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Burns cause about 3000 deaths/yr in the US and about 2 million physician visits.
(See also Ocular Burns and Caustic Ingestion.)
Thermal burns may result from any external heat source (flame, hot liquids, hot solid objects, or, occasionally, steam). Fires may also result in toxic smoke inhalation (see also Carbon Monoxide Poisoning).
Radiation burns most commonly result from prolonged exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (sunburn) but may result from prolonged or intense exposure to other sources of ultraviolet radiation (eg, tanning beds) or from exposure to sources of x-ray or other nonsolar radiation (see Radiation Exposure and Contamination).
Chemical burns may result from strong acids, strong alkalis (eg, lye, cement), phenols, cresols, mustard gas, phosphorus, and certain petroleum products (eg, gasoline, paint thinner). Skin and deeper tissue necrosis caused by these agents may progress over several hours.
Electrical burns result from heat generation and electroporation of cell membranes associated with massive currents of electrons. Electrical burns often cause extensive deep tissue damage to electrically conductive tissues, such as muscles, nerves, and blood vessels, despite minimal apparent cutaneous injury.
Events associated with a burn (eg, jumping from a burning building, being struck by debris, motor vehicle crash) may cause other injuries. Abuse should be considered in young children and elderly patients with burns (see Overview of Child Maltreatment and see Elder Abuse).
Heat from burns causes protein denaturation and thus coagulative necrosis. Around the coagulated tissue, platelets aggregate, vessels constrict, and marginally perfused tissue (known as the zone of stasis) can extend around the injury. In the zone of stasis, tissue is hyperemic and inflamed.
Damage to the normal epidermal barrier allows
Damaged tissues often become edematous, further enhancing volume loss. Heat loss can be significant because thermoregulation of the damaged dermis is absent, particularly in wounds that are exposed.
Burn depth
First-degree burns are limited to the epidermis.
Partial-thickness (also called 2nd-degree) burns involve part of the dermis and can be superficial or deep.
Superficial partial-thickness burns involve the papillary (more superficial) dermis. These burns heal within 1 to 2 wk, and scarring is usually minimal. Healing occurs from epidermal cells lining sweat gland ducts and hair follicles; these cells grow to the surface, then migrate across the surface to meet cells from neighboring glands and follicles.
Deep partial-thickness burns involve the deeper dermis and take ≥ 2 wk to heal. Healing occurs only from hair follicles, and scarring is common and may be severe.
Full-thickness (3rd-degree) burns extend through the entire dermis and into the underlying fat. Healing occurs only from the periphery; these burns, unless small, require excision and skin grafting.
Burns cause both systemic and local complications. The major factors contributing to systemic complications are breakdown of skin integrity and fluid loss. Local complications include eschars and contractures and scarring.
Systemic burn complications
The greater the percentage of total body surface area (TBSA) involved, the greater the risk of developing systemic complications. Risk factors for severe systemic complications and mortality include all of the following:
The most common systemic complications are hypovolemia and infection.
Hypovolemia, causing hypoperfusion of burned tissue and sometimes shock, can result from fluid losses due to burns that are deep or that involve large parts of the body surface; whole-body edema from escape of intravascular volume into the interstitium and cells also develops. Hypoperfusion of burned tissue also may result from direct damage to blood vessels or from vasoconstriction secondary to hypovolemia.
Infection, even in small burns, is a common cause of sepsis and mortality, as well as local complications. Impaired host defenses and devitalized tissue enhance bacterial invasion and growth. The most common pathogens are streptococci and staphylococci during the first few days and gram-negative bacteria after 5 to 7 days; however, flora are almost always mixed.
Metabolic abnormalities may include hypoalbuminemia that is partly due to hemodilution (secondary to replacement fluids) and partly due to protein loss into the extravascular space through damaged capillaries. Dilutional electrolyte deficiencies can develop; they include hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia, and hypokalemia. Metabolic acidosis may result from shock. Rhabdomyolysis or hemolysis can result from deep thermal or electrical burns of muscle or from muscle ischemia due to constricting eschars. Rhabdomyolysis causing myoglobinuria or hemolysis causing hemoglobinuria can lead to acute tubular necrosis and acute kidney injury.
Hypothermia may result from large volumes of cool IV fluids and extensive exposure of body surfaces to a cool emergency department environment, particularly in patients with extensive burns.
Ileus is common after extensive burns.
Local burn complications
Eschar is stiff, dead tissue caused by deep burns. A circumferential eschar, which completely encircles a limb (or sometimes the neck or torso), is potentially constricting. A constricting eschar limits tissue expansion in response to edema; instead, tissue pressure increases, eventually causing local ischemia. The ischemia threatens viability of limbs and digits distal to the eschar, and an eschar around the neck or thorax can compromise ventilation.
Scarring and contractures result from healing of deep burns. Depending on the extent of the scar, contracture deformities can appear at the joints. If the burn is located near joints (particularly in the hands), in the feet, or in the perineum, function can be severely impaired. Infection can increase scarring. Keloids form in some patients with burns, especially in patients with darker skin.
Symptoms and Signs
Wound symptoms and signs depend on burn depth:
First-degree burns: These burns are red, blanch markedly and widely with light pressure, and are painful and tender. Vesicles or bullae do not develop.
Superficial partial-thickness burns: These burns blanch with pressure and are painful and tender. Vesicles or bullae develop within 24 h. The bases of vesicles and bullae are pink and subsequently develop a fibrinous exudate.
Deep partial-thickness burns: These burns may be white, red, or mottled red and white. They do not blanch and are less painful and tender than more superficial burns. A pinprick is often interpreted as pressure rather than sharp. Vesicles or bullae may develop; these burns are usually dry.
Full-thickness burns: These burns may be white and pliable, black and charred, brown and leathery, or bright red because of fixed Hb in the subdermal region. Pale full-thickness burns may simulate normal skin except the skin does not blanch to pressure. Full-thickness burns are usually anesthetic or hypoesthetic. Hairs can be pulled easily from their follicles. Vesicles and bullae usually do not develop. Sometimes features that differentiate full thickness from deep partial thickness burns take 24 to 48 hours to develop.
Location and depth of burned areas are recorded on a burn diagram. Burns with an appearance compatible with both deep partial-thickness and full-thickness are presumed to be full-thickness.
The percentage of TBSA involved is calculated; only partial-thickness and full-thickness burns are included in this calculation (1). For adults, the percentage TBSA for parts of the body is estimated by the rule of nines (see Figure: (A) Rule of nines (for adults) and (B) Lund-Browder chart (for children) for estimating extent of burns); for smaller scattered burns, estimates can be based on the size of the patient's entire opened hand (not the palm only), which is about 1% of TBSA. Children have proportionally larger heads and smaller lower extremities, so the percentage TBSA is more accurately estimated using the Lund-Browder chart (see Figure: (A) Rule of nines (for adults) and (B) Lund-Browder chart (for children) for estimating extent of burns).
In hospitalized patients, Hb and Hct, serum electrolytes, BUN, creatinine, albumin, protein, phosphate, and ionized calcium should be measured. ECG, urinalysis for myoglobin, and a chest x-ray are also required. Myoglobinuria (suggesting hemolysis or rhabdomyolysis) is suggested by urine that is grossly dark or that tests positive for blood on dipstick in the absence of microscopic RBCs. These tests are repeated as needed. Muscle compartments are evaluated in patients with myoglobinuria.
Burn infection is suggested by wound exudate, impaired wound healing, or systemic evidence of infection (eg, feeding intolerance, decrease in platelet count, increase in serum glucose level). Fever and WBC count elevation are common in burns without infection and therefore are unreliable signs of developing sepsis. If the diagnosis is unclear, infection can be confirmed by biopsy; cultures from the wound surface or exudate are unreliable.
Diagnosis reference
Kamolz LP, Parvizi D, Giretzlehner M, et al: Burn surface area calculation: What do we need in future. Burns 40(1):171-172, 2014. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.07.021.
Initial treatment
Treatment begins in the prehospital setting. The first priorities are the same as for any injured patient: ABC (airway, breathing, and circulation). An airway is provided, ventilation is supported, and possible associated smoke inhalation is treated with 100% oxygen. Ongoing burning is extinguished, and smoldering and hot material is removed. All clothing is removed. Chemicals, except powders, are flushed with water; powders should be brushed off before wetting. Burns caused by acids, alkalis, or organic compounds (eg, phenols, cresols, petrochemicals) are flushed with copious amounts of water continuing for at least 20 min after nothing of the original solution seems to remain.
Intravenous fluids
IV fluids are given to patients in shock or with burns > 10% TBSA. A 14- to 16-gauge venous cannula is placed in 1 or 2 peripheral veins through unburned skin if possible. Venous cutdown, which has a high risk of infection, is avoided.
Initial fluid volume is guided by treatment of clinically evident shock (1). If shock is absent, fluid administration aims to replace the predicted deficit and supply maintenance fluids. The Parkland formula (4 mL/kg) × % TBSA burned (second-degree and third-degree burns) is used to estimate fluid volume needs in the first 24 h after the burn (not after presentation to the hospital) and determines the rate of IV fluid administration. Half the calculated amount is given over the first 8 h; the remainder is given over the next 16 h. Fluid is given as lactated Ringer's solution because large amounts of normal saline could result in hyperchloremic acidosis.
For example, in a 100-kg man with a 50% TBSA burn, fluid volume by the Parkland formula would be
Half of the volume, 10 L, is given in the first 8 h after injury as a constant infusion, and the remaining 10 L is given over the following 16 h. In practice, this formula is only a starting point, and infusion rates are adjusted based on clinical response. Urine output, typically measured with an indwelling catheter, is the usual indicator of clinical response; the goal is to maintain output between 30 and 50 mL/h in adults and between 0.5 and 1.0 mL/kg/h in children. When giving typical large volumes of fluid, it is also important to avoid fluid overload and consequent heart failure and compartment syndrome. Clinical parameters, including urine output and signs of shock or heart failure, are recorded at least hourly on a flow chart.
Some clinicians give colloid, usually albumin, after 12 h to patients who have larger burns, are very young or very old, or have heart disease and require large fluid volumes.
If urine output is inadequate despite administration of a large volume of crystalloid, consultation with a burn center is necessary. Such patients may respond to an infusion of colloid or other measures. Patients with inadequate urine output despite administration of a large volume of crystalloid are at risk of resuscitation complications including compartment syndromes of the abdomen and extremities.
For patients of any age with rhabdomyolysis, fluid should be given to maintain urine output between 0.5 and 1 mL/kg/h. Some authorities recommend alkalinizing the urine by adding 50 mEq NaHCO3 (one 50-mL ampule of 8.4% solution) to a liter of IV fluid.
Initial wound care
After adequate analgesia, the wound is cleaned with soap and water, and all loose debris is removed. Water should be room temperature or warmer to avoid inducing hypothermia. Ruptured blisters, except for small ones on palms, fingers, and soles, are debrided. Unruptured blisters can sometimes be left intact, but should be treated by application of a topical antimicrobial. In patients who are to be transferred to a burn center, clean dry dressings can be applied (burn creams may interfere with burn wound assessment at the receiving facility), and patients are kept warm and relatively comfortable with IV opioids.
After the wound is cleaned and is assessed by the final treatment provider, burns can be treated topically. For shallow partial-thickness burns, topical treatment alone is usually adequate. All deep partial-thickness burns and full-thickness burns should ultimately be treated with excision and grafting, but in the interim, topical treatments are appropriate.
Topical treatment may be with antimicrobial salves (eg, 1% silver sulfadiazine), commercial dressings incorporating silver (eg, sustained-release nanocrystalline silver dressings), or biosynthetic wound dressings (also called artificial skin products). Topical salves must be changed daily, and silver sulfadiazine may induce transient leukopenia. Some (but not all) silver-impregnated dressings must be kept moist but can be changed as infrequently as every 7 days (to minimize pain associated with repeated wound care). Artificial skin products are not changed routinely but can result in underlying purulence necessitating removal, particularly when wounds are deep. Burned extremities should be elevated.
A tetanus toxoid booster (0.5 mL sc or IM) is given to patients with all but minor burns who have been previously fully vaccinated and who have not received a booster within the past 5 yr. Patients whose booster was more remote or who had not received a full vaccine series are given tetanus immune globulin 250 units IM and concomitant active vaccination (see Tetanus : Prevention).
Escharotomy (incision of the eschar) of constricting eschars may be necessary to allow adequate expansion of the thorax or perfusion of an extremity. However, constricting eschars rarely threaten extremity viability during the first few hours, so if transfer to a burn center can occur within that time, escharotomy can typically be deferred until then.
Supportive measures
Hypothermia is treated, and pain is relieved. Opioids (eg, morphine) should always be given IV, and large doses may be needed for adequate pain control. Treatment of electrolyte deficits may require supplemental calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), or phosphate (PO4).
Nutritional support is indicated for patients with burns > 20% TBSA or preexisting undernutrition. Support with a feeding tube begins as soon as possible. Parenteral support is rarely necessary.
Hospitalization and referral
After initial treatment and stabilization, the need for hospitalization is assessed. Inpatient treatment, optimally at a burn center, is strongly suggested for
In addition, hospitalization may be necessary if
Many experts recommend that all burns, except for 1st-degree burns < 1% TBSA, be treated by experienced physicians and that brief inpatient care be strongly considered for all burns > 2% TBSA. Maintaining adequate analgesia and exercise can be difficult for many patients and caregivers.
Prophylactic systemic antibiotics are not given.
Initial empiric antibiotic treatment for apparent infection during the first 5 days should target staphylococci and streptococci (eg, with vancomycin for inpatients). Infections that develop after 5 days are treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics that are effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Antibiotic selection is subsequently adjusted based on culture and sensitivity results.
Surgery is indicated for burns that are not expected to heal within 2 wk, including most deep partial-thickness burns and all full-thickness burns. Eschars are removed as soon as possible, ideally within 3 days to prevent sepsis and facilitate early wound grafting, which shortens hospitalization and improves the functional result. If burns are extensive and life threatening, the largest eschars are removed first to close as much burn area as early as possible.
After excision, grafting proceeds ideally using partial-thickness autografts (the patient's skin), which are permanent (2). Autografts can be transplanted as sheets (solid pieces of skin) or meshed grafts (sheets of donor skin that are stretched to cover a larger area by making multiple, regularly spaced, small incisions). Meshed grafts are used in areas where appearance is less of a concern when burns are > 20% TBSA and donor skin is scarce. Meshed grafts heal with an uneven gridlike appearance, sometimes with excessive hypertrophic scarring.
When burns are > 40% TBSA and the supply of autograft material appears insufficient, an artificial dermal regeneration template can be used as temporary coverage (2). Allografts (viable skin usually from cadaver donors) or xenografts (eg, pig skin) can also be used temporarily; they are rejected, sometimes within 10 to 14 days. Both types of temporary coverage must ultimately be replaced with autografts.
Fasciotomy is done when edema within a muscle compartment elevates compartment pressure > 30 mm Hg.
Physical and occupational therapy
Physical and occupational therapy are begun at admission to help minimize scarring and contractures, particularly for body surfaces with high skin tension and frequent movement (eg, face, hands), and to optimize function. Active and passive range-of-motion exercises become easier as the initial edema subsides; they are done once or twice daily. After grafting, exercises are usually suspended for 3 days, then resumed. Extremities affected by deep partial-thickness burns or full-thickness burns are splinted in functional positions as soon as possible and kept splinted continuously (except during exercise) until the graft has been placed, healing has occurred, or both.
Outpatient burn treatment
Outpatient treatment includes keeping burns clean and, to the extent possible, keeping the affected body part elevated. Dressings should be changed daily for burns treated with topical salves. The salve is applied and then covered with a dry nonadherent gauze dressing and compression wraps. Silver dressings should be changed every 3 to 7 days. Dressing change simply involves removing the older dressing and replacing it with a new one. Biosynthetic wound dressings should not be changed in the absence of purulence. Biosynthetic dressings should simply be covered with dry gauze, which is changed daily.
Outpatient follow-up visits are scheduled as needed depending on burn severity (eg, for very minor burns, initial visit within 24 h, then subsequent visits every 5 to 7 days). Visits include debridement if indicated, reassessment of burn depth, and evaluation of the need for physical therapy and grafting. Patients should return earlier if they note signs of infection, such as increasing redness extending from the wound edges, increasing purulence and pain, or a change in the appearance of the wound with development of black or red spots. Should these signs occur, medical evaluation should ensue urgently. Outpatient treatment is acceptable for minor burn-wound cellulitis in healthy patients aged 2 to 60 yr; hospitalization is indicated for other infections.
Treatment references
Pham TN, Cancio CL, Gibran NS: American Burn Association practice guidelines burn shock resuscitation. J Burn Care Res J 29(1):257-266, 2008. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31815f3876.
Kagan RJ, Peck MD, Ahrenholz DH, et al: Surgical management of the burn wound and use of skin substitutes: An expert panel white paper. J Burn Care Res 34:e60–79, 2013. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31827039a6.
International Society for Burn Injury (ISBI) Practice Guidelines Committee: Steering Committee; Advisory Committee. ISBI Practice Guidelines for Burn Care. Burns 42(5):953-1021, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2016.05.013.
Key Points
Clues to burn depth include presence of vesicles or bullae (suggesting a partial-thickness burn); and decreased sensation, dry leathery eschar, hypoesthesia, and ability to easily pull hairs (suggesting a full-thickness burn).
If burns are > 10% TBSA, give IV lactated Ringer's solution at an initial rate guided by the Parkland formula (4 mL/kg × %TBSA burned during the 1st 24 h after the burn) and adjusted based on hourly urine output.
For eschars that are circumferential or constricting, consider escharotomy.
Supportive measures include adequate analgesia and, if burns are > 20% TBSA, early nutritional support.
Strongly consider hospitalization if burns involve the hands, feet, or perineum (partial-thickness or deeper); are > 5% TBSA (partial-thickness or deeper); are > 1% TBSA (full-thickness); or if patients are > 60 or < 2 yr or are unlikely to fully adhere to home care measures.
Treat surgically if an eschar is present, compartmental pressure is > 30 mm Hg, or, usually, if burns are full or deep partial-thickness.
For infections, apply topical antimicrobials (for prevention); routinely inspect burns (for early diagnosis of complications); and use systemic antibiotics, change topical treatment as needed, and occasionally excise the infected area (for treatment).
Begin physical and occupational therapy early to minimize scarring and contractures.

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Recently, we've been hearing a lot about medically induced coma. It's been used in Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon following a stroke; Randal McCloy, Jr., the sole survivor of a West Virginia mine accident who was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning; Reuben Contreras, a professional boxer from Mexico who sustained a head injury in a boxing match;) and most recently, Bob Woodruff, the ABC News co-anchor who was injured in an explosion in Iraq.
But what is a medically induced coma, why is it used, and how is it done?
When the brain is injured to a significant degree, as in the examples above, it can swell, just like when you twist your ankle or knee. Tissue injury, wherever it is located in the body, results in swelling. The problem with brain swelling is the skull. It's thick and hard and designed not to give way unless it's hit by a really massive impact. If the brain swells, it comes up against the inside of the skull, resulting in a life-threatening increase in intracranial pressure. If the swelling continues, there's nowhere for the brain to go, which can result in a squeezing off of the blood supply, leading to the death of even more brain tissue.
Fortunately, there are a variety of ways doctors can use to reduce the swelling and pressure.
One way is to cool the body to about 90 degrees (similar to putting ice on a swollen ankle). Another is to give an intravenous drug called mannitol, which, through a somewhat complicated chemical process, helps suck water out of the brain, thereby reducing the pressure. Sedating the patient, lowering their blood pressure and increasing their breathing rate (such patients are always on a ventilator – a breathing machine – so the respiratory rate can be controlled mechanically) are all methods used to lower the intracranial pressure. Sometimes surgery is done to either remove dead brain tissue or to create more space for the swollen brain.
If these methods don't work, a last resort is to use medically induced coma - a state of deep unconsciousness.
An anesthesiologist is called in to initiate the process. The patient is given either pentobarbital (a barbiturate) or propofol (a sedative), either of which induce profound coma. The brain wave activity on the patient's EEG is flat, and the patient is completely unresponsive to all external stimuli (pain, light, noise, etc.). The basic idea is to put the brain to rest by closing down as much activity as possible. Doctors monitor the intracranial pressure in order to determine how long to maintain the coma because coma itself is associated with problems due to immobility, including pneumonia, blood clots, and muscle paralysis or weakness that may persist once the person regains consciousness. Maintaining the patient's nutritional status during this time can also be challenging.
Medically induced coma is a controversial procedure and not all doctors are convinced of its effectiveness. It is still unclear how Sharon, McCloy or Woodruff will fare. One success story is that of boxer Reuben Contreras, who suffered his brain injury in the ring on May 28, 2005, was put into a medically induced coma, and has since recovered much of his brain function. In fact, he was able to go to a boxing match the following September – though as a spectator, not a competitor.
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And if a recent Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll is correct, then Quinn has done just that with yesterday's line-item veto of legislative salaries and benefits. At least, for now.
"Earlier today," 1,217 registered Illinois voters were told the evening of July 10, "Governor Pat Quinn used his veto powers to suspend the salaries of state senators and representatives until they come up with what he thinks is an acceptable solution for the state's pension crisis. The governor said he did so because he was tired of waiting for legislators to fix the problem, although options available are controversial and may be unconstitutional. Some called the action a 'publicity stunt,' while others said they hoped the governor's plan spurred legislators to action."
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Lots of folks were quoted in the media last week comparing Quinn's move to the Rod Blagojevich legislative wars. They're right to an extent. Blagojevich and Quinn have played from many of the same populist playbooks. The difference is, Quinn really believes in this stuff.
And keep in mind that Blagojevich was elected governor twice. He successfully played that populist card to the hilt. Battles with the General Assembly are popular outside the Statehouse.
So, we can probably expect more of this from Quinn. The public just eats it up and because his personal polling numbers are so bad and because he's failed at so many things it's his only clear path to political victory.
But win or lose, this veto will come with a huge legislative price tag. Legislators have, indeed, been dragging their feet on a pension reform deal for a very long time. But they have their reasons and they understandably hate being publicly embarrassed like this. Quinn has now made some very serious and long-lasting Statehouse enemies. He probably doesn't care. But governance – and therefore the state – is gonna suffer.
The public strongly backs Quinn on another topic as well.
One of the biggest issues Gov. Quinn harped on earlier this month when he used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite the concealed carry bill was that "guns and alcohol don't mix." So his veto prohibited all concealed carrying in any restaurant which also served alcohol.
"Do you think trained and licensed Illinois citizens should be able to carry concealed, loaded handguns into restaurants that serve alcohol?" respondents were asked in a Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll taken July 10.
An overwhelming 70 percent said, "No." Just 26 percent said, "Yes," and only 4 percent were uncertain.
A whopping 83 percent of Chicagoans were opposed, 77 percent of suburban Cook County residents and 73 percent of collar county residents were also opposed. Support was highest among downstaters, at 38 percent, but a majority of 55 percent were still opposed.
The General Assembly did not include the ban on carrying in restaurants in a compromise bill that failed to pass last week. The omission was sharply criticized by the governor.
A lobbyist with a gun control group confidently predicted last week that if the proposal got to the House and Senate floors it would pass easily. The poll shows why.
The problem is getting the idea to the floor. Legislative leaders don't want to substantially alter their agreement on the concealed carry bill before the ink is even dry on the new law. But this appears to be a very powerful issue and pressure will most certainly build to move something next spring.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.


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Bringing Common Sense to Common Core
Teachers want the power to teach creatively and deeply, and to help their students achieve a higher standard of success. They also want to ensure that every child, no matter who they are, where they live or how rich or poor they are, has the same level playing field as they reach to achieve their dreams through a good education.
The Common Core State Standards can be a vehicle to achieve that vision but we have to make sure they are done right and that their implementation is driven not by politicians but by the very people who work each day to fulfill the promise of our children's future – educators.
As Common Core begins to unfold across the country, the NEA Representative Assembly is poised to take action this week to ensure that implementation of the new standards is done in ways that support teachers, that ensure we teach first and test later, and that we achieve the Common Core's promise of equity for all students. All students should be expected to learn 21st century skills and content, and the expectations we have for them shouldn't vary based on what state they happen to live in.
The standards, which have been adopted by 45 states by governors, Democratic and Republican alike, sets a higher bar for all students, spelling out the skills and information that students should know to be ready for college and career, and to make good on the promise of the American Dream. When the standards were develop NEA and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) worked to ensure the voice of teachers was integral to their development. These standards are not a 'federal mandate' as some conservative politicians have espoused.
"The standards are obviously the work of teachers, said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "Number one, they're clear. Number two, there aren't a thousand of them. And number three, they all can't be measured using a bubble test. That was not by accident. It's the input of the people who knew what had to be done."
But the standards -- and their promise of equity for all -- don't exist in a vacuum. Misinformation and just pure confusion has threatened to set back what could be a giant leap forward to improve teaching and learning in America's schools. What needs to be made clear is that the new standards must go hand in hand with appropriate student assessment and carefully aligned curriculum and it should all be shaped by the educators who everyday connect students with their dreams.
Standards describe WHAT we think students ought to know and be able to do. A curriculum provides suggested ideas about HOW to teach those specific standards. And assessments are the tests used to determine whether students have mastered the standards. To successfully implement any set of standards, we must do it in the right order. And we must do it in a way that is fully aligned. The adoption of the Common Core State Standards was just the start of this process and it is up to us to ensure we get it right.
NEA members made this point loud and clear in Seattle earlier this year when they mounted an energetic (and successful!) community boycott of the district's MAP test, an assessment tool that didn't measure at all what teachers were required to teach in the classroom.
"It wasn't about denying accountability," said Seattle teacher and union leader Jesse Hagopian at NEA's Joint Conference on Concerns of Minorities and Women on Sunday. "It was about doing what parents and teachers knew was best for our students."
In that same spirit and consideration of what's best for students, the NEA educators gathered in Atlanta this week for the annual NEA Representative Assembly (RA) will consider two measures. The first is aptly named "Commonsense Common Core Implementation," and it calls on states and school districts to do this right -- with the support of NEA. The second calls for a moratorium on the consequences of high-stakes testing associated with Common Core until states and districts have worked with educators to create authentic locally developed curriculum and assessments.
"We know that not every teacher will be working in buildings or districts where it's done well," said Dennis Van Roekel. With that in mind, the RA's anticipated action will ensure that teachers, parents, and community members will be supported in the standards' implementation and the development of assessments that match those standards. NEA understands that educators will need time to develop new and creative curriculum to teach the standards, plus time to practice new instructional tools that may be necessary or useful, plus time to design authentic assessments that measure the concepts students must master.
NEA's Great Public Schools network and its new Raise Your Hand campaign, which launches Tuesday, promises to provide an avenue for educators to access resources as they make that transition. Consider NEA's new partnership with BetterLesson, a Cambridge-based organization dedicated to working with NEA to distribute educators' teaching expertise across the country to aid in the effective implementation of the Common Core.
In the meantime, critics of Common Core should think hard about what they're criticizing, Van Roekel suggested. "Which standard shouldn't be there? Is there something missing? What isn't important for the students of this country to know?" he asked. "And what would you replace them with? If you say 'the current system,' then I say no. We need to do better for our students."
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The Central Connecticut volleyball team defeated Hartford on Wednesday evening to improve to 2-2 on the season. The Blue Devils won the first (25-22), third (25-21) and fourth (25-22) sets to earn the match victory. Senior Emily Cochran had a team-high 18 kills.
The Blue Devils earned the first set victory behind six kills from Cochran. Defensively, sophomore Rachel Dunlap contributed a pair of solo-blocks and six different Blue Devils recorded a dig.
After dropping the second game, Central rebounded with a victory in the third set. Cochran again led the charge with six kills and a .357 hitting percentage. Dunlap also chipped in with three kills on seven attacks.
CCSU captured the fourth set and the match with a late comeback that featured three kills from Cochran and two from Dunlap, who also had a crucial block to tie the match at 17-17. Also fueling the late run were seniors Blaike King and Jamie Rademacher. King recorded a kill, Rademacher an ace and the duo teamed up for a block. The final point came on Cochran's 18th kill of the match.
Hartford falls to 1-3 with the loss. The Hawks won the second set 25-16.
After Cochran's 18 kills, the Blue Devils featured a balanced attack with King (9), Dunlap (8) and Rademacher (7) all posting strong showings. Freshman Makenna Lommori set on most of the attacks and finished with 26 assists. Freshman Ashley Lenington also contributed 13 assists.
Defensively, sophomore Brittany Schumacher and Cochran each totaled 11 digs and senior Allyson Porter had 10. Dunlap led the way at the net with three of the Blue Devils' four solo blocks, Rademacher had the other.
The Blue Devils will return to action on Friday afternoon in the first match of the CCSU Blue Devil Invitational. Central will play St. John's at 4:30 p.m. with Brown vs. Holy Cross to follow. All four teams will play a pair of games at Detrick Gym on Saturday.


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(Pocket-lint) - Personal storage is often back-breakingly boring, but Sony's managed to hot-up the solution with one-touch NFC connectivity from its 1TB wireless server.
Okay, so it's not totally hotted-up as the "Personal Content Station LLS-201" - which we'll refer to as PCS - namesake quickly attests. But this white-finish device does look rather cool - it's reminiscent of a miniature London Olympic velodrome, or some strange alien mothership.
Only you won't find alien cyclists spinning around on the inside. Nope, instead it'll be full of your content spinning on its 1TB drive, which can be delivered in several ways: one touch NFC, Bluetooth, DLNA across a local Wi-Fi network, via the USB port or by using the SD/MemoryStick card slot. There's even Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) support. All you need to do is download a free app - called PWS Manager - on your device in order to communicate the transfers.
But this app doesn't have to be installed on a Sony-specific or, indeed, Android phone - which are supported of course - as iOS will be supported too (except, obviously, NFC won't be). However there's no plan at the moment to expand this to Windows Phone, according to a representative on the Sony stand at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
We saw a demo of photo sharing via the Sony Xperia Z's NFC (near field communication) facility. One quick press of phone to PCS and it was possible to transfer shots. The app avoids duplicating files in the PCS's library too, while the application can also control the other forms of input - click "card", for example, and it's possible to select and channel data directly from an SD card inserted into the PCS device.
READ: Sony Xperia Z review
Content can be stored just as on a hard drive, but the PCS does more than that: it's able to transcode video into MP4 for playback so that it's ready to roll out across other devices. Think about it, if you have a Sony DSLR camera that shoots AVCHD (ie, in the MTS format) then it's not really readable at source by almost any program. The PCS can convert this to an MP4 file at 1080p60 as it imports for quick playback on other devices. Cool stuff.
Output is possible too: the rear HDMI port supports Dolby Digital so those high-quality movie files can be pinged direct to a TV or smart device via your network. If you don't want to use the hard wire then files can also be picked up and streamed over the network.
The PCS plugs in directly via an Ethernet cable - it's not visible in our sample shots, however, as this prototype version had one hanging out of the bottom for the time being - which we're assured will be repositioned to a consumer-friendly point in the final device. There's also a WEP button for security control.
We're not entirely sure why the PCS is the size it is, however. We're sure it could be smaller in order to be that bit more discreet, yet the very idea of this device is to have it on display for the NFC appeal. It's not that it looks bad - we rather like the swooping curves - it just ought to be a smidgen more shrunken.
The 1TB Sony Personal Content Station will be available in the UK from the summer, but Sony was unable to deliver comment on the anticipated price point.


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Sandoval popular at home; overlooked nationally
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When Republican governors in November gathered in Las Vegas to discuss how to recover from their party's latest electoral drubbing, the popular GOP governor of Nevada wasn't there.
Instead, Brian Sandoval was in Washington, D.C., meeting with Obama administration officials to seal the deal that made him the first Republican governor to expand Medicaid as part of the president's health care initiative.
It was part of the pragmatic, centrist, low-key approach that has kept Sandoval popular in a Democratic-trending state and makes him the heavy favorite in his re-election bid next year.
With all the hand-wringing about the future of the GOP, the party has an often-overlooked strength: popular governors like Sandoval who run most of the states in the nation, testing new policies, winning credit for the economic recovery and building records and expertise for possible runs at national office.
Partly due to the party's dominance in the 2010 election, Republicans hold 30 of the nation's 50 governorships.
"The larger the electoral arena, the worse the Republicans seem to do," said Eric Herzik, a political science professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, noting the GOP has lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections and blown a number of high-profile races.
"The one electoral arena that the Republicans have done fairly well in are the governorships," he said.
The 2010 wave ushered in a number of envelope-pushing conservatives. Some, like Florida's Rick Scott and Pennsylvania's Tom Corbett, are long-shots for re-election while others like Wisconsin's Scott Walker or Ohio's John Kasich have weathered early rough patches and are now doing well in the polls.
Sandoval offers a contrasting approach.
"He doesn't get boxed in or pinned down by labels. He's someone who's willing to set aside traditional boundaries if it's going to solve problems," said Greg Ferraro, a longtime Sandoval friend and adviser. "To me, he's the kind of Republican that's going to rebuild the party."
Growing numbers of migrants from the coasts and an expanding immigrant population have steadily pushed Nevada into the Democrats' column in presidential elections. But Sandoval has helped act as a GOP bulwark at the state level. He vetoed a bill to expand background checks for gun purchases as well as another to expand the period for voter registration and nixed a law to place calorie counts on chain restaurant menus.
He is so popular that Democrats have yet to field a challenger, and most analysts predict he will be handily re-elected.
But many of the things that have endeared Sandoval to Nevada voters would make him radioactive among the activists and interest groups who dominate national Republican politics. He supports abortion rights. Although he has refused to approve new taxes, he has twice extended what were supposed to be temporary taxes totaling more than $620 million.
This month, Sandoval signed a bill granting cards that permit driving to people in the country illegally.
"He's got a nice smile, a sunny disposition," said Chuck Muth, president of the Nevada conservative group Citizen Outreach and one of Sandoval's critics from the right. "But that's not something that's going to carry him very far if he ever gets into a competitive primary."
Sandoval had previously served as a state legislator and Nevada's attorney general and had a comfortable position as a federal judge when he agreed to run for governor in 2010. The incumbent, Republican Jim Gibbons, was badly tarred by a painfully public divorce case that included allegations of infidelity. Sandoval ousted him in the Republican primary and easily beat Rory Reid, son of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in the general election.
He is one of two Hispanic GOP governors elected that year, and he co-chairs a task force with his New Mexico counterpart, Susana Martinez, to recruit more Hispanic Republican candidates. But Sandoval only won 33 percent of the Hispanic vote, just three percentage points higher than Sharron Angle, the Republican challenger to Sen. Reid who campaigned on her stance on illegal immigration.
Sandoval is a halting public speaker and cautious politician. He frustrated many Nevada Republicans by only giving lukewarm support to his party's nominee, Mitt Romney, in the 2012 presidential election.
In many states, the governor has unrivaled power and ability to set the agenda. That's certainly true in Nevada, where the legislature meets for 120 days every two years. In the 2013 regular session, Sandoval came out on top, his $6.6 billion general fund budget proposal left mostly intact thanks to a GOP minority in both chambers that kept Democrats from a two-thirds vote margin needed to raises taxes.
But Sandoval came under criticism from both the right and left when just hours after the June 3 midnight deadline, he called lawmakers back into special session to act on five measures that died in the final hectic minutes — including a sales tax increase in Clark County, where Vegas is located, to fund more police officers.
The Nevada Policy Research Institute, a conservative think tank, chided him for pushing the sales tax bill while abandoning education reforms that were rejected by Democrats.
Liberals also derided him for the special session, saying he should have pursued more tax hikes.
Sandoval also took heat earlier this year after a mentally ill man hospitalized at a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital was given a one-way bus ticket to Sacramento, Calif., where he knew no one. It prompted a weekslong investigation by The Sacramento Bee about "patient dumping." Sandoval eventually fired two staffers and ordered an independent review of practices at the hospital.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal civil rights suit this week on behalf of one patient, and city attorneys in two California cities have criminal investigations underway.
There is already speculation in Nevada that Sandoval, if re-elected, could challenge Reid in 2016, setting up a clash of the state's political titans. Reid and his hard-edged operatives have been relatively polite in discussing the governor, and some Democrats clearly respect Sandoval.
Billy Vassiliadis, a veteran Democratic operative, said the governor's low-key, bipartisan demeanor is a clear asset, but it remains to be seen whether that approach would resonate with the GOP's more aggressive, national approach.
"There's an evolution happening in the Republican Party that will largely determine whether a more moderate Republican like Brian Sandoval could stand on a national stage," he said.


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By Travis Thayer, DVM, AgriLabs
Calf scours are an ever-present challenge to producers raising calves. They can devastate a dairy's future livelihood in a very short period of time. No farm, big or small, is without risk of having calves break with calf diarrhea.
There are several different potential causes of calf scours, including nutritional and infectious causes (viral, bacterial, protozoal), but following these basic guidelines will help against all types, regardless of cause.
Consult your veterinarian for more information on what's provided here, and to design your own farm-specific scours prevention program.
1) Get high-quality IgG antibody (colostrum or colostrum replacer) into the calf quickly! For average-sized Holstein calves, most experts recommend 4 qt. of colostrum soon after birth, or a single dose of a colostrum replacement product (defined as containing at least 100g of IgG/dose). Small Holstein calves, or breeds with generally smaller calves, such as Jerseys, may require less. Consult your veterinarian for recommendations on colostrum management or colostrum replacer products for your calves.
2) Test colostrum quality before storing colostrums. The most common way to do this is to use a colostrometer. Discard colostrum that does not pass. Work with your veterinarian to develop standard operating procedures for testing, harvesting and storing colostrum.
3) Discard bloody colostrum or colostrum from a cow with a known disease, such as mastitis or Johne's disease. While blood in the colostrum does not always mean the cow has mastitis, blood is an excellent food for bacteria, which allows existing bacteria in the colostrum to multiply rapidly and make calves sick. Likewise, bacteria that cause mastitis and other diseases like Johne's can be present in the colostrum and make calves sick.
4) Use a scour-prevention vaccine. There are several vaccine products on the market that, when given to the cow during the dry period, increase the amount of antibodies in the cow's colostrum, helping to provide stronger protection. Ask your vet about these products and how they might fit into a dry cow vaccine program.
5) Don't stop feeding milk to sick calves! Research has shown that calves need the energy from continued feeding to be able to fight infection. While it may seem like a good idea to "rest the gut," it is not necessary, and can make it harder for calves to fight off and recover from infection.
6) Treat dehydrated calves with electrolytes. Calves can quickly lose fluids and crucial electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, and they often need treatment beyond regular milk feedings to replace these nutrients. There are many electrolyte products available, and not all are of the same quality. Consult your veterinarian for the best product for your program. Note that if calves are too sick to stand on their own, oral electrolytes alone may not be adequate, and the calf may need intravenous fluid therapy.
7) Use antibiotics ONLY as recommended by your veterinarian. Antibiotics are a great tool that, when used properly, can greatly increase success with scours treatment and prevention. However, used improperly, they may do more harm than good, and with all of the undeserved negative media attention that animal agriculture has gotten recently, antibiotic use is under more scrutiny than ever. There is no better resource than your vet to help you choose the most effective program.
8) Consider natural remedies that save calves and reduce antibiotic use.
a. Research has shown that egg yolk antibodies against specific scours pathogens can prevent and treat scours very effectively, often without any antibiotic treatment. Chickens are vaccinated against a specific disease, and the antibodies from the egg yolks are collected and fed to calves in milk or milk replacer.
b. Probiotic bacteria - Adding "good" intestinal bacteria to the calf's diet can help to promote good gut health and occupy spaces that pathogenic organisms need to use to infect the calf, effectively "blocking out" the bad bugs.
Calf diarrhea is a complicated disease, and it is not possible here to discuss all aspects of this serious risk to calf health. Use these tips as a guideline to start discussions with your veterinarian about your customized calf health program.
After obtaining a B.S. in Microbiology and a DVM Degree at UC Davis, Dr. Thayer practiced dairy production medicine in California's Central Valley. He joined Agrilab's technical services group in June 2005.
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Ask 10 people what it means to be rich, and you'll get 10 very different answers.
Some will say that rich means no worry, although of course rich people worry all the time. Once you have a certain amount of money, you naturally worry about losing it, for instance.
Some will say that rich means being self-sufficient. Which sounds great, but there are self-sufficient people who earn much less than the average person. And there are high earners who are dependent on that next bonus check to keep their head above water.
Still others will paint their wealth in terms of free time, personal fulfillment or the capacity to give back. Charity is a calling, even a full-time job for some.
Let's set aside "rich" for the moment and consider the responses so far. It begins to sounds like rich really means "freedom." Freedom from worry, freedom from troubles, freedom to make choices and live according to one's own design.
Perhaps the better way to phrase the question then is, what does it mean to achieve personal freedom?
One measure is the ability to come and go as you please and to work, if you find work rewarding. Being debt-free is important. Personal development is a plus for many. That might be the same as pursuing a hobby or a pastime, but not necessarily.
Now the killer question: Do you need to wait until retirement to do any of this?
The truth is, not really. Just like employment is a means to an end (income today), saving and investing is a means to an end as well, and it is the same: income, but without the necessity of employment.
Building a lifetime of worry-free income, then, is the real goal of retirement saving, not "being rich" or "quitting work." After all, more than a few retirees have quit for six months and then found themselves so bored that they return to work anyway.
For them, work was fulfillment. It can be hard to redefine your life in a few months. Impossible even. There are social connections and validation at the workplace that are hard to replicate elsewhere.
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Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a Sports-Party game set at the 2012 Summer Olympic games in London and featuring a wide range of characters from both the Nintendo and Sonic game universes who compete in a wide range of sports events. A Wii exclusive for console play, the game continues the fun of the Mario & Sonic Olympic game series with additional new real-world events, "Dream Games" offering expanded Arcade style gaming possibilities, the unique head-to-head multiplayer London Party Mode, and more all against the iconic background of real London city venues.
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When Nintendo and Sega first announced that Mario and Sonic would be teaming up for a title together (along with their many friends) for 2007's Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Games, the title was heralded as exciting by many long time gamers because it was the first time we've ever seen Mario and Sonic together in the same title. The once fierce rivals from the 16-bit era then saw fit to fight each other in the Wii's Super Smash Bros. Brawl and then joined up again for Mario and Sonic At The Winter Games in 2009. We were able to forgive some of the flaws in the previous two Olympic outings for these two, simply because we enjoyed the novelty and feelings of nostalgia we received by seeing two of the industry's greatest icons finally together. Now that this spell has worn off however, we have to say that the game at its core doesn't really live up to what you'd expect from a Mario or even Sonic game. It's fun in bursts, but lacks the polish of a true high end Nintendo or Sega title. The city of London does shine bright though, and the backdrop it provides does add some charm that makes this game worth at least a look.
The games in this release are almost identical to the games released in the 2007 version. But getting to see Mario and Sonic jumping around on a pretty decent cartoon recreation of the London venues and the city itself is amusing at least for a little while. Big Ben and other London landmarks make an appearance. The game has added a bit of a Mario Party feel to it, you'll navigate to the different menus through a map of the city of London that looks similar to a Mario Party map. This is actually called "London Party" mode, so it's not like Nintendo is trying to hide the inspiration. Up to four characters can compete against each other, just like in Mario Party.
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I'm assuming @litwr wants to get the screen mode without using the Firmware, though those Addresses mean nothing if the Firmware is disabled, though I was wondering how one detects which CPC is being used years ago, which this thread has a pile of answers in it.
I want to get this mode inside Basic program. The call to &BC11 looks a bit difficult... How to use these flags in Basic? It is a bit odd that fine Locomotive Basic misses a useful statement. Commodore Basics above 3.5 have RGR statement for this.
10 MODE 120 FOR Address=&A000 to &A00730 READ Byte$40 POKE Address,VAL("&"+Byte$)50 NEXT Address60 CALL &A00070 ScreenMode=PEEK(&A007)80 PRINT "MODE";ScreenMode90 END100 DATA CD,11,BC,32,07,A0,C9,00
org &a000 call &bc11 ld (Address),a ret.Address defb &00
10 gosub 9000 : rem setup routine20 let m% = 030 call getmode, @m%40 print m%50 end9000 symbol after 2569010 let getmode = himem - 119020 memory getmode -19030 restore 90909040 for i% = 0 to 109050 read x%9060 poke getmode + i%, x%9070 next i%9080 return9090 data &cd,&11,&bc,&dd,&6e,&00,&dd,&66,&01,&77,&c9
call &bc11ld l,(ix+0)ld h,(ix+1)ld (hl),aret
10 POKE &C000,030 PLOT 0,400,1540 a=PEEK(&C000)
10 POKE &C000,030 PLOT 0,399,1540 a=PEEK(&C000)
You can't find out from the hardware, the only way is to keep track of what value you last sent to the gate array (which is how the firmware call knows). If you need to know what mode you're in from something that is going to disable the firmware (but doesn't reset the mode itself) then you'll need to call SCR GET MODE before disabling the firmware and then keep that value up to date yourself.
Thanks! However it would be a bit better to have a proper word in Basic.
Thanks! However it would be a bit better to have a proper word in Basic.
Looking at all the replies it appears there's all sorts of tricks you could do to find out the screen mode.
i there a basic command to make a sprite and move it on the screen in commodore basic?
POKE. But then the C64 doesn't actually have any graphics commands in basic at all! Things like RGR appear on later machines like the Plus 4, which didn't have sprites IIRC.
They all fundamentally rely on the fact the firmware is keeping track of the mode, if it wasn't then PLOT wouldn't be able to write different values to the display depending upon the current mode. The hardware itself doesn't provide any mechanism for determining a change "after the fact"
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"This is exhausting," exclaims Taylor Swift in her chart-topping single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together". And if the song title isn't enough, Swift lyrically vents the frustrations of on-again, off-again relationships throughout the whole rest of the song. Her feelings in the song are reflective of that of many collegiettes who believe that romance recycling, unfortunately, is a hopeless cause. And yet, another rising teen pop singer, Cher Lloyd, sings the contradictory feeling of the aching desire to get back together again in "Want U Back". Like Swift's song, the title speaks for itself.
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According to Amber Vennum, assistant professor of family studies and human services at Kansas State University, a "cyclical relationship" is the official term for these kinds of relationships where a couple "breaks up and gets back together." According to her, about 40 percent of college students today are currently involved in such a relationship, so the issue is definitely a prevalent one. Here are the common signs and characteristics of on-again, off-again relationships:
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The key characteristic of an on-again, off-again relationship is the fact that the relationship ended and came back together again at least once, if not multiple times. If you find yourself experiencing the other signs, you've begun to identify the causes and problems of why the relationship went "off" in the first place. Now, it's time to figure out whether or not you and your guy can reconcile these differences in the long-term or whether it's time to just let him go now.
Making the decision: "Should I stay or should I go?"
Caird Urquhart, founder of Newroad Coaching and author of 30 Ways to Better Days: How to Rally After You've Been Dumped, believes that most on-again, off-again relationships don't work out, although there are a few exceptions.
Taking a break
Some couples mutually choose to take breaks in their relationships. Key word: mutually. "Taking breaks can sometimes be healthy," Caird says. "It really depends if both parties are willing to talk out the logistics of it and come to an agreement on the conditions of the break. There are legitimate reasons for taking a break such as school, work, or other priorities. It really depends on what's going on in your lives at the moment."
The key here is that both of you are okay with the fact that you are technically engaging in an on-again, off-again relationship. Perhaps one of you needs to focus on your studies or one of you just wants time to re-evaluate what you want in life and to possibly see other people. As long as both of you are okay with this and come to an agreement about the terms of the break, this relationship can be very successful. "You have to remember that you're taking a risk by doing this," Caird adds. "I once was in a 5-year relationship during college, and we decided to take a break. When he came back around a second time, I had new interests. Under no circumstance should you ever expect a person to have to 'wait' for you."
Rania*, a sophomore at New York University says that these type of breaks can work out. "I know so many friends who break up and get back together and break up and get back together because of college," Rania says. "College is just so time-consuming. Everyone's just so busy. Sometimes you don't have the time to commit to them on a relationship level, so you want to focus on friendship in the times in between."
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The fact that two people can mutually agree to put each others' needs first shows that the relationships is mature, which is definitely a sign that it has the possibility to work out in the end. The truth of the matter though is that most people aren't okay with uncertainty and the possibility of a "break" turning into an "end."
Samantha*, a sophomore at Rutgers University, expressed similar feelings. "My boyfriend and I had a talk about this," she said. "For me, I want stability. I want someone who is not going to be unpredictable. It's more than a want—I need a rock. I don't see the trust or commitment, the effort or passion, in a relationship that stands on a fulcrum. One false step and you are on eggshells again."
Caird stresses the idea that if a break is to be successful, it needs to be mutual. "If one of you is desperately hurt or doesn't want it, it's not an agreed break-up or mutual decision," she says. "If you guys can't come to a compromise or understanding, it's probably going to end. It's extremely difficult for any relationship to work out if there's no compromise." It's a matter of clashing wants and desires. Ultimately, it just won't work out if you both want different things that are irreconcilable.


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