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Drupal Enthusiast und Freizeit-Pianist.

Erfahrungen DrupalCon Kopenhagen

DrupalCon, quo vadis? Reflections on Copenhagen

Its Friday, 27. August, and the DrupalCon in Copenhagen has ended. A few Coding-Sprints are still going on, but the actual program of events has finished.

With its application, the Copenhagen Team of MortenDK prevailed against the Berlin Initiative and those allied to Stephan Luckow. In the run up to the Con, there was a controversial discussion about its fundamental direction. A few people complained that the Cons were getting more expensive and that the Community character was being lost. Others appreciated this as a sign of maturation - Drupal is gaining importance and becoming more professional.

In Copenhagen, you could easily have formed the impression that the prices were rising but you were getting a worse service.

Its an opportunity to think about things. What, basically, makes a good Con? What can we learn from Copenhagen, and take into account in future decisions about the venue?

What is a DrupalCon about?

A DrupalCon is an Art Conference, which Drupal-Professionals and other interested parties can come to, and attend talks on special Drupal topics and exchange ideas.

A DrupalCon is also the Community Event, where Drupalers can physically meet people they would otherwise only chat to by Email or Skype.

A DrupalCon is therefore automatically a good idea, because many Drupalers attend and interesting sessions are guaranteed. But what features make a really good Con? How can you evaluate a Con? What makes a Con superior, in terms of its participants and the daily program of events?

Well, in my opinion, I think the key features are the halls, the available technology, the organizers, the catering and the events that are scheduled.

The Bella Center

The Venue was the "Bella Center", a Conference Center situated about 5 km south-east of the city center.
The joy on seeing it had its own subway station put us on the right track: the route that was peppered with Drupal Icon-stickers laid out like a trail of breadcrumbs, and led around a large Hotel construction site proved to be the right one, and took us right up to the entrance.

The Halls

The Halls were all equipped with modern facilities. There was one huge auditorium - large enough to take 1.300 participants - with 3 Maxi-Screens for the Opening, Keynote and Closing ceremonies, which could be divided into three large halls and 3 additional smaller ones. In the smaller halls, the participants sometimes had to stand. They weren't really designed to cope with well-attended sessions.

The Technology

The WLAN was very robust, and rarely overloaded. This was very impressive, considering there were 1.200 participants, who were all on line simultaneously with their Smartphones AND Notebooks! The sound quality was also very good. If any of the Speakers couldn't be understood, it was entirely the fault of their dialect. It took me some time at the beginning, to understand what "Mardschils" were! There were three extremely painful (!) and loud Microphone-feedbacks during the Drupal Teaching Session. After that woke us all up, we were able to follow the Session very well. That was the only problem I experienced. Help was on hand immediately to change the microphones.

The Catering

The catering on the first day consisted of packed lunches, of the type usually only served at 8,000 meters. What little food these contained was wrapped in a huge amount of plastic. This generated a great deal of waste, and was completely unnecessary. I couldn't understand this at all.

There were no lunch packs at all for some of the participants on the first day. Presumably the Caterers were let down by the Organizers, in regard to being told exactly how many portions were needed. On the following days, there was a boxed sandwich with a Mars or Snickers bar on Wednesday, and hotdogs on Thursday.

Vegetarians had really bad menus.

Coffee and tea were only available twice a day. There were cold water dispensers in the building itself. No other types of drinks were available.

At best, the catering could only be described as a complete disaster. "#cateringsucks" grew into one of the most commonly used Hash tags of the entire event.

The Events

As part of the evening program, the organizers had reserved the Australian Bar in the heart of Copenhagen, and re-named it the "FooBar". For the participants, there was a free beer called "Awesomesauce", and wine. The beer was heavily hyped in advance. From a personal perspective, I questioned the fact there weren't any non-alcoholic beverages on offer. The image of beer-swilling Core-Developers is one I personally find neither appropriate or beneficial.

'Cool' was the appearance of the "Kitten Killers", a Band made up of staff from NodeOne, a Swedish Drupal Service Provider.

'Uncool' was the seat allocation at tables in the FooBar. I understand that this wasn't only at our table. Because it was too loud to talk, we were only allocated the FooBar on the first evening, and on other days, went elsewhere to eat.

The Organizers

Because I heard nothing from the Organizers, I'd say it all worked very well. Hearty thanks to the entire Team, whose efforts ensured all the procedures ran so smoothly.

My Conclusions

I found relegating the critical Article "Why we should fear Wordpress" to Chapter 3 of the Drupal Blog remarkable. Jennifer Lea Lampton had a Session titled "WordPress is better than Drupal: Developers Take Note." which I sadly, didn't attend. The Twitter comments suggested it had hit the raw nerve of Drupal - in terms of Usability, its worse than WordPress - which is a very sensitive point.

When considered in the light of the exuberant self-congratulation expressed at the closing session, the Community might do well to indulge in a little more self-criticism. Drupal has, without doubt, become one of the most powerful OpenSource systems around. The development of Drupal over the past seven years, and the prospects of Drupal7 are undoubtedly impressive. But we have to ensure it stays that way, and that its Usability is enhanced to the same extent.

The Launch of WordPress 3, and the implementation of Content Management led to a lot of chx Twittering that WordPress is now at the same state as Drupal was in 2005. There were three Twitterers who thought that in terms of its operability, Drupal was in the same state as Wordpress was in 2008 .

"Come for the software and stay for the community."

This was the new slogan from Drupal Marketing. The slogan can best be understood in the sense of encouraging a "Back To Our Roots" return to the most important aspect of Drupal: Drupal is a winner because of its strong sense of Community.

During the Con, proposals were Twittered about holding a future DrupalCon on a Campsite during the Convention. In size, a Con with participants running into four digits could hardly be considered a feasible option, but the people who suggested it really do mean it. It frames the desires of, and expresses the sense of connection that exists within the Community. Today, about 150 Developers sat on the Coding-Sprint, and worked together on Drupal7. Coffee and tea were, yet again, not available. The Organizers should remember that represents 150 highly committed idealists who have each waived their ability to make money working on their own projects in favor of the Community. I fear that appreciation by "the Upper Set" for the developers at its base is being lost.

The Copenhagen Con struck me as being a little cocky. This arrogance is something we simply cannot afford, if we want to grow with Drupal and want to inspire other people to do the same.

valderama - Fri, 09/10/2010 - 17:32
The DrupalCon in CPH was my first one, and the overall impression was great! Well, I agree that the term "awesome" was used a bit too often - but that is a matter of taste. I also have to admit that non-Alcoholic Drinks for free in addition to the Drupal-Beer would have been good! However, I found the party/work balance to be really good, in particular if you consider that such gatherings are also social events to meet new people. Besides the WiFi, Coffee is THE most important ingredient for a good conference. I would have appreciated a bit more of that black sauce. So that are a few things, that imho are worth of mentioning it. All the rest of the conference was organized greatly! And definetely worth the money!
eigentor - Sat, 09/04/2010 - 14:39
Thx ralph for being the messenger. You know he gets killed ;) Personally I enjoyed the drupalcon. And yet, the kind of culture shock that it was kept me busy most of the time. One thing is not true anymore - it is _not_ a pure volunteer run event anymore. The Association took the leap to make it more professional and succeeded. There was quite some discussion before the conference about it being too expensive. I did not find that, but it is surely slowly going into the direction of more professional events that can cost from 300 Euros easily up to 2000 Euros. The criticism that comes up feels to me it has to do with that change of direction. The conference wants to be more appealing to business people - so it gets less attractive for people that liked the improvised character of earlier cons. The most important part of Drupalcons for me always was sitting on the lawn before the venue and getting to know people in the drupal community. For this, sadly, the concrete space in front of the Venue in Copenhagen was little inviting. You would not sit down there. The weather was just bad luck, I guess ;) And if it has the intention to get more professional and costs more - well, isn't it understandable that people have less tolerance towards food that tasted very nice but in terms of amount could in no way get you through a day with listening to four sessions and hanging out from 10am to 6pm. The lack of coffee was just intolerable. I also understand that the Copenhagen team did everything they could. Ralph and me spoke to Isabell and the fact is, there was sufficent money per person per day for food. But - they were obliged to take what the bella center provided. In these kind of conference centers you are not allowed to bring in external caterers. And yeah - food bought directly from the conference centers is horribly expensive and Denmark is no cheap country. But still - the team could not do anything about it anymore when the conference was running so how to blame them. So the trouble is due to switching to these bigger venues that we definitely need for further events. It will definitely split the community. Thought should be invested for further cons to cater the needs of both groups - the people that come for the community and those that wanna go to a kick-ass business event. Sadly, what really shocked me was the presentation of DC Chicago, that, to judge from the presentation, goes way more into that direction. The prices for renting a room in the hotel sounded really high (well, I guess one must not get a room there to participate) and I am waiting with interest for the price of the conference itself. Ralph surey exaggerates here and there, but the concern he raises if perfectly valid. And yes, always saying awesome, awesome, awesome does not help it. The critique is less going towards the organizers of this specific event but towards the general direction of Drupalcons.
Gast - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:13
You should ignore that kind of report. But as you get involved commenting it, I have to say, I didn't get the awesome out of Drupalcon. Coffee is a detail, but an important one for a lot of people, especially after lunch. I don't care, but I don't understand how you end up not giving some to people. Even when you wanted to pay for it, it was hardly possible due to the queue. The thing that annoyed me the most at this drupalcon is people like you constantly saying it's awesome awesome awesome... seriously, it was... just ok. This rockstarism is really annoying.
Stewart Robinson - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:29
I am shocked at how offensive you are towards a volunteer led effort. Sure, the Drupal Association are involved, but I assume that, apart from Isabell, they slow things down because of some group think mentality. Morten and the team spent nearly a year planning and pulling off a brilliant event that was low priced. Go look at the average price of an event at 1000+ capacity conference venues. The guys arranged a bar with free beer. If you don't want free beer then don't go. I am very grateful for the sponsored beer. The wifi was great, and should be from now on in every large conference venue we attend for Drupalcon. How about a bit of love for the volunteer effort instead of complaining? To quote and tweek JFK. Ask not what your community can do for you - ask what you can do for your community...
Gerhard Killesreiter - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 16:48
It's funny, on Friday I remarked to some friends, that the only thing left for somebody to be offended about it the amount of beer drunk during DrupalCon and there we have it... I grant you that the catering wasn't really great, but there were people complaining about it at every Drupalcon that I've attended (apart from those where we didn't have any actual catering...). Personally, I didn't think the wifi wasn't all that great. Paris has had better wifi for me. All in all, I've had a great time and want to thank the CPH team for it!
McGO - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 09:41
I totally agree with you, Ralf and Kars-T. And i totally agree with mortendk, too. Drupal is no longer a minor open source thingy that is situated at the edge of software solutions. At least after Dries keynote in Paris and after his keynote this time everybody accepts that Drupal is known by the big business. And so it needs its business-cons. morten pointed it out and it is a problem and an advantage, too: the DA makes the decision. The problem is, that the DA has to look for positioning Drupal in the center of the business' perspective, just to make sure it is able to spread in the business world. And it is good! External money is good for the community as long as someone makes sure that the effort comes back into the community. I think that the CPH team did a great job. Precisely because the Con more and more evolves into a business conference, it was great to have a place for the coders. AFAIK it was the first con to let the people chose what kind of party they want to make after the con: drinking with morten or hacking with chx. And is crucial to adress these people as a big pillar of Drupal in there way. Beneath business, the geeks are a target audience, too! Unfortunately it seams, that both groups are incompatible :) That is what i ment, when i tweeted about the campingsite con in http://twitter.com/mirko_haaser/status/2219049680. And no, morten no singing and guitar campfire atmosphere required ;) It is possible to put more than 1.500 people in one place and let them concentrate on hacking: http://events.ccc.de/camp/2007/Intro Catering sucked and as long there is a German, there is enough time to grumble. I am saying that as a German ;-) And it is ok to complain about catering and to adress it to the correct receipient: the bella center and those hungry people (not to use the email adress from mortens slides) that took 2-3 bags. So again: You did a really great job CPH Team! And you deserve to be acclaimed. It is wonderful to be part of such a great community and to have a chance to meet all you guys on a regular basis. Next stop: London, caus Chicago might be too expensive... /McGo aka Mirko Haaser
mortendk - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 03:40
Thanx for the critique of the Drupalcon Copenhagen. We worked hard to be perfect, but off course that will never be possible 80% is the goal we went for and i sure believe we got it (the wifi didn't crash thats like 70% already) I dont expect everything to be in everyones taste, now that the european conference have grown to around 1200 people (around 900 last year) its off course not possible That be said i still think that a critique should be fair, and theres somethings here that is eater untrue or would be solved in 10 seconds First of all there wasnt a choice in which way (by size & price) the drupalcon should move last year. That was already decided by the Drupal Association (DA) before the selection of city. The DrupalCon was going to be more professional this was already decided, so the days of borrowing 3 rooms at the university, calling in the pizzas & cola & praying for the wifi to be up, is long gone (thats for the drupalcamps & DUG's) This drupalcon would be the first where it would be the DA & the Local team & a professional event company (blue project) would make it all work, and bring the european conference to the next level. It was not about directions, it was about getting the job done as smoothly as possible. after Paris had been a bumby ride. ""#cateringsucks" grew into one of the most commonly used Hash tags of the entire event." Lets be fair and do a little count before we say that a tag is so commonly used. I looked at http://search.twitter.com/search?q=cateringsucks afaik there were 3000 tweets during the drupalcon with the #drupalcon tag There was 24 tweets with the #cateringsucks tag. 9 which were rt so in all there were 15 tweets with the hashtag These were written by 8 different people, 7 was from germany, and thats out of 1200 attendees. Not to mention that 6 of these tweets are by you Ralf. Maybe im reading the numbers wrong, but thats not a commonly used hashtag for an event? We totally agree that the food sucked - the reason is things not in the hands of the Drupalcon Copenhagen crew, and was done very last in the process :( Hopefully that will be changed in the future, but at least we had food that was eatable, and didnt have to walk to the mall 5 minutes away. - and no the cater knew how many we were so the problem were people taking 2-3 bags the first day. Why wasn't there free softdrinks in the bar? well its a bar. To make it easy for the bartenders it was only a number of beers that were paid by the sponsor, having individual orders would have turned into chaos and long lines at the bar (and thats not good for anything) Having people to split out their orders would make it impossible to run an effective bar, and my bet is that about 99% of the people at the bar were there for the awesomesauce. doing it otherways would end up in long lines for people to get drinks, and we didnt wanted that When we was maid aware that some wanted the music turned down a bit, we did it the same night and made the pool bar to the "silenter place" Nobody made me (or any in the bar or cph team) aware of it the first night. I was in the bar each night till about 3 in the morning, so it would have been a simple question to me or another & it would have been fixed in a second. Its all a matter of taste, but the fact that the drupalcon's are known for throwing great parties, is not exactly keeping people away! ... and lets be honest you really didnt digg that we had our own beer made by world renown brewmaster mikkeller? For those who didnt wanna party and instead wanted to code, we had the CHX coders lounge that was open from 19 till 5 each morning. There were food outside for everyone at the codesprint, it was not allowed for us to get as long as the catering was there. Theres a lot of rules when your at big venues - thats the cost of being big as drupal is now To call the DrupalCon Copenhagen for arrogant isnt at all the expression we got from anyone at the conference (spoken, mailed & tweeted) not even close! If thats based upon feelings that Drupalcon 2010 went to copenhagen... well its not a debate thats worth taken ive heard the rumours before, and frankly it seems childish to me. Im extremely proud of what we in Copenhagen created with the Drupal Association for the Drupal Community. If thats being cocky - Then Ill accept that as my personal badge of honor. /mortendk
dasjo - Sun, 08/29/2010 - 18:40
thank you for this very good write-up! copenhagen was actually the first drupalcon i attended and i head a very good experience from an overall point of view. but of course there are some points you mentioned which are not perfect and i find it very positive to express critisism in a productive way, like you did. as drupal with its community is growing dynamically it gets harder to satisfy different needs within the community especially on such an important event as drupalcon is. as we will always need a stable core, so we need to maintain our community and treat it equally and respectful to needs as a more silent talk areas will help at foobar 2.0 and better food and coffee supplies will help us be even more happy and more effective :)

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Chapter 15 SLA 09 allocates a portion of the State of Alaska's CIAP funds to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for legislatively-named recipents. The City and Borough of Yakutat was appropriated $258,329  through this legislation for capital projects.  These funds are being administered through the Community Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CCIAP).

City and Borough of Yakutat CCIAP Project
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Municipal Profile:

The City and Borough of Yakutat is a Home Rule Borough located along the lowlands of the Gulf of Alaska, 225 miles northwest of Juneau and 220 miles southeast of Cordova. The community is located at the mouth of Yakutat Bay, one of the few refuges for vessels along this stretch of coast. Yakutat Borough is within and surrounded by the Tongass National Forests, Wrangell St-Elias National Park and Preserve, and Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve . Yakutat receives some of the heaviest precipitation in the state, averaging 132 inches of precipitation and 219 inches of snowfall. Yakutat has a population of 590 (2008 DCCED Certified Population), a coastal area of 2,479 square miles, and 1,074 miles of coastline.

The original settlers of the area are believed to have been Eyak-speaking people from the Copper River region who were conquered by the Tlingits. Yakutat means "the place where the canoes rest." The Russian-American Co. built a fort in Yakutat in 1805 to harvest sea otter pelts. Because the Russians would not allow local Tlingits access to their traditional fisheries, a Tlingit war party attacked and destroyed the post. In 1884, the Alaska Commercial Co. opened a store in Yakutat. By 1886, the black sand beaches in the area were being mined for gold. In 1889, the Swedish Free Mission Church had opened a school and sawmill in the area. A cannery, sawmill, store, and railroad were constructed beginning in 1903 by the Stimson Lumber Co. Most residents moved to the current site of Yakutat to be closer to the cannery, which operated through 1970. During World War II, a large aviation garrison and paved runway were constructed. Troops were withdrawn after the war, but the runway is still in use. The City of Yakutat was formed in 1948, but, in 1992, the city was dissolved and a borough was organized for the region.

After the purchase of Alaska by the U.S. in 1867, Sitka remained the capital of the Alaska territory until 1906, when the seat of government was moved to Juneau. A Presbyterian missionary, Sheldon Jackson, started a school, and in 1878 one of the first canneries in Alaska was built in Sitka. During the early 1900s, gold mines contributed to its growth, and the city was incorporated in 1913. During World War II, the town was fortified and the U.S. Navy built an air base on Japonski Island across the harbor, with 30,000 military personnel and over 7,000 civilians. After the war, the BIA converted some of the buildings to be used as a boarding school for Alaska Natives, Mt. Edgecumbe High School. The U.S. Coast Guard now maintains the air station and other facilities on the Island. A large pulp mill began operations at Silver Bay in 1960. In 1971, the city and borough governments were unified. Sitka offers abundant resources and a diverse economy.

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As a recipient of CCIAP funds, the City and Borough of Yakutat has developed projects to be funded through the City and Borough's CCIAP allocation. The Borough ranked these projects in Tier 1 and Tier 2 project lists to address regional priorities. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Community and Regional Affairs (DCRA) then sent the proposed project lists to the Department of Natural Resources for inclusion in the 2010 Amendment to the Alaska Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) Plan. The plan received federal approval, and the State has subsequently applied for and recieved federal awards for all approved projects in the CIAP plan.  DCRA is now entering into grant agreements with Named Recipients for each approved CCIAP project.

Yakutat Harbor, Photo: DCCED

City and Borough of Yakutat main points of contact for CCIAP are:

Bill Lucey

District Planner
Phone: 907-784-3329

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pain pump?

Posted 08/24/2009

I keep hearing that i should request a pump that is inserted into the incision (a catheter) for pain management. anyone have any experience with this?

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Posted 08/24/2009

I had one. I forget what it was called though. It did help, but was also a PITA to carry around the little bag & not accidently tug on the catheter. It was also difficult to shower & hang the bag outside or else you had to carry around a wet bag. It was like a ball/ballon with a valve so it steadily released the medicine for a day or two.

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Posted 08/24/2009

I believe what you are talking about is known as the On Q pump.  It's a black fanny bag that has a medicine ball inside with an extremely thin and flexible tubing that inserts medicine right under the skin around an incision site.  Not many dr's are using it routinely for c/s so you'd have to ask your dr. if they do it.  I'm a women's health RN and we use them a lot more for our patients with breast mastectomies and hysterectomies.  I've only personally seen it used by a few dr's for c/s.

Is this your 1st c/s?  I didn't have the On Q with either of my c/s and I was okay.  The best thing for pain believe it or not is to use whatever IV or oral pain meds they give you on schedule (don't get behind b/c that's when the pain gets overwhelming) and get your Foley catheter out as soon as allowed by your hospital.  Then get up and get moving.  Laying in bed only really makes the pain worse.

Good Luck!

Posted 08/27/2009

A friend of mine swears by the On Q pump from her c-section.  I was going to have it untill I talked with my OB about it.  She said that it can certainly help, but there is a risk for problems the medicine exiting through the incision.  My OB recently had a baby and she opted against the pump.  She said the most important thing is the pain med from the IV and the oral pain med routine.  From other friends who've had multiple c-sec's they also say to stay stretched out flat and get up and move as much as you can.  Staying in a seated/reclining position for the first days can really mess up the recovery (and cause an ugly scar!).

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Posted 09/02/2009

I'd love to hear from more of you who have had the On Q pain pump.  I had never heard of it before but it sounds like it might be really great for me since narcotics make me really loopy.  I'm going to ask my Dr. about it when I go next week but would love to hear from you in the meantime!

Posted 09/04/2009

I had the pump, I think it helped, but hard to say because I don't know what its like without it. My Dr. prescribes it for all of his paitients, but I had heard about it and asked him before as well.  Talk to your Dr. about it.  The worst for me was the adhesive that kept it in place, I have sensitive skin and my skin didn't react well to the adhesive, so it looks worse than my csection scar at first, LOL.

Posted 09/05/2009

Thanks Kari!

Do you know if you had to have any narcotics in your IV or if the pain pump was enough?  I'm REALLY hoping to avoid narcotics...they make me so crazy!

Posted 09/05/2009

I had one, didn't do a darn thing for me.  Percocet and motrin did more.

Posted 09/13/2009

I had one with my first - dr. just gave it to me and my insurance covered it. I had an easy recovery but had nothing to compart it to. This time around my insurance does not cover it so I need to decide if I really want it and if it is worth $200.

Posted 06/10/2012
I had an On-Q pain pump following my c-section in January. It was amazing. I took zero narcotics, I did taje the motrin every hours for uterine cramping. However the pain pump took care of all of my incision pain. All of my nurses were very impressed,as not all patients get one. I was out of bed, walking around sooner than most patients and showering w/o assistance because I wasn't suffering from grogginess, confusion, nausea, or vomiting, all narcotic side effects. I hate the way narcotics make me feel plus the less going through the breastmilk the better!!! I would highly suggest every c-section patient request one. I had a five day pain pump so I got to go home with mine & it was very simole to pull out.

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I just got an email from Early Moments (never heard from this company before) advertising a hard to believe offer of the whole Dr Seuss collection for about $5.  I entered their website and it seems to be a book club where, if you pay for books, you become a member of the club and then you'd have to pay a monthly fee (an undisclosed amount) to continue getting cheap books for children.

I want to look more into this Early Moments "deal", but I was wondering if any of you has personal experience with this company and if it sounds too good to be true (ie, a scam).

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Posted 09/01/2011

I have had nothing but a positive experience with Early Moments Book Club. Back when I first signed up I registed my account for online access & looked around their web site. Information was provided regarding past shipments as well as dates for future shipments. I was able to change the frequency of the shipment ( I set mine to once a month). I was also able to cancel future shipments if I did not wish to receive them. The majority of the negative  comments I have seen about them tell me that none of those people read the information that was sent with their initial shipment regarding their membership. Perhaps if they had taken the time to do so they wouldn't feel like they were being ripped off because they weren't. I have been a very satisfied customer of Early Moments Book Club for almost a year now & will continue to enjoy sharing with my daughter the boks we receive.

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Posted 08/20/2012

I lost my first at just over 12 weeks in Dec. 2010. I had a terrible nightmare about my baby dying and went to work (in an ER) and had an ultrasound done by a Dr. there.

We couldn't find a Heart Beat, I went to my OB that morning after work and it was confirmed Cry. It broke both of our hearts.

Now almost 2 years later I'm just over 5 weeks preg and totally freaked out. I literally had a nervous break down at work the other day and had to be sent home. I swore I was going to loose the baby. I went and had my blood drawn and all things are looking perfect so far!

Prayers to all of you! Lets have our precious babies!

2 losses, 2 rounds of IVF and we finally have our baby on the way.

Posted 08/27/2012

My story.

I have a perfectly healthy 6 year old son. The pregnancy with him was beyond textbook. The labor not so much. Fetal distress followed by emergency c/s.

My last pregnancy started in January of this year. That pregnancy was beyond planned and took a lot of conviencing my husband that we should have more children. He was happy with just our son. I always felt like something is missing with us. It didn't help that my son would always ask when are we going to have a baby. He wanted so bad to be a big brother. So in October 2011 I took my IUD out and in January 2012 I got pregnant, February 6 I got my BFP.

When I hit 6 weeks I started spotting. I called the doc's office. I was scheduled for an u/s a couple of hours later. The u/s went find. I was exactly 6 weeks and there was a flicker of a hb. HB rate was 118 bpm. I was happy and felt relaxed. Two weeks later I was spotting again and had another u/s. Everything was measured perfectly. HB was 189bpm. I didn't know it then, but that was the same day my baby passed. Two weeks passed and I had spotting again, and I knew something was not right. I went to the doctors office to hand in some papers and told them about the spotting. Being in that office didn't feel real to me. I felt like I wasn't supposed to be there. I didn't feel a connection at all to being pregnancy. I had an u/s an hour later and it was confirmed no hb and no growth since the last u/s. I found out 3/14 and had the dnc on 3/16. It was very rough on me. My husband took it way better than I did. It took months for me to try and accept it.

Now I am about 6w, scared to death and still miss my Angel. I plan on Facebook announcing on my Angel's due date 10.11.12. I will be 12 weeks then. So I will feel good... Hopefully.

Married 12.30.05, J.R 04.19.06, K.R 04.16.13, L.R EDD 11.05.14

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Posted 08/31/2012
Hi ladies! Thank you for this group! I lost my daughter, Skylar, on Christmas of last year. I had a CP shortly after that. I just found out a few hours ago that I'm pregnant with what will HOPEFULLY be my rainbow!

Posted 09/03/2012

Hi, Ladies - I'm due right at the end of April, so am moving over from the May board (was originally due May 1st, my daughter's birthday!), but an early u/s changed my due date.  Because of my long cycles, it will likely change again.  DD's due date changed 3 times!

DD is a beautiful 4 year old - such an easy pregnancy.  Fatigue, and that was it!

After trying for about 11 months last year, I found out I was pregnant in January.  First u/s looked great, then I started spotting at 10 weeks.  The doctor confirmed a MMC around 5-6 weeks, and that I was almost septic.  I had a D&C that same day, March 16.

I got my BFP at 8DPO (yeah, I was testing EARLY!), but I just had a feeling.  I'm in the danger zone (as I think of it), so I'm hoping to get to my next visit in 3 weeks and get great news.  My Doctor (who has been great!) did an early u/s last week, and we saw the heartbeat!  I hope this one sticks!

{{Hugs}} to all of you and your rainbow babies!

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Posted 09/25/2012
My first three pregnancies were a breeze. So, when we miscarried or 4th in July of 2011 we were surprised. Shortly after that loss we were pregnant, due May 2012. Because of the miscarriage they tested my progesterone levels and decided to supplement. Except for my car accident around Thanksgiving, it was a fairly uneventful pregnancy until I woke up at 35 weeks not really feeling him move. He was stillborn April 19th due to a blood clot in the cord and the placenta was small. They tested and found I have MTHFR. He was perfect healthy... Anyway, we are expecting this peanut April 23rd next year. Excited, nervous, and terrified all at once... Praying everyday that we get healthy living babies that we get to see grow old. :-)

Me (34) DH (34), Married Dec '05

DD1 Nov '06, DD2 June '08, DS1 Dec '10, Angel Boy April '12

Expecting our rainbow April 23, 2013

Posted 09/28/2012
Hi ladies! Congrats to all of you! Im not good with acronyms and don't use many message boards so please help me and be patient :) My hubby and i lost our baby at 11 weeks gestation. In January
Posted 09/29/2012

Hi... congrats to all of you!

I am currently pregnant with my rainbow... my EDD is 4/19/2012, but my little tadpole will actually arrive a few weeks earliar due to the classical s-section I had with my first son.

I had my son Noah at 25 weeks due to severe complications I was having during my entire pregnancy. He passed away 4/22/11 in the NICU.

Melodie & Michael

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Posted 09/21/2012
I LOVE my gDiapers. I've tried just about every cloth diaper available and g's are by far my favorite. I love having way less diapers to wash everyday, I get use only 2-3 covers per day. I have never once had a leak, and that's saying something with the explosive poops LO has. Almost every pocket or AIO has leaked for me at some point. Yes, the poop gets onto the liner almost every time, but that's the point of the liner, to contain the mess. Never once has poop gotten on the cover either. We've been using them on and off for the past 7 months and exclusively for the past 4 months. I seriously just love them so much and I really don't understand why so many people have problems with them. I think part of it is making sire you have the correct fit and you aren't fastening the diaper too tight or loose. And also making sure the liner is flush against vaby
Posted 09/21/2012
Ah didn't mean to post yet. But making sure the liner is flush against baby's skin. Their customer service is also great and so helpful.
Posted 09/21/2012
Also, I think some people don't like them because if you're using the disposable insert they feel like you aren't really cloth diapering. But like someone else said I feel like there's mostly hate for gDiapers on bbc for some reason, there's many other communities where they're very widely accepted.
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I was really annoyed g-diapers aren't mentioned on the cloth diaper board. When they are people say they seem "complicated"! I bought a pair of g's and a bag of the biodegradable inserts (among other brands of cloth to try out). The g's fit my infant the best. They're the most versatile. I thought it would be hard to flush a g-insert but it was too easy and too cool. What turns people off is the price of these flushable inserts. But if you use prefolds, the covers/lingers become like all other covers! Also, I think many just prefer to buy all the different designs that pockets or other brands offer. Well, glad I found the g-dipe community! I know I'm buying another pair of g's! I also noticed people prefer grovia and likely because they resemble other pockets IMO.

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Posted 10/02/2012

I really wanted to love gDiapers, but they just aren't really working out for our family.  My son soaks through the cloth in just one pee!  We had leaks, too, but we got those figured out with the correct fit.  He doesn't soak through the gRefills, but those are more expensive per diaper than regular disposables.  Doubling up the cloth inserts made it way too bulky -- we ended up with leaks and his clothes didn't really fit!  Our daycare will do gDiapers, which is one of the big reasons I was all about them.  But in order to keep my sanity I had to put them aside for awhile.  My son spits up quite a bit, too, so all of the laundry was driving me insane ... and I'm not even back to work yet!  I may pull them back out and try them again, but we'll see.  I'm glad they work for a lot of other people, though!  gDiapers are such a neat concept!

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Posted 10/04/2012
I used them with DD (who is now PT). They were OK. Not as trim as advertised because only one cloth insert was nowhere near enough for her. I started using Flips and pockets towards the end with her which were just as bulky but worked better. I didn't dislike gs, just thought there are better out there. I think if you use the flushables, they are a great system. I don't have that kind of money. So my next kid will be in bGs and Flips.

The good thing is I spent about $200 on my stash (mostly gently used, some new--not including inserts, I'm still using those) and I have been selling them. I just finished and my ROI (after shipping) is $120. Not too shabby! So the good news is gs have decent resale value :)

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Alexis, 2/09

Justin, 1/13

Posted 10/12/2012
I loved g'a from birth to 18 months. They were nearly all we used. It was great because we could use the same I can't prefolds from birth to nearly potty learning. However...at 18 month DS had a crazy growth spurt and ended up in the 90th percentile for height and the 25th for weight. Medium g's were too short in the rise and large g's were too big in the legs. Both leaked so we switched to GrowVia for the last 6 month he was in diapers.

So, I can see where some mommas may not like them because of fit. Also, I have seen where the snaps leave red marks on baby. That can't feel good either, but DS never had that problem.

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Posted 10/18/2012
A lot has to do with the inserts. I love my g's but I'll be honest...I don't use gdiaper inserts. My son pees straight through them because they're so thin and he's a super heavy wetter. I actually quit using my g's because of that. But one day I decided to try my charcoal bamboo inserts and now I'm in love with my g's all over again and have gotten rid of every other type of diaper we own. :)

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Posted 02/08/2013
Birdy- I'm not talking about laundry, cleaning, bathing, loving, etc. that comes with a baby. Op specifically talked about a night nurse, which usually means both parents would be sleeping during the night and the nurse would be basically just feeding, changing and putting babynback to sleep. Regardless of working outside or inside the home during the day I would say that the moms do most of the night shifts because of breast feeding, pumping or whatever.

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Posted 02/08/2013

Personally, I think the idea of a night nurse is brilliant!  Many of my friends and family have sent their 3 month old babies off to daycare for 8+ hours every weekday, and I'm guessing most people wouldn't judge them for that!  To have help who could feed and rock my infant a few times a night so that I could have more energy with them during the day - brilliant!  If it's not for you and your family, don't do it, but I would jump at the chance if our finances allowed.

Posted 02/08/2013
Yikes! Prickly post.

We hired a night nurse w both children and will do so with this one as well. I paid $20/hr and gave her a lil bonus bc she was so awesome. My husband wouldn't help past 10 pm bc of his twelve hour days at the office. I nursed. It's not a full nights sleep but u do get more rest. I would have the night nurse change the baby and bring them to me for a ten minute feed then she would stay up w them if necessary. I loved it especially after csection. She came for two weeks w first and four w second. My first was real easy but I didn't know what I was doing and my second was colicky and had trouble sttn for a loooong time. Price prolly depends on where you live - we are in NYC. Good luck
Posted 02/08/2013

Oh, and I'm a little bit amazed by the posters who have husbands who help with baby just as much as mom does; that's just not the case here.  I'm a SAHM so a lot of the child care goes to me, during the day and at night.  After all, if LO has a rough night, I really can catch a nap at some point during the day - DH can't.  When I've had somewhere to be on the evenings or weekends, DH is great with LO and she adores him, but primary baby care around here, as well as housework, cooking, etc, falls with me.  It works for our family.

Posted 02/08/2013
So I'm just assuming that all you ladies that think this is horrible and giving this poor woman such a hard time never use a babysitter? You must not ever have someone else watch your baby. You must all be stay at home Moms that think anyone who uses a nanny or babysitter is a bad mom, right? Because what she is looking for is a nanny at night, how is that so incredibly different than a nanny all day? If you can be a stay at home Mom and never need any help that is awesome but I bet you wouldn't give someone such a hard time who was looking for a day nanny!
You don't know her situation so stop with the judgement!
Posted 02/08/2013

we should really be more supportive of one another. The judginess and self-righteousness is really not benefitting anyone. people have different needs and circumstances, every baby is different (some harder to nurse than others, some colicky, some gaseous, etc) and we should try to be understanding of that. it doesn't make anyone any less of a mother if they want extra help. i'm disappointed that there are fellow mommies to be on this board who can't see this and just let the judgment come raining down just because their methods and experiences differ. and how else are we all supposed to feel like we can come onto this board and ask honest questions if we have to fear that others are going to just criticize and judge us? gentle, constructive criticism with a heart to help and uplift a person is one thing...

Posted 02/08/2013
You know what I'd rather have than a night nurse? A morning maid! She could come over at 5, start by making ods lunch, get yds going when he gets up, wakes ods, makes the family a healthy breakfast, makes sure all kids are dressed, and either drives ods to school or preps the car for me (ie: snow removal, loading whatever I need). THAT is waay more useful to me than someone who I'm paying to basically sit around and wait for Lo to wake up.. I can totally deal with waking in the night to snuggle my baby (and I have bottle fed one and ebf the other) and put him back to sleep. It's the crazy hectic running around in the morning that I could really use an extra set of hands for!!

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{Elliot}2011 {Lydia} Due June 1st 2013!

Posted 02/08/2013
20/hr sounds really cheap to me.
not sure we will have one (very unlikely but we dont discard anything! never say never!)
Posted 02/08/2013
OP, yes, you ARE responsible for feeding your twins 24 hours a day. Surprise!! Welcome to motherhood.

The newborn period is a time for bonding and getting to know your child. I think a night nurse is a horrible idea.

And just because some of us disagree with OP does not make us "nasty." This is a public forum. We all have differing POVs.

OP, unfortunately for you, you have been blessed with twins. Poor you, no sleep. This is motherhood and you signed up for it.

At times, motherhood is exhausting, challenging, tiring, and messy but, it is beautiful and it is worth it.

I cannot wait to snuggle my newbie 24 hours a day (and night).
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I do not understand the big deal.  I know lots of people who used night nurses during the first few weeks and they are perfectly bonded with their babies.  I live in Portland, Oregon and many of the doula agencies offer night time service for after the baby has arrived.

I am debating between spending the money on a labor doula or a night doula following the birth.  I know that I am a much happier mother when I get some sleep.  I would still nurse, but could at least sleep in between.

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I'm due in two months and I'm starting to look into cloth diapers as I feel they would be a better solution for my LO bum (and hopefully environment and our pockets in the long run). I am just overwhelmed with the soooo many different choices. I think I might go for the AIO just cos they sound easier, but I was wondering what are the extra essential accessories needed? How would you wash them? Some people told me you can put them in a wet bag and throw them as they are (in the wetbag?) in the washing machine along with the special detergent.. is it true? Do they get clean like that? Thanks for who has the time to link/give me some more info. :)

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I've never heard of washing things still in the wet bag but you can wash your wet bag with your dipes. Maybe that is what they meant. Anyway you can use any main stream detergent as long as there is no fabric softener. A lot of mommies here use reg tide. Also I would start with one or two of a few different kinds of diapers, you might decide you like pockets better then aios, or even prefolds. I bought my first dipes off eBay for cheap to try it out. I have also gotten a lot off of bbc cd swap. I'm beginning to realize I like different dipes for different circumstances and I'm glad I didn't buy all one kind.

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Is anyone making a music play list for the birth? I didn't have one last time, and it may be nice to have one this time, but not so sure what to put.... I just thought that having "Push It" by Salt N Peppa would be pretty hilarious while pushing.... However, I would not actually put that on there. May as well ask if there are any other silly songs that would be amusing to have on a play list just for fun. ^_^

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I don't think it's worth the time.  I found labor so intense that I didn't notice anything around me (I did go natural so it may be different with medication).  There was a TV on in the birthing room and I can't even tell you what was on it but I remember it was on.

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Yeah, I don't know if it's worth if for me either. I was only in labor for 7 hours last time and I plan on going natural this time too. So I dunno.

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transmission vibration

I recenatly had the auto trans replaced in my '94 full size ford van. I had a trans shop replace the 3 speed auto with an overdrive automatic. I now have a vibration between 50 and 60 mph. If I let it shift from drive to OD between 50 and 60 it instantly starts vibrating. So it seems that the problem would not be the drive shaft or output yoke. Is the torque converter and the flex plate and ring gear supposed to be balanced to each other? When they put in the OD trans they said they put in a new torque converter. I have had it back to the shop and they say there is nothing that they can do about the problem. One employee just says there is no vibration. At the bottom of the converter housing there is an inspection plate. It looks like you can unbolt the converter, rotate the engine until the bolt holes line up again and bolt it in place. Would the converter drop down if unbolted? Would rotating the converter and bolting it in a new place possibly affect the balance? I am thinking that this may increase or reduce the vibration. I don't know waht to do and the trans shop doesn't either. Sign me "all shook up in Phoenix"

  • edited January 2008
    Does it feel like you are driving over rumble strips at the side of the interstate?
  • edited January 2008
    Yes, slightly similar to that. No vibration if I keep it in high at 50 to 60 and don't let it go into overdrive.
  • edited February 2008
    If this vibration were a balance problem at the flex plate and torque converter, you would have the vibration whenever the engine was turning at high RPM -- even without driving. I am not sure if you have a lockup torque converter in this transmission. If you do it might be a problem with the TCC or its control circuit.
  • edited February 2008
    Rumble-strip is often used to describe TC lockup shudder that can be caused by old fluid or bad lockup clutch material. Are you sure it is an 3 to 4 shift or is it the TC lockup you are feeling? I suspect, however, management problems. I don?t know what trans was used in ?94. That was within a couple of years of when Ford was shifting from the aod to aode (e=electronic) transmission for some light truck and full-size sedan applications. I don?t know anything about 3-speed. I thought that was over before then. If the shop did not know what it was doing, there could be lots of problems caused by the wrong signals being sent to the transmission.

    I suggest you find a Ford truck board if you get no joy here. There are often lots of people that know what transplants are practical and how to do them. Factory-trained techs often don?t have this knowledge because they just don?t try to do this kind of stuff. I would hope that your shop tried something that was in the realm of possible and advisable, but I have fear.

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    The converter will not drop down if you remove the inspection cover and remove the torque coverter bolts. They should be match marked but who knows. Just mark it so you can put it back the same way; just in case.

    Just curious. Which engine do you have? There are a number of engine options and they all use different harmonic balancers/flexplates/converters.
    The 5.0 even has 2 different balancers (28 and 50 oz.) available depending on year and application.

    Normally, that rumble strip vibration is a torque converter shudder and fresh fluid (Mercon V) will cure it or in some cases a new converter is needed. Since they say they put in a new converter what is the story behind the transmission?
    Is this trans an early non-electronic AOD? What year? New, rebuilt, or used transmission?
    I'm assuming this swap was done to improve fuel economy.

    The details behind the balancers/flexplates/converters are pretty fuzzy to me so you might consider fishing around on the net this weekend for more detailed info.
    I ran into an early Ford AOD trans swap vibration problem many years ago but I just don't remember the details behind it. Seems like a late 70s OD transmission was not working well with a late 80s V-8 and had a subtle, but chronic, vibration in it.
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    The engine is the 300 inch six. The van only has 54k miles on it. The replacement trans and TC are a rebuilt non electronic aod. I wish I had a tach so I could search for the vibration in other gears (or nuetral) than OD. The vibration doesn't seem to be noticible except in OD between 50 and 60 mph.
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    Have someone do a check of the line pressure when this vibration occurs. The AOD uses a throttle valve pressure to adjust line pressure. Make sure that the linkage to the throttle is adjust correctly. It is possible that the retrofit did not produce the correct adjustment of the throttle valve setting. It sounds like you might be getting slippage in the overdrive band that goes away as the engine speed or throttle openning increases.

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    I don't know about slippage. between 50 and 60 the vibration is there whether accelerating, steady speed, or coasting-slowing down with the gas off. I guess I will take it back to the trans shop and tell them to keep it until it is fixed. First I have to come up with some alternative transportation.
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    The dollar meandered in fairly light pre-holiday trade on Tuesday, though ended mostly lower versus major currencies. EUR-USD made its way to highs over 1.3570 after finding support into 1.3520, as USD-JPY again failed to test 102.00, and fell toward 101.20 on paring of long positions. Cable rallied out of 1.6140 to come up just shy of 1.6200, as USD-CHF dipped back under 0.9100. On the data front, housing prices increased a bit more than forecast, though softer consumer confidence weighed some on the greenback. For many U.S. players, Wednesday will mark month end, as many books are in the process of closing for the year. As a result, order driven moves in a low liquidity environment may result in some choppy price action for the remainder of the week.

    [EUR, USD]
    The dollar perked up following the firmer house price data. EUR-USD eased to 1.3525 from 1.3545, though found good buying interest into 1.3520. The softer consumer confidence print ruined dollar bull's day however, as the pairing marched to highs of 1.3572 after the London close. There was more dovish ECB speak from Coeure during the London morning session, who repeated that cutting the deposit rate is an option. ECB officials have been vocal since the ECB cut rates, but EUR has not sustained lower levels and looks poised to threaten 1.3600 in due course.

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    USD-JPY attempted and failed another run to the topside in early trade. The pairing peaked at 101.65 before running out of steam. The dollar turned a bit lower on the move under 101.35, which had held up on several occasions since yesterday. Stale longs apparently threw in the towel on the latest move, after the pairing had failed to test the 102.00 region. This has resulted in intra day lows of 101.22. Another layer of bids is noted at 101.00, though stops are likely under the figure.

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    Cable pushed back over 1.6190. Intra-day accounts that were playing the range bought ahead of support at 1.6130, which limited EUR-GBP's small rally into 0.8400. The cross should still meet demand on dips and bids are anticipated from 0.8350 to 0.8330 in the coming sessions. Cable looks poised for a period of sideways action while resistance at 1.6250-60 holds, though the underlying trend is still looking good for another topside test in the coming sessions. Note, the earlier call by a U.S. bank to go short has not had much impact today, which may give some optimism for GBP bulls.

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    CHF was a touch easier intra-day, taking EUR-CHF back over 1.2325 and USD-CHF back over 0.9130. Ranges remained narrow, but local names saw last Friday's EUR-CHF move to two-week lows of 1.2285 as a buying opportunity, leaving 1.2280 stops intact. CHF-JPY, which has been buoyant of late, pulled back from a new 23-year high of 112.13 in early Europe to trade back at 111.65 as profit taking went through. Switzerland voted on Sunday on a proposal that would have limited executive pay to 12 times that of the lowest paid. 65.3% voted against the plan, which was widely expected.

    [USD, CAD]
    USD-CAD rallied out of 1.0520 on its way to highs of 1.0558, where it was said to have run into a band of offers up to 1.0570. Barrier options remain in place at 1.0600, and will likely be defended into their reported Wednesday expiry. In the meantime, range trade looks set to continue, with corporate bids seen from 1.0520 to 1.0500. The pairing did ease back to 1.0540 in light afternoon trade.

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From: (Norman Ramsey)
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Date: 14 Feb 1996 21:21:36 -0500
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Purdue University
References: 96-02-143
Keywords: yacc, parse

Dan Weinlader <> wrote:
  >Suppose I wish to allow
  >the user to enter 8 5 and have it parsed as 8*5, how do I do that?
  >I have tried:
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  > | ...
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  >but that produces shift/reduce conflicts. The problem is not precedence,
  >but associativity, right? So how do I tell Yacc (Bison to be exact) what
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I like what the SML/NJ people did: simply treat an expression as a
sequence of identifiers and resolve ambiguity at the semantic level
using a simple operator-precedence algorithm. Something of the sort
is more or less necessary because ML supports dynamic changes in
`fixity', precedence and associativity. Anyway, in your
operator-precedence algorithm, if you see non-operator in the input
and a non-operator on the stack you simply insert a * operator and
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Snapseed features creep into Google+ for Android app

The image editing section of the Google+ app for Android now includes some filters and editing options from the Snapseed editing app.

Google has launched an update for its Google+ for Android app, and that's good news for all mobile photographers with Android devices. Most of the new features are imaging-related and make Google+ a more powerful image editing, storing and sharing platform. Vic Gundotra, VP Engineering at Google, shared some detail about the update on his Google+ profile:

Non-destructive photo editing across devices

Starting today you can start your edits on one device, and continue (or start over) on another. This means you can backup full-resolution photos from your desktop, edit them in seconds on your phone, then add some finishing touches from your tablet. (And you can revert to your originals at any time!) The technical term for this experience is non-destructive editing in the cloud, and we think you'll really enjoy it.

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In addition to search, there’s now another way to find your photos fast. Just swipe through your photos in the ‘All’ view, and look for the scroll bar on the right. Dragging the scroll bar up or down will quickly move you forwards or backwards in time.

It's good to see Google integrate more Snapseed functionality into Google+, after having acquired Nik Software, the German makers of Snapseed, in 2012. Snapseed is still one of the most powerful mobile editing apps out there. Combining some its features with the new non-destructive editing and the Dropbox-style automated image upload that has been a part of the Google+ app for some time could turn the Google+ app into a one-stop shop for mobile photographers (at least for those who share their images on Google+).

Under the All tab you can see all your images, whether in the cloud or on one of your devices, consolidated in one image stream.

We hope the new features will come to the iOS Google+ app sometime soon, too, but for now the upgrade is gradually rolling out to Android users. It hasn't arrived on my phone yet, so I have not yet had a chance to test it but let us know what you think in the comments If you've received the update on your Android device already.

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That's a good step but completely useless as there are no android phones with anything even close to a colour accurate screen. Samsung screen looks so over saturated and the rest aren't much better.

Look the positive side, this will certainly devour the Adobe CC for many people. And this will be a good thing for all concerned who do not want Adobe and feed this monster. All a matter of time.

Come on many times, and in how many different ways, do we have to tell you we don't want to use G+?

No one is forcing you to use G+, but personally I don´t see the problem since you get crazy good services for FREE from it and one of the best photography communitys on the internet on G+.

So suck it up and enjoy their free awesome service or ýou know, use snapseed since it does the same thing without the need of a g+ account...

Ever since Google bought Nik I've thought, "They're going after Adobe." Pretty soon Google photo tools like Google + with Picasa will be more powerful and competitive with Lightroom. For photography enthusiasts Lightroom has the edge for now, but Picasa and Google + are improving and becoming increasingly attractive to photography enthusiasts. Meanwhile Adobe's subscription based licensing is driving away some long-time customers. I still can't imagine leaving Lightroom, but I'm keeping an eye on Google. For people who don't need some of Lightroom's more powerful features, and who just want Snapseed like features and a free way to organize and share photos that look great online... why wouldn't they use Google +? Oh yeah, because all their friends and family are on Facebook ;-)

Agreed. Nik was (is) probably the most used plugin among professionals, but it is destructive with LR, which is horrible.

Is it possible to view albums in alphabetical order yet?! Until they can get simple things right, I'd rather stick with the default gallery app...

Many of these same features are in the regular gallery app in KitKat on android. Always find the comments about why all Google app features don't appear on iOS interesting. Still waiting for iTunes/iMessage/facetime/etc to show up on android.

Lars Rehm

well, the difference between Apple and Google in this respect is that Google chooses to make its services available to iOS users. Once you've made that decision it probably makes little sense to then go away and create a sub-standard product.

Am I the only one that wants Google to partner with Apple? What a great combination!

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This is cool, but will it be available to iPhone customers?

Very slick with new adjustment capabilities. Now if Google+ could just handle RAW files.....

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One woman said she saw her husband approach, felt him kiss her on the cheek and heard his voice telling her that he loved her. Most are not that clear. One woman told me that she had wanted to plant flowers at her husband’s grave. The cemetery’s policies did not permit this and she was quite upset. However, when she visited his grave in the spring, buttercups had popped up all over. It seemed that even if she could not plant flowers, there was no rule against nature providing them! I know a man whose wife’s grave had the grass fill in everywhere, except for a perfect heart shape that remained bare. Signs…they come in all forms.

There are four steps to receiving signs from your loved one:

  • First you must notice it. If you walk by and are not aware of those pennies being placed in your path, you may miss the message.
  • Secondly, you must recognize it as a sign. As one grieving mom told me, the white dove that flew around her tree every afternoon at 2:00 p.m. was a message from her daughter (not just a bird of habit).
  • Third, you must interpret it. What does this mean? I was walking with a new widow when we almost stepped upon a large beetle. It was unusual to see this type of bug in my area and it was not moving when she nudged it with her cane. I did some research and found out that in ancient Egyptian times the beetle or scarab was thought to represent the transition of the soul from life into death.

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Comment by Nancy Weil on June 11, 2012 at 7:23am

Phyllis, What a wonderful story. I hope you do receive a sign from your son, but even if you don't, rest assured that he is still around you.

Comment by Phyllis Estes on June 9, 2012 at 7:15pm

After my Father died, many members of my family got a visit from a redbird..the same day.  Of course it took us a few days to connect our stories, to the same day, around the same time..etc.  My Mother saw it first at her sliding glass window..just sitting there.  My daughter reported her sightning next, which may have been the same bird, because they live next to each other.  My sister saw a redbird in another city close by..the same day.  I saw it the same day an hour away from my Mothers' home.  The redbird was my Fathers' favorite bird.

So..we decided to put one on his grave, a big ceramic one.  We placed it there, and went back to change his flowers a couple of days later.  When we put it there initially, it was facing toward the foot of his grave, when we went back it was facing toward the head of his grave!  We were all amazed, excited, just all talking at once.  We did, however, agree on the fact my Father did it.  I have now a great fondness of redbirds..needless to say!  Whenever we see one, and we still do, we just say, "There is Daddy again, letting us know he is with us, and he is okay."

I hope my son Chad gives us a sign soon.  He recently passed, and we are waiting.  We are certainly open to it!  "Signs" really are there, and we just have to see them, and accept them as "real."

Thanks for this article Nancy.  I love telling my story of the wonderful "Redbird."

Comment by Barbara Brizius on May 18, 2012 at 11:24pm

Thank you. I truly hope I can receive a sign from my brother. I started keeping a journal of sorts. I am now trying to transpose from handwritten to computer and to organize them. In reading I had forgotten that I was not the only one who received signs from my son. We [5 siblings] have always been close, but only a few are open to messages/signs. My oldest brothers widow had a dream that her husband, deased daughter [5 1/2 yo] and my son were standing at end of her bed. Her husband walked over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Then my son did the same [he always loved her]. Then she said she woke up; but it felt like it was more than just a dream.

I guess it's all in how you believe. I have no doubt that my brother will come around at some point; I hope I will recognize it.

Comment by Nancy Weil on May 18, 2012 at 7:48am

Barbara, What a beautiful post about your son. I am sure you have been a ray of hope for others as they are newly bereaved. I am sure your son and your brother will continue to let you know that they are still around you.

Comment by Barbara Brizius on May 17, 2012 at 10:40pm

My son died Jan 8 2004. He was playing with a pistol and, though he thought it was unloaded, it was not and he was shot in the head. He was 18. Since a week after he died, every so often I receive signs from him that he is ok. That he is still around and looking in on me. My older son feels him around as well. Little signs and larger just have to be open to them.

I recently lost a brother to cancer. He finally asked me about my son and the things I experienced since his death. I think it helped him prepare for his own death, as he stated he hoped he would get to see my son.

I still wake up in the night and look at the telephone. Every parent is terrified of it happening, and no parent should ever have to experience it. I found healing in writing. I sometimes write letters to my son, I sometimes just write my feelings. It does not matter what the subject matter. It has helped me so much. I never thought I would make it thru the first month, let alone the first year. Here it is, now 8 years later and I've finally realized "I'm still here'. I still remember every dark feeling I went thru, and yes it still hurts.

But we decided instead of grieving on his 'death day' we go out and find something fun to do - in celebration of his life. Go Cart racing, movies, lazer tag, etc. It helps us smile thru our tears, if only for that one day.

And both my older son and I can feel Mitchell with us.

Comment by Nancy Weil on April 30, 2012 at 7:28am

Melanie, I am so sorry for your loss. Please do not take it personally if you have yet to receive a sign that they are okay. Sometimes they come to others or they do come to you and you don't realize it.  There are so many subtle ways they let you know that they are with you and even if you don't get a sign, you can still take comfort in knowing that they are with you always and that the love you shared will never end.

Comment by Melanie Stracner on April 28, 2012 at 10:52am

I ask for signs from my recently passed long time boyfriend and from my dad who past 20 years ago, we were best friends, but I never receive anything and I am always looking.  I feel very hurt by this.  Other people have gotten signs from them but why not me???  I loved them so much, they were my whole world and now they are gone and I am left here alone; it's not fair

Comment by Nancy Weil on March 6, 2012 at 7:55am

What beautiful signs your husband has given to your family. Our loved ones want us to know that they are fine and that they are watching out over us.  While not everyone gets signs as strong as you have, you illustrate why you must be open and aware when a sign is shown.  I know someone who had a blank text message from her husband months after he died show up on her phone.  As difficult as it is to not have those we love around us physically, it is so comforting to know they are still around us through our connection of love.

Comment by Wilela Trip on March 3, 2012 at 9:17pm

I asked my husband, who was dying of pancreatic cancer, if he could, would he send me a sign that he was OK.  He agreed.  Then when he was in the hospital, within a couple of hours of dying, I reminded him about it.  He shook his head yes.  About the sixth day after he died I was looking at my facebook page and it said I had a message from my husband on June 19th, three days after he died, but the message was blank.  My grandson was over and he thought he could get the message another way.  So he took me to a page that I had to type the two words to prove that I was a human being and not a computer.  The words that came up was something that didn't make sense and heaven.  I was astonished.  I had a blank message from Brian and the word I had to type was heaven.  I took that as my answer that I wanted.  There are thousands of words in those programs, what's the odds that heaven would come up for me?

#2 - My daughter has a tree in her yard that is 19 years old and was dug out of a ditch by her father.  When he dug it,it was fall and it had beautiful colours of floresent orange.  Never has it been colourful again in the fall. This year about four months after my husband died, it was beautiful again, of course much larger, and floresent orange!  She took that as a sign from her father that he is around.

#3  My other daughter had a dream and in that dream my mother was talking to her.  She told her to not worry about her Dad, he was in heaven with my parents and they were taking good care of him.  My mother knew that our second daughter was taking her Dad's death hard and came to console her.  She knew she had a sign that her Dad was OK.

#4 - Our only granddaughter for 12 years had a sign from her Grandpa who thought the world of her.  She was his favourite and she still sat on his knee until she was 18.  At the cemetery, all the grandchildren let blue balloons go to the sky as a symbol that he was free from his illness and pain.  About 5 months later, our granddaughter was driving home from work and it was foggy, so foggy she could hardly see where she was going.  From out of nowhere a blue balloon was in front of her car and it stayed there till she got home and then disappeared as fast as it appeared.  She took that as a sign that he was leading her home and looking out for her.  She cried about 3 days after that.

#5 - My friend was on facebook and she noticed a message from me.  While she was reading it, my husband's picture came on the monitor and came to rest right beside me and stayed there.  She called me to tell me about it and to tell me that this means that he will always be by my side to guide me and protect me.  That was a day of crying!

So, was this all our vivid imaginations, or was this really signs from my husband, Brian?  What do you think?

Comment by Donna Lundgren on February 27, 2012 at 5:19pm

My dad passed away in July of 2011. Before his passing, he told me of a woodpecker that visited a tree in his yard frequently. After he passed, I moved into his house. The day after we moved in,  the woodpecker was "knocking" on a tree. I haven't seen or heard the bird since. I have a woodpecker decoration that hangs on the wall that I've had for a long time. That is my constant reminder of my dad, he made sure I would never forget.

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