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The Week Ahead: Price begins his Tigers tale
Lefty faces Yanks in Bronx in first start since blockbuster trade from Rays
There are old faces in new places, there's Interleague intrigue, and the countdown to September's pennant-race madness is getting closer and closer. If you thought last week's crazy and awesome non-waiver Trade Deadline took care of all the drama in Major League Baseball for the month, well, you've got another Week Ahead coming.
First things first: David, you've watched Jon and John do their thing. Now it's your turn.
Today, the baseball world will still be picking itself up off the floor after the events of last Thursday, one of the more remarkable non-waiver Trade Deadlines in the history of the sport. Jon Lester was the first ace to go, traded from Boston to Oakland. Then John Lackey went from the Red Sox to the Cardinals. Both debuted for their new teams last week and earned victories.
And on Tuesday, David Price, the left-hander who was dealt away from Tampa Bay in a last-minute three-team blockbuster that sent him to Detroit, will make his Tigers debut and hope to follow suit.
It'll happen against the Yankees in the Bronx, which is somehow fitting for a pitcher who has loved the big stage. Price knows he will be counted on as a key piece in a Detroit rotation that now includes the past three American League Cy Young Award winners (Price, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander).
"I don't add any extra pressure on myself," Price said. "Like I said before, pressure is perceived. If I can go out there, first and foremost, I want to have fun on the baseball field. Whenever you lose sight of that, it really turns into a job, and then it's not a whole lot of fun, even if you are throwing the ball well. I want to go out there and have fun, enjoy my teammates, enjoy the environment, just help this team win."
A lot of teams are trying to win right now, and as it so happens, the schedule-makers put a bunch of them together this week.
Monday kicks off two natural-rivalry Interleague matchups with playoff contenders. The Angels and Dodgers will play two installments of their annual Freeway Series in Los Angeles before heading down Interstate 5 to play two more in Anaheim. The Reds and Indians will battle for Ohio bragging rights in Cleveland on Monday and Tuesday and in Cincinnati on Wednesday and Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Rays will take a trip West to play the A's in Oakland in a three-game series, and in another interesting Interleague showdown involving teams with October hopes, the Braves will venture to Seattle for a rare Tuesday-Wednesday two-gamer against the Mariners.
In the middle of the week, we'll see a rematch of last year's World Series, although both teams look a bit different. The Red Sox will play the Cardinals in a three-game set in Busch Stadium, and while Lackey will likely not take the hill in his new park against his old team, St. Louis will be all-out to win, what with the one-game deficit to the Brewers in the National League Central that they're taking into the series.
And outfielder/first baseman Allen Craig, who was traded for Lackey, will go right back to his former home park as a member of the opposition.
"Yeah, the timing of it is a little funky in that regard," Craig said. "It's going to be fun to go in there and play against my former teammates and go back to St. Louis. I'm just going to go and play my game and just play.
"I think it's still sinking in, just being in the clubhouse and seeing a lot of faces and putting the names to faces and that type of stuff. It's cool to be on this side of the clubhouse and get to know the guys who I played against last year in the World Series."
The team the Cardinals are chasing, the Brewers, get a stern test this week when they play the NL West-contending Giants at home for three games.
And over the weekend, there are must-see matchups all over the country, from Indians-Yankees in New York to Cardinals-Orioles at Camden Yards to Dodgers-Brewers in Milwaukee.
And in Atlanta, the Braves will host the Nationals in what could be a huge
And in Arizona, the D-backs and the rest of Major League Baseball will unfortunately have to adapt to life without star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who is likely out for the season with a broken left hand.
"It hurts," Gibson said. "He's one of our best players, for sure. One of the best players in the league."


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Kate Fleetwood is an actress who portrayed Mary Cattermole in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.[2] Kate also provided the voice of Mary Cattermole and an unnamed Witch in the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.[3] She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in Chichester Festival Theatre's Macbeth which transferred to the West End and Broadway.
She is patron of En Massse Theatre and also joint patron of Escape Insight Arts, Stratford upon Avon with her husband Rupert.
Selected filmography
- Love Is The Drug (1995, Oxford Stage Company) as Flamina
- Twelfth Night (1996, OSC) as Viola
- Swaggers (1996, Old Red Lion Theatre) as Nancy
- The Comic Mysteries (1997, UK tour) as Death/Gabriel
- Romeo and Juliet (1998, UK tour) as Juliet
- Arabian Nights (1998, Young Vic) as Dinarzard/Parizade
- Ghosts (1999, Theatre Royal Plymouth) as Regina
- Nativity (1999, Young Vic)
- The Two Noble Kinsmen (2000, Shakespeare's Globe) as the gaoler's daughter
- The Tempest (2000, Shakespeare's Globe) as Iris
- Tender (2001, Hampstead Theatre/ Birmingham Rep/ Theatre Royal Plymouth) as Tash
- Medea (2001, (Queen's Theatre) as Chorus
- Mariana Pineda (2002, Gate Theatre) as Mariana Pineda
- Love's Labour's Lost (2003, Royal National Theatre) as Rosaline
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (2003, Bristol Old Vic) as Helena
- Othello (2003, Theatre Royal Northampton) as Desdemona
- Hecuba (2004, Donmar Warehouse) as Polyxena
- Pericles (2006, RSC) as Thaisa
- The Winter's Tale (2006, RSC) as Hermione
- Macbeth (2007) as Lady Macbeth
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) as Woman with baby
- Hustle (2009) as Rt Hon Rhona Christie
- Waking the Dead, episode End of the Night, (2009) as Zoe Morrison
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, as Mary Cattermole
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ALFRED, Maine (AP) � The Kennebunk Police Department came under attack during the investigation of a prostitution scandal that focused on a Zumba dance studio. Now the department is feeling vindicated after a conviction of one of the two accused co-conspirators.
The defense attacked the motives of the lead investigator, the handling of evidence and the conduct of officers during the trial of Mark Strong Sr., who was convicted Wednesday of 13 counts of promoting prostitution.
Chief Robert MacKenzie says defendants who have no other defense often attack investigators. But he said jurors saw through the smoke screen.
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Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, young or old, at any time. It is a leading cause of death in the U.S., and it happens when the heart abruptly stops.
When an adult collapses, odds are that it's from sudden cardiac arrest. Odds are also high that if bystanders respond at all, the only thing they will do is call 9-1-1. Medical attention is critical, but bystanders must act first — and fast — because every minute counts.
Even scarier? About 80 percent of victims collapse at home – many times while the victim's loved ones stand by helplessly because they don't know what to do.
The good news is that chance of survival more than doubles with immediate and effective CPR. And the American Heart Association is making it easier for people to remember the steps to take in a sudden cardiac emergency with Hands-Only CPR.
Hands-Only CPR – or CPR without using breaths – involves two simple steps to help an adult cardiac arrest victim:
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Remember the classic Bee Gees disco hit "Stayin' Alive?" It's the perfect beat for remembering the right rate of chest compressions during Hands-Only CPR. Disco may be dead, but it's helping keep people alive.
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From the days of the PS one, this downloadable game allows you to play the classic original on your PSP handheld system or PS3 home console.
A terrorist organization steals a top-secret virus known as Syphon Filter, and they plan to use it to extort money from the world's governments. Only special agent Gabe Logan can stop them and keep the world safe. Take control of Logan has works his way through parks, subway lines, a museum, and a military compound. Along the way, Logan will be able to utilize a large number of weapons including a taser, machine guns, shotguns, and grenades. If he runs across an enemy wearing armor, he will have to take them out with a quick shot to the head. While blasting the bad guys is great fun, there are times when stealth will make a task much easier. Stop the terrorists and return the virus to the proper authorities in Syphon Filter.
Release Region: United States
Release Date: December 4, 2006
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
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Release Date: September 20, 2007
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First report: atazanavir-related gallstones (cholelithiasis)
13 August 2012. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Side effects, World AIDS 19 Washington 2012.
Simon Collins, HIV i-Base
A poster presentation included the first report of atazanavir-related gallstones.
Following two cases of gallstones in patients on atazanavir reported to the pharmacovigilence departments of two hospitals in western France, Poinsignon and colleagues performed a case review for all patients attending these clinics between 2008 and 2011. The review was limited to cases where spectrophotometry analysis of the stones showed significant levels of atazanavir.
They identified 11 patients (10 men, 1 woman) who had underdone cholecystectomy. Mean age was 49 years (range 32-82) and mean BMI of 23 kg/m2 and all were virally suppressed on atazanavir-based combinations (mean atazanavir duration of 50 months). The mean CD4 cell count was 683 (± 310) cells/mm3.
Co-morbidities included HCV-coinfection (n=6, of whom 1 had cirrhosis, 1 hepatocellular carcinoma, and 1 HBV and HDV co-infections), past intravenous drug use (n=3), haemophilia A (n=2), and chronic alcohol abuse (n=2). Final diagnoses included acute pancreatitis (n=3), acute cholecystitis (n=3), and angiocholitis (n=1). Ten patients underwent laperoscopic cholecystectomy, and one had endoscopic sphincterotomy (two patients had both).
Atazanavir was found in biliary stones from eight patients, composing 10% to 100% of the total weight (mean 72%), but included 4 patients with 100% composition. Three other patients did not contain atazanavir but included bilirubinate calcium, carbapatite and cholesterol. Atazanavir was boosted in 6/8 (using doses of 150 mg to 400 mg) and unboosted in 2/8. Atazanavir plasma levels for all patients were within the therapeutic range.
Biochemical and infrared spectrometry analysis of the stones led the researchers to determine this was related to direct atazanavir precipitation n 8/11 cases and to biliary elimination through the UGT1A1 metabolic pathway in 3/11 cases.
All patients switched atazanavir to raltegravir, an NNRTI or an alternative PI. All patients survived and none relapsed, with a mean follow-up of three years.
The authors noted that these cases were mostly in men coinfected with HCV with mean atazanavir exposure of four years and that based on these cases they estimated an incidence in their region of 2-2.5 cases per 1000 patients years (of atazanavir).
They also concluded, "atazanavir-treated patients with abdominal pain necessitate liver function and lipase tests as well as hepatobiliary ultrasound examination to evaluate medico-surgical care" and that possible calculus analysis must be undertaken and the case reported to drug safety surveillance systems.
Poinsignon Y et al. Complicated atazanavir-associated cholelithiasis: a report of eight documented cases among 11 cases. 19th International AIDS Conference. 22-27 July 2012, Washington. Poster abstract MOPE099.


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I have been thinking of getting Transformers: Exodus and probably will try to go by a bookstore next time I'm out and find it, also probably going to get the kids book coming up Transformers: Classified series. Just wondering who all else has read exodus and if anyone is planning on getting the young adult novels from classified.
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Re: Thinking of getting some novels.
Both Exodus and its sequel Exiles are required reads for understanding the current continuity that embodies WFC and Prime.
Haven't read the Classified novels yet, but those appear to be Movieverse books.
"When there's gold feathers, punch behind you!!"
"Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." -- C.S. Lewis
Re: Thinking of getting some novels.
Went out and grabbed Exodus and Exiles today, will start reading soon :>
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AL: What got you diving into fantasy?
AL: When you write do you do a detailed outline before you get started or do you have the idea then just 'fly by the seat of your pants'? :-)
AL: What's your favorite music?
Resa: Show tunes. I'm a huge fan of Broadway musicals and am in awe of how much emotion and information can be conveyed in just one song. Right now my favorite Broadway show CD is Wicked.
Resa: I'd replace my cranky laptop! And then I'd book a trip somewhere. Maybe I could go to Costa Rica for a week or so and explore the rainforest.
Resa: Every problem has a solution – you just have to figure out what it is.
Astrid lives in a world of shapeshifters whose thoughts have the power to change not only themselves but others. Everything Astrid knows to be true is called into question when she learns the truth about her past and the mysterious family from which she was separated as a child.
Insult edged his voice as he looked at the sword leaning against the tree stump. "Where is the Magenta's stone?"
He smiled, examining her work. "There are other weapons I would have you forge for me."
Taddeo had failed to lure her into his lair. Now he sought other reasons for contact with her.
The tone of Taddeo's voice didn't alter. "I would pay, of course." He glanced at her. "Whenever price you desire."
Taddeo's face changed. A leer etched itself darkly in his eyes as they became narrower and smaller. His nose grew misshapen. The lines that had so beautifully defined his jaw and cheekbones weakened. His posture slackened and his youth faded.
Astrid calmly stood her ground. "It's a decision you alone can make."
His eyes squinted in an unbecoming manner as he searched her face.
Astrid wanted to remember Taddeo as she'd known him, not as he'd become. As hard as she tried, she couldn't remember exactly what he had looked like, only moments ago.
Taddeo raised his head, his nostrils flaring. He sniffed the air like a dog. Then he knelt, laying one ear to the ground.
Primal eyes.
Its curved and serrated teeth glistened, ivory sharp in its slackened jaw, dripping with spittle.
"Aiy yah!" Taddeo mustered his strength, pulling with all his might on the hilt. Still unable to raise the sword, he dragged it in the dust until the tip lay between him and the dragon.
Taddeo shouted, refusing to release the hilt, falling to the ground with the sword. The dragon's sharp, curved claws sliced Taddeo's cheek. The wound raised a welt, then bled steadily.
Astrid faced the dragon. Now knowing what else to do, She gripped the hilt with both hands, holding the sword spear-like above her head. She aimed the point directly at the dragon's yellow eye. "Let him go!"
The same sword that had felt so much a part of her when she'd forged it felt alien to her now. She knew what to do with a hammer and tongs. But this sword—it felt like a stranger.
Taddeo was willing to give his all. Why shouldn't she?
She tightened her grip, focusing on the cool, hard touch of iron. She had to find a way to be just as cool and hard.
The dragon evaded her blow, only getting nicked.
She saw herself reflected in the dragon's amber eyes. What she saw on her own face was what she had seen on DiStephan's face the day she saw him kill a dragon, the day he'd frightened her.
Astrid and DiStephan had gone out in the woods on a picnic when DiStephan had smelled dragon in the air. It wasn't an adult dragon that DiStephan had killed. It wasn't even a fledgling.
DiStephan's fighting instinct had kicked in. All he'd known was that it was a dragon, and he fought with full force. He didn't simply kill the hatchling. He'd beaten it into bloody pulp, acting more like an animal than a man.
Now she saw the desire to kill for the sake of killing on her own face. It was something she never imagined she'd see.
Taddeo's face was covered with blood and dust, and he cried out again as he pulled the Magenta weakly toward the dragon, barely nudging its belly.
"I know you're hungry," she said. "But don't eat people. There are animals in the forest. There are grain fields and wild berries in the south. There's food all around—you don't need anyone in Guell!"
The dragon sniffed her hair, then licked the sweat from her arms with the tips of its forked yellow tongue, sending chills down Astrid's back. Before she could blink, the dragon sprang back through the birch trees.
She thought about DiStephan. Now she understood the primitive rage he'd felt when he slaughtered the hatchling on a gentle spring day. It was something she never wanted to feel again.
Taddeo caught his breath, then relaxed into a smile. "No," he said with confidence. "That is the last one to get away."
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Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
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Vivian: I've been having so much fun dropping in on others—thanks for having me!
Then the obsessive-compulsive behavior took over and I started writing!
Vivian: I would like to be able to write for a living. Is it possible? Not sure, but in the meantime I'm having too much fun to worry about all the details.
Vivian: Ummm…I can be stubborn like Robyn in Wolf Signs. I could live on a farm and deal with the household like Jaxi.
AL: Now it's time to kick our shoes off and get personal….If you had to write yourself as a heroine, what kind of heroine would you be? What would you be named?
Vivian: See, the dragon theme is still working for me. Hmm, a dragon shifter who looks like Ryan Reynolds. Yup, that would be fine…
AL: Thanks so much once again for joining us, Vivian.
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From her first kiss to her first sight of dolphins dancing on the waves, Alexia Colten has always held a special place in her heart for Jaffrey's Cove. Now that she's back to help her grandmother settle into a home, she discovers this place has lost none of its remembered magic. In fact, it seems more magical than before—and more erotic.
After she's gifted with a beautiful, dolphin-etched medallion, she finds herself surrounded by the golden boys of summers past. Her body is filled with longings she can't explain and dreams of blue lights that turn into lovers.
Joshua Marley and his cousin Anthony are merfolk, a people capable of living beneath the waves as either dolphin or human. Alexia holds the medallion that marks her as the next in line to lead their people—if she can prove she can transform. Working in tandem, they're sure they can arouse her passion and protect her from those who would use her simply to gain power.
But their strength alone may not be enough to help her face the challenge of her new position…
Delicate fingers slipped into his hand and his heartbeat doubled. Alexia was here, he was here.
Anthony was still here.
His cousin's expression held a mix of anger and awe, and Joshua empathized deeply. With Michael's departure, the sexual tension returned, a heady sensation that tangled Joshua's limbs and clouded his mind. In her every move and glance, Alexia sent a clear message of arousal and need, one he wished nothing more than to answer immediately.
Completely. Forcefully.
He lifted her hand to his mouth and kissed it lightly, tonguing the tender flesh between her knuckles.
"You have a good right hook, my lady," Joshua said, soft and low, his voice gravelly as lust raced through his body.
Alexia's eyes were huge in her pale face. She moistened her bottom lip with her tongue and a flush covered her skin.
"Now what, Joshua? Now what do we do?" He had to strain to hear her quiet voice, embarrassment coloring her prettily.
He raised a brow, his fingers stroking hers. "Anthony explained. You are the one who must decide what you need. We will do whatever you ask, whether it's a walk on the beach or a game of cards. We could sit by the fire and tell you stories about what it's like to travel underwater."
As he spoke Alexia pulled away from him to stare out the window at the ocean. Her body sagged and she hugged her arms around her body tightly. Her head dropped to the cool glass for a moment and Joshua hesitated. Perhaps it was all too much too fast.
She knew what she needed to demand of them. It was a part of who she was, the heritage in belonging to the line of the matriarch. Now that the medallion had begun to awaken her body to the change, there was no turning back. Her longing for transformation would drive her need for sex higher and higher to the point of overwhelming lust.
Every inch of Joshua's body urged him to step forward and take her into his arms, but he held back. He had to let her be the one to decide. "We could say good night, and let you sleep and think about things until the morning," he said, attempting to keep the reluctance out of his voice.
Anthony cleared his throat. "We could…" His gaze flicked to Joshua as if asking permission. "We could…"
"Hold me?" Alexia whispered. She turned her back to the windows and squared her shoulders.
"Ummm, yes."
"Kiss me?" she breathed as her head tilted to the side.
Anthony swallowed hard before nodding.
Alexia smiled, a mischievous expression crossing her face. She stepped closer to Anthony but looked at Joshua. "Make love to me?" she purred.
Groans tore from both their throats as she reached for them. Joshua stayed back, letting Anthony take Alexia into his arms first.
The anger he expected to flare at seeing anyone touch Alexia arrived, but far more tempered than he'd believed possible. Anthony's tender adoration for her was so clear in his every movement Joshua felt a tentative peace as he watched their lips meet. He didn't want it to happen. He'd give anything to be all she needed.
But he wasn't. Not yet. Perhaps not ever.
Anthony kissed her again, a hesitant caress. Joshua watched a trickle of blue shoot from his cousin to brush Alexia's skin. The magic of St. Elmo's fire would make her strong. Along with the chemicals from both of them, she would able to transform and survive underwater and lead their people.
What Joshua could give alone wasn't enough.
This night had to happen. He would share, for her sake, this one time.
Please let it be only this one time.
Joshua moved to stoke the fire higher, pull cushions to the floor and open the curtains to let the ocean witness their lovemaking.
Shiela: Do I ever. LOL It has been a crazy few months for me. I am no longer with Linden Bay Romance and therefore my books are currently not available but fear not. Beginning in August, my Darkness series will be re-released with the first two Darkness books, Seducing and Desiring the Darkness, and two never before released novels, Consuming the Darkness and Surviving the Darkness. But if you think you know everything there is to know about my released Darkness books already, then you're in for a big surprise. In moving to Absolute, I've added some content to my Darkness series that I'm sure the readers won't want to miss. Also, there are brand new covers and I must say, they are divine!
AL: What do you hope for your writing career in the next few years? Any goals that you have yet to obtain that you have set for yourself?
Shiela: If you think you know it all…you're in for a big surprise. LOL Things are always changing and just because one genre is popular now it doesn't mean it will be tomorrow so don't give up if you don't write in that genre. And remember, just because one editor doesn't like what you sent in, it doesn't mean it's not good. Send it to someone else and who knows, it could be the next great novel.
AL: Now it's time to get personal…If your muse were to talk behind your back, what secrets would he/she tell?
AL: If you could go anywhere in the world and write to your hearts delight, where would you go, what would your story be about and what is the title?
Shiela: Well, this is an interesting question, one I've never had before. Good one!
"Victoria my love, you are truly a vision." He held his hand out to her as she moved towards him.
"I was growing a little impatient waiting for you, but now I see it was well worth the wait." His lips grazed over her knuckles just as she'd predicted and it sent her pulse soaring.
"No driver tonight?" Slowly he released her and turned to the door and she felt an odd sensation run down her spine. Shaking it loose, she checked her hand bag to make sure she had everything she needed.
He took a slow steadying breath and pulled her into his arms. "I love you, always and forever, remember that."
Victoria ran a delicate finger along her swollen lips and smiled. She loved him with all she had, heart, body and soul. And as she stepped out into the star studded evening, she couldn't wait to tell him he was to be a father.
"Christian." Dropping her evening bag, lifting her gown she ran in her heels towards the garage that was fully engulfed in flames. "Christian," she cried out again and prayed he would answer her. The closer she got the more she could feel the heat from the flames. She would have run into the fire if she hadn't been stopped.
"Christian is in there, I have to get him out." She tried to break free but he held her so firmly. Her love, her life, was in that fire and she would do anything to get him out.
She looked from the fire to Driscoll, her eyes shimmering with tears from the fire, but now the recognition set in and the tears turned to pain. "No Driscoll, he's alive, I know he is." She could still feel him inside of her heart.
Wednesday's Witty Words from Wise Women
A woman at peace has stopped looking for
someone to blame.
- Barbara Jenkins
Summer Movies
I don't believe we'll be having an "Author Spotlight" this week...
So, this summer seems to have a lot of fun movies on the market. Since having my daughter I forgot that you can't just go to the movies anymore at the drop of a hat. My son is going to be 11 in a couple months and hubby and I got used to just being able to go either with him, or if the movie wasn't appropriate he'd stay the night with a friend, or at grandma's.
With that being said I've missed just about every movie I've wanted to see this summer so I'll be buying lots of DVD's come fall.
BUT I am making arrangements to see the new Harry Potter movie when it comes out this month.
What has everyone seen? Any movie buffs out there? Fill me in on what movies you've seen this summer, or what you're waiting for so you can run and be the first in line. :-D
Wednesday Witty Words from Wise Women
We had a lot in common.
I loved him and
he loved him.
- Shelley Winters


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Previous media releases
UBS launches education initiative to mark its 150th anniversary
UBS is marking its 150th anniversary with the launch of a broad-based international education initiative. Its main focus will be the establishment of the UBS International Center of Economics in Society at the University of Zurich. Five additional fields of education will be supported through the funding of projects for different age groups with the goal of strengthening Switzerland's reputation as a location for education and business.
Switzerland's economic success is due in large part to its attractive operating environment and its outstanding education system. Education will continue to be Switzerland's most important resource. UBS has decided to mark its 150th anniversary by launching a broad-based international education initiative. This will be made up of six distinct elements and is aimed at primary and high school students, university students, academics, entrepreneurs and people over 50. For UBS, this represents a sustainable, long-term investment in the future of Switzerland as an education and business location.
Collaboration with the University of Zurich enables top-flight research
The core of the UBS education initiative will be the creation of the UBS International Center of Economics in Society at the University of Zurich, which will be led by Professor Ernst Fehr. UBS will support the establishment of up to five chairs, the first of which will be endowed in 2012, at the Department of Economics of the University of Zurich. These chairs will facilitate cutting-edge research into issues related to economics and financial markets, covering a wide range of subjects and promoting interdisciplinary research. The UBS International Center will emphasize the practical application of knowledge by combining world-class research and entrepreneurial thinking.
Kaspar Villiger, Chairman of UBS's Board of Directors, commented, "The UBS International Center of Economics in Society is a unique educational project within Switzerland that will have outstanding international reach. We are particularly proud to be working in partnership with Professor Ernst Fehr, one of the most renowned economists of our time, on this project. Under his leadership and guidance, the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich has long been regarded as one of the top European institutions in the field of economics."
Wide range of education projects
In addition to the partnership with the University of Zurich, the education initiative includes projects for the following stages of education:
Primary and high school
- Enhanced support for Explore-it, a platform that enables up to 20,000 primary school students to develop a greater interest in various scientific topics. The funds provided by UBS will be used to extend the project nationwide and develop innovative teaching and learning materials. With this expanded support, UBS will become the main sponsor of Explore-it.
- Extension of UBS's current partnership with the Young Enterprise Switzerland (YES) organization, which organizes educational projects for young people jointly with businesses, schools and the government. This initiative is designed to teach young people to apply collaborative thinking, demonstrate entrepreneurialism and present themselves as confident and persuasive. With this extended commitment under the education initiative, UBS will become the new main sponsor of YES.
- Creation of 150 additional apprenticeship positions within Switzerland over the next five years. The annual number of apprentices will increase by about 10%. UBS today employs approximately 900 apprentices making it one of the largest private employers of apprentices in Switzerland.
- Creation of 150 additional internship positions around the world for students over the next three years as part of a special anniversary program. This program targets students at the beginning of their academic career.
- Support for Genilem, an independent association that supports innovative businesses during their start-up phase. Genilem analyzes the business plans of start-up companies and also provides a network of mentors and partners, specialized training for budding entrepreneurs and professional long-term coaching which will last for a three-year period. UBS will also provide its own expert mentors and coaches for this initiative.
- Support for the non-profit foundation KMU Next, which provides SMEs and micro-enterprises with the tools they need for the successful transfer or acquisition of companies. UBS will become a member of the foundation and a special advisor on succession management topics, an area of particular expertise.
People over 50
- Support for the Passerelle 50plus project run by Switzerland's Speranza foundation. The project supports jobseekers over the age of 50 in finding suitable employment in the open job market. UBS has been a donor to the Speranza foundation for some years now. Additional funds from the UBS education initiative will be used to support and promote the activities of Passerelle 50plus across Switzerland.
- Support for Zeitmaschine.TV, a project for encouraging inter-generational dialog. The UBS education initiative will provide support to expand this showcase project and make it available to a larger number of school students.
UBS will provide information on these specific educational projects at regular intervals and an inaugural symposium will be held at the UBS International Center of Economics in Society this autumn. Lukas Gähwiler, CEO UBS Switzerland, and Markus Diethelm, Group General Counsel, will act as ambassadors for this major commitment, developing the initiative and driving it forward.
For Group CEO Sergio P. Ermotti, the education initiative represents a unique opportunity: "Education will become Switzerland's greatest resource as it competes in the global arena, and this is especially true in the service sector. That's why it was important to us to include a wide range of projects in the UBS education initiative which will benefit different age groups as well as showing UBS's commitment to Switzerland to our clients and employees and the general public."
Media conference invitation
The University of Zurich and UBS would like to invite you to a media conference that will present this collaboration. The media conference will be held Thursday, April 19, 2012, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the University of Zurich. It will be attended by Professor Andreas Fischer, president of the University of Zurich, Professor Ernst Fehr of the Department of Economics, Councillor Regine Aeppli, president of the University Board, Kaspar Villiger, Chairman of the Board of Directors, UBS, and Sergio P. Ermotti, Group CEO, UBS.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
University of Zurich, KOL E 13
Rämistrasse 71, 8001 Zurich
For further information on the UBS Education Initiative, visit www.ubs.com/learn


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Mozilla to Enterprise: We Never Meant to Make You Cry
Jul 22, 2011 5:00 AM PT
Less than a month after Mozilla evangelist Aza Dotzler blew off enterprise users of the company's Firefox Web browser, triggering an avalanche of angry responses, the Mozilla Foundation is seeking to make nice with corporate America.
The Foundation has announced that it's re-establishing the Mozilla Enterprise User Working Group (MEWG).
This group will provide a forum for enterprise developers, IT staff and Firefox developers to discuss the challenges, ideas and best practices for deploying that browser in the enterprise.
"The Enterprise Working Group is a step to continue the dialogue with enterprise IT departments," Stormy Peters, head of developer engagement at the Mozilla Foundation, told LinuxInsider.
However, Mozilla may find the going rough with the MEWG, which withered from lack of interest shortly after being set up in 2007 by Mike Kaply of Kaply Consulting, who was then working at IBM.
"Unless there are some practical results out of the group, I don't see it mollifying anyone," Kaply told LinuxInsider. "I think it's a damage control move."
The MEWG doesn't look as if it will tackle the main problem enterprises have with Firefox, which is its rapid release cycle. Many cmpanies can't cope with a new release every couple of months and were outraged when their complaints were blithely dismissed by Dotzler.
Resuscitation Is for Revivalists
The MEWG will set up a discussion list for conversations. Members will discuss topics listed in the forum as well as during in-person meetings. There will also be monthly phone meetings which will focus on one particular topic.
That setup's almost identical to the one Kaply laid out when he launched MEWG in 2007.
Mozilla didn't involve Kaply in its decision to restart the MEWG, Kaply said, adding that he first learned about it when he read the Mozilla blog.
The next meeting will discuss the release cycle and how enterprises can use Firefox in a way that fits into their own testing and release cycles.
A Real Working Group or Just Kitty Litter?
Whether or not MEWG will be able to achieve anything is open to question.
The original MEWG was disbanded mainly because of a lack of participation combined with a lack of support from Mozilla.
If this revived MEWG is to get off the ground, Mozilla devs need to rethink their attitudes toward the enterprise, Kaply suggested.
Companies have to go through a complex list of processes to cope with new technology, some of which Kaply has outlined in a blog post.
Companies need a stable release rather than the latest technology per se, Kaply wrote. Updating a browser requires lots of testing and certification and can be an expensive process.
Indeed, the MEWG may be able to help smooth the way for enterprises to upgrade to the latest version of Firefox, Mozilla's Peters contended.
For example, members will be able to develop and share solutions that help organizations adopt automated testing to make certification easier, he said.
"Since the amount of changes between releases is much smaller than the prior release cadence, the use of automated tests that target those changes could help mitigate certification and deployment issues in a managed environment," Peters stated.
Mozilla Gets It, Maybe
"I have memories of sitting in meetings about 10 years ago with Mozilla, Sun, IBM and Google telling Mozilla why enterprise was important," Kaply said.
Perhaps the Mozilla Foundation underwent a radical change after the outcry from enterprise users following Dotzler's comments on June 23.
Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs tweeted June 28 that "enterprises are built of people and Mozilla is fundamentally about people."
The same day, the Mozilla blog stated that the foundation's exploring solutions that balances enterprises' needs for certification of their browser-related technology on the one hand, and security on the other.
The establishment of MEWG may prove to be a step in the right direction.
"It's so difficult to separate the consumer from the enterprise these days, especially with the consumerization of IT, that you have to pay attention to both sectors simultaneously," Jim McGregor, chief technology strategist at In-Stat, told LinuxInsider.
Security Remains the Snag
It's not likely that Mozilla will slow down the refresh cycle for the Firefox browser.
"It's a requirement these days to bring out browsers rapidly because of security issues," In-Stat's McGregor pointed out. "Even if Mozilla wanted to slow down the pace of new browser releases, they couldn't do so."
One possible solution is to provide a long-term support release and ensure there's overlap between the old and new versions of the browser, Kaply suggested.
"That's what's missing with rapid release," Kaply said. "The moment Firefox 5 came out, Firefox 4 was out of support."


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Why did I breastfeed my children? I didn't really think about it. I just was going to. It was never a discussion my husband and I had either. I was going to breastfeed and he fully supported that. Is that shocking? No, but my husband did not come from a breastfeeding family. His mother did not nurse him or his sisters and our nephews and niece were not nursed. Is there anything wrong with that? No. I was delighted and impressed that not only my husband, but his family supported me. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm blessed with my family. The one I was born into and the one I married into!
So why was the decision to breastfeed not a choice at all? Not even a decision I had to make? Simple. I was lucky enough to have a mom that gave my sisters and I another sister when we were much older than most kids would be. I was 17 when my baby sister was born. My older sister was 20! I got my diaper changing experience as a teenager (I'm sure my sister is cringing at the thought!)
My mom nursed my sister. She worked a couple miles away from the house and would come home when the babysitter would call her to nurse. I don't recall ever feeling uncomfortable or embarrassed when I watched my mother feed my sister. I thought it was the cutest thing in the world and I loved it. So when I got pregnant there was no thought process to it. During a conversation with my mother on the phone she brought it up and asked if I was planning on breastfeeding. My response was along the lines of DUH (in a completely respectful way). I'm sure she was relieved.
It then brought up the conversation as to why she breastfed. Was it just the norm at the time? Did her mother encourage her to breastfeed us? Nope. My mom's story was short, sweet, and rather amusing. Yes, her mother breastfed my mom and her siblings, but apparently grandma had commented that my mom wouldn't be able to nurse because she thought her breasts were too small. Maybe grandma needed
Since I was living in Hawaii and was lucky enough to have my aunt and uncle out there. My aunt being a nurse/midwife I always assumed that she breastfed because, being a nurse/midwife, she knew that it was best. Of course, I sometimes forget that my aunt had a life before midwifery. A life when she first had her children. Yes, I can be silly and forget things like that. So when I asked about why she decided to breastfeed she told me that she never decided to. That my mother told her that she would breastfeed so she did. That got a good chuckle out of me, but it shows the loving relationship between them.
Was breastfeeding easy? No. For something so natural it can be frustrating and painful (to both momma and baby). There were times that I thought
I got sick over Mother's Day weekend the year my son was born. My husband was in Australia so he wasn't there. I had a fever of 104 degrees and was terrified (panicky mom syndrome) that I would pass out or die in the apartment and then who would help my baby. By this time I had another uncle and his wife that moved out to Hawaii. I called them for help. They lived right next to the military hospital. While they were great and I value their help, I should have been smarter and called my aunt the nurse. Why? Well, I couldn't have known then, but when we went to the hospital the doctor, despite my informing him that I was a nursing mother and wanted medicine that I could take and safely nurse my baby, gave me medicine that I couldn't nurse my child while taking. I had to pump and dump and my baby had to go to formula for the next week. If I had been smart and brought my other aunt, I'm sure she would have known more about what they could do for me.
This threw my milk production way off and I was no longer producing enough to feed him on demand and pump while at work so that he would have milk in daycare. As hard as I tried, I couldn't get my milk to increase and I certainly couldn't tell the Army that I needed a week or so at home for lactation reasons....oh would if I could! So from that point on, we were supplementing with formula. I was not a happy mama about it. I was even less happy when 9/11 happened. It was my first time in the field since having my baby. I even brought a pump so I could keep my milk up...and then Osama bin Jackass happened. At that, I just put the pump away. There was no way I was going to be able to take time away from duty to pump. I had my own reasons for wanting to hunt down bin Laden. For what he did to America and for what he did to my breastfeeding!
Was it easier with my second child? I'd love to say that it was and I'd love to say that something so instinctual and natural was a breeze, but it wasn't. It was perhaps even more frustrating with my second son and I felt more like a failure when it wasn't working. He was feeding, but he was hurting me more than his brother ever did and he never seemed to latch properly. My older sister was my angel during this. She came down to stay with me about 2 weeks after he was born so that she could help out and that was when I was a complete breastfeeding wreck.
My sister didn't nurse her daughter. Her milk never came in and after several days of a frustrated mom and baby, she went to formula. I can't say I blame her for that either. I can't imagine what she went through, but she knew how much this meant to me, and my milk was in we just weren't having a great time and there were times that I was just a complete mess and a blubbering ball crying. I'd gone to the lactation consultant and she was less than helpful. I wasn't planning on going back because of how useless she had been and I had been starting to wonder if my baby was a little "tongue tied". But my sister wouldn't hear of me not going back. She took me to the hospital and right into the lactation consultant's office and told her that she needed to do something to help me. It was very cool seeing my sister so forceful in demanding assistance for my nursing dilemma...and it worked.
We talked with the lactation consultant awhile and I let her know about my concerns that he was tongue tied. We got in to see an Ear Nose and Throat doctor and wouldn't you know....mama was right. A little snip under the tongue and several pairs of Soothies from the lactation consultant and it was smooth sailing. With my second child I managed to nurse just 2 weeks shy of a year. I'm sure being out of the military and now being a stay at home mom made this a bit easier.
Did I ever run into that awful person that chastised me about breastfeeding in public? Nope. I did have a very good friend and neighbor that told me her husband would most likely be completely embarrassed if he saw me nurse, so I made sure not to nurse in front of him. There's a difference when someone politely mentions their spouse's embarrassment and doesn't demand that you go away!
I have boys, so I can't encourage them to breastfeed their children. I can encourage them to encourage their wives, but it's not quite the same and most likely has less of an effect. Breastfeeding is becoming more common now than it was when my mom and aunt had children. It's even more common now since my first was born. Hopefully the taboo that far too many people feel about a woman feeding her child will go away completely someday. It certainly is the cheapest method to feed your baby!
It does make me wonder how many of my ancestors nursed. My recent ancestors that is. Breastfeeding. Who would have known it was a part of family history.


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Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) was one of the first domesticated cereal grains, originating in the Fertile Crescent over 10,000 years ago. Barley ranks fourth among the cereals in worldwide production and is widely cultivated in all temperate regions from the Arctic Circle to the tropics. In addition to its geographic adaptability, barley is particularly noted for its tolerance to cold, drought, alkali, and salinity.
The barley genome - with 5.3 billion letters of genetic code - is one of the largest in cereal crops and twice the size of the human genome. Barley is a true diploid, thus, it is a natural archetype for genetics and genomics for the Triticeae tribe, including polyploid wheat, and rye. Highly collaborative international efforts have produced a substantial body of genetic and genomic resources in the past several years.
The objective of the IBSC is to physically map and sequence the barley gene space, with the near-term need being the identification of the remainder of ~50,000 genes, including the 5' and 3' regulatory regions, and the longer-term goal an ordered physical map linked to the genetic map to accelerate crop improvement.
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By Samantha Morgan
BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — A small dog was found alive in a trash bag that was placed outside of someone's home in the Goodwood area on Friday, Sept. 21. Had the bag gone unnoticed a few minutes longer, that dog could have ended up in the back of a Waste Management truck. Fortunately, a volunteer with a local rescue organization happened to be in the right place at the right time.
"Our volunteer, Stacy, was walking her dogs when she saw [the dog] in the trash," Andrea LaFaver, President of SOS Rescue, said. "She asked if anyone checked to see if he was really dead. They pulled the bag to the side and clearly saw that he was still breathing.
"He was in such bad shape that he couldn't stand up."
SOS Rescue took in the discarded pup and named him Wilbur, and they began addressing his immediate needs.
"They started by giving him antibiotics and fluids," LaFavor explained. "Within a few hours he perked up a little bit. He's eating better now, but he's still pretty weak."
After assessing his condition and the way in which he was discarded, LaFaver believes Wilbur was once owned by a "backyard breeder."
"He was being fed," she explained. "He's a healthy weight. It seems as though they tied him up and were giving him food, but not taking care of him.
"It's possible that he was a stud dog that was being used for breeding and once they were done with him, they tossed him out."
Supporting the theory that Wilbur is a product of abuse via a breeder is the fact that he is a purebred terrier.
"Actually, there has been a lot of debate on his exact breed," LaFaver noted. "There are two assumptions right now: He's either a Westie (West Highland White Terrier) or a Wheaten Scottie Terrier.
"Based on his condition right now, it's difficult to say which type he is exactly," she added. "He has suffered years of flea infestation and neglect. He has almost no hair and his skin is in deplorable condition. His eyes are clouded over with puss and his ears are completely clogged with dirt and infection. I tried to clean out his ears, but they hurt him so bad that I couldn't even touch them without him being in pain."
Tomorrow, Wilbur will undergo a full inspection by Dr. McMullan at All Pets Hospital located on Perkins Road. Once they have a full diagnosis with an estimate for the cost of care, SOS Rescue will ask the public for donations.
"We are a small, animal rescue group that deals with special needs cases," LaFaver explained. "We are completely non-profit and all of our volunteers are unpaid. We are completely dependent on donations, and all that money goes directly to the animals."
SOS Rescue has a policy regarding its donations process that is a bit different from other groups.
"We do not ask for any donations until we know exactly how much it will cost," LaFaver noted. "We know that donors want to know where their money is going, so we keep people updated on the exact cost of care and what the money is being used for. If the donations do exceed the amount of the cost of care, we put it into a general fund that can be used in other cases."
SOS Rescue deals with roughly 160-200 cases a year. They take in cats as well as dogs, and many are referred to the group by EBR Animal Control.
"We operate out of foster homes, so we're limited in the number of animals we can save," LaFaver said.
Finding someone willing to foster a dog is particularly challenging for the organization.
"I think a lot of people believe fostering is a daunting task," LaFaver said. "But we pay for all the food, medical costs and supplies for the animal while it's being fostered. The only thing the foster has to provide is the love and support to help that animal get better."
Without a strong network of fosters, dogs such as Wilbur would not gain the support he needs. Click here to learn more about how to get involved with the foster program.
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Programme description
The FINA Scholarship Programme offers the opportunity to obtain financial and technical assistance for one potential elite athlete selected and proposed by their respective National Federation.
The scholarship will support the athlete in its preparation and qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio (BRA), with a particular focus on athletes and NFs with the greatest needs.
The awarded athletes may train in one of the training centres established by FINA or in one of the national training centres located in his/her country of residence.
Programme Goals
Identify, prepare and qualify a limited number of atheltes aspiring to participate in the FINA WCHs and OG.
The FINA Scholarships Programme is aimed to promote universal representation at the FINA World Championships and Olympic Games.
The scholarship holder must have the following profile:
- Sufficient technical level to be able to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
- The athlete must proof that he/she achieved a time within the 2016 RIO Olympic Games "B" standard and the FINA "S" standard range.
- The athlete must be available to attend the training centre for the whole period of the programme and assure that he/she does not have other current commitments
The scholarship will be awarded only to athletes to whom the programme will make a significant difference in their training and who do not have access to alternative means of paying for their preparation.


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Writer Quits After Loss: New Mexico Lobos Reporter Quits After Loss to Harvard at NCAA 2013
A writer has quit after New Mexico Lobos' loss in the NCAA 2013 tournament this week.
Writer, Dennis Latta, has covered the Lobos for more than three decades, however, he is at the end of his tether following their most recent disappointing showing as New Mexico were knocked out of the tournament in the second round.
No. 3 seeded Lobos has been expected to make the latter end of the tournament, and were certainly expected to win in their second round game against No. 14 seeded Harvard. But they went out limply 68-62 to the Harvard team, to the disappointment of their thousands of fans, and Latta.
The win for Harvard led to much gloating from the university's alum, with NBA player Jeremy Lin tweeted a message of congratulations to the Harvard team after the win.
However, Latta was left disappointed and devastated by the loss. He is a writer for Rivals.com's Loboland. Following New Mexico's loss he penned a column the next day announcing his retirement as well as taking a big hit out at the New Mexico basketball program.
In his piece he wrote that for 32 of his 33 years reporting on the team, he knew the team could fold and lose at any any time, and so he never got his hopes up.
He wrote: "I thought this team was different. I was convinced that this Lobo team was for real. It had experience, a good front line and a good backcourt and good chemistry and was smart. I was wrong."
He highlighted that this year's disappointing exit was made even worse considering the expectations and hopes surrounding the team this year at the NCAA 2013 tournament.
As a result he announced that he was quitting reporting on the Lobos: "No, I've had it. I've been to my last Lobo basketball game after covering the team for much of the last 33 years. Good-bye Lobo basketball."
Here is a video of the New Mexico Lobos fans celebrating after their championship win earlier this year before their NCAA 2013 knock out:


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With out any pain relief, but excellent support system of Hubby, mum and sister I continued to work through the pain, thinking to myself every contraction brought me closer to my baby. And that thought is what got me through my labour.
It was a Monday morning when I first noticed a strange twinge of pain in my tummy region, but being a first timer I continued on with the normal days routine with out mentioning this to any one. Tuesday rolled round and those twinges were becoming more regular but not too much discomfort. After eating dinner I thought it may be best to go to bed and get some rest, BUT every time I tried to lay down I would get a shooting pain in my tummy, so sleep didn't happen. My hubby kept saying "What should we do?" I said, "there's nothing to do."
Then at 9:00pm I thought I'd ring the hospital and check on what should be done, I was told it was a long way off yet and to try and get some rest. I tried but couldn't, so I called again and went into hospital. They gave me an internal and told me I was only 1-2cm dilated and it was a long way off yet so they gave me something to rest and I finally or three hours sleep. Not that I realized, I woke up at what felt like half an hour later and buzzed the nurse and I said, "Am I meant to be still feeling this pain?" She said yes you've been asleep for three and a half hours, So I called for my Hubby to come back to the hospital at 6am Wednesday 24th January.
By 8am I was in the birthing suite and having contractions every two minutes and I was 7cm dilated this continued for literally hours. With out any pain relief, but excellent support system of Hubby, mum and sister I continued to work through the pain, thinking to myself every contraction brought me closer to my baby. And that thought is what got me through my labour. Finally at 3pm they ruptured my waters and that's when the pain intensified ten fold. At 5pm I had the urge to push and the doctor came in and said I wasn't quite fully dilated, but if I need to push then go a head. FINALLY at 7:03pm my baby girl arrived in this great being world, with mummy on her side, nanny and Aunty holding my leg high in the air and daddy saying, "KEEP IT GOING" and holding mummy's hand.
After such a long and tiring labour I thought it was all over, UNTIL I was told that I had to deliver the placenta. Normally this should proceed with in 10-15 minutes after the birth, but when 30minutes then an hour passed, and endless pushing the midwives and doctors were in great stress that I would have to go in for an emergency caesarean to have the placenta removed. NO thanks I said to the nurse not after 36 hours of labour! So they tried a procedure where something is injected into the umbilical cord, this procedure was not permitted in the hospital as yet as it had not been approved by the medical board. So I had to sign a consent form stating that I agreed to this being taken out. Which I did.
Finally at 8:15pm an hour and 12 minutes after my baby was born I had finished the joys of child birth...Oh then I spent another 20 minutes being stitched up...So It was about 2 hours later that I got to nurse my baby and breast feed her for the first time.
Thank you for taking the time to read my experience and I hope that other new mums will find it helpful!