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Kristof65's Raider Planetary Exploration VehiclesSo these are a selection of the quick & dirty prints/paint jobs I did on my modular Raider Planetary Exploration Vehicles I designed. It wasn't my original intention for this to be school bus yellow, but since it ended up that way, I've decided I'm going to create some decals to make it look similar to the school bus my wife drives.
Dungeon Dwellers Diorama
Metalchaos posted a topic in Works In ProgressGood day everyone, I've been working on a diorama display for some time now and I thought some of you may like the see my progress. I used AutoCad for my sketches and Inventor to build the 3D model. Then I used Blender to texture the model and Slicer to generate de code for my Prusa printer. The following pictures are the steps I went through so far. It's my first big project. It's taking long but it's a learning experience. Let me know what you think about it so far. The first image is a screenshot of the final model in Inventor. Some sketches in AutoCad software. Floor part in Invetor software. Generating the code of the floor in Prusa Slicer software. I got a printing error while printing the floor. The plastic filament and I had to stop the print. On the next picture, we can see how the parts are on the inside. There is some supports but most of the part is empty to save on printing time and material. I decided to print the remining floor tiles individually to salvage what I had already been printing. I then glued each tile on the base. I had another printing error on the column, and I had the print another one. The column was printed at the highest level of quality my Prusa i3 MK3S can print, which is at a 0.05mm of precision. The arch was also printed at 0.05mm. The level of detail is amazing. Even the ring was printed flawlessly without support. Here's a screenshot of the wall assembly after I completed texturing it in Blender. Here's a screenshot of the wall assembly in Slicer. I generated the code with supports to make sure the door arch would be print perfectly. It looks perfect like this, so I didn't see a problem coming. Some parts of mu model were not right, there were some gaps. The software filled these gaps with support material, so when I see the issue, I decided not to stop the printing session. The support material is showing in drak green the the simulation. After, when I generated the code without support, I could clearly see the gaps. I think this happened because there were errors, holes I didn't correct or masking I didn't remove, on the model I imported from Blender. I will need to investigate farther. See the result after I removed all the support. Removing the support takes forever by the way. I'll try to avoid supports if possible, in the future. Here's a picture of the wall. It took 40 hours to print only and probably another 40 hours to build, texture and clean the model. I still need to fill the gaps the Greenstuff. Here are all the parts I printed for this project. And, all the parts together. I haven't glue anything yet. There is still some sanding and cleaning to do. I will paint each part separately. I patched the gaps with liquid Green Stuff. Closeup of the first layer of liquid Green Stuff. I converted a 02712 Eye Best from Reaper Miniatures. This is the pewter version of model that was sculpted by Julie Guthrie. I added eye stalks from the 03440 Creature Components II, also from Reaper. The Eye Best will be pinned on the wall and the door. All the adventurers I'll be displaying on the diorama are from Reaper Miniatures Dungeon Dwellers brand. From left to right; 07012 Caerindra Thistlemoor, 07004 Stitch Thimbletoe, 07002 Baran Blacktree and 07008 Luwin Phost. The models can be moved from a recess to another to allow different layouts. More to come soon!
live WarLayer 3D Printable Terrain
Dan d'Lyon posted a topic in KickstarterAnd since there are never enough terrain projects, I thought I'd give this one a mention. Supposedly everything prints without supports too. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warlayer/warlayer-3d-printable-terrain-0?ref=section-homepage-view-more-recommendations-p1
funded Clorehaven & the Goblin Grotto
Talae posted a topic in KickstarterClorehaven & the Goblin Grotto, via @Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/printablescenery/clorehaven-and-the-goblin-grotto The picturesque town of Clorehaven A lively tavern, a variety of interesting and useful stores and fine lodgings is all the weary adventurer could ask for. The locals seem polite and friendly. The beautiful stone and wood buildings tell you this small town is prosperous and will someday grow into a much larger city. But under the surface of the town, Clorehaven keeps a dark and foreboding secret. Beneath the neat hedgerows and well-kept homes there lies a sprawling complex of caverns. The deep goblins are a sniveling race of green-skins, plying their trade in the strange flora and fauna they gather from around mysterious pools. Design and build your own medieval buildings using the Clorehaven OpenLOCK system. From simple houses to huge complex structures, anything is possible. Explore the Goblin Grotto using the modular Grotto cavern system. Walls and floors can be combined to create a huge variety of underground caverns or above ground structures. Who knows what's in store for those above and what lies in the depths below. Clorehaven and the Goblin Grotto - By Printable Scenery - the best 3D printable scenery in all the worlds. All the models from Clorehaven & the Goblin Grotto are delivered as optimized STL files to print on home 3D printers. If you take the All-In Pledge, you also receive the free bonus items. Clorehaven Pledge : Clorehaven is constructed using the OpenLOCK tile system where quality detailed modular and functional buildings can be constructed in any shape and size whilst maintaining the true 1" grid system used for most role playing games. This pledge contains the models to build the Townhouse, Cottage, Homestead, Grand Hostel, Cabin, Tavern, Chalet, Watchtower and Schist Stone Fences. The Clorehaven Pledge includes the stretch goals labelled Clorehaven. As the Kickstarter progresses the free stretch goals will grow and expand Clorehaven from a town into a city. Goblin Grotto Pledge: The free form caverns create natural and expansive cavern maps and tunnel systems quickly and dynamically. The cavern floors are designed to have a comparable 1" grid system for RPG whilst still maintaining the natural rock form. PLAY This pledge contains the Moon Effigy, the Goblin Cavern Floors, The Cavern Walls, The Cavern Tunnels, the Cavern Bridge, Rickety Bridges and the Gloom Creeper. The Goblin Grotto Pledgeincludes the stretch goals labelled Goblin Grotto. All of our 3D-printable models begin their life as hand drawn concepts. From there we digitally sculpt the models to create high detail STL files. The models are test printed and painted before released so that you know each model from Printable Scenery will print perfectly. Printable Scenery created the OpenLOCK system in 2016. Since then it has become the standard. Its innovative seamless locking system revolutionized dungeon system. Printable Scenery open-sourced the design and it allows for free commercial use to third party designers such as Open Forge. The Free Stretch Goals are a big part of our Kickstarters. The more stretch goals we hit, the more models you will get. So join us in this grand adventure and discover the stretch goals beyond. The bonus items listed below are free with the All-In Pledge. If you want an add-on you need to add the amount to your pledge or you can add it in the pledge manager at the end of the campaign. Note: If you want to get Add-Ons but not any of the main pledges then you can make a pledge for the amount for the Add-Ons only. To do this: 1. Select 'Back this Project' 2. Select '$1 or more - Add-Ons Only' 3. Enter the amount for the Add-Ons. Once the campaign closes you will be sent a link to the pledge manager to select the add-ons that you picked. Ruined Winterdale II Add-On NZ$30 Back by popular demand, the Ruined Winterdale II Add-On contains 5 never before ruined buildings. To claim this add-on package you need to add the amount NZ$30 to your pledge or you can add it in the pledge manager at the end of the campaign. Dungeon Booster Add-On NZ$50 The Dungeon Booster Add-on contains walls and floors that are designed to boost your Rampage dungeon encounters. To claim this add-on package you need to add the amount NZ$50 to your pledge or you can add it in the pledge manager at the end of the campaign. Previous Kickstarter add-ons are bundled items that have been requested by backers from previous campaigns. Click on the links below to see the list of models that are part of each Add-On. (eg. the Lost Tribes contains 13 models)
Maledrakh's Skyless Realms Myconids & Hook Horror 3DprintsThe Skyless Realms was a kickstarter for some .stl-files that funded recently and delivered just a couple weeks ago. The theme was buildings, scatter terrain and miniatures of several kinds that would typically found in the Underdark setting for D&D. Centered around spider-worshipping Dark Elves, there are a bunch of classic cave and dungeon monsters, Deep Gnomes, Gray Dwarves, lizardfolk and the obligatory tentacle-faced horrors that want to suck out your brains. A whole lot of stuff! Now, I have a two year old cheapo flashforge finder FDM-printer that only uses PLA material. It is great for terrain and buildings, but not so great for miniatures because of the unsightly print lines and such. However... the print lines are really not all that bad, especially when seen on the table and not in extreme close-up as in the photos. And I even printed these at the "normal" settings which have a .18mm layer height and not the "hyper" settings which has a .08mm layer height. Each of the smaller myconids took less than an hour to print, and the Behemoth about four hours in a single piece. Lots of pictures below the click me
cancelled Terrain4Print - Ulvheim
kristof65 posted a topic in Kickstarterhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/terrain4print/terrain4print-ulvheim? About This project aims to expand the Ulvheim ruin into a full featured ruin city for your home 3D printer. You can already download the first two releases from thingiverse for free. There is also an earlier release with smaller houses, also available for free. Click the image to see them. Previous Ulvheim releases The pledge rewards are STL-file downloads. I will share the files with Dropbox and the download will be available for years. If you have access to a 3D printer you can print as many copies of the models as you like. You can also vary the scale for more variety. Any type of 3D printer works but FDM is the most economical. Most models will fit inside a 120x120mm print bed. Printed parts can then be painted. The separate pieces fit together using a clip, also printed. This way you can build several different configurations with the same printed parts. You can of course glue it together if you need extra stability. Clip system I have been making 3D printable terrain since 2016. I have done one kickstarter before. All files from that kickstarter are available in my store. But read on to the pledges before you buy anything there. I also have a Patreon page and all models done for that is released for free on thingiverse. This includes the previous three Ulvheim releases. As base goal, I will create these expansions that are compatible with earlier Ulvheim ruins (type B). Base goal 1 - Roof set This set gives you the ability to create roofs on your buildings. Not everything has to be ruined. You can with these models build complete buildings, from the smallest shed to the largest castle. The roofs will build up like stairs. There will of course be options for half ruined roofs. The roofs will be made to fit the Ulvheim A buildings. This is the smaller complete buildings. The images below is only very rough sketches showing what is possible. The base goal does not include roofs for L-shaped or T-shaped building. Nor is it possible to put roofs on the hexagonal tower etc. Whole modular roofs Modular roof ruin Base goal 2 - More wall variations Nothing beats variation and more options. Two new basic walls with lots of ruined options. One solid style and one arc style. Below are some sketches of possible layouts. The final layout is not decided yet. Solid wall sketches Arc walls sketches Base goal 3 - Corners for round towers Three new types of corners. With these you can build hexagonal, octagonal and decagonal towers (6, 8 and 10 sides). You will be able to build really high towers. There will be ruined options. The base goals does not include floors or roofs for these. Hexagonal and octagonal towers Base goal 4 - Horizontal ruins The solid walls are made into ruins where the cuts go more horizontal. So you can build a long jagged ruin wall. There will be a couple of variants, from the available solid walls. there will be transitions from whole walls. 3 solid walls made into horizontal ruins These are the pledge levels. Ulvheim supporter If you just want to cheer me on. I will send you a bunch (5) of Terrain4Print stickers. I will also create a unique sticker for this kickstarter and send you a bunch (5). Ulvheim worker If you are on a limited budget and only want a limited selection, this is for you. You will get the base goals and about one third of the unlocked stretch goals. These are STL-file downloads. Ulvheim settler This is the complete Ulvheim download at a reduces price for the first backers. You will get the base goals plus all unlocked stretch goals. These are STL-file downloads. There is a limited number of these so be quick. As a special thank you I will also send you a bunch of stickers. Ulvheim burgher This is the complete Ulvheim download. You will get the base goals plus all unlocked stretch goals. These are STL-file downloads. Ulvheim necromancer This the complete Ulvheim download plus all my old premium files (from the shop). You will get the base goals plus all unlocked stretch goals. As soon as the kickstarter payments are processed you will get a download link the the premium files. These are STL-file downloads. Ulvheim architect If you want me to create something custom from your specification, this is for you. Together we will work out the details. It can't be something huge or overly complicated but expect a handful of models. For instance, wall tiles with a special symbols. A couple of special statues or gargoyles. The files must match the general Ulvheim theme. I prefer to make these models available to Settlers, Burghers and Necromancers too. But if it is something special you want exclusively, it can be arranged. If you take this pledge, contact me and describe what you have in mind. This way we can agree on a reasonable level. As a special thank you I will also send you a bunch of stickers. Add on: Stickers I will create a unique set of stickers for Ulvheim. Supporters, Settlers and Architects will get them for free. Workers, Burghers and Necromancers have to add $10 to have them. Simply add $10 to your pledge. I will sort it out manually after the project is done. You will get 5 Terrain4Print stickers and 5 Ulvheim kickstarter stickers. There are lots of more stuff to make for this. This project will have stretch goals. The more pledges that come in, the more stuff will be made. The first three stretch goals are decided already. When they are unlocked, there will be more made available if there is enough interest. Since I reside in Sweden and use SEK (Swedish crowns) I present stretch goal as % instead. Stetch goal 1 - Battlements 133% (20k SEK) If you want to make a castle type building, playing siege scenarios. This will make it possible. It is basically a low wall with a strip of floor and battlement fitting around both convex and concave corners. The sketch below shows a corner piece for a convex corner. There will of course also be ruined battlements. Stairs made will fit against the battlements. Battlement sketch Stetch goal 2 - Windows 167% (also for workers) (25k SEK) Two new walls with smaller openings, like windows. This is a sketch of one of them. It will print in two parts, without support. It has a big arc. Inside it a thinner wall with two smaller arcs. The inside of the smaller arcs is open to make windows. Windowed wall Stretch goal 3 - Rubble piles 200% (30k SEK) Eight piles of rubble, big and small. Stones in various format, pieces of wood, broken statues etc. There will be round piles and also piles with one or two flat sides to fit against walls and corners. Two piles of rubble Possible stretch goals If the three stretch goals above are unlocked, we will have a vote on the next. Big set of stairs more elegant Floor set with wooden planks instead of stone Pillars Walls with door openings Relief walls Small balcony (from single wall) Big modular balcony Interior balcony Wall fountain Wall statue Wall with big gate Modular foundation to put everything on Cemetary set with walls, gate, tombstones and mausoleums Risks and challenges I have been creating 3D terrain for quite some time, including a previous successful Kickstarter as well as my many Patreon projects. I feel I have always delivered what I promise (and have often over delivered), however this is not my full-time job and so there exists the possibility that full delivery might take some time if all the stretch goals are unlocked. My aim is that the models will be delivered as soon as they are ready - so base goals should be on time with any of the work-in-progress stretch goals being released piecemeal upon their completion. Personal/work commitments are the only real challenge, but I have a very caring family that fully supports me and understands my passion for producing my 3D creations.
Just noticed this KS was posted here. Only 53 hours left.... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wowbuildings/wowbuildings-further-space-adventures-3d-print-stl/description Here we are folks, WOWBuildings is expanding further into space, with the infrastructure now for several types of scenarios, this KS will be a mix of vehicles and Buildings so you will have an even bigger range of choices for your tabletops. all will come in STL format and cuts will be made where needed so boot up those 3D printers once again and jump on board for what hopefully will be a great sack full of goodies to enjoy. I am adding a couple of special adds that are for personal print use only as a little treat for you top end backers, all files will be initially 28mm scaled (but slightly over scaled to allow for GW sized figures) and optimized for 15-32mm scales so hopefully something for all. Again human based faction designs for this KS with other races in the pipeline if all goes well, so hello again and as usual keep the feedback coming and if you want anything specific added then just ask, if it can be done it will be so Stretch Goals as you see will start at £1000, and £500, but this time i am toying with adding some £250 jump points too here and there to add to the fun. I have tried to keep the pledge level prices as low as i can as well including the licence which is an absolute bargain price for this KS as a thank you for continued support and to help with those after Xmas blues. £10 Road Builder £30 Asteroid Miner £40 Planet Settler
Kristo65's 3d printed ruinsThis is a test piece for some ruins I'm printing and assembling. I may have gone a bit overboard on the vines.
Jasper vs the 3D Printer
Jasper_the_2nd posted a topic in Works In ProgressSo finally, after many years of wanting one, I got a 3D printer for Christmas this year. This has much to do with the ever decreasing cost of them, especially the Creality Ender 3, which is what I got. This isn't so much about set up or using the printer (other than to say that Tom from Fat Dragon Games and his Tomb of 3D Printed Horrors made the whole process so so easy, his instructional videos on the Ender 3 made it all easy, and his Cura setup files for printing minis worked for me straight away) but the minis stuff I'm printing and (hopefully) painting. So, got the printer set up yesterday before going to a friend's for supper. Later got the bed leveled (ish) and printed off one of the free models Fat Dragon gave away this year with their newsletter. I used the stock print bed cover for this and it really stuck on quite hard. I later snapped the head off the halberd trying to get it off. Eventually had to heat the bed up to get it to come off. So this morning I switched the the glass bed I'd ordered with it and got that all leveled. Tested it out with another FDG skelly. Nova Corps colour scheme test guy included for scale (he was the only thing within easy reach). I'm looking forward to cleaning these up, slapping some primer on them and seeing how they paint, but expect that will be a few days. FYI, these skellies print out in a little over an hour. Now on to something a bit more complicated, to see how it comes out. This should make a 65mm talk bipedal "chicken tank". Design by Radek Szczepanczyk, available on MyMiniFactory for free. This will take about 8 hours to print.
Hi Everyone, I wanted to share a new campaign that I've just started: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1502793436/mav3rick-modular-3d-printable-tank-kit-in-28mm-sca Featuring a snap-fit modular design, MAV3RICK is a 3D printable kit that can be configured into a number of different vehicle variants: Take a look, I'd love to know what you think. Thanks for looking! -Treadhead Rad
Mr. BlobbyI found this model somewhere on the internet, alone and uncredited, so I have no idea who made it or what it is or anything. People have suggested that it's a Kirby, whatever that is, with a human face pasted on. I like it, and I'll print about a dozen of them, and make up some stats to use them in my D&D campaign in some way. I'm leaning towards some kind of waddling tar-baby critter, but we shall see. The original model was only about 1.5mm tall, so I've rescaled it by 1500% to roughly 20mm.
Impact Miniatures Mocking BeastImpact Miniatures ran a Kickstarter earlier in the year and this Mocking Beast aka Mimic was one of the offerings. My wife enjoys playing D&D Online with me (she's good at the puzzles and spotting treasure) and finds the mimics amusing, so I painted this for her birthday. Mocking Beast face by Mckenna35, on Flickr Mocking Beast front by Mckenna35, on Flickr Mocking Beast back by Mckenna35, on Flickr Hard to tell it was 3d printed, other than very fine lines on long oblique items like the sides of the tongue. All in all it was a blast to paint. Based it on a Litko 3mm plywood 25mm round and painted the stonework on.
Paleolithic GraffitiI made these primitive runestones in Blender and printed them on my little 3d printer. I thought the first one was a bit boring, so I added a bunch of skulls around the base of the second for that cannibal-headhunter vibe. They're on Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3010064 The miniature is from Reaper, the figure I use to represent my oldest (surviving) D&D character from back in 1981, Smirnoff the Huge and Ugly. There was one earlier character from my very first roleplaying session, but I don't even remember his name — he was blown to smithereens in that same session by being too close to an overly-curious halfling thief.
Live! Starship II - 3D printable OpenLOCK-compatible Deck Plans
2nd Dynasty posted a topic in KickstarterWe currently have a second Kickstarter live at the moment, entitled Starship II - 3D printable OpenLOCK-compatible Deck Plans. The campaign is already over 1300% financed, and we are working on the 8th Stretch Goal. If you have a 3D printer, these tiles can really bring your tabletop experience to life, with a strong influences from the designs of Rob Cobb and Kazutaka Miyatake. Unpainted PLA at 150 microns Printed on a Flashforge Finder/Creator Pro Unpainted PLA at 150 microns The Sets This campaign's featured sets are shown below (these are renderss). Stretch Goals Unlocked So Far We are now working towards these bonus floor tile types, a grate and plate style in I, S and E tiles
got a 3D printer, or access to a friends, or one at a library or university this might be for you About With this project I will be bring you a collection of Sci-Fi Vehicles and Artillery to be used in whatever tabletop game you choose. With more vehicles being added as stretch goals are hit. All sculpts will be supplied as 3d printable STL files. Why am I doing this project? My passions are sculpting, 3d printing and wargames. I wanted to be able to field the sort of armys I wanted without breaking the bank. So I started sculpting the sort of models I needed. After sculpting quite a range I decided to bring it to Kickstarter to enable me to further expand the range. I have a Patreon page were I produce sculpts for my backers each month as well as a website where you can see some of my past work. So you can be sure I have the knowledge required to deliver printable files, and can be trusted to deliver them in a time frame. Patreon: www.patreon.com/Duncan_shadow Website: https://www.duncanshadow.com Scale: The default scale of my files is 32mm / 28mm Heroic, but Being 3D Files they can be scaled up or down. What do I get? As soon as the kickstarter has ended and funds cleared you will receive 3d Printable files in a stl format. You can print as many of the figures on your home printer as you want, or send the files to a external printer to do the printing for you. The kickstarter includes 7 vehicles 1 walker and 2 artillery pieces, with extra weapon options, (see below) to start with, more sculpts being unlocked in the near future. Main battle tank comes with multiple turret, hull and sponson guns. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. When you contribute to This campaign, you will receive STL files for the models as per your selected pledge. The pledge files will be delivered May 2018, with successful stretch goals arriving later. You can print these files for your personal use, but you may not sell the printed items for profit or distribute the digital 3D models/files to other parties.
Kristof's Elven CatapultSo @Zink's thread here... ...inspired me to try my hand at creating an Elven catapult with Fusion 360 and my printer. Rather than hijack his thread anymore, it's time to create its own thread. I'm not anywhere near done, but I went ahead and printed out a prototype of my design so I could get a better feel for things and tweak it. Here is Sir ForScale checking over the construction so far: I'm glad I decided to print out a prototype now. I found that my tolerances are too tight for some of the assembly, and that I need to fix how the center piece goes in. I could probably merge it all into one piece, and print it as a single piece, or maybe two, but I am trying to keep the pieces fairly flat so that it can be mailed in an envelope. Trying to figure out what elven looking wheels without spokes would look like, as I think spoked wheels might be too delicate to print at this size
Kristof's Car(s)Decided I needed some retro futuristic hover cars. The Europa Magnus Station Wagon: I also decided to create a cheesy vintage style advertisement for it. This was a quick sculpt (about 4 hours in Fusion and 3 hours on the printer). The reason behind this car was that I wanted something relatively quick to print and prep that I could practice vehicle painting techniques on. I have no idea why I decided to make my first one in a retro futuristic style - I'm not even really a fan of that style, but I'm probably going to make some more. I've got some ideas for some other hover cars/trucks as well as some with wheels. Since most of them will be simple one or two piece prints that will get knocked out in a few hours/days, I'll keep them all in a single thread.
Rottweiler Grav Tank for my IMEFAs if I didn't already have so many projects in progress I can't count, I kept looking at the case of Bones IMEF figures, and thought "These guys need something that can take out a few NOVA Corp Tycho AFVs." This concept was born: I am shooting for it to be about the size of a GW Land Raider. Going to block it out in Fusion 360 soon.
Tycho AFV for my NOVA Corp soldiers - WIPSo I've long wanted a unique hover tank/APC to go with all my NOVA Corp figures, and last night I was suddenly inspired to create one. Here are my results so far: This is just the left half of the lower hull. Once I finish detailing it with the things I want to be symmetrical, I will mirror it, and then add additional detailing, and a turret. I'm creating this in Fusion 360, and from there I'll export it for printing on my 3d printer. I have no idea if I'll ever get around to painting it, as I still don't have my NOVA Corp soldiers painted beyond a base coat, though. We'll have to wait and see.
Is my wit as clever as I think it is?
kristof65 posted a topic in Off-Topic RampancyI'm working on a Christmas gift for a D&D playing friend. It's basically a "banner" of 3d letters spelling out a favorite phrase of hers, but each letter is embedded with D&D themed pictures. I've put a hidden meaning in this letter, but I want to see if it's too obvious, or too subtle. Can you get it?
3D printed paint racks
DrSmackMatters posted a topic in Painting Tips & AdviceHi all! I haven't posted here in a while as I had to take a break from painting to do some remodeling on my house. That was two years ago. Finally able to get back to this hobby I love so I wanted to organize my paint desk some. I designed some paint racks to store my mini paints and figured that someone else might benefit from them as well. I posted them on Thingiverse for all to use. Totally free and open source!! I am adding to them as people ask for additional brands of paint and other configurations. If anyone prints them and needs some changes or additional options just let me know and I will be happy to see what I can do. Looking forward to getting involved again in this great community!! Without further blabbing here are the links to the units: Large Straight - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2531450 Small Straight - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2549451 Inside Corner - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2543779 Outside Corner - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2588073 Happy Painting!!!
Axolote Tiles 3: Fantasy Realms 3d printable
Axolotegaming posted a topic in KickstarterWe are live on our Third kickstarter, this one focuses on fantasy cultures and gives them each unique tiles that are 3d printable and you can make those very specific dungeon encounters or city role playing sessions. We also have some new Beasties that will be 3d print compatible! We hope you will join us, with 2 kickstarters on our belt we are confident that our record will be to your satisfaction if you are a new backer, and if you have already been with us you already know what to expect!
3D printed minis
Matbar posted a topic in General FantasySo I took a commission to paint some minis for a tabletop game. I didn't even think to ask what material they were made from. I get them, and they're 3D printed. Have any of you primed and painted this stuff? It's fairly high quality for 3D printing, but there are extremely slight striations. I am hoping that primer will smooth it out, but now I'm concerned with how the primer will react to this material. I have already seen what happens to the GW plastic when someone else applied the spray primer too close, so I'm thinking the safest thing might be brush on. Any advice or help would be great.
Completed TIME WARP - Rampage Castle, Europe and the Americas
SamuraiJack posted a topic in Kickstarterhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/printablescenery/time-warp-rampage-castle-europe-and-the-americas?ref=category_newest TIME WARP featuring Rampage Castle and detailed game-ready buildings from Europe and the Americas designed for your home 3D Printer
Master series paint contest rules questionHello! I have a question on the upcoming ReaperCon this year. For the Master series paint open contest rules on the page https://reapercon.com/contestI could not find anything regarding personally designed Models that an artist 3D prints and then paints. for use as an example: That is my first attempt at a model I personally designed in Blender, and then printed, in the style of warhammer 40k, though as a mention I really like the look of the grav-flux bombard from forgeworld so I created a very close facsimile of it for my model. Under the rules I'm seeing I'm assuming that in the Painters Division it would not matter if it is 3D printed given the source of the model is not given consideration, just the prep and painting quality. However I'm curious what, if any, the ruling on 3D designed and printed models are in the Open Division. Given the rules and the scoring system, sculpted models are judged by design originality, creativity, difficulty, etc, would a custom designed 3D printed model enjoy the same criteria for judging, or would it even be welcome in this division? Arguably this could extend to the diorama and vehicle division as well given the criteria in those. I would like to argue that 3D designed and printed models should be welcome in any division; my design time alone for the model I gave as an example was clocked at 60+ hours. And while my tools and medium are different than a clay or greenstuff sculptor, I don't put any less passion or hard work into it.

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• Prints on 8.5x11 inch card stock
• Prints two to a sheet
• Trims to 5x7 inches each
• Fits an A7 envelope
All of your favorite jungle critters make an appearance to honor the mom to be in this baby shower invitation design. A light blue background and green vines frame all of the important details. Easy to personalize and print right at home!


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Bullish Technicals and Bearish Fundamentals
In the history of the stock market, the month of October is notoriously known for its bearish overtones. Investors since 1927 seem to want to sell during the first month of the fourth quarter with no apparent pattern to be recognized. Although the bull market since the end of the financial crisis in 2009 has produced Octobers with less capital outflow than those that came before. In fact this year, the first half of the month has boasted capital inflows of almost $1.2 trillion as a result of the recent bullish rally. As a reaction to Fed monetary policy, traders have garnered confidence behind securities that will benefit from the continuation of 0-0.25% interest rates. The averages serving as a litmus test for the trading floor have soared in the first three trading weeks of the new quarter.
Gains in the NASDAQ, the NYSE index, the Russell 2000, the DJIA. and the S&P 500 have surged about 5% with few days of losses. As a result, most of the ground lost from the August correction has been recovered with some questioning the existence of a bubble forming once again. While the gains could be representative of long traders closing out bearish bets, it seems highly unlikely given the volume levels behind the growth. After initially dropping during Oct 14 losses, bullish volume increased through the end of the week for both the Dow Jones Average and the S&P large cap index. Equities haven't been hurt yet by lower corporate earnings that are expected to show up as earnings season progresses.
Nevertheless, technicals may still suggest a more solidified reversal into bullish territory. After a small bullish flag developed in September, we've seen a "break out" coming through the resistance in October. On top of that, volume seems poised to support the growth after a small bearish lapse. A similar pattern can be seen on the S&P 500 chart but with more variability, This may lead some observers to blame technical traders for a false signal especially when fundamental adjustments will be the primary force behind price movements over the next three weeks. This may be especially true for energy companies which are expected to be extremely disappointed by revenue levels as a result of low oil prices. Friday, investors reacted to Schlumberger's moribund revelations with an initial selling session that stabilized to a higher low.
Interestingly enough, the technicals of the oil services company showed bullish signals coming out of Thursday's session, After five straight days of gaining, they peaked above the 50-day average with the possibility of a continuation pattern developing. On Friday, prices dropped below the 50-day trendline to settle at $74.51 (and were briefly trading around $72.50 levels). The bearish day was an obvious result of bearish fundamental data that interrupted the rally. The blue line shows a trendline which could develop after Friday's losses. The potential for a continuation pattern might still be there, but, strong selling pressure developed by the end of the week implicating a reversal. With a Friday that had reacted like the DJIA average, SLB technicals could have been pointing to a bullish price channel seeking to extend gains from the beginning of October. Money flow in volume and the CMF indicator supported the continuation pattern with Oct 14th and 15th showing rising demand in the short-term. The question is, how will poor energy fundamentals affect stock prices that are bullish at the moment? If we take SLB's decliine on Friday of (-2.16%) and apply similar losses to large cap oil stocks, will technicals hold up the bullish trend?
Above, XOI has been charted for the month of October showing the bullish rise and the movement into an apparent continuation pattern. Like SLB, the index seems to have slowed into a price channel which may result in more gains as volume returns to the demand side. The red dotted lines show a -2.00% loss in the hypothitical seting of a poor earnings report. In my opinion. a 2% decrease in stock price might be average for all oil and gas firms as a fundamental adjustment, although, small cap stocks may come out worse. In the initial review of the index model, technicals don't seem to react to poorly to fundamental adjustments of 2%. Trading could be stuck in a continuation pattern for the duration of earnings season, but the improvement of supply data might become an impetus for breakouts. It is not usually the case that fundamentals and technocals disagree,but the divergence of the two can represent misinformation in teh pricing mechanism. When comparing past patterns and current situations, the strength and priority of the information behind the move is important to deciding an overall trend. On the trading floor, investors must recognize that the division in trading type can create relevant deviations in price expectations. For example, price can jump during bearish fundamental situations as technical traders cash in positions with notable limit levels, and fundamental traders can sell a security when bad news is revealed even in a period of technical strength. For oil and gas companies, I see the bullish technical side coming out on top as low revenues are expected and supply issues will improve.


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1. Pepsi Blue
Pepsi Blue was a "Berry Cola Infusion" released in 2002. It's seen as one of Pepsi's biggest commercial failures because of the massive marketing push put into the product. The biggest problem with Pepsi Blue was that I personally expected it to taste kind of like Pepsi with berry, which it obviously didn't. It tasted like some kind of cleaning product instead.
2. Pepsi Twist
This was one of my personal favorites. It was first introduced in 2000. According to Wikipedia: The product appears to be no longer actively marketed and does not appear on the list of brands on Pepsi's official website. Pepsi Twist production was ended in the U.S. during the summer of 2006 however the drink is still available in Malaysia and some other nations.
3. Surge
Surge was first released in the US in 1996. It was discontinued in the USA, Denmark and Sweden in 2001 and Coke stopped making the syrup for fountains in 2002. Norway is the only country where you can still buy it.
4. Coke Blak
While I think this was a horrible idea, I'm really bummed I never got to try it. Coke Blak was introduced to the US as a coke/coffee combo in 2006. An eight-ounce bottle of Coca-Cola Blak contained 46 milligrams of caffeine. The drink was discontinued in 2008.
5. Dr. Pepper Red Fusion
According to Wikipedia: First introduced in 2002, it was available only in the US. The fruity, red-colored Red Fusion was the first new flavor added to the Dr Pepper family of beverages in the company's 122-year history. Its production was essentially canceled less than a year later, although in certain areas it was available until late 2004.
6. Mountain Dew Code Red
This stuff is GOOD. While it hasn't been completely discontinued, it's nearly impossible to find a 2-liter bottle in stores since Walmart and other stores stopped carrying it. The only place to find Code Red seems to be in vending machines. Read more about the shortage here: Why is Mountain Dew Code Red Disappearing from Store Shelves?
7. Black Cherry Vanilla Coke
The first year it came out (2002) Vanilla Coke saw its best sales. It's estimated that the product was purchased by about 29% of all United States households that year! But sales didn't stay so high... By 2004 sales were down to 35 million unit cases compared to 90 million in 2002. It was announced in 2005 that coke would begin phasing out Vanilla Coke in the US. BUT, luckily, thank God, Vanilla Coke was reintroduced in 2007. In January of 2007 Black Cherry Vanilla was released. Pretty good stuff. This one didn't make it, though.


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California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's come a long way. Just six months ago her campaign was touting its hardline stance on immigration. Now, she's ascending in the polls after an aggressive media campaign to court Latino voters.
Sally Khim writes over at Mother Jones:
> Whitman's new ads have touted her opposition to Arizona's harsh new immigration law, as well as California's Prop 187–the anti-immigration law that poisoned Latino voters against the Republican Party in the 1990s when then-GOP governor Pete Wilson pushed it through. >
> But Whitman's Spanish-language makeover in the general election is a marked reversal from the tone that she struck in the GOP primary, when the challenge from conservative Steve Poizner pushed her to the right on the issue. During the primary, she touted her opposition to illegal immigration, screened an ad featuring Pete Wilson and a border fence, and accused Poizner of supporting "amnesty."
Meanwhile, Whitman's democratic contender Jerry Brown recently told the LA Times the state's Latino voters won't be so easily fooled. Though Brown may not have too much ground to stand on, either. His campaign hired its first fluent Spanish speaker this week, and still hasn't translated its campaign website in Spanish.
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Our Sixth Form is extremely well resourced, housed in a brand—new, air conditioned centre complete with excellent teaching, study and common room facilities. The centre is for the exclusive use of the sixth form and is enhanced by bistro dining facilities in the common room and by the external sixth form garden area complete with picnic tables and recreation equipment.
The school has superb outdoor sporting facilities with extensive playing fields, a floodlit astroturf pitch, cricket nets, tennis courts, athletics facilities, a climbing wall and table tennis tables.
Sixth formers enjoy privileged access to many of these areas. You will of course also have access to our outstanding indoor facilities such as our fitness centre, media suite, theatre, studios, workshops and laboratories.
Private Study
In the Sixth Form you will have timetabled, supervised private study sessions and it is vital that these are used well. Effective study outside of lessons is essential for success at A Level. You will be expected to work on your own initiative for much of your time and to make use of the facilities available to you. Our study centre provides everything that you need in order to support your learning in all A Level subjects. In addition to a large number of computers there is a wide range of essential books and periodicals to support each course.


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Det amerikanske magasinet pregnancy & newborn skriver om babyklærne fra Babysoy. Ikke ubegrunnet, klærne er praktiske i bruk, myke å ha på, har egenskaper som er sunne for ditt barns hud og ikke minst rimelige priser sammenlignet med lignende produsenter.
Hvorfor velge klær fra Babysoy:
Using simple and fresh designs, babysoy has created a sustainable and modern baby wardrobe for eco-babies without sacrificing comfort or style. Most of all, it is made with nature's own ingredient - soybean protein fiber. It is about recyle, reduce and reuse soybean pulp to create baby's first wardrobe.
Soybean Fiber: Soybean protein fiber is a sustainable and botanical textile fiber made from renewable and biodegradable natural resources - the leftover soybean pulp from tofu and soymilk production. Its 16 amino acids are healthy and nutritional for our skin. It is a green textile fiber that possesses the superiorities of many natural and synthesized fibers.
From Soy to Fiber: 1. Proteins are extracted from the leftover materials of tofu or soymilk production. 2. Protein liquids are forced through a device resembling a showerhead, called a spinneret, to make liquid soy. This is called wet-spinning. 3. Liquid soy is solidified to make soybean protein fiber. After protein is extracted from the leftover soybean pulp, it can be used as fertilizer. All substances used in the production of soybean protein fiber are of a harmless nature (thus can be used as fertilizer).
Benefits of Soy: Soybean fiber is a soft, light, and smooth protein fiber. It is smoother than cashmere and has the same moisture absorption as cotton but with a better moisture transmission, making it more comfortable on the skin. It is hydroscopic, air pervious, soft, smooth, dry and has superior warmth retention that's comparable to wool.
Non-GMO Beans: All soybeans are non-GMO (genetically modified organism) beans. Non-GMO soybeans cannot be treated or exposed to chemical pesticides during storage.
Soy Fiber + Cotton: We combine the benefits of soybean protein fiber to cotton such as luster, moisture-permeability, quick-dry abiliy and drape while keeping our cost and your price reasonable and affordable. This is so that more parents can join in on the green movement and more babies can benefit from the healthy botanical textile fiber. In addition, soybean fiber is so soft that it needs a longer length fiber to build a structure for the super soft textile.
Type of Cotton: Babysoy uses long-staple cotton also known as Sea-Island cotton from Xinjiang, China. Xinjiang's environment and climate pattern is ideal for cotton production partly due to its scarcity of pests in the region, which keeps down pesticides usage.
Helping Our Environment: Babysoy's baby and tots line are sustainable and eco-friendly. This is because soybean fiber is a textile that is made from recycled material and it does not add any extra burden to mother nature.
Snaps + Zippers: All snaps and zippers are made by world-renowened YKK and are nickel-free, making dressing-time safe and easy.
Fairly Made: Babysoy puts endless efforts in offering parents an eco-friendly and affordable layettes line made by artisans who are fairly-treated in a safe working environment. Co-founders personally conducts unannounced factory inspection at least 4 times a year.


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150 Peaker Avenue, Yorkton
What a great "starter/first time home owner" home this is with three spacious bedrooms, large dining area and living room. The kitchen has linoleum floorin and painted cupboards.. The adjacent dining room, living room and all three bedrooms are carpeted. The four piece bath on the main floor has a pedestal sink and linoleum flooring. A spacious front foyer completes the main floor. The partially developed basement consists of a raised floor area designed a number of years ago for a hair stylist. a large laundry area and a cold storage. A new high efficient natural gas furnace was installed in 2015 and a new hot water heater in 2017. The shingles are believed to have been installed in 2006 after the hail storm of that year. The previous tenant's gas bill was equalized at 87.65/month and the power is $71.00/month. The back yard is deep at 143' and offers a small patio area, garden area and lots of room to store an RV. Sewer backed up into the basement many, many years ago due to a break in the sewer line which was fixed by the city. Previous tenant has reported no flooding in the basement during 2010 or 2014. Minor seepage can occur during heavy rainfalls but not to the extent to cause any damage. Home is vacant. Motivated Seller. Make an appointment today to view this Price Reduced Family Home.
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Congress Acts To Save Districts' Impact-Aid Funds
Washington--The Congress acted last week to correct an error in last year's impact-aid reauthorization that could have prevented some districts from receiving any funds under the program in the current fiscal year.
The omnibus education bill of 1988 established a new funding formula for the impact-aid program, which compensates districts for lost tax revenues due to the presence of a military base or other federal installation.
The new law included a "hold harmless" provision ensuring that some impact-aid districts would receive payments no less than their fiscal 1987 levels if the appropriations for the program were not enough to fund all districts using the new formula.
But the law did not extend the hold-harmless option to districts in which fewer than 20 percent of students were federally connected, according to John Forkenbrock, executive director of the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools.
About 2,350 of the 2,600 impact-aid districts fit that category, known as "regular B's. " Without the hold-harmless option, the only way those districts could receive funds was by using the formula, which provides that such districts receive 10 percent of their total entitlement as determined by another part of the law.
Inadequate Funding
The Congress decided through the appropriations process to provide $708 million for impact-aid payments in fiscal 1989. That amount fell so far short of the full-funding level, however, that all impact-aid districts other than the "regular B's" chose to hold their funding at 1987 levels.
But since that was not option for "regular B's," those districts were to be funded using the formula.
Once funds were distributed to the hold-harmless districts, about $36 million remained. That amount was only half of what was needed to give each "regular B" district 10 percent of its entitlement as stated in the formula, according to Mr. Forkenbrock.
In an apparent oversight, the 1988 law did not contain a provision for the "regular B" districts to share equally the available money.
Education Department officials then realized that there were not enough funds to use the formula, that such districts did not have a hold-harmless option, and that there was no authority for them to share the remaining funds. As a result, the department informed the "regular B'' districts that they would not receive any impact-aid funds for fiscal 1989, Mr. Forkenbrock said.
The legislation cleared by the Congress last week allows the "regular B" districts to share the available money in cases where funds are inadequate to fulfill the formula.
To correct another apparent Congressional oversight, a second provision lifted a cap that prevented "super A" districts, which have heavy concentrations of federally connected students, from receiving funds greater than their fiscal 1987 levels, even if the number of such students served by a district had increased.--rrw
Vol. 08, Issue 32
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Important days:
1. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) celebrated its 33rd Inception Day on March 11, 2018. It was established on 11 March 1986 as the central police organisation. It is headquartered in New Delhi.
1. National Nutrition Mission (NMM) was launched by PM Modi at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan on the occasion of International Women's Day. It aims to monitor, supervise, fix targets and guide nutrition related interventions across Ministries. It will monitor various schemes contributing towards addressing malnutrition. The mission targets to reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia among young children, women and adolescent girls and reduce low birth weight by at least 2% per annum. Though target to reduce stunting is at least 2% annum, the mission will strive to achieve reduction in stunting from 38.4% (NFHS-4) to 25% by 2022.
2. The Union Government has expanded Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme from 161 districts to all 640 districts of the country. The successful implementation of BBBP programme in states and districts has led government to decide to go Pan-India and expand the programme to all districts. The specific objectives of scheme are preventing gender biased sex selective elimination, ensuring survival and protection of the girl child and ensuring education and participation of the girl child. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister in January 2015 at Panipat, Haryana as comprehensive programme to address declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and related issues of empowerment of women over life-cycle continuum.
3. Karnataka Government has decided to accept state flag proposed and designed by 9-member committee constituted by state Kannada and Culture department. The committee has recommended new tricolour having yellow (at top), white (in middle) and red (at bottom) colorus, with state's emblem Gandaberunda (a two-headed mythological bird) in centre. The white colour in new flag symbolizes peace and captures Karnataka's image the best, while other two colours are synonymous with Kannada identity. It will be official flag in place of an unofficial red and yellow flag that is currently used in the state to signify local pride.
4. Diu has become the first and only Union Territory in the country to be fully run on solar energy. Diu's peak-time demand for electricity goes up to 7 MW and now it daily generates about 10.5 MW of electricity from solar energy, making it electricity surplus. Despite scarcity of land, solar power plants have been installed over more than 50 acres. The solar power also has come as big relief for local residents as their monthly bill charges have fallen by around 12%. It also has significantly reduced electricity loss. The UT generates total of 13 megawatts (MW) of electricity from solar power generating facilities daily. Of this, 3 MW is generated by rooftop solar plants and 10 MW by its other solar power plants.
5. The Supreme Court (SC) on March 9, 2018 ruled that the passive euthanasia and advance 'living will' are permissible by recognizing right to die with dignity as a fundamental right. The apex court ruled that individuals can draft a living will specifying that they shall not be put on life support if they undergo an incurable coma in the future. A living will is a written document that allows a patient to give explicit instructions in advance about the medical treatment to be administered when he or she is terminally ill.
6. The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has passed The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2018 providing for death penalty for convicts involved in rape of girls below 12 years of age. The amendment bill also provides to award life sentence and life imprisonment to child rapists to ensure that the convict doesn't get out of the jail even after completing 14 years of sentence. With this bill, Rajasthan has become second state after Madhya Pradesh to award death penalty and lifetime imprisonment to child rapists.
7. The National Conference on Counterfeiting and Role of Enforcement Agencies would be held in New Delhi from 13-14 March, 2018. The conference is being organised by the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) in collaboration with the European Union (EU).
8. Banlotwa has become the first 'alcohol-free' village in Ranchi district. Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das lauded the residents for achieving this feat and gave Rs 1 lakh cash to the village head, following his announcement two years ago that any village becoming alcohol-free would be given the money for its development.
9. Union Environment Ministry amended the coastal zone rules to give relief to projects that started in the fragile coastal areas without required clearances. This will have a serious impact on livelihoods and ecology.
10. National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) - India's first national coastal policing academy, to train police forces in effectively safeguarding country's shoreline will start functioning from April 2018. It will be launched from campus of Gujarat's Fisheries Research Centre located in coastal Okha town in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat.
1. A 8.3 km stretch of Indo-Bangladesh border was declared as first 'crime-free zone' by the director generals of Border Security Force (BSF), India and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The stretch covers Gunarmath and Kalyani Border Out Posts (BOPs) in India and Puthkhali and Daulatpur BOPs in Bangladesh across border. The first 'crime-free zone' stretch is one of most vulnerable to crimes like cattle smuggling and others. Both border guarding forces with help of civil administrations of two countries, NGOs and local populance will help in ensuring that no crime takes place along stretch. Bangladesh and India share 4,156 km long international border. It is longest international border shared by India with its neighbours. It passes through five states viz. Assam (262 km), Tripura (856 km), Mizoram (180 km), Meghalaya (443 km) and West Bengal (2,217 km).
2. A loan agreement was signed between Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and European Investment Bank (EIB) for second line of credit (LoC) of Euro 150 million on non-sovereign basis for renewable energy financing in India. The LoC has tenure of 15 years including grace period of 3 years..
3. 11 Pacific Rim countries have formally entered into Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership or CP TPP or TPP11 in Santiago, Chile. It is revised version of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) proposed by US, that was finalized after US withdrew from it. TPP11 includes Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. It will be world's third largest trade bloc after European Union (EU) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
4. A strategic pact providing for use of each other's military facilities including opening naval bases to warships was inked between India and France. The agreement will facilitate reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies and services between armed forces of India and France during authorized port visits, joint exercises and joint training among others. It was signed during official state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India.
5. India and France singed 14 key agreements after extensive bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron in New Delhi in strategic areas of security, nuclear energy, protection of classified information and also in field of education, environment, urban development and railways.
6. Indian and French companies have exchanged 19 contracts and agreements worth over 13 billion euros in sectors including new and renewable energy, smart grid, nuclear energy, aviation, cement, and telecom among others.
7. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and African Development Bank (AfDb), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Green climate fund (GCF), and New Development Bank (NDB) signed Joint financial partnership Declarations. The International Energy Agency (IEA) also signed Joint partnership Declaration with ISA. The objective of these agreements is to deepen their cooperation in support of renewable energy. ISA had earlier signed three partnerships with World Bank, European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Its major objectives include global deployment of over 1,000GW of solar generation capacity and mobilisation of investment of over US $1000 billion into solar energy by 2030.
8. The United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) stated on March 6, 2018 that India has seen a sharp decline in child marriages over the last ten years with only 27 per cent of girls getting married before 18 years in comparison to 47 per cent a decade back.
1. World Health Organisation has now requested drug makers to submit Expression of Interest (EoI) for Bedaquiline and Delaminid, two new-generation drugs, recommended for DR-TB. The aim of this proposal is to replicate success of addressing HIV epidemic. India has nearly 1.3 lakh DR-TB patients, most in the world.WHO has invited pharmaceutical companies around the world to submit proposals to manufacture affordable versions of newer medicines for treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).
2. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on March 11, 2018 launched a mobile app for providing better citizen-friendly services by law enforcement agencies. It can be used by citizens for various services such as complaint registration, status check, view FIR details, locate police station, emergency contact list, police stations telephone directory etc.
3. Russia successfully launched high-precision aeroballistic Kinzhal hypersonic missile from a MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jet. Kinzhal, the name means double-edged Russian dagger. It can fly 10 times the speed of sound and has range of 2,000km. It is equipped with high-precision aeroballistic missiles supporting air strikes without entering enemy's air defence zone. It can overcome air-defence systems.
4. As a part of 10th edition of MILAN 2018- a three day exercise of The MILES-18, the first-ever multi-nation naval exercise at sea was held at the Andaman sea. Milan 2018, a multi-national mega event was organised by Andaman Nicobar naval command with theme 'Friendship across the Seas' to expand regional cooperation and combat unlawful activities in critical sea lanes. It was aimed to enhance inter-operability between participating countries. It also had enabled honing of search and rescue operations procedures, maritime interdiction operations, core operational skills and exercise and variety of maritime security scenarios. 11 naval ships of 8 countries (Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand) and nine Indian ships had participated in MILES-18
1. The GST Council recommended the introduction of e-way bill for inter-State movement of goods across the country from April 1, 2018. For intra-State movement of goods, e-way bill system will be introduced in a phased manner not later than June 2018. E-way bill is required to be generated only where the value of the consignment exceeds Rs 50000. For smaller value consignments, no e-way bill is required. Value of exempted goods has been excluded from value of the consignment, for the purpose of e-way bill generation.
1. Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu was on March 10, 2018 took additional charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry
Awards/ Honors:
1. Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was on March 7, 2018 stripped off her human rights award conferred by US Holocaust Memorial Museum. In a letter to Suu Kyi, Museum Director Sara Bloomfield insisted that they did not take this decision lightly, but were compelled to act in light of the mass displacements and killings of the Rohingyas at the hands of Myanmar's security forces.
2. Forbes India on March 5, 2018 released the "W-Power Trailblazers" issue 2018, featuring 25 women stars on the ascendency in business.
3. India won the 'Best Exhibitor Award' at the 'ITB –Berlin World Tourist Meet', which convened at Berlin, Germany from March 7-10, 2018. India's Incredible India (Ministry of Tourism) presented a short film named "Yogi of the Racetrack "in the meet. The short film received 3.2 million hits in 60 hours.
4. Hyderabad's Anindith Reddy was named as 'FMSCI National MotorSports Person of the Year 2017. While, KD Madan, a former FMSCI president and K1000 champion, was conferred with the FMSCI Lifetime Achievement Award for his immense contribution to the sport in the country.
1. 45th edition of the Deodhar Trophy 2018 won by India B by defeating Karnataka in final match by 6 wickets at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.
2. 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah cup 2018 for record 10th time won by World champions Australia in the final match held in Ipoh, Malaysia. Australia defeated defending champion England by narrow 2-1 goal margin.


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Note: Cross posted from [wp angelfury] A Human Rights Issue-Custodial Justice.
Remove the perpetrator, not the child
A recent case in the Australian where the family court decided that a child should be removed from their mother because of the boyfriends history was just another judgement that adds to the long line of ignorance that leads to stupidity when making decisions on family violence. I make no concessions at identifying a situations for what they truly are: Stupidity. That is what the Howard governments shared parenting bill was all about and thats what its remnants are about too. Ignoring the fact that for many years, organizations addressing family violence have often suggested how inappropriate it is to remove a child from the home instead of the perpetrator, the family court decided that it was better to punish the child and the mother for another persons actions.
They at least did get one thing right, they were concerned that the man heading this family might induce similar circumstances as he did in the past in another family setting. The question remains as to why the family court would address this issue so hastily with a reversal of custody and yet when it is the mother who is concerned about the care of the child in the fathers hands - she is wrong. We have all heard about the customer always being right. In this situation it is the case of the mother always being wrong and if she does not like that - they punish the child. It is rare that the family court decides to protect children and why there has been a recent inquiry, why there are mothers walking around with no children because the family court ordered them to their deaths and why there are motherless children walking around because the court ordered them to their deaths too.
Laws for pedophiles are designed so that they cannot live near kindergartens and schools. So why do we not have laws that prohibit abusers from moving in with children? That is a smarter way to deal with this than to blame, shame or punish the mother and the child. Neither one of them chose to kill his child. The mother was doing exactly what society teaches through our justice structures and how our media draws sometimes undue compassion for perpetrators. We've all been their and felt sympathy for someone who did not deserve it and we are not to blame or deserve to be punished because of that.
The criminal justice system gives criminals a second chance, the family court doesn't scrutinize step mothers in the same way and in fact has been a historical pattern of judgements. Before mothers were acknowledged as human beings before the law after divorce, children were the property of men but their mothers were often replaced with step mothers. Step mothers are in fact are more likely to perpetrate child abuse more than step fathers. the fact remains still as to why the perpetrator was not removed from the home.Technorati Tags: Remove,perpetrator,Australian,history,ignorance,violence,Howard,remnants,fact,persons,actions,reversal,custody,customer,situation,children,inquiry,Neither,justice,compassion,sympathy,system,human,Step,decisions,concessions,situations,governments,organizations,fathers,deaths,kindergartensNote: Cross posted from [wp angelfury] A Human Rights Issue-Custodial Justice.


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Aims Middle Eastern immigrants to western countries are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, the heritability and impact of rst-degree family history (FH) of type 2 diabetes on insulin secretion and action have not been adequately described. Methods Citizens of Malmö, Sweden, aged 30–75 years born in Iraq or Sweden were invited to participate in this population- based study. Insulin secretion (corrected insulin response and oral disposition index) and action (insulin sensitivity index) were assessed by oral glucose tolerance tests.
Results In total, 45.7% of Iraqis (616/1348) and 27.4% of native Swedes (201/733) had FH in parent(s), sibling(s) or single parent and sibling, i.e., FH+. Approximately 8% of Iraqis and 0.7% of Swedes had ≥ 3 sibling(s) and parent(s) with diabetes, i.e., FH++. Irrespective of family size, prediabetes and diabetes increased with family burden (FH− 29.4%; FH+ 38.8%; FH++ 61.7%) without signi cant di erences across ethnicities. With increasing level of family burden, insulin secretion rather than insulin action decreased. Individuals with a combination of ≥ 3 siblings and parents with diabetes presented with the lowest levels of insulin secretion.
Conclusions The Iraqi immigrant population often present with a strong familial burden of type 2 diabetes with the worst glycemic control and highest diabetes risk in individuals with ≥ 3 siblings and parents with diabetes. Our data show that in a population still free from diabetes familial burden in uences insulin secretion to a higher degree than insulin action and may be a logical target for intervention.


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Palmer/Parmer Family Reunion
Below are the minutes of the General Council of the Provisional Government for the first four days, November
14 - November 17, 1835, that the General council met. If you have ever wondered what Martin Parmer was doing in
the first Legislature of Texas, we have the following minutes as reported in the newspaper, Texean and Emigrant
Guide, published in Nacogdoches on Saturday, December 26, 1835.
Minutes and Proceedings
Of the General Council of the Provisional
Government of Texas
Council Hall, Nov. 14, 1835
The General Council of Texas met at two o'clock, P.M., when the following members appeared and took
their seats: from the municipaly of
Wyly Martin,
Brazoria, John
A. Wharton,
Washington, Jesse
D. C. Barrett,
J. D. Clements
A. G. Petry,
Nacogdoches, D. Parker,
San Augustine, A. Houston,
H. Millard,
W. P. Harris,
Wyatt Hanks,
Matagorda, C.
Martin Parmer,
C. West,
Guadalupe Vic. J. A.
On motion of A. Houston,
The Council proceeded to the election of a secretary pro tempore, whereupon
A. Houston was unanimously elected.
On motion of Mr. Barrett,
The Council appointed a committee of three members, to wait upon the Governor, to inform him
that the Council was ready to receive any communicaitons he might think necessary at this time to make.
Mr. Parmer moved that the Council elect a sergeant-at-arms.
Not concurred in.
Mr. Hood, a commissioner appointed by the permanent council for certain purposes, laid before
the Council documents from Nacogdoches and San Augustin, which were ordered to be read.
On motion of Mr. Royall,
Resolved. That James Hall be,and he is hereby appointed a judge, to execute all acts
of a first judge, in the municipality of Washington, for the time being, and until the place be gegularly filled by this body.
On motion,
The Council adjourned.
November 15, 8 o'clock, A.M.
The Council met, on the call of the president.
On motion,
There committee of three appointed to take into consideration the state of the army, with instructions
to report thereon as soon as practicable.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock
On meeting of the Council.
The president laid before it communications from divers place, which were ordered to be
The committee to whom was committed the duty to report on the state of the army, made
report which, on motion of Mr. Parmer, was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr. Parmer,
The blanks in the report from the committee on the state of the army, requiring persons
to be appointed to bear dispatches to the army, were filled with the names of Thos. Gay and Wm. Pettus.
Martin Parmer Family Tree - Descendants, Ancestors and Collateral Lines
Martin Parmer in Primary and Secondary Sources
Texas History Page Blog
Texas History Page
Fredonian Declaration of Independence


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Lucy and Ethel...
... or Lucy and Ricky?
... or Ricky and Fred?
Only time will tell.
It's amazing how quickly these little buggers grow... like bamboo in the spring I tell ya.
Homemade Russian Noodles -- Lapsha
I just had to try this recipe for homemade Russian noodles called lapsha. I love making pasta and dumplings and have never made a noddle like this before. To me they are almost exactly like those frozen Reames Egg Noodles, which I had often growing up. I even froze a couple of freezer bags full of these noodles, uncooked, and then was able to successfully cook them from frozen! What a great item to have on hand in the freezer for those days where you crave a comforting noodle dish. I had not heard of lapsha before this recipe and did some looking around online trying to figure out what they were supposed to look like and to compare recipes. Some people refer to lapsha as a simple noodle and broth soup, while others specifically called the noodles themselves lapsha. I think that traditional lapsha are thinner, but I just was not able to get those super thin noodles by hand. I even hauled out the pasta roller, but this dough would not cooperate with that at all. Back to the rolling pin, I figured I'd just roll them as thin as I could and cut them with a pizza cutter into rough rustic pasta shapes, and even if they weren't technically perfect lapsha, I tried my best :)
1/2 cup melted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
6 large eggs
5 cups all-purpose flour (I probably used 6 1/2 - 7 cups of flour total)
Here are the base directions from the recipe:
Add butter to boiled water and let dissolve, whisk well to blend; let cool to warm.
In a large mixing bowl, add salt, eggs and beat well.
Gradually add water/butter mixture to eggs and whisk well to blend.
Add flour to egg mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes.
Cut dough into pieces to form dough balls the size of a medium orange.
Cover dough balls with a damp cloth while rolling out dough.
Using a wooden rolling pin, roll each dough ball until paper thin or as thin as possible.
keeping the peace
Disclaimer: I am not the most experienced, all-knowing parent in the world. I have one child. Some people equate that with having a pet.
A friend called me last week. She's writing an article for a local parenting magazine about ages and stages. She needed a quote from the parent of an 11-14 year old. The section about this age group discusses preparing 'tweens to deal with peer pressure.
Our conversation got me thinking...
For the most part, the 'tween years are all about preparing kids (and their parents) for the peer pressures that lie ahead in the teenage years. Girls begin to take notice of their appearance fairly early. They become extremely self-conscience. My daughter is currently in the "I'm fat." "I'm ugly." "I just wish I looked normal" (whatever that is) stage. Her desire to fit in is extremely important. Hair, clothes, height, weight, looks, are all-consuming in the daily life of a 'tween.
So how can we (parents) play a role in helping our kids through this stage?
The word that kept coming up in the conversation with my writer friend was communication. That word gets used a lot in parenting. It's really about being accessible to our kids. Making them feel comfortable talking to us about ANYTHING.
Every day when I pick up Iz from school, the first thing I ask is, "How was school today?"
Usually this turns into a monologue about some not-so-pleasant thing that happened, i.e. she may have failed a math test, one of her friends made a comment about her _______ (fill in the blank) shirt, hair, project, shoe laces... Occasionally she says, "Good."
Yesterday she jumped into the car and before I had a chance to ask my question, she says, "The gym locker room smelled like pot today."
"And how do you know what pot smells like?" I asked.
Apparently, the gym teacher had made this claim. So this led to our discussion about what she plans to do when someone asks her to smoke pot with them. She said she's never going to smoke pot. I told her about the damage it can do to a developing brain. I also told her that if she ever wants to try it (sometime around legal drinking age), talk to us about it, and we'll see what we can do to make that happen. She looked at me with a shocked look. I just don't want it to be so taboo that she finds herself curious about it and therefore wants to try it. I also think that when kids don't feel comfortable talking to parents, they're likely to seek answers elsewhere. I want her to feel like she can talk to me without me freaking out on her.
If I can show I'm willing to listen and discuss things, I'm hoping she'll feel comfortable talking to me about sensitive subjects in the future.
I'm gonna need to work on my poker face.
I will not freak.
I will not freak.
I will not freak.
Any parenting advice will be appreciated.
Thank you.
Time for a break
Flower power
Got dirt ?
Water Fight!
Lavender Velvet Waldorf Bunting Baby for Theresa
Art Walk
Yummy Cheesecake!
Root Child Charlotte featured in this beautiful Etsy Treasury today
One small step towards 5 a day
Here's the proof....
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Baked Penne with Feta and Olives -- I Heart Cooking Clubs
This week at I Heart Cooking Clubs the theme was Pot Luck, and let me tell you, I bet this would be one of the first dishes to 'clean out' at a pot luck because it is so delicious!
After seeing Deb's yummy pot luck pasta dish I had a serious pasta craving and paged through Bittman's How To Cook Everything Vegetarian until I found a suitor -- Baked Ziti! Bittman calls this old school baked ziti with red sauce a short-cut to lasagna and a pot luck staple -- perfect :)
In the preface to this recipe he says, Whatever you do, don't overcook the pasta! It should be too tough to actually eat when you mix it with the sauce, which will make it perfect after baking.
There are a few variations of the basic recipe listed and I went with the Baked Ziti with Goat Cheese and Olives version, but swapped the ziti for penne and swapped the goat cheese for feta. In the variation you are to swap out the original 1 lb mozzarella in the recipe for the goat cheese, and being the cheese lovers we are, I decided to just use 1/2 the mozzarella and half the goat cheese amount (as feta) so we got some of both cheeses.
Baked Penne with Feta and Olives
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp minced garlic (I used 5 cloves of roasted garlic, smashed)
1 - 28 ounce can tomatoes, chopped, with their liquid (I used two 14 ounce cans of San Marzanos)
1 lb ziti or other large cut pasta (penne worked well as a ziti substitute)
1/2 lb mozzarella
1/2 lb crumbled feta
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan
1 cup pitted olives, in large pieces (I mostly halved them and quartered a few)
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and preheat the oven to 400.
Add the olive oil to a large pan, add the garlic and cook for a minute or so, then add the tomatoes and olives, bring to a boil. *I added 2 tbsp sugar to the tomato sauce, I was brought up on and love a sauce with a touch of sweet* Turn the heat down so that the mixture bubbles and gently cooks, stirring occasionally, while you cook the pasta; don't let the sauce get too thick.
Cook the pasta until just tender; it should still be too hard to eat. Drain it, don't shake the colander, let some water still cling to the noodles. Toss the pasta with the sauce and about half of the mozzarella and feta.
Grease (or spray with cooking spray) a large 9 by 13 baking dish and pour or spoon the pasta mixture in. Top with the remaining mozzarella and feta and the parmesan.
Bake until the top is browned and the cheese is bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes.
spring hike to Salmonberry River
"It's a short hike to the falls."
"You may want to wear some rubber boots, it can get sorta muddy."
Driving on logging roads is only a good idea on weekends. The roads are not well marked, and even though we carried two maps (the old fashioned kind) and three GPS gadgets (I'm not sure why we had so many), as well as our iPhones (which early on read "no service"), we were so lost. We drove around in circles on narrow roads with steep drops to the valley below for two hours before we found the dead end road that joins the trail to the waterfalls. Why do those edges always seem so much closer from the perspective of a passenger seat?
The hike itself was also a bit treacherous. We encountered five washed out sections, forcing us to traverse through streams and over high rocks and muddy hillsides. When we did arrive, it was beautiful! There were even salmon (steelhead, I was informed) jumping, trying to make their way upstream. I got this picture of one. Well, most of one anyway.
Iz enjoyed skipping rocks. Bailey enjoyed chasing sticks. M enjoyed trying to photograph the jumping fish. I enjoyed eating my sandwich and cookie.
Happy Earth Day!
I hope you're enjoying spring in a special way.
Babbling Babies
"sisss" for sister
"shhh" for shoes
"bana" for banana
"ash" for trash
"was at" for what's that
"ah-oo" for Thank you
"uh-uh" for uh-oh
What is Lola saying these days? Well...
"ips" for chips
"bahbah" for bottle
"ummm" for yumm
"mm" for milk for water
The girls are also playing the "Where's Your" game. I swear they learned all their body parts over night. Both girls can show you where their eyes, ears, hair, teeth, and bellies are - ellie can even show you where her toes are.
It is amazing to watch how fast they learn, I almost feel pressured to put my teaching skills to work at home on the girls and expose them to everything I possibly can because they are at such an impressionable age, but then again play in always underrated and I believe that children learn best when playing and having fun -so for now I will just focus on playing and having fun with Lola and Ellie.
PW came to P-town
We didn't let this put the kibosh on our plans though. We excused ourselves through the crowd of sometimes not so friendly women to get to a spot where we could get a view of the woman behind the blog I'd read every day for the last year.
An announcement came at 6:05 saying that Ree's Jag had broken down and she would be helicoptered down soon. Hahaha! About ten minutes later, a flustered, tall, redheaded woman in jeans and boots rushed in telling us how her GPS led her to take a wrong turn on Cedar Hills Road... or byway... or lane... or boulevard. Somehow I was picturing Ree, her MIL and daughter being driven here in a limo. She actually drove herself? Did she search for parking in the crowded Powell's lot just like the rest of us?
Ree answered questions from the audience, did her famous Ethel Merman imitation, then got down to business signing all those cookbooks some 500 women had clutched in their hands. After we heard her talk, and snapped a few photos, Iz and I left in search of a sushi restaurant. We ate, shopped in several nearby stores and swung back by Powell's to see if the crowd had thinned. Nope. Ree was signing books from ticket number 90. It was going to be a long night. Off we went to do some grocery shopping. I told Iz I was a bit disappointed that I wasn't able to get my books signed and have my photo taken with the Pioneer Woman. My insightful daughter said, "I'm sure it's not the most amazing thing you'll do in your life." Thanks for putting things in perspective for me. She does her best to keep me centered. I'm still bummed. I do possess two "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" cookbooks though.
I found myself contemplating what makes this woman idealized by so many women. Is it because she appears to live a perfect life that reads like a romance novel? She is, in fact writing her life story and the movie rights have already been purchased. When asked who does she want to play her, she said "Reese Witherspoon has expressed an interest." Ree... Reese. She went on to point out that's as far as similarities go. Ree is a tall 5'9" redhead. Reese, "blonde, petite, and narrow." When asked who she wants to play Marlboro Man, she said she's not telling.
Ree is as charming and likable in real life as she appears to be on her blog. I want to hate her because she seems to have it all. But I can't.
This is Ree's daughter. She's 12. It's always good for Iz to see a fellow tall 12 year old. Especially one who seems proud of her height. She's very poised. Too bad she and Iz didn't get to meet.
Sky High Sweet Cream Biscuits & Swedish Visiting Cake -- Tuesdays with Dorie
Time for Tuesdays with Dorie and I have two treats to share this week! First off, our pick for today, Sweet Cream Biscuits, chosen by Melissa of Love At First Bite -- thank you Melissa! These biscuits were amazing, probably the easiest of all TWD treats we've made, and the end results were completely delicious.
We love biscuits and I make them often, I have a favorite recipe that uses butter and cream (which can be swapped for buttermilk) and is a little sweeter, and we mostly use it for strawberry shortcake which is one of picky husband's favorite desserts. I can't wait to make these Sweet Cream Biscuits again for shortcakes, and see if anyone notices I've switched from my old standby biscuit recipe.
before baking
I almost always skip the biscuit cutters and just pat my dough into a rough rectangle, then slice it into misshapen squares with a pizza cutter. As long as you don't mind biscuits that are not all identical and a little rustic looking, that is the way to go. Pizza cutters are usually sharper than biscuit cutters, and a nice clean cut is essential to the rising. Also when I just cut the dough into squares, it eliminates the need to reshape and cut scraps, because there are none. That way there are no tough biscuits and all are nice and fluffy...
after baking
Speaking of fluffy, look how tall and fluffy these guys got!
I think they even rose more than my usual biscuit recipe! I baked them at 425 as suggested in the recipe, on an insulated baking sheet (which helps biscuits not get burned bottoms), for 12 minutes. I set the timer for 12 just to start checking since the recipe calls for 14 - 18 minutes, and as soon as I checked at 12 I knew they were done.
These were a huge hit for breakfast and I can't wait to make them again, who knows, they might even become my go to biscuit recipe!
Now on to Swedish Visiting Cake, which was last week's pick, chosen by Nancy at The Dogs Eat the Crumbs -- thank you Nancy! This was a fun cake to make and also an easy recipe to put together and get in the oven. I loved baking in my new cast iron pan (this was the first time I used it, after seasoning) and the cake looked just like the photo in the book.
Although I baked along last week, I didn't get to post about the cake last Tuesday because the internet was down, purposely, thanks to the construction of an addition on our home -- a new master bedroom and bath. I am so excited to have more space! I shared the cake with our construction crew and it was a hit :)


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How to Teach English with Songs
First of all, why use songs in the classroom? When we consider that almost 100% of students enjoy listening to music and most of them also enjoy songs in English, we realize that songs in ESL classes can prove to be a very valuable resource.
-OnTESOL: Accredited online TESOL courses since 2003-


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Friday, June 5, 2009
ST elevation on prehospital ECG is gone upon arrival to the ED
Our medics have the authority to activate the cath lab from the field, and they did so. After arrival in the ED, the second ECG was recorded.
There is no significant ST elevation here. It has resolved spontaneously. There is ST depression with hyperacute T waves, best seen in lead V3. This has been associated with 3% of LAD occlusion (http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/extract/359/19/2071).
The patient had LAD occlusion; because of the prehospital ECG, and the authority to activate the cath lab, his door to balloon time was 36 minutes. Had there been no prehospital ECG, there may have been no coronary intervention at all because of the absence of ST elevation in the ED.
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These jobs give us paramedics the "warm and fuzzies".ReplyDelete
Interesting case. Did he require stenting? Was there thrombus present on angio or just stenosis? Did he have any anginal equivalent symptoms prior to this incident?ReplyDelete
In answer to medicnick, there was thrombus present and a stent was placed.ReplyDelete
How often does this happen (abnormal ecg that resolves itself)? And in cases like this, is the abnormal one the one we should base our treatment off?ReplyDelete
I am still in medic school, and I remember a case where we put a pt (whos cc was a low pulse ox reading at a nursing home) on the monitor solely because I needed one more strip for the semester. It also showed signigicant st elevation. After seeing this we switched him over to the 12 lead and the elevation was gone. No one could explain to me what or how that happened. For whatever reasons the medics dismissed the first ecg and disconnected him from the monitor. While en-route the pt went unresponsive for about 30 sec or so. Just short enough that we didn't get the episode on the monitor. After he came to the monitor showed frequent, multi-focal pvcs which by the time we got him into the ed, had turned into runs of vtach (we had a very short transport time). My question is this: should we have been more concered with the first ecg and should we have been more aggressive with our initial treatment based on that dispite the normal looking second ecg?
Monitor strips are not very reliable for ST elevation because the leads are often placed differently. However, whenever you see this, you should immediately get a 12-lead because it may mean actual ST elevation and you wnat to capture is before it resolves spontaneously.ReplyDelete
Very same happened me, st elevation had resolved by the time we got to hospital but patient went to cath lab on our ambulance trolley! soley on the findingd of our 12 lead :-)ReplyDelete
Kindly please explain how/why the EKG resolves itself when there is obviously a problem requiring intervention. Also, how can we be more careful in the field in identifying such problems?ReplyDelete
Coronary thrombosis is a dynamic process, with thrombus forming and lysing (occluding and reperfusing the supplied myocardium). Even though the artery has spontaneously opened, and the supplied myocardium reperfused (resolving the ECG findings), the unstable exposed coronary plaque and fresh thrombus are still there to activate platelets and form more clot. So intervention is necessary and improves outcomes.ReplyDelete
there could be spasm or perhaps paramedic intervention with pre cath 5000units heparin gave some resolution happened to me recently and pt had big proximal LAD occlusionReplyDelete