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Q: Can no longer bundle install all of my applications on Rails that require Paperclip due to MimeMagic gem no longer existing? I had a program that worked a few weeks ago and I wiped it out and had to re-install my ruby and rails enviornment and now I can not bundle install the same program because Paperclip requires Mimemagic and apparently the working versions of the gems no longer exist.  Any versions of the gem that remain require this freedesktop.org.xml thing which I went to their site and downloaded but I do not understand on a windows machine how to install the freedesktop.org.xml package so that I can use Ruby on Rails again.
Does anyone know how to install the freedesktop.org.xml package/script/whatever it is so that rails will work properly again?  If ANY of our apps break now we are going to be a HORRIBLE place due to this.  I have been searching for hours and everything references a MAC or Linux, I am on a PC and I can find NOPLACE that has understandable instructions for how to do this on a Windows 10 PC.
Please HELP!
Thank You,
Scott
Update: I tried the suggestion to add:
gem 'mimemagic', git: 'git@github.com:mimemagicrb/mimemagic.git', tag: "v#{[0.3.0]}"
into the gemfile and this is the results I get.
[!] There was an error parsing `Gemfile`: unexpected fraction part after numeric literal - . Bundler cannot continue.

 #  from D:/rails/ctrlpanel/Gemfile:22
 #  -------------------------------------------
 #  # Windows does not include zoneinfo files, so bundle the tzinfo-data gem
 >  gem 'tzinfo-data', platforms: [:mingw, :mswin, :x64_mingw, :jruby]
 #  source 'https://rubygems.org'
 #  -------------------------------------------

I don't understand what this means?  I also don't understand this entire issue?  Is there no way that the freedesktop.org.xml thing can be installed on a Windows PC?  This seems like this officially kills Ruby on Rails on a Windows PC?

A: The old versions of mimemagic were, annoyingly, hard-deleted from rubygems.org because the author became aware that the library was incorrectly licensed as MIT rather than GPLv2.
More recent versions (v0.3.7+) of the library are correctly licensed as MIT.

I tried the suggestion to add:
gem 'mimemagic', git: 'git@github.com:mimemagicrb/mimemagic.git', tag: "v#{[0.3.0]}"

That won't work on two accounts: Firstly you misunderstood the proposition - just writing tag: 'v0.3.0' was all that's needed, but additionally, it appears the mimemagic author has also tried to cover their backs (legally) by untagging the old library versions in github!!!
...But mimemagic still has full source control! So if you want to explicitly install an old version, it's still pretty easy to pin it directly to a git commit!!
For example, look here at the project history.
If you want to install version 0.3.5 of the gem, you can add this to your Gemfile:
gem 'mimemagic', git: 'https://github.com/mimemagicrb/mimemagic', ref: '01f92d86d15d85cfd0f20dabd025dcbd36a8a60f'

It should be pretty easy to find the reference commit for other versions, using the above link to the project's history.
However as noted above, old versions of this project were incorrectly licensed as MIT. If you are unable to include a GPLv2 licensed library in your project (I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice...), you should not be using this approach.
For more information on how to specify git branches/tags/commits in a Gemfile, see the documentation: https://bundler.io/guides/git.html

A: This issue can be solved by setting FREEDESKTOP_MIME_TYPES_PATH to point to    freedesktop.org.xml before installing the gem or running Bundler.
Example:
Step 1:
Right click and save this file as freedesktop.org.xml to C:\.
Step 2:
Set FREEDESKTOP_MIME_TYPES_PATH in the current command prompt (not permanently stored):
> set FREEDESKTOP_MIME_TYPES_PATH=C:\freedesktop.org.xml

Step 3:
Install the gem (or run bundle install) from the same prompt as in step 2:
> gem install mimemagic
Temporarily enhancing PATH for MSYS/MINGW...
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
Successfully installed mimemagic-0.4.3
1 gem installed

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The University of Crete – Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC), in the framework of the project LIFE+ "Innovations against Poison", continues the divulgation activities to the elementary and high schools of Crete, especially to the schools of the Municipalities that are members of ENMAIP network of the pilot area GR-2.
The beginning for this year's school season (September 2012 to June 2013) started on Tuesday, 16th of October 2012, with the visit of NHMC's collaborators in the elementary schools of the Municipality of Amari (schools of Fourfouras, Platanos and Apostoloi). The next presentations took place in elementary schools of Agia Varvara and Agios Thomas (Municipality of Gortyna) on 31.10.2012, in Sissi and 2nd Elementary School of Neapoli (Municipality of Agios Nikolaos) on 12.11.2012, in Agios Georgios and Tzermiado (Municipality of Oropedio Lassithiou) on 14.11.2012, and in the Elementary School of Skalani (Municipality of Heraklion) on 22.11.2012. The rest visits to schools of pilot area GR-2 is as follows: High Schools of Thrapsano and Kastelli (Municipality of Minoa Pediados) on 28.11.2012, Elementary and High School of Ano Viannos (Municipality of Viannos) on 7.12.2012, High Schools of Gergeri (Municipality of Gergeri) and Zaros (Municipality of Festos) on 20.12.2012.
In total, during the period June to December 2012, 1,125 pupils and 85 teachers have attended a total of 21 school-talks in the municipalities of pilot area GR-2.
Through these presentations, the pupils and their teachers become familiar with the work of the Natural History Museum of Crete, as well as the problem of poisoned baits and their effects to the biodiversity of Crete and of course the objectives and the most important tools of LIFE IAP project.
During these lectures, pupils had also the chance to ask several questions about poisons and discuss about their experiences concerning cases of poisoned baits in their area.
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Technically, though he was with the Reds during their legendary Big Red Machine days, he actually came in after the apex of that time. With new management, the Reds wisely began letting go the squad that had led them to one of the most dominating periods in any sport in history. Beginning with 1977, the Reds began dismantling the Machine, and that's when Seaver came on board.
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Perhaps it was regional, and even baseball fans in other parts of the country knew him less, the Mets notwithstanding (heh). But for me, his name and that part of my childhood is forever linked. To hear his name conjures up memories of all the posters and all the autographed baseballs and all the paraphernalia my fellow students would parade around during that time. So big were the Reds that a young tomboy named Cindy was able to pass off Pete Rose as her favorite historical figure in a school report we were assigned.
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Shut down by the Islamic State attacks that killed at least 34 people, the de facto capital of Europe finds comfort in fries and sticking together — because no one is going anywhere.
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March 22, 2016, 4:35pm
Des soldats belges près de la Commission européenne à Bruxelles, le 22 mars 2016. Photo de Yoan Valat/EPA
Hours after the terrorist attacks that have killed at last count 34 people and injured dozens more on Tuesday, Brussels was a city on lockdown, its airport, railway stations and public transport closed and its central district, where the European Union's nerve center is located, sealed off.
At 8 am local time, a suicide bomber and one or more gunmen killed at least 13 people at Zaventem airport, 11 kilometers (7 miles) northeast of the city center. Just an hour later, there was a second attack inside the Maelbeek metro station in central Brussels, which has paralyzed the institutions at the heart of the European Union. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Police have blocked off the quarter extending from the Rondpoint Schuman, the seat of the European Commission and the European Council, to the Maelbeek station, just a half-kilometer away. Some roads linking the European Parliament to the Maelbeek station have also been closed.
Paralysis comes after hours of extreme chaos. As emergency services rushed to the Maelbeek station this morning to escort the injured to safety, clouds of smoke had already enveloped the southern half of the European Quarter, where medics and firemen disappeared into the smoke, bringing back the injured covered in dust and blood.
The most common word on the lips who survived was "choqué."
"I was in the subway train, and then we saw a flash of light on all the train. Then I was on the ground, and then there was a second explosion," a 24-year-old Belgian woman on her way to work this morning told reporters, giving her name only as Laura. "I am just… shocked."
STIB, Brussels' transportation authority, announced that subway, bus, and all transportation services have been indefinitely closed. Buses that usually carry everyday citizens of Belgium's capital have been redirected to transport the injured to hospitals around the city. The city's train stations reopened at 4pm local time.
A ride-sharing community has quickly come together on Facebook and Twitter to get Brussels' 250,000 daily commuters back home. For those stranded because of cancelled flights or trains, people have even offered couches and spare bedrooms in their homes.
"I created this group because I wanted to make myself useful in the face of this tragedy. It's frustrating to stay seated and not be able to do anything," said Thomas Rocher, 33, a Brussels resident who created the Facebook group "Solidarity against attacks — transport in and around Brussels," which had over 2,700 members just two hours after the attacks.
"Certain of my friends wanted to give their blood and fight because of the attacks. Me, I wanted to help people get back home."
The thousands who work for the European institutions in Brussels have been told to remain in their offices, or if they are out of the office, to find safety. A popular island of refuge has been Maison Antoine, one of the most famous chip shops in the Belgian capital , known for its fries, often served in shops called fritkot. Civil servants passed around fries, mayonnaise, and cigarettes while glued to news on their phones or calling their families across Europe. (The European Quarter, home to the common institutions of more than two dozen nations, is one of the most cosmopolitan places on the entire continent.)
"Even fries can calm the soul, eh?", the fritkot's manager said, looking at the long line outside her shop.
Other Eurocrats remain confined in their offices. A source inside the European Parliament who requested anonymity told VICE News that several members of the European Parliament have tried to leave the capital, but have had to resign themselves to staying there — Brussels is in effect isolated from long-range public transport.
"All of the meetings have been cancelled, and the MEPs are pissed as all hell," she said. "We're trying to find ways to get them all home, but who knows when that might be."
On the Place Luxembourg, just outside the European Parliament and outside the police cordon, the displaced gathered for coffees at Exki, a well-loved chain of cafés in Belgium. Conversations around the attacks and their consequences ranged far and wide, from the closing of schools to migration politics. Even Donald Trump was on the lips of a few people.
"He called the city an unsecured hellhole, and how can we say he is wrong? Look!", said Luc, a 54 year-old from the Belgian town of Uccle, who pointed to the clouds of dust still visible in this distance towards Maelbeek.
The European Union's gold-starred blue flags and those of the EU nations have been lowered to half-mast across the Union's de facto capital, and the French government has announced that the colors of the Belgian flag will be lit on the Eiffel Tower tonight. As the afternoon comes to a close, the sound of sirens and helicopters have become more faint. A vigil has already begun at the Bourse, a locale popular with tourists in the very core of Brussels.
The sirens may have disappeared, but loud voices from the European right are taking their place. Some of them are speaking from Brussels itself. The UK Independence Party's spokesman for defense and member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire, Mike Hookem, linked the attacks to free movement inside the European Union's Schengen area and said "open borders are putting the lives of European citizens at risk" — only two hours after the subway attack.
Beatrix von Storch, MEP for Germany's Euroskeptic and anti-migration party AfD, said on Facebook that "we have a problem in Europe. The problem is imported. And we let the problem grow everyday."
Brussels may have begun to lick its wounds after the attack, but a political storm is only beginning to envelop the bereaved de-facto capital of Europe's 27-nation union.
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The state will collect a 10 percent excise tax on marijuana sales, with revenue split between education, infrastructure, and municipalities that have approved marijuana businesses. And while a majority of legal states only allow the cultivation of six cannabis plants per individual, MI will allow 12. A similar measure in North Dakota, however, appears destined for defeat, though Legalize ND campaigners say they won't concede until all votes are counted-and if the measure does fail, they will try again in 2020, the Grand Forks Herald reports. Proposal 1 legalizes the use and sale for adults 21 and older.
The measure passed by a 56-44 percent margin. He says they will now turn to helping communities opt out of having to allow retail pot businesses.
Measures legalizing recreational marijuana are being considered during the midterm elections by voters in MI and North Dakota, potentially adding either to the list of nine states with similar laws now in place. Per the Associated Press, the 4 percent sales tax would fund veteran health services. Missouri became the 31st state to approve the medical use of marijuana. We do know that the proposal's passing doesn't mean you can walk outside and buy weed at this very moment.
One example of a possible timeline for MI comes from Colorado: Voters approved recreational marijuana in November 2012, but it didn't officially become legal to sell until 2014. Amendment two passed. That allows doctors to prescribe medical cannabis to patients. Canada last month became the first industrialized country to legalize recreational cannabis. "With such overwhelming public support for marijuana legalization, even including majorities of Republicans and older Americans, there's only so long that the federal government can continue to hold out". Possession of marijuana by minors would be treated the same as possession of alcohol.


An artifact of the mysterious race that once inhabited the great plateau city of Antarctica, "The Elder Thing Relic" is truly a unique item. Carved from aeons old "red coral" into the shape of an Elder Thing , this sculpture is a must have for the true H.P. Lovecraft fan.
Accompanying the alien sculpture is a catalog letter from the Miskatonic University Special Collections Department providing a short speculative history of the item and a few cautionary notes.
The Elder Thing Relic is hand-cast in solid resin, hand painted and individually signed and numbered by artist Jason McKittrick.


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I am hearing around town that Gen. David Petraeus will indeed step down in Afghanistan later this year, and probably will be replaced by Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen.
That's a terrific plan. I also am hearing that Petraeus, who is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill next week, is worn out. It would be nice to give him a breather before making him chairman of the Joint Chiefs, or, smarter move, making him national security advisor, if President Obama decides he wants a real one, instead of the Hill staffers and ex-lobbyists for Fannie Mae the White House has been trotting out. (The current lineup is just Bidenism at its worst, confusing Congress with the real world. And, while I'm at it, I'm still an Obama fan, but he seriously needs to get better at talking to and listening to his military leaders, and these guys aren't helping.)
Anyway, dispatching General Allen to Kabul would be a step in the right direction. He's an unusual officer. I wrote about him in The Gamble, in a section titled "The General Who Loved Gertrude Bell," the British archeologist and writer who was what Lawrence of Arabia tried to be. (Pp. 219-223) Allen once told me that if he hadn't been a Marine he would have liked to have been an archeologist. (What is that verb tense-"if he hadn't . . . he would have liked to have been"-past conditional subjunctive? Reminds me of the Polish phrase, "Gdybym mia? pieni?dze, to kupi?bym go." And don't we all?)
That's a terrific plan. I also am hearing that Petraeus, who is scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill next week, is worn out. It would be nice to give him a breather before making him chairman of the Joint Chiefs, or, smarter move, making him national security advisor, if President Obama decides he wants a real one, instead of the Hill staffers and ex-lobbyists for Fannie Mae the White House has been trotting out. (The current lineup is just Bidenism at its worst, confusing Congress with the real world. And, while I'm at it, I'm still an Obama fan, but he seriously needs to get better at talking to and listening to his military leaders, and these guys aren't helping.)
Anyway, dispatching General Allen to Kabul would be a step in the right direction. He's an unusual officer. I wrote about him in The Gamble, in a section titled "The General Who Loved Gertrude Bell," the British archeologist and writer who was what Lawrence of Arabia tried to be. (Pp. 219-223) Allen once told me that if he hadn't been a Marine he would have liked to have been an archeologist. (What is that verb tense-"if he hadn't . . . he would have liked to have been"-past conditional subjunctive? Reminds me of the Polish phrase, "Gdybym mia? pieni?dze, to kupi?bym go." And don't we all?)
Allen was the deputy commander of the Marines in Iraq in 2007, as the Anbar Awakening took hold and changed the politics of Iraq. He played a big role in that by meeting with insurgents and other Sunni leaders, often in Jordan and the Gulf states.
Generals Petraeus and Mattis are both big fans of Allen. As I understand it, when Petraeus was given the Centcom command, he asked for Allen to be his deputy. As a captain, Allen won the Marines' Leftwich Trophy, awarded to the best company commander in the Corps each year. According to his Centcom bio, he also scored an couple of unusual firsts-first Marine officer to join the Council on Foreign Relations as a term member, first Marine officer to serve as commandant of midshipmen at Annapolis.
UPDATE: A reader points out that NPR also reported this morning that Gen. Allen likely will replace Gen. Petraeus.
Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at ricksblogcomment@gmail.com. Twitter: @tomricks1
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BMS acquires Amylin Pharmaceuticals, expands diabetes alliance with AstraZeneca
Global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has agreed to acquire Amylin Pharmaceuticals of San Diego for $31.00 per share in cash, pursuant to a cash tender offer and second step merger, or an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.3 billion.
The total value of the transaction, including Amylin's net debt and a contractual payment obligation to Eli Lilly, together totaling about $1.7 billion, is approximately $7 billion. The acquisition has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of BMS and Amylin. The board of directors of Amylin has unanimously recommended that Amylin's stockholders tender their shares into the tender offer.
"Amylin's innovative diabetes portfolio, talented people and state-of-the art manufacturing facility complement our long-standing leadership in metabolics," said Lamberto Andreotti, CEO of BMS. "We are pleased to be able to strengthen the portfolio we have built to help patients with diabetes by building on the success Amylin has had with its GLP-1 franchise."
Andreotti added, "The acquisition of Amylin by Bristol-Myers Squibb is also a unique way for Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca to expand the alliance between the two companies, and it demonstrates Bristol-Myers Squibb's innovative and targeted approach to partnerships and business development."
Following the completion of the acquisition, BMS and AstraZeneca will enter into collaboration arrangements, based on the framework of their existing diabetes alliance, regarding the development and commercialization of Amylin's portfolio of products. AstraZeneca will make a $3.4 billion cash payment to Amylin, as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMS. Profits and losses arising from the collaboration will be shared equally. In addition, AstraZeneca has the option, exercisable at its sole discretion following the closing of the acquisition, to establish equal governance rights over key strategic and financial decisions regarding the collaboration, upon the payment to BMS of an additional $135 million. These collaboration arrangements have been approved by the boards of directors of BMS and AstraZeneca.
"This transaction with Bristol-Myers Squibb and their alliance with AstraZeneca provide the means to maximize the potential and impact of Amylin's innovative diabetes therapies and reach more patients around the world with treatment options to help manage their disease," said Daniel M. Bradbury, president and CEO of Amylin. "In addition, I would like to acknowledge and thank the dedicated employees of Amylin whose tireless efforts are responsible for creating the tremendous value that is being recognized today by two of the most respected companies in the pharmaceutical industry."
Amylin's assets include:
A GLP-1 agonist franchise, including two treatments for type 2 diabetes, Byetta (exenatide) injection and Bydureon (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension/exenatide 2mg powder and solvent for prolonged release suspension for injection), approved for use in both the U.S. and Europe, and a life-cycle management pipeline, including delivery devices and formulation improvements
Metreleptin, a leptin analog currently under review at the FDA for the treatment of diabetes and/or hypertriglyceridemia in patients with rare forms of inherited or acquired lipodystrophy
Symlin (pramlintide acetate) injection an amylin analog, approved by the FDA for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients with inadequate glycemic control on meal-time insulin
A state-of-the-art sterile production facility in Ohio
BMS will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Amylin's common stock for $31.00 per share. The closing of the tender offer is subject to customary terms and conditions. The agreement also provides for the parties to effect, subject to customary conditions, a merger to be completed following the completion of the tender offer which would result in all shares not tendered in the tender offer being converted into the right to receive $31.00 per share in cash. The merger agreement contains a provision under which Amylin has agreed not to solicit any competing offers for the company. BMS will finance the acquisition from its existing cash resources and credit facilities.
The companies expect the tender offer to close approximately thirty days after commencement of the tender offer.


"I am astonished at the promptness with which you have turned away from the one who called you and have decided to follow a different version of the Good News. Not that there can be more than one Good News; it is merely that some troublemakers among you want to change the Good News of Christ; and let me warn you that if anyone preaches a version of the Good News different from the one we have already preached to you, whether it be ourselves or an angel from heaven, he is to be condemned. I am only repeating what we told you before: if anyone preaches a version of the Good News different from the one you have already heard, he is to be condemned" (Gal 1:6-9).
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I was shocked, and asked him to repeat what he said.
How is it that a 21-month-old knows that I am both 'Mommy' and 'Deanna'? From the psychology books I've read, children don't tend to understand the difference until they're much older. George usually calls me Mommy around the boys, and I know he hasn't heard it all that much from his Aunties or Oma, but obviously he has put two and two together.
He's (mostly) memorized his numbers 1-10, and knows 1, 2 and 3 by sight. He's very good recognizing shapes. We're working on the ABC song, more for enjoyment than anything else. He has most of his favorite books memorized (and there are a lot of them), so that when you're reading and you stop, he will say the rest of the words on that page. I'm starting to point to the words as he says them, just to reinforce the idea that the word on the page corresponds with the word he's saying.
All of this is just another reminder that I need to start researching curricula. From the minimal research I've done, I'm leaning towards Montessori, but need to find out more about the actual method (most people think Montessori indicates private schools with low teacher-to-student ratios, when in fact, it's a system of learning).
1. The care of the self: dressing, brushing teeth, cooking, and so on.
2. Grace and courtesy and concern for others: moving gracefully, using good manners, offering food, saying "please" and "thank you," etc.
3. Care of the environment: dusting, sweeping, washing clothes, gardening.
Children have always shown us their interest in practical life by pretending to cook and clean, taking care of a doll, carrying out adult conversations, etc. But when given the chance, they would much rather be doing the real work of the family and community, instead of pretending. A child would prefer to remove real dust from a dusty shelf with a real child-sized duster, to help collect the dirty laundry, or to fold it, to take part in preparing real meals, rather than to pretend to do these things with toys.
Balance is the key, right?
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 29, 2005 by drasch.
Whew, I thought I was busy just having one little boy… what did I ever complain about?!
Ethan is showing his personality; he's definitely an assertive little person, who lets you know in no uncertain terms that he wants to be held, now. Just like Georgie was!
I find that I'm struggling for patience… I keep forgetting that Georgie is only 21 months old, and he's so smart, I sometimes expect too much from him. I don't want to set a bad example of impatience and irritation. It's so easy for kids to mistake your anger with their actions to be anger against them. It's the worst feeling to think your parent hates you, and kids can't always make that distinction.
Parenting is difficult stuff. I often regret the grief that I put my mother through, especially from the ages of 14-17. Looking back, I know that I was not an easy person to deal with — I used to push her buttons on purpose, do things for the sole purpose of irritating her. I'm amazed that she dealt with it as well as she did, considering what an independent person I was.
Mostly, I regret that I set such a poor example for my brother and sisters when I was younger by being so disobedient. I always felt, 'they're responsible for themselves, it's not up to me to make them do what they should,' but my perspective has changed; the oldest has a responsiblity to set a good example for their younger siblings. I hope that I can instill in George the importance of being a good example for his little brother (and any others that come along).
However, the juxtaposition is, my independence has made me who I am — I refuse to settle, read and research ad nauseum before making decisions, and look at situations from a logical standpoint, as opposed to becoming emotionally entangled. (Well, I try to, anyway.) So although I regret my disobedience and stubbornness, I also like the person that I've turned into.
I hope that George's independent personality will allow him to say the same when he's an adult.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2005 by drasch.
Ethan Michael was born on Tuesday, September 27 at 8:45 PM. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long.
My midwife appointment was Tuesday morning, and when she checked, I was 6cm dialated — she said she couldn't believe I was still walking around! She asked if I wanted her to strip my membranes, but I was afraid I'd go into active labor immediately, and I didn't have a babysitter for George, so… I went home and put George down for a nap (and took one myself).
At 2PM, I called George and told him that I was feeling pretty uncomfortable, and that maybe he should think about coming home a little early. So he took off an hour and came home, and we packed Georgie up and took him to Aunt Mary's. Then we headed down towards the hospital and stopped for a light dinner, then took a walk around Lake Isaac. I called the midwife and told her that we were heading in, I wasn't having regular hard-working contractions, but a constant pressure (along with lots of uterine contractions).
George & I got to the hospital around 6:45 PM and I walked up to Maternity, chatted with the nurses, changed and settled in to the birthing room. The midwife came in and checked me and said, "Oh my gosh, you're already 8 1/2cm! Do you want me to break your water?" I said "Yes — let's get the show on the road!" Almost immediately I started having hard contractions that were 2 minutes long and 40 seconds apart… almost no break in between! Transition was really difficult, as George left at the most inopportune moment to find a restroom. I really believe that a laboring woman should never be left alone, even for a minute — the energy completely changes. She needs touch and encouragement, and a beeping fetal monitor can't do that.
The feeling of pushing came on much more gradually this time, but I only pushed a few times — I'm not exactly sure how long, but I know it was over very quickly, since Ethan's face was quite bruised from such a quick egress.
The midwife put him on my chest immediately, and he nursed right away, so the nurses couldn't get ahold of him to 'clean him up' — as if I needed to have a squeaky clean baby. I got to hold him and nurse for a while before they did his Apgars (9 and 9). He was a howler, too — none too happy about being taken away! And he peed on the nurses before they could weigh him, so he was probably just under 8 lbs.
George has adjusted very well, no real signs of jealousy. In fact, he wants to hold him (for one second, then he says "all done") and always lets me know when the baby is crying. He's been a very good big brother — only one or two instances of trying to play ball with Ethan, or throwing a book at his head.
Ethan's two-week follow up pediatrician appointment was today, and he's 8 lbs. 9 oz! So he's obviously gaining well, no nursing problems. Initially, he was a little jaundiced, and I had to wake him up to nurse, but he's doing better now, nursing about every 2 hours during the day and 4-5 times at night.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 11, 2005 by drasch.


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What does the NHS England review of waiting times mean for accident and emergency departments?
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By Siva Anandaciva - 18 April 2019
What does improving population health really mean?
Everybody in NHS policy seems to be talking about population health. But what does it really mean and how can we improve it?
How is the NHS performing? July 2019 quarterly monitoring report
This is the 28th QMR, which takes stock of what has happened over the past few months with NHS financial and operational performance in England.
By Siva Anandaciva et al - 9 July 2019
Insights from the spread of the primary care home
This report was commissioned by the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) and explores the factors that contributed to the spread of the primary care home.
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NHS long-term plan: legislative proposals inquiry: Written submission to the Health and Social Care Committee
Our response to the Health and Social Care Committee's legislative proposals inquiry. We support the spirit of these proposals, which are intended to make it easier for local NHS bodies to work together to improve the health and care of their populations.
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2018: Results from the British Social Attitudes survey
Public satisfaction with the NHS overall continued to fall in 2018. Overall satisfaction was 53 per cent – a 3 percentage point drop from the previous year and the lowest level since 2007.
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How is the NHS performing? December 2018 quarterly monitoring report
Eight out of ten NHS trust finance directors say that funding pressures have led to longer waiting times for people who need mental health treatment, finds our latest quarterly monitoring report.
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Key challenges facing the adult social care sector in England
The scale of the difficulties facing adult social care in England means that doing nothing is no longer an option. Policy-makers need to identify which of the problems facing social care they most want to tackle, and this briefing paper is intended to aid the process by identifying and exploring those key challenges.
Home care in England: views from commissioners and providers
This report sets out the key issues facing the home care sector based on discussions with commissioners, providers and national social care organisations.
By Simon Bottery - 11 December 2018
New models of home care
Policy-makers have outlined their ambitions to provide joined-up care closer to home and enable people to remain independent and in their own homes. Home care will be a central component of realising these ambitions. However, there are serious concerns about the state of the home care market and the quality of care service users receive.
By Laura Bennett et al - 11 December 2018
A vision for population health: Towards a healthier future
We need to move away from a system just focused on diagnosing and treating illness towards one that is based on promoting wellbeing and preventing ill health. Our report sets out a new vision for population health.
By David Buck et al - 27 November 2018
Shared responsibility for health: the cultural change we need
We believe that the relationship between the public and the NHS, and between patients and the staff who care for them, needs to be transformed. As well as ensuring that the resources (funding and workforce) needed to deliver care are available, national and local leaders must work to fully engage patients and the public in improving health and care.
By Professor Sir Chris Ham et al - 23 November 2018
Joined-up listening: integrated care and patient insight
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By Dan Wellings et al - 30 August 2018
What is happening to life expectancy in the UK?
2010 marked a turning point in long-term mortality trends in the UK, with improvements tailing off after decades of steady decline. Veena Raleigh examines the data.
By Veena Raleigh - 15 August 2018
How is the NHS performing? June 2018 quarterly monitoring report
Although we have technically moved out of winter, the latest performance data paints a picture of continuing pressure on NHS staff and services. While A&E departments understandably received much of the focus over the winter months, a quieter decline continues in waiting times for planned (elective) care.
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It's time for a new deal between the public and the NHS
The 70th anniversary of the NHS is an opportunity to reflect on its enduring popularity and to ask what people can expect from the service and what their obligations are in return, says Chris Ham.
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The NHS at 70: What's the problem with social care, and why do we need to do better?
Social care is complex, poorly understood and widely perceived as unfair – while facing unprecedented pressures. This paper explains the current pressures on social care, the impact this is having in England, and sets out the barriers and potential solutions to funding reform.
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The NHS at 70: How good is the NHS?
An investigation into three key aspects of a good health care system – comparing access, efficiency and outcomes in the UK to 18 similar countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.
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A new deal with the public
It's time to revisit what people can expect from the NHS and what their obligations are in return, writes Chris Ham.
By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 25 June 2018
The role of cities in improving population health: international insights
Drawing on international case studies, this report explores the role of cities in improving population health and the conditions needed for success.