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The Greyhawk Grumbler #3Goodmonth CY 598by Eric Menge
"Unblissing the Ignorant Masses" Salume Sewis, Editor Coldeven CY 598
The end of the sixth century saw the rise of the broadsheets in the City of Greyhawk. Being the home of six colleges and a prodigious number of scribes, Greyhawk was renowned for a literate population that craved news and entertainment, and the single-page broadsheets satisfied both needs. Costing a copper common each, the broadsheets compiled sensationalized stories with a breathtaking disregard of anything resembling fact-checking. The most notorious broadsheet was The Greyhawk Grumbler, edited and published by Salume Sewis. For a variety of reasons, I am convinced that the rascally Sewis was none other than Mizaab Zalen, a Greyhawk dragon who commonly masqueraded as a human in a variety of guises. Pluffet Smedger, the Elder Royal University at Rel Mord CY 998
It's only slander if it isn't true." — Salume Sewis, Editor
Greyhawk's Centennial Celebrations were the setting for the most aggressive regime change in the Free City since the Unfortunate Pudding Incident of CY 365. Five Directing Oligarchs died in the course of this year's celebration, including Lord Mayor Nerof Gasgal. Turin Deathstalker, former Oligarch, disgruntled former governor of Safeton, and firm believer in disproportionate retaliation, may have had a hand in all the murders, but was only seen killing the Lord Mayor. Torrentz Hebvard, Oligarch, president of the Society of Magi, and formerly frisky octogenarian, died of shock when Turin killed Nerof right in front of him. Renowned for his volatile temper, Cariel Mansharn exploded in the street near the River Gate. The City Watch said that this was bound to happen sooner or later and have not classified it as a murder. Servants discovered the bodies of Glodreddi Bakkanin and Stimtrin Cannasay and testified that the two dwarves mutually strangled each other and Turin was "Absolutely Not Involved" making sure to speak with capital letters.
Witnesses have widely differing opinions on the last words of Nerof Gasgal. Our late Lord Mayor was renowned for his rapier wit but this seemingly failed him. Rundall Grast, a student at the University of the Flanaess reported Nerof's last words as "I'm struck!" Tobe Deritt, a corporal in the Greyhawk militia, disagreed, claiming Nerof's last words were "Ack! Glurk!" Lisera Hakerb, a laundress from Shacktown watching the celebrations, said his last words were "Mmm, fudge."
These are all incorrect, or so I am informed by an extremely large man from the mayor's office. According to him, Nerof's official last words were: "Here at the end with my life fading, I have no regrets. I have led this city through several crises and into an era of great prosperity. It is my earnest desire that Dernan Nathane assume leadership of the Directing Oligarchy. Greyhawk, my heart beats for you and you alone!" Only then did he die. I am assured by this heavily muscled man who steadfastly refuses to give me his name that any similarities between Nerof's last words and the death scene of King Belvoir III in the play "A Dread and Awful Presence" are purely coincidental and further inquiries will result in a thorough beating.
Aestrella Shanfarel, half-elf, recently retired diva of the Royal Opera, and talented beyond words, sang at Nerof's funeral. The Grumbler was inadvertently left off the guest list, but Nerof's coffin proved quite roomy and he made no objection to sharing it for a while. The Grumbler overheard Org Nenshen, Oligarch, very respectable businessman, and certainly not the leader of the Thieves Guild, declare in whispered conversation that he intended to avenge the death of his friend Nerof and hunt Turin down. Org has since left town, but there has been no news of whether he has managed to assassinate the assassin.
Riddle me this: what's got twenty hands and no head? The recently decapitated Directing Oligarchy of Greyhawk, of course! With Oligarchs dropping like flies and a Lord Mayor demonstrating that being repeatedly ventilated is not a survivable condition, the ruling body of Greyhawk is crippled and unable to make basic decisions, like picking new oligarchs, choosing a new mayor, or deciding whether to ban certain broadsides from the city. Since few Greyhawkers who aren't chronically dull, cursed, or forced at knife-point have read oligarchic procedure, many citizens are wondering how this can be. It's all due to something called quorum, which is surprisingly not a type of cheese. For the Oligarchy to act, it must have enough members present at a meeting to reach quorum, and the magic number for quorum on the Directing Oligarchy is eleven. Turin's death march through the Oligarchy has left us with ten. Who made up such a absurd rule? He wasn't called the Mad Archmage for nothing.
Politics abhors a vacuum, as well as unspent tax revenue, and Dernan Nathane, Oligarch, guildmaster of the Merchants' and Traders' Union , and smooth as satin, has slid into the role of unofficial Lord Mayor to ensure that the city continues to function in some fashion. Exclusive sources close to Dernan, who are certainly not The Grumbler disguised as a large potted plant in the corner of the room, report that the merchant prince plans to use the sideshow that is the Public Council of Greyhawk to ratify his appointment of a new Oligarch to restore a quorum. Once the Oligarchy has an eleventh member, they can select a new Lord Mayor. The Grumbler gives you three guesses as to who the Oligarchy will pick, and the first two don't count.
Days after the terrible events at the Centennial Celebrations, scandal erupted amongst the wealthiest and most exclusive guild in town. Gerda Hollardel, Oligarch, guildmistress of the Jewelers' and Gemcutters' Guild, and player of both sides of the fence, was leaking crucial information about the locations of valuable jewelry and protections used by guild members to the Thieves' Guild of Greyhawk in return for substantial kickbacks for more than a decade. A little birdie revealed Gerda's secret double dipping in the time-honored manner of leaving packages in the middle of the night in the homes of prominent guildmembers. Loyal readers of The Grumbler will recall that Gerda had just announced her engagement to Dernan Nathane and many hardworking editors were looking forward to the complimentary buffet. That dream is ruined now along with Gerda's career. The disgraced jeweler fled the city the next day just ahead of the horde of angry guilders. Many Greyhawkers witnessed the low-speed carriage chase down the Processional as none of the jewelers were willing to risk high speeds in their expensive buggies on the pothole riddled streets of the Free City.
Gerda's good fortune was not to last. She was found dead in Rel Astra less than a month later with a bejeweled dagger plunged into her back. Or so we've been told. The Grumbler has many sources here in Greyhawk, but he was unable to confirm that the body in Rel Astra was the disgraced Gerda. Since guilds are contractually obligated to send an assassin after guildmasters who resign in disgrace (please see Section 11.4 of the Guildmaster Standard Litany), it is entirely possible that Gerda faked her own death. The truth may never be known, and when facts fail, there's only one solution – baseless opinions of the average Greyhawker given weight in a poll!
Grumbler Poll: What became of Gerda?
The City of Greyhawk is holding elections for its Public Council at the end of the month of Harvester. A fob for the masses, this advisory body composed of a councilor from each of the city's eight quarters (don't ask how the city has eight quarters; it shows you're not from here) is the closest thing the city has to a representative government. It's worked well in the past and gave the population the illusion that they were having an impact on the city. This year promises to be different. With the Directing Oligarchy in disarray and the city on the edge of revolt, Dernan Nathane needs the Public Council to ratify an appointment of a new Oligach. Before, the council was a sideshow where candidates included doppelgangers, talking goats, and priests of Vecna. Now, it's a sideshow with the potential for power.
The combination has drawn political parties out of the woodwork. The parties favored to win the most seats are the People's Party for Golden Dreams and Five-Fingered Discount, backed by the merchants and thieves respectively. The Marvelous Talking Goat Party, which formed around the wildly popular Hector the Talking Goat, is back even though Hector has since passed on to the big hayfield in the sky. Other parties include A Chicken in Every Pot Party, advocating free food for the masses, Absolutely Not a Front for an Evil Cult, sponsored by the fabulously wealthy Count Merleche, and Two Drink Minimum, sponsored by the Gnarleyhouse fraternity in Clerkberg. Campaigning is expected to be vigorous, vicious, and violent throughout Harvester. Political street theater will include such staples as rallies, free food, buttons, answers in the form of a circle, worthless promises, and funny hats. The Grumbler is happy to lease its presses to parties at economically advantageous (to The Grumbler) rates.
In this era of dead Lord Mayors, fleeing guildmasters, and ineffectual Directing Oligarchies, a new threat to the City of Greyhawk has reared its ugly blue head. Contorted to fit into the smallest of boxes, a silent enemy is filtering into this historic and histrionic city. Who are these black-clad, white-faced agents of annoyance? Mimes, and not just any mimes – xvart mimes. Even a heroes' feast spell won't protect you from the horror, and they have replaced the mono-browed beggar by the Black Gate as The Grumbler's Direst Threat to Greyhawk.
Just when a cynical and jaded broadside editor thought he had seen it all, these disturbing grotesques, which cross the lowest rung of the comedic ladder with the lowest rung of the humanoid ladder, are lurking in the alleyways ready to mimic pulling a pretend rope. The Grumbler urges citizens not to tip these monsters for their performances no matter how much you believe they are trapped in a box as it will just encourage them. Instead, ignore the xvart mimes until they get real jobs like mugging, extortion, or gambling.
Details of the peace treaty that Nerof Gasgal was negotiating with Turrosh Mak, the orc warlord who controls the Pomarj, continue to leak. Oh yeah, Greyhawk is at war and has been for the past two years. Don't worry if you forgot about it; lots of people did. Nerof's surreptitious negotiation with the orcs to end the war was the catalyst for Turin to go off his nut and sharpen his dagger on the Lord Mayor's sternum. Loyal readers of The Grumbler may remember that the goblins of the Wild Coast have been up to something for a while. Now we know what. Somehow the goblins managed to sneak in a provision that grants them their own country, named the Jebli Free State, as part of a possible peace treaty between Greyhawk and the Pomarj.
How the goblins managed to build a nation, The Grumbler has no idea. Have you ever seen the inner workings of a Goblin tribe? It's like stuffing 50 toddlers full of sugar, make them watch Xvart mimes for an hour, and then giving them all sharp objects. I'm amazed that the goblins can spell Jebli Free State, much less run one. The treaty would carve the goblin nation out of the southern Wild Coast as a buffer between the Greyhawk and the Pomarj. As you can imagine, this proposal has gone over with the Wild Coast refugees about as well as the ill-fated sponge barge that the priests of Olidamarra were attempting to sell to the Rhennee. Eritai Kaan-Ipzirel, matriarch of St. Cuthbert, former Oligarch, and approximate size of the sponge barge, has roundly condemned the treaty and urges the city to press the fight against the wicked humanoid hordes of the Pomarj.
Recent events have caused the mood on the street to take a sharp downturn. The typical low-level mutterings of the discontent has increased in volume in recent months as the infighting within the Directing Oligarchy degenerates. The dismissal of Eritai Kaan-Ipzirel from the Directing Oligarchy touched off numerous protests throughout the city. The City Watch had just gotten these under control when the assassination of Nerof Gasgal set off another round of riots. Sir Gavin Ambus, oligarch, city constable, and surprisingly still alive, has raised the city's Bitterness Level to Flat-Out Caustic – the second highest stage on the City Watch's bitterness scale.
Greyhawk Bitterness Level
Because of the heightened Bitterness Level, Sir Gavin has imposed a curfew, restricting travel on the streets within two hours of dusk, doubled the watch patrols, and generally been a wet blanket on the fires of fun. Greyhawkers have had mixed reactions. "They should make each Bitterneff Level a different color," said Nearly Toothless Len. "I like color-coded things like inns an' dragons." Aisley Lockswell, collegian, self-appointed advocate for the people, and surprisingly vindictive, had a much stronger opinion. "I'm still mad at you, idiot. You totally outted me to Talamar. Ha, got your inkpen. Let's see you write with it in pieces." Fortunately, The Grumbler has an excellent memory and a near infinite supply of Quall's feather pens.


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Luis Novo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 43 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
SoundBlast is a music oriented mobile site (WAP site). It provides music and videos of famous and new artists that you can download straight to your phone or listen to online: music, music videos, ringtones, etc.
A young population, both male and female. 100% US based in the beginning.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Instituto-Chileno Norteamericano- Santiago Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Instituto-Chileno Norteamericano- Santiago Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Chile View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message BeastJoined: 13 Nov 2005Posts: 120 Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:50 am Post subject: Instituto-Chileno Norteamericano- Santiago Having worked there once, I can tell you not to go. What you were told before employment and what happens on the ground is different. They said they would pay half your flight. However, they only get a discount from an Airline. If you bought your own ticket down you are out of luck. Also, their contract, which you get only after you arrive says they will only give you a bus ticket to Argentina at the end of your contract. Well, what if you don't want to go to Argentina. One more and then I'll stop.... Apartments are very expensive and you are required (or were) to have a Chileno co-sign your lease. What person in their right mind would sign a lease for somebody who has just arrived in the country? Dismal situation that is best avoided. Back to top DiaJoined: 09 Apr 2008Posts: 92 Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:17 pm Post subject: My friends that got hired before moving to Chile never mentioned anything about even the possibility of getting flight discounts or anything, though I think its probably typical a company wouldnt' reimburse you if you'd already paid. I have actually never heard of anybody who had airfare paid for them by an English Institute in Chile, it is much less common that in Asia or various other ESL locations to cover transportation, I would be surprised to hear of that. Then again, if they said they did and wouldn't, thats not good. A bus ticket to Argentina sounds like a fishy way to get around legalities. However, the part about a Chilean cosigning your lease has nothing to do with the institute at all, but rather about how things work in this country as a whole. This will not be different no matter where you work. (However, its possible some schools will offer you housing to avoid that issue). I doubt they are expecting anybody to sign a lease for you, rather that you would rent a room or sublet or something where it would not be an issue Back to top mike30Joined: 31 Oct 2006Posts: 67Location: Santiago, Chile Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject: The bus ticket to Argentina is something that they must legally provide if they are going to sponsor your visa. Chilean law states that any company that hires a foreigner must provide them with transportation out of the country, and of course the bus to Mendoza is the cheapest. Whenever you end your employment with any employer in Chile who has been sponsoring your visa, they owe you the 50 bucks for a bus ticket to Mendoza. If you look at the breakdown of your final pay you can usually see it in there (if the school is on the up and up.) I agree though that your complaints about the institute aren't really all that bad...nobody else pays your flight so that could have been a misunderstanding. The bottom line is that pretty much all institute jobs in Chile are pretty crappy jobs with mediocre pay and benefits at best, so as long as your school paid you on time and paid you everything they owed you then it couldn't have been THAT bad. Back to top ottawajoeJoined: 19 Nov 2008Posts: 14Location: Ottawa Canada, Santiago Chile Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:43 pm Post subject: Norte Americano isn't all that bad. I went to Chile with only a TESL/TEFL cert, no degree, and was hired on the spot by Norte Americano. I started out with a few classes and they kept giving me more shortly after proving myself. They pay is better than the average Chilean wage and I was always paid on time. From there, I started posting ads on telephone poles (near universities) for private lessons and soon had a couple of private students. So the moral of the story is, if you are willing to put yourself out there and are a hard worker you can do OK . If you are looking to be spoon fed your teaching position, stay out of Chile. Back to top SeHablaInglesJoined: 17 Nov 2009Posts: 35Location: Santiago Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:33 pm Post subject: Mike30 is exactly right about the bus ticket. If you have a Subject to Contract Visa, your employer legally needs to pay your passage out of the country at the end of your visa. A ticket to Mendoza is the cheapest option. (I didn't say YOU could choose where!!! ) Don't bother with places that promise this and that from a distance. Believe me, if you come at the right time you can get lots of legal (and illegal) work here. This is my fifth semester here and I've never been busier. 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Bulletin HASKINS & SELLS 31
Advertising That is Advertising
THE following incident is reprinted
from The Sabean for April, 1923:
"An acquaintance went to a small florist
shop upon request of his wife to purchase a
plant. He lived in an apartment. Both
he and his wife were city-bred and knew
nothing about the proper care of plants.
If all the plants they purchased had survived,
a small greenhouse would have been
required to house them.
"The florist asked, 'Do you live in a
house or an apartment?' and on being told
by my friend that it was the latter, he asked
'Do you have a porch?' The reply was in
the negative.
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Section 3: Application for licensure; approval; multi-state licensing system
Section 3. The application for such license shall be in writing, shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall contain the name, residential address and the address where the business of the applicant is to be conducted, and if the applicant is a partnership, association, corporation or other form of business organization, the names and addresses of each member, director and principal officer thereof, together with such further information as the commissioner may require including, but not limited to, a description of the nature of the business to be conducted, the proposed hours of operation on a daily basis and the area intended to be served; provided, however, that if such business is to be conducted from a mobile unit, the said application shall contain the Massachusetts motor vehicle registration number or other satisfactory identification of such mobile unit and a description of the area in which the applicant seeks to utilize such mobile unit. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by an investigation fee. Investigation and license fees shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven. Upon the receipt of such application, the commissioner shall furnish the applicant a form of notice, specifying the name of the applicant, the name under which the business will be conducted and the location thereof, the name, complete address and occupation of the principals as set forth in the application and assigning a closing date for receipt by the commissioner of comments by interested parties on such application. The applicant shall publish said notice at least three weeks before such closing date or such other period as may be determined by the commissioner, in a newspaper designated by the commissioner and published in the city or town wherein such business is to be conducted; provided, however, that if there is no newspaper published in such city or town, publication shall be in the city or town wherein a newspaper is published which is nearest to the proposed location of the business.
The commissioner may, after such hearing and notice thereof as he may deem necessary, reject an application for a license if he is not satisfied that the financial responsibility, character, reputation, integrity and general fitness of the applicant, and of the members thereof if the applicant is a partnership or association, and of the directors and principal officers if the applicant is a corporation, are such as to command the confidence of the public and to warrant the belief that the business will be operated honestly, fairly, soundly and efficiently in the public interest consistent with the purposes of this chapter, or that the proposed business and the hours of operation, as specified in the application, would not be detrimental to the economy or the public safety of the area to be served, or if he finds that any of the following exist:
(a) the applicant made a false statement of a material fact in the application for a license;
(b) an officer, director or member of the applicant business has, within ten years prior to the filing of the application, been (i) convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony, or (ii) committed an act involving fraud or deceit, which act is substantially related to the qualifications, functions or duties of a person engaged in the business of a cashier of checks;
(c) the applicant violated any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated hereunder, any similar regulatory scheme of another jurisdiction, or any other law applicable to the conduct of the business sought to be licensed;
(d) a check cashing store located at the address at which the applicant intends to operate his business has lost its license to operate within six months of the date of the new application;
(e) the applicant fails to demonstrate a public need for the establishment of a check cashing business in the area specified in such application; provided, however, that in determining whether demonstration of public need has been satisfied, the commissioner shall consider, but shall not be limited to consideration of, the number of financial institutions in such area providing check cashing services, similar services provided in such area by nondepository institutions and such other factors which would indicate that the approval of the application for license would not provide a convenience to the people who would be served by the applicant or that it would be detrimental to the economy or the public safety in such area.
The commissioner shall make decision to approve or deny an application for a license within ninety days after the filing thereof; provided, however, that failure of the commissioner to act within such period shall not be deemed to be an approval of such application.
The commissioner may participate in a multi-state licensing system for the sharing of regulatory information and for the licensing and application, by electronic or other means, of entities engaged in the business of cashing checks, drafts or money orders for consideration of more than $1 per item. The commissioner may establish requirements for participation by an applicant in a multi-state licensing system which may vary from the provisions of this section and section 5. The commissioner may require a background investigation of each applicant for a license to cash checks, drafts or money orders for consideration of more than $1 per item by means of fingerprint and state and national criminal history record checks by the department of criminal justice information services pursuant to section 172 of chapter 6 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If the applicant is a partnership, association, corporation or other form of business organization, the commissioner may require a background investigation for each member, director and principal officer of the applicant and any individual acting as a manager of an office location. The applicant shall pay directly to the multi-state licensing system any additional fees relating to participation in the multi-state licensing system.


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West Michigan Election Day Results – May 5, 2015
Today, Michigan voters decided if the state sales tax would be increased from six percent to seven percent.
Voters in Byron Township, Caledonia, East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills, Grand Haven, Hudsonville, Kentwood, West Ottawa and other communities also had issues on the ballot.
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Corden back for 2013 Brit Awards
James Corden is set to return to presenting duties for next year's Brit Awards - while controversial artist Damien Hirst will design the statuette.
Funnyman James, 34, will present the show on February 20 at the O2 Arena, for the third consecutive year.
Organisers also announced that new Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Nick Grimshaw will host the nominations launch on January 10.
Gavin And Stacey-turned-Broadway and film star James will present the ceremony for the fourth time in total, matching broadcaster Chris Evans' record.
The actor's first stint was in 2009, alongside Mat Horne and Kylie Minogue.
James prompted jeers when he was forced by producers to cut short winner Adele's crowning moment when time ran out during last year's ITV1 show. Adele was so frustrated by being cut off in her prime that she aimed a one finger gesture to "the suits" who ordered her off.
Hirst, 47, famous for featuring a rotting cow's head, dead flies and preserved sharks in his works, follows in the footsteps of Sir Peter Blake and fashion's Dame Vivienne Westwood as a designer of the statuette handed out to winners at the annual music ceremony.
Brits chairman David Joseph said: "We are delighted that Damien will become the third extraordinary creative Briton to reimagine the Brit statue.
"He is truly one of the most important British artists ever and his unique vision will make winning a 2013 Brit an even more special proposition."
The nominations launch will take place at London's Savoy hotel, while the show will be broadcast live on ITV1.
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Release Date : Mar 05,2015
Language : English
Total Episodes : 78
Series Description :
The universe of the Vikings is enlivened through the excursion of Ragnar Lothbrok, the principal Viking to rise up out of Norse legend and onto the pages of history - a man on the edge of myth.
Series Storyline :
The experiences of Ragnar Lothbrok: the best saint of his age. The arrangement tells the adventure of Ragnar's band of Viking siblings and his family as he ascends to end up King of the Viking tribes. And in addition being a dauntless warrior, Ragnar encapsulates the Norse conventions of commitment to the divine beings: legend has it that he was an immediate relative of Odin, the lord of war and warriors.


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Doha was my first time at a UN climate conference and not sure of what to expect, I was immediately reminded of what was at stake when 'super typhoon' Bopha crashed into the Philippines – a type of storm we may see more of if we do not succeed in limiting global warming.
In its wake, the Philippines lead negotiator Naderev "Yeb" Saño made an emotional appeal to leaders from all over the world to stop dragging their feet and to open their eyes to the "stark reality" that we must all face.
But when the UN climate talks finally ended, politicians in Doha showed how completely out of touch they were with the reality of climate change, failing to increase the speed and scale of international efforts to cut carbon pollution.
I had arrived in Doha on Sunday, December 2, just as the UNFCCC talks were entering their second week. Some of the language seemed foreign to me and some of it obscure, but if we were to survive the climate crisis, five things were clear:
Governments had to: 1) deliver a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol starting January 1, 2013; 2) increase mitigation commitments; 3) adopt a roadmap that leads to a legally binding global climate deal no later than 2015; 4) fill up the empty pot of the Green Climate Fund and 5) set up a framework to protect our forests.
Anything less would potentially lead to catastrophic climate change.
Sacks of rice are loaded into the Greenpeace ship Esperanza for the communities devastated by typhoon Bopha. Copyright: Pat Roque / Greenpeace
While governments did manage to agree on a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, the only legally binding pact for curbing greenhouse gas emissions, most of its major loopholes remained intact making it of limited value in curbing carbon emissions.
Climate finance also remained insufficient with only US$10 billion on the table. Nothing was done to scale up funding for vulnerable countries towards the previously agreed target of US$100 billion per year.
A lot of countries are to blame. But the United States stands as the biggest, baddest blocker of all. Never mind if it is still reeling from the devastation of Superstorm Sandy. Never mind if recent polls show that the majority of Americans support climate policy.
In spite of President Obama's post-election climate promises, the US delegation in Doha blocked every measure on mitigation ambition and finance.
The behaviour of the US is in stark contrast to developing countries in Southeast Asia that are least responsible for causing climate change, yet are the most vulnerable to its impacts.
Vietnam aims to reduce the amount of its greenhouse gas emissions by 8-10% compared with 2010 levels in the period 2012-2020, while Malaysia is honouring its commitment made in Copenhagen to voluntarily cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2020 compared with 2005 levels.
Even the city state of Singapore pledged voluntary emissions cuts of 7-11% below business-as-usual by 2020 and may commit to further reductions with a global agreement.
Unfortunately, despite voluntary reductions in GHG emissions, massive deforestation continues and more coal plants are being built in the Asia region.
This is where climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building in the negotiations could help developing countries transition to low-carbon economies, while also addressing poverty alleviation and other social development goals.
In Doha, governments delivered the barest minimum of a work plan to take forward the discussions on a deal which includes a timeline for developing a negotiating text and the adoption of an agreement in 2015. There is but a tiny glimmer of hope.
As the climate talks wound up in the late hours of Saturday evening and ministers were on flights going out of Doha, the death toll in Bopha-hit Philippines had already exceeded 500, many more still missing and the damage bill was estimated at US$146 million.
And when the final gavel signalled the end of the climate talks, the Greenpeace ship M/Y Esperanza had already left the port of Manila to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Mindanao.
In solidarity with the thousands of affected families and communities, the Esperanza's planned expedition on oceans protection was cancelled so that the ship clould ferry much-needed supplies to communities. Esperanza means hope in English.
And in these times of crises, hope is all we can count on. Hope that one day we will get the climate deal the world so desperately needs.
Amalie Conchelle H. Obusan, regional climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Southeast Asia
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why has only around 50% of states on the world map issued their polution stats? I know some of the Opec countries hide behind their status of "de...
why has only around 50% of states on the world map issued their polution stats? I know some of the Opec countries hide behind their status of "developing nation" even though their poorest live in relative palaces.
100% Declare and independently Audit the map:
Lies are not political spin
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It is rather very unfortunate that these countries gathered without any serious financial backup of their second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. There is a proverb in my language that says: when the head will be cut off because of disobedience, the ear that refused to listen will be going down with it. Global warming is GLOBAL! It will not have respect for any nation.
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JEFFERSON CITY - The Jefferson City Police Department released the identities Friday morning of the victims of a Thursday night shooting that left one man dead.
The shooting took place in the 300 block of West Schroeder Way. Officers responded to a call around 7:22 p.m. and stopped a Dodge Stratus that was leaving the scene. A subject fled from the area around the vehicle and was not caught after a short chase.
Inside the vehicle, officers discovered the body of 41-year-old Andre Hudson of Holt Summit in the back seat, dead of apparent gunshot wounds. Officers found the second victim of the shooting, 35-year-old Calvin Hutson of Jefferson City, in the 300 block of West Dunklin Street after they followed a trail of blood from the scene. Hutson had also been shot.
An ambulance took Hutson to St. Mary's Hospital where he was then transferred by helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia for treatment. Captain Bob Cynova of the Jefferson City Police Department said Hutson has undergone surgery and is doing well.
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Battlefield 3 doesn't release until October, but do you want to see a conclusion to the Battlefield: Bad Company series?
No as the story in Bad Company 2 wasn't all that great and they could have ended the Bad Company name after the first game.
I don't see why they shouldn't. It's a great franchise and I know BF3 is coming out and all. I would like to see another one later. Maybe it doesn't even have to be for this Gen.
Yeah, it's a great franchise and the perfect game to go hand in hand with it's bigger brother, the original Battlefield series.
And also, I just love Sweetwater and Haggard!
Those are some of my favourite new characters this gen!
- How do you know mrs. July is pretty? I had a cousin who had a beautiful voice but a face like a can of dog food!
- Is that the one you dated?
- Yup.
- ... cool
I'd like to see one... the Bad Company series is still really new and not played out yet. The characters grew up a bit from BC1 to BC2 and the game took a more serious approach. If the story is good and the gameplay stays solid I'm all for it.
i spent almost 600 hours playing BC2
so yah i'll take a BC3
I liked the three kings approach bc1 took. After they made the characters with a more serious tone I lost interest.
There was a HUGE cliffhanger at the end of BC2, so I'd be happy to revisit these characters again.
Bad Company 1 was better than BC2 in every way except graphics.
And the story in 2 was absolutely nothing to do with the first game except the same characters. I mean seriously, what happened to that truck load of gold? And the fact they were awol presumed dead at the end of the first game!
I much preferred the comedy in BC1 to the serious tone of BC2, the only comedy in the second one was Haggard's mutterings and they weren't as funny as in the first game.
So yes I would like BC3 and would like it to be more like the first game than the second.
BTW I did love the second game too, just not as much as the first one.
I dunno who, I couldn't get into the 1st at all, although the 2nd I did. Hmm...I'm going to go try it again.
And the controls in 1 are kinda clunkier, too. The got them a little better in BFBC2 with the clunkieness back but this time I wouldn't have a hard time running up staircases, heh.
Yeah I'll admit that too, the controls are better in 2 the first one was a bit too sensitive, but story wise the first game is much better.
no one play fps for story ,FACT
You sound like you have the mind of a 10 year old. You just want everything to go boom, huh?
wow, what a complete waste of time for anyone with intelligence...
I really hope they do, I would like to see more emphasis on squad teamwork and objectives, the more tactical the better I say
Battlefield is better than the BF: Bad Company series, but man BC2 is one of the best FPS this generation. I would love to see BF: BC3. BF3 is probably going to be better, but heck I don't care BC games are always awesome. Keep making great Battlefield games DICE!
I will get the vastly superior MW3 first. Once I've played through the campaign and spent a few hundred hours with the xbox live online modes and maybe got some dlc (first on xbox live) then I'll consider it.
I mean lets fact it. Mondern Warfare and Activision on xbox are da bomb. Battlefield too slow and better for ps3 with smaller online community too. Modern Warfare is fast, edge of your seat action better suited for xbox that can keep the frame rate up with all the effects in full swing.
This is why some people should grow a set of nuts and realise that gushing about a computer game that much makes them sound like a bitch!
In case anybody needed a perfect example of a fanboy rant, paintsville has provided you with one...
You're comments are about as well thought out as the decision to create the WNBA
Done sucking Bobby Kodick off or..?
Oh come on guys...Bad Company 3?
The clever sods amongst us know that the Bad Company games were a stop-gap for the true king, Battlefield 3!
How can you even stomach the thought of a new Battlefield game whwn the behemoth that is BF3 is due to be released in a few months?!
We don't need to turn this franchise into an annual affair like a certain other competitor. Look what it did to that series.
Now that you've read my message I'm sure you'll bring on the 'agrees' and massage my e-pen**.
Aaaaaahhh.....I can already feel it now.
BFBC had a cool story it was funny the characters were fun,BFBC2 they made it more serious and lost the laughs that made it fun it had some fun moments but mostly the story mode was boring but it makes up with a great MP and i would say one of the best MP i've played this Gen,we will have to see BF3 coming out soon, probably not any time soon but in the future sure i would buy BFBC3
I agree, but I thought a lot of the multiplayer maps in BC1 were better too.
Well the two favourite BC1 maps, Oasis and Harvest Day are both playable in BC2
My favourites were 'End of The Line' and 'Par For The Course' personally.
Would be good to see them return as DLC for either BC2 or BF3.
Same i was thinking that too some of the maps were way better then any of the BC2 maps,my BFBC2 code never worked so i wasn't ever able to enjoy the returning maps from BC1 like Oasis </3
As long as the single player is funny. I didn't find BC2 to be as funny, so i ended up getting bored.
yeah thats soo true ... in bfbc1 there were very funny moments ...in the second one there were barely funny moments , mostly they were funny comments . the car music radio wasn't even there .... not funny
Bad Company 2 was meant to be funny? I didn't realise with its boring campaign.
(Excellent MP though, really want BF3)
they should have them make a short cameo somewhere in Battlefield 3.
That would be awesome.
Then When Bad company 3 comes out, that cameo appearance they make in BattleField 3 is the beggining of Bad company 3.
My favorite FPS is Battlefield Bad Company 2 so I would LOVE to see a Battlefield Bad Company 3.
Wait till next gen, since we got BF3 coming out ^.^
Yeah with the new engine they could put the effort in to making the story/campaign being a really enjoyable and high quality experience.... as to be honest BC1 and BC2 stories were only good because of the characters.... so with some work they could mix the fun factor of Sweetwater and Haggard with a top notch storyline!
But as some people have mentioned above, maybe wait till next gen.... it definitely shouldn't be allowed to die though, even if "real" battlefield is better... nothing to say you can't have both going in different directions, or bring BC up to the same standard as BF.
As another thought, perhaps they could continue the Bad Company Unit going as a co-op campaign as part of Battlefield.... So you can play the Single player and Multiplayer AND have a co-op campaign for up to 4 players using BC!
That's a great idea, by connecting the two..... Kudos to you sir
I didn't want Bad Company 1 or 2. Those games were horrid and had THE WORST, MOST GENERIC CAMPAIGN EVER...well it's close between the Bad Company campaigns and the Killzone ones....
Funny how you mention KZ and not Gears.....Troll.
I think EA will rotate between BF, BF:BC and MoH each year. So next year will be MoH2, then BFBC3 then BF4 and so on.
I bet BF3 will re-release on next gen consoles like BF2 did with the orginal xbox to xbox 360.
With next xbox due 2013(my opinion) it's very possible it will be the best version of BF3.
Yeah I want a lot. But please with BC1 approach, not COD-style BC2 campaing...
With BFBC 1 & 2 I feel like those games were just off shoots of the BF series. It was their attempt to dip their toes into the waters of making a game with a single player element to it. "If" BF3 was not going to have single player story to it and "if" Dice was going to keep the BF proper games as multiplayer only then I would say yes bring back BFBC for a 3rd installment. But, BF3 has single player and I just don't think BFBC's story and characters are all that memorable to warrant another game given we are getting single player in BF3.
Well, since Battlefield 3 is coming out very soon....then no I don't really want a Battlefield: Bad Company 3. Though I'm sure, just like Bad Company 2, Bad Company 3 will be an awesome game!
I loved both games, would love to see BC3 come out and hopefully they wrap up some lose ends from BC2.
Here is why you do. They took what they learned from bad company two and made it even better for battlefield three. Now what they learn from battlefield three they can make better for bad company three. Bring out bad company three two years after battlefield three releases. Then release battlefield four two years after bad company three. Keep getting better and the cycle going. Battlefield is the best shooter ever period.
I want it as long as it is a proper sequel to Bad Company 1. The campaign in Bad Company 2 was just awful and it was clearly an attempt to get into the MW2 crowd. The idea of 'Bad Company' wasn't even mentioned in BC2! And they ruined the characters. They made them extremely serious instead of funny. The part with the nuke weapon exploding didn't even prompt one funny line from Haggard. The multiplayer was fun, but the campaign was a complete afterthought. It was one of the biggest disappointments for me this gen.
They can carry it on after Battlefield 3. I enjoyed Bad Company 2... Alot. Whatever people are gonna bitch about in Battlefield 3 they will probably fix in Bad Company 3. Although its hard to think that there will be anything wrong with BF3.
I guess more features and destructability to a whole new level AND.... Dare i say it..... Dinosuars O_o
Absutively! Just don't conclude it with 3!
I put off BFBC until a year after #2, but I ended up loving BFBC2 (SP & MP), which surprised me. Had to get BFBC1 after that, which wasn't quite so impressive by that time. In fact, I was still playing BFBC2 when the PSN went down, so I got a [cheap] copy for the PC!
Yes only if the story is more serious & longer in the next game
I don't think EA will continue with Bad Company. The whole purpose of the Bad Company series was so DICE could perfect their technology leading up to Battlefield 3.
You can't follow a game like BF3 with Bad Company 3 cus it would be a massive step backwards.
Maybe as a DLC for BF3, other than that, nope.
How could you make it a DLC?


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ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced Friday the club has signed forward Keith Aucoin to a one-year contract.
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Ring in new year with White Chocolate Holiday Bark
You can make this lush chocolate holiday bark now and store it for a holiday party -- even for New Year's Eve.
-1 pound finely chopped white chocolate
-1½ teaspoons nut or plain oil
-½ cup dried cranberries
-1¼ cups shelled pistachio nuts, toasted and papery coating peeled
Equipment: Chocolate thermometer.
Tempering the chocolate for the bark requires a double boiler. If you don't have a double boiler, improvise one by using a saucepan and a stainless-steel bowl: Nestle the bowl into the saucepan, allowing a few inches of space to remain between the bottom of the bowl and the bottom of the saucepan. Keep an extra bowl of a similar size on hand to transfer the chocolate for cooling. Rest the chocolate thermometer on a towel. Line a baking sheet with foil.
Pour a couple inches of water into the bottom half of the double boiler and heat over medium-low to just below a simmer. Put the chocolate in the top half of the double boiler and set over the hot water. Slowly melt the chocolate, stirring with a heat-resistant rubber spatula. As the chocolate melts, check the temperature periodically to make sure it stays between 82 and 86 degrees. If it starts to rise above this temperature, quickly transfer the chocolate to the bowl on reserve and stir briskly to reduce heat. Return bowl to double boiler to maintain heat between 82 and 86 degrees.
Remove bowl from over the hot water just before all the chocolate melts. Stir vigorously until the chocolate melts completely. Check temperature again. Stir in the oil until evenly blended. Chocolate is now tempered and ready to use. Keep within the 82- to 86-degree range, returning bowl briefly to the double boiler if necessary.
Quickly stir the fruit and nuts into the chocolate. Spread chocolate mixture out on the prepared baking sheet so it's about ½-inch thick and the fruit and nuts are coated. Set bark aside at room temperature to harden. Break into angled pieces. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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Any thoughts?
Edit: as @Carl has pointed out the correct term for sequences that have no finite representation is Kolmogorov Random not infinite as I used in my title.


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Tipton, Pace go after each other in 3rd Congressional District debate
Check out these exchanges between Republican Scott Tipton and Democrat Sal Pace during their 3rd Congressional District debate, as reported by The Denver Post:
Tipton, a Cortez businessman who is running for his second term, asked Pace to name the last time he held a full-time job in the private sector, a question that brought a round of applause from the small crowd.
Pace, who is 35 and has worked as a teacher and a congressional aide, finally answered, "Waiter."
Pace, a state lawmaker from Pueblo, promised that if he is elected he won't provide fodder for banner headlines like the one in The Denver Post on March 2, 2012 that blared, "Tipton violates House rules."
The story concerned the congressman using taxpayer dollars to campaign in the newly redrawn 3rd Congressional District.
Club 20 sponsored the debate, which was held during its fall meeting. The candidates agree on the need for job creation and energy independence and such, but disagreed on how to get there during their spirited debate.
Also on Saturday, various Western Slope legislative candidates debated and U.S. Michael Bennet addressed the group.


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Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future! (ソウリュウジム!アイリスVSシャガ!! Opelucid Gym! Iris VS Drayden!!) is the 4th episode of Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond.
After the eventful stay at The Village of Dragons, the time has come, for Iris to challenge Drayden who's known to be the president of the academy that Iris goes to, and Gym Leader of Opelucid City. It had been years since she first battled at her hometown, and lost to him but now she feels like she is fully prepared. Will Drayden beat her a second time or has Iris learned a few things since her defeat?
Episode Plot
The heroes head to Opelucid City. Iris is still surprised how Drayden reacted, but will battle him. Ash enthuses her, though she is troubled she is, again, in Opelucid City. Two children pass by and Iris tells them they are wearing uniforms of Opelucid Academy. She shows them the building. Cilan heard trainers come here to study from the entire Unova region. Iris confirms that, as well as that Drayden is the president of the Academy and invites people to attend the classes. Ash is amazed Drayden is also the Gym Leader. Iris is troubled too much and runs off and climbs the nearest tower.
Ash and Cilan look for her and find her at the top of the tower, taking deep breaths. Officer Jenny is not pleased Iris is here again and soon have her landed down. Jenny scolds Iris and yells she should never do that again, for she could've gotten hurt. A woman approaches Iris, who recognizes the woman as Martha. Iris introduces Ash and Cilan to Martha, who was in charge of the girls' dorm at the Academy. Martha still remembers Iris as the most troublesome student of the Academy. They come to Drayden, who heard what happened and suggests they eat lunch. Iris admits she is never comfortable when Drayden is around. Ash asks Iris what was she studying. Iris replies she does not want to think about that much, especially the battle when Drayden's Haxorus defeated her Excadrill, who did not obey Iris for a time.
That day, the elder suggested Iris should go to Opelucid Academy. Iris cherished that moment, but did not fit in. She did not fit in, for the rest of the students did not play (like the people at the village), but were studying most of their time. Iris couldn't make any friends there. Martha continues on students were allowed to use the Academy's Pokémon, not their own. Ash thinks despite studying, they should have fun and Cilan agrees. Iris couldn't even eat, so Martha made her a berry kabob to cheer her up. Iris visits her old room she used way back. Since she had no friends, Iris drew the Pokémon she befriended at the village. Seeing the tower, she went off to climb it. However, she couldn't see the Village of Dragons from that top and Jenny came to land her down. Everyone was stunned, but Iris couldn't help that, since the fresh air from the top reminded her of the hometown.
Iris knew she couldn't fit in, but a battle, when she used a Fraxure against a student's Altaria, changed her. Fraxure used Dual Chop, but missed. Iris told it to keep attacking, as Fraxure used Dragon Claw. However, Altaria used Mist and defeated Fraxure with Dragon Breath. Drayden approached her and pointed out she had Fraxure attack Altaria, even if Fraxure was exhausted. He scolded her, telling that Pokémon cannot do everything what she wants them to do. Iris thought of his words when she climbed the tower and felt her friends back home were with her. She came back home and the elder gave her Axew for the journey. Iris visits Fraxure and apologizes for the way she handled it. Fraxure forgives her and decides to cheer for her during the Gym Battle.
Drayden comes and soon they are at the Gym. Drayden sends Haxorus and Iris sends Excadrill. Excadrill starts with Metal Claw, pushing Haxorus away. Excadrill digs, but Haxorus dodges. Haxorus uses Rock Smash, but is hit by Excadrill's Focus Blast. Excadrill uses Drill Run and Haxorus uses Giga Impact. Both clash head on and are defeated. Iris calls Excadrill back and compliments on the way it battled. Drayden calls Haxorus back and admits he evaluated Iris correctly, as he sends Druddigon, while Iris sends Dragonite. Drayden senses Dragonite had an interesting life. Iris thinks while Dragonite would be effective to launch attacks from the sky, she senses it wants to battle head on. Dragonite uses Thunder Punch, but Druddigon blocks the attack and retaliates with Dragon Claw. Cilan sees Iris wants to respect Dragonite's wish not to fly, to keep the fight even.
Druddigon uses Flash Cannon, which collides with Dragonite's Flamethrower. Dragonite uses Thunder Punch, but stops when Druddigon uses Double Team. Iris tells Dragonite, though its mind, only one is real. Dragonite senses which one is real and hits it with Thunder Punch. Dragonite uses Ice Beam and hits Druddigon, who shakes off the attack. Dragonite goes to finish it with Dragon Rush, but Druddigon stops the attack and grabs Dragonite by its throat. Using Dragon Tail, Druddigon defeats Dragonite. Iris rushes to Dragonite, letting it know it put up a great fight. Ash and Cilan see Drayden is a much more powerful Gym Leader than they thought. Drayden admits Iris did good with making new friends and going to this journey. He wishes Iris once she has grown stronger and trained harder, to come back.
Later, Martha, much to Iris' shock, admits Drayden suggested the elder Iris should go out on the journey. Drayden told the elder the Academy failed to bring up the potential from Iris and suggested the journey would allow her to learn things at her own pace. The elder recognized the wisdom of the words and told Iris may even become the Opelucid Gym Leader one day and Drayden confirmed this. Ash and Cilan think it is a great idea, but Iris does not know about this. Martha suggests she should think over that idea, for she, Drayden and the elder think Iris can live up to such expectations. Iris realizes that, but admits she needs more time to think about that. After bidding farewell to Martha, Ash sees they also need to meet expectations by winning the Unova League and set off to Vertress City.
- "Who's that Pokémon?": Haxorus (US)
- The battle between Iris and Drayden is similar to the exhibition match between both Gym Leaders since both of them are the eighth and final Gym Leader in both of their respective games, Pokémon Black and White.
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Pacemaker Implantation
What is a pacemaker?
A pacemaker is a device, about the size of 4 stacked silver dollars, which is implanted under the skin and has wires (leads) that pass into the heart. It sends a very small electrical impulse through the leads into the muscle of the heart about once every second to stimulate contraction of the heart. Its main purpose is to make sure a person's heart rate does not become too slow.
What are the indications for the procedure?
A pacemaker is useful for anyone who has symptoms due to a slow heart rate. At very low heart rates (in the 20s and 30s) a person can develop lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath and congestive heart failure. With rates in the 40s and 50s a person can still feel lightheaded and weak. A pacemaker in people with slow heart rates can dramatically improve symptoms.
Sometimes people have a normal heart rate that occasionally drops very low or they have short periods (several seconds) where the heart stops beating. This can result in sudden loss of consciousness with the danger of falling and injury. A pacemaker in this situation will prevent these episodes from occurring.
Atrial fibrillation is a common rhythm problem that results in rapid heart rates. If the atrial fibrillation is intermittent, the intervening periods of normal heart rhythm can be uncomfortably slow especially if we use medications that slow the heart rate down. A pacemaker in this situation provides protection against slow heart rates so that we can increase the doses of drugs that keep the atrial fibrillation from racing too fast.
How is it done?
When we're ready to start you'll be brought into the cardiac catheterization lab (much like an operating room with x-ray cameras) and you'll lie on a table while our technicians prepare the area on your body where we'll be working. In most patients we place the pacemaker just below the collarbone on the left chest wall. We can also implant the pacemaker on the right if there is a reason the left side can't be used (e.g. a patient with a left arm dialysis fistula or previous surgery for breast cancer). The technicians will cover your chest and face with a drape to protect the sterile area where we'll work (the drape over the face can bother some patients—we can provide more sedation to you if you think this will be a problem). After providing you with some sedating medication we numb the area of skin with local anesthetic. We make an incision about an inch and a half long and then create an area under the skin where we can place the pacemaker. We pass the wires (leads) into a vein which leads directly into the right atrium and ventricle of the heart. Once we place and secure the leads in the heart we test them electrically to make sure we have good conduction and adequate position to pace the heart. We attach the leads to the pacemaker and place it under the skin. We close the skin with absorbable suture so that you will not need stitches removed. You will stay in the hospital overnight so that we can observe your heart rhythm and check the status of your pacemaker and leads in the morning. There is a small chance that one of the leads will pull free from where we put it within the first few hours after surgery. We are able to easily detect this on the morning after surgery and return to the cath lab to fix it if necessary.
If all goes well you are discharged from the hospital on the day after surgery.
How do you prepare for the procedure?
Pacemaker insertion is done on both hospitalized and ambulatory patients. As an outpatient having this done electively you will first visit with the cardiologist in the office to go over the procedure and discuss the risks and alternatives. Since you will be asked to sign document of consent be sure to ask any question and raise any concern you may have. You will need to have basic blood work done and this can be drawn in the office.
Unless instructed otherwise you should be fasting on the morning of the procedure. In general we want you to take your usual morning medications with the exception of any we've told you not to take (please talk to our nurses or schedulers if you have any questions about this).
We do this procedure in the hospital at CUMC - Bergan Mercy, Midlands, Mercy, Immanuel and Lakeside. You'll receive specific instructions on where to show up and what time to be there.
What are the risks of the procedure?
The risk of bleeding and bruising accompanies any invasive procedure. The risk of infection of the pacemaker site is about 1-4% nationally. Because the vein we use to gain access to the heart lies very near the lung there is the possibility of puncturing and collapsing the lung, necessitating the placement of a chest tube. There is a small risk of leads perforating the muscle in the heart and causing potentially life-threatening bleeding around the heart.
These complications are uncommon and we can take measures to treat them when they arise. We take all these potential complications very seriously and take great precautions to avoid them.


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