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Achievement Guide
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This Guide was created by Venomized
This is my first Achievement Guide and Road Map to 1000. I hope you all like it, and I hope it provides you with enough help to get all the achievements. I want to give a huge thanks to my friend known as Ghost Slayer. He contributed a lot to this Guide and Road Map. I also want to thank SetsunaFSeiei for the awesome Halo 3: ODST Achievement Guide Banner. Now to all of you who have been waiting . . . Prepare to Drop!
Halo 3: ODST Road Map to 1000
-Estimated achievement difficulty: 6/10
-Offline: 44 = 925/1000
-Online: 3 = 75/1000
-Approximate amount of time to get 1000/1000: 12-22 hours
-Minimum number of play throughs needed: 1
-Number of missable achievements: 1
-Glitched achievements: 0
-Do cheat codes disable achievements?: No cheats
-Does difficulty affect achievements?: Yes
Halo 3: ODST has 925 that can be obtained offline (or online) and 75 that must be online to obtain (The 3 Vidmaster Challenge Achievements). The achievement that is missable is Good Samaritan. If you kill even one Engineer, you cannot obtain this and you will need to go through an entire new Campaign. The achievement that is opposite of this one (Naughty Naughty) can be obtain after you complete the game, without going through the entire campaign again (see achievement or mop-up for more details). There is another exception of missing an achievement, and this is if you do Co-op. Wraith Killer can only be obtained by one person, therefore if you are doing co-op, only one person can obtain this; you can replay the mission again after the player gets the achievement.
1st Play through:
To get all the achievements for Campaign you must play on Legendary (Difficulty Achievements are Stackable). The campaign is fairly easy but some parts are hard. I recommend doing it on co-op with 1 to 3 other people as this will make it easier. Remember to stay in cover when going red so you can recharge your Stamina (shields). Keep in mind where health packs/stations are so you can heal when injured (there will be an annoying constant beep telling you that you need health). Take your time because rushing doesn't always work on the higher difficulties (use the advantage of surprise, since they added some stealth). The campaign takes about 7-9 hours long if you play through it normally, and don't go for the Audio logs. It is advised to not go for any Audio logs until you finish the campaign. This way you can load up Mombasa Streets and go for them all with undivided attention.
Mop-up (Campaign):
Now you will need to do Vidmaster Challenge: Déjà vu, Vidmaster Challenge: Classic and Headcase. If you missed any of the Mission Kill Achievements, Audio Files, or the achievement Naughty Naughty, then you can replay a mission, or the mission specifically for the achievement. For Audio Files and Naughty Naughty you can load up Mombasa Streets and go solely for those two achievements (Recommended to go for After you Complete the Campaign). For the Vidmaster Challenge achievements look at the guide below.
Now that you have completed the campaign unlocking all the firefight stages, you can start to go for these achievements. To obtain them all, you need to do get 200,000 points on each of the 8 stages. There are 10 stages but 2 of them don't require you to get achievements. To get 200,000 points in each Stage easily, play 2-4 player Co-op. The higher the difficulty, the more points you will receive when you kill an enemy, receive a medal, etc. On Easy you start out with 1.3x (Difficulty Multiplier: 0.25x) on the first wave. On Legendary you start out with 4.5x (Difficulty Multiplier: 4x) on the first wave. The Multiplier goes up as you complete rounds/sets, but on the negative, skulls will be added as you complete rounds/sets.. You will get the achievement once the OVERALL score reaches 200,000. Each individual DOES NOT have to get 200,000 solely. The entire score of all players contribute to the achievement. Now there are two achievements in Firefight that don't concern Score. The achievement 'Be Like Marty' requires you to play a full round without killing a single enemy. To do this you must do 2-4 player Co-op (you can even plug in an extra controller and play as the Guest). Just hide and let your partner(s) get all the kills and you will get the achievement after one round (There are 5 waves in 1 round). Once the Round is over the achievement will pop up. For Vidmaster Challenge: Endure, you must pass Set 4 on 4 player LIVE Co-op on the difficulty Heroic. For tips, please read the achievement posted in the Guide.
Audio Log Map: HERE
Audio Log Video Walkthrough and other Achievements: HERE
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Halo 3: ODST Achievement Guide
Note: There is an Achievement Tracker for the Collectibles.
Found the first Audio Log.
See "Audiophile"
Tuned In 15
Found 3 Audio Logs, alone or with another ODST.
See "Audiophile"
All Ears-30
Found 15 Audio Logs, alone or with another ODST.
See "Audiophile"
Found all Audio Logs, alone or with another ODST.
To do this you have to collect 30 audio logs alone or with co-op partners.
For a map of the Audio Logs click HERE to go to the thread (Thanks to Shadowmask) or click HERE for the Direct Link. Make sure you thank Shadowmask for the post.
Click HERE for a Video Walkthrough of the Audio logs (Thanks to porkchop547).
Tayari Plaza-30
Completed Tayari Plaza on Normal, Heroic or Legendary and unlocked the Buck character in Firefight.
See "Coastal Highway"
Uplift Reserve-30
Completed Uplift Reserve on Normal, Heroic or Legendary and unlocked the Dutch character in Firefight.
See "Coastal Highway"
Kizingo Boulevard-30
Completed Kizingo Blvd. on Normal, Heroic or Legendary and unlocked the Mickey character in Firefight.
See "Coastal Highway"
ONI Alpha Site-30
Completed ONI Alpha Site on Normal, Heroic or Legendary and unlocked the Alpha Site Firefight mission.
See "Coastal Highway"
Completed NMPD HQ on Normal, Heroic or Legendary and unlocked the Romeo character in Firefight.
See "Coastal Highway"
Kikowani Station-30
Completed Kikowani Station on Normal, Heroic or Legendary.
See "Coastal Highway"
Data Hive-50
Completed Data Hive on Normal, Heroic or Legendary and unlocked the Chasm Ten Firefight mission.
See "Coastal Highway"
Coastal Highway-50
Completed Coastal Highway on Normal, Heroic or Legendary and unlocked the Last Exit Firefight mission.
You must play on Normal, Heroic or Legendary. You get all these from story progression; you can not miss them (you can only miss them if you play easy).
Campaign Complete: Normal-100
Completed the Campaign on Normal difficulty.
See "Campaign Complete: Legendary"
Campaign Complete: Heroic-100
Completed the Campaign on Heroic difficulty.
See "Campaign Complete: Legendary"
Campaign Complete: Legendary-100
Completed the Campaign on Legendary and unlocked the Dare character in Firefight.
Note: Difficulty Achievements are Stackable.
I would recommend doing your first playthrough on Legendary. Playing with a Co-op partner would be beneficial and Legendary on Co-op is easier than Halo 3.
Junior Detective-10
Found the first clue unravelling the mystery.
Note: I have been told by several people that the clue achievements did not unlock until they pressed and checked their Intel. People have been saying the Clue achievements are glitched but this is not the case. You simply have to play through the campaign in one play through. You can not replay a mission, change difficulty, nor join another person's game; this will disable the achievement if you do so.
You will obtain this as you start the Mission BUCK: Tayari Plaza. You cannot miss this achievement.
Found the 3rd clue unravelling the mystery, alone or with another ODST.
You will obtain this as you start the Mission MICKEY: Kizingo Boulevard. You cannot miss this achievement.
Super Sleuth-10
Found the final clue unravelling the mystery, alone or with another ODST.
You will obtain this as you start the Mission BUCK: Kikowani Station. You cannot miss this achievement.
Heal Up-5
Found the first Medical Kiosk and healed yourself.
You get this in the first mission: Prepare to Drop (aka The Rookie: Occupied City Center) during the tutorials. You have to find your first Medical Kiosk. There are multiple Medical Kiosk throughout the level.
Tourist -5
Accessed and downloaded the city map to your VISR.
You get this in the first mission during the tutorials. Once you start your VISR Nav Data Tutorial, this will unlock. Unfortunately you can't skip the tutorial after you get the achievement.
Finished any level with at least one Skull activated.
You must activate any skull and complete a mission; you can play on any difficulty. Play with the Skull: Birthday Grunt or IWBYD (Yes secondary skulls work) activated. Just activate this on the first level 'Tayari Plaza' or any level you desire.
Trading Down-5
Traded weapons with a fellow character
Go up to a CPU teammate with a different weapon and press . The first time you meet an Ally CPU where you can trade weapons is in the Mission BUCK: Tayari Plaza. The 2 Allies are near the beginning of the level after you defeat the first group of enemies.
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Vidmaster Challenge Achievements
Note: You must be Connected to Live to get these achievements.
Vidmaster Challenge: Endure-25
In Firefight, on any mission, passed the 4th Set on 4-player Heroic LIVE co-op
I would recommend the level Alpha Site. It took me and my friends 124 mins to achieve; at the end we had about 20 lives left. Just make sure you stay back and use Plasma pistols and Automags for quick kills. Also use the rocket on Cheifstans and in the bonus round. If you aim above the elevators and shoot as the grunts come out you will easily get the bonus lives. Click HERE and look at Vendetta's Tips on Endure.
Vidmaster Challenge: Classic-25
Finished any level solo on Legendary, on LIVE, with no shots fired or grenades thrown.
For this achievement do the level 'Uplift Reserve'. You can drive pass all the enimies and straight to the end of the level. You can use Ghosts, Choppers, and Warthogs. I can confirm that you can splatter enemies, and have a passenger and Turret operator firing at enemies. This will NOT disable the achievement. What will disable the achievement is if you press . Even if you are in the warthog, you are not allowed to use the Horn. And it goes without saying that you can't fire or throw grenades.
In the beginning flip the warthog straight ahead of you and get into it. Drive counter clock-wise around the rock and once you jump off the edge continue straight. You will come to a narrow pathway where wraiths, ghosts and choppers will come up. Simply stick to the right and pass them. Once you pass them there will be a Ghost on the rock. It is up to you to use it. Drive out the tunnel and go to the left. Once you see the pond drive to your right. Get out of the vehicle and climb up the rocks (this is to avoid those turrets further up ahead). There will be a ghost waiting for you. The rest of the level is easy and needs no further explanation; use youtube if you need to.
Vidmaster Challenge: Déjà vu-25
Completed Highway on 4-player Legendary LIVE co-op, with Iron, and no Hog or Scorpion.
You must be on legendary and have Iron on for the Rockets/Mongooses to spawn. First you must defeat the enemies in the beginning of the level and then go to the elevator. Once you are on the Highway walk straight and you will eventually find a tunnel which leads you underground. Go inside and you will find 2 Mongooses and 4 rockets each with 1000 shots. (Thanks to icypinksmurf). Now all you do is drive and use the Mongooses and rockets to protect the Elephant and kill all the enimies. You can also board a ghost and use it. Once you get to the end of the level and you must repel the attack, you can keep using the rockets and there are also 2 turrets at the top in the back of the level. This may take a few tries but it shouldn't be too time consuming.
Video For Rockets/Mongooses (Thanks to porkchop547)
Mission Kill Achievements:
Note: There is an Achievement Tracker for the Achievements with 'Kills' in them and you can only obtain the 'Mission Kill' Achievements on the level which is stated in the description.
Wraith Killer-5
Killed all Wraiths in Uplift Reserve
There are 6 wraiths in the level and you must kill all 6. If you are doing this in co-op, only one person can obtain this achievement. Player 1 (Host) starts with a Spartan Laser; use this to kill 5 of them, and then board and throw a grenade inside on the last one (or you can choose a different method).
Both Tubes-5
Got 10 Rocket kills on Kizingo Boulevard.
Note: Melee Kills with the Rocket Launcher will not count towards the achievement.
You start off with 2 rockets on this level. If you are doing Co-op, your partner will also start with 2 rockets. It is recommended to go for this achievement with at least 2 people. Take the extra Ammo from your partner(s) if you have any partners. Another way to get extra ammo is when you have 1 shot left, trade weapons with a team mate and then kill him. Pick up the rocket launcher and there should be extra ammo. (Thanks to el panel0n) When you begin the level there will be Columns with some orange lights. Continue to the next area with Columns and Orange lights (only a 10 second walk). To the left a bunch of grunts, some jackals, and a few brutes will appear. Pick a spot where they're all bunched up and shoot a rocket (You can easily get 3-6 kills in one shot). Use the rest of your rockets wisely and shoot at clusters of enemies (if you react quickly, shoot another well placed shot. There will still be quite a few enemies left grouped together).
An alternative method is to Drive the tank and have allies sit on the side and kill enimies with Rockets. This will count towards the achievement. (Thanks to Toasty411)
Laser Blaster-5
Got 10 Spartan Laser kills on ONI Alpha Site.
You can easily get this as there are several Spartan Lasers throughout the level. But at the beginning only player 1 starts off with it on co-op. Straight ahead of you will be a wraith and lots of enemies. Aim towards the wraith and try to line up as many enemies as possible in your line of fire. You can easily get 2-5 kills (or more) in one shot and you have 5 shots in total.
Dome Inspector-5
Got 15 headshot kills on NMPD HQ.
Obtain 15 headshots with any weapon that can get a headshot: Automag, Carbine and Sniper. Just simply use the Automag and headshot Grunts, Jackals, and Brutes with no Shields. You will get this in no time.
I Like Fire-5
Killed 10 enemies with the Flamethrower on Data Hive.
The Flamethrower is located after the 2nd drop near the area that is frozen. It is behind a glass-like wall in a corner.
Click HERE for a Video
(Thanks to Kaneda_Mishima for the Simple picture=p)
Good Samaritan-20
Killed no Engineers in the city at night during entire campaign, alone or with another ODST.
To do this you cannot kill any Engineers (they float in the sky and give over shields to their allies). If you kill one (shown by achievement tracker) reload checkpoint/kill yourself. You will get this when you Start the Mission: Data Hive (the first mission which isn't a flashback mission).
Naughty Naughty-5
Killed 10 Engineers in the city at night, alone or with another ODST.
Simply kill 10 engineers before you Start the Mission: Data Hive (the first mission which isn't a flashback mission). If you shoot them and they self-destruct they will count towards the achievement (I recommend charging a plasma pistol and shooting them). The Achievement tracker will tell you if it counts. Recommended to go for on second playthrough, or after you complete the game you can reload the Mission: Mombasa Streets. Search all the Sectors for them and eventually you will find them. If you can't find enough, they will eventually respawn (sometimes) if you aren't in the area. If you are still having trouble finding some, and it seems to take too long to walk around the city, then go to the Supply Cache (Green Circle). What is at the Supply Cache might you ask? Only two beautiful Mongooses.
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Kill Achievements:
Note: There is an Achievement Tracker for the Achievements with 'Kills' in them and you can obtain these achievements in any Campaign level or Firefight level.
Boom, Headshot-5
Got 10 automag headshot kills in any level.
Get 10 automag headshots. The automag is the pistol you start out with. You can obtain this in the very first Mission: Prepared to Drop (aka The Rookie: Occupied City Center) if you want to. Grunts and Jackals take 1 head shot to kill (on any difficulty). Brutes also take 1 head shot if you take off their shields.
Stunned a vehicle with an overcharged plasma pistol and quickly killed the driver.
Simply get a plasma pistol, charge plasma pistol and shoot the enemy vehicle, then switch to secoundary gun (Automag is recommend; go for head shot) and kill them. (Your teammate can shoot the plasma pistol and you can finish them off, or vice-versa). Uplift Reserve have lots of vehicles so I'd recommend doing it there. You will see many enemy vehicles throughout the game
Ewww, Sticky-5
Got 5 sticky grenade kills in any level.
Sticky grenade 5 enemies. You can use Plasma grenades or Spike Grenades. You will find many grenades in a mission, so you can choose what ever level you want to.
Dark Times-5
Killed 5 enemies while using VISR mode.
Simply press and go into VISR mode and kill 5 enemies. You can easily obtain this in the first Mission: Prepare to Drop (aka The Rookie: Occupied City Center).
My Clothes!-5
Plasma Pistol Overcharged and quickly killed 10 Brutes.
Preferred Method: Plasma Pistol a Brute or a Jackal with a shield and switch to the Automag and kill them (go for head shots; it takes only 1 head shot). Your teammate can shoot the plasma pistol and you can finish them off or vice-versa. Remember you must kill them quickly.
Alternative Method: Plasama Pistol a Brute or a Jackal with a Shield (make sure you are only a few feet away from them) and then Melee them. You will have to Melee the Brute several times which may take too long, and there is also the factor of being killed/injured more easily since you are in the center of the battle.
Pink and Deadly-5
Got 10 Needler supercombine kills on any covenant.
Supercombine kills are when you unload enough needles for them to explode and kill them. Simply do this to 10 enemies. I would recommend the Mission: Tayari Plaza, Data Hive or Uplift Reserve as they have vast ammount of needler ammo.
FireFight Achievements:
Firefight: Crater-10
Scored over 200,000 points in Firefight on Crater.
See "Last Exit"
Firefight: Lost Platoon-10
Scored over 200,000 points in Firefight on Lost Platoon.
See "Last Exit"
Firefight: Rally Point-10
Scored over 200,000 points in Firefight on Rally Point.
See "Last Exit"
Firefight: Security Zone-10
Scored over 200,000 points in Firefight on Security Zone.
See "Last Exit"
Firefight: Alpha Site-10
Scored over 200,000 points in Firefight on Alpha Site.
See "Last Exit"
Firefight: Windward-10
Scored over 200,000 points in Firefight on Windward.
See "Last Exit"
Firefight: Chasm Ten-10
Scored over 200,000 points in Firefight on Chasm Ten.
See "Last Exit"
Firefight: Last Exit-10
Scored over 200,000 points in Firefight on Last Exit.
All you have to do is score 200,000 points in firefight. In co-op the total of all the players scores counts to the achievements. It is recommended to do 4 player co-op to get points faster. You can easily achieve 200,000 points in 1-2 hours with 2 player Co-op on Easy. If you have 4 players, I would recommend doing normal; you can get 200,000 points on normal 4 player Co-op in 40 mins - 1 hour and 20 mins. If you have 4 skilled players, you can do Heroic; it will take 30-50 mins depending on the level.
Information on Firefight:
In Firefight, finished a full round without killing a single enemy.
To do this you CANNOT kill anyone untill all 5 waves are over and the 2nd round starts. The achievement will pop-up as Round 2 begins. If you haven't already guessed, this means you need a Co-op partner to kill all the enemies for you. Recommended on easy.
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Vidmaster Challenge: Endure-25
In Firefight, on any mission, passed the 4th Set on 4-player Heroic LIVE co-op
I may as well add my two cents for this achievement. In my opinion it would probably be easiest to do this achievement on the Lost Platoon level.
When you start off do the usual stuff, 2 guys in the hog and one with the laser, etc. After the first set when the Tilt skull is activated drive the warthog up the middle staircase and park it horizontally in the dead centre (or close to it) and make sure you can walk past either side.
Next you need to find 2 brute choppers. However my now you should easily have 1 or 2 lying around somewhere. It would probably be best to store them upstairs if you're not using them (and their not destroyed). Basically as soon as you get one that you're not using drive it into one of the stairwells that lead to the upstairs area. And when you get a second, place it in the other stairwell.
With all 3 points of entry blocked, enemies can't/won't come up, they'll either hang around the bottom or around the vehicle. The only real problems you have to deal with after that is ammo (although I'm sure you could find areas to just down and get weapons safely), wraiths (only if you don't have the laser or you wasted it), drones, grenades. But make sure you don't fight around the vehicles or use explosives nearby, if you do you may accidentally destroy a vehicle and give enemies access to the upstair area.
Hell if possible you could also have a chopper or 2 upstairs shooting enemies or roaming the outskirts taking potshots from a distance.
But if you wanna do it on another level then do it on Alpha site just like the "How to unlock recon" guide says. There isn't any wraiths and there is only 2 entry points they the enemies can go through.
So yeah, hope this helps.
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An easy way to do this by yourself is to save the 2 rockets until you are at the very last square of the mission. A number of waves of small enemies will be dropped off. They will move into position as a group and with 1 rocket you can easily get 5 or 6 of them. As there will be a few waves you should be able to find 2 groups of enemies to use the 2 rockets on.
Worked in 1 try for me and it is even easier if you play the the mission on the easy difficulty.
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Vidmaster Challenge: Classic
Seriously this is hard. The best I can do is flip the warthog, drive past the first tank and ghost before the chopper that follows them blows the warthog up lol. Any tips?
Thanks in advance.
About the Super Sleuth achievement, the first time I completed the campaign it did not unlock. However it did come the second time through (coop on legendary).
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Nice guide.
I found another way to get more rockets on Kizingo Blvd. Just to the right of the first area you suggest to shoot, on the roof of the building is a marine with a rocket launcher. Shoot her and it will fall to the ground, and has 4 rockets in it.
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Super Sleuth-10
Found the final clue unravelling the mystery, alone or with another ODST.
You will obtain this as you start the Mission BUCK: Kikowani Station. You cannot miss this achievement.
how come i dont have this? i have every other achievement from campaign but this! So i CAN miss it!!!!!
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A volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen some "strong activity" and could erupt in the next few days, the Volcanic Observatory in Goma said on Friday.
Experts said seismic activity at Mount Nyamulagira, in the east of the country, does not currently pose any risk to the local population, although Goma, a city of over a million people devastated by an eruption in 2002, sits just 20 kilometres (12 miles) away.
Scientists said the volcanic activity should not affect the neighbouring Nyiragongo volcano, which erupted 12 years ago.
"The Nyamulagira volcano has entered a period of high activity, which could lead to an eruption in the next few days," Kaso Karume, a volcanologist at the institute told AFP.
He said the scientists believe it "will not have any effect on the Nyiragongo volcano, where activity is normal".
"Since lava from Nyamulagira normally feeds into (the nature reserve) Virunga, there is no danger for inhabitants of Goma and those nearby," he said.
Goma, which sits on the border between the DRC and Rwanda, is perilously positioned beneath the two volcanoes. The 2002 eruption saw rivers of molten rock destroy buildings and leave thousands of people homeless.
The red glow of the lava lake -- which can be seen from Goma by night -- reminds residents that they live at the foot of one of the most active volcanos in Africa.
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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
, Volume 468, Issue 9, pp 2357-2362
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Risk of Complication and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Among Medicare Patients with Different Bearing Surfaces
- Kevin J. BozicAffiliated withDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of CaliforniaPhilip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California Email author
- , Kevin OngAffiliated withExponent, Inc
- , Edmund LauAffiliated withExponent, Inc
- , Steven M. KurtzAffiliated withExponent, Inc
- , Thomas P. VailAffiliated withDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California
- , Harry E. RubashAffiliated withDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
- , Daniel J. BerryAffiliated withDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic
To address the long-term problems of bearing surface wear and osteolysis associated with conventional metal-polyethylene (M-PE) total hip arthroplasty (THA), metal-metal (M-M), and ceramic-ceramic (C-C) bearings have been introduced. These bearing surfaces are associated with unique risks and benefits and higher costs. However the relative risks of these three bearings in an older population is unknown.
We compared the short-term risk of complication and revision THA among Medicare patients having a primary THA with metal-polyethylene (M-PE), metal-metal (M-M), and ceramic-ceramic (C-C) bearings.
We used the 2005 to 2007 100% Medicare inpatient claim files to perform a matched cohort analysis in three separate cohorts of THA patients (M-PE, M-M, and C-C) who were matched by age, gender, and US census region. Multivariate Cox proportional-hazards models were constructed to compare complication and revision THA risk among cohorts, adjusting for medical comorbidities, race, socioeconomic status, and hospital factors.
After adjusting for patient and hospital factors, M-M bearings were associated with a higher risk of periprosthetic joint infection (hazard ratio, 3.03; confidence interval, 1.02–9.09) when compared with C-C bearings (0.59% versus 0.32%, respectively). There were no other differences among bearing cohorts in the adjusted risk of revision THA or any other complication.
The risk of short-term complication (including dislocation) and revision THA were similar among appropriately matched Medicare THA patients regardless of bearing surface. Hard-on-hard THA bearings are of questionable value in Medicare patients, given the higher cost associated with their use and uncertain long-term benefits in older patients.
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Level II, prognostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Risk of Complication and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Among Medicare Patients with Different Bearing Surfaces
- Open Access
- Available under Open Access This content is freely available online to anyone, anywhere at any time.
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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
Volume 468, Issue 9 , pp 2357-2362
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- 2010-09
- 10.1007/s11999-010-1262-3
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- 1528-1132
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- Springer-Verlag
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- Kevin J. Bozic MD, MBA (1) (2)
- Kevin Ong PhD (3)
- Edmund Lau MS (4)
- Steven M. Kurtz PhD (3)
- Thomas P. Vail MD (1)
- Harry E. Rubash MD (5)
- Daniel J. Berry MD (6)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 2. Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, 500 Parnassus, MU 320W, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0728, USA
- 3. Exponent, Inc, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 4. Exponent, Inc, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- 5. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- 6. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA


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This number sense and operations study guide provides notes and explanations as well as practice problems. In order to practice their math skills, learners write fractions as decimals, identify which number set a number belongs to, take...
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There are four irrational numbers that participants need to graph. Pi(π), -(½ x π), and √17 are easy to approximate with common rational numbers. On the other hand, the commentary describing the irrational number 2√2 is not clear. It...
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After discussing the difference between rational and irrational numbers, the class pratices simplifying, adding, and subtracting radical expressions. They play a game which involves passing around cards until they have matching hands of...
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The 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016), concluded on July 22 with the awarding of five prestigious scientific awards recognizing exceptional research presented at the conference.
'Treatment for All: Our Lives, Our Stories' Documentary Released at Durban
AIDS 2106 saw the debut of the "Treatment For All: Our Lives, Our Stories," a documentary film that captures the deeply personal narratives of three African protagonists as they explore the impact of HIV on their lives.
Experimental HIV Treatment Models Highlight Successes and Pinpoint Obstacles to Expanding Care in African Countries
Researchers in developing countries with high burdens of HIV infection are developing promising new strategies to advance towards global HIV treatment targets, the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban South Africa has heard.
AIDS 2016 Focus on Legal Barriers to HIV Services For At-Risk Groups
At the 21st International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2016) in Durban, researchers and community representatives discussed the impact of discriminatory laws and policies on HIV prevention.
Doctors Without Borders Calls on UN and Global HIV/AIDS Leaders to Address Severe Lack of HIV Drug Treatment in Africa
Doctors Without Borders is calling on the UN and global HIV/AIDS leaders at the International AIDS Conference in Durban to develop and implement an action plan to address the critical lack of access to HIV treatment in West and Central Africa.
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Sean Cahill, Ph.D. and Kenneth Mayer, M.D. of the Fenway Institute say that with paltry funding and criminalization, despite the lowering of new HIV infections, the epidemic may be getting worse among MSM and transgender women.
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The IAS and the Elton John AIDS Foundation team up to present the "Me and My Health Care Provider" campaign, giving MSM and transgender people the chance to thank their health care workers.
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British musician Elton John says that leaving LGBT people behind in the fight against AIDS will only increase the spread of the disease.
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Doctors Without Borders' HIV policy adviser says the global aid group has "zero tolerance" for inaction on fighting the virus in Central and West Africa.
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Shalom. I struggled with that salutation — I'm a Jew by choice and converted 4 and a half years ago, and the language can still feel clunky at times. I should be able to write that salutation without it raising the hair on my neck, but it does make me feel like an impostor sometimes.
My son, Oliver, is also 4 and a half, and my daughter, Esther, is 2 and a half. They attend a preschool/daycare program at a Jewish Community Center, and last week one of the teachers asked if we were Jewish or not. To be fair, not that many of the kids who attend our JCC seem to be Jewish. So it was kind of the teacher to ask rather than assume. However, I suspected the teacher had made an assumption that we weren't Jewish because… well, I could come up with a list of reasons why my family of four is not passing as Jews. But most of those reasons have less to do with other people's perceptions than with my own struggle to assert my place in this faith.
The reason I've decided to become a blogger on the InterfaithFamily Parenting Blog is because I felt confidant in my Jewish faith, in my Jewish marriage, in my Jewish parenting, and in my Jewish practice until my kids started becoming talkative Jewish know-a-lots. Then I realized that there is a major difference between converting to a faith as an adult and being raised in it. That shouldn't be some huge revelation, I realize, and if my beit dein (rabbinic court) had asked me, "What's the difference between converting to a faith and being raised in it?" before my mikveh, I probably could have responded confidently. But as with most things, children make you question a lot of your assumptions, and they keep you honest. This morning my kids were chasing each other around the breakfast table singing the motzi (blessing over bread) at the top of their lungs. In that moment I realized (1) their Jewish experience is going to be different from mine, and (2) we are not imposters. I'm excited by all the things I'm learning from these little Jewish know-a-lots, and I'm glad you'll come along with me on this journey. Shalom.
Why I'm Blogging
Hi, my name is Suzanne and as this is my first blog post I thought I would start out by introducing myself. I am a Conservative/Reform Jewish woman (not sure where I really fit yet as I was raised Conservative but do not keep kosher anymore or follow many other rules so maybe I'm Reform?) married to my Catholic husband, Alex. We have two daughters, Kaitlyn, almost 9 (born Christmas Eve, what better day for an interfaith family?), and Megan, who is five. We live in Staten Island, New York, where we are raising our daughters in the Jewish faith, but we also celebrate the Catholic holidays as we love and respect my husband/their father.
My older daughter is in the Bet class (second class) at our Conservative synagogue but we started out at a Reform synagogue for her with Sunday School. I didn't switch because of my personal confusion; I switched synagogues because I couldn't get my daughter to Hebrew School on Wednesdays at the Reform temple but the Conservative temple had an arrangement with our JCC for busing if you are in their after-school program. This was being practical, not spiritual. It turned out to be a good fit for my daughter as she has more girls in her class that also attend camp with her and the boys are pretty great too (as my 5 year old would attest to with her first crush on an older man, another interfaith child who is 9 like my daughter). I miss my Reform temple, not for the spiritual way it conducted itself but for the friends I had made there. I have made some great friends at my new temple but you can't help looking back, can you?
I'm hoping by blogging that I can help myself sort out what is going through my own mind spiritually. I feel very torn and confused at times and at others feel like I am in exactly the right place. I love being Jewish and sharing it with my daughters. I love that they are the ones who make sure we go to temple on Friday nights (which my sister and I never did with two Jewish parents!). I love how they identify themselves as Jewish, not half-Jewish. I'm torn at times when my girls ask questions about their dad's faith or assume that all males are Catholic and all females are Jewish since their mom is Jewish and their dad is Catholic and we have no sons to show that their brother would be Jewish too (I am not Nellie from Little House on the Prairie who chose how to raise her kids by gender).
By blogging and almost forcing myself to have a conversation in my head maybe I can sort out how to continue teaching my daughters about our faith and how to respect everyone else's too. I look forward to hearing from other parents who have handled similar situations as well.
Jew Camp
I just loaded my baby on a bus and sent him away for a month.
Ok, I realize it isn't exactly a month. It is 4 weeks. Ok, I realize that it is 2 days shy of 4 weeks. Yes, you are right, my baby isn't a baby really… he is a big boy of almost 12. But, still, I loaded my baby on a bus and sent him a way for a month.
He is going to, what we call, Jew Camp. We laugh about Jew Camp, because we are the only family in our general area with a kid going to Jew Camp. We aren't going to Happy something camp, because we aren't Christian. All the kids in our area go to the Happy something camp. The parents talk to me endlessly about it. You would think I would be able to remember the name. I always tune them out and smile sweetly and say, we got camp covered. One parent persisted in knowing exactly what our plans were, and my daughter looked up at her and said, "We go to Jew Camp. You can't come." End of conversation.
As I watch the bus pull out of the parking lot, I know that for many reasons it is the right thing. First, he loves it. He loves the activities, the kids, the counselors, everything. Second, he will come home referring to most things in Hebrew. He will sing the prayers every night. He will come home from this experience feeling entirely Jewish. He will feel like he is part, of as my daughter implied, an exclusive club and it is a pretty awesome club.
My oldest son has many things about him that aren't like the other kids. Aside from the fact that he has some special needs that separate him from the others, he is a Jew in a sea of Christianity. For a month this summer he will be just like everyone else. When he makes a joke in Hebrew the kids will get it… well if they don't at least it won't be because they don't understand. When he references Torah and his
I am certain that these kids don't really talk about that sort of stuff. But, I think they know that the other kids "get" them. They know that no one is going to give them a hard time because they are not going to see Santa or celebrate Easter. These kids will all embrace Shabbat and celebrate it as it was meant to be celebrated. There is a party going on right here and it is all about being Jewish. Mac comes home from camp feeling love for his Jewishness. What more could we ask for?
As I watched my somewhat socially awkward child board the bus without a care in the world, laughing with his friends, I knew in my heart I did the right thing. He was confident, happy and full of joy. I realized that I was in fact doing a good job. We will miss him.
Book: The Invisible Wall
When I go to the library at the Jewish Community Centre, I tend to browse and just grab whatever book catches my fancy. A few weeks ago, I couldn't find anything, so I asked the librarian if she had any recommendations. I was in the mood for a memoir or something historical. She recommended Harry Bernstein's memoir The Invisible Wall.
Mr. Bernstein wrote his memoirs (a series of 3 books) in his late nineties after his wife had passe away. He paints an amazing picture of England in the early twentieth century. He lived on a small street where the Jews lived on one side and the Christians on the other side. Antisemitic remarks were commonplace and something they lived with constantly.
I hadn't realized that the book would actually include the issue of intermarriage. The eldest sister Lily, married a non Jew, a boy who lived across the street. They had a secret romance and eventually "eloped" to the country side where they were married. Mother Bernstein was heartbroken. They mourned her "death" and sat shivah. Lily even came to the house to show she was very much alive, but her family ignored her.
Eventually they accepted the marriage, when a grandchild was born. In fact the street became united to celebrate the birth of the child of intermarriage.
I could certainly relate to what Lily went through. After I started dating my first non Jewish boy, my parents were disappointed and our relationship was severed for a long time. After the birth of our son, my parents have come around themselves, accepting my husband. I know it can't be easy for them to put aside their own upbringing and ingrained beliefs, but they are doing it and showing amazing love and grace to my husband.
Historically, Jews who intermarried were trying to shed their Jewish spirituality. They felt that religion and spirituality were the cause of antisemitism, and by being "like everyone else" they would be more accepted. This was the case for Lily and her husband.
Today, people have many reasons for marrying "out"; religion may not be as important, or it can be as simple as they fell in love with that person, who happens to not be Jewish (the latter is what applies to me). More importantly, many intermarried couples still want their children to have some kind of Jewish upbringing.
Lily didn't even want her son to be circumcised. I felt a bit sad that she could not see anything beautiful about her Jewish spirituality, only the ugliness of the antisemitism.
I thought that as a society, we have moved forward and intermarriage would be more accepted, but from my experience of forming a parenting group, I am hearing otherwise. Intermarriage rates may be high, but it does not necessarily imply that Jewish communities are welcoming.
Why I Do Not Want My Children to Intermarry
When I first graduated from my MBA program a lot of important things happened in my life. I got a new job, I got engaged to a Jewish man and I was called out in a lawsuit for being anti-Semitic. This is not something I think about much anymore, but I was specifically named in the lawsuit for my anti-Semitic ways. I remember the day I was served I thought, but I am marrying a Jew, how can I possibly be anti-Semitic? I am raising my kids as Jews. The whole thing didn't make sense to me.
The woman who served the company with the lawsuit took what I did and said out of context, and the lawsuit was eventually ruled on in my favor. But, what she said to me has in some part stuck with me. She told me that the numbers of Jews are decreasing. By marrying a Jewish man I am in fact aiding in decreasing the number of Jews in the world. Her final conclusion was that I was so dedicated to ending the Jewish religion that I was giving my life to marry a Jew in my attempt to lessen the numbers. She called me some not to nice names as well, but I won't repeat them. She was a little crazy.
I have been thinking about this a lot, as I have been trying to formulate a response to Steve's comment regarding my recent post about not wanting my kids to intermarry. Is my reticence to allow my kids to do what I did rooted in my desire to prove her wrong? Or at least not let her be right. I think that there is more to it than that, but there is probably a small amount of truth there. I don't want to contribute to the decline in numbers.
Being intermarried is not super easy, especially when the spouse does not convert. Right, wrong or indifferent, I was inaugurated into the Jewish faith with "a don't ask don't tell policy." I look Jewish enough to pass muster at temple. No one questions me. I don't correct people. While everyone at our temple is really friendly and I doubt any of them care, there is still a sense of not belonging that is hard to shake. My peers in this situation have responded by either converting or not being involved. There is a small stalwart group of us that is involved and not converted. We meet for coffee under the cover of darkness.
Again, the people at our temple are really warm and welcoming. What I am talking about is not a specific issue, but rather a general feeling. There is so much written and discussed about not wanting Jews to intermarry. There is still an underlying current of disapproval for making that choice. Just look around and see how easy it is to find a rabbi that will marry an interfaith couple, or a mohel who will perform a bris for a baby born to a non-Jewish mother, even if the non-Jewish partner is fully and wholly committed to raising the children as Jews.
Being a clueless optimist, it really never occurred to me that it might be hard when I made these choices. But, I am less pie-eyed about my decision, and I realize that it is not something most people can do. I do not want my kids to find themselves in a place where they forced to choose between their religion and their potential spouse. One way to eliminate that is to not date out of the faith. Old-fashioned, archaic one might say, but also avoids the potential for conflict.
Bottom line, marriage is hard work. The fewer areas of potential conflict you have with your spouse the better. I want my kids to be happy and successful, and as such, it seems marrying a Jew would be easier. That said, my husband and I make a good team. I don't know that I could have found a better partner in my own faith.
Have a Little Faith
Sometimes I think what will be written on my headstone when I die is She had a lot of faith. As Roman Catholic raising Jewish children, I spend a lot of my time in houses of worship—three hours in the synagogue on Saturdays and an hour at Mass on Sundays—preparing for and celebrating holidays, and talking about God and religion with my friends and family.
The truth is I love it. I love being Catholic and I love that my family is Jewish. I am by no means a religious expert or theologian. I have studied Judaism for the past twelve years since I met my husband and as much as I have learned, I do feel like I have barely scratched the surface. Once when I was talking with a (Jewish) friend, trying to understand the differences between the Jewish denominations, he finally said the different denominations are about five minutes old in the span of Judaism, and I should not worry about the difference between a Conservative Jew and a Reconstructionist Jew. He told me to study the Jewish holidays, interpret them for my family, and all will be well.
I am sure some would take exception to that advice, but it has worked for me all these years. I cannot expound on all facets of Jewish religion, tradition, and customs, but I have found my way living a Jewish life with my family. I am grateful for all of my teachers along the way, my children's preschool, their Jewish summer camp, our synagogue, great friends, and resources on Interfaithfamily.com. And I cannot forget the secretary at my church who recommended the mohel we used for my son's
My son is eight years old and my daughter is six. I am happy to share that they are thriving in all aspects of their humanity, they are healthy, they are socially agreeable, and self-identify as Jews. They know I am not Jewish and love me anyway. Last year when William was seven and Sarah was five, we took them to our local mikveh to be officially converted. Of course some lines of Judaism recognize patrilineal descent, but it was important to us to have them officially converted for their Jewish legitimacy to be recognized by most modern denominations.
On the appointed day, William and Sarah went through the ritual immersion for Jewish conversion at the Community Mikveh in Wilmette, Illinois. One at a time, they entered the small holy pool and immersed their whole bodies under the water three times. After each immersion, a prayer was said by the beit din (rabbinic court officiating the ritual) blessing them into the Jewish religion.
William and Sarah loved the experience. My husband and I prepared them for it in advance. The mikveh is a special place. The water is the most special water you will ever feel on your skin. You will be sealed with God's grace in a very special way. Enjoy it; savor it because it will be a long time before you can go into a mikveh again.
Enjoy it they did. Sarah went first and made us promise she can come back again one day. William dunked himself at least six times. He treaded water. He swam around. He stayed in as long as he could.
The Saturday Dilemma
Shabbat meals are ready. The house is far from clean. I have pretty much given up on preparing the whole house for Shabbat now that we have a baby. Once a month, we have budgeted in for a cleaning lady. I will have to wait one more week until the entire house will feel sparking and beautiful for the Shabbat Queen.
My husband has learned to enjoy the holiness of Shabbat. He comes home from work, and the Shabbat candles are lit, there is a beautiful meal ready to be served, and his wife seems a bit more relaxed than other days.
In recent years I have increased my level of Shabbat observance. I don't drive, I don't answer the phone or use electricity. I want the same thing for my son. My husband, who is not Jewish, isn't required to keep the laws of Shabbat. I know he isn't really interested in fully observing anyway. I worry sometimes, though, how that will affect my son.
Before I go on, I want to say my husband is 100% supportive of my Jewish spirituality. There are just certain things he can't or won't do himself though. I get it.
I know my husband likes his Saturdays for his man-cave time. He tinkers on whatever needs to be worked on. For him, Saturday is catch up day. Or a day to run off with the boys for a mountain bike ride or a ski.
I have discussed with him on many occasions that right now, while our son is still young and mostly unaware, he can do what he wants. But soon, probably way too soon, our son will be more in tune with what is going on in his house. No doubt, he will want to be with Daddy, do what Daddy does. Why would he want to stay home with Mommy and go to shul if Daddy is running off doing something fun like biking?
I think about these kinds of things a lot. I want my son to appreciate and enjoy his Jewish spirituality. I wonder how to balance all of this. Let my husband keep his cave time while educating our son.
What do you think?
Santa or Star of David?
I've been trying to figure out how to narrow down the eleventy-seven questions that run through my head this time of year. (Couple that with my work barely coming out of busy season in time for the added holiday stress, and I'm often a real joy to be around this time of year.) I know my household isn't alone in facing the December Dilemma, and I know we all have unique circumstances in our dilemmas. So, to keep the confusion in my head from just spilling out all over the page here, I'll try to limit today's post to just a couple issues.
We live in the Bible belt where, to put it nicely, people just assume you're Christian. There are no Jewish day schools or daycares near where I live, so Baby goes to "school" at a wonderful daycare near our home. This school uses the A Beka curriculum, which is a Christian-based curriculum. We knew this when we chose the daycare, and we decided it was still the best place for Baby to go while we both work during the day. He's happy there. His best friend (not coincidentally, the child of one of my best friends) is in his class. The teachers love him, the directors love him, and we're quite pleased with the care he gets.
The school is warm and caring, and they decorate for all the seasons and holidays. Christmas is no exception. Yes, you read that right. Christmas is no exception. There are no menorahs or other Hanukkah decorations. There are no Kwanzaa decorations. It's all snowflakes and Santa and stockings and trees. (At least it's all "secular" Christmas decorations, even though many of you – my husband included – will tell me there's no such thing as "secular" Christmas decorations. I hope we can agree to disagree on that for just this minute.) It's festive and fun, and Baby LOVES the snowflakes and blue ball ornaments hanging from the ceiling all down the hall. As the Christian parent in the family, this actually doesn't bother me…except…Baby is Jewish. Should it bother me? Should I request that the adorable Santa face outside the classroom that has Baby's name on it be replaced with a Star of David or a menorah? We've not been overt about Baby's religion, nor do we feel we need to be…should we be? Would it make things awkward at school? Should it matter to me if it does?
Bottom line, I know that the quality of care Baby gets at his school is the most important thing, and that he's happy there. And I know that one day – or even one "season" (in the sense of the Christmas season) – won't make him any less Jewish, if his Daddy and I do our jobs right as interfaith-parents-raising-a-Jewish-child. But still, these types of questions nag at the back of my mind. I'd love to hear thoughts from others in similar situations out there.
When is December Not A Dilemma?
As everyone who is reading this already knows, December is probably the most stressful/crazy/anxiety-ridden time of the year. Or at least that's what everyone wants you to feel. Especially if you are intermarried or if you grew up in an interfaith family. The questions – What are you doing for the holidays? Do you have a tree? Do your kids believe in Santa? Do your kids get presents for both holidays? Maybe it's because I have been intermarried for 10 years and have had kids for the last 7, but thankfully I do not have a dilemma in December. This is due to my amazing husband, in-laws and extended family and because we really did and continue to do the work to secure this non-dilemma situation during this crazy time of the year. We celebrate Chanukah in our house and Christmas at my in-laws and extended family. We each have our own menorah and bring it with us when the holidays overlap. We have a great time and so do our kids. While my in-laws celebrate Christmas as a truly religious one, we celebrate it as a truly fun day or two to spend with family – exchange gifts – and eat cinnamon buns.
The first year we were married, and I didn't observe my family's Jewish Christmas tradition of going to the movies and going out for Chinese food – unique, I know – I was completely overwhelmed by the gifts. My in-laws are completely non-materialistic people so that made me even more taken aback. Chanukah in my family was one nice gift and a bunch of little things for the rest of the seven nights. Thankfully after we had kids, the bulk of the presents went to them – rightfully so – but I still haven't been able to make my own peace with all of the presents. Even today, I went to Macy's in our local mall for a Chanukah Family Fest and was simply in shock at how many people were at the mall and all of the shopping bags they were walking out with. Not that I am anti-gifts – my kids would never forgive me for that. In fact, I am done with my shopping and I bought almost all of the gifts at non-commercial places like independent toy stores and book stores – crowds make me a little crazy plus I am a bad decision-maker so smaller stores with fewer options work out better for me.
The first couple of years with our kids at Christmas, I was slightly adamant about their gifts being wrapped in non-Christmas paper: something wintery was fine – snowflakes or snowmen – and I definitely didn't want any gifts from Santa – only from Grammy & Poppy. I am beyond grateful that my in-laws respected my wishes – and humored me. I also feel that my husband and I have done our job as parents for the other 364 days out of the year so one day is not going to make a lasting impact in their identity.
Now our 7 year old is the one asking questions – Why aren't stores decorated for Chanukah? Why do only people who celebrate Christmas put up lights in their yard? Why do more people celebrate Christmas than Chanukah? Is Santa real? My husband and I try to answer these questions with simple yet truthful answers and in a way to let him know that we know these things can be hard to understand. The Santa one is the hardest because it is such an honest question and one that we don't want him to ruin for his friends – kind of like the tooth fairy. It's a tough one – what do you tell your kids?
Back To "Normal"
It's been a crazy few weeks since my last post where I described my 7 year old's 10 day sickness. About a week after he finally recovered, I got the flu and a horrible cough – not normal since I usually get sick once every 5 years. Then the weekend of Halloween, the Northeast, and Connecticut in particular, got hit with a crazy and very unexpected Fall snowstorm that left a foot of snow on the ground and us and most of our friends without power for 10 – 12 days. School was cancelled for 7 full days – not normal. The JCC, where I work, was closed for 10 days so I had no work and my 2 year old son had no day care – not normal. Halloween was cancelled in our town and many others close-by due to downed trees, branches and power lines – not normal. And we moved in with my in-laws for 8 days – definitely not normal! Don't get me wrong – I love my in-laws – but to be in someone else's home, with no schedule, strange sleeping arrangements and no routine was tough on all of us. Many of my friends and co-workers left town to stay with friends or relatives in other states and those who did stay or had generators had multiple families over to shower, eat hot meals, charge their phones and computers and simply warm up on a daily basis. Things that we all had planned to enjoy in these 10 days were cancelled – my son's Consecration ceremony where he and all of his first grade classmates receive their own Torahs, soccer games, family get-togethers and birthday parties. Finally when power was restored to our home, places of work and to our schools – things were FINALLY back to normal. I had never wanted to go to work that badly in my entire life!
I also had a chance to reflect on the word "normal" at a training I attended in Boston last week for Jewish educators who work with intermarried couples and families. The training started off with a panel of four intermarried couples who were all raising their children as Jews and had all found synagogues that they consider "home". They seemed to all feel normal as intermarried families in these synagogues because these synagogues and clergy were warm, welcoming, caring and respectful of them as an intermarried family – like any other family who is a member at that synagogue.
This got me thinking about how I feel like a perfectly normal family in my synagogue and in the Jewish community at large. Our synagogue has many intermarried families as does the JCC pre-school where my younger son attends. I get asked all the time by JCC members that I have just met "Are you Jewish?" because of my last name – MacGilpin. When my husband and I got married I knew that I wanted to take his name because I felt like one day if we had kids, I wanted us all to have the same last name. At that time, about 10 years ago, Soledad O'Brien was the news anchor on the TODAY Show and I thought, if she could have a Spanish and Irish name then I could have a Hebrew and Scottish name. Completely normal, right?


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Updated: 02/05/2009 - It can be hard work recovering after major surgery especially when that surgery is an open heart procedure. The rehab process for cardio patients is no walk in the park. In a monthly segment, this is one man's journey to heal his heart.
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Posted: 08/21/2008 - The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church, will visit parishes in Augusta, Savannah and Statesboro from Sept. 12-14.
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Updated: 08/21/2008 - An Augusta commissioner's comment about the mentally disabled leads to an apology. News 12 has an exclusive one on one with the commissioner and reaction from the community.
Updated: 08/21/2008 - Mattresses for a new bed, a washer and a new dryer and a few other household goods are all in a day's work for the Augusta Urban Ministries Furniture Bank.
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Updated: 08/20/2008 - It's called a smash and grab style burglary and deputies say this man, 37-year-old Samuel Baxter, has been very busy hitting eight businesses from gas stations to food stores.
Updated: 08/20/2008 - So far in August, there have been 56 hit and runs in just one section of Richmond County.


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'Hipster Cop' Feigns Modesty
"Who, me?"
"I'm not a blog guy, so I haven't really seen a lot of the hipster mentions," the Occupy Wall Street-assigned officer tells the New York Times before playing right into it. "I will reveal that I wear skinny jeans off-duty," he said, adding that tiny pants are discouraged on-duty. [City Room/NYT]


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(Time Night. Scene the woods.) Where shall I turn me? whither shall I bend My weary way? thus worn with toil and faint How thro' the thorny mazes of this wood Attain my distant dwelling? that deep cry That rings along the forest seems to sound My parting knell: it is the midnight howl Of hungry monsters prowling for their prey! Again! oh save me--save me gracious Heaven! I am not fit to die! Thou coward wretch Why heaves thy trembling heart? why shake thy limbs Beneath their palsied burden? is there ought So lovely in existence? would'st thou drain Even to its dregs the bitter draught of life? Dash down the loathly bowl! poor outcast slave Stamp'd with the brand of Vice and Infamy Why should the villain Frederic shrink from Death? Death! where the magic in that empty name That chills my inmost heart? why at the thought Starts the cold dew of fear on every limb? There are no terrors to surround the Grave, When the calm Mind collected in itself Surveys that narrow house: the ghastly train That haunt the midnight of delirious Guilt Then vanish; in that home of endless rest All sorrows cease.--Would I might slumber there! Why then this panting of the fearful heart? This miser love of Life that dreads to lose Its cherish'd torment? shall the diseased man Yield up his members to the surgeon's knife, Doubtful of succour, but to ease his frame Of fleshly anguish, and the coward wretch, Whose ulcered soul can know no human help Shrink from the best Physician's certain aid? Oh it were better far to lay me down Here on this cold damp earth, till some wild beast Seize on his willing victim! If to die Were all, it were most sweet to rest my head On the cold clod, and sleep the sleep of Death. But if the Archangel's trump at the last hour Startle the ear of Death and wake the soul To frenzy!--dreams of infancy! fit tales For garrulous beldames to affrighten babes! I have been guilty, yet my mind can bear The retrospect of guilt, yet in the hour Of deep contrition to THE ETERNAL look For mercy! for the child of Poverty, And "disinherited of happiness," What if I warr'd upon the world? the world Had wrong'd me first: I had endur'd the ills Of hard injustice; all this goodly earth Was but to me one wild waste wilderness; I had no share in Nature's patrimony, Blasted were all my morning hopes of Youth, Dark DISAPPOINTMENT follow'd on my ways, CARE was my bosom inmate, and keen WANT Gnaw'd at my heart. ETERNAL ONE thou know'st How that poor heart even in the bitter hour Of lewdest revelry has inly yearn'd For peace! My FATHER! I will call on thee, Pour to thy mercy seat my earnest prayer, And wait thy peace in bowedness of soul. Oh thoughts of comfort! how the afflicted heart, Tired with the tempest of its passions, rests On you with holy hope! the hollow howl Of yonder harmless tenant of the woods Bursts not with terror on the sober'd sense. If I have sinn'd against mankind, on them Be that past sin; they made me what I was. In these extremest climes can Want no more Urge to the deeds of darkness, and at length Here shall I rest. What tho' my hut be poor-- The rains descend not thro' its humble roof: Would I were there again! the night is cold; And what if in my wanderings I should rouse The savage from his thicket! Hark! the gun! And lo--the fire of safety! I shall reach My little hut again! again by toil Force from the stubborn earth my sustenance, And quick-ear'd guilt will never start alarm'd Amid the well-earn'd meal. This felon's garb-- Will it not shield me from the winds of Heaven? And what could purple more? Oh strengthen me Eternal One in this serener state! Cleanse thou mine heart, so PENITENCE and FAITH Shall heal my soul and my last days be peace.
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Still from "The Sandpit" by Sam O'Hare
"The Sandpit" is a brilliant short film by aero director/ VFX artist Sam O'Hare shot as a series of stills on a Nikon D3.
Thanks to graphic designer David R. Head Jr. at SuperKonductor for pointing this out.
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Welcome to catalfo.com, the official site of screenwriter, director, producer, actor and attorney Alfred Thomas Catalfo.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the screening of six ATC films to benefit the historic Rochester Opera House. We had a fantastic crowd and were humbled and honored by the standing ovation at the end of the show. We premiered the trailer for ATC's new film, Split Ticket, and look forward to hitting the festival circuit with it in 2016!
ATC's feature script, Oil and Water, which he wrote with Morgan Dudley, won the 2015 Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition for Drama. There were approximately 1,300 submissions in the competition. Last year, ATC won the Action category and was runner up in Drama at Nashville with Vulture's Row. Oil and Water, based on a true story, is in the tradition of Erin Brockovich, Argo and American Hustle.
ATC's feature script Vulture's Row is the Winner of the Best Action Script category in the prestigious 18th Annual Fade In Magazine Awards, one of the top screenwriting competitions in the world. Vulture's Row is based on the novel "Betrayed" by Brendan DuBois.
ATC's short film Rocketship is now being featured inflight on Virgin Airlines worldwide!
ATC's short films Moonlight Bait and Ammo (written by ATC and co-directed with Marc Dole), Slam Man (written and directed by ATC) and Bighorn (written and directed by ATC) were screened at Boston Comic Con in August, 2014, at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA. More than 40,000 attended the three-day event. Boston Comic Con announced that it was the first time they have invited a filmmaker to screen three films.
ATC's feature script Vulture's Row was the Winner in the Thriller category and Runner Up in the Drama category in the 2014 Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, the only script in the competition to be chosen as a finalist in two categories. There were 1,511 submissions. The script was the Grand Prize Winner of the Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenplay Competition, and a Top 20 Finalist out of 2,500+ submissions in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition.
ATC's short film Rocketship, a family drama in which an unlikely bond is forged between a lonely boy and an elderly man claiming to be a former astronaut, was an Official Selection of the 17th Annual Dances With Films festival in Los Angeles, one of the film industry's premier showcases for emerging talent. Sponsored by powerhouse agencies CAA and ICM, Dances With Films was held at the legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre (a/k/a TCL Chinese Theatres).
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©2007-2016 nightface
sculpture i did for a 3-d design professor at SCAD. its a good project for repetition and its also up for commission to anyone who pays. the sculpture will take anyform, almost by its self. made of vellum tubes and staples to hold it together. one of my favorite sculptures.
FANTASTIC sculpture btw!!!
Did you go to SCAD, may I ask?
oh is very nice......like it so much.......
i like it a lot
thanks very much
sorry..i meant "love it!"...good wine
omg i love it? what professor?
I like this. It draws the viewer's eyes in an oscillation that makes at least one revolution before returning to the center. The left side of it draws the viewer's line of sight downward, and is pulled back up by the center.
Very cool!
Very cool!
i like this... it's kind of weird. it reminds me of how macaronni looks when you microwave it & all of the noodles point upwards.
Whoa!... That's awesome!! O_O
Genuis! I love this one! But you already know that :]


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COLCHESTER — A ferry service for cyclists on the Colchester Causeway in Lake Champlain is back in business after a two-year absence caused by flood damage.
The Colchester Causeway Bike Ferry resumed service along the Island Line Trail on June 14, said Chapin Spencer, the executive director of Local Motion, the group that runs the ferry.
"We had a good first weekend," Spencer told the Burlington Free Press. "The weather was great Friday and Saturday and we had hundreds of boardings each day."
It took to 545 donations and countless hours of work to restore the ferry service.
The bike ferry connects a 200-foot water gap in the historic three-mile marble railroad causeway that crosses Lake Champlain between Colchester and South Hero.
The 14-mile Island Line Trail unites the Burlington Bike Path, the Colchester Causeway and the Allen Point Fish and Wildlife Access Area in South Hero.
Local Motion is a member-supported nonprofit promoting people-powered transportation and recreation.
During the summer, the ferry runs on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. In the fall it runs Saturday, Sunday and holidays with the same hours. Spencer said the service will have to be suspended in certain high wind conditions.
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Curly Pie 49 by Curly-ArtistWatch
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Not much to say here, other than not only does the buzzing sound of a bee makes me cringe like a mad man, but whatever sound remotely sounds like a buzz gives the same effect. I once mistaken a bee for the sound of a bicycle makes when the pedal moves the chain. I can only assume the biker thought I was having a seizure or something oh lord...
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and to think i crushed a moth that didn't knew when to shut up due to that buzzing sound, what can i say, you a bug and you annoy me, you are my prey for the day... although that makes my bad karma card full with lives of bugs...
the sound I hate the most is the sound of a squeeking balloon like when you drag your fingers along it and it goes "shweeeeeeuuukshv" *shiver*
My teeth hurt even thinking of it.
My teeth hurt even thinking of it.
I know the feeling...
I know how you feel, I'm terrified of bees... xD
Snow pants for me. Instant murderous rage.
Allergic much?
I also have a sound like that, it's a particular cellphone sound and I have yet to figure out what causes it to make that sound x.x
Really? I run screaming from the very sound of a bee... I have a deep seated fear of them and recently found out I'm also allergic to them... so yeah, I would probably to the same. lol
OMG Don't ask me about wasps... XD
I SO run away like a child...
I SO run away like a child...
lol, why does this remind me of the episode of invader zim, attack of the saucer morons, with the 'death bee' that destroyed zim's ship? XDDDD
Anyways, it's alright, I find fear in the sound of those accursed green beetles that fly around my house, they sound like bees, only louder QAQ
Anyways, it's alright, I find fear in the sound of those accursed green beetles that fly around my house, they sound like bees, only louder QAQ
I think you're talking about jade beetles :I or something, but yeah. Those things tend to bump into everything.
I do the same darn thing! I about jump out of my skin. My friends find it hilarious. XD
I used to be terrified of bees. I'm not anymore but I still don't like that noise either.
when its a bee i do not move a muscle
But they can still sense fear.
well now that's a pretty interesting fact.
hehe nice job on the panic face and the ball from. and be careful with he bees.
hehe nice job on the panic face and the ball from. and be careful with he bees.
I have a similar fear. I think toilets are scary as fuck. I fear that one day when I attempt to take a shit, the shit will take me instead
In metroid prime the space pirates tried to imitate samsus's suit and morphball ability. The test resulted in horrible spinal injuries and they probably look the way you do on that last panel.


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Yum's Campaign to Allow Food Stamps at KFC Runs Afoul of USDA
Health advocates howled when they learned that fast-food giant Yum! Brands Inc. wants to let low-income Americans use food stamps at its Taco Bell and KFC restaurants.
Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture., which funds the food stamp program, has also voiced its opposition and is encouraging states not to give Yum a green light, Bloomberg Businessweek reports in its Nov. 21 issue.
"For us to be indifferent to the quality of the food is just a serious mistake," Kevin Concannon, the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, said in a phone interview. "We should promote access to healthy foods."
Yum has lobbied government officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Kentucky to allow its restaurants to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is administered by the states. The nearly five-decade-old program distributed a record $64.4 billion in the 2010 fiscal year.
"Everybody wants to get a piece of that action," said Marion Nestle, a New York University professor of nutrition and public health. "Right now it's going to grocery stores; restaurants think that's not fair."
Demand for food stamps has exploded since the Great Recession that began in December 2007. A record 45.8 million Americans used the program in August, up 8.1 percent from the previous year, according to the USDA. Though the term "food stamps" has stuck, paper coupons were retired starting in the 1990s in favor of an electronic debit-card system.
Forbidden List
The program places some restrictions on what types of products beneficiaries can buy: alcohol, cigarettes, pet food, vitamins and hot food are on the forbidden list.
While about 85 percent of food stamps are redeemed at large grocery stores and supermarkets, in the last decade a handful of states including California, Arizona, Michigan, Rhode Island, and Florida have begun allowing people who can't cook for themselves -- the homeless, elderly, or disabled -- to buy hot meals at authorized fast-food establishments.
Last year restaurants, including those operated by McDonald's Corp., Wendy's Co., Taco Bell and KFC, collected about $21 million in food stamp redemptions.
Officials from Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida say Yum is the only fast-food company that has contacted them seeking to use food stamps as payment in its restaurants.
"It makes perfect sense to expand a program that's working well in California, Arizona, and Michigan, enabling the homeless, elderly, and disabled to purchase prepared meals with SNAP benefits in a restaurant environment just as they can purchase ingredients in a supermarket," said Jonathan Blum, a spokesman for the company.
Intensified Competition
Yum could use a lift: U.S. revenue fell 7.9 percent last year, to $4.12 billion, as high unemployment crimped disposable income and competition intensified in the fast-food business.
While Yum "may have some profit motive in this, there's some merit to doing this if it is well-regulated and focused on healthy foods," said Kentucky state Representative Jim Wayne, a Democrat whose district includes part of Louisville, where Yum is based.
The states that are the target of Yum's lobbying campaign are less enthusiastic.
"Fast food is not really a healthy way to get food," says Carey Miller, a spokeswoman for Pennsylvania's Welfare Department. "And it's not always the best choice financially."
Yum didn't have any better luck in its home state of Kentucky. Florida also took a pass. Ohio says it will not make a determination until at least 2013, according to spokesman Benjamin Johnson.
While it's a lot more convenient to grab a meal at the drive-through window than to make a trip to the supermarket, allowing restaurants to take food stamps would hurt the needy in the long run, said Representative Jim DeCesare, a Kentucky Republican.
"They're going to get less food for their food stamps," he says. "It's bad policy."