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How The New Porsche 911 Is Putting An End To Aquaplaning With 'Wet Mode'
By Jenna Crawford - February 5, 2019
The new Porsche 911 (992 Series) is finally here, and the eighth generation of this classic car has plenty to offer Porsche lovers around the world. However, the German engineers haven't just upped their game when it comes to looks and power. This tech-heavy Porsche 911 has something else that could be rather interesting… Wet Mode.
The New Porsche 911
Experts have a lot of good things to say about the 992 Series Porsche 911, with many saying that this is still the benchmark sports car out there. Although not much has changed aesthetically, with Porsche saying they wanted to keep the retro and classic style, there is a lot going on in the inside. Some of the most significant changes have come in the technology that the German manufacturers seem to have packed the new Porsche 911 with, including thermal imaging night vision, frameless, floating instrument displays, and their new Wet Mode.
What Is Wet Mode?
Nobody likes the feeling of aquaplaning, especially not in a car as powerful as a Porsche. However, it seems as though that could soon be a thing of the past if you invest in the new 911. The system can both detect and react to wet roads, using acoustic sensors to listen out for the amount of spray coming off the road, and telling you when to turn Wet Mode on. Once activated, the stability systems work together to stop your car from skidding or sliding about all over the place, when the roads are wet. Porsche have also admitted that their new technology can be useful for snow, too.
Expanding The Range
However, it's not just the 992 Porsche that is set to have Wet Mode. According to the manufacturers, we could be seeing this clever safety feature in the new 718 Cayman, the Boxster twins, and perhaps even the Panamera in the future. Ultimately, Porsche could put an end to aquaplaning – and the accidents that happen from sliding on wet roads – for good.
It may not be the most exciting feature of one of the world's best sports cars, but it is an impressive step forward in safety tech from Porsche. It could also save a few lives!
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What's not to love about The Food Network's long-running show, Barefoot Contessa? Now in its 26th season, the series made Ina Garten a household name… only, she was already a star before the show even aired.
Despite having no formal training in the food industry, Garten has managed to become one of the most popular female chefs in the culinary world. Join us as we take a look at the life of Garten. It's certainly been a wild ride full of laughter, luck and a sprinkling of celebrity.
You might think that Garten inherited her love of cooking from her mom, but that wasn't the case. Ina's mother, Florence, did the exact opposite. Fearful that her daughter wouldn't make the most of her education, she kept her out of the kitchen and encouraged her to study.
Florence was a self-proclaimed intellectual who wanted her daughter to follow in her footsteps, but instead, Ina had more of her father's characteristics. His love of socializing had more of an effect on her than her mother's determination for Ina to follow an academic path. We all know who won out.


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1. What is the purpose of the audit?
The purpose of the audit is to evaluate the excellence of any organization's disability management program and to provide suggestions for improving it.
2. Who developed the audit?
The audit was developed at a cost of $2.5 million, and is administered through the International Disability Management Standards Council Secretariat, based in Victoria, BC, Canada. Designed by a broad group of government, provider, business and labour organizations, the audit is unique in that it requires consensus between workers and management whenever it is administered. It was developed after a global review of best practices in disability management which involved contributions from Canada, the United States, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the International Labour Organization.
3. Who would want to take the audit?
It's the law. In many countries, employers are legally required to assist employees back to work.
It's good business. Work accidents cost billions of dollars each year in direct and indirect costs. For companies, disability costs can be expensive, typically in the range of $2 million per year per 1,000 workers. Effective disability management has been shown to reduce these costs by 30 to 50 percent.
It's the right thing to do. Effective disability management programs allow individuals who acquire a disabling condition to continue to work and avoid lives of poverty.
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Cost varies with the size and scope of the operation. The cost can often be recouped almost immediately. Even minor improvements in disability management programs, suggested as a result of the audit, typically can lead to significant savings in short- and long-term disability costs.


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4 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently
Many people believe that creative geniuses are specially gifted – a product of inborn talent, privilege, or the right alignment of the stars. The truth is that there's no such thing as a creative or non-creative person. There are only people who tap into their creativity and those who don't. Creative people have habits and a mindset that lead to success. Find out what they do differently. (Estimated reading time: 5 minutes)
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."
One of my favorite paintings is "The Coronation of Napoleon" by Jacques-Louis David, a 19th-century French painter who followed the neoclassical style. David was commissioned by Napoleon to add a spotlight on the royal spectacle.
The painting depicts Napoleon's coronation ceremony at Notre-Dame de Paris. It's imposing dimensions of almost 33 feet wide and 20 feet tall baffles the mind. On a sunny day in Paris, bright light shone through the glass ceiling and onto the painting, bringing the vivid hues of the art back to life. I took a seat on the bench in front of it and marveled at its mastery. Among the thousands of works of art in the Louvre, this piece struck a chord with me.
The artist's attention to every minute detail, from the ripples in the fabric worn by Empress Josephine, to the facial expressions of the court and religious officials is extraordinary.
While David may have had a natural talent for art, what made him different from others was his mindset and the passion he had for his work. That is, ultimately, what separates the masters from the amateurs.
You might say that you could never reach that level of proficiency, but that's far from the truth. Most of us think this way because we're made to believe that creative geniuses are specially gifted. We see exceptional creative talent as elusive and inaccessible – a product of inborn talent, privilege, or the right alignment of the stars.
It doesn't help that once we leave school, a place where we were encouraged to play, color, paint, and sculpt in class, we lose that sense of creativity to fit into societal norms. When we have an innovative idea that seems abstract and doesn't provide immediate monetary gain, the people around us are quick to shoot it down.
This way of thinking traps us into mediocrity and prevents us from unleashing our creative potential. Our brains are the result of six billion years of evolution, and they're designed to make the rapid connections that lead to creative thinking. Without the intention and the drive to tap into this natural creative ability, it festers and leaves us unsatisfied.
There's no such thing as a creative or non-creative person. There are only people who tap into their creativity and those who don't.
In his seminal book 'Mastery,' author Robert Greene says:
"In the future, the great division will be between those who have trained themselves to handle these complexities and those who are overwhelmed by them — those who can acquire skills and discipline their minds and those who are irrevocably distracted by all the media around them and can never focus enough to learn."
There is no formula or direct route to creativity. It doesn't matter if you're painting, writing a song, or putting together a marketing campaign. But, some traits and attitudes are conducive to the creative process that exceptionally creative people consistently display.
Here are the four things that creative people do differently than others:
1. They are open and adaptable: When it comes to ideas, creative people are open-minded. They don't allow limitations and negativity to narrow their vision. They're also okay with changing course as they go, adapting to new circumstances that arise as they roll out their plans. For example, a creative legend like Walt Disney was comfortable with switching hats as a leader. One of his animators, Ollie Johnson, said, "there were three different Walts: the dreamer, the realist, and the spoiler. You never knew which one was coming into your meeting."
2. Their work ethic and focus are exceptional: Once highly creative people commit to a project, they do it with full gusto. They maximize productivity by developing a work ethic and schedule that allows them to churn out high-quality work consistently. On the surface, creative endeavors may seem fun and exciting, but a true artist knows that it actually involves a lot of work. There are no shortcuts, and they're prepared to roll up their sleeves and get to it.
3. They're curious about everything: Inspiration can come from anywhere if we stay tuned to our surroundings. Highly creative people always have their antennae up, ready to pick up on anything that could spark their imagination. It could be a conversation they overhear at a cafe, a song that they hear on the radio, or a news article that they read. They resist the natural urge to develop the tunnel vision that comes with age and try to maintain the pliable childlike spirit that is responsive and curious.
4. They use their imaginations to dream and envision: The imagination of a highly creative person is active and colorful. They use it daydream and imagine possibilities. These visions inspire and excite them, but it also enables them to decide whether or not their ideas can work. Like a dress rehearsal, they try ideas on for size before they take action.
When J.K. Rowling first had the idea for Harry Potter, she was waiting for a delayed train in Manchester. She spent the next five years scribbling on scraps of paper, creating masses of notes. During this time, she allowed her imagination to run wild and did not hold back. Later, she selected the parts that would make a great story.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, an expert on the creative process, said, "great art and great science involve a leap of imagination into a world that is different from the present. The rest of society often views these new ideas as fantasies without relevance to current reality."
That's why creativity is ultimately an act of rebellion. It is that so-called "fire in the belly" to prove to the world that what seems impossible can indeed be made possible.
Question for you: How do you engage your creative side? Why is it important to you?
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April says
I have always considered myself to be a creative person and the one point you outline that applies the most to me, in my eyes, is that creative people are curious about everything. This has always been the case for me and it still holds true now that I am an adult. I love experiencing new things, learning new things, and like to try new things- even if I end up not liking it or being good at it. The experience of trying it is a thrill for me. I guess it is this mentality and outlook that made it where I had visited 7 different countries by the time I was 22 years old 🙂
SelineShenoy says
Thanks for sharing April. Sounds like we both share a love for traveling. 🙂

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Managing breastfeeding
When breastfeeding doesn't work out
Deciding to breastfeed
Previous awareness of breastfeeding
Gathering information, making the decision & preparing for breastfeeding
Getting started with breastfeeding
The first breastfeed
Support from hospital staff
Positioning & attaching/latching the baby at the breast
The milk coming in
Sore nipples
The sensation of breastfeeding
Feeding patterns in the early days
Going home with a breastfed baby
What daily life is like with a breastfed baby
Breastfeeding during the night
Getting support for breastfeeding
Monitoring baby's growth
Dealing with difficult times
Impact of breastfeeding upon the mother
Changing family relationships with breastfed baby
Breastfeeding an older baby
Breastfeeding and working
Breastfeeding away from home
Variations of the breastfeeding experience
Emotional & psychological aspects of breastfeeding
Cultural aspects of breastfeeding
Medical conditions that could affect breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in special circumstances
When extra care is needed for mother and/or baby
Breastfeeding more than one baby
Weaning the baby from the breast
Introducing solid foods
Managing weaning including thoughts and feelings
Reflecting upon breastfeeding
Advice for pregnant mothers and new mothers
Comments for health professionals
Thinking about the wider breastfeeding environment
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Here we talk about the experiences of women who very much wanted to breastfeed but were unable to do so. This was either because of unresolved difficulties with feeding or for medical reasons. The reasons why breastfeeding had become impossible included:
Painful breastfeeding
Having had a caesarean section
Premature birth when the baby needed to spend time in an incubator
Latching problems including babies born with a cleft lip or palate
Ruth's first son was born prematurely and delivered by C section. While in the incubator he was fed through a tube with Ruth's expressed milk. She was advised to wait until he was stronger to start breastfeeding.
Married, two children ages 6 years and 7 months. Works full-time for a university. Ethnic background: White British.
So, still hadn't even got to the stage where I hadn't really even thought about the breastfeeding or, or attempting the breastfeeding because he was in the incubator and I wasn't allowed to hold him yet. So it was twenty fours afterwards before I actually got to have him out of the incubator and hold him and I did skin to skin contact and put him against my boob and all the rest of it but there was very little interest and it was just basically having a cuddle and I said, "Oh, you know he doesn't seem to be interested at all." And they said, "Oh well, you know, he's still very little and you know, we're tube feeding him and things like that.
Meanwhile, about sort of, twelve hours before, the midwives had come to me and said, "Well, you know do you want to start expressing some milk?" and to get the colostrum off and stuff like that. And so they'd given me a pump and shown me how to use the pump and I'd started producing colostrum which I'd pumped out and I'd started off producing quite a lot actually. A lot more than they were expecting initially and so from about twelve hours in, I, he was only getting my breastmilk. So he was getting my breastmilk, but he wasn't actually being breastfed and my, so I, he was being tube fed with my breastmilk. So I wasn't so worried and they kept saying to me, "Oh, don't worry, it'll be, it'll be a while, you know, he's a premature baby. Sometimes it takes them a little while to get the hang of it and all the rest of it." And, you know, while he was still in the incubator, I'd sort of thought, 'Well you know, I can understand him not really being at that stage to be able to do the feeding.'
But we tried the breastfeeding and the midwife came round and, and you know tried to, but I'm quite well endowed in the breast section and he was so tiny, it just didn't work. Size wise he was so tiny and my boobs were so big. Actually getting my boobs in to a position where he could get it in to his mouth, actually took three hands and at which stage he was just not, he just didn't understand the whole latching on process and just, you know, kept trying and you know presenting him with nipple. Doing all the things you'd seen in the books or been told to do and you know the midwife, they, they spent a little time with me. I didn't have too much help with the breastfeeding in the special care unit but and there was apparently a special care, a specialist breastfeeding nurse in the hospital and they booked me in to see her the following day so that we'd have another go and they just said, "Oh you know, keep taking him to breast and keep trying." And oh it was an absolute palava, so me and my husband fighting my boobs around this really tiny baby in his mouth and it just, he just didn't want to put my nipple in his mouth. Or he, he put it in but then just not know what to do with it at all. And this carried on for another three or four days. We had some sessions with, I had two sessions with the breast feeding, specialist breast feeding nurse, which went no better than our self, the ones we'd been doing ourselves or with the midwife and she, she just. He wasn't having any of it and they said, "Oh, he's too small, he's too little. He's too premature. When he gets a bit bigger, when he's come off the tube feeding and, you know, you've got him home, it'll be fine. Just keep expressing the milk."
The lengths of time women were able to breastfeed or to express their milk varied a lot and depended on individual circumstances, but ranged from two weeks to several months. Some women used an electric pump to express their milk – an experience that Ruth and Lizzie described as 'exhausting'. Ruth tried to breastfeed every time before bottle-feeding but her premature baby refused to breastfeed. Lizzie had such low milk supply that she spent much of her days and nights breastfeeding a baby who was always hungry, slept little and cried a lot. Jessy moved on to formula milk within the first month after the birth of both her children because - unknown to her at the time - she suffered from a condition known as "Raynaud's phenomenon of the nipple". Breastfeeding caused her nipples to crack and bleed to such an extent that it made breastfeeding a very painful experience (see Medical conditions that could affect breastfeeding).
Recently, Jessy learned that she has a condition called Raynaud's that could affect the nipples of lactating mothers. She talks about how it affected her when trying to breastfeed her children.
Ruth says that the health professionals' priority was for her to feed breastmilk to her baby. The use of an electric pump, every four hours for months, gradually made her feel exhausted.
He latched well but from the start she struggled to feed him because of low milk supply. Even correcting her baby's tongue-tie didn't help.-
On maternity leave, works full-time. Two children: ages 10 weeks and 8 years. She is divorced and lives with her partner.
I only recently discovered - I have problems with my tissue. My tissue doesn't heal as quick as it should. My blood doesn't flow, I have a circulatory problems and then it affects, as much as it affects my hands it affects my breast tissue which makes it really painful.
…I was using nipple shields, made of silicon - well, I used them a week after, after seven days just to give it a try because my, at the beginning, my aim was to be able to get him to latch and then I managed to get him to latch properly and then tried different, different position, the rugby ball, the front facing, sideways, every position possible until I found the one, the one that suitable for me that was the rugby ball. But then, I noticed that, that no matter what, how many massages I did, I gave to my breasts they were so sore. My nipples start, start cracking even when I, my, when I was continually keeping, keeping them with nipple cream, like Lanolin cream. I then, I noticed that they start bleeding and they would not stop bleeding the milk was, I tried to press the milk just to carry it, be, to carry on giving him milk [sighs] and the milk looked like strawberry milkshake, there was so much blood in that, I wasn't able to give him that neither. Then I try to just use the breast that was less damaged for a while and tried to let the other one heal. It, it seemed I was never, ever healing. And then it was that, that feeling of the fire, they were on fire, it was horrible. He felt like, every time they were out, I put him near my breast he felt like he was like a little shark or like a piranha [laughs] like just biting your breast, it was just oh. It was agony, agony, completely agony.
…No it took a while to heal actually. Like, even after when I, with the mastitis, the mastitis last two weeks. The nipples - I have to put these, the doctor look at them and say, "You might have thrush". So he gave me a cream for thrush. But then in, it was still the blood in the like, you know - it was all, it was all broken, completely broken. I didn't even, I could see it from above, I just promised myself not to look at it in the mirror because that would make me really freaked out [laughs].
The, the second time or both times?
Both times, but the first time I didn't, the first time I thought I was going to lose my nipple because the nipple was really coming apart from the breast and the second time it was just the skin was just completely broken and it was blood in my shirts like, I was literally dripping blood.
But this pump experience was just, I kept telling myself, 'It's only a short-term thing. It's going to be in the hospital.' Everybody says "You've got to give him breastmilk. He's a premature baby. He's been really sick, you know breastmilk is best. Breastmilk is best. You must give him breastmilk." So as far as the hospital and the nurses were concerned the priority wasn't me breastfeeding him, it was giving him breastmilk. So there was a lot of emphasis on keeping my milk supply going and my milk supply up, which meant that I had to pump every, I think it was a minimum of every four hours, all the way through the night and all the way through the day to keep the milk supply going because they said, "If you do it less than that, you're not going to keep your milk supply up for when he gets home and all the rest of it. You want to keep your milk supply up because you might get him breast, you will get him breastfeeding." There was no question at this stage where they said, "You might not be able to breastfeed him or it won't work." Everybody was trying to convince me, carry on pumping and you will be able to breastfeed him…
So I then took this very tiny little baby home sort after eleven days of being in the special care unit and the fun began [laughs]. So I was, I, my attitude to breastfeeding was that I've always thought I would breastfeed my babies. There was no question about it, I was very pro-breast feeding. I knew the benefits of it, I knew the literature. I'd read up on it, there was, I didn't agree with, you know, bottle feeding for the sake of bottle feeding. It was always going to be breast-fed. So with the troubles that I'd had in the hospital and the fact that he just wasn't breastfeeding and the most important thing was to give him breastmilk, so I took a pump home with me from the hospital. I hired one of these massive great big pump things and it's not one of your little hand held things. This is a big electronic thing that does a double pump business. It's like a milking machine, it is, I came to loathe the thing and it had a big stand and it stood in the corner of the room and every four hours out came the suction cups and you had to sterilise everything and clean it all down and then you know, it used to take about it used to take ten/fifteen minutes to prepare everything before you had to do the, do the expressing and then you plugged yourself in to this machine and I did. At night I used to double pump because I was just too fed up with it. Otherwise I'd just do one breast and hold the baby on the other side and give him cuddles and things like that but at night because I'm so tired I just used to do both boobs because if you didn't do both boobs you'd end up really sore and you risk mastitis and all the rest of it, so at night I did the double pumping. So you'd go and do the pumping for about half an hour and then you'd then have to feed the baby.
On maternity leave, works full-time for an international charity organisation. Married with a one eight-month-old baby son.
I think the, before I had my baby, I went to the, I think they're called "parenting skills classes" at the hospital. And I went to the one on breastfeeding. And actually what was quite interesting at that point is that there was the implication that you would kind of, as soon as you had that baby, you would be gushing buckets of milk. And it was sort of, you know, you wouldn't be able to hold back the tide. And it was, and the focus of these parenting classes were more around, "Should you breastfeed or not?" rather than, "Actually, this is how you do it." So yeah, but the implication was that milk would just come and you've actually almost got to stop it, you know. There was sort of, advise you on nipple pads and, actually, if you need to express because there's too much. And so I think in my head I was expecting there to be loads - of milk. And then in the hospital there just didn't seem to be anything coming out.
And they sort of said, "Well, it will take its time. You'll have this, the first—what is it called? "Colostrum"?
Colostrum.
Yeah. "You'll have that first bit coming through, which is a very different consistency to normal breastmilk. And it could take another two or three days for normal breastmilk to come through." So you're sort of going, "OK, well, I've just got to wait and see, really." And because I struggled with breastfeeding, I stayed in hospital for two nights. And then they kind of had to sort of throw us out, but I was completely distressed because, you know, my baby was, wasn't sleeping, it was constantly crying. But they're going, "Well, it's a baby, you know? It's scared to be out in the world. It's a baby." And I was sort of going, "But I can't see, you know, it doesn't seem to be happening." They were like, "But it will. It'll happen. It'll happen. It'll happen." And yeah, it was just sort of going, "Well, it, you know, OK. I'll trust them, you know. They're the experts." And I can completely understand that actually, you know, for some women it does happen easily and it just didn't work for me.
So again in the hospital we had to supplement it twice with some formula, because again he was just screaming and screaming and screaming. And [sighs] just you know, I was squeezing, squeezed like a, like, like squeezing, and nothing was coming out of them. So I was sort of going, "Well, you know, but," and they go, "No, it will kick in. It will kick in." And so we got home and you, again it, he would, you know, he was I was sitting for hours and hours on end with, with my baby sucking. And everyone kept on saying, he had a good latch on, you know? And it, but I was sort of going, "Well, I'm not sure he's getting anything." And he wasn't sleeping because I guess he was never full.
And then the community midwife comes and visits you at home. And he was, again, crying because he was hungry, we're assuming. And she sort of looked. She just went, "Oh, I think I've seen the problem." And at that point, they noticed he had 100% tongue tie, so his tongue was attached from right down at, completely really, so that the, the tip of his tongue was attached to the back of his gum. So there was just no way he could've been doing that proper sucking movement. And again, the issue was that at that point within the NHS there was only one specialist in this area, and there was a six week waiting list. And we were sort of going, "Actually, we can't wait."
So fortunately there is a private practitioner who's a midwife in one of the nearby hospitals, so we paid for her to come, quite a lot of money, paid for her to come that day to cut this tongue tie. And again, she said, you know, "Your, your nipples are a great shape." You know, he, because when they cut it, they say put them immediately on the breast because it will sterilize and help it heal. And she was going, you know, "Your, you know, the latch is great." You know, no worries. But, so, at that point, we thought, "Great, actually." You know, it was his tongue tie. It was obviously the problem. He wasn't sucking properly.
But it still continued to just not happen really. Like, they were -there was one awful, awful night where my husband and I were in bed and he was, like, milking my breast like a cow. Like, he was squeezing it, desperate to get the milk out of it to try and feed our baby. And it was just not coming out. So, you know, at that point I was, you know, but the, you know, every time I spoke to the health visitor, "Oh, it'll, it'll come, it'll come. Just be patient. The more you breastfeed, the more milk that will come." And it, yeah, it just didn't.
Ruth, Jessy and Lizzie said that their determination to breastfeed despite their difficulties was driven by their own need to do what they saw as one of the main roles of being a mother. Women talked of feeling 'like a failure' or feeling 'guilty' because they were unable to breastfeed their babies. They felt that their breastfeeding experience was so very different to what they had expected. Looking back, women realised that they had held romanticised views and talked of having idealised images of feeding their babies without a care. An image they said that was somewhat reinforced by the information and advice available. Lizzie said that the parenting class she attended did not even mention the possibility of low breast milk supply but the emphasis was on good latching and the assumption was that the 'you would be gushing buckets of milk'. Women felt that health information about breastfeeding needs to make women aware that they could face difficulties that could affect their ability to breastfeed.
Lizzie says that the official support saying 'breast is best' made her feel isolated and that she wasn't a good mum.
Jessy felt let down by the existing information presenting only positive images of breastfeeding.
I wish I'd been more pragmatic. But you're so overwhelmed and so distressed, and everything around you is saying that breast is best. And I do believe that, and I would've done it if I could. And it, it, yeah, and all the support out there, all the official formal support is saying breast is best. And it's only when, then, you actually sort of scour beneath and you have conversations with other mums, or you look on mumsnet or all those, you know, Internet things, that there's somebody sort of says, "Actually, yeah, I did struggle." And I think to have, yeah, I think it's really important that there is that balanced view of it. "Yes, breast is best. If you can. But if you can't, then, then, yeah, don't beat yourself up about it." I think I just, I thought I was a, I was a failure as a mum. I felt, I felt like I'd let down, and I'd let myself down, I'd let our baby down. I'd just, yeah. The thing that is meant to be the most natural thing in the world and I couldn't do it. And, yeah. And I, it sounds silly for me. I've always, I've always been quite pleased with the size of my bosom. You know what I mean, like, I always, you know, I'd buy tops that enhance it or, and so you sort of think, "Oh, you know, they're actually, the thing that they're meant for, they're failing at. You know, they're, they're big enough to surely have enough milk in there." And, but then they're not to be, you're sort of going, "Well, how is that possible? How could, you know? This is just meant to happen." So, yeah, I'd, yeah. It was the most upsetting that, just the worst, yeah. Just, I, and you, you look, I looked for support and I couldn't find it…
But yes, I did feel like a failure. Yes, I did feel that I wasn't a very good mum and, you know, I felt that isolated. And, you know, there was some indication but it, for me, it wasn't an indication of postnatal depression. It was an indication of, there's this thing that is not working that's kind of central to all the other things working. So, you know, if it, they always say, you know, "If a baby cries, they're either hungry, they need their nappy changing or they're tired." And I'm sort of going, "Well, I can change his nappy as much as I like, but actually if he's hungry he's not going to sleep." And so it felt like the hunger was just this central point to all of these other things that weren't going well. And, and so until I addressed that hunger, then all of the other things that are, you know, should happen, shouldn't. So it was sort of, yeah, just feeling like I had, like I had failed at the, you know, the thing that, the only, the thing that mums need to do without even trying, I was failing at. So how could I be a good mum otherwise? And so you sort of, I just felt a complete mess.
In my opinion, and they should let people know because a, I felt, I felt betrayed when you look at the, at the literature, [crying] at the videos, at everything, everyone is like happily. "Oh, yeah, you just pull it out, I go to the park, I breastfeed. It's like a happy moment and everyone talking about the bonding. And I couldn't, and I couldn't - and it made me feel really bad. So I, I still, I still, it does, still makes me sad as you can see. And yeah, I wish they could show the both sides of the coin, like, yes, it's nice, yes, you bond, but if you can't then they should give you more support, like, yes you can't do it, it's not the end of the world, it's normal, it can happen. Because that's another thing, they don't tell the, it, it doesn't say anywhere that it can happen.
Lizzie, Ruth and Jessy felt that some of the midwives and health visitors they met didn't provide the support they needed at the time when they faced difficulties. They said that the importance of breastfeeding the baby was stressed and any difficulties were seen as short-lived. Being told 'You must breastfeed', or 'breast milk is best for your baby' or 'the milk will come' made them feel under pressure and their concerns overlooked. Lizzie said that she now knows that if the milk supply does not increase in the first six weeks after birth, there is little chance that it will happen at all. Maria Z, mother of a baby with a cleft palate said that the midwife was poorly informed to understand the reasons why she couldn't breastfeed.
Jessy felt under pressure by midwives and health visitors who expected her to continue breastfeeding despite the pain and poor condition of her nipples. Later, a health visitor supported her decision to stop breastfeeding.
For Ruth the pressure to provide her milk to her premature baby came from herself and health professionals.
Maria Z was asked by a midwife if she was going to try and breastfeed her daughter even after Maria had explained to her that she would need to feed her baby by bottle. The midwives were poorly informed about the ability to breastfeed a baby born with a cleft.
Lizzie questions the advice telling women to stick to breastfeeding even when, after months of trying, the milk supply doesn't change. Lizzie was upset when it was implied that she was not trying 'hard enough'
And their target was that I was a mum that must, mum must breastfeed, no matter what. Her nipples were bleeding, it doesn't matter. She was in pain? It doesn't matter. She was almost getting post-natal depression from all the stress? It doesn't matter. She must breastfeed. And that's what, what I felt like it was really terrible. In, in fact I got, they got like, they were turning up at my house, they were calling me, like every so often to check that I was breastfeeding. Then, the last thing it was, the last straw was that they make me pay to a woman to come and give me a personal lesson in breastfeeding.
So I was just like and then and my husband at that time, he stepped up and then he, he basically kicked them out and said, and sat with me and said, "What are you doing? You should stop, this is not good for you". And then it was lucky when the midwife hand me over to the health visitor, one of the health visitor was really still like pushing me, pushing me, "You must breastfeed, you must breastfeed, you must breastfeed". But then the second health visitor came to me and say, "Listen, the most important thing is a mummy's OK. If the mum is not OK, how are you going to look after your baby? So don't worry, my children grew up in, on formula, OK? And, don't tell anyone I said it, I said so". And then it was all, OK so she makes me feel better.
The Health Visitor comes and comes and has a look at it when you are at home, especially when you are a first time mum, they come, oh, I think I must have had four visits I think. I think it was about four visits. Lovely health visitor but she again, like the, the nurses in the hospital said, "He's a premature baby. It'll happen. Just keep trying, just keep pumping. Just keep going. I mean you're giving him breastmilk, that's great. Just keep trying with the breastfeeding. Try every feed." And again pressure, "Try, keep going, keep going." And again all the health professionals, incredibly pro-breast feeding and again I have to say my attitude was as well if I can do this, I really want to, do want to get him to breastfeed. But, you know, having to be up every four hours and pump and, and feed the baby and try the breastfeeding every time you were feeding was getting very stressful and I was getting quite stressed about it and you know the health visitor came, she tried to give me some lessons. She tried and couldn't get the baby to latch on at all. "Oh, no don't worry. We'll try again in another week when he's a little bit bigger." It was always, "When he's a little bit bigger, when he's a bit stronger, it'll happen. It'll happen. But in the meantime do, do your expressing because you're feeding him breastmilk and you must do that. You must have breastmilk for six months." Hammered in to you every single time you saw any health professional.
Maria is a self-employed marketing consultant and is married with one daughter aged 2 years. She is White British.
I was asked by a midwife about whether I was going to breastfeed. You know, she kind of looked at me after I'd explained everything to her, and shown her a squeezy bottle, and explained what was going to happen over the next few months, and how the muscles in the mouth were formed and... and she still looked at me and at the end of that she kind of said, "Oh so you're not going to try and breastfeed at all?" And I just thought, "I'm... I'm not sure that you've listened to a word that I've said." And, you know, these people are there to hold people's hands through a really uncertain time anyway, but when they're putting pressure onto somebody to do something that's physically impossible [laughs] it's pretty, you know, it's not ideal really.
We went to these breastfeeding groups and they, they are really supportive but there is, there is this feeling that breast is best. And so when you sort of say to them, "Can I supplement with formula? Can I, you know, should I," and they were sort of going, "No, no. You just need to keep trying. Keep trying. Keep trying." And you sort of, and I think one, one group particularly, I went to, and, and the basic implication was, I wasn't trying hard enough. And they were sort of going, you know, "You must try harder." As if I wasn't. And at, and at that point I was trying to do everything. I hired a sort of a, I think they're called hospital-grade breast pumps, because the thought was that actually if my son's suck wasn't strong enough or he wasn't quite latching on, could I stimulate more milk production by expressing as often as I could? And that was, I think, quite tricky for me because he was breastfeeding for sort of probably an hour before then, he sort of at that point had been so exhausted he'd then fall asleep. Although as soon as I moved he then woke up again, so you're sort of sat on the sofa for hours.
So at that point, I was going, "Well, actually, he, yeah, I don't want to use up all my milk by expressing and then he needs to feed 10 minutes later. And then there's not enough in there because I've just emptied it all." But I was sort of going with this theory of, the more it's stimulated, which they kept on telling, "The more it's stimulated, the more that will come out." I was taking fenugreek supplements because they say that fenugreek, it was another way of stimulating it. So I smelt of sort of spicy food for [laughs] for months because of that. And they said, "Oats too, so I was eating lots of porridge and flapjacks."
And so, you know, it was sort of, you know, the implication I think by, by some of that support network, that I wasn't trying enough, was heart-breaking because I was going, "Well, what else can I do? What else? You know, I'm, I don't know how else I can do this." And so that, I think that was hard to take. And, yeah, I was exhausted. I, my, baby was never sleeping. My husband was exhausted. And my baby was losing weight.
And, but, again there's a, there's still this very much on the emphasis from the health visitors and from the breastfeeding groups at children centres that, "Actually, you just need, it'll happen. It'll happen." And you, you know, you're scouring the Internet going, "What are other peoples' advice and experience?"…
And, and I think, "Yeah, all these things about, it's not just about the latch." It is about, you know, what's happening in there and how is that production work? And what you can do to stimulate it. And actually at what point do you know that it's never going to happen, you know? So I battled on for three months to try and exclusively breastfeed. And actually only, it was only afterwards that they say, "Actually, it should've come in by four weeks, six weeks." And you sort of, "Well, nobody told you that." You know, but at the same time the, it is implied that you will have this flow of milk as, you know, immediately after birth. And I think that it, it does need to be more realistic, that actually, you know, your body is going through so many dramatic changes that it does take a while for this, you know, for your baby to, to learn how to suck effectively. It takes a while for your, for that baby's suck to be powerful enough. You know, this teeny little human being, and for that he's got a tiny little mouth to actually suck, suck enough to get some milk out, is, you know, is, is, takes a while. And I think some realistic, you know, timetable of how long it might take. So how long do you have to be patient for and just go, "Actually, we've just got to stick this out"? And at what point do you go, "Actually, it's still not working, so there must be something else that is not quite right," rather than just that, "Oh, it just takes its time to come in." And I think, yeah and that for me was the missing piece of information.
Women also received sympathetic advice from health professionals who helped them feel better about their decision to do mix feeding or to stop breastfeeding or expressing milk. Ruth said that with her second son she was encouraged to breastfeed but the emphasis was on feeding the baby well, not necessarily on breastfeeding.
With her second baby, Ruth said that midwives and health visitors supported rather than pressured her into breastfeeding. She also found out the reason why she couldn't breastfeed both her children.
Lizzie's health visitor noticed her distress and told her to stop feeling under pressure from previous advice.
So completely, it wasn't, it was a different attitude with the midwives from before on the ward. It wasn't, "You must breastfeed. You must, you know, you must feed them breastmilk". It was much, much more open. I don't know whether that's down to different hospitals or whether or not it really has progressed further forward than it had done when I had my son five years before because it was five years now the gap between them and or five and a half years. And they were, they said, "Right, okay it's not working but we, you know, we do have lots of formula here, all different types of formula you can try them. There's no problem with combination feeding. We'll, we'll do whatever we can to help you. It was much more relaxed and there was no, "You must breastfeed and then if you don't breastfeed, you can use formula." It was, "We will get you feeding, that's the most important thing, get the baby feeding, whether it's breast, or bottle or combination of both. We'll get the baby feeding and you know, so that you can return back to some normality and be able to go home and all the rest of it." You weren't, felt, I didn't feel like I was being pushed out the door. That wasn't their objective to get you out the door but I did feel it was a different attitude. Different, much more relaxed to the, to even the idea of combination feeding which was apparently a big no, no before, you know, "No you shouldn't combination feed, you should breast or bottle. But you don't do both and it should be breast." Whereas this time it was, you know, "We'll feed the baby, basically."
…So the very nice midwife who I'd seen the night before who was on the nightshift came back to me as promised, as she said and again was with me for a good hour and we tried everything. We even tried nipple shields which are a big no, no. The breast feeding people think they're absolutely xx and she worked out through you know, working out what was happening, where his mouth was getting in, where he was attaching, where he was sucking that his soft palette in his mouth was really far back and my nipples are not very big. So I've got very big boobs but not very big nipples and they just weren't reaching the area in his mouth far enough back for him to be able to get a decent latch on and be able to suck and draw milk off the breast. Because you needed to get more of the, there needed to be a longer nipple for him to be able to get that action going. And finding that out when I was in the hospital was the biggest relief that I think I've had about the whole situation because I suddenly realised it was the mechanics that was wrong. It wasn't me, it wasn't you know, it wasn't my lack of trying. It wasn't… just the compatibility between my baby's mouth and where his soft palate was and the size of my nipples. The mechanics just didn't tie up and that's why the breastfeeding was not working. Again, she said, "Look we can try again, it's not a problem. You're going to be in for another night at least, so we'll, we will try again but I think it's not going to work because of the size of the nipples." She said, "You can try the nipple shields because obviously they make the nipple protrude more and, and look bigger." But he just couldn't get attached on there and he just didn't like the plastic at all. He, he wanted skin, he just didn't want plastic on there and so that was, you know, I, wasn't worried at this stage. I hadn't discounted the fact that I couldn't breastfeed at this stage and she said, "It might be that you know, when he's a little bit bigger, you know, couple of weeks' time, if you keep going, keep encouraging him. As long as he's still comfortable with the boob, he might go on the breast." And I thought, 'But again it was might. It wasn't keep trying, it will happen. It was it might happen.' There is an option, don't discount it but it was, again, there was, there wasn't that expectation from health professionals, the midwives that I saw and I saw three or four midwives from that ward. It was all very much, "The priority is to feed the baby. It doesn't matter what you feed the baby on. Yes it's better to have breastmilk but you know at the end of the day as long as they're feeding, as long as they're putting on weight. That's the most important thing."
The health visitor goes, "Are you OK?" I burst into tears. And I was sort of, you know, I was trying to gather it together, and I'm trying to explain why I was upset, and they sort of, you know, sort of did and, you know, "Well, I mean, I'm sure it'll be, you know, be fine." And, "Just try harder. And just be patient." And actually after the third time of bursting into tears, they obviously went, "Oh, actually, I think we might need to pay a bit more attention to this one." And at that point they did do some more sort of hands-on work with me, and they, you know, health visitors are rushed off their feet. So then they visited me sort of every couple of weeks. And, and at that point, they sort of realised that it wasn't through lack of trying, that we were, that we were struggling. And they kept saying to me, "Well, who is putting, who is putting this?" And I kept on going, "I want to breastfeed him until I'm six months, breastfeed." And they were, like, "Well, who is putting this pressure on you?" And I was like, "Well," I said, "Every advice that there is, is, you know, all the midwives are putting this pressure on. The health visitors say that it should be six months." You know, because I had diabetes, they're saying, "It must be six months." Otherwise, we're both going to get diabetes and, you know, you're letting your child die. And I was like, "Everything out there is saying, 'Breastfeed until six months, at least.' That's," and I said, "That's where the pressure is coming from."
And at that point, she said, "Well, don't. Don't do that to yourself, you know? It's not, you, you know," she said, "A healthy mum means a healthy baby. And if you're putting yourself under so much pressure, then actually who's, you know, these people don't know you. And they don't know your baby. And you know, we want you to breastfeed for us long as possible, but that for you might not make it till six months." And at that point, I just went, "[sighs] Oh, thank goodness. Somebody's understood."
Women said that, as first time mothers, they felt insecure and relied on others for advice and support. Women like Lizzie and Ruth said that it took time to feel in control and make decisions about what was best for their babies and for themselves. It was usually their partner who supported and to some extent, influenced the decision to mixed feed or change to formula milk. It was the partner who had witnessed the exhaustion and unhappiness caused by unresolved breastfeeding difficulties.
Three months after her son's birth, Lizzie felt confident again and able to select information that worked for her and her son. She stopped feeling like a failure and became more assertive instead.
"Actually, this is my baby." And I think that was, it, that was what I think eventually kicked in, was that sense of, "He's mine. And I'm his mum. And I do know best. And I am actually going to stop, I'm going to take every bit of information I'm getting and pick out the bits that work for me and for my baby." And I think it was when I had that, "I'm his mum and I'm going to do what's right for him," that I think actually, that changed my attitude completely. Rather than feel like a failure, I was like, "The way I'm not going to feel like a failure is if I'm going to take control of this situation and be his mum." And I think, that's what I kept thinking. "All these other experts aren't his mum, you know. I'm his mum." And so it's, you know, that I'll sort it out. And I think it was at that point that I, that things, I started to make more pragmatic choices on, on how, you know, how I was going to feed him. And he got to be a lovely baby after that.
Women faced with breastfeeding difficulties felt there were no places to go to meet other mothers in similar situations in person. In their experience, baby clinics tend to be busy places with overstretched health visitors and they felt baby cafes do not necessarily welcome mothers who are mixed feeding or using baby formula.
Jessy felt ignored at the baby café she recently went to with a friend. She said such places should also offer support to women who couldn't or wouldn't breastfeed.
You know you have these baby's café for people who are breastfeeding and they have issues with the breastfeeding, and they give support to the people who is breastfeeding I think they should, they should also give support to the people who hasn't been able to breastfeed or the people who chooses not to breastfeed because as soon as you say you're not breastfeeding like - I had this experience actually last week. I went to this baby café with a friend who had a baby and she's breastfeeding and I was, I put my name on the list and then they completely ignored me because I wasn't breastfeeding. But they could have come to me and say, "How are you feeling? Is the formula working? Is there anything we can do?" Because I got so many questions about formula as well. "Which one is the best formula? Which one do you recommend? Which one is, is do you think is, is better for a baby this type, that is a really hungry baby". Nobody gives you support, it's like, "Well you're on your own now, you're not breastfeeding? Well, pfft, see what you do". It feels that way and even like when I went to the café and I saw this lady, the lady that I went to workshop, she came to me and say, "You're not breastfeeding, awh" And it's like, "What awh? Don't, don't treat people like that. Like why would, why would you be like, awh [laughs]. It's no, it's not something to be sorry about it like you should…
I don't know, there are so many questions I had and the fact that I felt ignored, I didn't feel like - like, brave enough to approach the lady who was leading the café and ask them these questions. But it is a mother and baby place regardless if you're breastfeeding or nothing, the support should be given. It's kind of like - This time I haven't felt so much because I think I'm standing my ground more into the bottle feeding my baby. But the first time, I, there was, every time, people ask me, "Oh, are you breastfeeding?" and I say, "No, no I couldn't". "Oh". And it was this, ooh, this sense of like I was wrong. I was a wrong, a bad mother because I wasn't breastfeeding. But nobody ask me before why not, or just accept it, it was this judgment thing, this judging. I felt completely judged all the time, [laughs] because I wasn't breastfeeding, but if you can't, you can't.
The women we talked with wanted very much to breastfeed their children. Their experiences illustrate that they didn't give up easily and went through great efforts to try and breastfeed successfully. This, despite the emotional strain and physical pain/exhaustion associated with problematic breastfeeding. (see also 'Medical conditions that can affect breastfeeding')
Topic added: September 2015.
Last reviewed November 2018.


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Duchess of Cambridge Helps Launch New Global Nursing Campaign
Nursing Now, a three-year campaign to raise the status and profile of nurses globally, launched on Feb. 27 in more than 30 countries, including England where the Duchess of Cambridge pledged support and appreciation to nurses
"This campaign means a lot to me personally," the Duchess said. "My great-grandmother and grandmother were both volunteer nurses."
Also participating were international nursing leaders from Norway, the Bahamas, Uganda, and Thailand, and representatives from World Health Organization and the International Council of Nurses, the campaign's organizers. Campaign for Action Director Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, participated in the U.S. launch of the organization.
"The campaign is based on a simple premise: nurses and midwives make up half the professional health workforce globally and we can't achieve universal health coverage without them," Lord Nigel Crisp, co-chair of Nursing Now, a member of the House of Lords, and the former chief executive of England's National Health Service, said as he kicked off the London event, which was webcast simultaneously with launch events in Chapel Hill, N.C., Jordan, and South Africa.
Nursing Now's vision is to improve health globally by elevating the nursing profession worldwide – influencing policymakers and supporting nurses to lead, learn and build a global movement. Dr. Catherine Hannaway, global campaign project manager for Nursing Now, explained that its work will focus on five areas:
Maximizing nursing's contributions to health for all;
Investing in more nurses and enabling them to learn, lead, and thrive;
Empowering nurses to use their knowledge, skills, and expertise;
Supporting nurses to drive disease prevention, treatment, and health promotion; and
Involving nurses in health decision-making.
Three panel discussions followed Dr. Hannaway's remarks in the lead up to a much-anticipated speech from the Duchess of Cambridge, who was also named a Patron of Nursing Now, a formal designation that indicates her deep support of the organization.
Her Royal Highness spoke about the "enormous range of responsibilities that nurses have" and how in many parts of the world, "nurses are perhaps the only qualified healthcare professionals in their communities." She highlighted the growing demand for nurses globally: it is estimated that an additional 9 million are needed by 2030.
"This shows that we must act now to support and develop nurses with the skills and talent to cope with the future global health needs. Nursing Now is a call to raise the profile of nursing internationally and to help grow the profession further so it can play a key role in meeting real health challenges across the world," she said. The Duchess concluded her remarks by thanking nurses for their work.
"I would like to congratulate and thank all nurses everywhere on what you achieve on a daily basis. The difference you make should not go unrecognized."
At the same time as the launches in London and Geneva were underway, the U.S. launch was kicking off in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Hassmiller was one of several speakers at the event, which was held at the UNC Chapel Hill's School of Nursing and sponsored by the school and IntraHealth International. She talked about the work of the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, highlighting the importance of nurses to keeping communities healthy and promoting nurses as leaders.
She concluded with a remark from Florence Nightingale. "Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better," a powerful call to action for the many inspired by this new international effort.
To learn more about Nursing Now and how you can get involved, visit their website or watch a livestream of the London launch below.
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Having helped a number of fighters get geared up, and doing it myself a couple times, I wanted to take the time to list out some of the commonly asked questions about how to get started.
Always double check with the group that you are planning on fighting with to understand the particulars of the rules, gear specifics, etc. The items below apply in general, but in some case I specify which group has specific requirements (such as ACL helmet requirements). These comments and suggestions are my own, but I've gathered them over 20 years of fighting plus 3 years of being involved with the various incarnations of the US Battle of Nations and then IMCF teams.
Some assumptions are also made (that the person reading this is interested in eventually competing at one of the major international tournaments such as BoTN or IMCF world championships).
Starting point – find a time period that you like, and a region you like and do some research. You will need to select a basis for the armour you will eventually be purchasing. There are a number of sources for this, historical artwork, effigies, museum examples, etc. Some organizations are more strict than others when it comes to specific documentation of where the type of armour was from. In general the rule is that all of your gear should be from the same time period (within a 50 year span of time).
Medieval Armour <http://www.medievalwarfare.info/armour.htm> - A great site with examples of helms, armour, etc. A good place to start looking for examples and inspiration.
Don't order your armour before you have your softkit, because you will need it to get an accurate measurement for your smith!
Review the rules of the group(s) you will be fighting with. Each group has requirements for armour materials, weight, thickness, authenticity, minimum coverage, etc. When in doubt ask an experienced fighter or the team captain/leader of your club/region/squad/etc.
Send photos of your measurements if possible, it can help a smith understand how your measurements apply, if possible take a body cast as well.
Get greaves that go all the way around your legs, your leg is target, and good greaves can prevent injuries.
Be sure to get very solid knees and elbows, you will get hit there inadvertently, especially when you get knocked down.
Q- Where do you buy armour from?
Q- Where do you buy weapons from?
Q – Does this mean I am limited to certain types of weapons to match with my armour?
A – Depends – by strict interpretation yes, your weapons should match the same time epoch as your armour, but this is currently rarely enforced. Some weapons are generic enough (short sword, broad sword, hand axe. most falchions) that they are ubiquitous to almost any time period.
Q – What are the earliest and latest time periods that are allowed?
A – The only written rule currently is for HMB. 13th century – 17th century. IMCF in general uses this same time epoch, but this has not been codified.
Q – What is the reason there are some many people who fight in HMB/IMCF wearing 1300's –1400's gear? (Wisby, coat of plates, corrizina)?
A – It is fairly easy to document, reasonably inexpensive to purchase, and can be made reasonably light. That being said the lighter the metal the more padding you will need. A solid breastplate/backplate will absorb more force, but will potentially weigh more.
Q- If heavier gear absorbs more impact, wouldn't you want the heaviest available?
A – No, if you are fighting using HMB or IMCF rules, and fighting in the melees, the name of the game is endurance. If you are wearing more weight than the other guy, you will get tired faster, even if you can take the hits, you won't be able to maneuver or hit your opponent, and won't be an asset for your team. There are pieces of armour that you want to take extra care in getting the best possible, but that isn't always 'the heaviest'.
Q – What are the most critical pieces of armour in general?
A – Helmet and gauntlets. Your helmet need to be protective enough to deflect shots, have the right combination of padding, fit you properly, and provide good visibility and breathing. Gauntlets are critical since you will get hit in the hand (it is valid target) and you will need to be able to hold your weapon, grapple with your opponent, and possibly hold their weapon as well. Gauntlets should be padded to allow you to take a hit to the hand, or punch without it causing direct injury. Strongly recommend against 'finger' gauntlets, as those do not provide the same level of protection as mitten style gauntlets.
Q – What should you wear under the armour?
A – Depending on the direction you are going, you should select the appropriate padded garments to go under your armour. For the 13th/14th century Western European type armour we mentioned earlier, that means a padded gambeson and padded chausses (legs). It is critical that you get these items BEFORE you are measured for any armour you are buying, since your smith will want to have your measurements including any padding. Especially if you are going for thinner steel for your armour, you will need more padding. Remember you will be protecting against weapons, but ALSO against other very large individuals who want to push you into the ground or possibly into other very large individuals.
Depending on the time period you have chosen, you will need to order the appropriate type ofsoftkit (Soft kit in this case refers to a padded jacket or gambeson and padded leg covering or chausses. There are many styles of each) that will be the foundation for the armour. For 13th and 14th century armour, the softkit isn't just padding, it is also where the armour pieces (pauldrons. Rearbraces. Vambraces) attach to, using laces or armour ties that connect your gambeson (padded jacket) to the armour pieces.
For later armour (15th century and later) the armour is usually attached to itself, and doesn't usually attach to the padding, but the padding is important to protect you from the armour when you are hit, fall down, or are crushed under 300+ pounds of loving teammate.
Materials – the most common materials for gambessons are linen and wool. Usually the best performing are linen shell with wool padding. Other materials that have been used are cotton and bamboo.
Off the rack vs. custom – If your build is such that off-the-rack clothes fit you well, or you don't mind having a gambeson that isn't tailored to you, but 'works' you can find some good and less expensive options by buying an off the rack gambeson. One of the risks there is you do not always know what materials will be used, some vendors will use non natural fibers for padding, or will make the padding minimal. That being said there are potentially some good deals to be had.
Heat vs. protection - If you are planning on very light armour (using thin steel such as 22gauge 4130, etc.) then you will need thicker padding to be safe. If you are planning on having thicker armour then your padding can be minimized, to protect you from being injured by your armour, without adding in additional bulk or heat retention. Even if you live in an area that isn't that hot, remember that many of the tournaments, festivals, etc, that you may be fighting at may be at places that are not your normal climate. Always expect the Polish heatwave of 2012, and be prepared.
Q- Where do you buy gambessons from?
A – There a number of possible sources, one of the first questions is do you want a custom made garment? Or are you of a size that can easily wear off the rack type garments?
For either HMB or IMCF tournaments historical shoes/boots are required. The standard requirement is that the shoes are historical in design and materials and have natural soles. Although in practice thin/flat rubber soles are allowed. Hobnailed soles are also allowed, but may not always be the best choice depending on the surface you may be fighting on.
Work boots, non-historical boots, are not allowed.
For this sport fitness and training are key. This sport requires speed, strength, endurance, skill, and tactical awareness. Depending on the type of fighting (1v1 or melee) you will have different specific challenges, but most of this is transferrable.
Each person will have different goals and particular exercises or work out routines that work for them, but in general you want a balanced workout that provides for cardio and specific muscle work.
Build your balance, core, and stability. I strongly encourage everyone who is interested in this sport to start with squats, you can always improve your legs and your core strength.
I suggest switching out your work out routines so you have adequate recovery time and also vary your work out to achieve maximum impact from your efforts.
Don't overdo it. Every year there are more people injured getting in shape or practicing than get injured in the tournaments each year.
Increasing your cardio and breathing (and recovery) is also very important. Try tabata exercises.
It is also important to know how to move in your armour and also use your weapon effectively. Here are some suggestions.
A Pell is an object for practicing hitting with a weapon. You can make a pell out of just about anything (a fence post, a pole, a tree, a tire, a block of wood hanging from a tree, etc.). The purpose of a pell is to gain familiarity with how the weapon swings and feels as it strikes an object. Some fighters like to do strikes against a pell as part of their daily workout routine. You can also use a pell to learn what your optimum weapon range is, help with practicing combinations, etc.
1v1 sparring – a chance to face off against an opponent is always a good opportunity to practice your skill and test your endurance, movement, and armour.
Practice what is feels like to fall in your full kit (either have someone knock you over or just fall over) to see how the padding and armour work together. Expect you may need some spot padding in some places such as knees, hips, bottom of your greaves, edge of helm, etc. Practice getting up safely.


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THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is a Netflix miniseries loosely adapted from the book by Shirley Jackson. It was created by horror maestro Mike Flanagan (OCULUS, GERALD'S GAME), who also directed every episode.
It revolves around the Crain family who, as children, lived in a haunted house where their mother died. None of them, save their father, know exactly how it happened. THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE begins with them, as adults, each having gone down separate paths. A shocking death forces them back together and to finally confront the unspoken, looming horror in their lives: Hill House.
Notably, each of the first five episodes focuses on one of the siblings, in age order. Steven, the sceptic (Michiel Huisman); Shirley, the mortician (Elizabeth Reaser); Theo (Kate Siegel), a child psychologist; Luke (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a drug addict; Luke's twin sister Nell (Victoria Pedretti).
Mike Flanagan explains why the unique structure of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE could only have happened on television:
It was a very complex structure and that's something that television, I think, allows for in a way that you never get an opportunity to do in a feature film. Shows like LOST and WESTWORLD had already played around with timelines so beautifully that it was just, we can go for it and tell the story in the way that we think is going to be the most compelling as opposed to trying to hold someone's hand through a linear storyline.
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Unlikely link between North Korea and Aussie businesses
As unlikely as it sounds, North Korea and its infamous leader may have an increasingly direct impact on the bottom line of Australian businesses.
That is the thinking of security intelligence firm LogRhythm, which is predicting that an advancing cyber war between the rogue nation and the US will increasingly victimise innocent bystanders, including businesses and private individuals.
"For enterprises, the main concern for security is securing and protecting the organisation's valuable assets. This has mostly been achieved this year through visibility of what has been stopped and responsiveness to new or emerging threats," said Simon Howe, the company's director of sales in Australia and New Zealand.
"WannaCry is a good example of security professionals having been able to demonstrate their preparedness to deal with a simple threat.
"At the same time, cyber crime has become an ever-increasingly serious and growing threat to both consumers and businesses. In 2018, I believe that there will be good news in that security will continue to be discussed outside of IT departments and more often than not at the board level which will only increase its priority in investment for the benefit of consumers, shareholders and employees."
North Korea has been suspected of being behind ransomware such as WannaCry, and the recent escalation of tensions with the outside world is expected to see such attacks become more sophisticated and widespread.
LogRhythm also expects ransomware and cyber attacks to extend beyond phones and computers, to encompass previously unsuspecting channels such as internet-of-things (IoT) devices and even drones.
"Despite existing restrictions to mandate no-fly zones, drones, like iPhones, can and will be 'jailbroken'," said Mr Howe.
"Expect to see quite a few cases where drones are used for more than just fun."
Those attacks will also target North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, with the company predicting his Playstation console will be hacked this year.
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This past Sunday, First Baptist was blessed with the addition of thirteen new members to our congregation, seven of them through the waters of baptism. It will be a day long remembered among our church family as these new pieces of the body of Christ grow and mature into tomorrow's pillars and leaders. God has been good to us, as the pastor of this church, I'm proud to be tell people that I meet that the church that I am the pastor of is the First Baptist Church of Franklin.
Those who were baptized in order, were: Shelly Burchanowski, Parke Haskins, Rylan Haskins, Evan Wolfgong, Alyssa Paden, Abbie Seely, and Josie Seely.


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Kuniyoshi: Kajiwara Kagesue, Sasaki Takatsuna, and Hatakeyama Shigetada racing to cross the Uji River before the second battle of Uji
Hatakeyama Shigetada (畠山重忠, 1164–1205) was a warrior of the early Kamakura Period (1185-1333) famed for his virtue and bravery.
Shigetada was the son of Shigetoshi, an estate official of Hatakeyama in northern Musashi Province (modern-day Saitama). The Hatakeyama descended from a branch of the Taira (平) family and had been in possession of their territory for several generations. In the Genpei War (1180–1185), Shigetada participated in Minamoto Yoritomo's campaign against the Taira, in spite of his descent. He supported Noriyori and Yoshitsune against their cousin Minamoto Yoshinaka and distinguished himself in the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani (1184). He also played a prominent role in the Battle of Dannoura (1185), in which the Taira were finally annihilated. In 1189, he served in Yoritomo's expedition against the Northern Fujiwara. After Yoritomo died in 1199, he became a counsellor of his son Yoriie.
Shigetada's statue in Hatakeyama Shigetada Historical Park, Fukaya, Saitama
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In 1205, Shigetada and his son Shigeyasu were falsely accused of rebellion by the regent Hōjō Tokimasa after a dispute with Hiraga Tomomasa, Tokimasa's son-in-law who held a neighbouring fief. Shigetada and his son were subsequently summoned to Kamakura but refused to comply. When Tokimasa sent his sons Yoshitoki and Tokifusa to arrest them, the Hatakeyama resisted but were defeated and executed. It is assumed that the Hōjō used the altercation between Shigeyasu and Tomomasa to eliminate the Hatakeyama clan, a potential political rival in Kamakura, once and for all.
Shigetada has always been described as a paragon of samurai virtue, and his exploits were celebrated in popular history. The Heike Monogatari recounts a famous scene that took place in the Battle of Ichinotani (1184). Shigetada was about to cross the Ujigawa on his horse when he noticed two warriors further upstream: Kajiwara Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna also prepared to cross the river, challenging each other who might be the first to reach the other side. Sasaki tricked Kajiwara into checking his saddle girth before fording, thereby leaping into the river first and making it across first. Shigetada, however, displayed his true grandeur after that:
A little-known incident occurred directly afterwards. Hatakeyama Shigetada's horse had been shot under him so that he was forced to swim for his life. As he was clambering out on the opposite side, he felt a tug at his leg. It was a young samurai called Oguchi Shigechika, at whose manhood ceremony Hatakeyama had officiated. Oguchi had also lost his horse and was too weak to climb out, so Hatakeyama gripped him by the scruff of the neck and hauled him on to the bank. The young man recovered himself, stood erect, and, drawing his sword, proclaimed, 'Oguchi Shigechika of Musashi is the first to cross the Ujigawa on foot!'
Source: Turnbull, The Samurai, p.63
With Shigetada's and Shigeyasu's death in 1205, the first branch of the Hatakeyama was extinct. Minamoto Yoshizumi of the Miura clan was chosen to represent it. Thus, the second branch of the Hatakeyama descended from the Seiwa Genji (清和源氏), a branch of the Minamoto that descended from Emperor Seiwa.
Kuniyoshi: Hatakeyama Shigetada (ukiyo-e)
Turnbull, Stephen, The Samurai - A Military History, Routledge 1996
Papinot, E., Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan, Tuttle 1972
Hôjô Tokimasa (Samurai Archives)
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Quote of the Week | Stan Lee
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Stan Lee, famous for the contributions to Marvel Comics, passed away earlier this month. He became the publisher of Marvel Comics in 1972 and then became the Chairmen Emeritus of Marvel Enterprises, Inc in the 1990s.
"The more you read, the better you're going to become as a storyteller." Continue reading "Quote of the Week | Stan Lee"
Author Melissa RechterPosted on November 26, 2018 Categories Quote of the WeekTags comics, Marvel, New York, New York City, NYC, Pace University, quote of the week, quotes, Stan Lee
Internship Alert! Valiant Entertainment Spring 2016 Interns
"VALIANT Seeks Enterprising Fall 2015 & Spring 2016 Interns For Publishing InternshipCome see if YOU have what it takes to be a publishing intern for Valiant Comics – publisher of titles including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot Reborn, Ninjak, Rai, and many more! As a Valiant intern you will assist the Valiant staff in the production and publishing of Valiant comic books right here at Valiant HQ! Among your many important responsibilities as a publishing intern in the thick of Valiant's publishing division you will…
Learn EXACTLY what goes into creating a Valiant comic book
Assist in the marketing of our exciting comic book line
Perform social media tasks such as Twitter and Facebook and communicate with the Valiant's vigilant fan base
Take part and assist in each step of the production of Valiant comic books
Assist in the production of comics alongside the Valiant editorial team
Prepare and process files for Valiant Entertainment's stable of writers and artists
Receive and handle artwork and files from Valiant creators
Assist in the creation of and write copy for Valiant Comics
Assist the Publisher and Executive Editor with any and all office duties
Assist with spreadsheets and business and sales analysis
Valiant interns should be driven and hardworking with the ability to work both independently and in a creatively collaborative environment. All Valiant interns must have written confirmation that they will be receiving course credit from their college or university to be eligible for the Valiant Entertainment internship. All majors may apply, although proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Photoshop is a plus. All interns must be able to work at least two days a week out of Valiant's New York City offices.
Valiant Entertainment is a leading character-based entertainment company that owns the largest independent superhero universe in comics. With more than 81 million issues sold and a library of over 2,000 characters, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Harbinger, Shadowman, Archer & Armstrong, and many more, Valiant is one of the most successful publishers in the history of the comic book medium. Today, the company's characters continue to be forged in publishing, licensing, film, video games, and beyond. Valiant consistently produces some of the most critically acclaimed comics in the industry and has received numerous awards and accolades, including a Diamond Gem Award for Comic Book Publisher of the Year. In 2015, Valiant announced a multi-picture deal to bring Bloodshot and Harbinger to the big screen as feature films. Visit Valiant online at ValiantUniverse.com
If you are a Pace MS in Publishing student and interested in this position, please email Prof. Jdenning@pace.edu
Author Jordan ForneyPosted on November 23, 2015 Categories InternshipsTags 2016, comics, Internship, Spring, valiant
Internship Alert: Kodansha Comics
Fall Paid Editorial Internships
We're recruiting paid editorial interns for the fall. See below for the requirements, and submit your resumes and cover letters to kodanshacomics@randomhouse.com!
Kodansha Comics Editorial Intern
Penguin Random House Publisher Services is seeking two part-time paid interns for fall 2015 to work as part of our Kodansha Comics team in New York City. The interns will perform diverse tasks spanning editorial, production, and marketing, giving them a chance to become familiar with every aspect of how an American manga publisher operates. As one of their primary roles will involve proofreading, the interns will need to be extremely detail-oriented, and prior experience with writing, editing, proofreading, or translation is preferred.
Proofreading manga, ads, and other materials prior to publication
Assisting the production manager or director of publishing with data entry and checking related to production and sales
Other tasks depending on individual strengths and skills
Hours are flexible and can be tailored to fit your schedule, up to 14 hours per week.
Familiarity with manga or comics
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
Candidates will be required to pass a brief proofreading test.
Prior experience as a writer, proofreader, copy editor, or fact checker strongly preferred.
Knowledge of or interest in the Japanese language is an advantage, but not required.
Experience with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator is an advantage, but not required.
Note: After applying through Kodansha, former Pace Publishing graduate Noelle Webster has offered to speak on behalf of any Pace students. Email her at n-webster@kodansha-usa.com
Author Allison BucknellPosted on August 6, 2015 Categories Internships, Opportunities, ResourcesTags book internships, comics, Editorial, internship alert, internships, kodansha comics, Penguin Random House, publishing
Link of the Week: comiXology
There's a lot of talk about how the digitization of media has changed the book industry– specifically in discovery, reading, and recommendation. Graphic novels and comics are part of the wider book industry, but are capable of standing on their own; digitization has changed this portion of the industry too, and one of the ways that this change is evident is the existence of comiXology, which is "a cloud-based digital comics platform that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before" (source). It offers the widest range of comics across more than 75 publishers. Recently, Dark Horse joined forces with comiXology with the digital release of more than 800 of its titles.
Dark Horse's addition to comiXology not only broadens the audience that will use the platform, but also expands the influence that a platform can have on a single sector of the industry. It was announced on July 6th that France's Delcourt Group will partner with comiXology to produce English versions of over 151 titles. David Steinberger, CEO of comiXology, is confident that the content in these French comics and graphic novels will appeal to audiences. Not only is this partnership new, it's also the beginning of a marketing campaign to "raise the profile of French comics in North America" (source).
Author Allison BucknellPosted on July 8, 2015 Categories Link of the WeekTags comics, comics news, comixology, delacourt group, france, french, graphic novels, Link of the Week