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Muhammad Ali: Revolutionary
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- Created: Sunday, 05 June 2016 19:27
- Written by Tommy Cashin
Muhammad Ali, born on 17 January 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, is dead. An immense figure in social and political life as much as boxing, his death will undoubtedly be the leading story of all mainstream media outlets for days to come. Already, celebrators of his life are searching to find superlatives to describe a man known by most as simply 'the greatest'. For all the outpouring, one word is noticeably missing from the description of one of the most significant and iconic figures of the twentieth century: revolutionary.
Between hardcore boxing fans the debate will continue as to whether Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis or Rocky Marciano is truly the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Regardless of the outcome, in terms of thrilling the fans of the sport with his inimitable style in the ring and electrifying charisma outside, Ali is the undisputed champion. In his prime he presided over the strongest era in heavyweight boxing, beating all competitors, losing only to Ken Norton and Joe Frazier, losses which he later avenged. From winning his Olympic gold medal in 1960 to a series of brutal and punishing fights which would lead to him becoming a three-time world champion, Ali fought the strongest and won. He would describe his bout with Joe Frazier in 1975 as 'the closest thing to dying that I know'. His greatest fight however, was not against an opponent in the ring but against the establishment, racism and imperialism.
Malcolm X first met Muhammad Ali, aged 20, then called Cassius Clay, in 1962. Muhammad Ali was stunned by the confidence and defiance of Malcolm X in his opposition to the racist and imperialist US state. Speaking in an interview in 1989, Ali described the instant pull of the man and his ideas 'he walked with nobody, he was fearless. That really attracted me.' This relationship, later to turn sour as a result of Malcolm X's split with Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam, was to be the forging of Muhammad Ali's revolutionary consciousness. Ali had grown up in a United States of segregation, lynchings and the general belief that black people were innately inferior. His internal smouldering against the forces of oppression was kept hidden behind his playful exterior until 1964 when he was to formally announce his membership of the Nation of Islam and change his name from Cassius Clay to Cassius X and finally to Muhammad Ali. While he remained with the Nation of Islam until the mid 1970s, his respect for black revolutionary movements was clear. His slogan 'I am the greatest' was taken up by the Black Panthers and adapted: 'we are the greatest'. On numerous occasions he said that if people were not willing to join the Nation of Islam, that they should join the Black Panthers. To Ali the most important thing was that black and oppressed people were fighting back. This was stated most clearly in an interview with the political journal, The Black Scholar, where he stated: 'Go on and join something. If it isn't the Muslims, at least join the Black Panthers. Join something bad.'
Ali was a symbol of black resistance to the US white ruling class. He would challenge it in 1967 when he refused conscription to the imperialist war in Vietnam
'Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights? No I'm not going 10,000 miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over.'
His ability to identify the forces of oppression and draw the connection between the struggle against imperialism and racism, and the solidarity that must be built between oppressed people in both oppressed countries and oppressor countries, showed a high degree of political consciousness. This argument was the central connection for the anti-war movement to draw for it to become a truly revolutionary and progressive movement that challenged the US imperialist state. Ali's actions were as significant to the development of this argument as Martin Luther King's 'A Time to Break Silence' speech. Muhammad Ali was not to pay for his opposition to imperialism with his life, but he was forced to pay nevertheless. He was stripped of his champion belts and banned from boxing for three years. Boxing fans were robbed of three years of watching him in the ring but the anti-war movement was given an icon.
In later life Ali visited Cuba in 1996 and 1998 to donate a total of $1.7m medical supplies, banned by the US blockade. Ali and the Cuban Olympic champion boxer Teofilo Stevenson were inseparable during these visits. When asked if he regretted turning down a million dollars to fight Ali, Stevenson replied, 'Ali is my revolutionary friend. I don't want to beat him'. Raul Castro is one of the few political leaders to have spoken of the importance of Muhammad Ali to the black community in the US, and about his brave choice to reject imperialist war.
Already attempts to paint Muhammad Ali as an apolitical 'humanitarian' have begun. The establishment that once feared him found him more palatable after his illness cruelly stripped him of his mobility. Establishment tributes will emphasise his humour and charisma and speak of his 'controversial' political standpoints (the BBC), but socialists and all who want to see a better world should remember him for what he was, a fighter for truth and justice, and a revolutionary.
Tommy Cashin


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Playpen Time
Playpen Time began for our little guy when he turned one in March, and so he has begun to spend about 20 minutes a day in the playpen, by himself and with a few toys. Some of our other little ones couldn't jump right into a twenty minute period, so they began with five minutes or so. At least two that I can recall screamed. Loudly.
For the only child, a time in the playpen or fenced-off area can be a great way to learn to entertain him or herself. For the child with a few or many siblings, this time is a valuable lesson in self-entertainment because typically a little guy can come to rely on everyone else to keep him happy.
We must somehow equate freedom of movement with happiness, but the reality is that young children aren't happy without boundaries. A little one who has learned to sit still on mommy's lap for more than a few seconds can be a real joy to take to the doctor's office, on a city bus, or in a worship service.

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Find documents, reports, and other information about this project
You can view our response to your comments on the corrective action permit and public participation plan.
Boeing has operated under a corrective action permit since 2006. This permit allows them to clean up contamination at the Auburn facility at 700 15th St. SW. As a matter of procedure, the permit needed to be reissued — this was not due to any new contamination at the site.
We held a public comment period from July 19 - Sept. 7, 2018. You can read the final Agreed Order (legal agreement), the permit and the public participation plan.
Boeing must further evaluate four of the 31 areas on their property.
Chemicals released may include low levels of petroleum hydrocarbons, cyanide, and metals (such as cadmium and copper).
Boeing collected hundreds of samples on and near the site, including Government Canal, the stormwater collection ditch on Chicago Avenue, the O Street wetland, the Outlet Collection stormwater ponds and collection ditch, the Auburn 400 ponds, Mill Creek, and various wetlands associated with Mill Creek, including the Auburn Environmental Park.
Testing showed that that these sites did not contain toxic chemicals at levels that would affect human health. We recommended that Boeing continue to evaluate groundwater across the site to confirm that contaminants are not reaching surface waters.
We recommended that Boeing continue to evaluate site-wide groundwater and address it in the feasibility study. Work is underway on that study, which is the next step in the cleanup process.
Groundwater moves slowly through soil, sand, and rocks. We're developing a strategy to clean up groundwater across the site. If contamination levels are above cleanup thresholds at specific locations, we will propose remediation or cleanup at those locations.
Following the remedial investigation, we are not recommending further indoor air evaluation. Indoor air will not be part of the feasibility study since there are no indications of health risks.
We reviewed air quality data from samples taken in residential and commercial areas over contaminated groundwater. The Department of Health reviewed results from air sampling data. None of the data indicates human health risks from breathing air in these locations. We will continue to evaluate the levels of volatile contaminants in groundwater during the cleanup. If levels rise, we could recommend additional testing to nearby homeowners to ensure that indoor air quality is safe.
Under the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), contaminated sites in Washington must go through a four-step cleanup process:
The Remedial Investigation identified the boundaries of the plume in and around the Boeing facility. It also laid out potential impacts of the contamination by evaluating data from groundwater, surface water, air, and soil samples. The investigation also sampled "areas of concern" and "solid waste management units" at the facility for other contaminants, such as metals and petroleum. Under our oversight, Boeing completed sampling and compiled a draft remedial investigation report that summarizes the investigation's findings and recommendations.
We reviewed, revised, and approved the remedial investigation report.
Sometimes we require a partial cleanup (called an interim action) of a site to reduce potential impacts to human health or the environment from unsafe concentrations of a hazardous substance. We hold a public comment period on proposed interim action plans before authorizing the work.
Boeing discovered high levels of contamination on their property in the 1990s and notified Ecology. The Boeing Auburn remedial investigation began in 2002. The data from the 1990s, combined with newer findings, showed that groundwater at the location of what had been Building 17-05 had very high concentrations of trichloroethene (TCE). We required an interim action using bioremediation to lower TCE concentrations below state cleanup levels. The process took about a year. Since then, monitoring shows that TCE concentrations remain below levels of concern. This interim action will not be the final cleanup.
For more information about the interim action, see these documents:
The Feasibility Study takes information from the remedial investigation and identifies and evaluates cleanup alternatives.
We develop a cleanup action plan using information gathered in the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study. The plan specifies the selected cleanup option, cleanup standards, and methods. It describes the steps to be taken, including any additional environmental monitoring required during and after the cleanup, and the schedule.
Implementation of the Cleanup Action Plan includes design, construction, operations, and monitoring. A site may be taken off the Hazardous Sites List after cleanup is completed and we determine cleanup standards have been met.
Boeing documented and notified Ecology of a prior release of TCE at the facility.
Boeing started a pilot project in commercial Algona to test potential cleanup methods. As they gather information on methods that may be effective, they will propose solutions for cleanup of the impacted areas.
In parts of Auburn and Algona, groundwater is contaminated with a degreaser called trichloroethene (TCE) and its breakdown products. It is believed that the chemicals originated from Boeing's Auburn facility. The contaminated groundwater flows north and northwest away from the Boeing property under portions of northeast Algona and southwest Auburn. To date, the chemicals in the contaminated groundwater have been found at low levels that are not expected to pose a risk to human health and the environment. If future testing found levels that posed an immediate risk, Ecology would direct Boeing to take action to protect residents in the area.
We don't have reason to believe that the contamination came from a single release or spill. TCE was used at the facility from 1966 until the early 1980s, so Boeing believes the contamination occurred during this timeframe. Use of TCE at the facility was phased out by the mid-1980s, so there is no risk of additional contamination coming from the facility.
Ecology and Boeing signed an agreement in 2002 and have since been working to understand the contamination and develop a plan for cleanup. In 2009, Ecology discovered that the contamination had spread beyond the Boeing property and directed the company to expand its sampling to determine how far the plumes had spread.
Boeing's cleanup must follow Washington's cleanup process. This requires a thorough investigation of the contamination and of potential cleanup options. So far, the focus of the project has been the first phase of that process, called the Remedial Investigation, in which we studied the type and extent of the contamination. The size and complexity of the contaminated area added to the work needed to complete the investigation. The next step will be developing a feasibility study, which will review potential options to clean up the contamination. As this work goes on, Boeing continues to test both groundwater and surface water at the site under our supervision.
In 2002, Boeing conducted a pilot study to test bioremediation on a site beneath one of its buildings found to have very high levels of TCE. The pilot project reduced levels of TCE and related chemicals to within federal drinking water standards.
Yes. The water in homes and businesses in the area comes from public water systems that are regularly monitored by the Washington State Department of Health. The contamination discovered to date does not affect drinking water wells, and the groundwater in the area flows away from existing wells. Testing by the Department of Health has not detected any chemicals of concern. Private wells in the area are not monitored by the Department of Health. Contact Ecology if you have a private well.
Yes. We have studied garden sites in the area and found that the fruits and vegetables growing in them do not pose a threat to people. The chemicals do not build up in the plant or fruit tissue.
TCE and its breakdown products are colorless and odorless at the concentrations found in groundwater and surface water. The sheen of rainbow colored oil sometimes seen in ditches is likely from bacteria commonly found in wetlands.
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Account Executive - EDA Solutions
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- IC Resources Ltd
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- München (81249)
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- Negotiable
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- 16 Jan 2019
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Account Executive - EDA Solutions. My client, a leading EDA company, is seeking an internal Account Executive to join their team in Munich. You will be a "hunter" profile and responsible for developing, and closing, new business across the DACH region. Munich based.
· Relevant degree or equivalent.
· Proven ability to develop brand new business across the DACH region.
· Experience of selling within a software sales environment; ideally ECAD, MCAD or PLM.
· Ability to use CRM systems such as Salesforce.
· Native or fluent German with fluent English.
· Develop cold and warm leads into qualified opportunities.
· Lead sales discovery process through presentations to prospects.
· Find and close new opportunities with customers; developing relationships with key partners.
· Present the company's value proposition across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
· Achieve and succeed sales targets; managing personal sales activities at all times.
Open to a "hunter" profile who can develop new business across the DACH region and close new opportunities with new customers. You will be driven and able to develop relationships with key partners across DACH.


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How to nail your corporate events production
When it comes to successful corporate events production, there are certain things that you absolutely need to get right. Pleasing clients and their delegates is not always easy, but there are certain things you can do to get your corporate events production spot on.
As event producers with over 28 years' experience, here are some of our best tips to make sure your corporate event runs as smoothly as possible.
Event registration
Event producers will know that if you want to put on a successful event, organisation is key. You can have breath-taking entertainment or outstanding catering, but if it's not properly organised, the event will soon descend into chaos, and your delegates will leave unimpressed.
Use helpful online event registration tools that allow you to keep track of everything event-related. Tools like DelegateManager can help you to handle RSVPs, sync with guests' calendars, send out mass emails and important push notifications and even check guests in with the touch of a button.
This not only makes for a better experience for your delegates, it also saves your team time – allowing them to put more energy into the production of the event itself.
A properly organised event is half the battle – get this right, and the rest will follow.
Know your purpose
What's the point of your event? You should have the answer front of mind at all stages of the event and allow it to inform important decisions. Knowing the purpose of the event – be it to communicate a company update, show appreciation for employees or generate excitement around a new product – will inform how the event will be produced.
Focussing on what you want guests to take away will allow you to be decisive about the event – will you need signage, a notable speaker, a product demonstration? What will you do to ensure your guests leave with your key take away?
It might sound simple but having a full understanding of the purpose of your event is essential if you want to please your attendees.
Get creative
Most events are about energising and engaging your audience, and the best way to do this is with creativity. Today's audiences are looking for new experiences – they want something that they (and their peers) have never seen before and want to post about them on their social channels.
For example, we worked with a large organisation to boost employee engagement with an employee-only event. Rather than a straight-forward drinks reception, we transformed their offices into a Top-Gear style TV studio and invited international rugby stars to participate in a live debate. This exclusivity generated a buzz, and uplifted employees.
You don't have to use celebrities to generate engagement though – be it a venue, a clever ice breaker or an out-there entertainer – look around for inspiration on how to communicate creatively at your next event.
Get tech-savvy
Technology is now available that can transform even the simplest event into a spectacular.
Using visual aids such as dynamic, high resolution screens with custom graphics can transport your audience into the world of your event.
This is particularly useful at events where there will be people giving talks and speeches. It's getting harder to retain an audience's attention, so having custom graphics on vibrant screens is a great way of seizing it.
Tech can also encourage interaction and participation at the event itself. For example, adaptable digital signage that reflects real-time updates and social statuses can be displayed throughout the event, helping your delegates to feel like participants instead of outside observers.
Follow up
To increase value for your clients and their audiences, extend the lifetime of your event by following up after the event itself is over. Communication doesn't need to end with the closing address. Create a post-event intranet page with an online feedback form, or host a live twitter chat with some of the event speakers.
Commissioning a creative video or capturing photography of the event means you will have sharable assets – you can send these to all those who attended, encouraging them to share their own imagery on social media. Not only could this generate a buzz on social, it will also leave delegates with fond memories of your event, making them much more likely to return next time and retain your key messages.
There are loads of things you can do to nail your events production – use our top tips at your next event, and we're sure you'll start seeing results.
Need support for your next event production? Learn more about our event production services or get in touch with a member of our friendly team to find out how 20/20 Productions can assist you.


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MODOM Day Runner Boardbag Grey 6'0
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Progressive, modern, fresh and innovative. MODOM is driven by a passion for surfing and an ever-going challenge to revolutionise their products. Hailing from the heavy waters of southern Victoria in Australia, you can be sure that MODOM products have been tried and tested in the most critical conditions.
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Bournemouth is just bursting with traditional seaside charm and 7 miles of miles of splendid golden beaches for you to enjoy. There is a wide variety of shops in the town as well as attractions including East Cliff Hall, Lower Gardens and West Cliff Funicular Railway. Enjoy your excursions as well to visit the New Forest area, the historic market town of Dorchester, Lulworth Cove and Portsmouth where you will have a whole day to explore.
Sunday: After boarding the coach enjoy the 1st day of your holiday as we journey south with an overnight stay in Liverpool on the frst night. Enjoy drinks reception and 3 course dinner this evening.
Monday: After a hearty English breakfast, we continue our journey to Bournemouth, arriving in the afternoon where you can check in to the Royal Bath Hotel & Spa for the next 4 nights. This is a grand Victorian building with a prominent seafront position and comfortable accommodation. Enjoy your evening meal in the restaurant and some entertainment.
Tuesday: Enjoy a full day at your leisure in Bournemouth today to explore all the sights, beaches and shops.
Wednesday: After breakfast, the coach travels along the Dorset Heritage Coastline to Dorchester, historic town on the banks of the River Frome. Filled with many historic listed buildings, museums and shops to explore it will take you all day to wander through this lovely town. We also have a visit to Lulworth Cove on the return journey to the hotel in Bournemouth. Making up part of the Jurassic Coast, this beautiful cove has shops and cafes for you to enjoy, as well as a walk along the beautiful beach.
Thursday: We journey through an area of outstanding natural beauty this morning as the coach takes you to Portsmouth through the New Forest, famous for its native ponies. Arrive in Portsmouth where you will have all day to explore the many sights here including The Marie Rose Musuem, 170 metre high Emirates Spinnaker Tower, Queen Victoria's HMS Warrior gun-ship, and HMS Victory - Lord Nelson's flagship first launched in 1765.
Friday: After breakfast we depart the Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth for the return journey back home.
The Royal Bath Hotel - Bournemouth
Opened on Queen Victoria's coronation day in June 1838, The Royal Bath Hotel was the first hotel in Bournemouth and embodies the finest traditions of first class comfort and hospitality, so naturally it has a fantastic position on the sea front. Nestled in secluded grounds, with outstanding views across the bay, this classically styled hotel is one of a kind.
For guests looking to make the most of their visit to Bournemouth, the hotel is ideally positioned for visiting many of the varied attractions on offer, whilst offering a more peaceful opportunity to walk along its lovely promenade, taking in the sea air.
Dining at the Royal Bath Hotel will leave guests spoilt for choice. They can enjoy the tranquil atmosphere in Oscar's Brasserie, named after regular guest Oscar Wilde, relax in the lounge bar and enjoy a drink and a light meal at lunch time, or visit Café Promenade for a delicious bite to eat. The hotel also offers fantastic views over the Poole Bay.
Guests will also be able to utilise the Royal Bath Hotel's Health & Leisure Club, where they can enjoy a luxurious spa treatment and leisurely swim, before unwinding in the steam room.
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I just this morning pushed a new version of Zend DevZone, and the biggest change was a move to Zend Framework version 1.9.5 – Why is this important? Because it was previously running v1.0.1 (*gasp*), and I wanted to tell the story of the work it took to upgrade.
It turns out, that the work was minimal. Given how many versions had slipped by while DevZone remained oblivious to the passing of time. I assumed I was going to have all sorts of issues.
In the end, only a couple small ones presented themselves, and I was very impressed therefore with how backward compatible the framework has been. I used the timetested method of: "Drop the new software in place, see what breaks"
*1.* Immediately the whole website stopped working. Seems this was caused by Zend_Cache, and a very descriptive error message told me exactly what the problem was. The codebase was passing in arrays/etc into the cache, and it needed therefore an option set to tell it to automatically serialize any data for me. The name of that option had changed from @automaticSerialization@ to @automatic_serialization@, an easy fix.
*2.* One of my controllers stopped working. In investigating, I found that it was one where a hack had been applied to check that was data was correct before allowing the controller to execute. This hack, involved overriding the constructor of the Controller, to check it's data, and then call the parent's constructor. The problem was the method signature of the parent's constructor had changed, and so it was failing. A quick fix was to unhack that, and instead do the sanity checking inside of the init() method, as ZF would properly prefer you to do.
*3.* A few actions scattered across DevZone stopped working. It turns out this was due to a change in ZF around v1.5, where camelCase actions stopped being supported, unless you used a word separator in the URL. No worries, easy enough to change any camelCase'd actions to just being lowercase
*4.* And finally, not really a problem, but where the code was using filters, it was using the @Zend_Filter::get@ method, that was tossing PHP Notice errors as ZF had deprecated that method and renamed it to: @Zend_Filter::staticFilter@ . I could have just ignored that, as the code still worked, but it was an easy search-replace to update the links.
The whole process took about 15 minutes to get everything fixed and working again, the next 2 hours were me just obsessively testing again and again, because I assumed I had to have missed something, that it couldn't have been that easy.


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'Life After Beth' on AOL BUILD
Actors Aubrey Plaza and Dane DeHaan and director Jeff Baena stop by AOL to discuss their newest film 'Life After Beth.' Watch as they give a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put together a Hollywood movie. This video is a part of the AOL BUILD Series


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Black Friday is over. Cyber Monday has passed and I decided to go ahead and tell one of my kids that the one (expensive) thing they really wanted for Christmas isn't going to be under the tree this year.
And they let me know they blamed the last 9 years of their "Mercy House childhood."
So, you know, that went well.
It wasn't said to hurt me, because hurting people hurt people and aren't we all walking around a little wounded? But it was said in pain and those words knocked the breath right out of me. I cried into my coffee early the next morning while the house was still asleep because sometimes the truth hurts.
Sometimes we do our best to give our kids the world and sometimes we give them what they want and other times we can't–the reality–we still let our kids down. It's the kind of pain every parent knows.
Yeah, the truth hurts, but it also sets you free. Because it's unleashed some things in me I didn't realize were all pent up.
I don't regret saying yes to God. I just didn't know that I would spend the rest of my life broken. Breaking. Laying the pieces of my marriage, parenting, my pride, everything, at His feet. I keep trying to keep it all together and He pries open my hands and says lay it down, give them to me.
My child's words rolled around in my head and I replayed them over and over. At first they bound my heart with guilt and remorse over the sacrifices my kids didn't choose to make. On some very long days and in some very heartbreaking seasons, we carry the weight of the world even though we aren't supposed to. Sometimes a yes can change everything. And everyone.
But then I heard it: the truth. And let me tell you, this parenting truth is setting me free this Christmas.
I remembered the path we were on as a family nine years ago and I thought about the childhood I wanted to give my kids that was full of stuff and things and a bottomless well of never being satisfied. We played the disappointing game of comparison and no matter how much we got, we only wanted more. We tried to be like everyone else and it was exhausting and disappointing.
It's easy–especially this time of year–to focus on what we don't have instead of what we do. It's easy to wish for something different–a home, a job, a life, even a childhood.
It made me think about my child's words in a different way. What a gift it has been to help my kids see the world and others first, to have to opportunity and resources to give. It turns out giving my kids a "Mercy House childhood" is really okay. One day I pray they see every bit of it as a gift, but today, I choose to see those words–as a gift for me.
Moms, we do the best we can with what we have. Sometimes it's a lot and sometimes it's not. Sometimes we are broken and make mistakes. We get it right and we get it wrong, but we keep trying. And let me tell you this: it's okay. It will be okay because God redeems everything…our mistakes, our pain, what we can give our kids and what we can't.
But don't believe for a second that our kids will remember what we can't give them this Christmas; they won't remember fads or trends or the latest must-have's. They won't have memories of gadgets and gizmos. No, they will treasure moments together, minutes in the kitchen making someone else's Christmas brighter. These memories will makeup their childhood and they won't forget what we gave them.
Focus on what you can give this Christmas, instead of what you can't.


text: Share: Comments Print February 5, 2010 at 10:08 AM Microsoft and Facebook end advertising deal Posted by Sharon Pian Chan Microsoft and Facebook have ended their advertising deal for Microsoft to sell display ads on the social network. The company made the announcement in a blog post by Bing general manager Jon Tinter today, slipped in below news that they were expanding their search relationship. Here is the blog post. The two companies are expanding their search relationship internationally, which had been limited to the U.S. Facebook users will also get access to more Bing search engine features than they previously had. The two companies began their ad partnership in 2006, when Microsoft also invested $240 million in Facebook. Here is the announcement back in 2006 on the advertising partnership. Microsoft will continue to sell search advertising for Facebook. Comments


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Fellows will work to organize a specific part of the Cape & Islands district and make sure voters in that area vote for Julian in the general election. Fellows will work alongside campaign staff, local volunteers and organization to speak with voters at their door, on the phone, and at events.
The campaign's fellowship program will include training on campaign and community organizing, digital media, data, targeting, and management.
To apply, fill out the quick form below.


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The Movement by Marine Sélénée
This book is an enlightening introduction to the power of Family Constellations, an innovative healing process that reveals the truth behind your patterns. Marine shares her story and insights of how this beautiful process can help everyone learn about their family and lineage 'stories' from the past; those blocks which can hold us back and prevent personal growth. It is also designed to be an approachable, enjoyable read full of exercises and tips to help guide readers on their journey. In The Movement you will learn how to: Release limiting beliefs that keep you down Clear attachment to your past 'story' so you can move forward and live authentically Recognize that your identity is not defined by past events that happened to you and/or your family Accept your family system and resolve any issues The Movement will forever change your perception towards your family system and free your authentic self through acceptance.
Family Constellations facilitator, Reiki practitioner and motivational speaker, Marine Selenee's approach allows clients to get to the root of their pain, in order to not only heal themselves, but the generations before and after them.


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The phenomenal results of last year's annual fund testify to the great strides we have made in building a culture of philanthropy at Walker. Parent participation rose twelve percent (12%) and the total amount raised increased by more than fifty-six percent (56%)! Everyone at Walker is thankful to Lyric Resmondo and her team of parent volunteers who helped spread the word on the importance of a strong annual fund.
Interestingly, though, the success of last year's annual fund has led to an important question: How does the annual fund positively impact my child's experience at Walker? It is an excellent question. There are several facets to consider when answering this question.
First, The Walker School's operating budget is ninety-five percent (95%) dependent on tuition dollars. Without an annual fund, the school would be totally dependent on tuition dollars. The National Association of Independent Schools recommends that schools operate based upon eighty-five to ninety percent (85-90%) tuition revenue. As our annual fund increases, it will have the effect of relieving pressure to increase tuition to cover expenses.
Second, because last year's annual fund increased at such a dramatic rate, it allowed the school to support the educational program in significant ways:
- the school purchased new buses which alleviated rental costs and actually created more discretionary money in the athletic budget because transportation costs were reduced
- new technology initiatives were funded as the school purchased classroom sets of ipads and tablets as well as a new laptop for each teacher
- school-wide security measures were upgraded and will continue to be so this year
- several programs were expanded, such as the robotics program, flag football, and girls' lacrosse
- faculty salaries and coaching stipends were increased thanks, in part, to increased annual fund support
Third, because of the success of last year's annual fund and the anticipated success for this year, our tuition increase was lower. Essentially, the increased amount raised in last year's annual fund represented more than a one percent (1%) tuition increase. The increase made a significant difference as we planned for this year's operational budget.
Finally, I would close by noting that a successful annual fund represents a voluntary vote of affirmation by a school's two most important customers, parents and alumni. When major donors are approached and asked to make a transformational gift to the school, a successful annual fund represents the equivalent of a blue chip stock or a Consumer Report "best buy" rating.
Thank you for investing in The Walker School and for your support of Walker's Annual Fund.


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To Forgive, or Not to Forgive?
In Mathew 18:23-35 Jesus refers to the Kingdom of Heaven by way of a story. In the story (also told here) the characters owe monetary debts of large and small amounts. The man who owes a fortune is forgiven by the King but then he turns on the other man who owes him pocket change. Needless to say, the King is peaved and throws the dude into jail for some good ol'-fashioned torturing.
So you'd think this is a no-brainer lesson, but obviously we're talking about more than just money, right? Honestly, it would be pretty easy for me if it was only about money. Most of the time I just have to work a little bit harder or longer but eventually I usually get back what I was missing anyway. No real permanent loss here. So why is it so hard to forgive some other things like betrayals and broken trusts and hurting hearts?
Tonight I helped lead my youth guys in a study called Never The Same, trying to figure out what "following Jesus" really meant for our real lives. And then a question took me by surprise: "Following Jesus means leaving something behind. What do you need to walk away from in order to follow Him?"
Whoa, this took me back a step in time to a discussion I had with my mentor about forgiveness. His wise words were to the effect that "Forgiveness always costs us something. You must give up a part of yourself that seeks to make things right by your own means, and let God handle the offender. Forgiving does not grant innocence to the person but says I won't make them pay me."
Maybe the hard part of forgiving real issues is knowing that the something you have to give up is maybe something you can't get back. I can't seem to give up the bitterness and depression and cynicism in order to forgive someone. Is knowing I can't hold onto these the reason I can't move towards forgiveness?
I'm still struggling on this one. But I know I should forgive him and I really want to! And this isn't simply to avoid God's wrath upon myself as per the warning at the end of the passage either. It is because I want to and I know that if I can just overcome this stage many doors can open for the future. This whole year has been a hard lesson for me and I need God's help in order to pass all these tests.
Fighting, loving, learning.
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Wow, dude this is deep,
like real deep and important and all.
thanks for posting it even though it seems no one has commented on it.
well I pray that god will grant you that little bit of hope again to keep you ramping through the trenches of life.
take no prisoners!
Forrest out-
Comment by Forrest Cooper | October 26, 2007
tell me my comment worked…
Comment by Forrest Cooper | October 26, 2007
kk so I'll retype it
This is deep stuff man,
I'm touched, and feel for you and am joyous that you have found wisdom… again.
dont dispair brother,
I'm praying that God would give you that little boost of hope you need to get through the battles of every day life.
Though I may not know everything, I am here if you want to talk…
Take no prisoners!
Forrest out-
Comment by Forrest Cooper | October 26, 2007


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Daniel Ek, Spotify Know-how SA's co-founder and chief govt officer, was in a celebratory mood on Feb. 28, the day his streaming music agency filed to go public on the New York Stock Alternate. And like each fashionable CEO with faith in experience to reorganize the world, he celebrated by threatening anyone who stands in his method. Spotify, he wrote to patrons, will render file labels and publishers outdated by connecting artists on to followers. "The outdated model favored certain gatekeepers," he talked about, nevertheless proper this second "artists can produce and launch their very personal music."
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So one of the things that I planned to start in 2016 was my own blog. I tossed up with ideas and my busy brain is overflowing. I thought I'd start with a brief introduction of myself. So Sam being abbreviation for SAMANTHRA ….growing up I often thought my mum could not spell Samantha and I found myself constantly having to explain the letter "R" in my name. Older and wiser I love the addition of the "R" as I now understand the full meaning of mantra and realise that's where the symbolism of my name lies. More about that here. Having migrated to Australia about 15 years ago, my birth country being South Africa, my heritage and culture lies in no other than the beautiful and mystical India. I now reside in Australia.
In a nutshell I'm a South African Indian living in Australia.
Hence, I love everything Indian, African and Australian and the mix of it all has shaped me somewhat. This is what you can expect from my blog…a fusion of my cultures and a mix of blogs about life, love and happiness. Stay tuned! If you want to get to know me even further read this post The Best Things In Life Are Free


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A recent analysis of QVC Inc.'s West Coast distribution center in the City of Ontario by two UC Riverside researchers showed workers at the Ontario facility and others at similar distribution facilities across the inland region may be getting "the short end of the stick" when deals are made that allow warehouses like QVC to open in a community.
Ellen Reese, a professor of sociology and chair of UCR's labor studies program, and Juliann Allison, an associate professor of gender and sexuality studies, examined the 2015 operating agreement between the City of Ontario and QVC. The team's findings were cause for alarm.
According to their analysis, "The agreement, which established Ontario as a 'point of sale' for the retailer's goods, allows the city to collect sales tax revenue from QVC. In exchange, however, the city agreed to return to QVC an astonishing 55 percent of that sales tax revenue up to $500 million—and 60 percent thereafter."
Not only was this aspect of the agreement concerning, researchers also revealed the agreement lacked transparency. It does not require annual public reporting, and there are zero built-in protections or benefits for workers and residents.
What the researchers found in Ontario is similar to what they've seen with other companies like Amazon. Reese told a UCR Business reporter, "There's fierce competition among cities to host these companies, and local governments often offer large subsidies in exchange for the opportunity."
Despite the competition among cities that drives up incentives to encourage warehouse developers to select their city over others, UCLA's Institute for Research on Labor and Development cautioned that agreements like the one between QVC and the City of Ontario, can contribute to "rising poverty levels and hollowed-out tax bases."
Despite these considerations, researchers stressed working communities have the power to push back against such bare-bone agreements and push for better benefits.


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A new website from the creators of the upcoming The Peanuts Movie (in theaters Nov. 6) allows fans to transform themselves into Charles Schulz-inspired characters and share the results on Facebook and Twitter.
"Charles Schulz always said there's a little bit of him in all the characters he created," Peanuts Movie director Steve Martino told USA Today. "Now we've built this website in a way that everyone can have the experience of finding themselves as a Peanuts character. This is so much fun."
Site visitors can choose a Peanuts avatar and choose their hairstyle, skin color, eyes, nose, mouth, outfits and accessories. They can also pick a Peanuts scene to be placed in (from the school dance to the famed Peanuts ice skating pond).


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Microsoft is looking to pare down the number of licensing programs significantly over the next decade. The Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) will be one of the few programs left, and is the best program for those looking to embrace the cloud.
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Microsoft is starting to phase out on-premises solutions (Azure Stack excluded). Besides pay-per-incident support engineers, these products are getting left behind on pre-sales and consulting levels. Partners have these specializations and on-premises technologies are becoming niche skill sets. Products like System Center already require deep knowledge and expertise. With Microsoft focusing most of its efforts on cloud development, finding a good partner is imperative.
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July 12th, 2017 | by VoiceCouncil
Debbie Abbott
Vocal Coach comments from Wendy Moten
Your voice has the tone it takes to capture an audience. You have an ability to make people listen…And that's what you want them to do, just listen. I would love to hear you sing the song again after trying a few suggestions. 1. Print out the lyrics to this song, 2. Read them without music, connect each note to its lyric, 3. Go to a mirror and sing the song to music looking right into your eyes. Think about the story and what it means. Sing the song with very little movement. Sometimes too much movement takes away from your voice and storytelling.
Debbie Abbott's bio
I'm a singer from Dundee in Scotland. It has always been my dream to be a professional singer. I started two years ago at the age of 46 and want to see how far I can take my dream.
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Please Pray for Israel and our Christian Earth and USA!!
( Isaiah 7:14 KJV ) "Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His Name Immanuel."!!
( Isaiah 9:6 KJV ) "For unto us a Child is Born, unto us a Son is Given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."!!
1) Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
2) For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him.
3) He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him; he was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
4) Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5) But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.
6) All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
7) He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not His mouth.
8) He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare His generation? for He was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9) And He made His grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because He had done no violence, neither was any deceit in His mouth.
10) Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief: when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.
11) He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied: by His knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for He shall bear their iniquities.
12) Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong; because He hath poured out His soul unto death: and He was numbered with the transgressors; and He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
( Isaiah Chapter 53 KJV )
27) To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28) And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29) And when she saw Him, she was troubled at His saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30) And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31) And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name JESUS.
32) He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His Father David:
33) And He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom there shall be no end.
34) Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35) And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. ( Luke 1:27-35 KJV )!!
( John 1:1-5 KJV ) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by HIM; and without HIM was not any thing made that was made. In HIM was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."!!
( John 3:15-17 KJV ) "That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son ( Jesus Christ – Yeshua HaMashiach ), that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be Saved."!!
( Philippians 2:9-11 KJV ) "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a Name Which is Above Every Name: That at the Name of JESUS every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."!!
( Matthew 22:37-39 KJV ) "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the First and great Commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt Love thy neighbour as thyself."!!
( Psalms 33:12 KJV ) "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance."!!
( John 8:12 KJV ) "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the Light of the World: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life."!!
Jesus ( Yeshua ) Christ is KING of kings, LORD of lords, HE is the Alpha and Omega, HE is the BEGINNING and the END, Hallelujah and Maranatha!!
( 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV ) "PRAY WITHOUT CEASING."!!
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Stat of the Week
|In 2015 the population of London reached 8.6 million - the highest on record since 1939
London has seen large increases in its population over the last 20 years. The city reached 8.6 million residents in 2015, and is set to continue its rapid growth - by 2025 London's population is projected to grow by over one million people. This has far-reaching implications on all property in the capital and, in particular, housing. With the number of new homes being built already behind most measures of need, we will need a step change in housing supply to keep up.
|House building in the capital did not keep up with the growing population throughout the 2000s. Part of the challenge for a healthier housing market is building enough to make up for the shortfall from the past, closing the gap between how many homes were built and how many were needed. At 2015, we estimate that there is currently a shortfall of 45,000 homes – that is more than double the number of homes built in 2014.
So, how many homes does London need to house its growing and changing households? This largely depends on what type of London we would like in the next decade. For a city that would accommodate its population in a similar vein as today, we would need to build at least 46,000 homes each year. But for a more aspiring future, one where we have a rich mix of housing to deal with a global city's ever changing needs, we would need to be far more ambitious and build 79,000 homes each year.
Both these figures are higher than the 42,000 homes that the Greater London Authority (GLA) current strategy suggests. Those figures are based on London's capacity to build as evidenced in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment rather than the full scale of need. The Strategic Housing Market Assessment, which is a better representation of need as it takes into consideration household growth, suggests the housing requirement is more in the region of 62,000 homes each year.


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As part of the Butterfield Memorial Series, acclaimed and inaugural poet Richard Blanco presented on October 21 at 6:30 PM at Trinity Church in Portland. Trinity was thrilled to host this accomplished poet and memoirist. Blanco came to national prominence after his selection as the featured poet during President Barack Obama's last inauguration.
Trinity welcomed over 150 members of the community to this memorable evening. Following the event, Mr. Blanco autographed books and welcomed comments.
The Butterfield Memorial Series is an annual event in remembrance of Lou Butterfield who passed away far too young, in 2010. Lou was an active participant in Trinity Church and the Portland community.


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Each of my children entered the world in completely different ways!
Baby #1 - Hospital Birth with an Epidural
Baby #2 - Natural Hospital Birth
Baby #3 - Birth Center Water Birth
Bringing a baby into this world is an amazing blessing. It's something I do not take for granted. Each one of my births resulted in a strong, healthy baby and for that I'm extremely grateful! I know that's not the case with everyone.
Birth, like motherhood, is one big roller coaster! It's certainly no easy task and it's really just the beginning of the many decisions a mom will have to make. Birth is scary for some, exciting for others or quite frankly, just plain awkward! It brings along with it a whole slew of emotions!
Is a birth center right for me? Can I handle giving birth without drugs? What does a water birth look like? Whether you're pregnant for the first time and trying to figure it all out or maybe you've experienced birth already and hope to change things next time around, I want to share the progression of my birth stories with you. My prayer is that you'll be inspired, encouraged and be well equipped with practical advice no matter where you are in your motherhood journey!
Baby #1 Hospital Setting with an Epidural
I delivered my first baby in a Long Island, NY hospital. My doctor was a GYN that I had been seeing since I was a teenager. No research was done on my end, other than the fact that I knew my doctor had delivered MANY healthy babies before mine and the hospital had a new state of the art labor and delivery ward. My doctor's experience alone, gave me much comfort.
The anticipation of waiting for those mystery contractions to start was quite scary, to be honest. I had no idea what to expect even though I had read through the book, What to Expect When You're Expecting a thousand times! ;-)
My labor started around 11am on a Thursday morning in 2007. My contractions, at first, felt like the gentle waves of the ocean rising and falling. I remember thinking, "This isn't so bad. I can do this!" When those "wave like contractions" started getting stronger, I called my husband and asked him to come home from work. We drove to the hospital that evening and to my horror, I was only 1 cm dilated. We were sent home at 9:30pm.
That entire night, I labored hunched over my couch with irregular contractions. Each one was intense! I was in so much pain that I remember thinking...
If I could just call an ambulance right now, surely they will perform a c-section and get this baby out of me!
What I didn't know was that I was experiencing back labor. This type of labor happens when a baby is face up in the birth canal. Every contraction caused her legs to push against my lower back. It's considered one of the most painful types of labor a woman can experience! At the time, I had no idea that there are many comfort measures that can be taken to alleviate back labor. I also didn't know that there is a series of exercises called spinning babies that can be done during pregnancy to help baby get into what is known to be the perfect birth position, Left Occiput Anterior, to come through the birth canal. That night hunched over the couch might not have been as challenging if I had been more prepared with this knowledge!
Finally, almost 24 hours later, the sun was up and we drove back to the hospital...AGAIN. I had many hours to perfect my breathing technique and I felt like a pro at this point. Before I was officially admitted, the nurse checked to see how much I had progressed. I was 5 cm! I was so happy that all of the intense contractions I had experienced throughout the night were actually doing something!
At this point, I didn't really want to have an epidural. I was happy to have progressed and felt a sense of accomplishment. Contractions were manageable. Maybe Haley had shifted her position a bit during the drive to the hospital? This brief sense of empowerment I experienced, was completely obliterated when the nurse said,
"5 cm! Yay! You can get an epidural now! You should get one before it's too late."
Can you hear the record scratch?
Before it's too late?!?! Fear flooded my mind. I wasn't going to argue. I'm sure she saw tons of women who "missed their golden epidural opportunity" and regretted it. I went ahead and got one even though I deep down really didn't want it. I was scared that I couldn't handle delivering my baby without it...
My anesthesiologist was wonderful. I was able to feel the pressure of each contraction without any pain. I was able to relax a bit. This is exactly what should happen in the best case epidural scenario right?!
But there was a problem...
I really didn't like the way the epidural made my body feel. My legs were numb and tingly. I felt very strange. I needed to be given some oxygen twice after the epidural was inserted. Whether that was because of the epidural or not, I'm not sure but I certainly didn't need oxygen before it. I was fighting a panicky feeling. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth discusses some of the side effects that epidural anesthesia can have. One of those effects seems to have happened to me...
"Sometimes women who thought they wanted an epidural dislike the effect of the drug and complain about feeling detached from what is going on."
After 30 hours of labor, my beautiful baby was born! My husband and I were amazed, in love and I could finally feel my legs again!! Phew! Thank goodness!
And so motherhood began...
My recovery after the birth was painful. Breastfeeding was painful. Adjusting to this new life of no sleep was painful. It took me a long time to feel somewhat normal again but over time, I got the hang of it!
(If you're there right now, knee deep in the emotions/physical ailments of being a new mom, know that it does get better! There is light at the end of the tunnel! Think about it...It took almost a year to develop and grow your baby inside you. Your body takes time to adjust to your new normal. You just have to be patient.)
Baby #2 Natural Hospital Birth
A natural hospital birth...It almost sounds like an oxymoron. How does one have a natural birth in a hospital anyway? Well, it was 4.5 years later and baby #2 was on her way. I wanted to use the same GYN, with years of expertise, that had safely delivered my first daughter but THIS TIME, my desire was for things to be handled differently.
I was given the book Ina May's Guide to Childbirth shortly before my due date and I was floored at what I was reading. This book, combined with the documentary, the business of being born on Netflix taught me a few things:
C-sections are performed way too often in America. (We have the largest rate of C-sections in the world!)
Birth doesn't have to be scary.
The restrictions many hospitals place on allowing laboring moms to eat during labor are historical rather than scientific.
Being that I was very close to my due date, I asked my doc a very important question at my next visit.
"Have you ever delivered a baby where a mom did not have an epidural?"
Her answer...
"Yes, twice, because they were too late and missed their opportunity!"
Unbelievable! 20 years of delivering babies and only 2 were without drugs?! I proceeded to tell her that my desire was to have an unmedicated birth. She answered, "Have you ever delivered a baby without drugs?!" I think this was her polite way of telling me I was crazy! Ultimately, I was told that she would support whatever my decision was "in the moment." This time, I was determined not to feel discouraged. After all the inspiring stories I read in Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, I knew it was possible...
Here's what I did differently during my labor the second time around and what I recommend you attempt to do if an unmedicated, hospital birth is something you desire to have:
Stay home as long as you possibly can.
Once contractions started, I stayed home as long as possible and tried to sleep as much as I could. There was no sense in getting to the hospital too early. I was in control and much more comfortable, the longer I stayed home.
Once admitted, ask repeatedly to be able to move around.
I asked the nurses many MANY times to walk. I told them I did not want to lay in bed. It was almost annoying how many times I had to request, borderline demand, this. Walking would help my body progress more. There is a whole chapter devoted to the concept of moving freely and letting gravity do it's work in the book, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. Inevitably, I wasn't allowed to walk for long periods of time because I had to be hooked up to the machine for another non-stress test every so often. It was hospital protocol!
Make sure to have a strong emotional/physical support person with you at the birth.
My husband knew my desire was to have an unmedicated birth. His physical and emotional support was what kept me going. He was amazing! If you do not have a hands on hubby like me and would like to attempt an unmedicated birth, I would highly suggest hiring a doula or bringing someone with you to the birth that you are super comfortable with...Someone that can give you the extra support you need during those intense, I want to give up, SHOW ME THE DRUGS, contractions. ;-)
I found myself coping with the severity of the contractions by grabbing onto the bars of the hospital bed for dear life. I had read about how important it is to relax and try not to tense up your muscles during each contraction. That is EXTREMELY difficult to do stuck in one position in a bed with an iv hooked up to you. When I felt I couldn't handle it anymore, I was ready to push!
After 18 hours of labor, Chloë was born naturally and was extremely alert. My doctor kept saying over and over, I can't believe how alert she is! Look at her eyes! You were amazing! I declined taking any pain medications after the birth as well because I felt pretty good. The worst part of my recovery was the intense soreness I had in my entire upper body. I had given myself a major workout by grasping the hospital bed rails so hard! I truly believe that declining an epidural this time around helped speed up my recovery process!
The worst part of this experience was that the nurses took my brand new baby away from me for what felt like hours to bathe her and perform standard hospital testing. It just didn't seem natural for me to give birth and then have the baby taken away from me for so long. This is all too common in hospital settings.
Baby #3 Birth Center Water Birth
Baby #3's birth was the most unique, amazing experiences I've ever had. We found out we were pregnant shortly before moving from NY to Charlotte, NC. The move forced me to really research a whole slew of birth options since I would have to find a new doctor anyway. I decided that giving birth at a birth center was what I personally needed to have the birth I desired in a setting that was NOTHING like I had experienced prior in the hospital. Birth Center births are not for everyone. It's important to note that pain management is very different in a birth center. They will not administer epidural anesthesia. The pain management offered is less invasive such as laughing gas, for example. Most birth centers will only accept women who are projected to have "low risk" pregnancies/deliveries.
There happened to be a brand new birth center in Charlotte called Baby and Company, right down the road from the local hospital. This gave me confidence that if there was to be a problem during delivery, I would be close enough to be transported there in a few minutes.
Baby and Company's private delivery rooms are beautiful, calming and inviting! With heated toilet seats, a shower with massage heads, a birthing tub, a comfortable queen sized bed, a kitchen, a gathering space for family/friends, the ability to control music and lighting, swedish bars and birthing balls to use during labor, the experience was unique and completely unlike my hospital births!
My contractions started at night and continued to be extremely light and sporadic until about 11am the next morning when they picked up significantly. I had been in contact with my midwife and it was at that point, she advised that we drive to the birth center. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted by the nurse and midwife. I got dressed in my super comfortable robe/nightgown that I had ordered in advance similar to this one and put on my zippered sports bra for quick nursing access once baby was born! I did have to an an IV inserted due to being GBS positive but it did not restrict me from moving around at all.
I spent the beginning few hours, bouncing on a birthing ball, eating dried mango slices, sucking on an ice pop that I froze with my favorite juice inside these silicone pop holders, walking around the birth center, listening to our favorite playlist of songs, (think a mix of John Mayer and Matt Redman) and laughing with my husband! My midwife checked the baby's heart rate in regular intervals through the afternoon without ever once hooking me up to machine! It was amazing! One of the things I particularly noticed was that she checked the baby's heart rate during contractions, especially as I got closer to pushing, to see if there were any signs that the baby was in distress.
I had made my decision to have a water birth known to the midwives but I was also fully aware that any plans I made about how I would like my baby to be born could be thwarted at any time! Babies have a mind of their own from day one! ;-) I really wanted to try my best to deliver in the water because of the many benefits I had read about regarding water birth's for both mom and baby. I'm so thankful that I was given the chance because the experience was nothing short of amazing!
My midwife did not want me to get into the birthing tub until I was at least 5cm dilated. Sometimes, the water has the opposite effect on women who are not far enough along in their labor and the simple act of sitting inside a warm, relaxing, tub slows down their progress! The temperature of the water was constantly checked to make sure it wasn't too hot or cold. During each contraction, my midwife sprayed water over my belly while my husband alternated hot and cold packs under my neck and forehead. I went from 5 to 10 cm in about an hour! Towards the very end of the birth, the midwives provided my husband with a bowl of ice water and some washcloths to place on my head and neck as well. This helped me stay focused and the temperature change gave me a burst of energy.
The contractions were extremely intense but they were so much more manageable in the water. Because my body felt weightless, I was able to truly focus on my deep breathing to get through each one and I didn't have the option of hospital bed rails to cling onto for dear life this time! ;-)
Riley was born still inside the amniotic sack! In my previous two pregnancies, my water was broken by my doctor to get labor moving along faster so this was a completely new experience for me. As soon as she was born and placed on my chest, I started peeling the amniotic sack off her face instinctively. (My only regret with this birth is that I did not get a picture of this moment!) I snuggled with her for a few minutes and then was helped over to the bed to deliver the placenta. Riley was placed skin to skin on my chest during this time. Skin to skin bonding immediately after birth has been highly researched and is very effective for breastfeeding success and helping to regulate a newborn baby's body temperature.
Once the placenta was delivered and Riley had been given some time to nurse, I got up to use the bathroom while my husband got to experience this skin to skin bonding as well. It was so sweet watching him with her.
Our new baby was never taken from us. Her vitals were checked as she was on my chest. It was only after she had breastfed for a long while that she was taken to be weighed and measured and given a checkup. This was all done in the same room we delivered in. At Baby and Company, the newborns are not given a formal bath before being sent home. This is because babies are born with a protective coating on their skin called vernix. Babies' immune systems are not well established at birth and it's believed that delaying their first bath helps not only with increased immune support but also with breastfeeding success.
About 6 hours after Riley was born, we packed up to go home! It was surreal heading home with our brand new baby just a few short hours after her birth! I had been accustomed to "sleeping" overnight in the hospital when my other two girls were born. I never ended up getting much sleep due to the fact that the nurses kept coming in to check in on me. It was amazing to be able to go home and sleep uninterrupted in my own bed.
My recovery was amazing! I bounced back to normal with this birth very quickly. Our midwife even came to our house to perform checkups on the baby and I within the first few days. We didn't have to rush to the pediatricians office right away and potentially expose her to office germs. We really had a chance to get used to our new life as a family of five without interruptions.
My intention in sharing my birth stories is to inspire others moms who might be on the fence about going from hospital bed to water birth! There is no right or wrong way to deliver your baby. Every situation and birth is completely different. What's most important is that you are comfortable with the birth decision you've made. Research all your options, prayerfully make a decision, and always remember that those babies will have a mind of their own during labor so at be at peace with whatever happens and enjoy the process!
I look forward to delivering our baby girl number four this summer at Baby and Company as well!
What is your birth story? What type of birth do you desire? Please share in the comments! I'd love to hear from you!
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2. To sustain a plant, it requires regular water, plenty of sun, and the right nutrients.
3. Pollute the soil, sour the growth and mutate the plant.
4. Even with the best soil and regular watering, the plant cannot thrive without sunlight.
5. A garden - though made of natural things - is shaped (or cultivated). We shouldn't forget that its order is not reflected in the natural world, though the natural world may be its inspiration.
6. There are those malicious souls who find no harm in pulling up a plant by its roots.
7. Whilst a general rule of thumb pertains to the needs of a plant, this does not mean we shouldn't be sensitive to the unique needs of individual species and their habitats.
8. Different plants have different growth requirements (e.g. different soils, growth rates, flowering and fruiting, and levels of sun)
9. A good weeding of the garden is well worth the effort.
10. When the tree grows it branches outward, extends upward, and feeds its base, it invests in its future.
+ There are no quick fixes. Time and care are the realities. And the careful hand of the gardener is vigilant to protect its cherubs from the pests and weather that loom and swirl.


text: Emotions run high as community facility is re-launched 18 months after arson attackHenry JamesONE of the driving forces behind a fundraising campaign to reopen a Skelmersdale boxing club targeted by arsonists was overwhelmed by the public response to its re-launch. Colin Day said he was "choked up" before giving a speech at the open day to mark the reopening of Birch Green ABC on Saturday (January 12).The future looked for grim for the club in Heversham following the arson attack in July 2017.Just prior to the incident members and supporters had raised more than £20,000 with the help of grants and various events to pay for a new roof, shower facilities, two boxing rings and equipment including bags and gloves.But Colin, who ran the facility for all ages with son Colin junior, showed his own fighting to spirit to bounce back from the bodyblow and a combination of an insurance pay-out and further fundraising efforts saw the club undergo a six-figure rebuild culminating in Saturday's open day.PackedColin said: "It was good to open our doors to the community again but when I got up to say a few words I got quite emotional. This has been a long time coming."We had a really good turnout for the event. It was packed and there was a constant stream of people throughout the two hours, both young and old."Many of those that came congratulated us on the reopening having read about it in the Champion."We put out 50 registration forms to fill in which had the history of the club and our rules and regulations and they were all taken."We start training this week."Opening times for the boxing training are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5 to 7pm. The classes are for all ages and the aim is to split the groups according to ability. Sessions cost £2 for juniors (aged nine to 16) and £4 for seniors (aged 17 and upwards).


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Like many firms, Kilpatrick Townsend once kept tabs on their pursuits and opportunities through a single spreadsheet document on a shared drive. For a BD veteran like Mr. Pulley, it wasn't hard to pick apart the flaws in the process.
"If you think about the flutter of activity that happens in marketing and business development reporting, you have people that are entering new opportunities, you have people that are making updates, and you have people that are just making changes constantly. When you only have one file, only one person can make a change at any one time."
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Meatco awarded whole Norwegian quota
Meatco has been granted the remainder of the 1 600 tons of the Norwegian beef quota, the company announced last week.
Meatco initially received 1 300, and subsequently, another 229.5 tons and the current allocation can be seen to be a result of Meatco having been able to fulfil its Norway export quotas in previous years.
"This is essentially a clear acknowledgement by the corporation that the Norwegian market is a significant business relationship that Meatco will continue to nurture. Norway gives Namibia a remarkably lucrative market and the hope is expressed that as many producers as possible will benefit by the utilisation of the market."
"By fulfilling the quota we have proven to the Norwegian authorities that we have the capacity and capability to utilise the allocated and additional quota in future fully," the statement reads.
Last year Meatco received 1 300 tons and Brukkaros 300 tons. Thus far they managed to use 70.5 tons and the remaining 229.50 tons were re-allocated to Meatco which received 529.50 tons of the Norway Quota for 2018.
According to the acting chief financial officer, Ilana Brown the additional tonnage of the Norway quota now allocated to Meatco comes at a crucial time when the company needs to maximise the revenue of every kilogram exported.
"The financial benefit of this allocation is significant to Meatco's revenue for the current financial period that ends 31 January 2019. Without a change in the raw material procured by Meatco currently, the Norway quota will be filled by reallocating product to Norway that was destined for other markets. This is necessary to maximise the GP% we get for our product and also to ensure that Namibia remains committed to Norway by fulfilling the allocation," he said.
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Roulette is a time-honoured entertainment that has been one of the most popular casino table games for hundreds of years. It's proven to be just as popular online as it has always been offline, and when you see the superb versions of the game that we've lined up for you at Mummys Gold, you'll understand why.
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In every game of Roulette, European Roulette included, you need to bet on where a ball that is dropped on a spinning wheel will end up when the wheel comes to rest. There are 36 red and black panels on the wheel, bearing the numbers 1 to 36 but not going in numerical order. There's also a green panel labelled 0, and it's here that European Roulette differs from its American counterpart.
American versions of Roulette feature an extra green panel, labelled 00, meaning there is a total of 38 panels on the wheel as opposed to the 37 that you see in a European game. This means the odds are a little more in your favour, although you always need to be careful; Roulette is a game with a steep House Edge.
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Chromatra Introduces Existing NVGs to a World of Color at Border Security Expo 2017
Chromatra, LLC, the innovator behind the design and manufacture of real color capable night vision, will show their new product, the ColorTAC™ CVA-14, the affordable Clip-on technology that lets you see color through your existing PVS-14 night vision device at the Border Security Expo, April 11-12, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas.
The Border Security Expo, now in its 11th year, brings together high-level decision makers for border enforcement, surveillance, identification, biometric, communications, data sharing, and radiation detection from all around the world to discuss the most prevalent security topics and present the latest innovative solutions.
The ColorTAC™ technology , which made its official debut at the 2017 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada in January,
has gained widespread attention in the law enforcement, federal and military departments for its unique ability to negate the main disadvantage of current night vision gear (NVG) technology. The "green glow," monochromatic image denies the NVG viewer critical visual information: color. This missing information can be a liability or even potentially deadly. Without the vital information that seeing color can provide, law enforcement personnel may not be able to properly access the scene and make correct tactical decisions; military medics have difficulty telling blood from water, oil or other fluids, and thus may make mistakes in triage priorities; troops can have difficulty navigating terrain; and seeing color can reduce the fatigue and visual distortion green monochromatic night vision can cause.
The ColorTAC CVA-14 easily clips on to any existing PVS-14 (product pictured may not represent final production version).
Chromatra, LLC, established in 2014, is the first company to credibly develop the ColorTAC technology which when used in conjunction with any of the over 1-million night vision devices already on the market today, provides the user with, simply, a color image at night. For those who rely on NVG's to perform their mission, the ability to See What's Missing™ can be the difference between life and death.
The ColorTAC unit operates in extreme environments, is easily deployable, lightweight, exceeds market battery life requirements and is affordable. The unit folds up quickly and compactly for storage or transportation and takes just seconds to attach to any existing PVS-14—green or white phosphor— the most common NVG device used by the military and major law enforcement agencies.
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Founded in Beverly, Mass. in 2014 by a team of designers and engineers developing solutions for today's most critical problems in military, law enforcement and the security sectors. The first product introduced in 2017 is ColorTAC™, the lightweight, foldable CVA-14 clip-on to existing PVS-14 that provide night vision gear users a color image at night.


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