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Vitrectomy is the surgical removal of the
vitreous gel from the middle of the
eye. It may be done when there is a
retinal detachment, because removing the vitreous gel
gives your eye doctor (ophthalmologist) better access to the
back of the eye. The vitreous gel may also be removed if blood in the vitreous
gel (vitreous hemorrhage) does not clear on its own.
During a
vitrectomy, the surgeon inserts small instruments into the eye, cuts the
vitreous gel, and suctions it out. After removing the vitreous gel, the surgeon
may treat the
retina with a laser (photocoagulation), cut or remove
fibrous or scar tissue from the retina, flatten areas where the retina has
become detached, or repair tears or holes in the retina or
At the end of the surgery,
silicone oil or a gas bubble is injected into the eye to lightly press the retina against the wall of the eye. Oil cannot be absorbed by the body, so if an oil bubble is used, you'll need a second procedure to remove the oil after the retinal detachment has healed.
Vitrectomy is
always done by an eye doctor who has special training in treating problems of
the retina.
Vitrectomy may require an overnight
hospital stay. But it may sometimes be done as
outpatient surgery. The surgery lasts 2 to 3 hours.
Your eye doctor will determine if the surgery can be done with
local or general anesthesia.
You may need to position yourself in a certain way at home for a while. Your doctor will tell you what position to lie in so that the gas or oil can push against the detachment.
Contact your doctor right away if you notice any signs of
complications after surgery, such as:
Vitrectomy may be done to:
An oil bubble can be used in this surgery. Because an oil bubble
does not move around in the eye as much as a gas bubble moves around, your eye doctor may suggest this type of surgery instead of other retinal detachment surgeries. The oil bubble may make the surgery and
recovery easier for older adults, young children, and anyone who may have
trouble keeping his or her head and eye in the proper position.
Vitrectomy has been shown to greatly
visual acuity in many people who have severe vitreous
hemorrhage that has not cleared on its own.
In general, surgery can restore
some vision that is lost as a result of traction retinal detachment and may help
prevent further detachment. But the results tend to be better when the
detachment has not affected the center of the retina (macula) and the
central vision it provides.
Vitrectomy may cause elevated pressure inside the
eye (intraocular pressure, or IOP), especially in people who have
There are several other
serious, vision-threatening risks linked to vitrectomy. These
One of the main uses of vitrectomy
is to remove blood from the middle of the eye, a condition called vitreous
hemorrhage. When vitreous hemorrhage occurs, some doctors may recommend waiting
several months to a year to see whether the vitreous gel will clear on its own
before they do a surgery that can have serious complications.
But if the hemorrhage is causing severe vision loss or is preventing
treatment of severe retinopathy, surgery may be done sooner rather than
later. Some studies have shown that long-term results are better with early
There are a few ways to repair a retinal
detachment. The chance that each surgery type can help restore good vision
varies from case to case. The cause, location, and type of detachment usually
determine which surgery will work best. Other conditions or eye problems may
also play a role in the decision.
You may
need more than one surgery to reattach the retina if scar tissue from the first surgery grows over the surface of your retina.
Complete the surgery information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you prepare for this surgery.
ByHealthwise StaffPrimary Medical ReviewerAdam Husney, MD - Family MedicineSpecialist Medical ReviewerCarol L. Karp, MD - Ophthalmology
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Dear Bob,
I am a disabled veteran with no savings account. A poor person, mind you, without a financial education. I buy a measly 10 oz bar of silver monthly with my disability check because I have no faith in the government which is what backs the value of a paper dollar. Am I being foolish?
Jerry Diltz
Dear Jerry,
You are not being foolish at all. You are being prudent. You might also consider buying junk silver; pre-1964 silver coins. They are more valuable for their silver content than their face value. However, when the collapse occurs they may be more useful than silver bars because 1) they look like the coins people are used to seeing and may be more readily acceptable in exchange and 2) they provide the flexibility of different quantities of silver for smaller purchases.
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Most fair trade in Devils history
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"This team was never the same once we lost Patrik Sundstrom"- Lou Lamoriello
"They're the ones that makes it happen," Lemaire said. "It's not us. It's not me. It's not the other guy. It's not the guy before. It's not the guy after. It's them. And they have to take care of business."
"I guess I just miss my friend" (#28)
Posted 12 December 2012 - 02:57 PM
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Thus the only answer is Ken Klee for Alexander Suglobov
Edited by halfsharkalligatorhalfman, 12 December 2012 - 03:38 PM.
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Sharks Fan: 2012-?
Posted 12 December 2012 - 03:42 PM
St Louis got a home town tough guy who brought energy to a losing team while unloading a defenseman they weren't going to be able to re-sign,
Devils got rid of a player they weren't using for a reliable shut-down defenseman who (most likely) spends the rest of his career in Jersey.
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"The Devils are that zombie that takes an ax to the skull, a bullet to the temple and is set on fire … and yet keeps lumbering along to the annoyance of all the other zombies." - Puck Daddy
Posted 12 December 2012 - 04:04 PM
Wow: Just remembering that Chorske was part of that deal also. Even the NY Times said it was a good deal for both teams.
Edited by Daniel, 12 December 2012 - 04:07 PM.
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I collect spores, molds and fungus.
Hello fellow American. This you should vote me. I leave power. Good. Thank you, thank you. If you vote me, I'm hot. What? Taxes, they'll be lower... son. The Democratic vote is the right thing to do Philadelphia, so do.
How do you spot risk? How do you avoid risk? And what makes it so risky?
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Sumus Legio
You don't turn this around in a couple shifts. Its going to take a little time, but I know the guys will come back. Because I can see it. -- Jacques Lemaire
Posted 13 December 2012 - 08:00 AM
Richer for Muller.
Wow: Just remembering that Chorske was part of that deal also. Even the NY Times said it was a good deal for both teams.
Roland Melanson (minor league goalie) went with Muller in that deal. I remember Muller being upset with the way the Devils treated him...just like the article said, "Hey, don't worry about your stats, we'll take care of you," then "You only scored 19 goals last year." Lou could always be a dick when he wanted to be.
I remember SI summed it up perfectly: one player was steadier (Muller) while the other was more dynamic (Richer). Lou asked for Chorske because he loved his speed, and hoped he'd eventually develop more of a scoring touch (he never really did). Richer was actually quite happy to get out of Montreal...he said once he scored 50 goals, teammates were constantly giving him the puck, expecting him to make something happen even when he wasn't in any real position to do anything, and he also had a hard time with the pressure that goes with playing in Montreal. Richer could go through stretches where he could look like one of the best players in the league...then be almost invisible at others. He suffered from untreated depression for years (it had apparently gotten worse in '95-'96, when he had one of his worst seasons by a country mile)...wonder what he could've done had it been diagnosed earlier.
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[Mark Messier]: A big, bald attention whore with a stupid Easter Island-lookin face. - from who else? DaneykoIsGod!
Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.
Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.
Martin Brodeur: THE MOST ALL-TIME WINS!, 12 straight seasons of 30+ wins, 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, and zero respect from too many so-called Devils "fans" who are either too young or too bandwagon to remember the much darker days of Sean Burke, Craig Billington, Bob Sauve, Alain Chevrier, and the talented but overwhelmed Chico Resch, among many others.
It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.
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Complete at Columbia today. Getting a little bit nervous now.
Well he's had it in for me ever since I kinda ran over his dog... Well, replace the word "kinda" with "repeatedly" and the word "dog" with "son."
Complete at Emory.
Quote from: bridgemonkey405 on December 02, 2008, 05:54:26 PMComplete at Emory. How did they contact you? Is there an email that they send out?
wait, for real? BU sends you a Postcard when you're complete?no email, no status checker?


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Homey, wholesome and hearty, this pork posole a soulful Mexican soup is perfect for a winter dinner.
Chock full of pork, veggies, herbs and spices, its as flavorful as it is filling a cold-weather pick-me-up the whole family will love.
Pork & Green Chile Posole
2 tablespoons canola oil
1-2 pound pork loin cut in 1-inch cubes
1 onion, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons minced garlic
Coarse salt
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
5 cups chicken broth, low salt
5 tomatillos, quartered
2 14-ounce cans white hominy, drained
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro (plus more for garnish)
1 tablespoons oregano, dried
11/2 cups chopped green chilies (canned)
4 teaspoons red chili powder
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
Black pepper
10 ounces cotija cheese, crumbled for garnish
1. In skillet, heat oil until shimmering and add pork, onion, garlic, salt and crushed red pepper.
2. Saute meat and onion mixture until onions are translucent and the pork juices run clear.
3. Transfer to a slow cooker. Deglaze skillet with 1 cup broth and add this to slow cooker as well.
4. Add tomatillos, 1 can of hominy, cilantro, oregano, broth, green chilies and spices to slow cooker. Turn cooker on medium, stirring after about 1 hour. Adjust seasoning as necessary.
5. Reduce to low/warm, cover and heat for an additional 2 hours.
6. About 30 minutes before service, raise temp back to high and add last can of hominy, adjusting seasoning as necessary.
7. Ladle into bowls and garnish with cilantro and cheese. Serve with warm tortillas.


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Good deal.
Not really necessary for full link capable places, but for forums and sites that only accept and show URLs without titles (I guess IMDb and the shack comes to mind) this is a great addition.
How linking to numbered member-IDs too, for those members with crazy-ass names?
Much better than Haruhi, I'd say.


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Internationally acclaimed tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz has in recent seasons sung in some of the most important theaters in the world. He has had the honor of being mentored by two of the most important tenors of our time, Plácido Domingo and Ramón Vargas. Mr. Domingo has been a wonderful influence for Arturo, after he discovered Chacón-Cruz in 2001, he granted him the Plácido Domingo scholarship, to continue his studies. He also helped launch his international career, after his success in Domingo's International Competition "Operalia". Since, he has been a part of Arturo's life and career, from sharing the stage in various operas and concerts, as well as having conducted Arturo on several occasions. Arturo studied voice with Ramón Vargas after winning the "Vargas Pro Opera" grant. Since then, they have become friends and Arturo continues to hone his musical skills under Maestro Vargas' tutelage. Arturo made his La Scala debut as Hoffmann in 2012, there in Milan, he received a very warm welcome from the audience, as well as the press, "He excellently portrayed the lovelorn poet, with a youthfulness that only made him more attractive, exhibiting great mastery over his instrument and an indeed pleasant high register, all in all, a brilliant participation". (GB Opera)Some upcoming roles in 2013/2014 include: Gabriel Adorno with the Gothenburg Opera, in Sweden, the Duke of Mantua in Aix en Provence, the Duke of Mantua in Guanajuato, Mexico, Hoffmann in Tokyo, Jacopo Foscari and Alfredo in La Traviata in Vienna. Please visit Arturo's Facebook page for more up to date information.In January 2013, he received the prestigious Alfonso Ortiz Tirado medal in Mexico. After receiving the award, he sang a full concert with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Sonora, in Alamos, Sonora.Recent roles and performances for Mr. Chacón-Cruz include: Rodolfo in La Boheme in Miami's FGO, Alfredo in La Traviata in Mexico City's Bellas Artes, Hoffmann in Vienna, marking his debut at the Theater an der Wien, Rodolfo in La Boheme and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Jacopo Foscari in Verdi's I due Foscari in Munich's Gasteig Hall, The Duke in Rigoletto with the San Francisco Opera, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with the Opera de Oviedo, in Spain and his debut at the prestigious Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, as Alfredo in La Traviata. Other American engagements include: Idomeneo in Milwaukee, Romeo in Gounod's Romeo and Juliette in Palm Beach, as well as Pinkerton with the Minnesota Opera.His Spanish debut was in Valencia where he appeared as Christian in Alfano's Cyrano de Bergerac opposite Plácido Domingo (DVD is available worldwide by Naxos). He then was heard at the Festival de Radio France in Montpellier as Marcello di Bruges in Donizetti's Il Duca d'Alba, the recording of which is now available on Amazon.com by Universal Records. Also, you can hear Arturo in Soprano Renee Fleming's Verismo CD as a guest artist.He has performed the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto with the Opera Nacional de Bellas Artes (Mexico), the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee, the Opera Royal de Wallonie in Belgium, the Norwegian Opera in Oslo and most recently with the San Francisco Opera.He performed Massenet's Werther in Moscow, and in Lyon, France under the baton of Leopold Hager. The latter making Rolando Villazon's Stage Director debut.He has performed his signature role of Rodolfo in LaBohème, with the Berlin State Opera, Portland Opera, Cologne (Germany) Opera, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Opera Royal de Wallonie, Graz Opera, Opera Pacific, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, among many others. He did his Hamburg State Opera debut with the role of Pinkerton in November 2009, a role he debuted with Houston Grand Opera, and subsequently sang with Washington National Opera and Florida Grand Opera.Other important Italian debuts include, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, opposite Leo Nucci and Ruggero in Puccini's La Rondine in Venice with the Gran Teatro la Fenice. Arturo Chacón-Cruz has sung Alfredo in La Traviata (under Maestro Lorin Maazel) in Beijing, China, as well as in Washington National Opera, Detroit Opera, Bolshoi theatre, and many others. In 2008 he made his debut as Lensky in Eugene Onegin in Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes, and also made his debut with the Cincinnati Opera in Catán's Florencia en el Amazonas. That same year, he had the honor of performing in a private recital in Madrid for His and Her Majesties the King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain. He was acclaimed for his role debut of Faust with the Opera de National de Montpellier in France with a new production by Rene Koering in 2009. As Hoffmann, he has appeared in Turin, Munich, Milan, Malmo, Nagoya, Vienna and Moscow. Slowly making this taxing character another signature role.Mr. Chacón-Cruz has also appeared often in concert. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2002, singing Mozart's Coronation Mass. He returned to Carnegie Hall in 2003 to sing Beethoven's Mass in C and Charpentier's Te Deum with the New England Symphonic Ensemble, as well a concert with the New York Pops in 2006. In the concert stage, he appeared as the Tenor Solo in the Verdi Requiem, Uriel in Haydn's The Creation and the Tenor Solo in Mendelssohn's Elijah, and the Tenor Solo in Mahler's Das Klagende Lied. He performed the Rossini Stabat Mater in Paris, under the baton of Myung Whun Chung.In August 2008 he sang the Tenor Solo in the Verdi Requiem with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Kent Nagano. He also made his Los Angeles Opera debut as the tenor soloist for the Verdi Requiem, in honor of Luciano Pavarotti, conducted by renowned tenor Plácido Domingo.Mr. Chacón-Cruz has received many awards, including first place and audience choice award at the 2003 Eleanor McCollum Competition in Houston Grand Opera, winner of New England Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and he was also a winner of Operalia 2005 among many other important international distinctions. He is a graduate of Boston University, San Francisco Opera Merola Opera Program and the Houston Grand Opera Studio.He currently makes his home in Miami, with his wife Venetia and his son.
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Shoppers, music lovers and families alike will engage in the excitement as Milford's downtown area comes to life during the second annual Milford's Summer Palooza, presented by the Milford Business Association.
The three-day event will take place over Main Street between Commerce and Liberty streets, July 12-14.
"We're pleased to bring Milford's Summer Palooza back to the village for a second year," said Ann Barnette, executive director of the Milford Downtown Development Authority. "Everyone enjoys a festival, and this year's celebration will offer up a variety of family-friendly activities to be enjoyed by the entire community."
�The merchants of downtown Milford will move merchandise inside out as shoppers enjoy sidewalk sales. Visitors will find deals on wares from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Participating retailers will offer up to 75 percent off on apparel, art, jewelry, children's toys and home furnishings at downtown Milford's shops.
While adults snag bargains at more than 40 participating stores, children will enjoy a variety of inflatable rides, a dunk tank, face painting, a family-friendly summer film and more.
Milford restaurant Main Street Grill and Tavern, at 327 N. Main St., will host a food and beer tent complete with live entertainment from local band, The Duney Brothers, on Friday and Saturday night. Other local performers will provide weekend entertainment as well.
Milford's Summer Palooza is sponsored by General Motors, Flagstar Bank and the Milford Downtown Development Authority.


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CLEVELAND -- Spring is here, although it doesn't feel like it. The Cleveland Botanical Garden has a new exhibit that will get you ready for spring with lots of flowers!
The "Big Spring" exhibit will remain open until April 28.
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Sundays 12 - 5pm
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[Part 3 of this series]
Could W.A. Criswell have signed this statement?
[Part 4 of this series]
[Part 5 of this series]
[Part 6 of this series]
Article Four: The Grace of God
We affirm that grace is God's generous decision to provide salvation for any person by taking all of the initiative in providing atonement, in freely offering the Gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit, and in uniting the believer to Christ through the Holy Spirit by faith.I find the statements in this article more confusing than theologically problematic. Given the accomplishments and prominence of the authors and promoters of this document I readily admit that the confusion could be completely due to my inability to keep up with their biblical and theological thinking. Regardless of where the fault lies, I, for one, would greatly benefit from some exegetical explanation of this affirmation and denial. Carefully reading through the proof texts cited did not help me understand this article which they supposedly support.
We deny that grace negates the necessity of a free response of faith or that it cannot be resisted. We deny that the response of faith is in any way a meritorious work that earns salvation.
Ezra 9:8; Proverbs 3:34; Zechariah 12:10; Matthew 19:16-30, 23:37; Luke 10:1-12; Acts 15:11; 20:24; Romans 3:24, 27-28; 5:6, 8, 15-21; Galatians 1:6; 2:21; 5; Ephesians 2:8-10; Philippians 3:2-9; Colossians 2:13-17; Hebrews 4:16; 9:28; 1 John 4:19
If I take the affirmation as generically affirming the grace of God in providing salvation then I can say a hearty, "Amen." It is when I read the affirmation slowly, and focus on the clauses and their connections (something that a public statement like this deserves) that the fog starts rising in my understanding.
My understanding of grace has been shaped by those biblical passages that speak of it in terms of God's activity and provision. I can't recall the Bible speaking of it as his "decision" (though certainly if God acts or provides, it is because he decided to act or provide). This is how I read Ephesians 2:8, "By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God." The grace by which we have been saved is God's saving work in Christ. It has come to us undeserved and without our effort and is personified in Jesus Himself, who is full of grace and truth (John 1:14).
I am not suggesting that the authors' and signers of this statement would disagree with any of this. They just didn't state it. What they do state is that grace is God's "decision to provide salvation to any person by taking all of the initiative" in three specific areas: 1) "in providing atonement," 2) "in freely offering the Gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit," 3) "in uniting the believer to Christ through the Holy Spirit by faith."
Consider what each of these clauses asserts.
- Though the first of these assertions strikes me as an awkward way to say it and perhaps stops short of saying enough, who can question God's initiative "in providing atonement?" He certainly took "all the initiative" in providing atonement by sending Jesus into the world.
- The second assertion is more difficult to understand. Where in the Bible do we read of God taking initiative "in freely offering the gospel?" Believers are called to proclaim the gospel (Matthew 28:19-20) and the New Testament certainly records examples of first century Christians doing just that "in the power of the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:1-41; 4:8-12; 7:1-60, etc.). Perhaps 2 Corinthians 5:20 might lend some credence to this language, but Paul there speaks of God using Christians as his ambassadors, making an appeal through them as they themselves implore unbelievers to be reconciled to God. Besides, the authors obviously did not have this verse in mind since it is not included in their proof texts for this article. To speak of God offering the gospel "in the power of the Holy Spirit" may not be contrary to Scripture, but it strikes me as an odd affirmation to make on a such thin exegetical foundation.
- The third clause is much more understandable and, though I could quibble over a simpler way to say it, the Bible certainly teaches that God takes all of the initiative in uniting believers to Christ. It also clearly teaches that such union comes through faith and only by the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
The final sentence of the denial is a statement that strikes me as eminently biblical and I am grateful to see the idea that faith is a meritorious work rejected so plainly.


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... there won't be anything left.
Trefpoid asked:
Has anybody else noticed that female Naga have been given shirts all of a sudden? Why has this happened? Did someone find that female naga where to provocative going around topless or is Blizzard trying out something else? a friend suggested maybe they are trying to see how they look with armour, maybe as a future playable race, but Blizzard has already stated that playable races need to have legs.. so what has happened here? It's really weird to see all these nagas with chinese styled clothings all of a sudden and with no explanation.
It does seem to be an intended change, though bear in mind that naga have been able to wear armor since The Burning Crusade. It could be that there's something being planned for the naga, or at least there's been a movement to humanize them (or elfize them, as it were). As of right now, though, if you want playable naga, the closest you'll probably get is the WoW TCG's upcoming Throne of the Tides expansion.
Proffesor Orc asked:
A while back it was mentioned on the Queue that Joystiq is working on overhauling the comment system and that would in turn affect WoW Insider. Have there been any updates on this front?
We're due for a site overhaul similar to the ones that Joystiq and Massively got, but we don't currently have an ETA. You're welcome to comment on some Joystiq posts to see how you like it.
Mateo asked:
Why don't quest kills count if said kill is caused by a defensive buff/pet/etc.? For instance, when I'm doing low level quests on my hunter and my pet kills the target before I can get a shot off, that kill doesn't count. Or when I'm on my shaman and a mob attacks me while I have lightning shield up, that won't count toward my quest objective. I'm pretty sure my wolf and lightning shield wouldn't mind letting me have the kill in these situations.
You didn't need to take any action for the kill to occur, so you don't get credit for it.
alzeer asked:
now that azeroth is revamped and we got zones that we couldn't access prior to cataclysm , other than emerald dream, are there any areas that we cant reach left on azeroth?
At this point, nearly all of the inaccessible or areas not yet on the map that are left in Azeroth are islands, such as Kul Tiras, Hiji, Zul'Dare, and Crestfall. There aren't any huge land masses left that we're aware of, and they certainly didn't appear on the maps of Azeroth in Ulduar -- but hey, it's not like Blizzard can't just do a "titan cloaking device!" retcon or something, like it did with Uldum.
Have questions about the World of Warcraft? The WoW Insider crew is here with The Queue, our daily Q&A column. Leave your questions in the comments, and we'll do our best to answer 'em!


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So the energetic ladies at Curves San Pablo created their own Hero Bras. The proceeds go to our M-Line, the first Mammogram Hotline on the First Coast.
The women decorated bras, some for fun and some with an emotional message.
Your group can do hero bras, too. Maybe you'd like to honor a friend or family member who fought hard to beat breast cancer.
Typically, each bra comes with a $10 donation to the non-profit M-Line, our project with Komen for the Cure North Florida, the Race for the Cure folks.
If you can't afford a mammogram, call the M-Line at 1-877-9-MY-MAMO.
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Johnny Depp is no "lone" ranger these days. Promoting his big budget action flick (co-starring Armie Hammer in the title role) in Moscow, Russia, the movie star, 50, headed to dinner holding hands with a jaw-dropping piece of arm candy: Amber Heard. Wearing a checked dark-gray three-piece suit with an open turquoise shirt and tinted sunglasses, and sporting his talked-about recent haircut, Depp held hands with his not-so-secret girlfriend. The 27-year-old Heard was dressed to the nines for the outing in a satin ruby-toned halter ensemble, with her dirty-blonde hair up in a bun.
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I actually did a little blind taste testing to see if I could substantiate my belief that there was something very different about the Weller Antique.
I put equal amounts of 3 different bourbons in identical glasses. I put an invisible identifier on the bottom of each of the 3 glasses. I then scrambled the glasses around so I did not know which was which. The 3 bourbons were:
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So the whiskeys were all almost exactly the same proof, and no water was added to the glasses.
I then commenced to tasting the whiskey. After taking a couple of sips of each one (with some palate cleansing in between), I determined that there was one of the 3 that stood out. At first, it tasted similar to the other 2, but the finish was extremely harsh. Not smooth at all. I was getting a very strong and unpleasant after taste from that particular one.
I then decided it was time to check the bottom of the glass. Sure enough, the one with the unpleasant after taste and very unsmooth finish was the Weller Antique.
So there is no doubt in my mind that this whiskey is a stand out. However, we seem to have differing reactions to those characteristics that distinguish the weller antique from other bourbons.
Like you say Chuck, different strokes for different folks. However, I am still curious. As a bourbon taster, can you describe what characteristics you like about the Weller Antique?
Long before I ever tried Weller Antique I tried the Weller Centenial, and I liked it a lot. What would you say are the big differences between those 2?
As an inexperienced taster, I am sometimes unable to take the tastes on my tongue and translate them to words. I understand that it is pretty much of a waste to use high end whiskeys to make mixed drinks because the mixer masks the subtleties of the desireable flavours that better whiskeys have. However, in the case of the Weller Antique, I can mix myself an "Antique and Coke" that is mostly Coke. Even in a mixed drink I can still detect the offensive after taste of the Weller Antique. When I first bought it, I just started drinking it, and didn't think much of the unusual flavour. Then the next morning, it was like I had residuals. I just could not get that taste out of my mouth. I guess I must prefer something that I percieve as being "smoother". Old Grand Dad 114, or even Booker's are certainly even stronger yet. Although I do get an intense alcohol flavour when drinking them neat, I still do not get the bad after taste that I associate with the Weller Antique. It is like a harsh, almost metalic taste that I have not detected in any other of the bourbons I have tried.


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In the first deal, Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz said on July 3 that Turkey would look for a new supplier for the 175 mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles a local company failed to deliver.
In coordination with the armed forces, we will look into a new model that will substitute for the undelivered Kirpis, Yilmaz said.
Procurement officials said that in addition to the 175 Kirpis for the Army, the police force could order 20 more. Follow-on orders from the Army and the police are also likely, they said.
This year, the Turkish Armed Forces terminated a contract with Turkish armored vehicles producer BMC for the acquisition of 468 Kirpi vehicles. The Kirpi is the countrys first locally designed and developed MRAP.
Under a 2009 contact with the Turkish government, BMC produced and delivered an initial 293 Kirpi vehicles but failed to comply with the original delivery schedule.
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One of the major players in Turkeys booming armored vehicles market, BMC was seized in May by government authorities due to financial obligations its parent company failed to fulfill, and will be put up for sale.
The Kirpi can accommodate 13 personnel and can move over any terrain at a maximum speed of 105 kilometers per hour.
In 2011, BMC was in talks to sell scores of Kirpis to Iraq and Afghanistan. Industry sources said they see significant demand for the Kirpi in countries exposed to mine and ballistic attack threats.
They also predict substantial foreign demand for the MRAP vehicle, including in some Asian and African countries. BMC was planning to launch a special production line for a right-hand drive version of the Kirpi, which would help in the marketing to some Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Separately, SSM announced a two-way competition to acquire 184 tracked and 76 wheeled armored weapon carriers. In late June, the office sent requests for proposal to two local armored vehicle manufacturers, Otokar and FNSS.
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The Turkish Army transports weapons with its aging M-113 armored carriers, Land Rovers and Willies.
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When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its infamous Citizens United ruling in 2010, unleashing unlimited corporate spending on political campaigns, dire predictions of the effects were rampant. Many feared that Big Business, led by the nation's wealthiest string-pullers, would pour its resources into the breach and buy up seats from coast to coast, all the way up to the White House.
It hasn't quite worked out that way, not yet. Initial analyses of November's election results show no great correlation between corporate spending hotspots and stolen victories. Among the pieces of "evidence" most often noted is the $53 million doled out by casino kingpin Sheldon Adelson to bankroll a slate of losers.
So, in the wake of this first major election since Citizens United, some observers are scurrying to declare that all the fears were overblown, that democracy always wins in the end and that voters can't be swayed by millions of dollars worth of distortions and lies posing as campaign ads.
If that was the case, of course, campaigns would have been operating very differently for quite a long while now. In politics, money always talks.
Don't listen to the sky-isn't-falling crowd. Citizens United remains a grave danger, and efforts to either overturn the ruling entirely or to mute its effects should continue unabated.
The influence of all that spending may not have been as obvious or direct as some expected in determining winners and losers. But we're just getting started under these new rules. And despite what may be apparent on the surface, the effects have already been, and will increasingly be, deeply layered and corruptive.
What became apparent during this campaign season is that the enormous amounts of money flowing through the super PACs weren't just traditional Republican dollars going toward conservative interests. Democrats were well funded too, as labor and other groups flexed their financial muscles as well.
What that achieves, however, isn't a healthy balance of power tempering the influence of either side. Instead, it generates an increasingly all-consuming drive to attract financial backing.
It effectively places every politician, Democrat or Republican, in the pockets of big donors who will expect their winning candidates to do their bidding once in office. That's not new, of course, but in the cold calculus pitting governing for the people vs. governing for re-election, Citizens United has shifted the equation even more toward the need to pay for political self-preservation.
Put another way, if billions are spent in achieving a competitive dynamic between Democrats and Republicans, that doesn't mean the importance of money has somehow been minimized.
Instead, fundraising has been made even more paramount. That means more compromises of convenience, more quid pro quo deals, more anything to feed the beast - and more politicians who end up thoroughly beholden to their benefactors.
It's no coincidence that some of those trying to downplay the Citizens United threat represent the very same Big Business interests that were supposed to be able to exploit the decision so cynically. Maybe they did believe they'd swing a few more races more tangibly and more quickly. Or maybe they understood that the true benefits to their causes would be built up in the long term, as years of outrageous spending allow warped messages to permeate Americans' psyche.
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Alberta's oil sands are back on the Green's hit list. And this time the Greens are playing dirty.
A couple of weeks ago the San Francisco based environmental group, Corporate Ethics International—which has few ethics and works closely with the Sierra Club and Greenpeace—spent $50,000 erecting billboards in Denver, Portland, Seattle and Minneapolis that deride Alberta as home to "the other oil disaster." The campaign urges tourists not to go there.
The billboards—which may be coming to a city near you even if you live in Europe—showcase a dead duck found in a Syncrude tailings pond and an oil-soaked pelican in the Gulf of Mexico.
Now I have been to Alberta's oil sands on a couple of occasions and I can tell you that the land is scarred. Squeezing oil out of shale is a tough and dirty business and the waste ponds there do kill ducks, although hardly enough to create a frenzy over. In fact fewer ducks die from being soaked in tailings ponds in the oil sands than are killed by flying into wind power turbines.
I need to make one more point: Canada produces 2 percent of the world's greenhouse-gas emissions and the oil sands account for about 5 percent of that total. So while the Fort McMurray area is tarnished, it has a smaller carbon footprint on the world than a handful of Chinese coal-fired power plants. Still I can't remember Greenpeace damning people that went to the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
I can also tell you that the last time I was up in the Fort McMurray area where Alberta's giant oil sands are located was October, 2001. I took this trip in the wake of blown-up buildings and murdered Americans—Americans killed by Arabs, most of them Saudis, whose oil production American Greens don't seem to have a problem with.
At that time I told my subscribers to Outstanding Investments that if I had to choose between energy security and some scarred land I would choose energy security. I also told them that if I had to choose between ducks and people; I would choose people every time.
My real outrage over this slander by the Greens against Alberta is that it is full of lies and it doesn't even target what the environmentalists consider to be the problem—the oil sands themselves. Instead, it goes after an entire province and its tourist industry.
It was a topic of conversation here in Calgary last week at the Pacific Northwest Economic Region Summit. I was on hand and heard as people in business and government on both sides of the United States/Canada border condemned the latest smear tactics.
"I voted with my feet, I'm here (in Calgary)," said David Jacobson, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. "To tell you the truth I think that ad campaign makes about as much sense for people not to come to Alberta to vacation because of the oil sands as it does for people not to visit Chicago because Illinois has coal."
As an American who was born and now lives in Alberta, I can tell you it is a majestic place to visit. I have not seen greater beauty anywhere in the world than the Rocky Mountains that flank Calgary.
You might think that the Corporate Ethics group would understand that propaganda doesn't work when the truth is allowed to get out.
Even the infamous liar, Supreme leader Kim Jong-il, has a better understanding of propaganda writes the Montreal Gazette: "The North Koreans don't let their citizens travel. That is why Corporate Ethics International would like Alberta to be as isolated as Albania."
There is just another tiny problem with the Alberta attack ads—they are filled without outright lies. Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is particularly angry at the anti-Alberta ads, calling them a "propaganda campaign that is full of lies."
Stelmach pointed out that claims about the size of the oil sands development, as well as the damage to water and air, are all grossly wrong.
Corporate Ethics International claims that Alberta's oil sands are "twice the size of England."
Not even close says Travis Davies, a spokesman for the Canadian Association of Petroleum. "There is a massive difference between 260,000 square kilometres and the reality of the Alberta oil sands, which is 600 sq. km. impacted and 65 sq. km. reclaimed." So much for truth in advertising.
Still, Alberta's oil sands might seem like an easy target for the environmentalists, even in an age where radicals in the Middle East are targeting the U.S. That doesn't mean that the Greens are being honest about the utility of Alberta's oil sands.
"The environmental risks of the oil sands have been greatly exaggerated and overblown by activist organizations that have different agendas," says Hal Kvisle, the former CEO of TransCanada, a North American pipeline giant. "These parties, such as Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace, make statements about the oil sands that mostly aren't true."
America Needs Alberta's Blue-Eyed Sheiks
I have some other news for the Greens—if they want to count on Arab oil—some of it from places where extremists continue to plot death and destruction on America—Alberta has plenty of other buyers. In fact China must be tickled pink at the Greens' attack on Alberta because they are plowing plenty of money into Alberta's oil sands so that they can secure their energy future in America's backyard.
As for the U.S., it is on track to import as much as 3 million barrels of oil per day from Alberta's oil sands by the end of this decade. Right now the U.S. consumes almost 1 million barrels per day of Canadian oil sands. Yet there are Greens in the Obama administration and in the Democrat party that want to derail oil sands imports in pursuit of more expensive green energy technologies—technologies that frankly do not yet exist and may not exist for years or even generations.
The politics of Green are blissfully ignorant that Canada has one of the largest stable oil deposits in the world just a scant distance from America's borders.
If the Greens get their way and reduce or shut down the flow of Canadian oil, the U.S. will be more vulnerable, paying higher energy prices; in some cases for oil held by maniacal mullahs. And inevitably, China, America's major competitor, will be enriched and empowered. If you ask me, it is a pretty stiff price to pay over some dead ducks.
Action To Take
Could Alberta's oil sands do a better job of cleaning up the mess they are making? You bet. Meanwhile there is too much at stake for the U.S. to turn its back on this rich and secure energy source. As a result oil sands stocks will continue to prosper. I recommend you buy Suncor Energy Inc. (NYSE, SU, $30.82) and Canadian Oil Sands Trust (TSX: COS-UN.TO, C$27.52).
In fact just last week the Oil & Gas Journal wrote: "The blowout in the Gulf of Mexico and resulting ban on deepwater drilling in U.S. waters may prove a boon for Canadian oil producers," including oil sands stocks. I couldn't agree more.
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I tested the Z20 recently in the Ozarks a couple hours from where Ranger builds this line of competition bass boats. The FLW tour was on site at Beaver Lake in Arkansas, and I had a chance to see both the Z20 and the Z21 in various color schemes. FLW stands for Forrest L. Wood, founder of Ranger Boat, and pioneer of modern bass fishing.
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2013 Championship: Einstein Scoring Error
Many people are aware there was a scoring error on the Einstein field, but not everyone knows the details. I'd like to explain what happened and our plans to minimize the chance of this happening again.
We knew that the automated scoring system in use had a design limitation which could result in disc count errors, so a manual count verification process was put in place at the start of the season to double check counts before scores were finalized. The goals over the driver stations had hinged bottoms to allow easy removal of discs. On Einstein, a field reset person would use a pole to push up on the hinge, allowing the discs to drop in to two separate bins, one on the left side, one on the right. The number of discs in each bin would be counted, written on a scratch piece of paper, totaled, and then the number of discs scored in autonomous would be subtracted from that total count before being transferred to the official score sheet for the match in the 'teleop' section. In Semi-Final 2-2 on Einstein, the field reset crew added 20 and 26 on the scratch paper and wrote '64' instead of '46', accidentally reversing the numbers. 10 discs had been scored in autonomous, so the official score sheet showed 10/54 for auto/teleop discs, rather than the correct totals of 10/36.
The alliance captain pointed out the scoring error to the Chief Referee. We reviewed the information, spoke with the field reset crew, and found the scoring error. The field reset crew was very forthcoming about the mistake, and was obviously shaken that it had happened. We told the teams we were correcting the score, and would be going to a third match in that series. Dean came over to talk to the alliance that we erroneously believed had made it to the finals. I went over to the alliance as well, apologized, and showed them the sheets on which the error had been made.
The problem was not with the field reset team, but with the overall system we had in place, which exposed too many opportunities for error. In most cases, the manual disc verification system functioned well and resulted in accurate disc counts, but on Einstein and several other events, we know for certain it did not. At those events during which the errors were caught in time, they were corrected. However, I know there were events at which errors were not caught until it was too late to correct, and to those teams, I apologize. I'm certain this was a painful experience.
Everyone makes mistakes, particularly under high-pressure situations, and I think it's unlikely that we will be able to fully eliminate human judgment from every possible scoring or refereeing situation. Much of our ability to automate scoring depends on the game, some of which are relatively easy to score automatically, some realistically can't be scored automatically at all. In any case, we remain committed to making sure that the scoring system in each FRC game is as accurate as possible. We'll be working to reduce the opportunities for errors by employing more robust system checks and testing the system earlier and even more thoroughly, taking in to account any potential human factors and unlikely 'corner cases' that still seem to crop up with the number of matches we run at FRC events - almost 7,000 in the 2013 season. The FRC staff, just like the FRC teams, want matches to be won or lost based on what actually happened on the field.
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I would like to recommend
I would like to recommend that if there's a field fault in elims, both alliances subject to the replay or rubber match should be granted at least the standard 6 minute break to regroup (and to the extent possible, the same amount of time if longer). Even if it requires a field timeout, it's poor practice to play a prepared alliance against an unprepared one, whether lacking technically or strategically.
Thank you for all the work that FIRST volunteers put into each and every season. This year I had an experience with scoring errors, but the amount of effort and dedication to this incredible organization is truly appreciated. The crazy field designs and intricate game play is difficult as a team but must be even more so as a volunteer. I would just like to thank all those people that make FIRST possible. Good luck to all the teams.
This is so painful....
I cant even begin to imagine how disturbing this must have been to the drive team of the non-winning" team being told the error. The issue I have with this is the stress put on the kids being made to replay the match. As mentioned errors occurred & were not "caught" in other important and, probably, final/championship matchs. Once a score is posted it should stand. Look at sports when a penalty call is missed, a runner is called safe/out and the score is affected. Wins/losses are not changed or games replayed after the fact. Right or wrong once a match is decided the decision should stand.
Letting the Decision Stand
In our case, no replays were required to correct the error. The score was simply corrected to what all officials agreed it should have been, which led to a third match in the series. To do otherwise would have led to the Championship results being called in to question.
Scoring error
In sports, bad decisions stand. But FIRST is not really a sporting event - it is to build scientists and engineers, who will build planes, bridges and buildings. Truth and ethics are needed in these professions. Think back to the Challenger disaster. Engineers reported problems with the boosters, but Thiokol hid it. The problem turned out to be catastrophic. Astronauts lost their lives. I applaud the admission of error on Einstein. It is heartbreaking to lose a robotics event at that high level. Better that than learn to hide errors which might result in the next Challenger disaster.
Teachable moment
We try to teach our students to take a holistic system view of the robot, including the drive team interaction, and given the chance, try to test combinations of things to may be see the unexpected. We've had a couple of seasons where in hindsight, there was some combination in particular that we should have tested.
FWIW, you do a great job with the FLL score sheet the student refs used. It did a good job of minimizing mistakes in the scoring process itself.
Luckily the scoring
Luckily the scoring inconsistency was so large that people could figure out what had happened. If not the outcome of Einstein could have been drastically different.


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Bloomfield Township could become the first Michigan community that issues bonds to pay for retiree pensions or health care.
Township officials said the bond sale, made possible by a state law Gov. Rick Snyder signed in October, could save local taxpayers a projected $60 million to $80 million over the next 20 years.
The law amends a 2001 state statute that governs how municipalities cities, townships and villages may sell bonds to raise funds other than by taxation.
Bloomfield Townships board of trustees voted 7-0 last month to proceed with the planned sale of bonds before the end of 2013, after experts including auditors spent months reviewing the deal, Bloomfield township Finance Director Ray Perkins said.
Everyone whos looked at this (says) its close to a no-brainer, Perkins said.
To provide an influx of low-cost funding for the townships pension plan, trustees voted to sell as much as $85 million in bonds. Those tens of millions of dollars would be invested, and the account would be used to pay off the amounts due to township pensioners over the next two decades, Perkins said.
The deal will cut the townships cost of funding the pension plan for decades to come, Perkins said. The savings comes from the big increase in the pension plans expected investment returns, made possible by the large pot of cash provided by the bond sale, he said. With interest rates on bonds at historic lows, the township can earn what amounts to a profit by investing the proceeds, he said.
The new law allows such bond sales to cities, villages and townships, but only if they have excellent credit a minimum AA bond rating and only if they have closed their pension plans to new participants. Bloomfield Township exceeds the requirements, with a AAA bond rating and a pension plan that was closed to new employees in 2005, township officials said.
But some residents are worried.
Im horrified, said civic gadfly Jenny Greenwell, a resident since 1987.
I dont think any municipality or school district should have the ability to take on additional debt without the permission of taxpayers. More debt never solves a problem, Greenwell said.
Said resident Marcia Robovitsky, who writes the Bloomfield Twp Happenings blog (http://bloomfieldtwphappenings.blogspot.com): This should not be a done deal by a vote from seven trustees.
But, Robovitsky said last week, she has given up on holding a petition drive to put the issue on ballots. At Bloomfield Township Hall, they told me Id have to write the language myself or hire an attorney, Robovitsky said.
The critics dont bother township officials. Anyone who opposes this doesnt understand it, Perkins said.
Township Treasurer Dan Devine added: Were not adding taxes. Were lowering our costs, and were still providing the same high level of services to our residents.
He continued: Weve been pushing the Legislature for 10 years to let townships and other municipal governments sell bonds so they could save on the cost of paying obligations to retirees a category of spending known as legacy costs.
The townships proposed bond sale isnt the same as taking on more debt, confirmed Tony Minghine, associate executive director of the Michigan Municipal League.
Oakland County did a version of this some time ago, under a different law, Minghine said. Now, Washtenaw County and the City of Northville are among other local governments studying the idea, he said. Royal Oak City Manager Don Johnson said Royal Oak was considering the idea.
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Rhino Technology's Automated Armory uses a weapons card, fingerprint scanner, bar codes and an alarm to reduce wait time and user error in issuing weapons. (Hope Hodge/Staff)
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QUANTICO, VA. — A new bar-code system for cataloging weapons could eliminate the possibility of Marines being issued faulty weapons and pare down the time they spend in line at the armory.
The Automated Armory from Indiana-based Rhino Technology was one of the more popular items on display during the Expeditionary Logistics war game here June 17-21. The system allows bar codes on weapons to interact with Marines 10520 weapons custody cards through a computer system that keeps track of every draw and recover. Biometric authentication with a fingerprint scanner will ensure every service member leaves with the right weapon.
The simplicity of the system is one of its assets, said Matt Edwards, CEO and owner of Rhino Technology.
We didnt invent anything, he said. We used bar codes that are on the items, and the Marine and his identification, and connected the dots there, Edwards said.
The system also comes equipped with colored warning lights and a siren that will blare if a Marine attempts to draw an unauthorized or inoperable weapon.
While the systems ability to increase accuracy in tracking and issuing weapons may be its most valuable aspect, its ability to save time also is turning heads.
Under the current 1970s-era system, when you send out a bunch of Marines to the rifle range, youve got to be there before the sun comes up. ... If it takes two hours to check out your weapons, youre now getting up at 2 in the morning, Edwards said.
Capt. Dave McGrath, operations officer for Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, out of Cherry Point, N.C., which participated in the war game, said he planned to ask for the system for his unit before the week was out.
For all 530 of my Marines, to issue their weapons would probably take me two days, McGrath said. This can do it in an hour.
Edwards said monthly inventory time, which can take three weeks, could be cut in half.
Two units are testing Automated Armory: 2nd Tanks Battalion and a combat logistics regiment in Afghanistan. Marine officials will then consider whether to add the system to the Marine Corps programs of record for further distribution. Edwards said pricing for Automated Armory starts at $30,000.
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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2012, file photo, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III hits the turf after being sacked during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Landover, Md. NFL executives want to change the culture of the league _ and all of football _ to reduce head injuries. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
By the start of the 2014 season, NFL physicians could have a player's entire medical history at their fingertips the moment he comes to the sideline with an injury.
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