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I know I always seem to start out by talking about how something bugs me, but that's sort of the way this column works. I'm offering some of my alternatives to portions of the game that don't quite satisfy me the way they are, in case you're interested, too.
One of those things is staves. Now, I understand the logic behind charged items like wands, and for the most part, I'm fine with it. But staves seem a little different to me, mostly because they're more powerful, and also more part the the image of a character, especially a wizard. To any of Tolkien's istarii, their staff was very important to their power; part of Gandalf's judgement on Saruman is declaring his staff broken.
But in D&D, a staff is basically a big wand. You use it up eventually, and you get different one if your DM and his treasure tables are kind to you. The following variant rule, presented as Open Game Content © Nevin Flanagan and reusable under the terms of the Open Game License v1.0a, gives a staff much more longevity—allowing it to become much more a part of your character—without completely eliminating its consumable nature.
(System Reference Document Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Bruce R. Cordell, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.)
A staff is a long shaft of wood that allows its wielder to cast several spells. Unlike wands, which can contain a wide variety of spells, each staff is of a certain kind and holds specific spells. A staff can hold a spell of any level, unlike a wand, which is limited to spells of 4th level or lower. The minimum caster level of a staff is 8th.
Physical Description: A typical staff is 4 feet to 7 feet long and 2 inches to 3 inches thick, weighing about 5 pounds. Most staffs are wood, but a rare few are bone, metal, or even glass. (These are extremely exotic.) Staffs often have a gem or some device at their tip or are shod in metal at one or both ends. Staffs are often decorated with carvings or runes. A typical staff is like a walking stick, quarterstaff, or cudgel. It has AC 7, 10 hit points, hardness 5, and a break DC of 24.
Activation: Staffs use the spell completion activation method, so casting a spell from a staff is usually a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity. (If the spell being cast, however, has a longer casting time than 1 standard action, it takes that long to cast the spell from a staff.) To cast a spell from a staff, a character must complete any verbal or somatic components that the spell normally has, and include the staff (which loses one or more charges when the spell is completed) as an additional focus component.
Because the staff's holder does the actual casting, a spell cast from a staff uses the holder's key ability modifier and relevant feats to set the save DC, and is cast at the caster level of the holder or the staff, whichever is higher. This means that staffs are far more potent in the hands of a powerful spellcaster. Because they use the wielder's ability score to set the save DC for the spell, spells from a staff are often harder to resist than ones from other magic items, which use the minimum ability score required to cast the spell. Not only are aspects of the spell dependant on caster level (range, duration, and so on) potentially higher, but spells from a staff are harder to dispel and have a better chance of overcoming a target's spell resistance.
Charges: While most spells cast from a staff use one charge, some more powerful effects may require two charges. A staff has three charges, which are renewed each day.
However, a desperate wielder can dip into the staff's reserves of power, stripping away some of the energy that makes it work in order to use it more frequently. The staff's wielder can cast a spell from the staff when it does not have enough charges by permanently reducing the the staff's caster level by one. Doing so adds three charges to the staff, allowing the spell cast to function and restoring some of the staff's short term energy. Example: Casting a cone of cold spell from a staff of frost that only has one charge left (the cone of cold requires two), reduces the staff's caster level from 10th to 9th, and leaves the staff with two charges (one charge left, minus two for the cone of cold, plus three for the drained caster level). Notice that some staffs, such as the staff of life, have spells that cannot be cast without giveng up a caster level from the staff.
If a staff's caster level falls below the minimum level required to cast a given spell, that spell can no longer be cast from the staff. For staffs created during gameplay, use the minimum caster level of the creator. For staffs found as treasure, the DM may assume the staff to be created by a wizard (for arcane staffs) or select an appropriate class to determine minimum levels.
Special Qualities: Roll d%. A 01-30 result indicates that something (a design, inscription, or the like) provides some clue to the staff 's function, and 31-100 indicates no special qualities. A staff can be intelligent, unlike a wand; note that attempting to drain the staff's caster level for charges will almost certainly result in a personality conflict, and possible later disputes, unless the action falls within the staff's special purpose.
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The cyclist who killed a BMW driver with his own knife in a road rage incident in eastern China's Jiangsu Province last week has been cleared by a Chinese court of any criminal responsibility, since the actions were in accordance with legitimate self-defence.
The public security bureau municipal people's procuratorate of the city of Kunshan jointly issued the notice on September 1 based on a police investigation of the August 27 incident, reported Xinhua News Agency.
Article 20, paragraph 3 of China's Criminal Law states that defensive behaviour carried out to protect personal safety against murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping and other serious dangers is legitimate self-defence and does not bear criminal responsibility.
The ruling clears Yu Haiming, 41, who was riding his electric scooter last Tuesday evening when he became involved in a road rage incident with Liu Hailong, 36, the driver of a white BMW sedan.
Liu, whose blood alcohol content was over the legal limit, drove his car into the pedestrian lane and almost hit Yu triggering an argument between the two. One of the male passengers in the BMW advised Liu to return to the car, but Liu kicked out at Yu instead.
Next, Liu returned to the car and reappeared with a machete, later identified by police as having a double-sided blade with a total length of 59 cm - the blade was 43 cm long and 5 cm wide. Liu hit the neck, waist and legs of Yu with the knife before dropping it, allowing the victim to grab the weapon.
After picking up the machete, Yu stabbed Liu five times in seven seconds with the first strike fatally hitting him in the left abdomen, causing a rupture of the large abdominal vein, intestine and mesentery membrane. The autopsy also revealed five other open wounds and three fractures.
Liu then fled the scene before collapsing 30 metres away from the BMW. He later died from haemorrhagic shock.
Even though Yu initially pursued Liu, he stopped and returned to the car in order to search for the assailant's mobile phone and prevent the three passengers from retaliating and protecting their personal safety.
Forensic work combined with the video surveillance conclusively proved that Liu was the culprit, since he was drunk, left his vehicle, kicked the victim, returned to the car for the machete and used it several times, thereby endangering Yu's personal safety through the escalation of violence.
The incident has generated significant debate on Chinese social media with the topic receiving more than 30 million views on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, over the past week.


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Jaiden Sayer will compete in Manchester in the Teen Star contest on April 22 for a place in the national final of the talent search in London.
They kept saying he was a born dancer and just had to take it upMum Linzi Sayer
Incredibly the 13-year-old has only been dancing for around two years but already studies at the Centre for Advanced Training Scheme (Cats) at The Lowry on Salford Quays.
He impressed the judges in the Teen Star auditions with his tricks and moves and is now looking forward to the three-minute showcase which will determine whether he makes it beyond the regional stage.
Proud mum Linzi said: "Jaiden does quite a free contemporary style of dance. It's like freestyle but has a bit of ballet in it, some storytelling and a few tricks like aerials and backflips.
"He's a bit nervous about the regional final but he's also excited."
Jaiden, who lives near Hindley, is also making his debut treading the boards at St Helens' Theatre Royal this month as a dancer in the cast of pantomime Beauty and the Beast.
He first started dancing at a local studio before quickly graduating to learning in Horwich and then Manchester before ending up at The Lowry for advanced-level tuition.
He has also competed twice in different age groups at the World Freestyle Championships.
Linzi says his talent was obvious from quite a young age and he is now hoping to encourage more lads to explore their hidden dancing skills.
She said: "He was always doing flips and trips and using his trampoline from about the age of three. We actually took him to his first classes for gymnastics originally but they kept saying he was a born dancer and just had to take it up.
"He took it from there and he's done a lot now in just two years.
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"Jaiden's had really good support and he's kept going with it, but he would definitely like to encourage a few more lads to take it up."
The Teen Star regional final is in Manchester on April 22. For more information visit www.teenstarcompetition.co.uk,


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Pieces of Eight remains in non-rut Styx tradition
No. 6: Crystal Ball, more than 140,000 sold.
No. 7: Grand Illusion, released 7/7/77 and already more than 260,000.
Now it's Pieces of Eight, and Styx has done it again – again a little differently.
Take that as you want, but a huge number of young and youthful rockfans will be delighted – from the punching-bag beginning to the dreamy instrumental ending, Pieces of Eight remains true to Styx and their legions of rock rivals without getting stuck in their collective rut.
"We've been a song-oriented high-harmony synthesizers-and –guitars rockband since '72," bandleader Dennis DeYoung told me. "Equinox was the beginning of our identity. Now we're pretty much who we are musically.
"But we didn't want to repeat Grand Illusion. We don't want to be a commercial cop-out or an esoteric cop-out but just to move gradually. If we want to do something funky, we don't try to be the Commodores. With our synthesizers we don't try to be Tomita. We try to be Styx! And we do it damn well because we've been doing it for so damn long."
They also disagree about other things and agree that therein lies their strength.
"I take my hat off to Paul Simon and even Peter Frampton, who have to follow up their own successes all by themselves," said Dennis. "Fleetwood Mac are more like us. With their range of writers and singers it's always fresh. The longevity of our band comes from the fact that there are three people around to share the creative load."
The rivalry extends to performance as well. Admitted Tommy: "Dennis sang so well on (the new album's) Queen of Spades that I went back into the studio and re-did all my vocals. It's this competitive edge that makes us what we are."
What keeps them going? Travel?
Not Dennis: "I love playing but I hate the road. I'd rather be in familiar surroundings with the people that I care about. My daughter starts school this week…"
Not Tommy: "Money draws a lot of flies."
Not Dennis: "Some sort of neurotic desire to be loved was the original impulse. Suddenly with money there are new problems, and that's an underlying theme of this album – but I never saw myself working for the purpose of earning money and I hope I never have to."
What then? The music itself?
Yes, partly. Dennis is proud of the synthesizer voicings that were created for this album. And playing the pipe organ as he ahs here makes him want "to fall on my knees and scribble into the ground in blood that there is a god."
What about artistic achievement?
Yes, that's a motive too. The next album (possibly called Eine Kleine Styxmusik) will be a double live album, which they seem to feel is some kind of cop-out, but they like what they've heard on tape, and they think their creativity could use a break.
"We're going to do a classic rendition of Old Man River and the Theme from King of Kings," J.Y. announced.
"I want to stick with rock'n'roll" said Tommy. "When my legs fail me, maybe then I'll get out, but not until."
"All my life I've wanted to have people concerned with what I think – life pays you no higher compliment," said Dennis. "I want to go down in rock'n'roll history having made an important contribution."
"Sing For The Day (on the new album) is for Hannah," said Tommy. "She's the little girl 15 years old in the front row at a Styx concert. Ten years from now she'll still be young." He smiled. "Rock'n'Roll is a very short-lived business. Sing For The Day is about choosing to ignore the inevitable."
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Reminds me almost equally of TV's Deadwood and Angel – impressively researched post-Civil War setting with a complex supernatural ecosystem in a series of nearly self-contained novellas that gradually advance a larger plot. Novel finds some degree of closure, but more seems indicated, and I'm eager for follow-on.
Tags: c-title · fantasy · historical · horror · m-author
Naomi Mitchison: Travel Light
07 May 2014 · No Comments
"Travel light" is an exhortation protagonist Halla hears at one point in this singular slim book; it's a tactic that enables her to travel farther and faster than she otherwise might, not being unduly burdened. It's also a tactic the book itself employs, moving from what at first seems to be a fairy tale that [...]
Tags: fantasy · historical · m-author · t-title
E. Nesbit: Five Children and It
06 May 2014 · No Comments
I learned about E. Nesbit and Five Children and It from Delia Sherman's The Freedom Maze, which predisposed me to wonder if the reason I didn't know Nesbit's name while I did know the names Baum, Barrie, Lofting, Grahame, etc. was rooted in sexism. (Then again, I did know the names Travers and Norton.) [...]
Tags: children's · f-title · fantasy · n-author
The Girl Who Would Be King
16 Mar 2014 · No Comments
The Girl Who Would be King uses alternating first-person narration to tell the stories of two young women who discover that they have unusual abilities, their struggles to understand and adapt to them, and the conflict those struggles eventually draw them into. Along the way Bonnie and Lola become, more or less, a superhero and [...]
Tags: fantasy · g-title · t-author · young adult
Mark Z Danielweski: House of Leaves
16 Mar 2014 · No Comments
House of Leaves, is more or less, a purported transcription by a guy named Johnny Truant of a manuscript he finds in a dead man's apartment. He gradually becomes convinced the work of transcribing it is causing a malevolent supernatural presence to manifest in his life. Truant is nothing if not an unreliable narrator. He [...]
Tags: d-author · fantasy · h-title · horror
Andrea Phillips: The Daring Adventures of Captain Lucy Smokeheart (so far)
26 Dec 2013 · No Comments
I wouldn't normally write about a novel that's half-complete, but I just tore through the available chapters of this serial novel-in-progress like a bag of movie popcorn, and this seems like a great jumping-on-point. I think the overall title does a fantastic job of setting expectations: Smokeheart sails in waters that remind me of Errol [...]
Tags: d-title · fantasy · p-author
Mur Lafferty: The Shambling Guide to New York City
26 Dec 2013 · No Comments
The Shambling Guide to New York City is an urban fantasy that starts out with an intriguing exploration into how the human world might interact with a Buffy-esque any-myth-system-is-fair-game secret supernatural world. I was aware that the major plot arc doesn't really get cranking for quite a few chapters, but I didn't mind, because Lafferty's [...]
Tags: fantasy · l-author · s-title
Chuck Wendig: Blackbirds, Mockingbird
26 Dec 2013 · No Comments
The first time Miriam Black touches you, she can see how/when/where you're going to die. (The death scenes delivered to the reader usually have an ironic or morbidly slapstick component, kinda like the pre-credit sequences of Six Feet Under; seems Miriam rarely touches people who slip away uneventfully.) When we meet Miriam she's given up [...]
Tags: b-title · fantasy · m-title · w-author
Sarah Rees Breenan: The Demon's Covenant
22 Dec 2013 · No Comments
This didn't have a surprise to compare with the plot twist in The Demon's Lexicon, but I thought it was much stronger overall: more satisfying character development, better prose, a plot that's less reliant on coincidence. Brennan is particularly adept at depicting the emotional messiness of adolescence and burgeoning sexual awareness.
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10 Reasons Everyone Should Learn To Code
For many people programming seems like something "nerds" might do, or something really advanced, and probably something they don't have time for. But programming isn't as difficult as one might think, and also has some unexpected beneficial consequences. Today I want to talk about the 10 reasons people should learn to code.
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It has recently come to my attention that a certain group of uninformed amateur film critics have been spreading misinformation about Star Trek containing numerous "plot holes and contradictions", which they deem "nits". This article is intended to demonstrate that such accusations are groundless and only intended to preach to the choir of the lowest common denominator skeptics, the ones who seek out plot holes in the most trivial details and argue that this somehow proves Star Trek is mere fiction.
The article I'm critiquing can be found somewhere or other. No, I'm not telling you where it is unless the author embarrasses me in public.
At one point in "Devil in the Dark," Kirk says to Spock, "You go right. I'll go left," except that he points right when he says "left" and points left when he says "right." Happens to the best of them. This is the first plot hole mentioned, and immediately reveals the author's ignorance of the rich Star Trek universe. As any _ HYPERLINK "http://www.fstdt.com/../../kidshealth.org/kid/body/eye_noSW_p3.html" _entry-level biology textbook_ will tell you, the human eye receives an inverted (upside-down) signal that the brain is then forced to compensate for. Similarly, the eyes of many species in the galaxy have left-right reversal of vision, which, from their point of view, would account for this seeming discrepancy. His ethnocentric opinions of how other species should view the world around them are altogether arrogant.
"In the scene where Picard and the others are transported into the courtroom [in "Encounter at Farpoint"], Q appears and Data says, 'At least we're acquainted with the judge.' I jumped three feet above my sofa. 'We're?' Well, well, well. Seems that Data unlearned how to do contractions after the pilot." Yes, folks. This skeptical individual is actually wondering that strange things happen in the presence of an entity, such as the Q, capable of altering fundamental constants of the universe on a whim. Nothing more needs to be said here.
When Data is speaking with Admiral McCoy, he says, 'I'm an android.' (major error) When Riker is first viewing the record of Q's visit, when he turns from it the special effects guys forgot to fill in where his shoulder was and the actual screen can be seen." Gee, let's see–"I am" vs. "I'm". A sufficiently brisk pronunciation could readily account for the appearance of Data using a contraction. Why do these bozos always pick the most inane examples in vain attempts to stroke their ego? "Special effects guy"? Is this person really under the impression that Star Trek is mere fiction? Unfortunately, the epic adventures of the Enterprise gang were recorded on primitive magnetic media to facilitate human viewing. This leads to many optical illusions, film defects, double-exposure and other problems that can account for this seeming boo-boo. Of course, had DVD technology already been widespread, we wouldn't be having this particular discussion.
"Data graduated from the Academy in 2345. In 'Conundrum,' Data's bio screen listed that he entered the Academy in 2341. 'The First Duty' established the Academy as a four year institution. The remark [that Data makes on the holodeck stating that he graduated with the class of '78] is wrong." This individual again shows his basic lack of knowledge, this time ignoring the calendar used by the United Federation of Planets. At this rate, we'll soon be seeing the uninformed arguing that since the ancient Mayan calendar isn't in tune with the Gregorian, one of them is wrong! Federation stardates take the form 00112.2, such as 37801.5 (Data's presumed graduation date, if you'll pardon the pun). Once again, we see that referring to it as the "class of '78" is only wrong if you don't already believe Star Trek is inerrant!
"Captain Picard tells Yar to rig main phasers into an energy beam and lock it onto Farpoint station. But when the beam is engaged, it is coming from the captain's yacht on the bottom of the [saucer section] not the phaser banks" If this person had done his homework, he would have known that the saucer section, _ HYPERLINK "http://www.fstdt.com/../../starships.virtualave.net/galaxy/galaxy_specs.htm" _as shown in these schematics_, contains TWO phaser banks. A Galaxy Class starship would certainly be a waste of resources if it couldn't even shoot craft below it! How dumb does he think Federation engineers are?
"As a friend pointed out, during the saucer separation sequences in Encounter at Farpoint and Arsenal of Freedom, the stars indicate that the ship was going at warp. But the saucer has no warp drive. After the separation it should have immediately [dropped] to impulse." What laws of physics is this person using?? Has he even heard of the _ HYPERLINK "http://www.fstdt.com/../../www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/conmo.html" _Law of Conservation of Momentum_? In case he got his physics lessons from "Science for Dummies, 3rd Edition", _ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.fstdt.com/winace/grin.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET ___an outside force is needed for change in velocity. Since subspace contains no dust particles or cosmic debris to cause friction, you could hypothetically attain any speed and then maintain it indefinitely.
Dr. Crusher says, 'send it to the starship, charged to Dr. Crusher,' when referring to a bolt of cloth she finds at a merchant shop. Huh? I've never seen any Starfleet officer paid, nothing seems to cost anything on the Enterprise, and how could you have money in a society in which virtually anything can be created via replicators?" Looking at the universe through rose-colored Federation glasses again, are we? Although nothing in Terran society seems to involve money by the 24th century, others, like the Ferengi, have fertile trade industries. Moreover, intellectual property laws are still maintained, so replicating an evening gown without due compensation would be illegal. One needs only look at the counterfeit clothing industry to understand why. This poses no problem when human inhabitants are happy to have their work enjoyed for free, but other societies are not as utopian.
"The Enterprise is being pursued by Q. Prior to the saucer separation, Picard orders a salvo of torpedoes to be fired (from the rearward Photon tubes). Eight torpedoes are fired, but when you count the detonations there are only five." I think the writer of this particular tidbit should get a high-resolution TV set instead of that 1940's black and white model Granny left him in her will. _ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.fstdt.com/winace/grin.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET ___It's clear that several shots can converge to produce the effect of one explosion when you don't look carefully enough. And if a new TV doesn't fix the problem, you have to remember that the original copies of Star Trek, recorded on holographic optical media that contained no errors, are unviewable with our backwards technology.
"Another example of Data using contactions is where Data says to Riker, 'I can't see as well as Geordi . . . .'" Has it occurred to our resident skeptic that "can't" and "cannot" are errors an AI program like the Universal Translator could easily introduce into the films? He doesn't really think people still speak 20th Century English in the 24th, does he??
"Q takes Picard, Troi, Data and Yar to stand trial for the crimes of humanity. Why then, is Data, an android, included in the group? It makes some sense that Troi be included, being half human, but Data has no human DNA. He has no DNA, period!" Data is an offshoot of humanity, what could be considered an artificial human. By that logic, would in-vitro fertilized humans also be unaccountable for the crimes of their forefathers?? Human society has always recognized this not to be the case, as any of a number of competing creation myths can show you. What's next – he'll be saying that Adam and Eve eating a magical fruit isn't grounds enough to condemn all their descendants to a fiery death? _ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.fstdt.com/winace/grin.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET ___
"Riker beams aboard the Enterprise and is greeted by Yar in the transporter room. From here, Yar turns to lead him out of the transporter room and into the hall. When the door opens, we see a blue uniformed crewmember standing in the hallway. Yar enters the hall and a red uniformed crewmember passes by the door. As Riker enters the hall, the blue uniformed crewmember start walking behind him. Making you think that she missed her cue and started walking a bit late. Anyhow, Riker exits the scene behind a wall and the camera position changes to just down the hall from them. We see Yar and Riker, but the two crewmembers have vanished!" You'd think this would actually be impressive if the two crew members who "vanished" didn't have shore leave that let them disembark to the planet below. They merely called to be transported down while the camera was on Riker and Yar. Of course, as Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Heh. "Vanished", indeed.
"Look very closely at the circular stained-glass window in Groppler Zorn's office (The best time to look is during Part II, just before the window is blown out during the alien assault.) The colored pattern on the window spells out Zorn's name, in English, no less!" You know this article is bottom-of-the-barrel when our author isn't even familiar with _ HYPERLINK "http://www.fstdt.com/../../skepdic.com/pareidol.html" _pareidolia_. Out of all the chapters of Star Trek in existence, it's almost guaranteed that strange things like patterns arising from cracks in the glass will be found by people looking to nitpick every minor detail! Perhaps, soon, he'll be telling us he can see Mohammed's name in a tortilla._ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.fstdt.com/winace/grin.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET ___
"At one point, Picard orders that all communication be stopped and use only hard copy printouts. But when he records a log, he taps his combadge and starts talking. The worst part of this is not that he is using a radio but he is summarizing everything that's going on. Not exactly a great time for him to go against his own orders." And where, exactly, did he "go against his own orders"? Does our skeptic expect him to replicate a goose feather and ink bottle and start scratching out a "hard copy"? Even with our primitive technology, speech recognition is already a big industry. The computer must have been recognizing his spoken words on-the-fly and printing them out behind the scenes.
"[In the holodeck], Data throws a rock at the wall. It hits the wall and the image of green plants temporarily blurs into squares. Shouldn't the holodeck dissolve the rock and show a picture of the rock landing on the ground?" Shouldn't boats never capsize? Shouldn't computers never crash? Shouldn't cars never refuse to start?" The inventive minds who designed the holodeck were still only human, after all. Everything simulated in the holodeck has real weight and mass, as evidenced by the numerous chapters were it malfunctioned and started killing people. The ability of a rock to temporarily disrupt the holographic walls may be an oversight on the part of the engineers, but it's no real problem in the veracity of Star Trek.
"When the viewscreen replays what had happened on the way to Farside for Riker, why didn't he see Troi? She and Tasha, Picard and Data should have figured prominently in the logs. But Riker is shocked to see her on the Enterprise at the beginning of part 2." The replays were obviously meant for different purposes and audiences, as anyone with the most basic familiarity of the underlying themes would understand. Little unimportant details like "Troi was there" or "Picard almost died on that away mission" or "Florida was just assimilated by the Borg" need not be included in every replay – this is no inconsistency, and the allegedly differing accounts only complement each other when taken together.
"When Troi, Yar and La Forge are under Farpoint, Riker is contacted by Yar. La Forge and Troi join the conversation. La Forge and Troi both tap their communicators to talk to Riker when Yar had already opened a channel to him. Yet, on the alien ship after Riker opens a channel to Picard, Troi can be heard on the Enterprise without tapping her badge." As any aficionado of the series should know, combadge signal strength varies with environment and atmospheric conditions. While the alien ship was much closer to the Enterprise and had only a thin layer of air inside, the planet contained a highly ionized atmosphere and was much farther away. That's probably the reason why both La Forge and Troi needed to activate their communicators, boosting the signal to compensate.
The Naked Now "Just before the star collapses, the Enterprise is seen, in orbit, hovering over the Tsiolkovsky. But in the next scene, the star collapses and the Enterprise is 15 minutes away." Has it occurred to this (not exceptionally bright) fellow that not every minute scene need be recounted for the message the series presents to be perfectly valid? Of course not. It's self-evident that there was a 15-minute gap on the record between the time the Enterprise was orbiting and the time it was far away. I'll shortly be expecting his complaint that the bathroom scenes are also omitted. _ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.fstdt.com/winace/grin.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET ___
"Data calls up the record for the original instance of the water problem on the first Enterprise. The graphic on the computer screen illustrates the refitted movie version of the Enterprise, rather than the original you might expect." Or maybe the computer simply misread file A from location B and mixed up the images? For this to be a contradiction, one would have to demonstrate that even the most unlikely scenarios I could fabricate on the spot were false. Can't do that, can you? Coincidentally, no one's ever been able to demonstrate – to me – that Star Trek contains inconsistencies.
"When Dr. Crusher injects herself and Picard with the antidote, they should start to recover as quickly as Geordi, but they don't." Sheer genius! I guess all those patients who respond to medical treatment differently "should start to recover as quickly as" the rest. Boy, am I glad this guy's medical education is limited to fretting about the booster shots he'll need before 4th grade. _ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.fstdt.com/winace/grin.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET ___
"For glaring starters, the use of current computer terms demonstrates the writers' eagerness to use current technical buzz words, but also reveals the fact that they failed to check to see if they were being used properly. As a programmer you should instantly recognize the error in the scene when Picard orders Riker and Data to 'download this information to Doctor Crusher. . . .' Perhaps this gaff is why these terms are rarely used ever again." Folks, remember – friends don't let friends ignore linguistic context. This is exactly what happens when you stick to outdated 20th century usages in lieu of the modern ones. Why, only a while ago a "broad band" would be the opposite of a "boy band". _ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.fstdt.com/winace/grin.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET ___
"Lutan spoke of the Ligonian's general reluctance to accept visitors, and yet somehow the Federation had compiled an exceptionally detailed description of the planet's culture and resources. The alien culture was, by its own admission, not as technologically advanced as the Federation; yet they had a very sophisticated transporter system that could even elude the tracking of the Enterprise sensors. Then there's the hapless extra who caught the 'fist-o-spikes' glove in the stomach. In the close-up, his abdomen was clearly seen bleeding, but when they carried him off, there wasn't a mark on him. Also, in the final scene Riker orders La Forge to set course for Styris Five, and La Forge acknowledges setting course for Styris Four." The first might only pose a problem if the Ligonian's accepted no visitors at all, and even then, Starfleet Intelligence would still be able to paste together a rather detailed report on the planet, as the CIA has done for remote locales. As for the second – has this amateur Siskel and/or Ebert ever heard of _ HYPERLINK "http://www.fstdt.com/../../www.ccdump.org/dermalreg.html" _Dermal Regenerators_? Had a doctor been there and healed his skin with such a device while the unfortunate victim wasn't on screen, then vanished back from view with no indication he was ever there, there'd be no problem. "Fayev", by a strange linguistic coincidence, must be the Styrian name for their planet, which in the Starfleet classification is Styris 4. Both Riker and La Forge would have been correct.
"While on the planet, watch Deanna's arms. In the group shots, Deanna's arms are at her sides, while in the close-ups, her arms are behind her back." While I'm as impressed as I could possibly be with the author's arm fetish _ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.fstdt.com/winace/grin.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET ___, this poses no problem, as people tend to move around a lot while under stress anyway.
"[When Yar and Yareena beam back to the ship], Dr. Crusher runs over to the transporter pad where Crusher gives Yareena two doses of the antidote that will help Yareena to live. But, when Crusher gives her the second spray of medicine in Yareena's right shoulder, I noticed that Doctor Crusher was wearing a small white faced watch with a small leather band." Dr. Crusher obviously needed to check the time to make sure it wasn't too late to administer the antidote, and since she probably kept an antique 20th century Timex watch in her pocket for just such a situation, she put it on for the duration of the procedure.
". . . all during the show they keep getting reports on how bad the plague on Styris IV is. But . . . the last scene of the show when they leave Ligon II with the vaccine they set course for Styris IV at warp 3." The crew of the Enterprise would never be so careless, so there must have been a temporary engineering problem, which they didn't mention, that forced them to use a lower velocity while they fixed it.
"Lutan and Yareena had a mating agreement. When Yareena died and was resuscitated, that bond was broken. However, Lutan wanted Yareena to die so he could inherit her wealth. Why, when Yareena died, did they conveniently enforce one law and break the other?" This is only an apparent contradiction, and is different than an actual contradiction. If our uninformed skeptic had even bothered to obtain and read a copy of Ligonian post-mortem laws, he would have no doubt found some loophole that prevented the other law from being enforced, such as the fact she came back to life. On the other hand, he's amply demonstrated that he's neither doctor or lawyer material by now. _ INCLUDEPICTURE "http://www.fstdt.com/winace/grin.gif" \* MERGEFORMATINET ___
"When LtCmdr. Data tells the joke during Lt. La Forge's 'shaving scene' he says, 'A man goes to the store to buy some kidneys. He says to the shopkeeper, "I'd like a pound of kitilies please…"' Data uses the contraction 'I'd'. Then he says, 'The shop keeper says, "You mean kidneys don't you?"' Another contraction, 'don't'. One could [also] argue that he uses a contraction when he says the punch line, 'Diddle I?' because he means 'didn't'. Finally Data says, 'including the kitilies, I've told 662 jokes . . . ' Another contraction, 'I've'. Four in one scene!" Data was obviously repeating, verbatim, what he overheard on the Intergalactic Tonight Show with Jay Lightyear. A tape recorder that successfully relates "I've" can hardly be blamed if it can't reuse that contraction intelligently in different sentences, can it? The last mention of "I've", while at first troubling, has at least two solutions (and don't get your hopes up, skeptics – we have plenty more!). Either Data was mispronouncing "I have" as "I. Vvv", which is common in certain kooky dialects, or he was once again repeating what he heard on the subspace airwaves.
There are many more alleged problems listed at the place I found this article, but most of them hardly even warrant a response. Concerned readers losing their sleep over any such problems can send them in via email, and I'll address them as I did the preceding.
And with this, the article ends. Needless to say, biased, closed-minded skeptics claiming Star Trek is full of "plot holes" and "internal contradictions" should watch the show and movies more carefully, preferably with an open mind (the type that knows there are no inconsistencies). If they'd only believe that, all these "problems" could be easily reconciled, as I've shown with this response.


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Children's Fund Auxiliary to host Champions For Children Gala and Home Tour
Supporting their mission to prevent child abuse in our community, the West End Auxiliary of Children's Fund will host their annual gala and home tour fundraiser on April 20 and 21. New to the event this year will be a Champions For Children Gala on Friday, April 20 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel in Claremont. Pro Football Hall of Famer, Eric Dickerson, will be the featured speaker along with Dr. Ciriaco "Cid" Pinedo, President and CEO of Children's Fund.
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Paper, plaster, wood, sculpture wire, paint, safety glass, painted wood. The ocean waters hold and hide wonderful treasures from us. The mystery and wonder made me think of Pandora and the secrets hidden in her box. I thought of the box dripping with jewels made from magically frozen tropical waters.


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19 Apr 2017 – Dr Mark Wright steps down as Bristol South candidate
Dr Mark Wright, who has been the Lib Dems Bristol South parliamentary campaigner for over a decade, has announced that he is stepping down as parliamentary candidate. Mark fought the 2010 and 2015 general elections in Bristol South, but says that Theresa May's shock general election comes at an impossible time for him. Mark says:
"I became a father last month and am currently knee-deep in tiny nappies! Being a candidate in a General Election is a huge job that eats up months of time, and there's no way I can do that while taking care of a newborn. I will pass on the baton of Bristol South Lib Dem campaigner to someone else in our very able team of experienced campaigners."
"The election result here in 2015 was an aberration, caused by hostility to the Coalition government's attempts to balance the deficit, and it should not be considered the starting-point for the new election. Instead, the 2010 result, where I nearly won the seat off Labour, is a better indication of how this seat can go."
"If you want to avoid a disastrous Hard Brexit. If you want to keep Britain in the single market. If you want a Britain that is open, tolerant and united, this is your chance."


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Producers Burial and The Bug (aka Kevin Martin) have teamed up on a new pair of tracks under the banner of Flame 1.
Their first outing together as Flame 1 was shared last week. The second and final part of the puzzle is "Shrine", which is now straming on Crack. Take a listen.
The new offering follows a recent buzz of activity from Burial, which has seen the enigmatic producer unveil a range of releases, including October's "Pre Dawn"/"Indoors", September's "Rodent", last May's "Subtemple"/"Beachfires", 2016's "Young Death"/"Nightmarket" AA-side, and a remix of Goldie staple "Inner City Life". The Bug has also been busy, teaming up with Earth for a full LP last year.


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A few years ago when I dropped off the weekly dry cleaning, I saw a simple sign that read: "we will be closed on April 24th." I asked the owner why? The vivacious and joy-filled man became sullen and politely replied: "In honor of the Armenian Genocide. We spend a day in prayer and in […]
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Lent and St. Valentine
February 13, 2013
Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Tomorrow we celebrate St. Valentine's Day. In the Christian faith Lent lasts 40 days, not counting Sundays, which represents the time Jesus was in the desert fighting the "devil." Christians spend this sacred time in fasting, in self-reflection, in forgiveness, and sometimes in sacrifice; they give […]
The Simple Acts of Life
December 15, 2012
Dear God: Please show us the simple acts of life. Show us how to be still in the silence to hear your answers. Show us how to be gentle with ourselves, and then show us how to be kind to others. Show us how be tolerant, and then show us the gift to be different. […]
A Kick of Hope and Belonging
November 29, 2012
All in God's perfect timing a kick of hope and belonging is realized, touching the hearts of many. Prayers Work.


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As the faces and activities we have come to associate with Soho change, SUSAN INGLETT is pleased to present an exhibition which documents the birth of Soho as a utopian society and premiere district for the New York avant-garde.
Drawn from the archives of Jonas Mekas, chronicler and key figure in postwar experimental cinema, the exhibition will focus on the efforts of leading Fluxus figure George Maciunas towards organizing the area's first artists' cooperatives.
The exhibition will run from 20 May to 2 July 1999 with an opening reception the evening of Thursday 20 May from 6 PM to 8 PM.
George Maciunas (1931-1978) was a founding member and leader in the development of the 1960's experimental art movement known as Fluxus. Ranging from publishing and performance to a variety of other cooperative activities, members challenged the conventions of artistic media attempting to close the gap between art and life. Maciunas' goals were "Social (not aesthetic)," hoping to "bring the sensibilities of artistic life into the everyday." He worked towards this end in the inexpensive art publications he produced and distributed for himself and Fluxus artists Yoko Ono, George Brecht, Robert Watts, and Nam June Paik among others, as well as in the public performances arranged both in Europe and New York. As an extension of his cooperative activities, in 1966 Maciunas began to establish the Fluxus cooperative studio buildings which would come to define Soho. More than housing alone, Maciunas' utopian vision encompassed collective workshops, food-buying cooperatives, and theaters. The first Fluxhouse was located at 80 Wooster Street, just a few doors down from the Gallery. Maciunas would ultimately convert approximately eighteen buildings throughout Soho, providing affordable space for artists to live and work while establishing a community where art and life might co-exist and become one.
The exhibition will commemorate the early days of Soho through the documents which established the first cooperatives as well as diary entries and notes which record both the successes and failures of cooperative living. People and places will be represented in a variety of stills taken from the films of Jonas Mekas. The exhibition will also feature a selection of Fluxus objects produced by Maciunas for his neighbors which serve to further illustrate the collective spirit in which Soho was founded.
During the course of the exhibition the City will be petitioned to legally change "Wooster Street" to "George Maciunas Street" in memoriam.
Work will be on view at the gallery located 100 Wooster Street/2 Floor Tuesday to Saturday 11 AM to 6 PM. For more information contact Susan Inglett at 212/343-0573 and fax 212/343-0574.


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When someone dies, it is a tragedy. But, when that person died prematurely due to something someone did or did not do, that makes it a crime.
In Idaho, when a person is the victim of a crime, especially one as serious as wrongful death, they (or their heirs) are entitled to compensation. You will need the help of a wrongful death law firm in Coeur d'Alene.
Criminal Wrongful Death
When someone kills someone else, they have broken the law, and the state sets out to punish them. The goal of the state is to prove that the person murdered their victim and to have them put in jail. While Idaho has only executed three people in history, the death penalty is still an option for murder cases.
Criminal wrongful death is the legal action taken to bring justice to the criminal.
Civil Wrongful Death
Civil wrongful death is a bit different. In a civil case, the heirs of the victim are bringing legal action against someone for causing the death of their loved one. They are seeking monetary compensation.
This can be compensation for loss of income, lost property, expenses such as funeral costs and other expenses that the victims family paid as a result of the death of their loved one.
Note: Many clients ask if they can add pain and suffering to their lawsuit. Generally speaking, the court takes the stand that the pain and suffering a person suffered went with them when they passed away.
However, that is not the case every time. Your attorney will help you decide if the pain and suffering you are experiencing can be included in legal actions.
Punitive Damages
Punitive damages are only applied at the discretion of the court. This is a monetary slap on the hand. When the court determines that the action of the person was so cruel, careless, and negligent that they deserve more punishment than the civil case can bring, they can add in punitive damages.
For example, if someone is driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and they cause an accident, they will probably have criminal charges and civil charges.
If that person has a record of DUI and they drove their car into a playground full of children, the court may be so morally offended, that they charge them with punitive damages too. Sometimes the court feels that the victims are entitled to more than the basic ruling can give.
Blurred Lines
When you are dealing with a wrongful death case, it is a mistake to try to do it alone. One reason is obvious; an experienced attorney can get you more justice than you can get on your own.
Secondly, the lines separating criminal, civil, and punitive damages are not always clear. This is when the skill of an attorney is priceless.
Your attorney has to ensure that the judge sees it from your point of view. In essence, your attorney's job is to give the judge the hammer he or she needs to nail the case down.
When you have suffered a wrongful death in your family, you are emotionally damaged. You are not equipped to fight this last battle for your loved one alone. You need an attorney.
You will not get to come back later and do it again. You have one shot to make your statement and impact the life of the person who damaged yours beyond repair.


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Accuse, (verb), tthem.
Examples (verb):
Are you accusing her? - Ṛa-k tetthem fi-ha?
Farid accused Karima of drinking like a fish. - Farid tthem Karima belli tecṛeb bezzaf.
Farid has been accused of killing Karima. - Farid ttehmu-h belli qtel Karima.
She was accused of lying. - Ttehmu-ha b-l-kdeb.
The police accused him. - L-pulisiyya ttehmu-h.
The Treasurer is being accused of robbing Peter to pay Paul to fund his austere budget. - L-xeznaǧi ttehmu-h belli bekka ṛ-ṛaɛi bac icebbeɛ d-dib u bac beṛk izeyyeṛ l-biǧǧi.
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Featured in the Boston Globe, Department of Revenue members want their computer systems fixed to serve families in need. Read more from the Boston Globe:
"[Department of Revenue Chapter President] Foley said the problems with the system have not been fixed, leaving front-line employees in the dark about what steps are being taken to remedy the breakdown.
This year's glitches, Foley said, are affecting low-income parents, primarily mothers, who have had their child support payments pocketed by the state when they go on welfare, in accordance with state policy. They are eligible to resume collecting child support when they leave the welfare rolls.
But the parents have been not been getting the child support checks they are owed because the computer systems at the Department of Revenue and the Department of Transitional Assistance, which oversees welfare, are not communicating properly, union officials said.
Peter MacKinnon, president of Service Employees International Union Local 509, said he has received e-mails from 100 revenue department workers "overwhelmed with people coming to the offices" to complain about not getting child support after they get off welfare.
"Our concern is . . . that people aren't getting their money," MacKinnon said. "At the end of the day, we can bemoan a lousy computer system that needs to be fixed, but this is about families needing income to be able to take care of their kids, and we have a system where people aren't getting what is owed to them, and that's not OK." – Boston Globe


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If you work on planning your finances you will excel in all you do in life. It is common for everyone to fear that as they save for the future something bad might happen one day that is not in their plans. It is hard to tell for sure the details of what might happen in the future. It is not always possible that things will always happen as planned even if we put the right measures in place. There are many risks involved in life and you can only protect yourself, family and assets if you buy an insurance policy. It is vital to learn the basics of insurance policies so that you buy the kind of policy that suits you well. To have a good life, saving is essential and it is advisable that you can even save money on monthly basis. Current financial and health status are considered when you are applying for a policy in a certain insurance company. As you age you tend to be more vulnerable to diseases and health problems are a major risk to your health. You may be at a risk of having an organ illness that may require a major surgery that requires you to pay a lot of money for it. In such a situation having an insurance plan that will cover you from this risk is essential as all the bills will be catered for hence giving you a sense of security as the risk is covered.
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September 12, 2018 – The Ground Breaking Ceremony took place in Sioux Falls, SD at the construction site of the new Best Western Glo. This 4 story hotel, located at Dawley Farm Village, will feature 79 guest rooms with sleek modern finishes, an indoor pool with large operable glass doors allowing for seasonal outdoor use, complimentary breakfast served daily, and many other fine amenities. Birch Lake Hospitality welcomes the Best Western Glo of Sioux Falls to their portfolio. The hotel is being developed by Makenda, LLC and is scheduled to open Summer 2019.
On June 7, 2018, a Ground Breaking Ceremony took place in St. Peter, Minnesota at the construction site of the new Best Western Plus. This hotel will feature 60 guest rooms, a pool, meeting room, hot breakfast served daily, and many other fine amenities. During Mayor Zieman's speech at the event, he thanked Makenda Development for their investment in the City of St. Peter. Birch Lake Hospitality welcomes the Best Western Plus of St. Peter to their portfolio. The hotel is scheduled to open early 2019.
May 8TH, 2018
The GrandStay hospitality brand conference was held in April at the InterContinental Hotel in Saint Paul Riverfront. Birch Lake Hospitality is proud of their team for the awards they received.
Congratulations to the General Managers above for receiving the 2017 Every Guest~Every Time Customer Service Award. All awards were presented by Jon Kennedy, President of GrandStay Hospitality, LLC.
Brad Ainsworth, Ames, IA; Gavin Fawbush, Rapid City, SD; Julie Bartella, Eau Claire, WI; and Kristina Conca, La Crosse, WI.
Kullen Schroht, General Manager of the GrandStay Residential Suites of Sheboygan, WI was honored with the 2017 Most Improved Hotel of the Year.
The GrandStay Hotel & Suites of Pipestone, MN received the Grand Returns Award for their wonderful job promoting the brands guest loyalty program. Recipient is General Manager, Bridgette Shriver.
July 15TH, 2015
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May 1ST, 2015
La Crosse Wins GrandStay Property of the Year Award
Birch Lake Hospitality congratulates the La Crosse GrandStay on winning the 2014 Property of the Year Award at the annual GrandStay Hospitality, LLC Conference which was held on Wednesday, April 29th, 2015. This is the most prestigious award given by GrandStay Hospitality, and we are very proud of GM Kristina and her team for this recognition.
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a stressful few days are coming.
I do not feel very festive yet. I have been playing holiday tunes for two days at work, I have lights up at my desk, and at home, the tree is up (again at work AND home) and the gifts are piling up…
I have to finish one (BIG) gift, which I was supposed to have help on, but apparently there is a tummy bug going around, and I am on my own. I foresee a lot of stitching on Saturday.
Hubby's birthday is tomorrow, so we will be out and about doing birthday stuff in the evening after work.
Then my family decends on us on Sunday, all 9 adults, and 3 kids.
Hope everyone has a great holiday, whatever you may celebrate!
I'm going to try and jump start my festivities!


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Acetaminophen induced acute liver failure with improving liver biochemistry but worsening cerebral edema: when the king's college criteria do not help you
Although acetaminophen induced liver failure requiring liver transplantation should be rare when treated early with N-Acetylcysteine, it is still one of the most common causes of acute liver failure in the United States and Canada (1,2). The King's College Criteria (ref: cite ref from PubMed) was developed to assess prognosis of acetaminophen and non-acetaminophen induced liver failure. There is paucity of evidence for the management and natural history of acute liver failure if the biochemical picture does not meet the criteria and even start to improve but imaging, as well as clinical neurological status, shows progression of cerebral edema. Wither watchful waiting will lead to eventual recovery of cerebral edema or to the catastrophic progression to brainstem herniation is not known. There is no literature or scoring system to risk stratify such patients.
Case presentation
A 32-year-old Caucasian man presented to the Emergency Department, and was transferred to our hospital, after ingestion of around 20 g of acetaminophen. The patient did not have any psychiatric history but was going through a stressful relationship event. When he presented 3 days later, he was found to be jaundiced and mildly confused but conversant. Examination was significant for asterixis but no evidence or any stigmata of chronic liver disease. Laboratory evaluation showed acute kidney injury, elevated liver tests and coagulopathy (Table 1). Ultrasound of the liver was unremarkable and laboratory tests for other causes of liver disease including viral hepatitis (i.e., hepatitis A to E), ceruloplasmin and autoimmune hepatitis serology were negative.
Full table
The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit for supportive management and N-acetylcysteine infusion was started. Unfortunately, his level of consciousness deteriorated and had an episode of tonic clonic seizures. An urgent CT scan of the head showed diffuse cerebral edema (Figure 1) and the patient was started on Hypertonic saline and Mannitol. After 24 hours, blood tests showed significant improvement (Table 1) but CT scan showed worsening of cerebral edema and the patient remained intubated, mechanically ventilated with no improvement in neurological status as well as sluggish pupillary reflexes (Figure 2).
The worsening cerebral edema and neurological function was concerning despite the improvement in liver biochemistry. A liver organ suddenly became available and after a multidisciplinary discussion with hepatobiliary surgery, the ICU staff, Psychology, Social worker, and the patient's family. It was decided to proceed with orthotropic liver transplantation given the uncertainty regarding the worsening neurological status and cerebral edema on imaging. Post-transplant, the patient made an excellent recovery with rapid neurological and cognitive improvement and he was discharged from hospital 2 weeks later. His post-transplant course was complicated by mild acute cellular rejection which was treated with pulse corticosteroids.
The explanted liver histology showed massive hepatic necrosis with no evidence of fibrosis or necroinflammation, consistent with acute acetaminophen toxicity.
We present a rare case of a challenging situation. It was not clear if the patient's cerebral edema would improve despite his improving liver parameters and there was a risk of cerebral herniation which would have been a fatal complication. From a biochemical perspective, the patient did not meet the King's College criteria for liver transplantation and it could be questioned whether liver transplantation was appropriate. We note that a systematic review has reported that the sensitivity and specificity of King's College criteria is 57% and 95% respectively (4) but that is not in the setting of worsening cerebral edema. It is thought that grade IV hepatic encephalopathy is associated with less than 20% chance of spontaneous recovery (5). It was decided after a multidisciplinary team discussion that proceeding with liver transplant impose less risk than continue conservative management, especially with the patient's worsening neurological status. There is no tool or criteria to guide or predict the course of cerebral edema in this setting. In our search, we found no reported cases with such course. More studies are needed to determine the natural history of cerebral edema in the setting of improving laboratory parameters. This is important for resource allocation and to avoid life-long immunosuppression and the potential complications of liver transplantation.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Informed Consent: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this manuscript and any accompanying images.
- Ostapowicz G, Fontana RJ, Schiødt FV, et al. Results of a prospective study of acute liver failure at 17 tertiary care centers in the United States. Ann Intern Med 2002;137:947-54. [Crossref] [PubMed]
- Gill RQ, Sterling RK. Acute liver failure. J Clin Gastroenterol 2001;33:191-8. [Crossref] [PubMed]
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- Craig DG, Ford AC, Hayes PC, et al. Systematic review: prognostic tests of paracetamol-induced acute liver failure. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2010;31:1064-76. [PubMed]
- O'Grady JG, Alexander GJ, Hayllar KM, et al. Early indicators of prognosis in fulminant hepatic failure. Gastroenterology 1989;97:439-45. [Crossref] [PubMed]
Cite this article as: Kayal A, Marquez-Azalgara V, Erb SR, Scudamore CH, Yoshida EM. Acetaminophen induced acute liver failure with improving liver biochemistry but worsening cerebral edema: when the king's college criteria do not help you. AME Med J 2017;2:73.


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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is 'Top ten books I want to reread'. I don't really reread, there are far too many books to read in this world to read ones I've already read, but if I did, these are the ones I'd pick.
1. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
I have actually reread these books, sort of, in as much as I have listened to the audiobooks as well as reading the hard copies. Despite this, and the fact that they are children's' books, I still feel that I haven't fully understood them. I absolutely love these books, they'd probably be my desert island pick.
2. Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd
This is one of my favourite books but I read it about 20 years ago, so I could probably do with refreshing my mind with it and seeing if I still love it as much as a proper adult.
3. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
I think it would be intriguing to reread these books as an adult with the knowledge that they are full of religious allegory and see whether this spoils the enjoyment I got from these books as a naive child.
4. The Mortal Engines series by Philip Reeve and 5. This Other Eden by Ben Elton
I'm going to call my unborn daughter Wren Alexandra Rosalie, partially inspired by the characters Wren in The Mortal Engines and Rosalie in This Other Eden. So I should probably reread these books to be sure than the characters are good namesakes!
6. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
I've just got back from a holiday in America. One of the places we visited was Harriet Beecher Stowe's house in Hartford, Connecticut (and Mark Twain's extraordinary house next door) which has inspired me to want to refamiliarise myself with her work.
7. The Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo
I read this as a child and I remember thinking it was amazing but also being completely baffled by it. I have been meaning to reread it for years to see if it makes more sense to me as an adult.
8. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
I think Crusie is probably the world's best romance writer. If I ever needed a pick me up on a bad day, I'm sure I could cheer myself up by rereading one of her books and I think this is probably her best.
9. Milly-Molly-Mandy series by Joyce Lankester Brisley and 10. Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Two of my absolute favourite books as a child and I'm really looking forward to reading them to my daughter once she is old enough. I'm pretty much looking forward to rereading all of Roald Dahl's books, it will be such a treat to have the excuse to rediscover them.


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Early in the morning on Monday, we were loading hogs, when my father-in-law's phone rang. Everyone knows that 3 AM phone calls are never good news. This was no exception. His mother, my grandmother-in-law, had passed away. Peacefully, and in her sleep, with her husband and daughter at her side. We all knew that her time was drawing to a close, but there really is nothing that can truly prepare you for the loss of a loved one.
Bernadine lived a long, good life as a farm wife. She instilled deeply rooted values into her children, who then passed them on to their children, who are now sharing those same values with her great-grandchildren. Values such as a strong faith in God, integrity, honor, and a strong work ethic.
Fourteen years ago, before I knew Bernadine, she was in a life-changing accident that nearly took her life. She endured a long road to recovery, and would never be the same as she was before the accident. Now, instead of taking care of her family, her family was taking care of her.
When I first met Bernadine and her husband, Harold, they were still living on the home farm. It was a daily ritual for my husband to stop by and check on them, and whenever I could, I tagged along with. Sometimes we would be in there briefly, and other times, they were in the mood for a long conversation. It was a sure bet Bernadine would always ask, "How we coming?" and "What did you have for dinner? Was it good?" More than once, we would sit down and play cards with Harold and Bernadine. She was a much better Euchre player than I could ever hope to be!
Justin told me that she was always concerned about his love life, and when I wasn't there she would ask where "his girl" was. I will never forget the excitement that shined in her eyes when we made a special visit to announce our engagement to them. She also loved babies. After Russell was born, we would stop by and let her hold him. She would hold him as long as possible, rocking back and forth in her wheelchair.
A few years ago, Harold and Bernadine made the decision to move to the nursing home, and our daily ritual of visiting became a weekly one. If there is anything I regret in being a part of Bernadine's life, it is that we didn't spend more time with her. It's the story you always hear, about life being too busy. Bernadine was a blessing, and sometimes we would overlook that.
Justin would tell me stories of Bernadine. Working in the garden with her, helping her feed her laying hens and collect the eggs, cooking, canning, and baking with her. On top of all this, she would still find the time to help on the farm, all the time wearing a dress. Stories of coming into the house with ripped jeans and having to take them off and wait in a bedroom while she mended them. Bernadine loved her family, her life, and the farm, and showed her love through all of her actions and hard work.
Bernadine didn't just help on the farm either, she was involved in the decisions about the farm business. She had the final say on farming decisions, and often sacrificed her own personal priorities for the sake of the farm. The men respected her for this, and it created a legacy in the family. Bernadine's assertiveness in the farming business is what created the opportunity for her children, grandchildren, and soon, great-grandchildren to farm and/or pursue whatever their calling if life was. My admiration for this lady cannot be adequately expressed, and I often think of her when times get tough on the farm.
I know that Bernadine is now in heaven, with other loved ones who have gone before her. She is watching over us, and I hope that she can take a lot of pride in the accomplishments of the generations she has nurtured. I am so glad for the time that I had to get to know Bernadine, and I am certain that her legacy will live on through the future generations of her family.