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Owner Woody Johnson -- A lot of aspersions have been cast at Woody Johnson over the years, mostly since he championed the Jets ill-fated courtship of Brett Favre. Favre of course was with the Jets for one year and dictated his own offense and yet threw as many picks as touchdowns, allegedly sexted with Jenn Sterger and some masseuses going from King of New York to persona non grata in less than one year. Since then, Woody was enthused with Rex Ryan during their coaching search in early 2009 and brought him into to run the team. Woody has also been accused of lack of focus, elevating the importance of ticket sales over football. He also might have gone outside the football lines and ruffled feathers in his attention and support of the 2012 US Presidential election.
General Manager Mike Tannenbaum -- For better or worse, Mike Tannenbaum has doggedly sought to find the right talent for the organization. Tannenbaum counts Bill Parcells his mentor and is one of the last links to that era of the Jets. Since 2006, he has "left no stone unturned," made many (unkept?) promises to players and added talent to the roster through the draft, trades and free agency. Tannenbaum has come under fire for potentially short-sighted football decisions (Favre, Tebow), but has also been lauded for masterful trades (Cromartie, Holmes, Sanchez trade up). Tannenbaum has taken full responsibility for Vernon Gholston and there's been questions about the strength of recent drafts and free agent classes. To be fair, the Jets have been hamstrung in recent years by CBA rules, specifically in the uncapped year. In all, Mike Tannenbaum is a master of finding value and isn't afraid to go against the grain to find it. Many do point out that his lack of longtime football scouting experience might limit his ability to make the right calls to find players from undervalued (ie undrafted free agents, late round draft) channels.
Head Coach Rex Ryan -- Everyone loved Rex Ryan when he came to New York, bringing his fresh approach to the Jets after the staid and stale Eric Mangini. We warned at the time that while it was a nice change, it was winning that mattered most. Promises, guarantees and a kinder gentler approach in the locker room and to veteran players would only spare him the heat while the team was good. Ryan was instrumental in bringing in players like Bart Scott, Santonio Holmes, Jason Taylor, LaDainian Tomlinson and made him - for a two year period following Hard Knocks - one of the most desirable coaches to play for among veteran players. Just last month, he was voted as the Most Overrated Coach by an SI poll from among active players. The team hasn't been much good over the past two seasons and there is a growing discontent with his on-field results over any wild claims made by the coach. This year, he's stuck to a core message of belief and sticking together. Internally it might be working, but outsiders are extremely dubious. Ryan knows how to implement a stout defense when he has the right players, but his inability to find competent caretakers for his offense since 2010 seems to be stressing his tenure with the team. For good or ill, Rex was instrumental in the acquisition of Mark Sanchez. Ryan was allowed to pick his defensive coordinator when he came aboard (Pettine) as well as his offensive coordinator (Sparano) this past year.
Offensive Coordinator Tony Sparano -- Fired last year midseason by the Dolphins, the Jets settled on Sparano quickly as their replacement offensive coordinator in the offseason. Sparano might understand offenses and running games but has never held the responsibility with running a whole NFL offense on his own and it's showing this year. While his "chunk plays" mentality is a good one, the Jets have barely been able to execute it. Questions about his ability to be a coordinator are mounting. Sparano might be best equipped to be an OL coach or even running coordinator much like Tom Cable. Sparano has not been able to get the most out of his limited offensive talent. For someone who has a reputation as a ground and pound coach, the Jets have been able to sustain much of an offense on the ground, rarely breaking four yards per carry (the rule of thumb for mediocrity).
Quarterback Mark Sanchez -- Mark Sanchez was anointed the starter before the start of his first season and he's never been challenged at any point since then for his starting job. Since Sanchez's arrival, the Jets have never allowed any real mounted threat to his starting job before the arrival of Tim Tebow this past spring and that still hasn't been much of a legitimate threat. Sanchez plays well in stretches - mostly when he's decisive and quick to get off the ball. Most of this season he's struggled with his decision making and he's currently on pace for career worsts in YPA (6.2), passing percentage (52.0%) as well as passer rating (70.4). Other than between years one and two, there's never been much advancement in Sanchez's statistics and by year four, the adage is that a team already knows who their quarterback is. Rumor is that there is some quiet dissent on Sanchez and the Jets have done their best to allow themselves an easy out after 2013 from his burdensome contract.
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Serena Williams was crowned Wimbledon champion for the fifth time on Saturday as the American subdued a brave fightback from Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska to win 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 in a dramatic final.
Serena, who pockets a cheque for £1.15-milllion, is the first woman over 30 to win Wimbledon since Martina Navratilova in 1990 and she needed all the experience gathered over her illustrious career to survive a remarkable revival from Radwanska.
After being completely out-classed for the first set and a half of her maiden Grand Slam final, Radwanska had Serena on the ropes before the sixth seed finally recovered her composure to reclaim the Venus Rosewater Dish in just over two hours on Centre Court.
Williams has now equalled her sister Venus's tally of five titles at the All England Club, but more significantly the 30-year-old's 14th Grand Slam crown is her first at the majors since her last Wimbledon triumph in 2010.
Inspired by the painful memories of her shock French Open first round exit against Virginie Razzano last month and a spell in hospital with a serious illness 18 months ago, Serena has been determined to reestablish her primacy. It is mission accomplished, but only just.
"I can't even describe it. I almost didn't make it a few years ago when I was in hospital. Now I'm here again and I'm so happy," a tearful Serena said.
"I just really never dreamed of being here again after being so down. It just shows you should never give up.
"It was really tough. Aggie played so well. But I've always wanted everything that Venus has. Sorry I had to copy you again Venus!"
Radwanska added: "I'm still shaking so much. I had the best two weeks of my life. Of course Serena was playing too good today but I'm just happy to be here in the final.
"I was unlucky to play a few matches in the cold and rain. That didn't help me. It was not my day. I will try again next year."
Radwanska had been so severely affected by an upper respiratory illness over the last few days that she withdrew from the doubles and cancelled her pre-match media commitments.
A good fight
The 23-year-old, the first Pole to reach a Grand Slam final for 73 years, recovered sufficiently to play, but she might have wished she was back in her sick bed in the first set.
Serena bludgeoned the first of 17 aces — taking her final tally for the tournament to a remarkable 102 — to clinch the opening game and she was equally powerful with her groundstrokes, converting her third break point for a 2-0 lead.
She broke again in the fourth game and, although sympathetic cheers echoed around Centre Court when Radwanska finally got on the scoreboard, it wasn't long before Williams closed out the set in just 36-minutes.
After looking out of sorts in the first set, a brief rain delay offered Radwanska a chance to regroup, yet it seemed any hopes of a revival had been snuffed out when Serena broke to love in the third game of the second set.
But to her credit Radwanska kept fighting and, finally unfurling the subtle shots which have proved so effective over the last fortnight, she converted her first break point to level in the eighth game.
Serena looked vexed by the Pole's changes of pace and nerves seemed to get the better of her as she surrendered the set with a succession of errors at 5-6.
On cruise control for so long, Williams was now being forced to battle for every point.
She thumped down four successive aces to hold serve and stepped up the power to land the decisive break for a 3-2 lead. When she bagged another break with a delicate drop-shot, Serena punched the air as though the title was hers.
Moments later it was and she was soon clambering into the players' box to celebrate with Venus and the rest of her family. — Sapa.

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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. saw its second-quarter income jump 61 percent and raised its quarterly dividend as political advertising far exceeded company expectations, the Hunt Valley broadcaster said Wednesday.
The company earned $30.1 million, or 37 cents per share, in the three months that ended June 30, up from $18.6 million, or 23 cents per share, in the same period the year before.
The company's stock jumped 13 percent Wednesday, rising $1.31 a share to $11.51 each in Nasdaq trading.
"Political advertising spending in the quarter was almost triple our expectations," Sinclair CEO David Smith said, adding that revenue from television stations owned by the company for at least a year increased "despite the markets' concern about the global economy."
Sales of political advertisements grew to $11.4 million, compared with $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2011, the company said.
Sinclair has been on a buying spree. In the second quarter it closed on a deal to acquire eight Freedom Communications stations, and last month it announced the purchase of six Newport Television stations. That brings the value of total assets acquired or to be acquired this year to about $1 billion, Sinclair said.
The company renewed its Fox network affiliation agreement seven months early. The relationship with Fox is especially important for Sinclair in Baltimore, where it owns Fox 45.
Because of nearly $150 million in anticipated incremental cash flow from the acquisitions, Sinclair's board raised the quarterly dividend by 25 percent, bringing it to 15 cents per share for the three-month period.
Sinclair's net broadcast revenue from continuing operations rose 38.1 percent, to $220 million for the quarter. Quarterly operating income increased to $72 million from $58.2 million last year.
Local net broadcast revenue, which includes sales of local advertisements and retransmission revenue paid by cable companies, rose more than 32 percent, while national net broadcast revenue, which includes sales of national advertisements, jumped more than 58 percent. Excluding political advertising sales, local broadcast revenue rose 31 percent, while national broadcast revenue was up nearly 35 percent.
David Amy, Sinclair's chief financial officer, said automotive ad spending, Sinclair's biggest category, was up nearly 17 percent in the second quarter and was expected to grow in the third quarter.
Revenue from political advertising is expected to increase by 61 percent to 85 percent this year through Sept. 30 compared with the first nine months of 2008, the previous presidential election year.


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The "rap feud" between Kanye West and Jimmy Kimmel will hit a new crescendo as the enigmatic rap star is scheduled to appear on Kimmel's late-night show Wednesday, with TV psychiatrist Dr. Phil as the guest moderator.
The now infamous Twitter feud began in late-September when Kimmel aired a parody of a West radio interview with BBC journalist Zane Lowe. Children played the roles of West and Lowe in the bit.
Soon after, West began to air his disapproval of the skit in an irate phone call to Kimmel and a slew of comments Kimmel's way on Twitter, including observations that Kimmel's ex-girlfriend Sarah Silverman was funnier than him and that Kimmel had a "crazy face."
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Kimmel's response was typical of his wise-cracking television persona. He asked West to use Kimmel's proper Twitter handle when he posted anything about him. Kimmel also remarked on his show that he always wanted to be in "rap feud."
Singer Josh Groban then got involved in the spat and in another parody on Kimmel's show, sang some of West's tweets, including "Black is the new black" and "French fries are the devil."
West has been mum on the event on Twitter, while Kimmel continues to maintain that the exchange is not a prank, unless it's being played on him.


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Achievements are a type of reward in StarCraft II.
Players of StarCraft II and Diablo III will share "gamer achievements", adding up to a Blizzard Level, in a similar manner to the system in World of Warcraft.[1] They are available in single-player, but only if the player is connected to the internet.[2] They are also available for multiplayer games[3] and custom maps such as Aiur Chef, Left 2 Die and StarJeweled.[4] Achievements can also be won for undertaking challenges.[5]
Some achievements award portraits as battle.net avatars and decals which are displayed on a player's units.
Achievements cannot be obtained while using cheats.
If StarCraft II loses connection to Battle.net during the course of a mission, achievements may not be awarded even if all criteria are met.
Each mission in the Wings of Liberty campaign has three achievements: an achievement for completing all of the mission objectives regardless of difficulty, and two challenge achievements: one for normal difficulty and one for hard difficulty, with the exception of In Utter Darkness, which has two normal difficulty achievements. Note that completing the achievement on a harder difficulty will still reward the achievement. For example, killing 5 enemies units with Raynor and killing every Dominion unit in the mission Liberation Day on Brutal will reward both challenge achievements. This also applies to achievements like the completionist achievements.
In Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void, each mission has two achievements that can be accomplished on normal difficulty, and one "Mastery" achievement that can only be accomplished on Hard. Nova Covert Ops has a similar layout of achievements, but does not separate them between regular and mastery.
A certain number of achievements points will unlock medals on a player's profile.
Achievement CategoriesEdit
- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty achievements
- StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm achievements
- StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void achievements
- StarCraft II: Co-op Missions achievements
- StarCraft II Mission Packs achievements
- StarCraft II Versus achievements
- StarCraft II custom games achievements
- StarCraft II Arcade achievements
- StarCraft II exploration achievements
- StarCraft II Feats of Strength achievements
- ↑ Tracey John. 2008-08-01. Blizzard Plans To Track Gamer Achievements Across 'WoW,' 'Starcraft' And 'Diablo'. MTV Multiplayer. Accessed 2008-08-01.
- ↑ Gunnar Petzall. 2009-06-29. StarCraft 2 page 2. Inc.Gamers. Accessed 2009-06-29.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment staff, Greg Canessa. 2010-02-009. Battle.net Preview. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2010-02-09.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. 2011-04-06. StarCraft II Official Mods Now Available. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2011-04-06.
- ↑ Cam Shea. 2009-07-10. StarCraft II's Design Philosophies. IGN. Accessed 2009-07-11.


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I personally doubt we will hang onto MY much longer. People are starting to pay attention to us and our upward trajectory as a legit mid-major program. I would not however put us on the level of Butler, Gonzaga, or Wichita St. It sure would be nice to make a little run in the NCAA tourney though (assuming we win the SoCon tourney which is not a given).
As for comparisons, it is hard to say this team is better than the Minn. Wrecking Crew and Co., or the best we have ever had. The proof will be in the pudding, so to speak. But I love how we play so confidently within our offensive sets/system and especially how we flat work our butts off on the defensive end. The fact is we didn't shoot it well v NCSU (from the field or FT line) and still found a way to win. Bodes well for us down the line.
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The Olog-hai (the correct pronunciation is o'log-high) were a fierce breed of Trolls that appeared during the last days of the War of the Ring in Sauron's service. They had none of the old Troll vulnerabilities: they were very intelligent and able to move under the Sun. For this reason they were seen by some to be Orcs like the Uruk-hai, but they were definitely of Troll stock.
They only spoke Sauron's Black Speech, and it is possible they only existed because Sauron's evil will empowered them. After the War of the Ring, all Olog-hai were killed.
The Olog-hai do not actually appear in the Lord of the Rings and are only mentioned in the appendices to the book. It is however possible that some Olog-hai were present at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
Olog-hai are described as being taller than a man, and covered in horny scales, carrying hammers and bucklers in their claws, though there is no way of knowing whether this description applies to all of the Olog-hai, or just to those in the battle.
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Olog-hai were shown as the shock troops in the motion picture Peter Jackson's The Return of the King, sporting armor and the famed war hammers alluded to in the appendices. These Olog-hai were not shown talking in any speech other than grunts. They differ from the other Trolls depicted in Peter Jackson's The Return of the King in that they have more forward-facing eyes as well as hair on their bodies, suggesting that they are a more advanced form of Troll. They are usually gray to black in color. They have twenty-four teeth. Their eyes are also bright orange, showing their evil connection with Sauron.


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In a little more than two months, Joe Flacco went from a much-maligned quarterback to Super Bowl Most Valuable Player to the highest-paid player in the history of the NFL.
The Ravens agreed to terms with Flacco on a six-year deal worth $120.6 million Friday night, according to team and league sources. There are still some issues to be worked out, but the 28-year-old quarterback is expected to finalize the deal Monday at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills.
"We have the parameters of a deal completed with Joe," Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said in a statement released by the team. "We still have some language and details that need to be worked out."
Added Flacco's agent Joe Linta: "We did have a conversation. The Ravens seem to have agreed to the terms we put forth. However, we haven't seen it. Until we do, the deal isn't complete."
Once complete, the deal would make Flacco the highest-paid player in league history, surpassing New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Seven months ago, Brees signed a five-year, $100 million deal that included $61 million guaranteed over the first three years of the contract. Flacco is due to make more than Brees in the first three years of the contract, according to sources.
For Flacco, arguably the city's most accomplished pro quarterback since Johnny Unitas, the deal validates not only his belief that he is one of the game's elite quarterbacks but also his decision prior to last season to decline an offer from Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti that would have paid him a salary in line with that of a top-five quarterback.
For the Ravens, the signing takes care of their top offseason priority and, if there were any lingering doubt, solidifies Flacco's status as the franchise quarterback.
Flacco erased all doubt with one of the best postseasons ever by an NFL quarterback. He threw 11 touchdowns and no interceptions as he led the Ravens to the team's second Super Bowl title in 12 years..
In a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, Flacco threw three first-half touchdowns and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives to repel the 49ers' comeback attempt.
Flacco was technically eligible to hit free agency on March 12, but the Ravens were determined not to let him get to the open market, where a number of quarterback-needy teams almost certainly would have pounced.
They had until Monday to reach an agreement or franchise Flacco, which would have cost the Ravens either $14.9 million for the non-exclusive tag or just less than $20 million for the exclusive one. Only the exclusive tag would have kept other teams from talking with Flacco and his agent, Joe Linta.
But with Flacco now signed, the Ravens are expected to have a little more room under the salary cap to try to reach an agreement with a group of key free agents that includes linebackers Dannell Ellerbe and Paul Kruger, cornerback Cary Williams and safety Ed Reed.
The news of Flacco's deal was met with celebration from several of his teammates Friday night, including running back Ray Rice.
"Dinner and a few nights on Joe Flacco when we get back," Rice joked on his Twitter account, adding that the new deal was "well deserved."
All along, Newsome was confident that the two sides would get a deal done. Flacco repeatedly said that he wanted and expected to be a Raven for a long time. As the Ravens found out, however, reaching an agreement wasn't easy. Bisciotti has said that the organization made an offer before the start of last season that would have made Flacco among the game's highest-paid quarterbacks, but when Linta's asking price wasn't met, the two sides agreed to put off talks until after the season.
For much of the 2012-13 regular season, it appeared Flacco would regret that decision. He started all 16 regular-season games, which he has done every year of his five-year career, and set career highs in passing yards (3,817) and completions (317). However, consistency remained an issue, so much so that Ravens coach John Harbaugh fired offensive coordinator Cam Cameron with just three games remaining in the regular season.
For Flacco, the low point of the regular season came late in the first half of the Ravens' 34-17 home loss to the Denver Broncos in mid-December. Flacco threw an interception that was returned 98 yards for a touchdown by Chris Harris. After his last-ditch attempt at tackling Harris came up short, Flacco lay face down on the turf.
He was booed by the home crowd as he took the field for the next possession, but that was the last interception he would throw in that season. Flourishing under new offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell, he threw 15 touchdowns to finish the season.
"I saw a guy just maturing the way we would expect him to mature," Bisciotti said after the Super Bowl victory in February. "I didn't expect him to change, and he is who he is. And his demeanor, we're very comfortable with. I said that I believe that the fans will be rewarded because of Joe's demeanor and Joe will be appreciated for it if he wins, and we believe he's going to continue to win. Now he gets to say, 'I told you so.'"
Even before the Super Bowl run, which raised Flacco's profile and silenced his most vocal critics, the quarterback out of Delaware already had rewritten the Ravens' record book and set numerous NFL marks. The 18th overall pick in the 2008 draft is the Ravens' all-time leader in passing yards, touchdown passes, completions and attempts. He's the only starting quarterback since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to win a playoff game in each of his first five seasons, and he is 9-4 in the playoffs, with six of those wins coming on the road.
His 63 total wins are the most by a starter since 2008, when he entered the league, and his 93 starts are the most to begin a career by any quarterback in NFL history.
"I'm really excited for Joe," Ravens center Gino Gradkowski said earlier this week, anticipating the deal. "Joe really earned this. He's a hardworking guy, a great leader. He had a great year. I think he silenced a lot of critics."
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What, no love for IceChat?
Anyway, this sounds neat. I'll probably idle in it for a while, at least.
Alright! I'm so in. -spends the next few hrs figuring this out-
All srs'ness tho, this is a pretty neat idea. Wouldn't a chatbox (I'm assuming it's the same) be more convenient though; smack dab on either the main site or forum? I guess I shouldn't judge b4 checking this out, heh ;3.
Still getting SSL certificate errors. Causing hell on the version of X-Chat I use.
Specifically, the below error:
* Connection failed. Error: certificate not trusted.? (27)
Any chance of this issue either being solved, or a non-SSL solution being provided?
Incidentally, thank you for not using a chatbox! Those bastards are hell, and the drama they cause are more cringeworthy than most Family Guy episodes.
Never. Ever, ever cave to those that demand one. Take this from experience, please.
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I would like it if there's the block feature enabled, that way there's no butting of heads, with users that don't go well together and have them blocked on the main website.
I've tried to do the blockign and it doesn't work too good, i'm using xchat, if anyone can help me figure on how blocking works on there it'd be great!
It's a great idea, but why not use something like Anthrochat, where some members may already be signed up?


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Craig T necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 182 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
Professional Sydney based land surveying company. We work in the land development industry. We are looking for a modern simple clean unique professional styled logo for stationary, website, corporate apparel, business cards etc
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The contest has been extended 1 Day as we discuss some of the options with our print people
SDG Spatial Data Group
Our company needs a logo as we rename and rebrand the company. The surveying profession is an old traditional conservative styled profession think lawers, architects, engineers etc.
We seek a logo that portrays a progressive modern company within a conservative professional environment. So the logo needs to be modern but professional and one that will not date. As the logo will be incorporated on business cards, signs, letterheads corporate apparel etc it needs to be clean and simple, one that is easy to replicate. It also has to be in a vector format.
We want a logo followed by the letters SDG both being about the same size. Underneath we want the words Land Surveyors
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- Earthy type colours would be preferred
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There is a culturally significant way of being Yorùbá that is expressed through dress, greetings, and celebrations—no matter where in the world they take place. Adélékè Adéèkó documents Yorùbá patterns of behavior and articulates a philosophy of how to be Yorùbá in this innovative study. As he focuses on historical writings, Ifá divination practices, the use of proverbs in contemporary speech, photography, gendered ideas of dressing well, and the formalities of ceremony and speech at celebratory occasions, Adéékó contends that being Yorùbá is indeed an art and Yorùbá-ness is a dynamic phenomenon that responds to cultural shifts as Yorùbá people inhabit an increasingly globalized world.
Adélékè Adéèk is Humanities Distinguished Professor in the English and African American and African Studies departments at Ohio State University. He is the author ofProverbs, Textuality, and Nativism in African Literature andThe Slave's Rebellion: Literature, History, Orature(IUP).
"Adeleke Adeeko articulates how people act Yoruba through the retention of traditional cultural practices, like naming ceremonies, kneeling down to greet, lineage praise poetry, and even in writing and art. All of these are part of the Yoruba "art of being," and thus, are a configuration of culture."
— Akintunde Akinyemi, author of Yoruba Orature and Riddles
"This book is bound to change how we think about and perhaps how we study what it is to be Yoruba. More importantly, it opens new vistas for contestations, interpretations, characterizations, and idenitification of what being Yoruba means or entails."
— Olufemi Taiwo, author of Africa Must Be Modern
"This book will remain an unparalleled prestigious excavation of the very best in Yorùbá artistic, literary, cultural, and philosophical studies for many years to come. It belongs in every Yorùbá household as well as in the archives of Yorùbá social and cultural history."
— Research in African Literature
"Arts of Being Yorùbá is a needed contribution to Yorùbá studies and a welcome rejoinder to a more culturally essentialist understanding of what it means to be – or not be – Yorùbá."
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Introduction1. "Writing" and "Reference" in Ifaì Divination Chants2. Culture, Meaning, Proverbs 3. Reading, Writing, and Epistemic Instability in Faìguìnwa's Novels4. Sex, Gender, and Plot in FaìguìnwaÌ's Adventures5. Lost in Translation: IÌsòoÌòlaì's Eòfuìnsòetaìn AniìwuìraÌ and YoruÌbaì Woman-Being6. From Orality to Visuality: Photography and the Panegyric in Contemporary YoruÌbaì CultureConclusion: Book Launching as Cultural AffirmationsBibliographyIndex
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dice[plural of die], small cubes used in games. They are usually made of ivory, bone, wood, plastic, or similar materials. The six sides are numbered by dots from 1 to 6, so placed that the sum of the dots on opposite sides equals 7. Dice much like those used today were found in ancient Egyptian tombs and in the ruins of Babylon. The playing of dice was popular in Greece and even more so in Rome, and dice were used throughout the Middle Ages. In the simplest form of play with dice each player throws, or shoots, for the highest sum. The most popular dice game in the United States is called craps. It is played with two dice; the underlying principle of the game is the fact that the most probable throw is a 7. On the first throw, if a player shoots 7 or 11 (called a natural) he wins and throws again, but if he shoots 2, 3, or 12 (called craps) he loses. If he shoots 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 that number becomes his point, and he continues to shoot until he makes his point, in which case he wins and retains the dice, or until he shoots a 7, in which case he loses and relinquishes the dice to the next player. Bets may be placed against the thrower or, in side bets, in favor of him. In gambling halls all bets are made with the house either for or against. There are numerous other dice games.
See studies by J. Scarne and C. Rawson (rev. ed. 1962) and H. A. Heritage (1969).
What does it mean when you dream about dice?
Dice fall under the meaning of the broader category of gambling because they are symbols of chance and even of fate (e.g., "the roll of the dice").
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Since this Mercedes is not emblazoned with AMG emblems you could easily mistake it for a typical Mercedes CLK 320 or 430. So before you decide to outrun the rich guy or gal at the stoplight with your Mustang it would pay to take a peek at the trunk lid. If you see the letters AMG on the right side of the trunk lid we suggest you go back to tuning the radio and don't ruin your day. Before we go on and on about how great the Mercedes is let's just stop for a minute and review some of the negative aspects of the car. To begin with we um................well uh................give us a minute we'll think of something. We'll get back to you later on that one.
if we are good little boys and girls we will wake up to find one of
the 55's under the Weihnachtsbaum, even though the season has
technically begun. While we wait and wonder what happened to Sankt
Nikolaus we should take a moment to thank Hans for personally
assembling the engine in our car. Since every AMG engine is hand
assembled we felt it only fitting to test it with our hands, feet
and seat of our pants. While the process of building this car may
seem cold, calculating and impersonal we can assure you the
experience of driving it appeals to all the senses. Regardless if
you are looking for a night on the town wearing your black tie, or
simply pounding the pavement with a tire smoking 376 lb ft of
torque, the Benz will satisfy your appetite. When you think about
Mercedes the thought typically is of luxury cars that provide style,
comfort, value and a smooth quiet ride. Now combine that with the
feeling you get driving a TransAm RamAir with all the finesse of big
Detroit iron.
Our 2001 black on charcoalCLK55 AMG has a sticker of $68,045 including the destination and delivery charge of $645. This is the base price of the vehicle with the only options being the CD player with phone, Command navigation system and a ski rack. There are two options on the phone, one offering voice control for hands-free operation. The list of standard equipment is long so don't think the 55 is some stripped down racer.
Now that we got that out of our system let's move on to the finer points of the interior. The dual zone climate control works as it should. The instrumentation is typical of Mercedes with little complaint from us. The big LED readout in the lower section of the speedometer is a nice touch. The stereo is easy to use and we were able to master its controls without opening the manual. The stereo is a Bose 8 speaker premium system that emits the quality sound you would expect in a car such as the 55.
The multi-contour/memory front seats provide enough bolstering without sacrificing comfort. The Birdseye Maple wood trim left us pressing our noses up close to see if there really was a hint of wood grain in there somewhere. While we never really came to a consensus on whether or not we liked the appearance of this dark wood we all agreed that it blended well with the other interior appointments. Other minor points that we like were the self dimming mirrors, heated seats and the steering wheel mounted controls for the phone.
The rear seat has a center armrest with pullout cupholders and a center pass-through for skis. In addition the center pass-through has an expandable pouch to protect the upholstery from skis that may be wet or have sharp edges. The rear seats are actually bucket seats with a center storage area (visible in picture) so forget about squeezing in that third person.
Front and side airbags are standard along with the Babysmart Child Seat Recognition system. The overall interior package is impressive and we won't hesitate to rate it among the best. After spending several days in a car you can usually pick up on some design glitches here and there, but that was not the case with the 55. Sometimes you get what you pay for and in this case it's nice to know that an excellent interior resides inside the quickest Mercedes around.
Engine and Gearbox
Since the OHC V-8 produces its 376 lb-ft of torque at a low 3,000 rpm's the 3,400 pound Benz feels powerful right off the line. Sometimes there is just no substitution for displacement and torque output. The engine is managed by the Bosch Motronic ME 2.0 sequential multi-port fuel injection system utilizing two high energy ignition coils and spark plugs per cylinder. The engine castings are aluminum and utilize Silitec technology on the cylinder liners to reduce friction and wear while increasing engine speed. The throttle is operated electronically and feeds air into a two stage magnesium intake manifold that helps maintain air velocity through the induction system at all engine speeds. Intake manifold design of late has helped manufacturers of newer vehicles increase power output from the engine without sacrificing much in the way of fuel economy. While the naturally aspirated system must rely on atmospheric pressure, as always, the intake runner design does allow the air velocity to remain high. While this will not charge the cylinders in the way a turbocharger or supercharger will it does optimize the amount of air that enters the combustion chamber and in return increases power output of the engine. While this information may not interest everyone there is no mistaking the benefits when the driver pushes the accelerator to the wide-open position. Figuratively speaking of course since the throttle is controlled by a little motor taking information from one of the black boxes. Some of the newer vehicles have this system and we tend to like it since the driver can listen to the engine and actually hear the management system make changes, sometimes not directly related to the position of the accelerator. Remember the days when you needed to look at the tachometer to closely regulate your shift points? Not to mention the possibility of sending the connecting rods through the side of the block.
Driving Impression
Of all the things we can say about the car there is one that delights the senses each and every time. It's the music that the car produces. No, not the music from the stereo, while good it can not compare to the music from the engine. The Bach of exhaust notes captures the true essence of the car and goes a long way in reducing the average fuel economy each time you press the accelerator a little further in an effort to raise the volume. Without the Electronic Stability Program (ESP) activated it becomes a little easier to turn the Michelin's into their more viscous state, leaving a trail of smoke and spent rubber in your path.
The ride the 55 produces tends to be on the firm side without being offensive. While one tester felt the ride could be a little softer we were in agreement the car was setup appropriately for its intended use. The steering was smooth and precise, permitting the driver to handle most corners without the need for a correction or two along the way. Steering the Benz is sort of like putting icing on a cake, it stays where you put it and goes on smoothly. The ESP pretty much keeps things in check and allows you to drive the car pretty close to its limits. If you're looking to hang the tail out simply deactivate the ESP, which turns off the traction control, allowing you to use the engines torque to slide the back end out while using the steering to snap the car back in line.
Upgraded brakes with larger diameter rotors and twin piston calipers provide all the stopping power the Benz will need. After several high speed stops there was no brake fade evident and the ABS system worked flawlessly in providing short, straight stops each time we stomped the system into action. The wheels are noticeably different than those found on the CLK 430. The front wheels are 7.5 inches wide and the rear wheels are 8.0 inches wide. While the wheels look good we felt the AMG could make a slightly bolder statement in this department. The Michelin's on the front are 225/45 while the larger rear wheels carry the 245/40's.
Overall we rate the driving experience excellent and would have no trouble recommending the car to those looking for a luxury coupe with the performance of a muscle car. Mercedes used the old C class platform for this car but they packed in enough performance goodies to ensure the car would perform at a much higher level than the current C class offerings. We should probably compare the car to BMW's M3 but felt this car appeals to a different buyer, one that could more likely resemble the buyer of the BMW M5, so we will use that car for our comparison when it arrives even though it has four doors. We would like to relate to the readers the exhaust music this car produces but the only way we can do that is to compare it to a car we see on a regular basis at CART events. The car is the Lexus GS400 that CART has modified and uses as one of the promo vehicles to give celebrities rides around the various tracks. If you have noticed this car at one of the CART races and recall what it sounded like you will have a good idea of the music the CLK55 produces from its modified V-8.
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So how does my perception compare to the online chatter about taking genealogy to the masses? Will developing a new program or redesigning a website attract a larger following? For the last few months, my wife and I have joined, what the news reports are calling, the Zero TV generation. We quit our cable TV service altogether and donated our two TVs to Goodwill along with a pile of old VCRs and DVD players. We have moved entirely to Internet connections.
Since I am currently sitting in a hotel in Salt Lake working away at the Family History Library every day, all day, I checked into the cable TV service in the hotel room. Guess what? Nothing has changed. There were commercials on nearly every channel and simply because the WiFi in the hotel is so slow as to be almost useless, we watched a re-run of a Sherlock Holmes episode on public TV channel.
So how is our online message about genealogy and family history getting through to the general population?
It is true that some of the genealogy blogs are immensely popular in the online genealogical community, but compared to the greater community of genealogists, many of whom have no contact with or awareness of the online segment of our community. Blogs and other online genealogical activities may attract respectable numbers, but the numbers of adherents are spread thinly across the entire world so it take a concentration of interest such as RootsTech to bring together this diverse group.
So before we break our collective arms patting ourselves on our collective backs, maybe we should take a step back and realistically assess who is actually listening to all this online activity? I had one indication last week when I taught a class of new volunteer missionaries at the Mesa FamilySearch Library. We spent a good portion of the class getting one of the four new workers to log on to FamilySearch.org. Even though this person was volunteering to work at the FamilySearch Library, she had apparently never seen FamilySearch.org.
My perception of the issue comes from my collective experience of teaching class after class where the attendees profess utter ignorance of any online activities pertaining to genealogy. In all of my associations with people outside of the focused online genealogical community there is not so much as a hint on interest in anything pertaining to our online world. There are even few of the members of my immediate family that read genealogy blogs, even if they do read mine from time to time. Some of my best friends, outside the genealogical community, are only vaguely aware that I do something involving family history but they aren't quite sure what it is.
I turned to Alexa.com for some idea where we, as genealogists, might be out there in the wider online world. The results, comparing the traffic for Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, MyHeritage.com and findmypast.com is pretty interesting. Here are the three graphs, comparing traffic rank, reach % and pageviews %:
Here are the Alexa.com explanations for what we see:
What is Traffic Rank?
The traffic rank is based on three months of aggregated historical traffic data from millions of Alexa Toolbar users and data obtained from other, diverse traffic data sources, and is a combined measure of page views and users (reach). As a first step, Alexa computes the reach and number of page views for all sites on the Web on a daily basis. The main Alexa traffic rank is based on a value derived from these two quantities averaged over time (so that the rank of a site reflects both the number of users who visit that site as well as the number of pages on the site viewed by those users). The three-month change is determined by comparing the site's current rank with its rank from three months ago. For example, on July 1, the three-month change would show the difference between the rank based on traffic during the first quarter of the year and the rank based on traffic during the second quarter.
What is Reach?
Reach measures the number of users. Reach is typically expressed as the percentage of all Internet users who visit a given site. So, for example, if a site like yahoo.com has a reach of 28%, this means that of all global Internet users measured by Alexa, 28% of them visit yahoo.com. Alexa's one-week and three-month average reach are measures of daily reach, averaged over the specified time period. The three-month change is determined by comparing a site's current reach with its values from three months ago.
What are Page Views?In each of these cases, you have to take into account that overall traffic on the Web increases, so maintaining a percentage really means that your audience is increasing, but there is no real way to see or measure the increase. You can only assume that it occurs. Of these charts, I would focus on page views, since that measurement alone indicates greater market penetration and is not relative to the overall traffic on the Web. As you can see, over the past two years, there has been only a slight change, with three of the four big genealogy websites hardly showing in the chart.
Page views measure the number of pages viewed by site visitors. Multiple page views of the same page made by the same user on the same day are counted only once. The page views per user numbers are the average numbers of unique pages viewed per user per day by the visitors to the site. The three-month change is determined by comparing a site's current page view numbers with those from three months ago.
Perhaps we need to rethink the idea of genealogy altogether?


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The Story Begins…
Weary of life, aged philosopher Faust decides to commit suicide. The devil Méphistophélès appears and offers him riches, youth, good looks and the love of a beautiful woman. All he asks for is Faust's soul in return.
Parallels Between Life and Art
David McVicar's production, set in Paris in the 1870s, celebrates the city and draws parallels between the experiences of Faust and those of Gounod, who was always torn between religion and sensuality. Highlights include Charles Edwards's brilliant re-creations of the Cabaret d'Enfer and the church of Saint-Séverin, sumptuous period costumes and an absinthe-fuelled demonic ballet in Act V.
Melodious and Dramatic
Faust is packed with instantly memorable tunes (such as the Soldiers' Chorus in Act IV) and with wonderful showpieces for the principal singers, including Faust's heart-melting 'Salut, demeure, chaste et pure' and Marguerite's brilliant Jewel Song, one of the most famous soprano arias in all opera. Faust also contains powerful dramatic ensembles, including the final scene in Act V, as Marguerite struggles to escape the temptations offered by Faust and Méphistophélès.
A Hugely Popular Story
The libretto of Faust has its origins in Part I of Goethe's great dramatic poem Faust, a work that inspired many other composers including Schumann, Boito and Mahler. Gounod avoids the philosophical concerns of Part II of Goethe's drama, concentrating almost entirely on the romantic relationship between Faust and Marguerite and its tragic outcome.
Worldwide Popularity
Faust was one of the most popular of all operas for more than fifty years after its premiere: it was staged at Covent Garden every Season, and also featured prominently in the programmes of the Paris Opéra and the Metropolitan Opera, New York. In recent years the opera has regained some of its former popularity – The Royal Opera's current production has been revived four times in ten years.
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Earlier this year, I pondered the idea of non-profit mergers and acquisitions, and spoke of a small consulting project I was doing for a local non-profit, whereby I was tasked to explore the potential for such benevolent takeovers.
I analyzed organizations along criteria that included net asset balances, revenues, and efficiency ratios. Out of the 60 similar service providers analyzed, I found seven that exhibited the minimum criteria for a takeover target. Firstly, they were organizations with small asset balances, which meant that they were not only affordable but also in danger of going under; a few years of operating losses could wipe them out. Second, these organizations were less efficient than my client organization, meaning they spent proportionally more on administrative expenses. Presumably, if my client took over an organization's revenue and operations, they would be able to do so at a lower cost and pocket the difference. This is what is often referred to by business folk as synergies.
With the list narrowed down to seven, next came the tough political stuff: founders, funders and boards. In the corporate world, mergers and acquisitions are often beneficial to the target company, since owners and management usually receive big payouts and a chance for the company to expand. But in the non-profit world, unique barriers exist.
Exhibit A: Fame and Founderitis
Non-profit leaders are far more possessive about their organizations than corporate leaders. Each wants to be the leader of the small grassroots organization, and will scoff at the notion of bringing outsiders in to lead or absorbing themselves into another larger bureaucracy. Founders are often worse. Among our list of organizations, we immediately scratched one because the family that founded the organization still had representation on the board. It was not worth entertaining the idea of asking someone to take their name off of the building, even if we could promise better service and a path out of fiscal disaster.
Exhibit B: There's always another funder
A struggling organization will look fiercely for new funders and can continue to tread water so long as it has the energy to keep chasing the dollars. Fortunately, there are a lot of options for these organizations: fee for services, foundations, government grants, fundraising events, individual donations. Only when all of these have been exhausted will the opportunity arise to discuss a takeover.
In the case of the organization's under discussion, most were heavily government funded and shared many sources with my client. As such, there is room for discussions with the city funders, who may be able to recognize one organization's weaknesses vis-a-vis another one's strengths. The CEO of my client has already been in discussion with various city officials who are looking to reapportion their grants. This could ultimately prove to be the key to loosening the grip over these struggling organizations.
Exhibit C: the politics
At the same time, organization's that are heavily government funded might exhibit signs of patronage. Their continued funding and support may come directly from strong relationships with important government officials and not much else. One of the organizations that was in the worst shape was unfortunately dead-on-arrival because the board was full of community leaders and others with ties to government. We felt there was little chance of getting them off of the government grant-roll.
Finding the one
The only thing that can overcome these hurdles is desperation, the reality that an organization will not survive much longer without some outside help. For that, we had to narrow down the list to organizations that had lost money in recent years and didn't have much of an asset cushion to survive similar losses.
Ultimately, only one organization fit the bill of an ideal takeover target. It has low asset balances, had struggled in recent years, shares many funders with my client, and most importantly, the CEO was about to retire, creating a unique opportunity to enter into discussions.
Starting with 60 organizations and ending with one doesn't particularly seem like a good rate of return, but I still stand behind the idea of non-profit mergers and acquisitions. And there are other options, too. While some of the organizations were too entrenched or too indebted to be considered takeover targets, we did flag two as potential management agreement targets. Under such a scenario, our more efficient client could manage the operations of a piece of another organization's business, thus doing it cheaper and potentially helping them to get out of their fiscal woes.
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Bee Hoon (vermicelli ) is one of the popular food for many Asian.Personally I prefer bee hoon then mee (soft yellow noodle) because of the texture and versatility.I like fried bee hoon or been hoon in soup or semi-sauce bee hoon..All type of cooking method of been hoon is welcome as long as it's been hoon.!!
1/2 pack dry bee hoon(rice vermicelli) soaked until soft with warm water
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 pieces boneless chicken breast,about 250 gm sliced thin
10 pieces fish ball,sliced
10 medium shrimp,de-shelled and deviened
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some cut red chili with soy sauce on side
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Jetmore Consulting necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 150 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
Jetmore Consulting
Jetmore Consulting is a recently formed boutique consulting firm focused on management consulting for the ready-mix concrete production industry. The industry uses the big turning trucks to produce and deliver concrete to jobs ranging from small do-it-yourself projects to enormous jobs like interstate highways and high-rise buildings. The industry is unique in that the product gets hard and goes bad pretty quickly after it's produced (pretty much like you've seen in the bugs bunny cartoons).
Jetmore Consulting provides technology-focused management consulting services to this industry. This includes identifying and implementing best practices, key performance indicators and process definition.
Due to the particularities of this industry, there are only about 5 companies that focus on this kind of work. All of them -- including me -- are one person shops. I need to be able to set myself apart from my competitors.
The target audience is decision makers at ready mix concrete producers (the people with the turning trucks delivering the concrete, not the people on their hands and knees finishing it). At smaller companies, these are typically the owners. At larger companies, these are general or division managers.
These people typically are from an operations, blue collar background and do not have college educations. They are often mistrustful of "book learnin'" and technology.
The logo will be used in individual communication, not in mass media.
I want an image that projects solidity, dependability and competency rather than "bells and whistles".
I would like a typeface design rather than an icon design. An icon can be incorporated if it suggests the production of ready mix concrete (e.g. a mixer truck), but it is not required. I would rather have no icon than an icon that is included just for the sake of identifying the industry (the target audience already knows what industry they are in). [Edit: As the contest has developed, I have come to prefer designs that include an icon].
I have been using an orange theme in some of my communication up to this point, but it is not a requirement. Sans-serif fonts are preferred.
Under no circumstances should the logo involve any kind of play on the words "Jet" or "More".
The logo will be used on business cards, letterhead and a simple website.
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New York Philharmonic stays in Vail through 2017
Very good news out of Vail this week: The New York Philharmonic has signed on for another three years with the Bravo! Vail Music Festival. That will keep the mountain town one of the country's most interesting places to hear classical music through 2017.
That's not home-state boosterism. The fest has a world-class lineup that starts with a one-week residency by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Then The Philadelphia Orchestra comes. Then the Phil. There's nothing like it in the U.S.
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Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
On-line version ISSN 1518-8345
Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem vol.14 no.3 Ribeirão Preto May/June 2006
Profile of patients with spinal cord injuries and occurrence of pressure ulcer at a university hospital1
Perfil de pacientes con lesión traumática de médula espiñal y ocurrencia de úlceras por decúbito en un hospital universitario
Paula Cristina NogueiraI; Maria Helena Larcher CaliriII; Vanderlei José HaasIII
IM.Sc. in Nursing, RN, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Medical School Hospital das Clínicas
IIRN, Associate Professor, e-mail: email@example.com
IIIJunior Professor (Prodoc), e-mail: email@example.com. University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development
Patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) have an increased risk of developing pressure ulcers (PU). It is a retrospective study done by review of records in order to identify the characteristics of patients who were assisted at a tertiary hospital as well as the occurrence of PU. Most patients were male, white and 36,2% between 21 and 30 years. The most common causes of TSCI were wound by fire weapons followed by vehicle crash/overturn. There was a predominance of injury at the toracic level followed by cervical. The PU occurred in 20 pacientes (42,5%). The most frequent regions of occurrence were the sacral and heels. Only 25% of the records had PU's dimensions charted, 80% stated the aspect, and 52.1% did not state the stage. There is a need for better documentation of PU so that interventions used for treatment can be evaluated.
Descriptors: spinal cord injuries; decubitus ulcer; nursing care; nursing
Pacientes con lesión traumática de médula espinal (LTME) tienen riesgo elevado de desarrollar úlceras de presión (UP). Este estudio retrospectivo identificó a través de la revisión de las historias clínicas en hospital nivel III, carácterísticas de pacientes atendidos y la ocurrencia de UP. La mayoría fue de sexo masculino, blanca y el 36,2% entre 21 a 30 años de edad. La causa más frecuente de LTME fue herida por arma de fuego, seguida de choque/volcadura de auto. Hubo predominio de lesión a nivel toráxico, seguido del cervical. Las UP aparecieron en 20 pacientes (42,5%). Las regiones de mayor frecuencia fueron la sacra y los calcaneos. Solo el 25% de las historias tenía registro sobre la dimesión de la UP, el 80% describió el aspecto y el 52,1% no registró el estadio. Se observa la necesidad de un mejor registro de las UP para que las intervenciones utilizadas en el tratamiento puedan ser evaluadas.
Descriptores: traumatismos de la médula espinal; úlcera por decúbito; atención de enfermería; enfermería
Patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) suffer a spinal cord trauma due to hyperflection or hyperextension of the head and neck, compression or rotation of the vertebral body, or by penetrating injuries, which cause a total or partial rupture of spinal transmission, leading to a change in the normal functioning of the spine(1).
The spinal cord is part of the Central Nervous System, contained in the vertebral column, and any damage caused by a physical agent (injury by fire weapon) or violent shock (falls or automobile accidents) can cause a permanent loss of sensitivity and/or motricity, leading to quadriplegia or paraplegia. Quadriplegia results from a change in the functions of the upper limbs, trunk, lower limbs and pelvic organs. Paraplegia refers to the loss of the motor and/or sensitive function in the thoracic, lumbar and sacral segments. The anatomic location of the injury is directly related to the trauma mechanism, and the level of neurological damage is based on the assessment of sensitivity and motor function(2).
TSCI more frequently affects young adults. Most injuries occur in men, in the second or third decade of life(3).
Due to decreased mobility and sensitivity, all patients with TSCI present high risks of developing pressure ulcers (PU)(4).
Pressure ulcer can be defined as "a localized area of tissue necrosis that tends to develop when soft tissue is compressed between a bone prominence and a hard surface for a prolonged period of time"(5). It is staged from I to IV, according to the depth of observed tissue damage. In stage I, PU is characterized by a nonblanchable erythema of intact skin. In individuals with darker skin, discoloration of the skin, warmth, edema and hardness may also be indicators. Stage II is marked by partial-thickness skin loss, involving the epidermis, dermis or both. The injury is superficial and clinically presents as an abrasion, blister or shallow crater. Stage III is characterized by total-thickness skin loss, involving damage to or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue that may extend down to, but not through, underlying fascia. The pressure ulcer clinically appears as a deep crater. In stage IV, the PU is marked by full-thickness skin loss with extensive destruction, tissue necrosis, or damage to muscle, bone or supporting structures, for example: tendons or joint capsules(5).
Depending on the depth of tissue injury, PU can lead to serious complications, such as osteomyelitis, septicemia and even death. Besides financial losses to patients and relatives, the problem also causes psychological disorders and impedes or complicates the patient's participation in rehabilitation programs(6).
For both individuals and caregivers, PU can result in lost work or school time, impaired community reintegration, reduced quality of life and loss of self-esteem(4).
Traditionally, the nursing team has been responsible for maintaining skin and underlying tissue integrity to prevent PU, although other health team professionals need to be involved due to the multicausal nature of the problem. In the international context, the presence of PU has been presented as a health service quality indicator(7).
Most PU can be prevented by adopting adequate patient care measures and by education for professionals, patients and family members; however, institutions also need to be involved to provide the necessary conditions for care delivery(8).
International literature highlights that, until the start of World War II, society adopted a pessimist attitude towards patients with TSCI. The presence of PU was considered as a fatality and an unsolvable problem, that is, "which should not be treated"(9). Later, medical, scientific and technological advances provided the necessary conditions to change this dark perspective and, today, we know that PU can be avoided and successfully treated, although individuals with spinal cord injuries will always face high risks of developing these ulcers(4).
In Brazil, a retrospective study(10) identified that, in a group of 54 TSCI patients hospitalized in a four-year period, 34 (62.9%) presented PU upon admission or during their stay in hospital. This research did not find an association between the level of TSCI and presence of injuries, although hospitalization was longer for patients with PU in comparison with persons without ulcer (p=0.000). Another study at the same teaching hospital(8), involving nursing team members who attended patients with TSCI, identified that professionals attributed the presence of PU to patient-related factors, to the care process and the institutional structure, indicating the multicausal nature of this problem.
As PU continues being one of the main secondary complications of TSCI, we aimed to investigate the profile of adult patients attended at a teaching hospital, as well as the occurrence and characteristics of the PU registered in the patients' charts.
We carried out a retrospective and quantitative study at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School Hospital das Clínicas. Data were collected by reviewing the charts of adult patients hospitalized with TSCI, under the responsibility of the orthopedics and neurosurgical teams, from 2000 to 2003.
The research project was submitted to and approved by the Regulation and Ethical Standards Commission at the place of study. Next, we carried out a survey at the Medical Filing and Statistics Service (SAME) to identify the charts of patients hospitalized during the above mentioned period, using International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The charts were reviewed to identify which subjects attended to the research inclusion criteria: diagnosis of TSCI, age of 18 years or older at the time of trauma and information records related to the first hospitalization after the trauma.
Data were collected in 2004, using a four-part instrument. Part one referred to demographic variables: gender, civil status, skin color (considering white and not white) and age range. Part two was related to data about the TCSI, such as the type of occurrence that led to the trauma and initial care conditions. Part three considered data about the neurological level of the injury and conditions for care by the multiprofessional team, and part four included information related to the occurrence of PU and characteristics that should be registered on the chart: location (anatomical region), classification and general appearance, such as dimension, aspect of wound bed and margins, odor(4).
After reviewing each chart, variables were coded and a database was elaborated. Data were transcribed to worksheets and the database was validated through double typing in independent worksheets. The statistical SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) was used for data analysis.
The survey at the SAME identified 47 charts of patients who attended to the research criteria. These constituted the study population.
Table 1 presents the results of the subjects' demographic and clinical profile.
Only two subjects were women. A large majority of participants were young adults, with 36.2% between 21 and 30 years old. As to skin color, 68.1% were white and, what civil status is concerned, 57.4% were married or had a partner. With respect to the type of accident that caused the trauma, 44.7% were due to wounds by gun shot, followed by vehicle crash/overturn (23.4%). Even when we classified together motor vehicle-related accidents (crash/overturn; run over and motorcycle), the number of events (31.9%) was still lower than traumas caused by gun shots . Injuries most frequently affected the thoracic region (44.7%), followed by the cervical region (40.4%).
The results, that victims of TSCI are most frequently young adult men are confirmed by other authors in Brazilian and international literature(1-3).
Related to the higher frequencies of TSCI caused by gun shot, this tendency is observed in Brazil and other parts of the world, as a result of increased violence(2).
A study carried out at the same institution (10) between 1996 and 1999 found that, in a group of 54 patients with TSCI, most victims were under 38 (75%). The injury affected the thoracic level in 46.3% of patients and the cervical region in 40.7%. However, in terms of the type of accident that led to TSCI, the main cause of trauma was automobile accidents (48.1%), followed by gun shot (25.9%), as opposed to our results.
Many accidents that lead to TSCI could by avoided by prevention campaigns, to alert the population about injury-causing risk behavior, such as diving in shallow waters and the need to evaluate depth before diving, for example(11). Injuries caused by falls could also be reduced if civil construction workers adhered to recommendations about the use of protective measures(2).
Tables 2 and 3 present results about PU and their characteristics, as registered in the subjects' charts.
In the group of 47 subjects, 20 (42.5%) had PU, with an average of 2.3 PU per patient. One single patient had 05 PU in different body regions. Two (4.3%) of the registered PU were present when the patient was admitted to hospital. In terms of anatomical region, ulcers were found in different body regions, but the most affected sites were the sacral region (37%), followed by the heels (17.4%). In these regions, PU happen when patients are kept in prone or dorsal position for a long period of time, with the bed in a horizontal position, and are aggravated if the bed head is raised to an angle bigger than 30 degrees, like in Fowler's position(5). The problem gets worse when regular hospital mattresses are used, which are hard and, due to wear and tear, frequently present a depression in the sacral region (which receives the greatest body weight in this position), which causes a larger pressure increase on that site - the main etiological factor for developing PU(7). It is known that capillary closing pressure is 32 mm/Hg and that, when the compression degree exceeds this pressure, cell hypoxia and ischemia occur, causing tissue damage and breaking skin integrity, as evidenced by the PU(7).
Thus, staying in the same position for a long time and on inadequate mattresses, are factors leading to the development of PU(5).
In the heel region, PU appear for the same reason, but can be aggravated if patients with spinal cord injury present constant foot friction as a result of muscle spasms(4). Prevention measures include elevating the feet by placing pillows under the patients' calves, changing position frequently, protecting the skin with transparent film dressings, using skin hydrating creams and detecting ulcers early through a daily examination of the regions (4-5). Other frequently observed PU, like in the trochanter and malleoli region, are due to excessive pressure caused by remaining in the lateral position for a long time. As subcutaneous tissue is not thick in these regions and there is no muscle mass, pressure ulcers appear faster and reach the deep layers in few days(4-5). Early detection and treatment can avoid complications.
In 52.2% of PU cases, the patients' charts did not contain any documentation about the classification stage. Among the PU whose classification was registered, 03 (6.5%) were in stage III, 05 (10.9%) in stage I and 6 (13.0%) in stage IV. The deepest PU (stage IV) were identified in the sacral (4) region and ischia. In stage III, ulcers were found in the sacral region, heels and calves. In the latter, in view of the documentation in the patient's chart, the PU was probably due to the use of a positioner for the lower limbs, to avoid the development of a clubfoot. This caused pressure in the area and contributed to the development of PU.
A study that analyzed data of TSCI patients attended in the American regional system found a substantial decreased in the proportion of stage III and IV pressure ulcers during the annual evaluation after the injury. The authors(12) argue that this decrease can be attributed to different factors, including better knowledge about causes of PU, improved patient care and follow-up, as well as increased options of support surfaces and pillows for patients.
In the previously mentioned study(10), carried out at the same institution, 16 (36.4%) subjects presented stage II PU, 14 (31.8%) stage III and 4 (9.1%) stage IV. In our study, we found an increase in stage IV ulcers, although no inferences can be made about any changes, as both are retrospective studies, based on chart review.
As to information about the general appearance of the PU, among the 20 subjects who presented these injuries, documentation about aspect were found in 16 charts (80%), while data about dimensions were found in only 05 (25%). This finding, that is, that 75% of patient charts do not contain information about the dimensions of the PU, indicates a lack of data registration with a view to an objective assessment of care results, as the improvement of PU can be evidenced by a reduction of its area and change of aspect, with decreased exudate and odor(4,13).
This study allowed us to conclude that:
- Patients were predominantly men (95.8%), considered young adults (21 - 30 years), white (68.1%), married or living with a partner (57.4%).
- The main external cause of trauma was accident due to WFW (44.7%), followed by automobile accidents: vehicle crash/overturn (23.4%).
- Most injuries occurred in the thoracic region (44.7%), followed by the cervical level (40.4%).
- In the study population of 47 patients, 20 (42.5%) presented registers of PU, totaling 46 ulcers, with an average of 2.3 ulcers per patient.
- Ulcers were distributed across different body regions, but PU most frequently affected the sacral region (36.9%), followed by the heels (17.4%).
- In 52.2% of ulcers, patients' charts did not register the classification stage. This information was registered for 22 ulcers, 3 (6.5%) of which were in stage III, 5 (10.9%) in stage I and 6 (13.0%) in stage IV. The deepest ulcers (stage IV) were identified in the sacral region (4) and ischia. In stage III, ulcers were found in the sacral region, heels and calves.
- As to information about the characteristics of the PU, only 05 patient charts (25%) contained registers about ulcer dimensions and 16 (80%) about aspect.
Data found in this study need to be analyzed by health professionals, with a view to improve documentation about PU location and description of dimensions and characteristics, and also with a view to using guidelines recommendations for the selection of adequate interventions, which include pressure relief in the ulcer site and type of topical treatment.
Incomplete or erroneous registers in patient charts, caused by "badly written, confusing, incomplete or technically unsubstantiated notes, can easily extrapolate to the understanding that the same lack of professionalism occurred in attitudes or patient care" (14).
Literature highlights that negligence in chart registers can result from the amount of time spent to make descriptive notes on PU conditions, as well as from professionals' lack of knowledge. However, for legal and ethical reasons, as well as for monitoring treatment and assessing its efficacy, documentation is essential (15).
Educational programs are needed, informing students and professionals about how they should make notes on the characteristics of pressure ulcers and on prevention and treatment interventions, as well as about the legal implications of chart registers.
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Recebido em: 24.1.2005
Aprovado em: 3.3.2006
1 Study extracted from a Master's Thesis, partially funded by Capes and Fapesp