly, dribbly newborn and although I was happy to use others that we'd bought when these were dirty or in the wash, I much prefered these.
We bought our first two packs of these from Tesco as they were on offer at around £3.00 (bargain!) although the usual price is £4.50 - a brilliant price in my opinion considering the quality. I'm not sure where my boyfriend bought the other packs from (as he's forgotten!) but these are really widely available - a majority of supermarkets sell them and they can be found in places like Mothercare and Toys R Us. John Lewis also sell them, as does Amazon and a range of online retailers. The bibs are available in packs of two or four, although my local Tesco only sells packs of two for some reason.
Prices for a pack of two ranges from £3.00 to £5.00 depending on where you buy them from. The bibs are a simple, unisex creamy beige colour which I prefer a lot more to plain, bright white bibs.
The design is nice and basic and the tommee tippee logo and coloured trim are a nice touch. We opted for the bibs with the matching creamy beige trim but blue and pink are the other available colours. The bib is a decent size and they did look enormous on my daughter for the first few weeks! I think the size of the bibs is a good thing though as they completely covered up and protected my daughters clothes from getting wet which kept the washload down and prevented her skin from getting wet.
The bibs are very absorbent which is brilliant and they never got to the point of being dripping wet - these don't become like a wet flannel after baby is a little sick like some of the other milk bibs that we used did! The neck area has a velcro fastening which I found to be secure and easy to adjust and it is padded so there's no worry of baby being uncomfortable and we had no issues with it rubbing against my daughter's chin or neck, nor did we have any problems with it coming undone. I used these bibs most frequently when my daughter was solely on milk as they are brilliant at soaking up any dribbles of milk.
The bib is lovely and light and it has an almost fleecey kind of feel to it which is gentle against baby's skin. I wouldn't dream of using these bibs when giving my daughter purees as I've got a feeling that anything dark would stain quite badly but they still come in handy for milk feeds and despite my daughter now being at the 'grasp and pull everything' stage these do stay on most of the time - they're not my first choice though as I prefer the soft plasticy bibs now that she's older as they're quicker to clean and more secure.
I wash these in the washing machine and despite how much they've been used they don't look too bad. They're a little faded and worn and the material isn't as smooth in texture as it used to be but there are no major stains and they're still lovely and soft, although I do use fabric softener. These don't hold smells and the velcro has stayed on all but one of the bibs, and even the one that the velcro is starting to come away from is still useable although I never do as I worry the texture of the velcro may irritate Erin's skin.
Overall, I highly recommend these bibs. They're great value, lovely material, absorbent and affordable. 5/5 stars.
**What is it?**
The Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Milk Feeding Bib is a soft bib especially designed for newborns, to absorb spilled milk, rather than an older bib which is designed primarily for solid foods.
**Price and Availability**
The The Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Milk Feeding Bib is available in Mothercare, Boots, Wilkinsons (where I purchased mine) and online. I have not seen these in any supermarkets as yet.
The price per bib can vary but I paid £2 on special offer, the usual price being £3.50 - £4.
The bib is a very soft 100% cotton bib, which has a unique padded 'collar' around it which supports baby's chin and also means drips and spills are absorbed before they can get onto the baby's clothing collar and stain it / make it smell.
The bib is available with four coloured trims - plain beige, baby blue, baby pink and a darker beige colour. The Tommee Tippee logo is stitched onto a label which protrudes from the bottom of the bib. The bib collar fits around baby's neck with about an inch of velcro, so it is adjustable to a point. The sharp velcro is on top, so even if you are only using half of it, it won't irritate baby's skin.
In practice I found the The Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Milk Feeding Bib excellent for the first six months when my baby was exclusively breast fed. Because they do need to be washed and dried before you can use them again I did buy a few but they're ideal for taking out and ensuring that baby's best clothes aren't ruined by feeding, and the bib itself is big enough to catch any sick or dribble when burping.
The bibs do wash well, and retain that soft feeling, though you need to be careful to close the bibs (ie, attach the velcro) before putting in the washer, because the velcro can catch on the bib in the washer and pull it, making it look a bit tatty. Personally I wouldn't put them in the tumble drier because of the plastic velcro and the possibility of shrinkage, but they dry fine on the line or on the radiator, I would therefore as I've said, have at least a few on hand.
I didn't use them for every single feed, as they got dirty and so on, but they were my preferred bib as you could be almost guaranteed for a mess free feed and burp, and that then saved on having to change my daughter and wash all her clothes and so on.
Yes, I absolutely recommend the The Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Milk Feeding Bib whatever price you can get it at, because it was a well used and sensible item which meant that I could feed my daughter cleanly and in comfort. It's not something we use now she is older and has changed to plastic backed or catcher bibs, but it is something we used lots when she was very small, couldn't support her head, and was on a milk diet. I would recommend this to anyone who is expecting a baby whether they plan to breast or bottle feed, but not really to anyone with a child over 6 months as it's much more of a newborn item.
Overall I'll give the The Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Milk Feeding Bib five stars out of five because it's a well made item which works and I feel was a very worthwhile purchase.
I first bought these when I seen them on offer in my local supermarket, they were reduced to £2 for a pack which contain 2 bibs in the pack. I was always looking for different bibs, because I had a continuous problem, where the milk kept running down my baby's chin around the neck, which caused it to go red. So I had to try them, because they had the soft spongy padded layering around the neck of the bib, and was design especially for milk feeding.
I found they worked really well once you put it on properly, as it needs to be up close to the neck and fastened properly by the Velcro fastening at the back of the bib, otherwise it would still just leak under the bib, as the roundness of the neck part of the bib keeps its shape, so you might have it touching the neck stopping the milk on one side but not on the other, so it has to be fastened right to work. They are machine washable and keep their shape after washing.
I found it a little tricky getting the bib right when my girl was newborn and couldn't hold her head up, but got the hang of it in the end. Milk feeding would take place 6 to 8 times a day, so I didn't have enough of these tommee tippee bibs as they are a bit pricey if you can't find them on offer again. They were very useful when going out though, it would save the clothing from getting wet from milk feeding, so I didn't need to keep changing my baby's clothing, whilst out. What's more they did help to reduce the redness around my baby's neck so I would definitely recommend investing in a few of these milk bibs.
I have recently had my first child so was completely new to the world of babies and what to buy for them. Just before he was born, someone suggested I needed bibs, so I went on a search for the right type for us. I came across these in my local supermarket and thought they stood out from other bibs. I purchased both these and ordinary bibs and thought I would see which was the best for me.
The innovative part of these are the ridge that goes round the babies neck which should catch any milk that spills. The ridge does exactly what it says, milk regularly seems to dribble down his chin and with the normal bibs we were finding when you take them off, he had a large wet patch underneath where the bibs hadn't caught the milk. His neck was also getting raw with the wetness. The tommee tippee bibs seemed to catch more, there was still a slight bit of milk underneath the bib where it had probably soaked through but at least they were saving us from having to change him every feed.
There is a downside to these bibs, I have washed these several times and they do not wash too well. They have greyed really quickly, although this may be due to the fact they are used and washed several times a week so their lifespan will be limited.
There is also a large piece of velcro on the back which holds the bib in place. You have to make sure when using that the hook part is fully covered as I find this feels rough and do not want it touching my babies skin. This velcro part is starting to fray with the amount of washing as well. The bibs still attach but it is not nearly as good as when they were new. For the fact my son is only two months old, I feel this is maybe a bit quick for a bib to fray.
The pluses outweigh the negatives for me with these bibs though, and I still find they are one of the best on the market.
**The bib**
I actually first received these bibs by accident as they were included in the steriliser starter bundle I had brought. Along with a few other items were two of these bibs and I am so glad I found them. What I love about these bibs is the texture of them. They are ever so soft meaning if I wipe my little ones mouth it is gentle on their skin. I think this makes the bib seem almost soothing it really is nice to touch and my children always ran their fingers through it once they found their hands so I guess they must like it too. They are made of towel material meaning they can soak up spills effortlessly and with a little fabric conditioner in the wash it does not dry out staying soft.
The thing that separates these bibs from every other one on the market is the dribble catcher. Right on the top of the bib where it sits along little ones neck is a really thick sponge area so it catches any dribble from teething or drinking their bottle. They are also rather thick compared to other variations on the whole of the bib rather than just at the neck and a good size to provide a good shield for the whole of the child's upper body.
**In use**
One thing I love about these bibs is that it has a Velcro fastening. This means it can grow with baby and it fits them longer than the over the head ones. This is tight under little ones chin so it catches all of the dribble and milk that roll down their face and prevents it from reaching their skin. It is not restricting so that little one feels uncomfortable but a close fit to work well. They are not too big so they are annoying for little one and despite the thickness they are really light so comfortable for something that is worn all day. I found that I can use these from bottle feeding through to weaning by simply moving the Velcro attachment along a little providing a bigger loop around the neck of the child.
With other bibs I find that if my children turn their head the bib loosens at the neck and then they can get some irritation for any milk that escapes the bib. This one sits close even as they move around while forming a barrier preventing anything from reaching little ones skin.My newest addition to our family dribbles more than any of my other children and at first we were using some pretty bibs that her aunty had brought her. We found that even with a bib on it was becoming soaked and in result the wetness of the bib was still catching her chest. I decided to get these back out give them a wash and I am so glad I did although it was only 2 years ago since I last used them I had forgotten just how good they were.
It can be washed in the washing machine which I have done many times. They hold their shape, colour and softness and dry really quickly. They are also fantastic quality I have used these with two of my children so far and they still fit and work perfectly. Now they are beginning to wear down a little the Velcro is becoming less sticky but not so much so it is ineffective at holding the bib in place. One thing to note is not to tumble dry them I did this one and the bib did shrink considerably so I tend to dry them on the clothes airier.
Even though these bibs of course still do get damp I find they last a considerable amount longer than other bibs before they need changed. This helps save her clothes and her skin from any stains or irritation. They are recommended from birth plus which I think is sensible as although they do look rather large on little they still stay close to the neck performing well.
These are the best bibs I have found I always come back to them as they help protect little ones skin by preventing the milk from reaching their neck. They last really well and are the high quality you would expect from tommee tippee. They are widely available I purchased more online at Amazon and although I have always brought the pure beige variations with a beige trimming they are available with pink and blue trimmings to suit boys and girls. They retail at around £9 for 4 bibs which compared to other brands is a little pricey however they are cloth bibs made with really good quality materials. I would highly recommend these to any new parent to be you will not be disappointed.
Bibs are an essential when you have a baby and whilst out shopping with my mum recently I spotted the Tommee Tippee Milk Bib in a local independent baby shop, I had never seen these before and to be honest at £4.00 for just 2 bibs I nearly walked straight by but then I noticed the little padded collar around the neck and took another look. In the end I bought them.
The Tommee Tippee Milk Bib comes with very little packaging just a cardboard label around the neck, this has a picture of a baby on it along with the Tommee Tippee logo, it also informs the customer that the bibs are suitable from birth and have a "unique dribble catcher" which is designed to "Help eliminate rashes".
The bibs came in 3 colour choices, they are mainly an off white colour with a blue, pink or cream colour trim around the edge, I'm not sure if these are available in any other colours or not but the shop I bought mine from only had these 3 choices on display. The bibs have a small label on the edge with the Tommee Tippee name on it and come with a velcro fastening at the neck, I prefer bibs that undo at the neck rather than just pull over the baby's head. In my experience its so much easier to put the bib on and take it off, it also saves dragging a messy bib over the baby's head, however being a velcro fastening rather than poppers does sometimes mean Jayden gets his hair at the back of his neck caught in it but to be fair this doesn't happen often.
The milk bibs are slightly larger than the other bibs I have, they measure approximately 20cm's x 28cm's.
What makes these bibs a bit different is the little foam padded collar around the neck, this is designed to absorb any dribbles or milky burps that may otherwise drip down the baby's chin and around their neck, this is a problem Jayden has recently developed. Since he's put some weight on he has developed a little double chin and I have noticed milk sometimes dribbles under his chin and has at times made his neck a bit spotty and red, I was hoping the milk bib would sort this problem out.
I have been using these bibs for about 3 weeks now and I have since been back to the shop and bought more, I have been really pleased with them. The bibs fit neatly around Jayden's neck and the little padded collar works really well at preventing milk dripping down his neck. The bibs are made from a polyester/cotton mix and are really soft against his skin. The milk bibs keep his clothes cleaner than a regular bib. But best of all his little spotty neck has gone and it hasn't returned.
The bibs are constantly being washed and so far have washed up fine, I just do them on a regular wash and so far they haven't stained at all, they do take a little longer to dry but this personally hasn't been a problem for us, the bibs are not suitable to be tumble dried.
All in all I have been very pleased with the Tommee Tippee Milk Bibs, they may be more expensive but they are worth the extra, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them and only wish I had seen them earlier.
When I was preparing for the arrival of my baby, I didn't really know what was necessary, so found myself buying quite a lot of things from the baby aisles that seemed 'a good idea'. One of these purchases was some Tommee Tippee Milk Feeding Bibs. I was familiar with the brand as a lot of friends with babies had their products and it seemed a good idea to have something to protect baby's clothes from milk during a feed. I was intending to breast feed rather than bottle feed but still felt that these could have a purpose for us.
I bought a pack of two bibs for £3.30, they can also be purchased in packs of four. The bibs are a cloth material, which feels almost towelling, and cream in colour. They are also available with a pink edging or a blue edging. The bibs fasten around the neck with a Velcro fastening. Around the neck, the bib is padded for comfort - so there is almost a soft ring around baby's neck. This also acts as a 'dribble catcher'. The bib itself is quite large so gives baby good coverage and protection from spillages. The bib is said to eliminate rashes by gently protecting baby's sensitive skin.
I found the bibs really soft to the touch and they seemed a nice size. There was substantial Velcro on the fastening so this held well. However, the neck hole was really large and I found that this gaped substantially, particularly when my baby was very young. As these bibs are for milk feeding, I would have expected them to fit smaller babies a lot better than this. This gap also reduced the effectiveness of the bib, in particularly the dribble catcher. I did find the bibs to absorb milk spills quickly and effectively though and, even after washing, they remained soft to the touch. As my baby grew, the bibs did fit him better although they still remained a little loose on the neck.
The bibs lasted the 6 months we were purely milk feeding, although they did become stained and we did use other bibs as well. They did the job for which they were intended but no better or worse than other, cheaper, bibs did. In hindsight, I would not say that these were a necessity at all and I probably wouldn't buy them again.
I found with bibs I was constantly buying different types trying to find the ones that we're perfect for my baby. I found these bibs in boots they were a pack of 4 and were around £7 I have to admit I was a bit flabbergasted by the price as they seemed quite expensive but as I was running out of choices I decided to buy them.
The ones I bought we're all beige so very neutral and could be used with a boy or girl. I have noticed them since though with a coloured strip running around the edges if you wanted to have a more colourful choice! They are made with a nice soft material so you don't need to worry about it rubbing against your babies skin.
The bib itself is very unique as it is padded around the neck. This is extremely useful when catching the dribbles of milk that escape from your babies mouth. What is also useful about this bib is that the neck of it fits snug under your babies chin and so it really does catch any milk. As I have found many bibs necks come round the chest area and so milk always seems to run into their neck creases this bib does stop this preventing any neck rash your baby could get, which my little boy did get!
The bib fastens at the back with velcro this is quite long and so it will fit any sized baby I can say this as I used them with my son at around 2 months and at 2 he can still wear one! The only thing is that hairs and fluff get caught in the long velcro and so this makes the bib look a bit grubby!
The actual 'bib' part is quite large and so covered most of my babies chest area in case he was sick so this was useful as again many other bibs were quite a bit smaller. However the one drawback is that these bibs have no waterproof backing and so if they get to damp it will go through to your babies clothes.
They are nice and easy to wash I just used to throw them in the wash with all my other clothes and they came out as good as new.
I would definantly recommend these to people as for me the padded neckline which catches any milk is such a good idea as it made my babies rash go!
I brouth these bibs when I was pregnant in recommendation from a friend who had a six month old and said she had used them all the time. I thought if you needed them I would probably need them too. She breastfed and I knew I was going to give that a go too, and I was alos going to give a bottle every now and then to get my husband involved.
These bibs are designed to prevent milk or dribble from going under babies chin and making it sore by having a roll at the topp of the bib.. They are made from cotton are machine washable and can be tumble dried. They dome in three different colored trims. Pink trim, blue trim or cream trim. The whole bib is always cream. They are done up with velcro at the back.
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These vary massivey in price, I brought four of them for £4.99 but you can get them cheaper if yu shop around, i think the cheapest I found them was about £3, on the tommee tippee website they are selling for £8
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I found these bibs did work very well and did stop her getting sore when she dribbled a lot through teething. she was never a messy feeder so I did not have her in bibs for her feeds. I can see how they could be really useful for babies that drible a lot when feeding.
I would recommend these to a friend if they were having problems with skin under babies neck, however I think for your average baby it is an expense you could do without. They are over priced and I didn't really need them as she probably wore a bib about 10 times so they went to waste really.
I am only giving these 3 stars because the design is clever however they are so overpriced and unnecessarily so, they are ony a bib.
I wish I had discovered Tommee Tippee Milk Feeding Bibs sooner. It would have saved a lot of mopping up and wet clothing - my baby's and my own.
Unlike normal cotton bibs the Tommee Tippee Milk Feeding Bibs have extra padding around the neck to soak up the spilt milk. This is particularly vital if like me you are trying to wean your baby onto a cup as a lot of liquid can end up spilt, though I imagine they would be just as useful for bottle fed babies.
That extra padding around the neck not only soaks up the milk as soon as it drips down from the baby's mouth due to its extra absorbancy but also prevents milk trickling down the gap usually left between the neck and bib as this bib comes up right under the baby's chin.
Even though clothes may still get slightly damp during a particularly messy feed it will be nothing compared to using a conventional cotton bib. They are also useful to use out and about when feeding your baby solid food as again the reinforced material around the neck prevents more food seeping down the gap usually left between neck and bib onto clothes.
The bibs can easily be washed on a 30 degree wash but I would not recommend tumble drying them after every wash as they do shrink a bit.
Visually the bibs are very appealing with a nice smart blue trim and are of a high quality thick cloth. The bibs are attached with velcro however, the velcro does start to lose its stick after a while.
At around £5 for a pack of two they are more expensive than some bibs but they are well worth the extra pennies.
I saw these bibs advertised in a mum and baby magazine back in 2006, and, with a new baby, just had to give these a try.
They cost about £5.00 for one and only come in beige.
The point of these bibs is to stop bubba's clothes from becoming wet from milk. The roll neck is to stop it going down their top and to help cut down on rashes.
I don't really rate these bibs; solely because they do work in stopping rashes and bubba's chin from getting wet, but the actual bib itself doesn't stop their top from becoming wet, especially if your baby is sick.
I liked the softness of the bib, and felt reassured it wouldn't irritate my baby's sensitive newborn skin. However, the Velcro at the back did and also caught in her hair. To make this a more effective bib, a plastic back would work much better.
When this bib was washed, it took an age to dry.
Not a great bib all round for us I'm afraid.
Although our tiny little boy is breastfeeding, the fact that he was very premature means that there are certain things he needs to take as supplements, which he has orally but needs to be mixed with expressed breast milk and fed via a bottle. Having purchased the Tommee Tippee bottle, we went for the feeding bibs as they looked a lot less problematic than the standard ones which didn't really catch anything that came out of his mouth, the majority of it running down his chin and soaking his babygrow moments later.
We only express and feed him a small amount (around 10mls) of breastmilk, so we're not expecting gushing gallons of milk seeping out. However, what we needed was something that would stay snug and tight to his neck and absorb any seepages. The bib professes to do this, with the thicker neck roll design designed to be kept snug around the next as you feed. It's attached by velcro at the back of the neck, and although there isn't much room for adjustment with this, this is snug for our little one who has only just gone past 5 lbs in weight, and I have heard of other babies far heavier being able to use it, so the adjustment must make a bit of difference.
The neck roll is a comfy material, and is designed to absorb any surplus liquid that drips down. Anyone who bottle feeds will know that no matter how close an eye you keep on things, it's really hard to always notice when some is coming out, due to the angle the bottle and baby need to be at. The neck roll is very good at absorbing the sneaky seeping milk, and its thickness means that the material is still soft and doesn't feel damp to the touch. This is good, as it means there isn't a damp patch rubbing against his skin.
The rest of the bib seems pretty standard, to be honest. The material doesn't seem all that different to a usual material bib, and the size and shape are standard. It's easy to wash as well, and you can just chuck it in with other things to wash at 40 degrees. After the first couple of washes, it does lose its colour, but appearance isn't all that important for me, just so long as it's clean and retains its softness, which it does really well.
I don't know whether this would work for a full feed by bottle, as I haven't tested exactly how much the neck roll can absorb. If you do have a lot of leaks by bottle then it may be worth trying one of those plastic bibs, indeed it might have been a good idea to have this with a plastic backing, as it would then ensure that even a large amount of milk wouldn't seep through to the baby's baygrow and skin that way. As it stands with this one though, for what we need it for it's perfect.
My mother in law actually bought these, so I can't say we have felt like worrying whether they're worth the cost. However, were we to think about it, they're not cheap, coming in at around £5 for a pack of two or £8 for a pack of four. They come in three colours: cream, pink or blue. We had a pack of two, both cream, although the cream fades after a couple of washes. At £2.50 per bib, these really need to do the job to justify the price. For us, they did exactly what we needed them to, but I could easily see how they wouldn't be quite so great for bigger feeds and messier seepages. I'm not entirely sure I would have looked twice at the bibs due to the price, but as they were bought for us, I'm happy to recommend them in terms of usage for our needs.
My little girl has to be the messiest of feeders when it comes to taking her bottle. It is actually very difficult to work out exactly how much milk she has drunk in one bottle since she loses so much as she eats. THe milk literally streams out of both corners of her mouth as she eats and when I mentioned this to my midwife, she suggested I try these Tommee Tippee milk feeding bibs which are specially designed for babies that are messy eaters.
After her suggestion I decided to pick up a pack and with Boots currently having a 3 for 2 event in their baby section, I thought it was a good place to buy these. I purchased a pack of four of these bibs which cost me £8.99 which isn't exactly cheap for 4 bibs, but if it cut down on the amount of babygrows my daughter goes through and helps catch the milk as it flows down, I thought it was worth it. I only saw these bibs in two colour options, all cream, and then cream hemmed with blue. With me having a girl, I obviously stuck to the plain cream. I was quite surprised when I first looked at these bibs that with them being aimed at messy eaters, they weren't plastic backed which obviously helps stop the milk soaking through to the babygrow. Instead the bibs are made from 'super soft fabric' which the manufacturers promote as 'comfort'.
What is special about these bibs is that they come with a dribble catcher, in that they can be fastened (with the velcro strip) quite tight around the baby's neck to catch as much of the milk as possible. Since it is meant to catch the milk, it is also designed to protect the baby's sensitive skin from getting irritated from the milk that may leak and get trapped in the little crevises of the neck. The dribble catcher is also promoted as being 'extra absorbent' and the bib is also supposed to protect from 'stains and smells'.
These bibs which can be used from birth, seem to have won various mother and baby awards according to the packaging. In terms of washing, these bibs can be washed at 40 degrees and therefore can be thrown in with other washing.
I have been using these bibs for the past week or so now, and to be honest I have been very disappointed with them. I know there are a lot of positive reviews on here, but I really do not think they are worth the money. In fact, I do still use them but I intermix them with plastic backed bibs. There are positives about the product in that the dribble catcher does sit quite tightly around her neck and therefore catch some of the milk, however my big problem is with the material. THe dribble catcher may be absorbent but the rest of the bib certainly isn't, and therefore underneath the bib, my daughters babygrow is soaking wet and I still have to change it after a feed, which I thought these bibs would eliminate the need for. Even after washing these bibs I don't find them any better in terms of absorbency, and anytime I use them, I have to put a muslin towel underneath the bib to protect her babygrow.
All in all, I really wouldn't rate these bibs for the price that they cost. Yes they do catch some of the dribble but they don't protect the babygrow underneath, and so aren't any better than other bibs in my opinion. In fact, the plastic backed bibs do as good a job in terms of protecting her clothes as these bibs, which isn't a huge amount.


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interacting with nature since being a toddler while not being trained
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This appears to be a female Gastrophysa viridula (Green Dock Beetle). They can desimate doc plants:
Thank you Jonathan.
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23-year-old Qian was a student at York University in Toronto. Her body was discovered at 1 am, naked from the waist down, after her landlord went to check on her. Her boyfriend told CTV about their last video chat:
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