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Planning Commission Takes Up Seawall
by cpadmin | Aug 5, 2004 | Santa Cruz County: Capitola / Depot Hill | 0 comments
Capitola Planning Commission hears public discussion tonight on a 1,257-foot-long, 25-foot high seawall proposed for this Depot Hill cliff between Central and Livermore avenues, which is eroding at the rate of 1 foot per year. (Dan Coyro / Sentinel)
Capitola Planning Commission considers seawall tonight
By RAMONA TURNER
Sentinel staff writer
CAPITOLA "" A proposed seawall project that would protect the base of Depot Hill from erosion could move forward tonight, although some scientists strongly oppose the project.
During the city Planning Commission's 7 p.m. meeting, the Depot Hill Geological Hazard Abatement District, which is made up of 18 property owners there, will ask the commission to approve a 1,257-foot-long, 25-foot-tall manufactured seawall designed to look like the natural cliff face.
The $2 million dollar project, to be funded by the property owners, aims to protect public sewer lines and private homes from erosion for 75 years. Without the seawall, project supporters say the sewer lines would be lost in 10 to 15 years and oceanfront homes would be threatened in about 35 years as the cliff continues its 1-foot-per-year retreat.
"We're hoping they mitigate this for the best for everybody, not just for the property owners who are willing to pick up the ticket," said Robert Tomaselli, a Depot Hill property owner.
But members of the scientific community contend a seawall could cause more problems than it solves.
Ray Joesten, professor and acting director of the University of Connecticut's geology and geophysics program, said he's used Capitola as an example "of how human intervention to stabilize eroding shorelines makes coastal erosion worse.
"Accelerated erosion beneath the apartments on the cliff started when the (Small Craft) harbor went in," said Joesten, a Mountain View native who studied the base of Depot Hill in the 1950s and '60s.
According to Joesten, any effort to trap sand or slow erosion actually either accelerates the problem or moves it somewhere else. Joesten is among some 300 people worldwide, including scientists and conservation groups, who've signed an online petition against the proposed seawall.
While Joesten believes a seawall disrupts the natural erosion process, Dr. Ian Slipper of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at England's University of Greenwich told the Sentinel via e-mail that a seawall would cover up sea creature fossils that date millions of years.
"The natural heritage which is available at Capitola has an incredible wealth of information and can help mankind understand how insignificant he is in the grand scheme," he wrote. "It is arrogance in the extreme to believe that by building a seawall one can tame nature, and thus deprive a generation of an educational facility."
Meanwhile, the abatement district tonight may present a pro-seawall petition bearing more than 100 signatures. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 420 Capitola Ave. It also will be simulcast on Charter Communications Channel 8.
If the city Planning Commission and City Council sign off on the proposal, the California Coastal Commission could consider it next year.
To learn more about the project, visit www.depothill.com. To view the anti-seawall petition, visit www.PetitionOnline.com/capitola/petition.html.
Contact Ramona Turner at rturner@santacruzsentinel.com.
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2004/August/05/local/stories/02local.htm


I normally write about issues that are not being addressed in my view, but today I find that having already taken the time to download data, the Bloomberg Administration is already proposing what I was about to suggest. Ah well, might as well write the post anyway because my justifications are in addition to the Mayor's.
Residents of the Northeast might think they have a reason to be smug about rising oil prices, since a relatively large share of them use mass transit or walk to work, and those who drive tend to do so for shorter distances. But the Northeast leads the nation in another form of oil dependence – on heating oil. As shown in the attached spreadsheet, the states where the highest share of homes use heating oil are along the Atlantic Coast, with the percentage falling from 75.6% in Maine to 7.1% in North Carolina as one travels from north to south. New York City and the rest of New York State are in the middle of this pack at 35.2% and 30.4%. The U.S. average is just 7.3%. Therefore, Northeastern homes share with U.S. drivers elsewhere the economic and national security vulnerabilities of dependence on foreign oil.
In addition to economic concerns, oil heat causes more pollution than gas heat, though perhaps less than electric heat using electricity produced using coal (common in the South). According to this source, "residential, commercial and institutional heating systems release 50% more fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and 17 times more SO2 than cars and trucks on New York City's roads." There are a variety of grades of heating oil, with lower grade oils having lower costs but causing more pollution. Some New York City buildings burn sludge.
So why hasn't oil heat been phased out, like coal heat? One reason may be the character of the heating oil dealer industry, which employed 1,387 to 1,486 people in New York City in 2008 according to County Business Patterns data from the Census Bureau. Unlike the large gas utility companies, the heating oil dealers are the kind of small businesses that Americans like to root for. Their average payroll per worker was $54,684 in New York City in 2008, compared with an average of $29,774 for all retail trade. The field requires the white collar smarts to hedge in the futures market so customers can lock in their oil prices for the winter, and the blue collar toughness to deliver heating oil in the worst conditions. One of my memories of each of the city's recent blizzards is oil trucks trying to get through the teeth of the storm to make emergency deliveries, showing the dedication of the oil dealers to their most clueless customers.
But that also shows yet another liability of oil heat, in addition to dependence on potentially hostile foreign regimes, the economic damage to our balance of payments, and air pollution. The problems caused by delivery by truck instead of pipeline. And residential heating oil tanks eventually leak, possibly contaminating groundwater and causing insurance and liability headaches for property owners. This environmental risk is added to the possible leaks caused by obtaining and transporting oil to begin with.
Moreover, while the independent heating oil dealers have direct contact with their customers, the oil itself comes from some of the world's largest multi-national corporations. And while natural gas, the other main heating choice, may be distributed by monopoly utilities, including a foreign-owned utility on Long Island (including Brooklyn and Queens), the gas is supplied by a growing domestic industry, albeit one with environmental issues of its own.
I don't believe it is the government's job to choose people's heating fuel, or to put the heating oil dealers out of business. But I was going to suggest at least phasing out the use of the lowest grade, highest pollution heating oils to nudge people along. And that, it appears, is what the city is doing. Beyond the city's air quality goals, there are other reasons to want to be as oil-free as possible.


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"Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Det Norske Veritas provides an opportunity both to understand and acknowledge our history better, and to use a deeper grasp of the past as knowledge and inspiration for our meeting with the future," says Henrik O. Madsen, President & CEO of the DNV GL Group.
Building Trust: the History of DNV 1864-2014.
Entitled Building Trust: the History of DNV 1864-2014, this volume describes how the organisation has developed from a minor Norwegian classification society into the world's largest enterprise of its kind with the formation of DNV GL in 2013. The book has been written by Norwegian historians Gard Paulsen, Håkon With Andersen, John Peter Collett and Iver Tangen Stensrud. It is one result of a four-year research project in the department of historical studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Since 1864, DNV has been a participant in a major social development in Norway through key roles as inspector, consultant and prime mover in the internationalisation of Norwegian shipping. It later acquired a similar role in the evolution of Norway's oil and offshore technology, and eventually in a number of other industries both nationally and internationally.
In a broader perspective, DNV has contributed to creating trust between players in shipping and industry, between suppliers and customers, and in technology and systems. By issuing certificates, conducting inspections, defining norms and setting standards in a number of areas, the society has facilitated trade and transport, made agreements possible between geographically separated parties, influenced marine insurance and financing, and regulated aspects of maritime technology.
However, DNV has contributed particularly to strengthening quality and safety in the shipping industry and subsequently in the far more demanding oil and offshore sector. The history of DNV is also the story of risk management as a speciality and a precondition for technological development in society.
The services represented by DNV can be understood as mechanisms it what could be called the almost invisible infrastructure of trust, both in Norway and internationally. These are mechanisms which have dealt over a long period with risk, threats and trust deficits in industries of great social significance, such as shipping and petroleum.
Little attention has been paid to trust and trust-building mechanisms as preconditions and essential infrastructure for an increasingly globalised society. In that respect, the history of DNV should make an important contribution to a necessary and exciting sociological discussion with both political and economic aspects. Building Trust contributes to an academic understanding of how these mechanisms have emerged, how they have evolved over time, what they have embraced, what authority they have operated with, and what forms of knowledge and relationships have been required for this.
The story of the Norwegian classification society established 150 years ago is therefore about something more than substantial diversification and internationalisation. It also relates how a private enterprise such as DNV has secured and been awarded assignments which regulate basic social conditions.
In the final section of the book, a separate chapter is devoted to the immediate past and the merger with Germany's Germanischer Lloyd. The book concludes with a broad overview of DNV's history, which maps out developments from the first register of ships published by the society in 1865 to its many different assignments and services today. Then as now, the challenge was to strike a balance between providing trustworthy information to market players – primarily marine underwriters and charterers – and regulating conditions of great social importance and interest. The ways DNV achieved this balance has varied over time, but it has always possessed a great ability to change and adapt to alterations in markets, political regimes and technologies – an almost systematic pragmatism has long been a key characteristic of the society.
Building Trust is published in English by Norway's Dinamo Forlag, and a total of 25 000 copies have been printed by TBB in Slovakia. In addition to being used as a gift, the book will be available through libraries and booksellers.
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Peter Vermes: Sporting Kansas City's return to workouts can serve as an MLS model
By Jonathan Sigal
Peter Vermes and players talk voluntary individual workouts
Sporting Kansas City were one of four MLS teams Wednesday to start individual training sessions, an important first step in the long process of getting the 2020 season rolling again.
Head coach Peter Vermes, of course, was excited to have his players back in a team-run, soccer-specific environment. However, he hopes their efforts, ones that follow the league's social distancing protocol, can serve as a model for clubs that aren't permitted to train yet due to state or local restrictions.
"I think this is going to be a huge help to the other markets that maybe have a little bit more restrictions and maybe their government officials aren't very confident about it," Vermes said. "I just think, hopefully, this demonstrated performance will help move those different markets along in a meaningful way. I feel good about that aspect, and whatever we can do to help the league continue to move forward is our main objective."
Vermes also hopes that the MLS guidelines can be applied to other businesses. Professional soccer players need open space for technical work and cardiovascular conditioning, but other segments of day-to-day life often occur in more confined spaces.
"I think you just have to be a little creative and I think all the steps, it will be like building blocks," Vermes said. "One step after another, then hopefully we get to a place where, as I keep trying to say, I don't want to get back to my old life. I'd like to get back to a better life. So, hoping for that and hope it comes soon."
As for early returns, Vermes is encouraged by what he's seen. The measures certainly err on the side of caution, but he'd prefer that.
"I just think the protocol is maybe at times, not to be critical, is probably a little bit over the top," Vermes said. "But it's the right thing to do, especially in this early period to find out how things are working. I think everybody is following it really well."
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On "Western Tuesday," voters in Arizona and Utah from both parties and Democrats in Idaho cast ballots in their presidential nomination contests. Republican candidate Donald Trump secured Arizona's 58 delegates with a 47.1% plurality of the vote in the winner-take-all state. His rival Ted Cruz won all 40 delegates with 69.2% in the "proportional" GOP caucus in Utah. Because he received more than 50% of the vote, party rules change the contest into winner-take-all.
For Democrats, Bernie Sanders won the most delegates. Sanders received 24 delegates in Utah (79.8%) and 17 delegates in Idaho (78%) compared to Hillary Clinton's allocation of 5 in each state. However, Clinton won 57.6% of the vote in Arizona and 41 delegates while Sanders won 39.9% of the vote and 26 delegates.
The Republican party has seen record turnout across many of its primary contests, particularly in early voting states. Compared to the 2012 presidential primaries, turnout in 2016 has significantly increased in New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, and Nevada.
FairVote lists several major factors that drive voter turnout in elections, including local voting laws and demographics. One of the most important factors in determining how many voters show up to the polls, however, is the competitiveness of the election. The 2016 GOP presidential primary contest has been remarkably competitive, with several strong contenders that have had a shot at the nomination.More voters than ever are making their voices heard. Unfortunately, 83% of congressional elections in 2016 will be uncompetitive, according to our Monopoly Politics analysis. If we could increase competitiveness in down-ballot races by adopting fair representation voting in all U.S. House elections, we might see the same effect on turnout in November's congressional races as well.
The very fact that voters are segregated by party affiliation to choose nominees means the emerging candidate pool will naturally have viewpoints that skew to their party's more vocal base. Whether it is a local mayoral election or a statewide senate race, candidates hoping to secure their party's nomination often veer to the extreme. The presidential contest is embodies to this pattern. For example, Clinton began embracing more liberal views (i.e. TPP opposition) to court progressive voters who make up the Democratic base. On the Republican side, candidates debated over who had the strictest stance on immigration reform.
This trend is a result of a small voting population determining the nominee for an entire party. Earlier in this post, we analyzed the record turnout, but it is important to understand those numbers in context. Primary turnout this year is high in comparison to past years, but it is low in comparison to all eligible voters. For example, if you invited 10 friends to your birthday and no more than 3 people showed up, would you consider that high turnout?
To date, an estimated 27.3% of eligible voters have participated in their state's primary or caucus. The eligible voters who do vote are often more partisan than the general voting population. Therefore, the candidates they support, and who ultimately receive the nomination, are more partisan. These candidates usually emerge as the only options on Election Day representing vastly different views from the majority of people in the party, alienating centrist voters, and discouraging compromise once sworn into office.
Unless we change the basic structure of our elections by opening primaries to independents (as some states do) and adopting top four primary system with ranked choice voting, we won't really change the core incentives for polarization. However, we can make primaries less polarizing in their current format by increasing turnout and eliminating plurality winners. For example, states can implement seventeen year-old primary voting, early voting, open primaries, and automatic universal voter registration to ensure elections are accessible to all voters and registration data is up-to-date. Also, laws to ensure ballot security, like photo identification mandates, should not be implemented if they disparately impact marginalized communities. States could also adopt ranked choice voting for nomination contests, which would empower voters to express their full preference among candidates by ranking as many or as few as they like. This would allow voters to be confident that a winning candidate would garner a majority of votes (more than 50%) instead of a mere plurality. This voting method helps elect candidates who have a broad appeal to voters.
A nominating system that incentivizes extremism coupled with low levels of turnout have a polarizing effect on the Presidency. States across the nation should consider and implement systemic reforms that replace polarizing elements of our primary process with elements of inclusion and consensus building because our country works best when it works together.


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The Heart of the Gardens
At the heart of Whispering Gardens is the Ancient Oak, the oldest living tree in the land. This majestic old lady is as tall as the tallest mountain, and so enormous that a hundred families linked arm in arm cannot reach around her girth. The Tree is Whispering Gardens' "town square," a public meeting place where the Gardens' families hold festivals and celebrations. The Oak's canopy of branches contain an exotic cornucopia of life, including butterflies, birds, snakes, and insects which never touch the ground.
Among her vast network of roots, lies an increcible world of twisting tunnels, cavern and rivers, encompassing a vast underground landscape.
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The Heirloom Seeds are the first seeds generated from the first flowers are gathered by Seed Fairies. The Heirloom Seeds are the universal treasure of the Garden.
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The magic of life is that everything under the stars speaks and has knowledge. These are the Whispers. The quality of the sky may hint at a change in the weather. The shape of a leaf describes the tree. The rock reveals how it came to be. The signs are often subtle. Nature's Whispers are everywhere, though few can hear them.
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MGMT270-23S1 (C) Semester One 2023
Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2023
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2023
Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2023
Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 May 2023
An introductory course in OM which provides an overview of topics fundamental to Supply Chain Management: operations strategy, strategic capacity planning, logistics, facility location, data management and forecasting. Ideas from these topics are then integrated via the playing of The Supply Chain Game.
Operations Management (OM) deals with managing production of goods and the provision of services while achieving organisational goals through being efficient and effective in their market. Every type of organisation, from large car manufacturers through to sports clubs, has an OM function and can therefore benefit from effective management of its operations. OM can therefore play a critical role within the organisation in meeting its strategic goals.
An introductory course in OM which provides an overview of topics fundamental to Operations and Supply Chain Management: value chains, operations strategy, process selection and analysis, supply chain design, capacity management, forecasting and demand planning, the role of technology in operations management, new product development and measuring operations performance.
The estimated workload breakdown for MGMT270 is:
Lectures 48 hours (3 hours per week)
Class Test 1.5
Final Exam 3
Group Assignments 0
Class Test + Exam Preparation 25 (10 hours mid-semester; 15 hours final exam)
Lecture Preparation 72 (6 hours per week)
The objectives of the course are:
LO1. Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of theory, concepts, models or reasoning in operations and supply chain management related to specific problems/issues/contexts as discussed throughout the course.
LO2. Students will be able to critique concepts, models or reasoning in operations and supply chain management, so as to suggest solutions and managerial recommendations.
LO3. Students will understand the role of operations and supply chain management within the global business context.
A detailed set of learning objectives is provided on Learn for each topic covered during the semester. These detailed objectives support the three broad objectives identified above.
Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Globally aware
Learning Objectives, BCom
Students have an in-depth understanding of their majoring subject and are able to critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within the discipline.
Students have a broad understanding of the key domains of commerce.
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers which can be used in a range of applications.
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
For quality assurance purposes the School is required to hold on record a number of assessment pieces as examples of differing standards of work. If you have any objections to the school holding your assessment for this purpose then email the course coordinator to ensure your assignment is not used for this purpose.
The Learning Process
As a student in this course, it is YOUR responsibility to learn the course material to the standard you set for yourself. The resources outlined below will aid you in this process, but ultimately you will get out of this course what you put into it. Learning the material from this course will involve a reading the assigned chapters before the lectures, attending lectures, doing the practice problems and/or case questions after the lecture. You will complete a quiz after each lecture (unless stated otherwise) to test your understanding of the basic concepts. The lecture itself will build on your preparation and will focus on deepening your learning of the main topics. If there is a case assigned to the lecture, you must read the case BEFORE the class.
The main learning resources for this course are:
1. The Required Text: Read the assigned chapters. Ask at lectures about anything you do not understand.
2. Lecture A sessions will provide an overview and explanation of key points for each topic.
3. Lecture B sessions will provide practical application of the topic's concepts. These sessions are essential for working comfortably with the formulas.
4. Follow Learn – all slides and other material are available there. Announcements relevant to all students will be posted on Learn – check for announcements regularly so you stay up to date with any changes to the class schedule, and or other learning-related issues.
5. OM Online – included with a purchase of your textbook.
University Graduate Attributes
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
(1) MGMT100 or MGMT170; and (2) STAT101
MSCI270, MSCI220
Equivalent Courses
MSCI270
01 Thursday 15:00 - 17:00 A2 Lecture Theatre
20 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 E9 Lecture Theatre
Timetable Note
Lectures for MGMT270-23S1 are recorded using the ECHO360 lecture recording system.
Course Coordinator / Lecturer
Pavel Castka
On-line Quizzes (8 quizzes) 16% On-line Quizzes (8 quizzes)
Mid-semester Test 30 Mar 2023 30% Mid-semester Test (1.5 hours, in class)
Final Examination 54% Final Examination
Quizzes run throughout the semester. The Mid-semester Test and the Final Exam are closed book/closed notes, however you may bring in one double-sided A4 sheet of paper with your own notes written on it. UC-approved electronic calculators are required. The test covers Topics 1-5; the final examination is integrative and covers all lecture and tutorial material, and all assigned readings.
Your final score will be calculated after the raw marks for each assessment have been standardised. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark. You need to pass the invigilated assessment (test and final exam combined) following the 45% rule in order for you to pass the course.
The 45% Rule
The 45% rule applies to all Business School courses, unless stated otherwise in a course outline or Departmental policy. This means that in order to pass a course a student must not only achieve a final grade of 50% or higher, but they must ALSO pass the 45% rule on invigilated assessment. Assessments, such as major tests or final exams, where students are supervised while completing the required tasks, are called invigilated assessments. The 45% rule states that "a student must achieve a weighted average grade of at least 45% across all invigilated assessments". This does not mean that a student must achieve at least 45% on every invigilated assessment but that the overall weighted average mark on invigilated assessments must be at least 45%. It is very important that you understand how this rule is applied as it often confuses students.
Assessment In Te Reo Māori
In recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use the Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following:
Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to, informing the Course Coordinator 1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and 2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.
Textbooks / Resources
Collier, David A.,1947- , Evans, James R; OM6 :Operations and supply chain management ; Student edition; Centage Learning, 2017.
Coversheets - Group and Individual
Class Representative
A class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.
Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.
You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations
Dishonest Practice
The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.
IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.
For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism .
All MGMT270 Occurrences


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Andrew Schorr of Carlsbad, California near San Diego is a medical journalist who, working in partnership with his wife, Esther, has devoted his life to educating and empowering families affected by serious illnesses since 1984. First as the producer of brief educational videos and, more recently hosting worldwide broadcasts on the Internet, Andrew and his team have touched the lives of several million patients. They have won numerous national awards for the quality and impact of their work.
In 1996, Andrew became a patient himself. After an abnormal routine blood test, he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, "CLL," the most common leukemia in adults. By participating in a Phase II clinical trial he enjoyed a deep, 17-year remission which enabled him to lead a full life and accelerate the Schorrs' work in patient education and medical journalism. In 2011, after the discovery of abnormal clots in the veins of his legs and being followed in a Phase III clinical trial for an investigational blood thinner he was diagnosed with a second blood-related cancer, myelofibrosis or scarring in the bone marrow. This was possibly an after-effect of chemotherapy he had received years earlier. Andrew was fortunate that an oral genetic inhibiting medicine was approved for myelofibrosis that same year and that medicine continues to be effective care for him. In 2017 Andrew's CLL remission ended, and he received 6 months of monoclonal antibody infusions which have led to a second deep remission. Andrew continues to receive monthly immune system boosting medicine (immunoglobulin) as well as taking pills to prevent viral and bacterial infections. Fortunately, his health status is good and he remains very active as an executive producer and host of Patient Power's global programs, as a prolific writer and columnist, and as a national speaker.
Andrew has a long history in journalism. He has journalism degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Columbia University and worked as a television and radio reporter/producer at WBTV/WBT in Charlotte and as a national producer based in San Francisco of the groundbreaking reality television program "PM/Evening Magazine." In Los Angeles Andrew produced many entertainment video segments with PM Magazine's Maria Shriver and at KABC's "Hollywood Close-up". In San Diego he produced many segments with animal expert Joan Embry. Andrew also produced many medical news and consumer news segments for national syndication.
Andrew is the author of The Web-Savvy Patient: An Insider's Guide to Navigating the Internet When Facing Medical Crisis, published in the spring of 2011. In the book, Andrew shares the real-life success stories of powerful patients to help individuals feel confident using the Internet to find reliable medical information, connect with others, and use what they learn in effective conversations with their doctor.
Andrew and Esther have been happily married since 1985 and have three grown children.
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Area Guide Defence view Phase 1, Karachi
DEFENCE VIEW , KARACHI
Situated on the outskirts of Korangi Town, Defence View , Karachi is a densely populated locality with several different ethnic communities living in this area. Defence View spreads over approximately109 acres and houses more than 70,000 residents.
The Defence View vicinity connects three major parts of Karachi. It links you to Shaheed-e-Millat Road via Baloch Colony Road; it intersects Korangi Road that leads to Korangi Town; and leads to Defence Housing Authority (DHA) via Creek Road.
In 1965, when the government decided to expand Jinnah Hospital, they relocated the residents of Azad Colony, a small locality nearby to Bostanabad, which was later on known as Defence View .This guide aims to give you a clear idea of what Defence View has to offer in terms of residential properties, commercial properties and other amenities so you can make an informed decision.
Popular area to live in Karachi
Populated locality with various residential property options to invest
Basic facilities like water supply, electricity and gas available
Defence View houses many gated communities, assuring security for residents
An intermediary area that connects the North and East ends of Karachi to the South
Proximity to Defence View KPT Interchange Flyover
Minutes away from Korangi Industrial Area
FACILITIES, SCHOOLS AND HEALTHCARE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN AND NEAR DEFENCE VIEW ,
As a busy housing area that acts as a transit route to different places in Karachi, Defence View has various public transportation options that people can choose as part of their daily routine.
Public buses run in this area as Defence View has multiple stops for buses like F-16, F-17, S-2, X-8, C-2, 1-L, 17-K, 61-A, C and Gulistan Coach. All these public buses stop near the KPT interchange area and from here on to various different locations in Karachi.
Popular bus stops in Defence View include Defence View Bus Stop, KPT Bus Stop, M-1 Bus Stop, Akhtar Colony Bus Stop and Iqra University Bus Stop. Besides these stops, nearby bus stops like Brooks Chowrangi Bus Stop, Madina Stop Defence View Phase 2 Bus Stop, Jol Sol Bus Stop, Defence View Bus Stop, Akhtar Colony Bus Stop and Manzoor Colony Bus Stop are all at a commutable distance of less than 15 minutes from Defence View society.
In addition to bus services, you can find auto rickshaws and taxi services available in this locality. Moreover, with the recent trend of car and bus hailing services like Careem, Uber, AirLift, Swvl and Roshni Rides, travelling has become much easier for the residents of Defence View . You can easily book a ride to any of the services to and from your location.
MARKETS IN AND NEAR DEFENCE VIEW
Since Defence View is in the suburbs of Korangi Town and connects to DHA as well, this residential area has several different marketplaces available in and near the vicinity.
Popular super markets present in Defence View include Imtiaz Super Market, Salma SuperMarket, Al-Shahbaz SuperMarket, Bismillah Furniture Market and Zam Zam Company. All these super markets are famous for selling grocery items, clothing, homeware, kitchenware and other lifestyle related products.
Some of these marketplaces also sell fresh fruits and vegetables for people who choose to eat healthy. Other than regular markets, a special bazaar is set up on Tuesdays and Sundays near Defence View , that offers all sorts of variety products for customers at discounted prices.
MOSQUES AND CHURCHES IN AND NEAR DEFENCE VIEW ,
Apart from these mosques, there are various other mosques close by such as:
Fatima Masjid in Khalid Commercial Area Phase 7 – 2.4 km from Defence View
Jamia Masjid Bilal in DHA Phase 7 – 2.7 km away
Siddiq-E-Akbar Masjid, Faizan-e-Attar Mosque and Masjid Imam Bukhari in Defence View Housing Society – 10 to 15-minute drive from Defence View
Imam Muslim Masjid and Jamia Madina Masjid in Kashimr Colony – 9 minutes away
Jamia Masjid Bait-ul-Mukarram in Akhtar Colony – 2.1 km driving distance from Defence View
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES IN AND NEAR DEFENCE VIEW ,
Similar to religious places, there are many schools, colleges and Universities in and near Defence View . Schools like Karachi Public School, The Academy Defence View Campus, Shirin Sultan Dossa Campus, The Smart School – Defence View Campus, Little Flower School, Kids Zone Play School, Al-Abbas Secondary School, St. Francis Xavier High School, Gulistan-e-Fatima School, Little Prince School and The City Grammar School are all present in Defence View . Of all these primary educational institutions, some are in Defence View while others are within a 3 km radius from this neighbourhood
Known colleges and universities include the following:
TCF College in Defence View – less than 5 minutes away
Defence Authority Degree College, Nixor College, Fatima Jinnah Dental College, DHA Suffa University and The Millennium University and College (TMUC) in Defence Housing Authority – 10 to 20 minutes away via car
Pioneer Technical College in Mehmoodabad – a 20-minute drive
Iqra University Main Campus on Shaheed-e-Millat Expressway – a 10-minute drive from Defence View
Dow International Dental College in Chanesar Goth – 4.5 km away
BANKS IN AND NEAR DEFENCE VIEW ,
Silk Bank's Head Office and Sindh Bank Limited are located in Defence View , but most commercial banks are just outside the bounds of this area. However, you can find multiple branches of different banks on Khayaban-e-Ittehad in DHA, which is a stone's throw away from Defence View .
Banks such as Habib Metro Bank, Meezan Bank, Summit Bank, United Bank Limited, Bank Al-Habib, Askari Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Bank Alfalah Limited are all located on Khayaban-e-Ittehad Road DHA and are accessible from Defence View in less than 5-10 minutes via car.
CLINICS AND HOSPITALS IN AND NEAR DEFENCE VIEW ,
Shaukat Khanum Clinic is affiliated with Shaukat Khanum Hospital, which is one of the most prestigious medical institutions in Pakistan. It was laid by the current Prime Minister Imran Khan and is globally recognized. It is one of the biggest charitable organization in the country as it receives donations from all over the globe.
Other clinics that are in close proximity to Defence View include Alshifa Clinic, Erum Clinic and Defence Poly Clinic in Phase 7 DHA. Elixir Eye Care Clinic on Khayaban-e-Jami in DHA. Sunset Poly Clinic and Homeo and Hijama Clinic in Phase 2 DHA. Niamat Clinic, Janjua Homeo Clinic and City Clinic in Akhtar Colony.
All of the aforementioned clinics are would roughly take less than 15 minutes to travel from Defence View .
Besides clinics, there are various hospitals available in and near this neighbourhood. Hospitals like Sir Syed Hospital, The Indus Hospital, The Chiniot General Hospital, Pakistan Naval Services (PNS) Shifa Hospital, Medwin Hospital, South City Hospital, Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Altamash Hospital and Dr. Ziauddin Hospital Clifton Campus are all located within a 10 km radius from Defence View . It allows the locals in the area to reach these hospitals on time during an emergency.
PROPERTIES IN DEFENCE VIEW , KARACHI
SALES PRICE TRENDS IN DEFENCE VIEW ,
There are several residential and commercial properties available on sale in Defence View . Please be advised that the listings on the websites are updated on a regular basis and prices are subject to change accordingly.
Defence View has a range of houses on sale at various prices. A 4-bedroom house is available at PKR 47 lakh, whereas a 7-bedroom house can be bought for PKR 1.7 crore in Defence View .
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE IN DEFENCE VIEW ,
Apart from residential houses, there are many commercial properties available in Defence View , Karachi. An 80 sq. yd. commercial building is available at PKR 1.2 crore and the price goes all the way up to PKR 4 crore for a 160 sq. yd. commercial property.
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Kevin Michael Richardson: The Bear With The Golden Voice [Redux]
Voice actors are sometimes unnoticed in the entertainment business for obvious reasons, we are so in trolled with the animated CGI characters that we neglect to notice that there a human voice behind our favorite animated stars. But some voice actors have escape obscurity and branch out to other famous projects and one voice actor has beaten the cycle and his name is Kevin Michael Richardson.
One of the best well-known voice actors of our time, this black bear of a man has been blessing us with his rich golden deep voice for over 10 years now, In the nerd community along with the bear community, this actor is an icon. we all grew up listening to Mr. Richardson's voice in memorable roles like shredder in the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series and his lovable role as Cleveland Jr on the Cleveland Show. with his unique talent, he's able to adapt to almost any role.
However, his talent doesn't stop with voice overs he has proven his acting skills in front of the camera as well. in numerous TV, Film as well as Commercials, He was extremely proud of his three-episode arc in the 90s show ER as Kevin plays a lovable mentality challenge man named Patrick. He was featured in the pilot for The Next Big Thing starring Sara Gilbert and previously essayed the role of Vashti in the series.
His feature film appearances include Bound with Joe Pantoliano and Jennifer Tilly, BASEketball by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and the Carl Reiner film Fatal Instinct. Many people didn't know that Kevin Richardson had is the own sitcom called Like Family in 2003. In 2008, he portrayed Darnell McDowell in A&E Original series The Cleaner, a warm but mysterious rehab sponsor. After the cleaner series, we haven't seen him as a prominent character in a live-action show.
if all that doesn't impress you, let me put a cherry on top of this chocolate desert by discussing his singing gift. that smooth deep voice is intoxicating when he sing a frank Sinatra song or a Christmas Carole, Kevin has the voice for Broadway.


Mildly engaging and intriguing with a solid performance by the charismatic, underrated Kerry Fox.
Feels like a handful of sketches in need of more connection.
The film is enlivened by an uncommon depiction of young people behaving and interacting in a believable manner, and confidently builds to a (literal) showstopper ending that's both rousing and hard-won.
The diffuse nature of the narrative, the way in which the film sometimes seems reluctant to focus, makes it something other than the simpler, more direct, more obvious movie that it might have been-a spectacle of the pedagogic urge to destroy.
It is a film that will leave people talking, I have no doubt. Hopefully one of those discussions is about why it took Alison Maclean so long to make another film. 18 years is too long to wait.
Filmed in New Zealand with a Kiwi director and performers, this "Rehearsal" is "Fame" without the Hollywood glitz.
This affecting story of one lad's personal and artistic growth is one of the very best acting-school films.
Such a hodgepodge of arthouse references, arch distancing effects, and emotionally vacant wide-screen compositions that one could easily mistake it for an awkward debut film.
A sensitive, thoughtful, often provocative movie that nevertheless feels like a missed opportunity.
Your mileage may vary, but for myself "The Rehearsal" delivers a good hour and a half of engagement and intrigue only to top it off with a cherry that left me asking "Really?"
Maclean asks tough questions about the craft of acting and the behavior of administrators who would rather collect donor checks for new facilities than do the right thing for their students.


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// Tally Votes in JavaScript Pairing Challenge.

// I worked on this challenge with Jack Abernathy and Caroline Kenworthy
// This challenge took me [#] hours.

// These are the votes cast by each student. Do not alter these objects here.
var votes = {
  "Alex": { president: "Bob", vicePresident: "Devin", secretary: "Gail", treasurer: "Kerry" },
  "Bob": { president: "Mary", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Cindy": { president: "Cindy", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Bob", treasurer: "Bob" },
  "Devin": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "John", secretary: "Bob", treasurer: "Fred" },
  "Ernest": { president: "Fred", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Fred": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "Alex", secretary: "Ivy", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Gail": { president: "Fred", vicePresident: "Alex", secretary: "Ivy", treasurer: "Bob" },
  "Hermann": { president: "Ivy", vicePresident: "Kerry", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Ivy": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Gail" },
  "John": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Kerry" },
  "Kerry": { president: "Fred", vicePresident: "Mary", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Louise": { president: "Nate", vicePresident: "Alex", secretary: "Mary", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Mary": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "Oscar", secretary: "Nate", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Nate": { president: "Oscar", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Tracy" },
  "Oscar": { president: "Paulina", vicePresident: "Nate", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Paulina": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "Bob", secretary: "Devin", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Quintin": { president: "Fred", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Bob" },
  "Romanda": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "Steve", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Steve": { president: "Tracy", vicePresident: "Kerry", secretary: "Oscar", treasurer: "Xavier" },
  "Tracy": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Ullyses": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Ivy", treasurer: "Bob" },
  "Valorie": { president: "Wesley", vicePresident: "Bob", secretary: "Alex", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Wesley": { president: "Bob", vicePresident: "Yvonne", secretary: "Valorie", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Xavier": { president: "Steve", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Ivy" },
  "Yvonne": { president: "Bob", vicePresident: "Zane", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Hermann" },
  "Zane": { president: "Louise", vicePresident: "Hermann", secretary: "Fred", treasurer: "Mary" }
}

// Tally the votes in voteCount.
var voteCount = {
  president: {},
  vicePresident: {},
  secretary: {},
  treasurer: {}
}

/* The name of each student receiving a vote for an office should become a property
of the respective office in voteCount.  After Alex's votes have been tallied,
voteCount would be ...
  var voteCount = {
    president: { Bob: 1 },
    vicePresident: { Devin: 1 },
    secretary: { Gail: 1 },
    treasurer: { Kerry: 1 }
  }
*/

/* Once the votes have been tallied, assign each officer position the name of the
student who received the most votes. */
var officers = {
  president: undefined,
  vicePresident: undefined,
  secretary: undefined,
  treasurer: undefined
}

// Pseudocode

// loop over the person properties in the object votes
  // access each value for person-prop, which is an object
  // access each property in vote-obj
  //then assign matching property name to property in officers-obj

//

// __________________________________________
// Initial Solution

for (var person_key in votes) {
  var vote = votes[person_key];
  for (var office in vote) {
    var name = vote[office];
    if (typeof voteCount[office][name] === "undefined")
      voteCount[office][name] = 1;
    else
      voteCount[office][name] += 1;

  }
}

for (var titles in voteCount) {
  var max = 0;
  var office = voteCount[titles];

  for (var candidate in office) {
    var votes = office[candidate];
    if (votes > max) {
      max = votes;
      officers[titles] = candidate;
    }
  }

}

// __________________________________________
// Refactored Solution

var max = {
  president: 0,
  vicePresident: 0,
  secretary: 0,
  treasurer: 0
}

for (var student in votes) {
  var vote = votes[student];

  for (var title in vote) {
    var candidate = vote[title];
    if (typeof voteCount[title][candidate] === "undefined")
      voteCount[title][candidate] = 1;
    else
      voteCount[title][candidate] += 1;

    if (max[title] < voteCount[title][candidate]){
      max[title] = voteCount[title][candidate];
      officers[title] = candidate;
    }

  }
}

// __________________________________________
// Reflection

/*
What did you learn about iterating over nested objects in JavaScript?
  I learned that defining variable names can be really important to keep everything
  straight. I also learned it's pretty similar to ruby as long as you remember
  that each loop only gives you the key.

Were you able to find useful methods to help you with this?
  No, but I believe if we opted to use 2 for loops instead of 1 (the way our initial solution was) we could have used
  the reduce method to find the max of each position.

What concepts were solidified in the process of working through this challenge?
  How Javascript for .. in loops work with objects and also a bit about naming objects. We originally
  had 2 variables in different scopes named officers which made everything really confusing. It might
  have been easier if we had declared both of them, but that's part of programming with others and
  on a team!

*/

// __________________________________________
// Test Code:  Do not alter code below this line.

function assert(test, message, test_number) {
  if (!test) {
    console.log(test_number + "false");
    throw "ERROR: " + message;
  }
  console.log(test_number + "true");
  return true;
}

assert(
  (voteCount.president["Bob"] === 3),
  "Bob should receive three votes for President.",
  "1. "
)

assert(
  (voteCount.vicePresident["Bob"] === 2),
  "Bob should receive two votes for Vice President.",
  "2. "
)

assert(
  (voteCount.secretary["Bob"] === 2),
  "Bob should receive two votes for Secretary.",
  "3. "
)

assert(
  (voteCount.treasurer["Bob"] === 4),
  "Bob should receive four votes for Treasurer.",
  "4. "
)

assert(
  (officers.president === "Louise"),
  "Louise should be elected President.",
  "5. "
)

assert(
  (officers.vicePresident === "Hermann"),
  "Hermann should be elected Vice President.",
  "6. "
)

assert(
  (officers.secretary === "Fred"),
  "Fred should be elected Secretary.",
  "7. "
)

assert(
  (officers.treasurer === "Ivy"),
  "Ivy should be elected Treasurer.",
  "8. "
)

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Megan Leal-Gring was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe. She moved from Tahoe to Monterey Bay California to earn a B.A. Degree from CSU Monterey Bay. Her next move was to Santa Barbara, where her love affair with art became undeniable. This is where she was introduced to professional artist that motivated her to explore a career making art.
In 2011 she got the courage to paint and began exploring different mediums and styles. Abstract acrylic paintings fulfilled her creative pursuits. She began experimenting with epoxy resin in 2013 and became a full-time professional artist that same year. After her solo art show at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in 2014 she decided to name her website and company the name she gave that show, "Abstract Explosions".
Megan is always creating new ways to make art in her Lompoc studio. Her most recent pieces incorporate her original resin sculptures with her abstract acrylic resin paintings on wood, giving the paintings an amazing 3D effect. She is a self-taught artist with her own style. The tools and technique she uses are not typical and the pieces she creates take on their own existence.


He studied animation in high school and later he got his master's degree at the Faculty of Mass-media Communication. Even though he had studied something very different and was self-taught in music, he succeeded in this field very soon. We're talking about Lukas Kobela, the composer of the soundtrack for the new Slovak film Lóve.


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Intel announces World Open for SFV, Rocket League ahead of Tokyo Olympics
An esports event will be the opening act for this year's Olympics in Japan.
By Kurt Lozano February 27, 2020 3:38 pm
Credit: Intel
Intel has announced that they will be hosting the Intel World Open (IWO) for Street Fighter V (SFV) and Rocket League in Japan ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Intel will be working with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the IWO with an aim to elevate esports for audiences worldwide alongside Olympic athletes on a global stage.
The IWO will have a US$500,000 total prize pool split evenly between its SFV and Rocket League events and will run from March to July, ending just as the Olympics is set to open on July 24.
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The IWO will kick off with online qualifiers in March and May where players will compete for a chance to join their countries' national teams. This will be followed by a live qualifier event in Katowice, Poland in June which will determine which teams will advance to the final event in Tokyo.
The IWO Final Event will be hosted in the Zepp DiverCity in the central Olympic Games area from July 22-24.
This will not be the first time that Intel has hosted an esports tournament that coincides with an Olympic event, as it notably hosted the Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang tournament for Starcraft II during the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
For more information on the IWO, you can check the official tournament page here.
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That really is the question. And a very difficult question that a lot of women who have had a c-section with their first baby will face when having a subsequent baby. I had a 'normal' delivery with my first baby so this was never an area I had to contemplate but a lot of my friends had emergency caesareans and found themselves debating what to do next time. I know 2 people who have both been faced with this question, one opted for a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean, the other chose to have an elective section). Here are their stories.
The birth of baby Clemmie.
I was adamant from the start that I wanted to experience as natural and positive birth as I was able to with my second daughter. My first, Florence, had been born by emergency caesarean section once it was discovered that she was breech. All in all, my first birth was a stressful, disempowering experience which left me with severe baby blues and many regrets. As my husband and I only planned to have 2 children, this was my last chance as I saw it to experience what birth was all about. I had booked back into my nearest hospital, Lewisham, for the birth and stayed with them up until my appointment (at around 25 weeks) with a consultant midwife with regards to my birth plans. I said that I wanted a VBAC and although she said that Lewisham supported these, she also just gave me a huge list of things I couldn't do/ ways in which they would monitor/ induce and generally interfere with me as I was now an official 'high risk' birth. I came out of the hospital feeling exactly as I did when I left a year and a half before after the birth of my first child. The meeting had been so negative and I realised that if I stayed with Lewisham then there was no chance of me having a positive birth – how could I if the care givers didn't even believe in my abilities as a birthing mother, or support a non intrusive approach? I looked into going to Kings College Hospital and was immediately heartened by their literature on VBAC on their website. In a few different places they said that they recommended certain procedures, however they did make it clear that it was a mother's right to choose what she wanted to do. When I went for my VBAC appointment with the consultant midwife there, things couldn't be more different. I explained to her that I did not want to be continuously monitored during labour (as I had found that the knock on effect of this is for your midwife to concentrate on the machine and its readings as opposed to you when they come into the room – you become invisible!) and that I wanted a water birth. She was very supportive and I felt that my decision to change to Kings had been vindicated. As my due date approached, I tried to stay active and positive. Having a small toddler certainly helped to keep me on my feet! I am a strong, physically capable woman and wanted to capitalise on that in the lead up to labour and the birth itself. I started to have quite strong twinges and Braxton Hicks from around 38 weeks and had an inkling that I might go into labour early.
My mother arrived that evening once Florence was in bed, and once my subconscious knew that my daughter was in safe hands, my body started up labour again. Contractions became regular and painful fairly quickly, and by around midnight I decided to call the hospital. They asked me to come in just to check how everything was going (standard for a VBAC) and of course this slowed everything right down. We found out that had effaced but not dilated at all. I sometimes wonder at the relevance and usefulness of knowing about dilation as it can be quite dispiriting to find you are not as far as you thought! We returned home and I decided not to go in again until I really felt ready. By this time I was using a TENS machine, and I set up a pacing routine in our living room. The pattern became contraction (where I would hold onto my husband) and then pacing up and down, up and down until the next one. This went on all night until I called the hospital again at about 7am on the Thursday morning, and they said I should come in. My subconscious perceived another change and slowed the contractions right down again immediately! (Really shows how feeling safe and secure is imperative for an uninterrupted labour and birth.) So we waited around another couple of hours until I felt like I was beginning to find the pain too intense to remain at home.
We arrived at hospital at around half 8 and found out I was 4cm dilated. By around 9 I was in my own lovely birthing pool room and I quickly started using gas and air which just took the edge of the contractions. I was still in the contracting/ pacing routing which really started things moving along fast. I had discussed my birth wishes with the midwife who had examined me on arrival and now had the go ahead for a water birth with no monitoring. The knowledge that this was happening as I had wished, along with being safely in our lovely room with our midwife who was very supportive, meant that my body decided to get on with things so to speak. I was in the pool at around half 10 (I think – although my sense of time got rather hazy around this time!) and from that time until I gave birth to our little Clemmie at 12.22pm, things happened very quickly. The contractions became very intense, regular and close together and I was in survival mode really. I loved being in the water and with no clothes on and having taken off my glasses, I went very inward – I couldn't really see anything and I don't remember talking really either. I would cope with each contraction as it came and catch my breath in between. I was vaguely aware of my husband and my midwife talking sometimes in between but apart from that I was in my own birthing world. What was wonderful is that I wasn't once examined or taken out of the pool, so I really was able to just be in my own world. By around 12 my body started behaving strangely – and I felt the urge to be kneeling almost upright, bracing my body against the side of the bath and then – PUSH! What a strange feeling that was! I was aware of making quite a lot of noise, but there was nothing I could do about it, it just seemed the most natural thing to do. I knew I was suppose to stop pushing and 'breathe' my daughter out, but this didn't exactly happen either as again, I just couldn't stop my body pushing my baby out – I have never before felt the power of what my body is capable of and it still amazes me now to think about it.
And then, before I knew it, our little Clemmie was born. What a feeling of relief although I was at first concerned about not dropping her into the water as by this time my poor legs had almost given out due to my contorted birth position. It was a perfect birth and I wouldn't change a thing about it.
Click here to read a fantastically written blog by a midwife, explaining all about VBAC.
Click here for more information in the UK about VBACs, your choices and all you need to know.


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