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Rethinking the role of stress in development: Emerging evolutionary perspectives
This webinar – part of LCRN's series on The State of Life Course Health Development Research – features Marco Del Giudice, PhD.
Dr. Del Giudice is Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of New Mexico. His main research area is the evolutionary study of human development across the life span, with a focus on individual and sex differences and their neurobiological basis. He has published more than 60 papers and book chapters on a wide range of topics, from the biology of developmental plasticity to the classification of mental disorders in an evolutionary framework. With his collaborators he has advanced the Adaptive Calibration Model, an evolutionary-developmental model of individual differences in stress neurobiology, and is testing it in children and adults with a combination of behavioral and physiological methods. He received his PhD in Cognitive Science at the University of Turin (Italy), and is associate editor of the journal Evolution and Human Behavior.
This webinar explores the influence of stress on development and health from an evolutionary perspective. Current mainstream models are based on the concept of "toxic stress," and emphasize the disruptive effects of chronic exposure to stressors during development (allostatic load). An emerging alternative approach suggests that the outcomes of early stress may often represent evolved adaptations to challenging environments rather than instances of dysregulation. The webinar presents the main tenets of alternative models and their implications for health development, discusses key empirical findings, and highlights novel directions for research on this crucial topic.
Webinar recording available here
Presentation slides available here


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Guide to Trophy Whitetail Hunting
Deer hunting is the most exciting of all times, deer hunters usually use different tactics to secure a chance of successful hunting. Experts usually use the wisdom that you should use their brand of camouflage underwear, doe scent, or even use the electronic system. These are the main tactics used to hunt trophy whitetail, they are big so you shouldn't expect it to be an easy job catching them. This hunting starts when it's snowy outside that's when these activities start and run for the whole month of November. We have noticed an increase in whitetail hunting but this goes to say it's something that is slowly gaining popularity and we should find all the hunting places around us to be able to have an experience of these. But you can't just wake up in the morning and just go hunting you need to do your research on what you need and find out the places that have this activity. Below is a guide to trophy whitetail hunting.
First, you have to take note of noise kills, you have to know that deer will always want to know where a strange noise is coming from. So you have to modify your stand and any surface on the bow that's going to rub against your clothing or the tree. You have to make sure you have taped the plastic buckles on your safety harness because the plastic of course will make more noise. Use anything that can bring out the noise to attract the deer so it comes closer and be able to try to make a catch.
Secondly, you have to think about defense. Hunting is a very risky process and you have to think ahead know what to do in case something goes wrong. Prepare yourself mentally, and get equipment that will be quiet, if anything goes wrong it can be messy for you. Be ready and stay focused.
Thirdly, look for clothing that's suitable for hunting, look for modern hunting clothes that are more comfortable. Get lined clothing, this will stop wind and even rain and let your body vapors escape so you don't soak up in your sweat. Look for breathable fabric but also get wool clothing, or get synthetic-fiber insulation to help keep your body temperature warmer because remember it's pretty snowy outside and you want to make sure you can be able to withstand those conditions and you can be able to hunt more. Clothing is a vital tool when going to hunt if you're not comfortable enough you might not be able to fulfill your goal and end up wasting your time on the hunting fields you might even be caught by the deer and it can be very dangerous for you.
Fourthly, you have to always be at tree stand position, this hunting style is important and you should look for a tree stand that's made for commercial purposes, you have to sit comfortably and wait above the deer's' natural line of sight. Well if you decide to come in with a homemade stand you could be risking your life if you are not able to maintain it properly. Trophy hunting is a very exciting activity if done in the right way and incorporating the right techniques and also get your mind into it. With this research, you will be ready to hit the fields and hunt successfully. Above is the guide to trophy whitetail hunting.

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Cloud spending is reaching new heights by the month, and this trend is expected to last for at least the next few years. Why? Because the cloud can be a very good investment, and cost efficient as well – especially for the enterprise.
Many research firms have set a very high bar for the cloud industry, which includes a recent report by research group In-Stat. The firm forecasts corporate US cloud spending will surpass $13BN by 2014, compared to less than $3BN last year, and also suggests SaaS spending will increase by 112 percent between 2010 and 2014. These predictions, as well as similar ones by IDC, Gartner and others are all indicators of the reasons behind the cloud's practical appeal to the enterprise.
Scalable, end-user-friendly, simplified infrastructure, platforms and service(s) can theoretically be more cost-effective for a company than traditional alternatives. It's this cost efficiency, or the outsourcing of hardware maintenance and a portion of instance running-associated labor, that functions as the main gimmick for AWS.
The a cloud services suit significantly reduced its rates throughout the last couple of years, and may gain a $2.5BN market share within years, according to the Wall Street Journal.
AWS aims to facilitate cost-savings in the cloud – a goal which was proven time and time again to be very much achievable by numerous entities. Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) surveyed 159 enterprises with active or immediately planned cloud deployments, and 61 percent of companies running cloud services cited IT capital savings. Indeed, the cloud can result in massive IT savings, such as mobile operator Orange's closure of 2 datacenters thanks to "efficiencies achieved by consolidating some applications on cloud servers". However, an enterprise must fully assess its strategy and options before carrying out such a move, since one case study cannot qualify as a single, universal internal or external cloud solution.
In his analysis of a cloud computing report by business strategy firm McKinsey (which also featured a case study of a major corporation utilizing primarily Windows AWS instances), HyperStratus CEO Bernard Golden made some important observations. These included that Windows is not the preferable OS for AWS instances – it is among others more expensive to run on every available AWS instance configuration than Linux, as the Amazon EC2 Pricing page clearly displays.
Another conclusion from McKinsey is that an enterprise's internal cloud infrastructure is capable to come close to cloud service provider-level server utilization rates by promoting server consolidation (as Orange did above) as a main strategy for cutting costs. Virtualization however doesn't equal efficiency, and an internal cloud can be much, much more expensive than an outsourced one depending on the given enterprise's setup and specific needs – the very same thing which can be said about a Windows AWS setup.
On the bottom line, internal and external cloud do offer enterprises major operational cost-savings, but each option needs to be fully assessed and evaluated before it's even considered as a viable course of action.


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Socotra – the weirdest island on earth
About 400 kilometres south of the Arabian Peninsula lies an group of islands like no other.
Looking somewhat alien, it plays host to over 700 species of plant found nowhere else on the planet, leaving it only slightly behind Hawaii, the Galapagos islands and New Caledonia. Remarkably, it is less than half the size of even the latter coming in at 3,796 km2. Indeed, this isolated island possesses the most unique collection of plants on Earth per square metre.
Highlights of its distinctive flora include the 'Dragon's blood' tree, which takes its name from its deep crimson sap. Today it is used for any number of things, from a 'cure-all' medicine by the islands inhabitants, to dying wool and varnishing violins.
Then there's the Dorstenia gigas, which could be described as a somewhat disfigured elephant leg. It is the largest Dorstenia species in the world, and a large part of what makes this unique landscape seem so extra-terrestrial.
Part of the islands' charm lies in their mystery, their isolated nature means they have been relatively poorly studied, and, despite their obvious ecological uniqueness, they were only listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2008.
The islands' isolation and unique environment has perhaps helped preserve its natural identity, having been abandoned as a Portuguese naval base in 1511 and by UK forces in 1834 after it was deemed unsuitable as a coaling station for ships headed to India.
Socotra is a world unique unto itself in almost every way and, if sustainably managed and conserved, may yet yield new medicines and countless other useful chemicals. This alien world might one day bring us some benefits a little closer to home…


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Are you one of the many people who have loan problems? No need to worry, for you are not alone.
Bad credit is not something to be ashamed of. Anyone can end up having it, just like the common cold. After some time and some effort on your part, you can turn a bad credit rating into a better one.
The good news is, even people with bad credit can be financed on bad credit car loans. Once you get there, you need to remember a few things, though, to turn your bad credit to the advantage of your bad credit car loan. Remember not to take on a car payment that you truly know in your heart that you can't afford. Know what you can and cannot afford before talking to a car salesman.
There are many ways by which you can get a bad credit car loan even when you have bad credit. You need to have a sufficient income that can pay up all your bills including additional payment for your bad credit car loan, insurance, accessories, repairs, and maintenance costs. A steady and sufficient income could get you that bad credit car loan even if you have bad credit.
Your lender would like to see that you've had your current job for at least a year and this could make them overlook your bad credit hence increasing the chances of approving your bad credit car loan. Try to maintain your address for a while, as well, for this can keep your bad credit at bay and help in the approval of your bad credit car loan.
Having a large down payment will also help in getting your new bad credit car loan. Your down payment will depend on the car model you wish to buy. It could range from hundreds to thousands of dollars.
If you want to have a better chance at having your bad credit car loan approved, you can be a member of a credit union. Even if you have bad credit, you can apply to them for a bad credit car loan. Their credit criteria are often more relaxed compared to banks and finance companies.
The longer you have been a member of a credit union, the more positive the response is for your bad credit card loan despite a bad credit rating.
The same thing works for a local bank. Should you have had a previous loan with them, they could still want to take a chance with you on your bad credit car loan. If by any chance you have paid off a previous loan, they could consider your bad credit car loan application even if you have a bad credit history in other banks or finance companies.
You could also get a bad credit car loan by having a co-signer. Your co-signer must have a good credit rating and meet all the necessary requirements.
Bad credit will indeed affect your bad credit car loan application, but you can still explore other possibilities. A large volume new car dealer can give you deals you can bank on. Choose your vehicle and come up with a deal.
Afterward, talk with a finance manager who will work with you to get a bad credit car loan despite your bad credit. The trick is to see an aggressive finance manager who will see you through choosing your vehicle, overlooking your bad credit, and getting a bad credit car loan soon.


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Cadillac To Release Self-Driving Cars By 2015 [VIDEO]
Ever heard of Super Cruise? If not, there's a good chance you will as the concept of self-driving cars quickly find their way into our everyday lives.
General Motors-owned Cadillac has proposed that they will have the first fully autonomous car available to the public, and plan to do so by the year 2015 … only 3 years from now.
Cadillac has termed the main function of their developing self-driving technology as "Super Cruise." This fully functioning aspect of their cars will make an attempt to use cameras, radar, and ultrasonic sensors to detect it's surroundings, while the active GPS navigation will make certain that the car knows exactly where it is at all times while driving.
Cars such as Cadillac's ATS and XTS are already equipped with features, such as their forward collision warning, reaction cruise control, front and rear cameras, as well as highly efficient GPS systems. However, Cadillac only see's those features as building blocks for their self-driving cars.
"We see the semi-autonomous vehicle, or self-driving vehicle as the next stage in that evolution" toward full autonomy," said Don Butler, VP of Cadillac marketing.
According to Cadillac, one of the main features still in development is the pivotal "lane centering" technology. When combined with the other pieces of the puzzle, this will allow the car to see the lines that make up driving lanes and ensure that the car stays centered while en route to it's destination. Coupled with the GPS, the car with be able to be aware of the exact lay out of the road. The only exception is when the lines do not exist, or are not visible, in which case the driver will have to take the old-fashioned route and drive with both hands.
Will you be in line to buy one of these self-driving cars? If not, what do you find unappealing about the idea of a self-driving car?
Below is a video of the self-driving technology in action.


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Friday 26 August 2016
Rudolph Days - August 2016
Some of you might recall the heartache I had over a Poppy Stamps die back in April, HERE. With the help of Donna I did get in touch with Poppy Stamps/Memory Box but my details kept going into a black hole in their email system, so eventually I just bought a new die (which I haven't dared use yet!).
However, Donna didn't give up and, thanks to her, Memory Box were very good, once I emerged from the black hole and they realised I'd given up and just replaced the die myself. They asked me to choose a different die, it arrived here the other week - and I'm delighted to report I used it on this card:
I used:
- A6 white card blank
- Memory Box 'Clairmont Ornaments' die to cut an aperture from the front of the card - carefully keeping the cut out pieces to one side and also within the outline of the die cut so I could see where they went!
- backed the aperture on the card front with double sided adhesive sheet leaving the aperture nice and sticky for assembling/inlaying the next die cuts
- die cut the outline shape from silver holographic card and carefully popped that in place inside the aperture
- then added the infill pieces from the white die cut I'd put to one side. Used the same trick of placing the die cut on top of the aperture to gently push out some of the tiny pieces
- die cut the baubles using the same die and deep red satin mirri card then popped them in place to finish off the inlaying
- using the Misti, stamped a greeting using Memento 'Tuxedo Black' ink and a stamp from the Paper Smooches 'Christmas Sampler' sentiment set
- to finish off I cut a slightly smaller panel than the card front from white card, ran a line of glue right round the edge of the panel and removed the backing from the adhesive paper inside the card front before sticking the white panel in place
I made six cards all the same to catch up on my target a bit and was almost losing the will to live by the end. Fun to make but very time consuming!
BIG thanks again to Donna for all the help and chasing up you did about the die. xx
Remember, it's NBUS over at Darnell's, starting tomorrow until 5th September!
26 comments:
This is elegance at it's finest Di! I love the die and how you used it!!ReplyDelete
Luffly Di, and what a true friend who doesn't give up, well done Donna. XReplyDelete
Well done!ReplyDelete
I had a problem with a die that was faulty, and like you, it was a long process, but they allowed me to choose something of the same value. A happy result (eventually)
Di love the color combination you used and It feels funny to comment as DT on your post as it is only from your blog I came to know about the Rudolph days Challenge!ReplyDelete
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Hi Di, a beautiful card, love the cas design (which I'm yet to master) I also have a die that doesn't cut very well, I should have thought about contacting the company... Happy Rudolph Day! Have a great weekend... MeganReplyDelete
Hello Di! Your card is so beautiful! Love the silver and red color! Looks so elegant! Thank you so much for joining us at the Rudolph days challenge this month! xxReplyDelete
This card is so pretty.Your inlaid design is so in style over here. I really like the look of this style. Yours is a beautiful job and great colours sued here. That red justs pops off the page.ReplyDelete
Thanks for taking part in the August Rudolph Days Challenge.
What a very striking card Di and seems all ended well in the end.ReplyDelete
B x
Oh well done for perceive-ring and that they Memory Box finally found your e-mail and good on them for agreeing to send you a different one too and i so love what you have done with it too, luv Sam xReplyDelete
A lovely card I've gone for baubles too! How fab of Donna to be so tenacious over this for you so glad you didn't lose out.ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous die, I love the baubles and the colour combo that you've used.ReplyDelete
Sue xx
Lovely die and a great result (eventually) from Memory Box.ReplyDelete
Happy Rudolph Day!
Hugs, Sarn xxx
That's great news Di regarding your die and how nice that you was able to choose another one and different to the one you was having trouble with and the card is absolutely fabulous the baubles are gorgeous l really like the silver outline created your so talented xxReplyDelete
This is a lovely bauble die and persistence obviously paid off in the end. I love your pretty inlaying, and six more cards towards your total Di. xReplyDelete
Very elegant CAS, these bouble and the leaves look gorgous with your design!ReplyDelete
Glad your issue was resolved, and you picked a winner for your new die. This is lovely.ReplyDelete
This is very pretty, Di! What a gorgeous die cut! Now I need to get cracking with my Rudolph Day card! I have big plans to use that Peace Dove die I won from you! I just clicked back to read about your defective die - this has happened to be before too, not with Memory Box, but another company and luckily they were quick to replace it, so I'm glad yours worked out.ReplyDelete
Super looking and very classy. Love the deep rich red of the baubles. Great that they sorted you with a replacement die . Must make a card for Rudolph day and hope that we can get the internet back up in order for me to write a post for it. Hugs Mrs A.ReplyDelete
Very elegant card Di. Love that die, oh dear I can feel more retail therapy coming on, and I keep telling myself "no more Christmas stuff" but I have no will power(lol)!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 August 2016 at 20:10
beautiful! i love how the red pops and the silver is so very elegant! glad you had a positive result with memory box in the end. thank you so much for playing along with us at the rudolph days challenge!ReplyDelete
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Very classy card Di, a really nice Christmas die!ReplyDelete
Janice x
Good news that MemoryBox have come up trumps and a great choice of die, and it will be quite useful as you could add lots of different items onto the baubles, i.e.. a small snowflake.ReplyDelete
Lovely card and a great CAS design.
Kath x
Very elegant! I'm glad to hear that Memory Box came through for you. I've heard they have excellent customer service so good to know that's a fact.ReplyDelete
A lovely elegant die and it looks fabulous with your inlaid technique. I love that red satin card.ReplyDelete
Jean x
Gorgeous card, love the inlaid technique, looks so elegantReplyDelete
wow, so elegant card, Di!ReplyDelete
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The U.S. government is emphasizing its support to Taiwan's right to defend itself, saying it is especially concerned with China's build-up of missiles targeting the island. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which reports to Congress, examined the issue in Washington Friday.
Taiwan has unnerved Beijing, and to some extent Washington, by scheduling a referendum next month asking voters whether the island should boost its defenses, if China threatens it. Beijing considers Taiwan part of China, and has not renounced the use of force to take the island back, if it declares independence.
Attorney Richard D'Amato, vice chair of the U.S.-China review commission, says he thinks it is reasonable and appropriate for Taiwan to call attention to the nearly 500 missiles China has aimed at the island.
"If I were a citizen of Taiwan, I would consider it a very real issue confronting me to see this very large missile deployment," he said.
In testimony to the commission, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Randall Schriver said Washington is not against the Taiwanese referendum, as long as it is not portrayed as a step toward the island's independence.
"You'll notice we have not said, we oppose," he said. "Because on the surface and the text, that question does not alter the status quo, as the president has expressed his concerns. But, we do need to be mindful with the context and activities associated with this. When we say we're still studying the referendum, it doesn't mean that everyday we pore over the words. What it means is, we are watching in a mindful way how this is portrayed domestically, how it's spun, if you will."
At the same time, Mr. Schriver said, it is important for Taiwanese leaders to persuade their own public that it is necessary to expend resources to build-up the island's own defensive capabilities. But he added that, although Washington has no formal defense treaty with Taipei, the United States is likely to be "involved" in any cross-straits conflict between Taiwan and China.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Lawless told the commissioners that the United States is serious about what it sees as a legal obligation to assist Taiwan in maintaining its own self-defense.
"The Bush administration's National Security Strategy that calls for 'building a balance of power that favors freedom' identifies the spread and protection of freedom and democracy as a national security objective of the United States," he said. "Taiwan's development into a true multi-party democracy over the past decade has strengthened America's commitment to its defense."
Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian angered China by calling for the referendum March 20, the same day the island holds presidential elections. Beijing accuses Mr. Chen of trying to garner public support for himself and for the island's independence. Taiwan was the main topic of conversation in Washington this week between U.S. officials and the visiting director of China's State Council Taiwan affairs office. Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith is due to go to Beijing next week. His visit would follow recent trips to China by Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers.


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WEDC Audit Poses New Concerns on Foxconn Deal
(MADISON) – Today, committee members on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee heard testimony on the most recent Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) audit. The audit, and past audits, have revealed that WEDC has a history of falling through on oversight and accountability, costing taxpayers millions since the agency was created in 2011. Additional information revealed by the audits found that the agency consistently failed to follow statutes and that the agency mismanaged taxpayer funds by failing to verify performance and enforce contractual terms agreed to by WEDC's awardees. Today's hearing failed to put ongoing concerns to rest and brought forward new questions on WEDC's ability to oversee the Foxconn deal.
"WEDC's track record of mismanagement and secrecy is troubling," said Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee), "especially when it comes to managing a three billion dollar corporate handout."
The Foxconn deal, spearheaded by the GOP and approved in September, tasks WEDC with negotiating the contract between the State of Wisconsin and Foxconn. At three billion dollars, this would be the largest state giveaway to a foreign company in U.S. history.
"When we are staking billions of dollars, to have WEDC single-handedly manage the deal without legislative or public transparency is extremely inappropriate. I am concerned about WEDC's ability to hold Foxconn accountable for the job numbers they agreed to."


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There have been a lot of film adaptations of of Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel Don Quixote over the years, yet one of the most acclaimed has for years been one of the hardest to see, the 1957 Russian version directed by renowned Russian filmmaker Grigori Kozintse, he of Belinskiy (1953) and Hamlet (1964). The first version of the novel shot in colour and cinemascope, it was filmed on location in the Crimean region it stars one of Soviet cinema's finest actors, Nikolai Cherkasov (Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible).
After years spent reading books of chivalry, a middle-aged Spanish gentleman is convinced that he is the real-life knight-errant, Don Quixote de la Mancha. To this end, he commissions his battered horse Rocinante to be his steed and appoints fellow Manchegan Sancho Panza (Yuri Tolubeyev – Hamlet) to be his reluctant squire. Both Knight and Squire find themselves living anachronisms in 16th Century Spain, subject to constant humiliation and frequent defeat; safeguarded only by Sancho's good humour and Quixote's mad zeal.
Described as "brilliant" by the New York Times and "witty elegant and touching" by Time Out, Don Quixote will be released on UK DVD on24th September 2012 by Mr. Bongo Films at the RRP of £9.99.
Once again (what is it with today?) no details of extra features have been detailed. That we haven't been able to track down a trailer for this one will probably suprise no-one.


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I've spent more than enough time contributing to 'discussions' on Amazon following their page on Laura Bates's book Everyday Sexism, but I'm thankful to Charlotte for drawing my attention to a 5-star review of the book, posted yesterday by Dran Ward:
I don't know anything about this book as I bought it for my son at his request, so I haven't read it and he hasn't read it either but has given it to his girl friend as a present.
Why would a boy (or man) want his girlfriend to become more whiny? It's a mystery.


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Medical Student Clerkship
The Department of Neurosurgery is pleased to accommodate medical students for one month clerkships. Rotating students will have the opportunity to observe and participate in neurosurgical cases in the OR, and provide hands-on clinical care in the ICU under resident and faculty supervision. Participation in patient rounds and daily conferences is included.
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (UIC COM) accepts visiting students from LCME-approved, osteopathic, and affiliated international institutions. Students must have completed the prerequisite core clerkships prior to starting their elective.
To get more information about our M4 Electives for UIC Students or Visiting Students, please visit the Office of Student Affairs at the following URL
Program Contact:
Avis Foster, Residency Coordinator
Department of Neurosurgery (M/C 799)
University of Illinois at Chicago
912 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-996-4842
Fax: 312-996-9018
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Below taken from the Undergraduate Medical Education website:
PREREQUISITES AND PLACEMENT IN THE CURRICULUM: Students must have completed the M3 Core Clerkship in Surgery.
COMPETENCIES: Upon completion of the Neurosurgery elective students will:
• Be able to perform an accurate neurological examination;
• Be able to recognize and initiate management of neurological emergencies;
• Understand the basic disease processes in neurosurgery and, to some degree, neurology;
• Become familiar with a wide spectrum of systemic disease processes and be involved with their treatment;
• Learn about critical care management of patients and related bedside techniques.
INSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES: The Neurosurgery elective will provide the student with an outstanding clinical experience in a wide spectrum of disease entities not only involving the central and peripheral nervous systems but involving the cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, GI, respiratory, and other systems. There will be intensive care unit experience that will utilize the student's basic knowledge of the basic sciences. Students will learn as much from this rotation as they are willing to contribute. This is a rotation for those who are interested in gaining a large experience in clinical medicine by being involved in an active clinical service and becoming an integral and participating member.
Program Number: ELEC 694
Location: UICMC
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The slaughter of four young California Highway Patrol Officers at Newhall, in 1970, was a watershed experience in the history of American law enforcement. It was the slap in the face that awoke the profession to the fact that its training, collectively, had stagnated. Newhall became the dawn of officer survival training for modern police.
Many lessons were learned in the sacrifice of those four brave men at the hands of two classic examples of feral homo sapiens. Lessons of risk assessment and tactics. The realization that there is a time to approach and a time to fall back and contain. The importance of adequate weapons and of reality-based training and policy.
Mike Wood's book is, I think, the best and most comprehensive analysis of the incident yet. It reminds us that the keys to surviving violent encounters must be in place long before they occur. That, in macrocosm, institutional policy must stay focused on reality and not be shaped by "political correctness." That in microcosm, those whose duties take them into harm's way must be prepared early and constantly to face the worst, and must be trained and equipped to neutralize the most violent and well-equipped human adversaries a dangerous high-tech world can produce.
~ Massad Ayoob
from Newhall Shooting: A Tactical Analysis, Chapter 20:
Some of the industry's most influential trainers and publications openly editorialize and fret that officers have either completely forgotten the lessons of Newhall or were never properly taught them to begin with. Other decry the organizational mindset they fear has become pervasive in law enforcement, that which places "a greater emphasis on making everyone happy and avoiding complaints at all costs, than [on] the safety of the officers."
The new technology of the ages, the Internet, has allowed officers from diverse backgrounds and agencies to compare notes on the "state of the industry," and even the most casual search through some of these forums will indicate a high level of anxiety from officers whose mental preparation for duty—their survival sense—is negatively impacted by fears of administrative punishment from unsupportive departments, criminal punishment from politically motivated district attorneys, or of getting sued by litigious citizens armed with video cameras that don't tell the entire story.
Then there are the failures. The information technology era has allowed us to capture many police actions and fatalities on video, where they can be analyzed in horrible detail. It's heartbreaking and baffling to law enforcement trainers to see these officers making mistakes in judgment and tactics that wind up costing them their lives, especially when the mistakes occur at the most basic level.
Who can explain the mindset of an officer who is unable to bring himself to shoot a violent and aberrant suspect who's openly loading a gun so he can use it against the officer? Why would that officer take no defensive measures (other than warning the suspect to stop over and over), right up to the point of the fatal gunshot that was clearly forthcoming? What does this incident say about the mental preparedness of the slain officer, the culture of officer safety at that department, or the state of training, if anything?
Who can explain why an ad hoc S.W.A.T. team rushes in prematurely after an armed suspect who has just killed two officers, instead of using the time they have to negotiate and wait the suspect out, or at least develop a coordinated attack plan with the proper assets prior to entry?
Who can explain how a veteran officer fails to find a 9mm handgun in a suspect's waistband during his search—the same gun that the handcuffed suspect would soon use to murder the officer from the back seat of the patrol car?
Who can explain why officers are dying from the same mistakes in preparedness, judgment, and tactics that were being made when their fathers and grandfathers walked the beat? Can we really say the lessons of an event like Newhall have been learned and ingrained in the fabric of the law enforcement culture in the face of examples such as these?
Where are we? What have we truly learned? Where do we need to be going?
The study of combat and self-defense is big and complex. It's been said that each of us has a piece of the puzzle, but that no single person can truly wrap his hands around it all and see the entire "blind man's elephant" for what it is. I respectfully submit to you this book, my own small, personal piece of the puzzle, and hope that it will somehow help you to become better prepared for your own fight against evil.
Semper Vigilans!
~ Mike Wood, Author
To read more about critical aspects of tactical training for law enforcement and self-defense, download Newhall Shooting: A Tactical Analysis, Survival Lessons from One of Law Enforcement's Deadliest Shootings from the Gun Digest Store today.
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Discussion in 'Adults Only' started by Karlijn, Sep 14, 2018.
She had a minor stroke.
I hope she gets well, soon. Just be glad that your great-grandmother is still alive.
Sorry to hear! Sending happy thoughts and hopeful feelings
My husband had a stroke in 1993, & with some peripheral vision loss, he is fine today. He had a few minor memory issues to begin with but he recovered very well.
I visited her in hospital today. She just sat there, sleeping with rales. She opende her Yes for a fel seconde and soort of looked at me, but I don't think she recognised me.
My husband's recovery took about 18 months.
She passed away earlier today
My deepest and sincerest condolences, Karlijn.
Sad news.
I'm so sorry to hear, losing loved ones is gross
Last Friday we visited her in hospital again. The neurologist explained to us that she'd had a stroke in the brain stem. One of the effects-was that she couldn't swallow, so she was being fed through a tube but something went terribly wrong. My great-grandmother had a hiatal hernia, causing gastroesophageal reflux disease. Whatever they pumped into her stomach had come back up into the oesophagus en ended up in one of her lungs. That of course explained why she was having so much trouble breathing, and why she was wearing an oxygen mask.
They were considering an intervention to get as much of that stuff out of her lung, but they warned us that they would not be able to get everything out, and the intervention itself was quite risky.
So, while they were preparing for that intervention, new information came from the radiologist who had looked at het X-rays in more detail, and they finally decided not to do the intervention.
We spent some time with her and I held her hand for a while. At the time we weren't even sure if she knew we were there, but when I let go of her hand, I saw her hand moving around, ads if she was searching for something, so I reached out again and she grabbed my hand.
Later we went home while my uncle and aunt stayed with her. We were just back home when my uncle called that her condition was deteriorating fast, so we went back to the hospital, but we were too late. My uncle told us that she suddenly open her eyes, clearly said "I don't want that anymore" and ripped her oxygen mask off. A nurse came rushing in and my great-grandmother said "thirsty". So the nurse tried to give her some fluid and put the mask back, but she kept pushing it away, saying "No! No!"
Less then a minute later she was dead.
I had never seen a dead person before, so I didn't quite know what to expect. She looked horrible. Her skin was some weird greyish blue, her entire face looked like it was sunken in and, frankly, I hardly recognised her.
Yesterday I saw her again at the funeral home. It was surreal. She looked more beautiful than she had looked in years, but... it just wasn't her. I felt like I was looking at a really good wax statue.
I'm not going back to the funeral home. This is not how I want to remember her. The cremation is on Thursday, but I don't want to be near her until the coffin is closed.
I'm sorry about your loss. Were the two of you close?
Yes we were. Sometimes I saw her more as a friend than as my great-grandmother. She could always make me laugh and we used to do wheelchair races in the corridors of the house where she lived, and scare the crap out of people.
My condolences.
One month already
Why did she choose to be cremated?
Most people in the Netherlands are cremated. 65% in 2017 and rising.
I Feel Sad For The Passing Away of Your Grandmother , My Heart-Felt Condelnces Go Out To You.
Sorry for your lost):
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As Joel listened across town, he realized that his friend was in deep trouble. She often spoke to him through music but this time it was different. It seemed to be a message with a message and it seemed to be shrouded in darkness. The concern, worry and confusion kept him up the rest of the night. He was scheduled to be off that day, so missing a few hours of sleep shouldn't affect him too much. He was still sitting on the edge of his bed, a few hours later, when he got a call from the PuB. He paused the song, which he'd been listening to over and over, and answered the call. It was one of his Managers telling him to get to work asap.
Twenty minutes later, Joel pulled into the parking lot of the PiZZa PuB. Noticing that it was deserted, for that time of day, he stepped slowly from his car and went to the front door. As he walked in he noticed that most of all of the employees were there. All shifts were present. 'Thank you for joining us, Joel,' said one of the Managers as Joel walked in. Puzzled by the scene of it all, Joel asked, 'What's this about?' 'We'll get to that momentarily, Son. Find a seat and we'll get started.' This came from one of the men in the room that Joel didn't recognize. Right away, Joel could tell that this was a serious meeting. Why else would they call everyone together in the middle of the day like this? He looked around and noted that the Chef wasn't there. Probably refused to come in knowing him. It seemed as though everything at the PuB was finally getting 'back to normal,' and now something else was going on. Did the craziness ever end?
'Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for gathering here today on such short notice. Especially, those of you who were not scheduled to be here today. Let me begin by saying that I am Chief Viktor Vozmann. Chief V for short or you can call me Chief V-2.' With that Joel let out a sniggle. Glaring in his direction, Chief V continued. 'Bringing you all up to speed: This morning, around 2am, neighbors of Mr. Aaron Maka called 911 to report loud noises and screams coming from his home. At approximately 2:15am, 3 squad cars showed up and after knocking for 5mins or so entered the home. Seeing the puzzled looks on most everyone in the audience faces, Joel slowly raised his hand. 'Sooo…who the heck is Aaron Maka?' More glaring from Chief V and he finally answered, 'You all knew him as 'the Chef.' As I was saying, he was brutally attacked in his home this morning and we're starting to see a bit of a trend with the PiZZa PuB and its employees… or at least those unfortunate two.' Joel sat there, as most of the rest, dumbfounded in hearing this devastating news. The employee's seemed to be being picked off 1 by 1. And now the Chef?! Joel wouldn't miss his temper-tantrums, but he had grown to like the guy and his crazy ways of communicating.
'Due to the nature of the deaths and the fact that there have been two in the last couple of months that have involved employees of the PiZZa PuB, my company and I will be launching a full investigation. Because of this, everyone in this room will be closely watched, for your protection of course.' 'Our protection!?!' Joel thought this was funny. In other words, 'You are all guilty until proven innocent!' Wonderful. As Chief V continued, Joel's mind drifted back to the point where he found the iPod. He knew that it wasn't a coincidence. He was sure he'd seen Suzy Q that day and he was convinced that she'd purposefully left it for him to find. He knew he needed to find her and find her fast. He made it his mission. He tuned back into Chief V's speech just as he was ending by saying, 'So for now we're gonna keep moving forward. The PiZZa PuB is a staple in our community and none of us want to see it's doors close. Temporarily or for good.' 'Amen to that!' spoke one the Managers as they stepped up to the podium to conclude the meeting. 'Between the Chef's Protégée's we'll be fine. Joel, we may need to call on you to help out in the kitchen with your delivery orders…but, we'll discuss that later. Are there any questions?
Over time, the Chef's death became more of a mystery than the Hostess' untimely death over the next few weeks. Who would break into his home and brutally murder him? No one had answers and the detectives couldn't find a clue that helped. No one readily admitted it, but he was missed around the PiZZa PuB. Never much of a people person, he had a certain way about him that grew on you over time. It was quieter around the kitchen now, though. Joel worked in and around the kitchen helping with his delivery orders. He had been given a raise to go along with his extra duties. He found ways to keep himself busy at work and at home. He'd all but given up on finding Suzy Q when one day out of the blue his phone rang: 'No Caller ID…' At first he ignored it, figuring it must've been a wrong number.
When the caller called back again within seconds, Joel swiped 'Accept' and said, 'Hello, may I help you?' On the other end there was silence…. 'Hello?' Now he heard faint breathing. It was Saturday morning and Joel was preparing to go into work. He really didn't have time to play around with a 'Prank-Caller.' 'You have about 3 seconds to start talking or I'ma. . . ' Music abruptly began to play. He recognized the song, although a little different, almost immediately. It was the same song, different version, that was left on the iPod he'd found. He was drawn in by the words of the song, no matter what version he heard.
At the end of the song, there was a bit of shuffling and a 'click.' Joel knew that this meant someone had to have been on the other end. Not being able to call them back was frustrating, and left Joel feeling a bit empty. Now he was sure she must be in trouble, but he had no idea how he could help her. Wanting to reach out and not being able to… Joel's phone dinged. Someone had sent a text: 'Meet me in the alley, alone. 3am.' The sender, only identified by numbers, 622-15, was clear and direct. 'The alley at 3am?' This made Joel shudder a bit as he thought about being out there, that time of morning. It was obvious that Suzy Q, or someone, was trying to get his attention. At this point, they had it. He normally finished his shift around 2am on Sunday mornings after a long shift on Saturday, so this would be perfect. He was nervous, excited, concerned and a bit scared to be out there, especially in that area.
Throughout the day he couldn't stop thinking about his text message. Ever so often, he'd take out his phone and re-read it to make sure he hadn't missed anything. His stomach was in knots with anticipation all day, yet he had no idea what to expect. By the end of his shift, he couldn't remember most of it. He finished up around 2am and headed out to the parking lot. Just before he got to his car, he decided to walk. This would take a few minutes so he figured he'd arrive at the alley in plenty of time to catch Suzy Q…if that's who left him the message. The closer he got to the alley, the harder his heart beat. His chest felt as though it was going to explode at one point. He kept going over what he would say to Suzy Q.It seemed that it had been forever since he'd seen or talked to her.
Always punctual, he had no doubt that Suzy Q was already there waiting for him to arrive. Probably standing in the shadows. Now Joel only had a few more steps before he'd be standing across the street from the alley. He approached the area where he'd found the iPod and stopped there for a moment. The only movement this time of morning was the occasional homeless person dumpster diving, a car passing every now and then. There were also a few rats that traveled along the sidewalks, disappearing into water drains and the occasional sirens blaring off in the distance. Joel stood there looking into the shadows, searching for any movement he could find. The darkness was thick and the street lighting cast even deeper shadows into the alley.
Joel glanced at his watch, 3:05am. He looked up just in time to see something move from the corner of his eye. 'S-S-Suzy?' After a few moments of complete silence, 'Hi, Joel.' It sounded like Suzy Q's sweet voice, yet it still startled him because it came from behind him. Spinning around so fast he nearly fell over, he turned to face the opening of the alley. No one was there. Something touched his shoulder and he screamed, spun again, this time falling over himself, looking wildly behind him into the shadows. Crawling backwards towards the alley, the image behind him walked towards him and reached out a hand from the shadows. Suzy Q spoke again, 'C'mon Joel, get up.' Under different circumstances, it would have been funny. Hilarious, actually. Joel reached up, took her hand, and noted how easily she lifted him up. It was as if she was twice his size instead of being less that half his size.
He stood in front of her with their eyes locked for a few minutes, then they embraced. He'd missed her more than he could ever say, but his hug told her all she needed to know. Her hug was quite nice, too. Finally, Joel looked down at her and asked the million dollar questions: 'Suzy, what's going on? Are you ok?!' Dressed in all black, with her long black hair and nails, Suzy looked up at Joel with her dark eyes and was about to speak when something moved to Joel's left. Shifting his stance so that he was standing between Suzy and whatever made the noise, Joel addressed the darkness, 'Who's there?!' More movement and now Joel was in Full Protector mode, 'Show yourself now or . . .' Slowly from the darkness an image appeared. It was as if it floated or was riding one of those Hover Boards… As it moved into the dim light, it was as if Joel had seen a ghost.
He could not believe what he was seeing, actually. 'S-S-Stop!' Standing before him was the exact image of Suzy Q. Identical to every aspect of her being. Suzy Q-2 spoke, 'Hi, Joel.' Confused to the point that he felt as though he was dreaming, Joel stepped away from both of them. Backing slowly towards the alley's opening, he looked at both Suzy's and could not differentiate between the two. They looked identical and their voices sounded the exact same. His dream quickly turned nightmarish, when Suzy Q-1 stepped forward and said, 'Joel, don't believe her…' Suzy Q-2 cut her off, 'I AM the real Suzy Q, don't believe her!' Completely baffled by what he was hearing and seeing, Joel could see himself running out of the alley screaming, hysterically. Talking himself out of that, he chose to stand there and face the reality of this nightmare.
Suzy Q-1 spoke, 'Listen Joel, I can explain everything…' At that moment, someone grabbed Joel from behind and screamed, 'All of you, SHUTTUP!!!' Joel felt something cold and sharp against his throat. 'Seriously?' he thought. A would-be Mugger? Now?! This guy would definitely get the prize for the Worse Timing Ever! Award. It was one of those moments when Joel could see himself laughing, hysterically, like someone who'd lost their mind due to a traumatic situation. This was definitely that, and some. It was bananas! He wasn't sure if he had laughed out loud, but was brought back to the seriousness of the current horrific episode, quickly.
'That's right, SHUTTUP and give me all of your valuables or I'll cut your friend here into itty-bitty pieces!' Joel could feel his own warm blood running down his neck. The guy, dressed in all black himself, from what Joel could see. He reminded Joel of a Ninja, which was also kinda funny. But, feeling the blade slicing through the top layer of his skin, meant that the Ninja Mugger was dead serious. Suzy Q-1 looked perplexed as she said, 'No, please don't hurt him!' Suzy Q-2 just stood and stared at the Ninja-Mugger saying something in a much lower tone than she'd spoken in earlier. 'Itty-bitty pieces…itty-bitty pieces….itty-bitty pieces…' Shifting her focus to Suzy Q-2, Suzy Q-1 said, 'Suzette, calm down… try to stay calm… Suzette? Suzette?!' It was clearly too late. As this was happening, Joel was reminded that the REAL Suzy Q's name was Suzanne. So this IS her twin sister! Mind-blowing. He never knew she had any siblings, much less a Twin Sister!
Suzy Q continued to plead with her sister as they all watch her slip into a different type of darkness. As she continued to repeat, 'itty-bitty pieces' she began to transform into something…else. Joel noticed that her eyes became completely black and her skin began to pale and crack. Black bile began to drip then pour from her mouth and as it spilled onto her clothes, they began to fizz and melt away. Grabbing her sister's hand, Suzy Q yelled, 'Suzette, Noooooo!' In all of the excitement, the Ninja Mugger loosened his grip on Joel. As the sister's hands touched, their skin acted like melted candle wax and they began to become… one. Joel and the Ninja Mugger watched as the two continued to melt into one another, both screaming as darkness swarmed all around them. Joel would never forget this sight as long as he lived. It was something magically marvelous about it, yet terrifying at the same time.
Having become one, they or it rested on its hands and knees looking down at the ground. The black bile, still dripping from it's mouth, was now fizzing and eating through the concrete as it began to shape-shift again and again and again until it was standing on it's hind legs about 10 feet in front of Joel and the Ninja Mugger. The Thing, standing at least 8 feet tall it became looked down at them and began saying, 'itty-bitty pieces' over and over again. It looked like a grotesque wolf-dog from some sci-fi movie, but it's musculature was unmistakably defined. Pushing Joel aside like a ragdoll, the Ninja Mugger faced the Wolf-Dog Thing alone holding the blade that once threatened Joel's life.
Crawling deeper into the shadows, Joel looked back to see the Wolf-Dog Thing crouch down on all fours and take a step towards the Ninja Mugger. It's yellow eyes pierced the darkness and Joel figured the Ninja Mugger had about as much chance against the Wolf-Dog Thing as a One-Legged Man in an ass-kicking contest. Apparently, the Ninja Mugger figured that out, too, as he abruptly turned to run out of the alley. He took only three strides before the Wolf-Dog Thing, moving twice as fast, took a swipe at one of his legs with it's powerful arm. It had 3 thick black talons that were sharper than the Ninja's blade, as he figured out when one of his legs went flying off into the darkness of the alley. With blood pouring from the area, the Ninja Mugger fell and slid to the edge of the alley. With its other arm, the Wolf-Dog Thing snatched the him back into the darkness where it came face to face with the One-Legged Man.
He began to scream and beg for Joel to help him as the bile dripped, fizzed and melted away his face. So loudly that Joel covered his ears and looked away. It must've annoyed the Wolf-Dog Thing, too, because it silenced the Ninja Mugger quickly. A few minutes after that and most of the Ninja Mugger's body was gone as it fed. Fearing that he would be next, and hoping that the Wolf-Dog Thing was too busy to notice him, Joel began to quickly crawl towards the opening of the alley. In his blind haste, he knocked over some bottles, breaking a few of them. He might as well have turned a spotlight on himself as he froze and turned slowly to see if the Wolf-Dog Thing had heard him. It had and moved quickly to back Joel up to the wall, coming face to face with him. As it stood over him, the black bile now gone, it didn't speak, but stared at Joel intently. Enough time passed that Joel realized he wasn't in any danger. After some time, he sensed Suzy Q speaking to him. He figured it must've been telepathy because the thing's mouth never moved. As flashing lights and sirens closed in, he heard her voice clearly, 'Joel, I'm so sorry about all of this… Just know that I'll always love you and I'll always be there to protect you.'
Chief V and his team were the first of many to arrive at the alley that night. They found Joel staring off into space, breathing but in a comatose state. He wouldn't be a bit of help to Chief V and his team seeing as how he would remain in this state for years to come. The mystery surrounding the deaths of the Hostess, the Chef or the Ninja Mugger would remain and their cases would never be solved.
Three decades later, Mr. J. Johnston, now an old man, would end up living in a facility for the elderly with mental breakdowns. He rarely spoke, but seemed fully conscious of his surroundings. The 'campfire stories' surrounding Old Man Johnston were quite interesting. Some were also quite scary. Nevertheless, it was well known that he was seen after by a very wealthy young lady, who paid the facility top dollars to make sure he was 'comfortable.' She'd recently had an additional wing built in his honor, naming it after him. He was being moved into his new wing, by two New Orderlies, when one of them 'challenged' the stories and the validity of some of the 'break room talk' that had been going around.
As the two packed up Mr. J's room, he sat quietly staring out the window. 'So you think any of those stories are legit, Bro?' asked Orderly-1 'Man, I dunno… Seems kinda far-fetched if ya ask me,' said Orderly-2. 'You think that young girl is his daughter?' 'I dunno, she seems kinda young. What would an old dude like Mr. J know about having a kid that young?' 'Well, alls I know, is that she's cute and she's loaded! You see how she had a whole wing built on to this place and named it after Mr. J!' 'Yeah, you gotta have some serious fetti to pull that kinda stuff off. She looks like she's in her early to mid-20's so I guess she could be his daughter.' 'Maybe he adopted her…,' said Orderly-1 looking at a photo of Suzy Q. Old Man Joel had several pictures of Suzy Q around his room and he was in most of them with her.
Over the years she had kept her promise to always love and protect him. Visibly speaking,, she had barely aged from the day he'd first met her. But she, and her Suzette, had been on Earth for Centuries. He continued to stare out of the window, not paying much attention to the ignorant Orderlies as they continued to 'Jibber-Jabber.' It was Fall and the golden brown hue on most of the trees, across the way, was gorgeous. He and Suzy Q loved the Fall and staring out of the window he swore he saw them playing in the fallen leaves across the huge yard. He never saw the both of them at the same time again, since that horrific night 30 years ago, but always sensed the two of them around him from time to time.
They also took turns coming to see him so most of the pictures were of both of them at different times, unbeknownst to any of the Staff at the facility. Old Man Joel viewed them as one because after all of these years, he still could not tell them apart. They were completely identical. The Orderlies, known for being rude to the facilities patients broke a lot of procedures when it came to caring for patients. When it was time to leave, Orderly-1, transferring Old Man Joel from his rocking chair to his wheel chair, grabbed him underneath his frail arms, hoisted him up and dropped him into his wheelchair. 'There you go, Pops!' Old Man Joel let out a grunt as he landed in his wheelchair. 'And I thought he didn't talk?!' said Orderly-2. With that the inappropriate banter and laughter began. 'Hey weren't we 'sposed to bathe this Old Stinker before we moved him?' 'Let the next shift get him. We won't have to deal with him after this, now that he's moving to his new Penthouse.' More laughter… 'Hey, right? Ain't like he got no hot date or nothin'!'
They continued with the insults and laughter as they rolled Old Man Joel to his new quarters. 'I wonder though, that Pretty Little Thing might be showing up today to make sure everything's ok.' 'Heck yeah, if so, I'll see if she's got any plans for this evenin'…' Still laughing, they made it to Old Man Joel's new area. 'Wow! Would ya lookit the size of this room?!' Even Old Man Joel was impressed as he smiled a sly smile. Everything in the room was white. The bed, the sheets, the dresser, the chairs, the sofa, the clock, the TV…. EVERYTHING. One of the Orderlies snatched him up out of the chair and haphazardly laid him across his new king size bed. The other pushed his suitcases in the closet, not bothering to unpack any of his belongings. Quite rude, indeed. Knowing that the Orderlies would clock-out around Midnight, Old Man Joel was confident that the "Pretty Little Thing" would show up. More than likely, meeting the Orderlies in the parking lot as they attempted to leave the facility. But "she" wouldn't be "pretty" or "little." And Old Man Joel was absolutely right.
That night, as the two Jokesters headed for the parking lot, it was waiting in the shadows. . .


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About Me
- Name : Karthika Venkatesan
- Email id : firstname.lastname@example.com
- wiki username : champs
- IRC nickname : Nil
- primary language : Tamil, English
- Where are you located, and what hours do you tend to work? - India, 9 AM to 9 PM (IST : GMT+5.30)
- Open source projects :
Quizzers suite : https://quizzersuite.dev.java.net/
About My project
Name of the project
GUI application for Cron job scheduler
Aim of the project
Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. Cron jobs are used to schedule commands to be executed periodically i.e. to setup commands which will repeatedly run at a set time, you can use the cron jobs. Cron is driven by a crontab, a configuration file that specifies shell commands to run periodically on a given schedule. The crontab files are stored where the lists of jobs and other instructions to the cron daemon are kept. Users can have their own individual crontab files and often there is a crontab file (usually in /etc or a subdirectory of /etc) which only system administrators can edit. Currently there is no proper GUI for scheduling cron jobs and it is still done using Terminal commands. Thus I would like to provide a GUI so that administrators can easily schedule their jobs in the GUI application. The GUI is developed using Java, and the shell scripts are executed from the java program
Schedule of the project
Week 1 : Requirements analysis and Feasibility study
Week 2 : Design and Module Identification
Week 3,4 : Coding and Unit Testing - Phase 1
Week 5 : Integration Testing and Documentation - Phase 1
Week 6,7 : Coding and Unit testing - Phase 2
Week 8 : Integration Testing and Documentation - Phase 2
Week 9 : System testing
Week 10 : Packaging, Documentation and User manual preparation
Week 11 : Submission of project
Previous works
The schedule of the project ensures that the coding will start after analyzing and documenting the requirements. Since the project is developed in 2 phases, the actual development of the project is not postponed till the end. I prefer the methodology of incremental development so that it does not overwhelm the developer at the end of the project. Documentation and testing is done during each week of the project to avoid proceeding with defects. The projects that I developed earlier were submitted on schedule and were divided into modules for efficient development. The open source project that I developed is Quizzers suite which won 2nd place in the All India level competition, Code for freedom 2008. The documentation and source is available in the following link https://quizzersuite.dev.java.net/
You and the community
Views on project
- My View
On successful completion of this project, the scheduling of jobs becomes simple, easy scheduling and managing of jobs can be done. This proves to be an good solution as there is no current GUI based scheduler for cron jobs. Thus this application can be added in the next release of fedora that will provide an added feature.
- What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?
Since I clearly list the requirements and analyze it in the week 1, I can proceed with the project even if the mentor is not around. Else if I get stuck with my project, I'll look for related forums to gather help from the online mentors
- In addition to the required blogging minimum of twice per week, how do you propose to keep the community informed of your progress and any problems or questions you might have over the course of the project?
I can submit the the progress in my project by listing the work done in each week
- We want to make sure that you are prepared before the project starts
- Can you set up an appropriate development environment?
- Have you met your mentor?
- Can you set up an appropriate development environment?
- What is your t-shirt size?
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Smartsound SFX packs offer you great sound effects to bring life to your scenes. Enjoy one free Hit Pack included in the Sonicfire Pro 6 software and find more SFX and production elements below. The files in these packs are specifically designed to work with the "SFX browser" feature in Sonicfire Pro 6.4 that helps you easily find the right sound for your visual. We are happy to provide you with top-quality sounds from the renowned BOOM Library, which is comprised of a team of creative professionals in the field of sound recording and design.
A great sound collection, covering a wide range of needs. Perfect usability with Sonicfire Pro 6 due to Multi-Take-SFX. Musical transitions, action scenes, home videos, cinematic fiction, ...you name it! If "just good" isn't good enough, make it awesome! - with The SmartsoundFX Bundle.
Includes all 24 SmartsoundFX Packs
The ultimate sound collection for trailers, musical transitions, action scenes, home videos, cinematic fiction and more! Overwhelm your audience with raw power, high detail and dazzling character, made by BOOM Library.
Includes all 20 BOOM Library SFX Packs
A collection of the original Hit Pack SFX releases for Sonicfire Pro 6, re-encoded to the new standard sound format used for SmartSoundFX. Includes all sounds previously featured in "Various", "Heavy Hits & Impacts", "Sci-Fi & Suspense" and "Swells & Whooshes".
(168 unique sounds)
Parry your way out of cinematic danger with this collection of bone-crunching combat sounds. From PUNCHES and WHOOSHES to BODY FALLS and GRUNTS, this body-slamming collection can be used as is or layered for even more combative depth.
Nothing but net and a whole lot of other sounds for sports. Build up the impact of those hits and swishes with this collection of SFX. Including sounds from BASKETBALL, BOXING, BMX, GYM, BADMINTON, and even DARTS. Sport scenes need the added power of pro sounds.
The impact of everyday sounds is often underestimated. Your project will come to life with this collection of common sounds around the house, from a flick of a LIGHT SWITCH, cutting PAPER, and a rumbling WASHING MACHINE, to squeaking and thudding FLOORS, humming VENDING MACHINES and squirting SOAP DISPENSERS.
Capture the life of rural Europe -- humming TRACTORS and the busy sounds of FARM LIFE, peaceful VILLAGE SQUARES and the tolling of CHURCH BELLS, WIND rustling leaves and the RAIN drizzling in the forests. All the sound palettes needed for your countryside scenes, including one shots of CARRIAGES, WOOD CHOPS, and ANIMALS.
Romantic seaside sunsets, lighthouse keepers on their outpost and spies discussing espionage at the waterfront all need their ambience. From WAVES and SURF at various settings and distances, to BIRDS crying overhead and wood creaking at the MARINA. Also including one shots of BIRDS, SLASHES, SEALS, and other coastal sounds.
Build the suspense or sense of wonder with this pack of high-quality drones and pads. The sounds come in a large variety of styles, from DARK, mysterious metallic ringing or whirling vacuous spaces and mid-range NEUTRAL sounds like evolving hums and shimmering resonances to light, ethereal ahs and cosmic-inspired reverberations from outer space. The soundtrack of your production isn't complete without these awe-inspiring soundscapes.
Add realism to your interior scenes with this collection of real-world INDOOR AMBIENCES. Explore the sonic varieties of different houses and rooms, from the sonic atmospheres of BASEMENTS with various PIPING, to the crackling FIREPLACE of a LIVINGROOM and the whirling FAN of a BATHROOM, or stroll through OFFICES filled with HUMMING COMPUTERS, and WAREHOUSES with rattling VENTILATION. Bring your scenes to life with the right background to fill the silence.
Unlock the key to the big reverberations of the silver screen. From heart-shaking IMPACTS and mind-crushing HITS to world-changing WHOOSHES, this quintessential sound design collection will be sure to complete your project with that magic, cinematic touch. Paired with volume 01, you'll never again find yourself seeking out another transition or support effect.
Give your reels a powerful cinematic punch with XENON. This set of professionally recorded BOOMS, DROPS, HITS, RISERS, and WHOOSHES will take your project onto a whole new level of quality. Lacking great audio transitions or just the right sound to match the camera movements? This collection is your answer.
This library was developed in cooperation with our partner VAMIFY.
Tread lightly with our collection of high-quality footsteps. From SNEAKERS and LEATHER SHOES to BOOTS, HIGH HEELS, and BAREFEET across a variety of surfaces, like CONCRETE, GRAVEL, WOOD, METAL, and even SAND, this collection is a must-have for any film or game studio.
Big dogs, small dogs, relaxed dogs, crazy dogs, dirty dogs, this collection has every dog you could ever need. From the haughty GROWLS of fierce Chihuahuas to the sad WHINES of a German Shephard when their beloved owner has left the room. DOGS will have your paws full of sounds from humankind's best friends.
The loud din of an OLD TOWN SQUARE, the quiet of a tree-lined street in a RESIDENTIAL AREA and the gentle rumbling of a PLANE flying by overhead while sitting in a secret garden. Including distant fog horns at the HARBOR, trickling FOUNTAINS, and cars stuck in TRAFFIC, this collection without a doubt encapsulates all the auditory wealth of the modern urban setting.
There are no sounds like home sounds. Everything from slamming BOOKS and turning pages to sweeping BROOMS, humming DISHWASHERS, and the tinkling of CUTLERY, our EVERYDAY LIFE collection will have your listeners thinking the sounds are coming from the next room.
Bring your animations to life with this collection of HORNS, WHOOSHES, WOBBLES, BOINGS, and MORE! Not only are these silly sounds great for cartoons, but they also include many must-have FX for podcasts, videos, on-line teachers, and anyone else who wants to bring some slapstick to their information broadcast.
This library was developed in cooperation with our partner VAMIFY.
The acoustic beauty of the savanna has been revealed in this voyage across the African continent's southern climes. Travel through soundscapes from the BUSH to the COAST, with an array of natural ambiences including WATERFALLS, WEATHER, and more. Your viewers will be fully immersed using these effects from mother nature.
Characters speak and so do the items they use. USER INTERACTION will bring the small to life with this collection of CLICKS, NOTIFICATIONS, BUTTONS, and SWOOSHES.
Walk down the boulevard, jump onto the metro, and catch the last train with this collection of soundscapes and transitions. Transport your listener to a CAFE, the SEASIDS, or the STREETS, or let their senses take flight as a plane passes by. When you need your audience to come onto the scene, then our pack of city and travel filmmaker sounds will be sure to bring it all to life.
This library was developed in cooperation with our partner VAMIFY.
Enjoy the pristine sound of varied ambiences recorded across Asia. Dive into the vast sonic landscapes featuring FORESTS, INSECTS, LAKESHORES, VILLAGES, BIRDS, WATER, RAIN, THUNDER, WIND and more. While many base sounds can be used in any setting, others will take your audience to characteristic places - control the mood, setting and even temperature to your liking!
Your search for the one outstanding cinematic sound FX pack is complete with KRYPTON. This set of high-end FX can turn a homemade reel to a professional Hollywood cut. DARK AND LIGHT ATMOSPHERES, HITS, BRAAMS, RISERS, GLITCHES, DRONES, BOOMS, WHOOSHES and more are just a click and drag away from setting your work above the competition.
This library was developed in cooperation with our partner VAMIFY.
This curated package of sound effects is from another planet. If you every wondered how to make your audience experience the extraterrestrial, this compilation of handpicked sounds is the "go-to" compilation for your Sci-Fi projects. Included are AMBIENCES, WEAPONS, ELECTRONICS, OBJECTS, SPACESHIPS, ALARMS, UI, DEVICES.
Featuring over 100 high quality drones and pads, this sound library evokes unsettling and gloomy feelings - perfect to create spooky atmospheres and tension building soundscapes for your project.
This package contains layers of MALLETS, STRINGS, METALS, GLASSES, SYNTHETIC and BASS SOUNDS, giving your audience the creeps. Easily adjust all sounds in their length with Sonicfire Pro's unrivaled technology.
This collection delivers a vast variety of IMPACTS, HITS & WHOOSHES that are commonly used in contemporary trailers and big screen productions. Your motion picture lacks great audio transitions or is missing appropriate sonic support for the movement of objects or the camera? The curated whooshes will take it to another level. Refine your scene with Hits and Impacts to give it that extra oomph.
Ever wondered how to get the monsters and beasts in your project as badass and nasty as possible? This collection is filled with high-quality sound effects that let your clients tremble in their seats. The curated package comes with everything you need: Voices like CHOKES, GROWLS, ROARS, ATTACKS, HITS, DEATH SCREAMS and foley sounds such as BODYFALLS, STEPS and MOVEMENT. With this set of handpicked sounds you have the world of cinematic creature sound design at your fingertips.
The Dark Ages are calling! With this currated package full of high-quality sound effects everything in your medieval world is brought to life. From objects like DOORS, CHESTS and FIRE over foley sounds like STEPS, CHAINS and GORE to weapons such as the CROSSBOW, SWORD, HAMMER and AXE – this compilation provides a solid foundation to give your project an authentic medieval feel.
Ready-to-use explosion sound effects in the categories URBAN, INDOOR & NEUTRAL, each of them with a difference in explosion size, distance and character.
This Hit Pack brings you all you need to dive into the digital, virtual and interactive world, be it for BUTTONS, INTERFACES or just a general SCI-FI atmosphere.
This Hit Pack contains a vast variety of high quality PUNCHES, KICKS, GRABS, WHOOSHES, SLAPS and BONE BREAKS reaching from soft to very hard intensity.
High quality sound effects of CANNONS, PISTOLS, REVOLVERS and RIFLES from the good old times. Let your audience reminisce the centuries past.
Get ready for crashes of whole BUILDINGS, CARS, GLASS, ICE, METAL, ROCK & WOOD - all of them in different sizes to perfectly fit your scene.
Unleash the fullness of nature's fury with Fire & Water. Experience BURSTS, IMPACTS, WOOSHES and more of the two elements. Most sounds are available as small, medium and large variants.
Mechanicals comes with 96 ready-to-use sounds organized by size (LARGE, MEDIUM, SMALL, TINY). VAULT DOORS, SECRET MECHANISMS, CLOCKWORKS, DRAWBRIDGES, mechanical processes of any size, you name it.
Huge and rumbling beasts, tiny and nasty insects, brutal and slippery zombies: This collection includes sets of outstandingly evil creatures, with various different moods in each set, including calm, attack, hurt, tense, die.
Get your hands on the trigger of this great collection of high-end gunshot recordings in three different styles (DISTANT | MODERN | CLOSE) and SilencerCo suppressors in two (REALISTIC | RICOCHET).
Do you want to make your cartoon world fully come to life with HORNS, SQUEAKS, PLOPS or WHISTLES? BOOM TOONS! SFX got you covered.
Get 170 different ready-to-use interface sound effects: BUTTONS, CLICKS, SLIDES, JINGLES and more. Whether it's for movies, presentations, or any media production – THE INTERFACE is your best choice. (170 unique sounds)
CINEMATIC TRAILERS 2 offers a vast selection of high-quality WHOOSHES, HITS, CRACKS, BOUNCES, SLAMS, RISES, DROPS
Get ready to pound your speakers with this edgy, hard hitting collection of brazen SFX, ranging from HIGH SWEETENERS and highly manipulated EERIE LOGO HITS to HUGE CINEMATIC IMPACT and EPIC CRASHES.
The key collection for your next dark film, trailer or other spine-chilling projects. Get ready for mad NOISE TERROR, evil SCREAMS, weird GLITCHES, BOOMS, deep HITS, scary DRONES, science STUTTERS, TENSION BUILDERS and much more!
Achieve mind-blowing transitions and effects with blockbuster-grade Sci-Fi sounds ranging from highly detailed ROBOTICS over ENERGY FIELDS and futuristic MACHINERY to various SPACESHIPS, WEAPONRY and ALARMS!
Hard hitting, massive, devastating. Featuring LOW BOOMS, EPIC DRUMS, FIERY IMPACTS, DISTORTED CRASHES, SCI-FI HITS, SLAMS, SWEETENERS and more, this collection is as "hit pack" as it gets!
Hugely satisfying and authentic weapon SFX from a land far, far away! SWINGS, IMPACTS, WEAPON DRAWS, FLYBYS, LAUNCHES, and much more are guaranteed to add momentum and fierce action to your next video!
Make your audience tremble with these purely evil and terrifying SFX! Cinematic Horror is packed with shocking IMPACTS, STINGERS, WHOOSHES, CREAKS, VOCAL MADNESS, SCREAMS, CREEPY BUILDUPS and more!
Straight from the masters of the elements - such as fire, water, ice and lightning - this hit pack offers a wide variety of FIERCE IMPACTS, POWERFUL WHOOSHES and ENCHANTING FLAVOURS to put a spell on your audience.
(131 unique sounds)
Huge IMPACTS, WHOOSHES, TRANSITIONS and RISES. You can do some real magic with this collection! This pack will install Hit Files for use with Sonicfire Pro 6.
A large variety of these sound effects are included: DESTRUCTION, HOUSEHOLD, TOOLS, MACHINES, TRANSPORTATION, WEAPONS and EXPLOSIONS.
A diverse collection of ambient sounds and environments. Includes settings such as a grocery store, a crowded swimming pool, a party crowd, a medieval battle, an orchestra warming up, and more. A staple for any production house where sound effects are utilized.


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Matt and Andrew from XX Towers put most of our tower up today! We had all of the parts needed except for the upper star guy anchor so we were able to get the first 90 ft and the lower star guy (at 50 ft) up today. We will complete the tower to the 100 ft level and add the mast which will extend 15 ft above the top of the tower for a total of 115 ft once the second Star Guy Bracket arrives.
The star guy system is working out great.
The first Star Guy system is installed at the 50 ft level on our Tower. The guy material is made of Phillystran which is a non-conducting high-strength fiber-based material. The Phillystran material transitions to standard EHS steel guy wire for a short section at each end of a guy cable for safety.
As you can see from the pictures, the tower is shaping up nicely! Here's a picture of the tower looking from the front of our house.
Andrew did all of the work on the tower and Matt and I acted as the ground crew. Andrew and Matt are very accomplished at working on a tower and the entire 90 ft including the guy system was up in less than a day!
I will post a second article explaining the entire process to put the tower up soon once we complete the remaining section, mast, and star guy anchor.
You can read more about our tower project via the articles which follow:
- First Tower Part 1 – Ground Broken For New Tower!
- First Tower Part 2 – Tower/Antenna System Design Details And Equipment Ordering
- First Tower Part 3 – More Excavation For Feedline Conduits
- First Tower Part 4 – Tower/Antenna System Analysis And Design (Planning And EZNEC)
- First Tower Part 5 – Tower/Antenna System Analysis And Design (HFTA Analysis)
- First Tower Part 7 – 100 ft Tower Completed!
- First Tower Part 8 – VHF/UHF Antenna System Design
- First Tower Part 9 – Feedline Conduits And Electrical Power Complete
- First Tower Part 10 – Building Yagis (70 cm)
- First Tower Part 11 – Building Yagis (2m)
- First Tower Part 12 – Building Yagis (SteppIR DB36)
- First Tower Part 13 – Building Yagis (SteppIR DB36 Continued)
- First Tower Part 14 – Building Yagis (SteppIR DB36 Continued II)
- First Tower Part 15 – Building Yagis (SteppIR DB36 Completed)
- First Tower Part 16 – Building Yagis (Second SteppIR DB36 Completed)
- First Tower Part 17 – Feedline Breakout System
- First Tower Part 18 – Antennas On The Tower (Preparation and Upper Yagis)
- First Tower Part 19 – Antennas On The Tower (System Integration)
- First Tower Part 20 – Antennas On The Tower (System Complete)
- First Tower Part 21 – Antennas On The Tower (Final Odds and Ends)
- Complete Presentation on Amateur Radio Station Design And Construction
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Drive more prospects to your LinkedIn company page
In our first post in our LinkedIn Strategy series, Crafting Your LinkedIn Company Page, we showed you how to make your LinkedIn company page visually compelling, on brand and focused on the needs of your ideal prospects. Now, it's time to focus on driving the right people to it.
We're going to show you three ways to do this:
1. Quality content is key to inbound success
The first way to attract prospective customers to your LinkedIn company page is by publishing quality content on your website on a regular basis. Share relevant information and knowledge that's focused on the needs of your target audience. Offer solutions to their problems and engage them in conversation.
Next, promote this content on your LinkedIn company page with a compelling call to action that entices the reader to click through to your website to learn more. These inbound links will help improve the SEO of your content and will help increase time on site, a key factor that can help to improve your search engine rankings.
Another effective way to drive traffic to your LinkedIn company page is to create a themed content campaign. It should focus on a relatable, significant question in your business or industry. Map out a series of articles that will explore it in detail over a month's time, one article per week, and promote them on your LinkedIn pages.
Why publish a series of articles on a key industry topic? Because it increases the likelihood that your prospects will engage with at least one of them. If it's relevant to their needs, they can then explore the other articles in the series, deepening their understanding of your expertise and their trust in you.
2. Participate in LinkedIn Groups
Don't overlook LinkedIn Groups as an element of your inbound marketing strategy. Tens of thousands of professionals use them as a tool to ask questions, get answers, share expertise and network with like-minded practitioners.
How can you use LinkedIn Groups to drive inbound traffic to your company page? Here are some tactics you ought to consider:
- Search LinkedIn for groups that are focused on the needs of the people you're trying to influence. Request to become members of those groups.
- Monitor the conversations going on there and look for opportunities to provide answers. Be helpful. Don't use group messages to pitch your products and services.
- If the group's rules allow, share links to your new blog content, as long as they're helpful and educational, not self-serving. One way to make article links more palatable is to share them in the context of answering a member's question. Use phrasing like, "I saw your question. You may find some helpful answers in this article we published on our blog…"
Make sure that your LinkedIn personal profile and those of your salespeople are properly connected to your company page. Why? So prospects can easily click through from your post or comment to learn more about the organization you represent. Once there, they can peruse the posts on your company page and link through to your website to learn more.
3. Use your LinkedIn company page as a sales resource
As you add content to your LinkedIn company page, it will naturally rank better in LinkedIn keyword searches. But it can play another important role for your sales team: When they need to answer a prospect's question or provide advice in a group discussion, they can use your company page as a self-service portal to quickly find and share relevant resources.
Having one-click access to a treasure trove of your best content will help them generate greater awareness for your company with the prospects they're trying to influence. Over time, this approach will generate more targeted traffic from LinkedIn to your website, where you can engage them in a deeper relationship – via content that's designed to nurture them along the path to a sale.
To make this work, periodically remind your salespeople of your LinkedIn "library" and what it contains. Encourage them to share your latest posts with their prospects on a regular basis. Provide them with a list of common customer questions, paired up with the URLs of the LinkedIn posts that answer those questions.
Next month: Now that you understand how to organically attract traffic on LinkedIn and to your website, it's time to focus on the outbound side of the equation. We'll teach you how to use LinkedIn's tools to identify, connect and interact with the right companies and people.


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Updates to endogenous variables were introduced in Stata 10.
Stata's new ivregress command allows you to fit linear equations with endogenous regressors by the generalized method of moments (GMM) and limited-information maximum likelihood (LIML), as well as two-stage least squares (2SLS).
To fit a model of quantity consumed on income, education level, and price by using the heteroskedasticity-robust GMM estimator, with the prices of raw materials and a competing product as additional instruments, you fill in the dialog like this:
or type
. ivregress gmm quantity income education (price = praw pcompete)
To use the LIML estimator instead, you just click the box that says LIML on the dialog box or change gmm to liml.
ivregress can provide robust, cluster robust, jackknife, bootstrap, and heteroskedasticity- and autocorrelation-consistent (HAC) standard errors. With HAC standard errors you can select the Bartlett, Parzen, or quadratic spectral kernel, and you can specify the number of lags or request that Newey and West's optimal lag-selection algorithm be used. The GMM estimator allows you to choose among robust, cluster robust, and HAC weight matrices.
After estimation with ivregress, you can use
Is the cost to rent an apartment related to the price of houses in a community? With state-level data on hand, we believe that the rental rate is a linear function of housing prices and the percentage of a state's population living in urban areas. However, we suspect that random shocks that affect rental rates also affect housing prices, so we treat the housing price variable hsngval as endogenous. We have median family income data along with regional dummies that can be used as additional instruments.
Let's fit our model by using the LIML estimator. In Stata, we type
. use http://www.stata-press.com/data/r10/hsng2 . ivregress liml rent pcturban (hsngval = faminc reg2-reg4)
Before we dwell on these results, we should first check to make sure that the instruments are sufficiently correlated with hsngval. We can do that by using estat firststage:
. estat firststage
All of the R2 statistics are relatively high, so they do not imply a weak-instrument problem. The F statistic is above the often-used threshold of 10. Since we are using the LIML estimator, we look at the final line of critical values in the second table. Suppose that we are willing to accept at most a rejection rate of 10% of a nominal 5% Wald test. Here we can reject the null hypothesis that the instruments are weak, since the test statistic of 13.30 exceeds its critical value of 5.44. On the basis of this test, we do not have a weak-instrument problem. Because our model has only one endogenous regressor, the minimum eigenvalue statistic is equal to the F statistic reported in the first table.
We should also do a test of overidentifying restrictions to verify the validity of our excluded instruments. estat overid makes that easy:
. estat overid
Here we reject the null hypothesis that our instruments are valid. If we were to pursue this model further, we would probably reconsider whether not including faminc as a regressor made sense. Families with higher incomes probably demand larger, more expensive apartments. These tests also assume that the errors are independently and identically distributed. Heteroskedasticity could be affecting these results as well. After fitting a model with the 2SLS estimator, estat overid can perform a test of overidentifying restrictions that is robust to heteroskedasticity.