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The best time to visit the bird sanctuary island of Skomer is in May or early June when it is a riot of colour with millions of bluebells and red campion as far as the eye can see.
That is also the time when the colonies of breeding seabirds are most active, and visitors can watch at close quarters the to-ing and fro-ing of the beautiful clown-faced puffins as they bring beaksful of sand-eels to their burrowed chicks, the similar airlift as kittiwakes ferry mud from the central pond to their clliffside nesting ledges and the 'mugging' tactics of predatory jackdaws and gulls bent on a free meal.
Those fortunate enough to stay overnight on the island will hear the nocturnal warbling of thousands of Manx shearwaters which emerge at dusk from the burrows in which they hide with their chicks during daylight. Swift and manoeuvrable at sea, their short legs make them clumsy on land and easy prey for the marauding and murderous Great and Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gulls which throng the island. Visitors will also catch glimpses of the descendants of the rabbits which were once bred for food on the island, some of them black. The island is noted for its distinctive breed of small rodent, the Skomer Vole, which can only be seen if the Wardens show them to parties.
From the cliffs, particulary on the north side of 722-acre Skomer, the largest of the Pembrokeshire islands, can be seen Atlantic grey seals, the cows sleek and handsome, the bulls fat and scar-faced from their many fights, as they swim past or bask on the rocks at the Garlandstone.
There are hundreds of visitors every year, the busy ferry service on the Dale Princess from Martin's Haven near Marloes operating several times a day, the passengers getting quite close to rafts of puffins, razorbilsl and guillemots bobbing on the surface, and catching a glimpse of the odd seal, porpoise or basking shark.
Skomer was in private hands and farmed for centuries, but was leased by the West Wales Field Society until 1959, when the Nature Conservancy bought it for the nation, and it is now managed by the Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales, who recently built a state-of-the-art Science Centre overlooking the North Bay.
Boat trips in the Dale Sea Safari can also be taken round the island, which is surrounded by a designated Marine Nature Reserve, protecting a variety of seabed creatures in a unique submarine environment. Diving and fishing in this area are strictly controlled, but the island centre is linked by camera to many of the cliff colonies and underwater features, to give a dramatic 'live' view of the wildlife.
In addition to the boat fee there is a landing fee when you reach the island. Visitors can also stay for a week or more in specially adapted accommodation in the old farm complex.


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Who Better Than Dell to Ruin Our Customer Satisfaction Rating?
Q: So if this is not the Gphone, when will we see the Gphone, and what will it be?
Google CEO Eric Schmidt: We're not announcing anything, but this is the platform for building a Gphone. It starts a whole wave of innovation …
Q: Does that mean there will be NO Google phone you can buy?
ES: Imagine not just one Gphone, but a thousand Gphones as a result of the partnerships … the many other people who will be joining the open initiative. We forgot to tell you that it's available next week, and the terms are the broadest in the industry.
Q: ………..Gphone?
ES: We are not announcing a Google phone.
Q: Eric, I want to go back to the Gphone–what's the deal?
ES: The deal is we don't pre-announce products… if there were to be a Gphone, it would run Android.
–Excerpt from Google's Nov. 5 Android analyst call
Google and Dell are collaborating on an Android-based cellphone?
Seems unlikely. Certainly, Google has said repeatedly that Android is intended not as a platform for building one Google-branded Gphone, but an entire ecosystem of them. And that will require the investment and commitment of a host of mobile-phone manufacturers–manufacturers who probably aren't interested in developing handsets that run on a competitor's platform.
A more likely scenario: Dell simply joins Google's Open Handset Alliance and announces its own Android-based phone.

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Guide to the David Cannon Dashiell Papers, 1975-1996
Guide to the David Cannon Dashiell Papers, 1975-1996
Accession number: 2001-36Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California
- Processed by:
- Alan A. Foss and Martin Meeker
- Date Completed:
- February, 2003
Scope and Content of Collection
- Overview and Personal Information
- Creative Works
- Visual Items
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Related Material at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Container List
Series 1: Overview and Personal Information, 1981-1996
Scope and Content Note
Biographical Information, 1992-1993
Death Notice, 1993
Inventory list of Artist's Estate, 1996
Personal Telephone Directory, 1992
Mailing Lists, 1992
Housing, 1993
Party Invitations, 1981, 1991, 1992
Miscellaneous, 1992-1993
Applications, 1991-1992
Letters of Recommendation, 1992-1993
Grants Received, 1992-1993
Portfolio, 1992
Insurance and Inventory of Art Works, 1992-1993
Miscellaneous Items, n.d.
Feature Articles and Reviews
Artforum, "Reviews", 1993
Outlook, "Situation", 1991
Outlook, "Healing Arts", 1992
Shift, "David Cannon Dashiell", 1990
Venice Magazine, "Art Galleries", 1991
Visions Art Quarterly, "Alternative Opportunities: A Report from the Bay Area", 1989
Visions Art Quarterly, "Showcase", 1991
Miscellaneous Articles, 1989-1990
Art Exhibition Flyers and Catalogs
Folder A, 1988-1993
Folder B, 1987-1996
Series 2: Creative Works, 1975-1993
Scope and Content Note
Written Works
"Get Your Rocks Off" articles, California Voice, 1983
Prose, n.d.
"An Imaginary Manifesto," Mirage #4, 1993
Conceptual Works
"16 Plays", 1975-1977
Drawings Notebook, 1989
"Invert, Oracle"
Catalog, 1989
Fourth Draft, 1988
Fifth Draft, 1989
"Queer Mysteries"
Exhibition Information and Description, 1993
Programs, 1993
Miscellaneous, 1992-1993
Box #0744, 1993
Design Works
Buckler Residence and Furniture, n.d.
Dolor Residence Specs, n.d.
Graphic Design Projects, n.d.
Portrait of John Donahue, 1985
Portrait of David Freedman, 1985
Portrait of Steve Chivers, 1985
Portrait of Carolyn Kemp, 1985
Series 3: Visual Items, 1975-1993
Scope and Content Note
London and Amsterdam, n.d.
Florence and Venice, n.d.
Rome, Pompeii, and Florence, n.d.
Paris, n.d.
Pompeii Frescos (detail), Mounted Color Photos
Folder A, n.d.
Folder B, n.d.
Folder C,n.d.
Folder D,n.d.
Identification Cards, 1975-1992
Personal Photos and Slides, n.d.
Barry Byford Family Photos, n.d.
"Carrie" Slides, n.d.
1993 March on Washington Slides, 1993
Doler House, "Big Tree Manor", 1989
Bush Street Apartment, n.d.
Saturn, Rings, and Moons Slides, n.d.
"Invert Oracle" Exhibition Slides, 1989
"Queer Mysteries" Exhibition Slides, 1993
Inventory of Artist's Estate Photos and Slides, 1985-1993


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As America stood on the brink of a Second World War, the push for aeronautical advancement grew ever greater, spurring an insatiable demand for mathematicians. Women were the solution. Ushered into the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in 1935 to shoulder the burden of number crunching, they acted as human computers, freeing the engineers of hand calculations in the decades before the digital age. Sharp and successful, the female population at Langley skyrocketed.
Many of these "computers" are finally getting their due, but conspicuously missing from this story of female achievement are the efforts contributed by courageous, African-American women. Called the West Computers, after the area to which they were relegated, they helped blaze a trail for mathematicians and engineers of all races and genders to follow. Join us as we watch, enjoy FREE Pizza, and discuss the film afterwards with Dr Sara Kassis, Adjunct Professor of Engineering
Science and the Director for Women In Tech.


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It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.
In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon, a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far away, an environmental activist contemplates the terrible image of an elephant, dead and fangless. Not only do you have to fight against poaching, but you will also have to meet the problems of your newly arrived daughter from Spain. Thousands of kilometers to the north, in Melilla, a group of civil guards prepare to face the furious crowd of sub-Saharan people who have begun the assault on the fence. Three stories linked by a central theme, in which none of its protagonists know that their destinies are doomed to cross and that their lives will no longer be the same.
The TRUE STORY of how a young girl begins to suspect that her neighbour on a quiet suburban street is fugitive family killer John List.
A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues.
A cursed survivor of killings at the Amityville House brings evil to a small island where bizarre genetic experiments are carried out on humans and animals.
Lucy Neal is thrown for a loop when she is accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend. In an effort to prove him wrong, Lucy creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind and surprising journey of self-discovery, friendship, and new love.
Reporting from the frontlines of the Okanagan wildfires, Stan documents uncommon heroism on his blog while hoping for a big break that'll make him a household name beyond Peachland. But when he's unexpectedly charged with a shocking crime, he must scramble to salvage his reputation with the civic leaders who respect him and save his marriage to Gail, the woman who's supported him amidst his various struggles. But how will Gail react when the extent – and nature – of the charges are revealed and his innocence is hardly assured?
Gabe (J. Lee) sees his therapist (Michael Ealy) every Wednesday. Therapy takes a turn when another patient is "left behind" at the therapist's office and they go on a misadventure to get him home, all while running into odd ball characters in Gabe's life who are helping him get over his last break up.
A listless grand-daughter, Chance Sinclair, is sentenced to live with her draconian grand-father, August after a violent incident at school and begins to question the source of her families immense wealth and power. When Chance's scheming Mom, June hires a troubled chef Sydney to poison August, the family's monstrous secrets are revealed over the course of one bloody night. Every soul is up for grabs as The Sinclair Family Games Night gets underway and Chance learns that being a part of this family is a blood-in, blood-out proposition.
After Becca receives a distressing call from her suicidal brother Richie, she rushes over to his apartment and finds him alive and well - surrounded by copies of his own dead body.
An ambitious vlogger experiences the dark side of the internet when his latest video, which features an alleged haunting, goes viral.
Dr. Emma Collins and her team are spending their third summer on the island of Little Happy studying the effect of climate change on the great white sharks who come to the nearby nursery every year to give birth. Along with the last two inhabitants of this former fishing village, their peaceful life is disrupted when a "scientific" team led by her ex-boyfriend and marine biologist Richard show up looking for three bull sharks who we soon learn aren't just any bull sharks.
A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.
When best friends, Jack and Scottie, get a once in a lifetime shot at hidden loot, they take off on a cross-country adventure turned crime spree. With a whiny accidental hostage in tow, and a deranged bounty huntress and Johnny Law hot on their trail, it's going to be a race to the bullet-riddled finish.
After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a case involving the personal, the professional—and even the supernatural.
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.
Paul tries to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
Season 1 | Episode 1 Agnes Brown has family troubles to contend with: her son Dermot has fallen out with Maria Nicholson, his long-term girlfriend, and Grandad is feeling poorly. After a sleepless night, Mrs. Brown decides to try to sort out Dermot and Maria's problem by giving Maria the benefit of her advice. But her heart-to-heart with Maria only succeeds in making the dispute worse.
Season 1 | Episode 2 Agnes Brown worries that her family is keeping too many secrets when Cathy will not reveal any information about her new boyfriend, Mark will not confess why his wife has thrown him out and Dermot lies to his fiancee's parents about the status of his job
Season 1 | Episode 3 Agnes becomes concerned when Dermot announces he wants to ask his childhood friend Buster, a known criminal, to be his best man. Mrs Brown is distracted when her neighbour Winnie's husband is rushed to hospital, leaving her son trying to raise money for his wedding by becoming embroiled in a money-making scam with his friend.
Season 1 | Episode 4 Agnes is disappointed when she discovers she is not invited to Maria's hen party because she is too old, so she and Winnie decide to crash the event, but end up in the wrong venue. She invites Maria's mother round for dinner and is so nervous about impressing her that she gets drunk and the evening descends into chaos.
Season 1 | Episode 5 Dermot's pre-marriage nerves get the better of him and he locks himself away in a cupboard, so it is up to Agnes, Fr Quinn and best man Buster to try to calm him down. Meanwhile, Rory tells his mother he is gay.


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The week in review
Worst triple-slaying connection: The suspect in the murder of the Madison County family found dead over the weekend–- James Clark Jackson, 55, Karen Lee Jackson, 53, and Chante Latrice Davis, 26–- is a nephew recently released from maximum-security prison. Rashad Matthew Riddick, 23, faces three counts of capital murder.
Latest in the Lithuainian hit and run: Miller School grad Vitalija Vasciunaite, 22, pleads guilty to maiming while drunk driving and felony hit and run for slamming into a VDOT worker on Afton Mountain July 17 after consuming 17 beers, Tasha Kates reports in the Progress. She faces up to 15 years in prison plus deportation, and she'll be sentenced May 31.
Latest UVA football felonies: Three players–- Ausar Walcott, Devin Wallace, and Mike Price–- turn themselves in to Harrisonburg police February 8 and are charged with burglary with intent to commit assault and assault and battery by mob, stemming from a January 30 incident, according to the DP. The players are suspended, and Wallace neglects to tell UVA he has a prior arrest.
Biggest car fire: A Yellow Cab is engulfed in flames February 10 at Region 10 on Preston Avenue. The cause of the latest flaming vehicle is unknown at press time.
Most mysterious mop fire: A blazing mop propped against the side of a house on Harris Street ignites the vinyl siding February 9, but the residents are able to extinguish it before firefighters arrive. The cause is under investigation.
Most shocking sale: Tiger Fuel is dumping two of its gourmet gas stations–- at Forest Lakes and Hydraulic Road–- and selling out to 7-11, Jim Duncan alleges on RealCentralVa.com.
Most retro–- in a bad way: White Hall and Browns Gap residents complain at a townhall meeting that they're still using dial-up with CenturyLink February 10, the same day President Obama promotes high-speed wireless for most Americans. One far-western Albemarlean compares their service to being in Cairo, the Progress reports. The phone company says it's pumping $250K into fiber optics that should be in place by October.
Most generous: Albemarle County. It pays non-school employees an average of $52,098 along with an average benefits package of $20,252, for a total of $72,350, according to Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance.
Most startling growth: Between fiscal years 2003-04 and 2010-11, county staff grew 8.5 percent to 576 employees. During that same period, their benefits grew 114 percent, from $5.95 million to $12.75 million, according to ATTA.
Swankiest getaway: Senate Democrats took time to caucus February 8-10 at the Boar's Head Inn, Fox News reports. The senators did not have time to play tennis, golf, or hit the spa, says a caucus spokesman.
Newest School Board member: Jason Buyaki is picked February 9 to finish the term of Albemarle chair Ron Price, who split for an out-of-state job offer earlier this year, NBC29 reports.
Cheeriest-sounding weather alert: Albemarle gets a "red flag" warning on Valentine's Day, but it's not in honor of the holiday. Red flag means high winds and low humidity create a situation with explosive fire potential, which means you'd be an idiot to start an outdoors blaze.
Worst red flag casualty: A tree crunches a car on Mulberry Avenue.
Worst time to plan a bonfire: The spring fire season ignites February 15, and the 4pm burning law goes into effect, which means big trouble for anyone burning before 4pm and for those whose fire gets out of control.
Best news for the Crozet Tunnel: Nelson County officials want to open up tours through the Claudius Crozet-built tunnel, also known as the Blue Ridge Tunnel, in time for the 150th anniversary of General Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign, the News Virginian reports.
Biggest panty raid: Victoria's Secret is robbed of around $1,000 of merch, mostly bras and t-shirts emptied out of two drawers February 12, according to the Progress.


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|Biosequences .. Software .. Molbio soft .. Network News .. FTP
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a world leader in agri- genetics, seeks a Research Associate in the Specialty Grain Traits group to support soybean transformation efforts. 4- year university degree or equivalent with 3+ years directly related laboratory experience. Experience in cell biology and the use of Agrobacterium essential. Familiarity with computers and statistical analysis necessary. Send detailed resume by September 9 to Gary Walljasper, Workforce Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., 6800 Pioneer Parkway, P.O. Box 212, Johnston, IA, 50131. Job #1018A Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer


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I've renewed my love affair with Google Plus. Are you over there? If you are, please seek me out! With that, I thought this might be a good time to let y'all know where you can find Tinkerlab around the social atmosphere. This will be a quick post.
A few words about our social media stamp:
* Shoot me a hello and tell me that you follow this blog. I will love to hear from you!
* But keep in mind: I'm a busy parent and might not respond to you right away. Please don't take this personally. My mom rarely gets a call back the same day she leaves me a message (I'm so sorry, mom).
* We go where you are. Is there something that we're missing? Let us know and we'll check it out.
Where to find Tinkerlab
Rachelle on G+
Follow me on Google Plus, where I share tinkering ideas, craft projects, creativity inspiration, and science stuff. Oh, and occasional comic or photo of coffee. I adore G+, and would love to see you there.
I also moderate the Creative Kids Community on G+, and this week we're hosting a Creative Kids Challenge. Check out the link for more details!
Tinkerlab on G+
Join Tinkerlab on G+, and you'll get a good dose of creativity, art and science projects, and all things tinker-y. If you love Tinkerlab, this won't disappoint you.
Tinkerlab on Facebook
If you love Facebook, the Tinkerlab Facebook Page is the place where we share creative inspiration, giveaways, hands-on projects for kids.
Tinkerlab on Instagram
Follow us on Instagram, where we share photos of easy art projects and inspiring bits of creativity. Also home to the Creative Table Project (follow us at #creativetable).
Tinkerlab on Pinterest
Follow us on Pinterest, where you'll find some of our favorite artsy and kid boards: Kid Spaces, Art Recipes, Kids Art, Kids Science Projects, Sketchbook Ideas, and Art Studios
A question for you:
Where do you like to spend your social media energy? Which platform speaks to you?


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Nive Jayasekar created a mobile app for Home Depot over a weekend and won $10,500—and got an offer to work at Facebook.
She's only 17.
The Social-Loco conference organized a hackathon event held June 16-17, sponsored by big brands like Home Depot.
Jayasekar entered, drawn by the prizes. She decided to develop a project organizer for the home-improvement chain as a Windows Phone app, because that was a special prize category.
She swept the event with her app, which made it easy for both novices and experienced gardeners to find materials for landscaping projects. (Those were originally separate prize categories; she developed a single app that addressed both audiences.)
But she barely made it to the conference to accept her prizes. After she found out she won, her mom had to drive her to San Francisco.
It was good timing: Because she was late, she got to present her winning app right before Emily White, Facebook's director of mobile partnerships, was due to speak. They met backstage and White offered her a summer internship.
"Nive is amazing and I'm going to be working for her someday," White said at the conference.
But here's the thing, and it tells you everything you need to know about the war for talent in Silicon Valley right now: The recent graduate of Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, Calif., who's headed to Carnegie Mellon University in the fall, wouldn't say whether she'd taken Facebook up on the offer.
"The recruiting process is still going on," she said.
Facebook couldn't comment on where things stood.
Let's review: A 17-year-old just got an internship offer from Facebook, on the spot after winning a programming contest. And she hasn't decided whether she's taking the job yet.
Meanwhile, she's porting the app to Apple's iOS devices and Android smartphones.
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Here's a screenshot of the Windows Phone app she developed:


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In an effort to continue to provide their loyal patrons with the ultimate in carnivorous dining, O'NEILL'S of Maspeth recently brought on a new chef, Jose Dominguez, to properly supervise the aging of their beef and to ensure that steak at O'NEILL'S remains among the very best the city has to offer.
As Dominguez explains it, the process is akin to an underground science experiment, sequestered deep beneath this Maspeth restaurant, which covers virtually all of the block from 53rd Drive to 65th Place. "What I'm looking for," notes Dominguez, "is the marble-ization on the sides of the beef." (Marble-ization is a process through which, as the steak gradually ages over several days, the specks and streaks of white fat become increasingly evident, an indicator of enhanced flavor.)
The basement container wherein said "science experiment" occurs is maintained at a temperature between 38-42 degrees Fahrenheit, climate-controlled with a humidifier, and is constantly monitored. "I turn them every three days," says Dominguez. And since each steak has been carefully labeled upon arrival, Dominguez is always able to ensure considerable accuracy in a process that takes anywhere from 21 to 28 days.
Aside from the understandably lame jokes one might conjure about "beefing up" his resume, or how "rare" it is to find a chef with so much skill in the world of beef, it should be pointed out that Dominguez's steak pedigree is a pretty impressive one, and includes some of the best venues in the city, such as the PALM ONE and MICHAEL JORDAN'S STEAKHOUSE.
Of course, even the best chef is nothing without the finest of ingredients, but rest assured, O'NEILL'S gets their beef from the very same distributor as Brooklyn's PETER LUGER (the much-renowned champion of steakhouses), an outfit in Hunts Point called Master Purveyors.
To his credit, Dominguez, in preparing the dishes themselves, tends to let the steaks stand on their own. "I don't really use that much seasoning, I like to let the process speak for itself."
A Prime Aged Porterhouse for two at O'NEILL'S, among the best in the city, would probably run you about $70, but readers looking to get their feet wet a little bit, should also know that O'NEILL'S serves up free Ship Roast every Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. If you've never been, you're definitely missing out.


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A Guide To Treating Crush Injuries
Crush injuries of the foot are serious and can be difficult to manage. These complex injuries often involve soft tissue and osseous structures. Potentially devastating complications and long term sequelae can occur if these injuries are underestimated or mismanaged.1 Compartment syndrome is a serious complication that can occur with these types of injuries. Due to the high morbidity associated with crush injuries, prompt and meticulous care is essential.2 Omer and Pomerantz reported 50 percent of their patients who sustained crush injuries of the foot had residual pain or required assisted ambulation.3 Myerson, et. al., reported that 25 percent of their patients treated for crush injuries to the foot had poor results.2 When managing crush injuries, one must emphasize early recognition and treatment of compartment syndrome (see "Detecting And Treating Compartment Syndrome" below), early soft tissue coverage, and fracture stabilization.2 One should perform a thorough history and physical examination. A detailed history should include the mechanism of injury, information about the injuring object and the manner in which the foot was affected by the object. When evaluating a traumatic injury of the foot, the primary concern is assessing the patient's neurovascular status. Then one should proceed to evaluate soft tissue injuries, noting all contusions, abrasions, lacerations and penetrations. It is critical to assess these patients for compartment syndrome. When you suspect this condition, be sure to measure compartment pressures.4 One should also obtain X-rays and/or advanced imaging to evaluate the foot for possible fractures and dislocations. Assessing The Degree Of The Crush Injury A crush injury occurs when an extrinsic compressive or shear force of variable magnitude is applied to the foot over a variable period of time.1 Vora and Myerson categorized crush injuries of the foot into three distinct types as follows: Type I occurs when the crushing object is large and heavy, and remains in contact with the foot for an extended period of time. Compartment syndrome and plantar soft tissue defects are common with this type of injury. Type II occurs when one notes elements of laceration. These injuries are often associated with open fractures and marked soft tissue disruption. Type III occurs when a tangential force is applied to the foot. This leads to degloving and avulsion of soft tissue. Skeletal trauma may be absent with this type of injury.1 Detecting And Treating Compartment Syndrome Acute compartment syndrome of the foot is a potential complication of foot crush injuries. Recognizing the signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome is important. The sequelae of a missed compartment syndrome include contracture, deformity, sensory changes, weakness, stiffness, paralysis, atrophy and chronic pain.4-9 Therefore, immediate diagnosis and aggressive treatment of compartment syndrome is imperative to minimize these outcomes. Compartment syndrome results from a decrease in compartmental volume or an increase in the contents of the compartment.10 The elevated pressures compromise local tissue perfusion, potentially resulting in permanent myoneural tissue damage.8 Crush syndrome is a term that describes the manifestations that occur after prolonged crushing pressure on the limbs.11,12 Manifestations are caused by the destruction of muscle tissue and the influx of myoglobin, potassium and phosphorus into the circulation. This can lead to hypovolemic shock, hyperkalemia and if, not treated, acute renal failure.11,13,14 This syndrome is unlikely to occur with an isolated crush injury of the foot, but more likely with an injury to one or both limbs. Historically, the foot has been divided into four compartments: medial, lateral, central and interosseous.15,16 In 1990, Manoli and Weber demonstrated the presence of nine compartments: medial, lateral, superficial, adductor, calcaneus and four interosseous compartments.17 Researchers have suggested the presence of a tenth dorsal compartment containing the extensor digitorum brevis.18 The calcaneal compartment communicates with the deep posterior compartment of the leg, possibly allowing a concurrent compartment syndrome of the foot and leg.19 One should have a high index of suspicion of compartment syndrome when evaluating a crush injury. The most common physical findings you may see with compartment syndrome are relentless pain, loss of palpable pulses, decreased light touch sensation, impaired two-point discrimination, motor deficits and loss of pin prick sensation.4 However, keep in mind that you may not always note these findings with these patients.7 Measuring compartment pressures is the only method for definitively diagnosing a compartment syndrome.4,5,9 Normal compartmental pressure is 8 mmHg or less.9 You would perform a fasciotomy when compartmental pressure exceeds 30 mmHg or when the pressure reaches 10 to 30 mmHg below the diastolic blood pressure.20,21 One should perform a fasciotomy within eight hours of the injury and as soon as one makes the diagnosis.22 A variety of incisional approaches (including plantar, dorsal, plantar and lateral, and medial and dorsal) have been described for performing fasciotomies in the foot.5 Myerson recommends a combined two dorsal and one medial-plantar incision to decompress all nine compartments.9 The two dorsal incisions, located medial to the second metatarsal and lateral to the fourth metatarsal, allow one to release the adductor and interossei compartments.6 The medial plantar incision, located at the plantar medial aspect of the heel, allows access to the medial, lateral, superficial and calcaneal compartments.6 You should leave these incisions open. Manage the wounds with wet to dry dressing changes for five to 10 days. Subsequently, one may perform delayed primary closure or provide coverage with split-thickness skin grafting.17 Key Essentials For Treatment When treating crush injuries, one should begin by obtaining analgesia with a peripheral nerve block of the ankle. This should be done regardless of the magnitude of injury. This includes patients with compartment syndrome. This step does not alter decision making, but does significantly alleviate the patient's pain.5 Keep in mind that a diagnosis of compartment syndrome is based on elevated compartment pressures and not on pain.4,23-25 Administer local anesthesia about the ankle with 20 cc of 0.5% bupivicaine without epinephrine.26 In order to minimize swelling, proceed to apply a bulky compressive dressing and elevate the foot if surgery is delayed or if you are planning on closed treatment.1 One can use a pneumatic intermittent compression foot pump to reduce swelling when elevation is not sufficient.5 Researchers have shown that using this pump is an effective method of reducing edema after lower extremity trauma.27 More specifically, studies have shown that the modality is successful in reducing edema associated with crush injuries of the foot.25,28 However, if you suspect that patients have compartment syndrome, be sure to measure compartment pressures prior to using the intermittent compression foot pump.1 One should continue to monitor patients for compartment syndrome while using the pump.5 When treating open injuries, provide appropriate treatment including antibiosis and tetanus prophylaxis. A first generation cephalosporin is indicated for minor open wounds as well as Type I and II open fractures. Recommended dosing for these patients is cefazolin 2g IV initially, followed by 1g IV every eight hours for three days.29 Aminoglycosides are recommended in addition to the cephalosporin for Type II and III open fractures and open wounds with significant dirt and debris.30 Joseph points out that there is little to no evidence that a safer, equally effective class of drug (i.e., extended spectrum cephalosporin or newer quinolone) could not be used as single agent with these injuries.22 One may add penicillin G, 10 to 20 million units IV, with farming injuries.30 You should give the appropriate antibiotic within three hours of the injury.31 Take appropriate cultures at the initial examination. However, if the patient is being taken directly to the operating room, one may obtain post-debridement cultures. Pertinent Pointers On Debridement And Soft Tissue Coverage Be aware that there is an extended area of injury that is not always obvious when evaluating crush injuries.32 This extended area of damage is referred to as the "zone of injury."1,5,23,33-36 It's important to understand this concept so you don't underestimate the amount of tissue damage and subsequently mistreat the patient.5 Researchers have shown that early soft tissue coverage is critical when attempting to salvage a crushed foot.37-42 Early debridement and soft tissue coverage provide a lower infection rate and enhanced healing.11,34,43,44 Early soft tissue coverage decreases the length of hospital stay, decreases the rate of infection, decreases the number of surgical procedures, decreases the rate of failure and increases the rate of bone union.1,5,38 One must debride all non-viable tissue before performing definitive wound closure or coverage. It may be necessary to perform serial debridements, which you would perform until the wound is completely clean. Take care to preserve vital structures during debridement.1 You should sharply transect nerves that are non-salvageable and bury them in muscle to prevent a painful neuroma.1 Make sure you cover the tendons and preserve the paratenon in order to prevent desiccation and facilitate the acceptance of a skin graft.5 It is important to delineate vitalized from non-vitalized tissue so you can perform an accurate debridement. There are several ways to delineate this zone of injury. Visual inspection using conventional parameters such as bleeding, color, contractility and consistency is satisfactory but can lack accuracy.1,45 Flourescein labeling and split-thickness skin excision (STSE) are more accurate methods of determining tissue viability and predicting flap survival. 5,10,32,46-48 Flourescein is a phenolphthalein dye that fluoresces when exposed to ultraviolet light in the presence of an intact capillary circulation.46-48 However, be advised that flourescein testing can be an unreliable modality in certain situations (i.e., A-V shunting).27 The technique of STSE has become a useful tool in determining tissue viability as well as a method of providing graft material for early soft tissue coverage.6,10,32 One would perform a STSE by harvesting a split-thickness skin graft (STSG) from the potentially non-viable skin flap and adjacent normal skin. Dermal capillary bleeding indicates skin viability. You would proceed to debride the non-viable skin flap, mesh the skin graft 1:1.5 and reapply it to the devoid area. One cannot perform this technique over areas unsuitable for STSG such as exposed bone and non-viable deep tissue.5,6,10,32 Other forms of soft tissue coverage that have been recommended include full-thickness skin grafting (FTSG), free flap reconstruction and revascularization of the degloved tissue. 49-52 Insights On Stabilizing Fractures Crush injuries of the foot can be associated with fractures and dislocations. Surgical stabilization of fractures optimizes the overall outcomes of crush injuries.53,54 Skeletal stabilization is used not only for fracture fixation, but also for wound management.5 Rigid fixation optimizes the local conditions for wound healing and decreases infection rates by eliminating micromotion of the soft tissue, reducing edema and improving the microcirculation within the zone of injury.55 Reduction in swelling results in cellular and humeral defense mechanisms being maximized, thus decreasing infection rates.56,57 One may perform fixation and stabilization following irrigation and debridement.55 There are multiple options for stabilization, ranging from internal fixation to external fixation. Treatment decisions are based on the location and extent of skeletal trauma. External or percutaneous fixation is particularly useful in crush injuries with significant soft tissue trauma. These fixation options do not require incisions that violate the zone of injury.55 One should perform definitive fixation as soon as the soft tissues are stable.55 Basic fracture management principles include delicate soft tissue handling, maintaining wide skin bridges, limited subcutaneous dissection and minimal soft tissue dissection of fracture fragments.55 In Conclusion Crush injuries of the foot often involve both soft tissue and osseous structures. These injuries are serious and are associated with a significant amount of morbidity.2 Therefore, it is important not to underestimate the serious nature of these injuries. Early recognition and treatment of compartment syndrome is imperative. Performing thorough debridement of all non-viable tissue is essential before initiating early soft tissue coverage. One would pursue skeletal stabilization for fracture management and wound care. Quick and aggressive treatment of these serious and potentially devastating injuries is essential in order to minimize complications such as ischemic contractures, paralysis, amputations and complex regional pain syndrome. Dr. Tankersley is a surgical resident within the Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. Dr. Mendicino is the Chief of the Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. He is a Fellow and Past President of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Mendicino is also a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Western Campus of the Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Catanzariti is the Director of Residency Training Programs for the Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. He is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and is on the faculty of the Podiatry Institute. Dr. Grossman is Chief of the Section of Podiatry at the Akron Medical Center in Akron, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Podiatry and Orthopedic Surgery at the Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine.
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Kalisman M, Wexler M, Yeschua R: Treatment of extensive avulsions of skin and subcutaneous tissues. J Dermatol Surg Oncol 4: 322-27, 1978. 46. McCraw J, Myers B, Shanklin K: The value of fluoroscein in predicting the vitality of materialized flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg 60: 71-9, 1977. 47. McCraw J, Dibbell D, Carraway J: Clinical definition of independent myocutaneous vascular territories. Plast Reconstr Surg 60: 212-220, 1977. 48. McCraw J, Dibbell D: experimental definition of independent myocutaneous vascular territories. Plast Reconstr Surg 60: 341-52, 1977. 49. Waikakul S: Revascularization of degloving injuries of the limbs. Injury 28: 271-74, 1997. 50. Lai M: Degloved sole and heel. Med J Aust 1: 598-99, 1979. 51. Rautio J: Resurfacing and sensory recovery of the sole. Clin Plast Surg 18: 615-26, 1991. 52. Graf P, Kalpen A, Biemer E: Revascularization versus reconstruction of degloving injuries of the heel: case report. Microsurgery 16: 149-54, 1995. 53. Myerson M: Soft-tissue trauma-acute and chronic management. In: Surgery of the Foot and Ankle, ed. 6, vol. 2, ed by R Mann, M Coughlin, St. Louis, MO, CV Mosby, 1367-1410, 1993. 54. Baumhauer J: Mutilating injuries. In: Myerson M, ed. Disorders of the foot and Ankle. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1245-64, 2000. 55. Rittman W, Schibli M, Matter P, et al: Open fractures: long term results in 200 consecutive cases. Clin Orthop 138: 132-40, 1979. 56. Wray J: Factors in the pathogenesis of non-union. J Bone Joint Surg Am 47A: 168-73, 1965. 57. Bibbo C, Lin S, Cunningham F: Acute traumatic compartment syndrome of the foot in children. Ped Emerg Care 16: 244-8, 2000. Additional References 58. Papa J, Myerson M: Split-thickness skin excision for crush and degloving injuries of the foot. Perspect Orthop Surg 2: 77-85, 1991. 59. Mubarak S, Owen C: Compartmental syndrome and its relation to the crush syndrome. A spectrum of disease. A review of 11 cases of prolonged limb compression. 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Publications Search
This publications portal is a repository of all IOM migration health publications from 2006 to present where IOM was a primary contributor.
Publications include peer-reviewed scientific papers, technical reports, training guides/manuals, policy briefs/discussion papers, factsheets, newsletters, research reviews, conference and poster presentations. These are categorized by topic, author, country/region covered as well as by year, language, and type of publication. The map reflects the countries covered by the publications.
To browse or search: simply use the filter options on the left-hand side. Alternatively, you can enter keyword/s in the search box. Selecting a specific publication will lead to a 'download' link or link to the website where the document is housed. Here is the step-by-step guide for your reference.
A global research agenda on migration, mobility, and health
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WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – In a letter to the U.S. Green Building Council, steered by Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), 79 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing 35 different states, have urged the organization to "accept all credible forest certification systems for qualification under the LEED Rating System," including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI Inc.).
On the heels of the letter from this bipartisan group of members of Congress, USGBC also received a petition with nearly 6,000 signatories calling for LEED recognition of all "wood and paper products certified to independent, respected and credible standards including SFI, ATFS, CSA, FSC, and PEFC." In addition, six members of Congress have sent their own letters urging an inclusive LEED policy.
"From the halls of Congress to other elected officials across North America, to architects, builders, family tree farmers and forestry and sustainability experts around the world, the support for a change in LEED has grown exponentially," says Kathy Abusow, president and CEO of SFI Inc. "Wood should be recognized for its environmental merits, and third-party certified forest products should be given additional credit."
More than three-quarters of certified forests in North America are certified to standards not currently recognized by USGBC. The letter from the House members states that maintaining the status quo will mean builders seeking LEED certification "would be discouraged to use third-party certified SFI and ATFS products" grown in the United States, while opening LEED to other forest certification programs "could stimulate the market for American produced forest products and the communities and jobs that depend on both."
In a letter to Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC president, which was delivered with the SFI petition, Abusow wrote that it has "stimulated a tremendous outpouring of support, tapping into a broad and diverse community" and that "it's difficult to ignore the voices of almost 6,000 people from around the world who took the time to respond."
U.S. Governors and Canadian Officials Support Opening LEED
In addition to the petition signers and members of Congress, 10 U.S. Governors— representing Arkansas, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington—have written letters to the USGBC to voice their concerns over the current approach to wood product certification. The Canadian Council of Forest Ministers as well as individual provincial ministers have also written letters to the USGBC to show their support for all credible forest certification standards. To see a complete summary of the professional organizations and governments that have chimed in on this issue, visit www.sfiprogram.org/leed.
Global Recognition of Multiple Credible Certification Standards
Numerous green building rating systems around the globe have recognized all credible forest certification programs. This includes ANSI/ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard, ANSI/GBI Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings, Built Green Canada, CASBEE in Japan, BREEAM in the United Kingdom, and the Australian Green Building Council's Green Star Program. In addition, green building codes, including the draft International Green Construction Code (IGCC) and ASHRE 189.1, also recognize multiple forest certification programs.
"The road through the USGBC review process has not been short or uncomplicated, and in the end, we hope the organization gets past this outdated process and the politics around the LEED forest certification policy. For the sake of our forests, our communities, the tens of thousands of family foresters who make their livelihoods from forestry, and the future of green building across North America and globally, it is time for USGBC to do the right thing and recognize all credible forest certification standards, including SFI, ATFS, PEFC, CSA and FSC," adds Abusow. "It's what other green building programs and codes globally already have applied. Multiple forest certification programs push each other to do better, and they serve different needs."
About SFI Inc.
SFI Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, and is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program (sfiprogram.org), which is internationally recognized and among the largest in the world. It is one of the fastest-growing forest certification programs with close to 200 million acres (80 million hectares) of SFI-certified forests across North America. The SFI Standard also includes unique fiber sourcing requirements that promote responsible forest management on all suppliers' lands. SFI chain-of-custody certification tracks certified, uncertified and recycled content as applicable in the product. The SFI forest standard is endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, a global umbrella organization that has strict requirements for endorsement. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally.
Source: Sustainable Forestry Initiative (www.sfiprogram.org)
For additional information, contact Sue McMillan, SFI director of marketing: (778) 433-2144.


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Today's issue of Library Journal contains the annual "Automation System Marketplace" feature, this year subtitled "Opportunity out of Turmoil." Despite it's April 1 publication date, this article represents some of the most serious research and writing that I do each year. Creating this article involves coaxing each of the companies in the industry to respond to a detailed survey that probes at their key business activities over the previous calendar year. I corroborate the information supplied by the companies with many other sources of data that I gather throughout the year. With that data in hand, I attempt to provide an analytical description of how the industry has changed over the last year and to unearth the factors that drive that change.
The dramatic shifts that redefined the industry in 2006 precipitated turmoil in 2007, which made companies that avoided major business transitions more attractive and sparked explosive interest in open source alternatives. Some companies held a steady course and benefited from the fallout. The consolidated entities formed by recent acquisitions stand as formidable competitors in their respective market sectors, wielding vast resources to retain—or even strengthen—their industry positions. continue reading...
It's commendable that Library Journal continues to publish this annual industry report. To my knowledge, it's the only one remaining, at least for the library automation industry within the United States and Canada.
This year marks the seventh year I've had the privilege of writing this feature for Library Journal. It's impossible to capture the complexity of any given year's activities in a single tag line, but we do try to come up with something that reflects the essence of the trends in play.
|Opportunity out of turmoil
|An industry redefined
|Reshuffling the deck
|Gradual evolution
|Migration down, innovation up
|The competition heats up
|Capturing the migrating customer
I maintain a resource page of these reports on Library Technology Guides.
Marshall Breeding Apr 1, 2008 08:44:18
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Did you read the rules? The deadline is listed in the rules...
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CornLegoCorn wrote:tbaixinho, Great ship! Argo, sounds so familiar... Greek right?
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Living Tree
The MOC was inspired by the harmony between human beings and nature and for that we must go back many centuries to ancient times.
The City Tree has all basic facilities necessary for its maintenance and development.
It has a wide entrance to avoid congestion, a mill to take advantage of a river which comes from one side, through the tree and exit the other side.
It has fields of crops to provide food and inevitably it also has a place to celebrate their own festivals.
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SlyOwl wrote:I'm working on one; I never realised how difficult it was
A few questions on the rules -
- Is painting bricks allowed (I need some more silver studs, and don't want to BL)
SlyOwl wrote:-What level of photoshopping is allowed? - Can we edit out supports?
Great contest!
Hob Took wrote:I think he's asking if we can delete pieces that are supporting other parts of the creation to make them appear to be floating/flying/etc. Example: Using trans clear parts to hold up a dragon off of the ground. Could you then delete the translucent parts for the final image to make the dragon appear to be flying?
Then again that may not have be at all what he had been asking .
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Rogue Planet in Review – Time to make bolts fly!
The "Jesus†phone has not seen too much attention from quality Turn-based strategy games. Well, Agharta Studio, apparently also thinks so since the creators of the first ever episodic adventure game on the iPhone – 1112 have just released the much anticipated Rogue Planet! Can the small team of just 3 people pull off a hit? Let's get dissecting!
You are the son the captain of the Nimah – a ship that left Earth 35 years ago to perfect space-faring technologies. But on your return trip you get maliciously attacked by unknown forces right on the approach to the planet you formerly called "homeâ€. Coupled with the fact that no lights are visible during the night, it is up to you to uncover what happened to the former inhabitants of Earth.
Rogue Planet is a Turn-based strategy game very much inspired by Advance Wars and its iPhone counterpart – Mecho Wars. The mission goals vary from killing all enemies, capturing a specific base or destroying the communication station. The story is told in quite an original fashion, obviously hinting at the Agharta's previous project – 1112. Between missions you wander around the ship and interact with crewmates until you are called to the briefing room.
The strategy element itself is quite common for these types of games. On the map broken down in rectangular squares there are cities and villages that provide income when captured as well as factories that can build units. By the way, unlike many other games, the buildings here have their own defenses if they have been previously captured by the enemy, which must be overcome before your own troops can move in. The battles themselves happen automatically, first the attacking unit fires of the shot, then the defending retaliates (if there is anybody left that is).
An interesting distraction here are the ballistic missiles. They are one-fire only and require a ground unit to capture them. Once you do so you are zoomed out and presented with a targeting reticule and a timer. You must then quickly position the crosshair on where you want the missile to strike since it will do so automatically once the time runs out. The missile decimates half of the HP of all units and/or buildings in its blast range, so it must be used with care.
The units themselves are more or less standard as well. They are divided into ground troops and vehicles, with only the grounds troops capable of capturing (or as it is called here – colonizing) buildings. The ground troops feature the engineer (heals troops and repairs vehicles), light infantry (weak and useful only against enemy infantry) and the commando (quite strong against enemy armoured vehicles). The vehicles offer the quick, but extremely weak buggy, the anti-infantry gatling unit that can shoot one square away (note that enemies retaliate regardless of whether you're in their range of attack), the light, medium and heavy tanks, the troop transport and the rocket launcher, which vulnerable at close range but absolutely devastating at medium and long distances. And no, no marine or flying units. Also I would note that the units for both factions are absolutely the same, minus the appearance.
There are also quite a few interesting finds. For one thing all vehicles have a limited gas supply and must be refuelled every once in a while to avoid being stranded in the middle of nowhere. The same goes for ammo. While light weapons (infantry, buggy and the gatling unit) have an unlimited supply, the heavy weapons, which are useful against the armoured enemies, can easily run out of ammo. That said, make sure you have the troop transport Turtle (which also doubles as a resupply truck) close by.
Another nice find are the commanders. In story-mode, you don't have a choice of who you play as; but in quick-play and multiplayer, you can choose a commander that suits your playing style the most. Each one has a special skill that will automatically activate once the timed bat fills up, thus giving certain bonuses to some of your units.
As noted earlier, once you complete the mission in story mode, it becomes available for Quick Play. Depending on the difficulty you choose you will be awarded medals for successful completion of these missions separately. Also, Rogue Planet has multiplayer, but since it is local only (Wi-Fi or Bluetooth) and I haven't found anyone to test it out with – I can only comment that it exists. But online multiplayer over Wi-Fi or 3G is promised in the first update. Personally, I'm really missing the online multiplayer now since the AI definitely needs improvement and the story mode doesn't offer any difficulties at all.
The visuals are beautiful. Between mission screens, the characters, the unit artwork, the environmental effects, terrain and the battles themselves – everything is purely gorgeous. Not only can you use the widely accepted pinch gestures to zoom in/out, you can even do a twist motion to turn the screen around. The interface is very intuitive and I doubt anyone will have any troubles with it. Agharta Studio has a distinct art style, first introduced in 1112 and now in Rogue Planet, they have stuck to what works well. And thank goodness for that. The sound effects are not that spectacular, but they do the job of conveying the atmosphere well enough.
Overall, Agharta Studio have done an excellent job with Rogue Planet. The graphics are simply breathtaking and the game has a lot of interesting gameplay moments. It also features a deep, interesting and detailed story, conveyed in a very original manner, that offers about 20 hours of gameplay. At the same time, I was really disappointed by the absence of aerial and marine units, as well as the completely identical units in both factions (minus the graphics of course). Not to mention that the wonderfully done environmental effects as well as the day/night change do not affect the gameplay in any way. The AI also doesn't present much of a challenge, but the coming online multiplayer will make that irrelevant. Regardless, if you're a fan of turn based strategy titles, Rogue Planet is a great buy and shouldn't be missed.
With this I declare Rogue Planet officially touched!
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Someone would like you to know that alleged terrorist, Ahmed Abu Khattala, was drinking a strawberry frappe, not a mango juice, at a hotel in Benghazi, as he spoke to New York Times reporter David D. Kirkpatrick about his suspected involvement in the attack on the U.S. Consulate last month.
Mr. Abu Khattala's beverage was initially erroneously reported, but, in perhaps the best correction to date, the Times has updated the story with the full correct details about the drink the terror suspect was sipping while scoffing at the US.
The article has been updated with the following correction:
Correction: October 19, 2012
An earlier version of this article described incorrectly a beverage that Ahmed Abu Khattala was drinking at a hotel in Benghazi, Libya. It was a strawberry frappe, not mango juice, which is what he had ordered.
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But just days after President Obama reasserted his vow to bring those responsible to justice, Mr. Abu Khattala spent two leisurely hours on Thursday evening at a crowded luxury hotel, sipping a strawberry frappe on a patio and scoffing at the threats coming from the American and Libyan governments," the Times reported today.
Although we wonder who brought the error to the newspaper's attention, we suppose it is this kind of attention to detail that makes the Times the Times.
Update (3:23 p.m.): Times Foreign Editor Joe Kahn gave the backstory behind this correction in an email to the Observer.
"David Kirkpatrick called in the correction himself after the initial version of the story had been published. Re-reading his story after he woke up in Libya, David realized Abu Kattala had ordered mango juice, but that the waiter had brought him strawberry," Mr. Khan wrote. "It's a very minor change but he didn't want to let it slip, and we always let readers know when the content of stories has been changed for factual reasons."
Originally we reached out to the Times' former foreign editor Susan Chira for this story. We subsequently realized she was made assistant managing editor for news and replaced as foreign editor by Mr. Kahn in October of 2011 and we emailed Mr. Kahn. Yes, we do appreciate the humor in the fact we are posting a correction on a story about a correction.


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The CCMS Communicator - June 29, 2012 (pdf)
Effective July 1, 2012 CCR&R and CCMS sites will transition from the existing Attachmate Extra and Mochasoft to Web3270 for accessing the CCTS and IPACS. The Web3270 has faster connection speeds, larger bandwidth, and is available via the web. This will make office relocations and IDHS troubleshooting easier.
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There are all kinds of tests in college–beyond those you take for a grade. Examples include
- The temptation of readily available alcohol, drugs, and unhealthy food.
- The challenge of getting enough sleep.
- Stress from trying to balance classes, friends, homework, jobs, athletics, and leadership positions.
The following tips and information can help you stay safe and healthy in college.
Move It
You should get at least 2½ hours of physical activity a week. Regular activity helps improve your overall health and fitness. It also reduces your risk for many chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Find something you enjoy, such as jogging or running, dancing, or playing sports.
Balance Your Diet
Fruits and vegetables are a natural source of energy and are the best eat-on-the-go foods. Eat regular healthy meals to help keep up your energy. Cafeterias, all-you-can-eat dining facilities, vending machines, and easy access to food 24 hours a day make it tempting to overeat or choose foods loaded with calories, saturated fat, sugar, and salt. Or, on the other hand, you may not eat enough because of stress or other reasons. If you are concerned about your weight, talk with your health care provider about diet, physical activity, and other issues you are concerned about.
Eating disorders are serious medical problems and are more common in females than males. Although they are marked by severe disturbances in eating behavior, they are more than just a problem with food. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder are all types of eating disorders. Eating disorders often develop during adolescence or early adulthood, but can occur during childhood or later in adulthood.
Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Nearly half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) diagnosed each year are among young people aged 15–24 years. Women can have long term effects of these diseases, including pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, tubal scarring, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain. About 1 in 4 (26 percent) of all new HIV infections is among youth ages 13 to 24 years. About 4 in 5 of these infections occur in males.
- If you are a sexually active female aged 25 years or younger, get tested every year for chlamydia. If left untreated, chlamydia can affect your ability to have children.
- If you are diagnosed with an STD, notify your sex partners so they can be tested and receive treatment if needed. If your sex partner is diagnosed with an STD, you need to be evaluated, tested, and treated.
- The most reliable ways to avoid transmission of STDs, including HIV infection, are to abstain from sexual activity or to be in a long-term mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected partner.
- Latex male and female condoms, when used consistently and correctly, can reduce the risk of transmission of some STDs.
- HIV/AIDS and STDs
- Sexual Risk Behavior: HIV, STD, & Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- GYT – Get Yourself Tested
- HPV Vaccination
Get Vaccinated
Protection from some childhood vaccines can wear off over time. Vaccinations are needed throughout your adult life to help you stay healthy. Be sure to ask your health care provider about getting vaccinated against meningitis, human papillomavirus (HPV), whooping cough (pertussis), tetanus, flu, and other diseases. You can also take this simple quiz to determine which vaccines you need and create a printout to take to your next health care appointment.
Get Adequate Sleep
- Avoid large meals before bedtime.
- Have a good sleeping environment. Make sure your bedroom is quiet, dark, and relaxing.
- Stick to a sleep schedule. Go to bed and wake up at the same time each day, even on the weekends.
- Avoid pulling an all-nighter to study.
- See your health care provider if you continue to have trouble sleeping.
It's a challenge in college to pull late-nighters studying and still get enough sleep to function.
Adults should get 7 to 9 hours of sleep a day, although individual needs vary. Lack of sleep can be a risk factor for many chronic diseases and conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and depression. Students who work or study long hours may not get enough sleep at night. As a result, they may be sleepy and sluggish during the day and have trouble concentrating, participating in class, taking tests, or making decisions. Sleepiness can also cause car and machinery-related crashes, which cause significant rates of injury and disability each year. Driving while sleepy can be as dangerous as driving while intoxicated. Both are preventable!
- Sleep and Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Hygiene Tips
- Insufficient Sleep Is a Public Health Epidemic
- Your Guide to Healthy Sleep Cdc-pdfExternal(NIH)
Maintain Mental Health
Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress, and can help you deal with a tense situation, study harder for an exam, or keep your focus during an important speech. But if you cannot shake your worries and concerns, or if the feelings make you want to avoid everyday activities, you may have an anxiety disorder.
Everybody has the blues, feels anxious, or gets stressed at times. But depression is more than a bad day. Depression often goes unrecognized and untreated and may lead to tragic results, such as suicide. For youth between ages 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. Suicide is a serious–but preventable–problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities.
- Develop a support network of friends. Campus and extracurricular activities such as athletics and student clubs are great ways to meet new friends.
- If you have concerns about your study habits or coursework load, talk with teachers, counselors, family members, and friends for advice and support.
- Stay active. Regular physical activity can help keep your thinking, learning, and judgment skills sharp. It can also reduce your risk for depression, and it may help you sleep better.
- Visit your school or local health clinic, and discuss your concerns with a health professional. If the health professional advises treatment, follow instructions. Attend follow-up appointments to track your progress, and watch for side effects from any medications that may be prescribed.
- If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, get help from a counselor or health care provider. Call the national suicide hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
- Mental Health
- Suicide Prevention
- Tips for Coping with Stress
- Anxiety DisordersExternal(NIMH)
- DepressionExternal (NLM/NIH)
Avoid Harmful Substances
- Work with campus leaders to increase the availability of healthy activities and safe places on campus to meet with friends.
- If you're concerned about your or someone else's use of alcohol or other drugs, ask for help from your parents, resident advisor, faculty advisor, or a health care provider or counselor at your school or local health clinic.
- Avoid secondhand smoke. It is just as harmful as if you were smoking yourself.
- Don't drive after drinking or using drugs.
- Don't ride in a car with a driver who has been drinking or using drugs.
- Don't drink alcohol if there is any chance you could be pregnant.
Some college students have a lot of pressure to use alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes, especially when trying to make friends and become part of a group. Drinking on college campuses is more widespread than many people may realize. College students commonly binge drink, which for men is defined as having five or more drinks, and for women, four or more drinks, on an occasion.
Alcohol and other drug use among young people are major public health problems in the United States. Substance use and abuse can increase the chances for fatal and nonfatal injuries, sexual violence, unintended pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases.
- Alcohol and Public Health
- Fact Sheets – Alcohol Use and Health
- College Drinking: Changing the CultureExternal (NIH)
- Quit Smoking
- Youth Tobacco Prevention
Educate Yourself on Campus Security
- Know how to contact your campus security office, and call 9-1-1 if needed in an emergency.
- The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) requires all higher education institutions that participate in the federal student financial aid program to disclose information about crime on their campuses and in the surrounding communities. The U.S. Department of Education enforces the Clery Act.
- The Clery ActExternal
- Campus Crime Statistics OnlineExternal(USDE)
- The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting Cdc-pdfExternal(USDE)
- Campus SecurityExternal
Know Help Numbers for Sexual Violence
Sexual violence is a significant problem in the United States. SV refers to sexual activity where consent is not obtained or freely given. Anyone can experience SV, but most victims are female. The person responsible for the violence is typically male and is usually someone known to the victim. The person can be, but is not limited to, a friend, coworker, neighbor, or family member.
If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual violence and needs help, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or your local emergency service at 9-1-1.
Call the following numbers for health and safety information:
CDC Health Topics (Immunizations, STDs, and more)
Find Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
National Sexual Assault Hotline
- College Health Podcast
- College Health Feature
- Advice for Safe and Healthy Travel for Students
- Spring Break Tips
- Healthy Youth
- Young Adults and the Affordable Care ActExternal
- Campus Security DataExternal (DOE)
- Regular Check-Ups Are Important
- Create Change: A Student Toolkit from the Tobacco-Free College Campus InitiativeExternal


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What's the most essential wardrobe element to the best viking costume?
- The horns! I know real Vikings did not wear horns but I don't care, you pedant!
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The Beatles invaded America fifty years ago, and The Animals weren't far behind, with their definitive version of "House of the Rising Sun" spending three weeks at the top of the Billboard charts in 1964. Other hits followed for The Animals, including "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "We Gotta Get Out of This Place", with the only constant bandmember during their 1960's run being singer Eric Burdon.
After The Animals disbanded, Burdon continued to make great music, with War ("Spill the Wine") and in a notable solo career. His latest album, 2013's 'Til Your River Runs Dry, shows that he's still got it as a seventy-something.
This interview was for a preview article for Burdon's birthday performance on 5/17/14 at the Libbey Bowl in his current hometown of Ojai, California.
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CNBC has a statement from a spokesperson for Jon Corzine.
According to CNBC:
"Corzine asked for JPMorgan overdraft to be corrected, but never gave any instructions to misuse customer funds."
"Corzine not told client funds were used to cover overdraft, recalls being told funds used to cover overdraft were appropriate."
A memo from Congressional investigators looking into the collapse of MF Global and the $1.6 billion in missing customer funds has revealed that the brokerage's former CEO Jon Corzine ordered $200 million to be transferred from a customer account to pay off an overdraft fee, according to Bloomberg.
The memo, which was obtained by Bloomberg, cites an email sent by Edith O'Brien—MF Global's treasurer—three days before the firm filed for bankruptcy. In the email, O'Brien writes the transfer was "per JC's direct instructions."
The $200 million overdraft fee was paid to JP Morgan because MF Global had overdrawn one of its accounts and it was "holding up vital business in the U.S.," MF Global Holdings Treasurer Vinay Mahajan had said in an Oct. 28th email.
MF Global filed for bankruptcy Oct. 31, after negotiations to sell itself to Interactive Brokers fell apart as a result of the discovery of a shortfall in customer segregated funds.
This bombshell may have huge implications for Corzine. Remember that a sacred rule in brokerages is that customer funds must be strictly segregated from the firm's money. Breaking such a rule on purpose could mean criminal charges. Before MF Global fell, Corzine was a prominent figure in finance and politics, serving as CEO of Goldman Sachs in the '90s and a Democratic senator and governor of New Jersey after that.
Bloomberg is also reporting that JP Morgan's Chief Risk Officer Barry Zubrow had called Corzine after the money was transferred to make sure that it was in compliance with those customer segregation rules. In reply, MF Global had drafted a letter to be signed by O'Brien to be sent to JPM, but it was never sent.
Last December, Corzine testified three times in Congress and reitered the fact that he does not "recall" ordering customer funds to used or moved.
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It's the question on everyone's minds: Isn't Lindsay Lohan supposed to be in rehab?
Instead, the troubled 26-year-old actress pops up on the Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday — her first appearance on the show since 2007 — and things go less than smoothly.
After first chiding Letterman for not reading up on her latest updates in the tabloids, Lohan clarifies that she begins her three-month, court-ordered stint in rehab on May 2. He then grills Lohan about how many times she's been in rehab — "several," she replies — and what exactly she will be "rehabbing" and working on improving?
"We didn't discuss this in the pre-interview," a wary Lohan tells the studio audience. "I think I'm the happiest when I'm working, and the healthiest, and I think this is an opportunity for me to focus on what I love in life and I don't think it's a bad thing. It's a blessing."
When asked if she has addiction problems, a visibly peeved Lohan tells Letterman, "Now you sound like Dr. Phil." He then probes further and asks if she drinks too much, to which Lohan curtly responds that they've already discussed that subject in the past. "See, I'm the one who's having the blackouts," Letterman awkwardly jokes. "I ought to be in rehab."
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So, as Orthodox Christians, would you all be in danger of Hell if you used condoms? What about getting the tubes tied, for man or woman, because you couldn't afford any more children? I've been told that if you can't afford any more children, either pray like there's no tomorrow to God to not get pregnant or abstain....
. But then, most of the Catholic friends I have use the pull out method for birth control.
My friends feel that they would be in sin to use a barrier method. They actually call it "pull and pray." LOL
A friend of mine is Greek Orthodox, and I'm converting to Greek Orthodox. My priest told me that Orthodoxy is not against birth control as long as it doesn't cause abortions. My friend's priest allowed him to use birth control because he already had three children and not enough money to go around. My friend tells me it's different from priest to priest. A poster on another forum said the Greeks are more lenient. You can also find Orthodox posters who say that birth control of any kind is NEVER okay.
Generally, as far as I understand, the approach of our Church to family planning is not dogmatic but "pastoral." When you are not married, you do not engage in any sexual activities, so there simply is no issue at all. When you are married, you can have issues, but then, instead of thinking by yourself, go to your priest and ask for his guidance and blessing.
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