 It was noisy, cramped and full of stressed, frightened parents. Private it wasn’t! They then couldn’t find a pen. I dug around in my bag. Pulled out a toy car (Lewis’s), (mascara wand, minus its casing. Ok that was mine!) and an out-of-date, crumbled permission form for Ellie’s Science Trip (shit, that is where that bloody form went) before finding a chocolate smeared pen with which I was to sign Harry’s life away with.
The Anaesthetist then came to talk to us. I was crying my eyes out by this point and lamenting the state of the Ward to anyone that would listen. She looks genuinely horrified when we told her about the cot. “How can I trust the surgery” I wailed “if the cot is dirty”. She apologised, held my hand and promised Mum to Mum to take care of Harry.
I know that what we experienced was not the fault of the hardworking Ward Sister or of the Nurse who led us to the cot. He did, afterall apologise and come and clean it thoroughly, but by then the damage was done. 
After surgery Harry was wheeled in the cot (which the kindly Anaesthetist had ensured had been cleaned again, twice!) back to the ward. It was busy and stuffy. Matt stayed as long as he could then drove home to sleep. He woke at 4am on his birthday to yet another tearful phone-call. Harry had screamed all night, he’d kept other children awake and to make matters worse there wasn’t enough night staff on. A nurse eventually came and suggested that I should put Harry- who had just had brain surgery into the squished camp bed on which I was attempting unsuccessfully to sleep, which had no barriers or protection if he should fall…Seriously?
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Next Another, sorry I cant make it in today.Background: Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Tennessee, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993. Born in Maryville, Tennessee, Alexander graduated from Vanderbilt University and the New York University School of Law. After establishing a legal career in Nashville, Tennessee, Alexander ran for Governor of Tennessee in 1974, but was defeated by Democrat Ray Blanton.
Context: Alexander served as the United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993. As Education Secretary, he sparked controversy after he approved Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) to accredit schools despite an advisory panel that repeatedly recommended against it in 1991 and 1987.  In 1993, Steve Levicoff published a book-length critical discussion of TRACS and Alexander's decision in When The TRACS Stop Short.  Former Department of Education employee and writer Lisa Schiffren has stated that, "His fortune is founded on sweetheart deals not available to the general public, and a series of cozy sinecures provided by local businessmen. Such deals are not illegal..." Schiffren further notes that, in 1987, Alexander helped found Corporate Child Care Management, Inc. (now known as Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.), a company that - via a merger - is now the nation's largest provider of worksite day care. While businessman Jack C. Massey spent $2 million on this enterprise, Alexander co-founded the company with only $5,000 of stock which increased in value to $800,000, a 15,900 percent return within four years. Also in 1987, he a wrote a never-cashed investment check for $10,000 to Christopher Whittle for shares in Whittle Communications that increased in value to $330,000. In 1991, Alexander's house just purchased for $570,000 was sold to Whittle for $977,500. Alexander's wife obtained an $133,000 profit from her $8,900 investment in a company created to privatize prisons. Alexander frequently shifted assets to his wife's name, yet such transfers are not legal under federal ethics and security laws. In his 2005 US Senate financial disclosure report, he listed personal ownership of BFAM (Bright Horizons Family Solutions) stock valued (at that time) between $1 million and $5 million. He taught about the American character as a faculty member at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
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Both my brother and I have had dry throats for a few years. They began within a year of each other when he was in high school and I was in college. We have never lived in the same place and have both resided in multiple locations throughout the world over the past few years. He has had his tonsils out and I haven't yet the symptoms persist in both of us. Neither of us has had any other symptoms (no drymouth etc), we are both healthy eaters and excersize regurlarly (and I have been checked for diabetes because of the dry throat - normal glucose levels). I don't know if they're related symptoms or if we both have the same chronic dry throat but I would love any suggestions for possible cause and treatment.Reply Follow This Thread Stop Following This Thread Flag this Discussion- This event has passed.
Warren Hood = All Good In The Hood
February 3, 2016 @ 6:30 pm
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If it’s Wednesday… than it’s time to get happy. And it’s time for Warren. Our weekly shows on Wednesdays with Warren Hood are just the thing you need to get you through the week.
Warren is our neighbor here in South Austin. He’s also an ABGB regular. We count ourselves as pretty lucky to have one of our city’s best musicians living so close… and even luckier that we get to put him and his stellar band to work bringing us his unique swinging Texas roots pop. We’ve nicknamed the shows as being “All Good In The Hood”.
Wednesdays are happy hour all night all long with a $1 off pints and reduced prices on pitchers.
So, come over. We’re going to be having a real good time… and we’re going to be dancing. We want you here.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Listings on the Austin.com calendar contain user-submitted information. Make sure to double check the date, time, and location of your event!If you watched the UEFA Champions League match between Sporting CP and Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night, you might have noticed an unfortunate uniform choice.
Sporting CP's stewards standing around the pitch and on the stands wore more or less the same striking yellow color as BVB. This is surely not optimal for the players.
In fact, since 2018, the official UEFA Equipment Regulations actually ban teams to have fluo-yellow and fluo-orange training warm-up bibs. Kits with these colors are still allowed.
A very few stewards wore orange security vests, not clashing with BVB's kit.
When BVB faced Sporting CP at home, all Dortmund stewards wear non-clashing orange vests. Away against Ajax, the stewards also wore electricity...
Stewards wearing the same color as players have caused problems in the past. Infamously, a player passed the ball to a steward whom he had mistaken with a teammate.
Should the stewards have opted for orange security jackets? Comment below.Sorry you feel this way, I dislike a lot of stuff about my body too. I think most people feel the same way about some part of their body. I wish I could tell you something that will change your mind, but I’m sure nothing anyone says can change that for you. Insecurity is a real bitch, i feel you.... I hope one day soon you can come to love yourself and accept that beauty lies in you. 

I also think vaginas are ugly, mine included. Lol.
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