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1. Re: Cp6 - Exiting and sending lesson completion status to LMSRodWard Dec 18, 2012 4:02 PM (in response to SeatacDoug)
Most LMSs have very specific requirements around how you should terminate a session and just exiting or closing down the browser window might not be good because the LMS may not get the data it requires that way. If you do not tell the LMS that the session has been terminated and supply the right data, your users might find their final score was not recorded, which will cause you lots of grief.
I know this is the case with many SCORM LMSs. I don't work with AICC because it's an older technology, but I suspect similar rules apply.
2. Re: Cp6 - Exiting and sending lesson completion status to LMSSeatacDoug Dec 18, 2012 5:35 PM (in response to RodWard)
Hello Rod,
Thank you for your reply.
Definately, I understand this and at this time I am not entirely certain what the end lesson string is (it is a custom built AICC based LMS) but my question is, when I find out what the required string is, how do I send this string to the LMS.
In other eLearning tools, such as Lectora, this is easy and obvious. In Captivate, I do not see any feature or advanced action that I can attach to a button, in order to send the appropriate string to the LMS.
Thank you,
3. Re: Cp6 - Exiting and sending lesson completion status to LMSSeatacDoug Dec 20, 2012 11:54 AM (in response to RodWard)
Actually, even just getting an exit button to work is a bit of a pain.
I've tried to most common, javascript attached to the X button ("window.close();") and it had zero effect in IE 8.
Why doesn't Adobe Captivate add some canned exits that work with most browsers and exits that close out a learning session on most LMSs. Of course, these canned controls should be developer editable.
I have two exits in my template.
1. Always available quick exit (simply ends the browser session)
2. End lesson button at the end of the course. Clicking this button should send any applicable end session or "complete" string to the AICC based LMS and then close the browser session.
Anyone know how to how to accomplish these two requirements in Adobe Captivate 6?
Thank you,
4. Re: Cp6 - Exiting and sending lesson completion status to LMSkurtmelNG Feb 23, 2013 5:02 PM (in response to SeatacDoug)
I would assume that AICC would be similar to SCORM and that there would be a JavaScript API file called in whatever HTML wrapper the captivate file was published to. The new Captivate 6 uses the Rustici SCORM API, so you would need to look into the code for the respective .js file and find out the call which will close out the session appropriately. Most LMS will close out the session in the manner it was designed to do, either via closing a child window, reloading a frameset, etc. I'm in the same boat, and considering that there's no simple EXIT or QUIT action, you'll/we'll have to resort to making a JavaScript call calling the specific function such as LMSFinish (SCORM 1.2) or Terminate (SCORM 2004), some dual version APIs capture either call, and depending on the SCORM version specified will convert the call and pass the LMS the proper call for the version supported. I have to assume AICC works in a similar fashion although I have never used it or needed to. Hopefully, we'll all find the answer, for the Captivate documents don't speak too much about the inner workings of how it handles SCORM/AICC, and I sure wish Abode didn't take such a "Black Box" approach and keeping these issues hidden or at least undocumented. SCORM also dictates to should send the proper lesson status, etc. so I have to assume AICC does the same.
I hope we all find an appropriate and workable solution, since this is a pretty important one, one I am amazed that Adobe hasn't answered in a simpler more productive way.


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There is multiple definitions:
1. Touch Of Eternity is a melodic death metal / doom metal band from Finland, known by its personal way to combine those two genres.
Touch of Eternity was formed on August 2010 by two musicians, who started their studies at Kaustinen's college of music at the same time. Those two, Ollipekka Toimela and Riku Laajala eventually ended up gathering a full line-up and start making something very original. The line-up was quickly filled, due to progressing around the music college areas. Faster than anyone could have thought, had Touch of Eternity composed four tracks full of desolation. The lyrics in those four songs exuded darkness and all the depression you have suffered from day to day all your life. The EP, 'Time's Fleeing Days' was post-poned a couple of times due to technical problems in studio. Also, there was other kind of problems on the way aswell. The bassist, Tuomas, parted ways with the band. Soon after that, Tommi Uusitalo took his place as bassist. The EP was finally released on 19 April 2011. By then, band had composed a load of new songs, and started to produce their next album - 'In The Crossroads Of Life'. The band also started to work on a music video as in a promotional purpose. The first single off 'In The Crossroads Of Life' was released 29.7.2011, it was called 'Lay Me Down'.
2. T.O.E. is an Australian duo that combines ambient/electronic and live guitar sounds with truly dynamic and melodic vocals, producing very powerful ballads. Dance music is also on the agenda.
The band consists of Paulina Caine - the lead vocalist and lyricist, and Satori - the composer who also produces the music. Both of them have an extensive musical experience behind them, and it was their passion for making music with a message, that brought them together to write and perform as a band.
Satori has already produced two albums that have given him recognition in Australia. He has released 'The Touch' in 1995 and later on, "Beyond." that has further enhanced his reputation as one of the best emerging electronic musicians in Australia.
Paulina, who has been singing since she was eight years old, received classical training. However, she then decided to pursue a pop career, performing with a number of original and cover bands around Perth (see: Flame, On the Edge, Chemical Jane and Accents). Paulina's esoteric and extremely expressive voice, combined with Satori's ear for music and sounds, is the driving force behind T.O.E., allowing the group to develop such a powerful style of music…
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Orlando Duque wins 1st high diving world title
BARCELONA, Spain — Orlando Duque plummeted three times from the equivalent of a nine-story building into the Barcelona harbor to be crowned the first men's high diving world champion on Wednesday.
The 38-year-old Colombian cliff-diving legend edged Gary Hunt by just 0.9 points when Hunt bobbled on his last dive.
Hunt, the reigning three-time champion of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, took silver with 589.30 to give Britain its first medal at these world championships.
Mexico's Jonathan Paredes claimed bronze with 578.35.
Thousands lined the city shoreline to watch the inaugural edition of the "extreme" aquatic sport, enjoying its festive atmosphere and the divers' surfer-esque swagger as they plunged from a 27-meter platform into the green water.


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Illustration How Lung Cancer Develops | Lungevity Foundation regarding Cancer That Metastasize To Lung
Article Related to Cancer That Metastasize To Lung :
Smoking Causes Lung Cancer
We are seeing this warning everywhere, even the packet of cigarette is embedded with this warning.Still you are not aware of the hazard that is coming to their own lives!
All I have to say is that' "you think youre" paving the road leading to your own death'.
Now let me impart some questions to ask yourself
* Why can't you quit smoking?
* What kind of desire are you getting while inhaling?
* Have you ever thought of your loved ones while inhaling?
* Have you got easing from the stress perpetually?
And the last and the most important one,
* Have you ever thought of discontinuing smoking?
Think yourself and afford answers to your heart.
It's not a big deal to stop smoking and offset your life a blissful one.But before that your mindset should change and should be ready to face the challenge.
First of all we should need to know about the harmful consequences of smoking, only then you can make a guaranteed to get rid of smoking by yourself.
Why can't you quit smoking?
Mark Twain once said ," Quitting smoking is easy, I've done it a thousand times .".
Some of you may have tried to quit the smoking but failed to implement it, is it?
Now you may be thinking that what essence is there in the cigarette that clears it an addiction? The answer for this question is "Nicotine". Nicotine is a drug typically present in tobacco which is one of the most addictive substances.The person who is using tobacco will be addicted to nicotine both physically and mentally.This concludes you feel that you cannot stop smoking.
Once you overcome this mental pressure it's easy to stay away from smoking.The earlier stagecoaches might be very hard, but it's not hard as promoting a boulder! What I am saying is that once you prepare yourself to face the challenge you can easily quit smoking.
What are the harmful effects of inhaling?
Smoking can cause various types of diseases and health problems.It can perform severe damage to the whole body organisation and the smooth functioning of the body.Some of the impact of smoking are listed below;
* It stimulates cancer in various parts of mas such as lungs, esophagus, pancreas and many more.
* It leads to breathlessness due to swelling and also increase the risk of lung infection.
* Smoking can see numerous physical shatterings including deafness, blindness, cavities and so on.
* Smoking invokes the blood pressure and thus increase the stress on the heart.
* Smoking constitutes the blood sticky which prepares it difficult for the heart to move the blood around the
body.Sticky blood also sees clot in the body.
* Nicotine meets mars in the bloodstream which is the medium for the moving of blood and oxygen.Thus, the wind takes more time to soothe as it makes more time to provide the sufficient nutrients and oxygen to the wound.
Now the question coming to your brain would be what helps would I get from quitting smoking?
The one-word answer for your theme is" Live Long !". Yes, you can live long and better life if you quit smoking.
You can entirely draw your body in your hold and you can bring up the body for smooth the effective functioning of it.
It too impels your skin smoother and constructs you younger.
Passive smoking can increase the risk of cancer in non-smokers and when you quit smoking you are also saving the life of your loved ones.
Now you know the pros and cons of smoking and you may be thinking how you can get rid of this addiction
Here is step by step guide about abiding away from tobacco addiction
* First of all you should set your subconsciou to face your enemy, that is the tobacco.Once you get the dominate of thought, the later stages would be easier for you.
* Next you should fasten a daytime to QUIT.It is useful to build the day a few weeks afterward so that you can rectify your mind.
* After fastening the working day, tell you relatives and acquaintances that you are planning to quit smoking and asking questions to support you during the upcoming days.Support from the family can surely cause a positive vigor to you.
* Stay away from beings, regions and happens that urge you to smoke.Throw away the cigarette containers and ashtrays from your home and place of work, go for a hangout with non-smokers and go to the places where smoking is not allowed.
* Making yourself busy is one of best available course to stay away from smoking.Chew a gum or a sugar, suck a great deal of sea, practise and change the routine plans.All these can build you feel busy and helps you to stay away from tobacco.
By this method, you can be free from inhaling craving and can lead a fortunate and prosperous life.
Final Words
At firstly, you are able appear quite difficult and disturbed to follow the brand-new plans.But once you impel your will stronger it won't be much difficult to descend the mountain of addiction.
Be ready to through you last-place packet of cigarrette!


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Week One in the NBA
One week down and plenty more to go. The first week of the NBA was full of predictably sloppy moments, but it also had some surprises along with some quality basketball. Some teams have their stuff together right from the jump, allowing us to come up with accurate conclusions based on their first week performance. Others take closer to 15-20 games to show us their true colors. Without further ado, let's take a look at some of the last week's most interesting stories:
Wardell Stephen Curry cares not for the families of opposing players
Man. Curry is on a mission. There aren't enough words to describe the tear he's on. He's destroying people. After an explosive opener in which he dropped 40 points, followed by a more tame effort against the Houston Rockets, Curry erupted to give the New Orleans Pelicans a taste of selective murder. A few nights after hanging 40 on them, with no regard for the lives of his opponents, Curry hit the Pelicans (reduced to pigeons, basically) with 53 points (1 shy of his career-high) and 9 assists, dropping 28 points in the third quarter. The Golden State Warriors are off to a perfect 3-0 start, and they are showing no signs of slowing down, even with Bogut missing time (thanks in part to Festus Ezeli who is holding opponents to 32% at the rim).
Tough Break for the Magic
Orlando has had a tough opening week. My heart is almost breaking to see how they started. They played really well in their opening game against the Washington Wizards, losing in the closing seconds off an odd call. Their next game pitted them against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Surprisingly, instead of being down-trodden by their close loss the game before, the Magic came out firing, giving it hard to the Western Conference contenders. Unfortunately for them, though, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are still a thing, and they hit back. The result was an unbelievably good game (unbelievable because, well, it was each team's second game of the season) featuring crazy clutch shots on both ends. Westbrook and Durant's combined might was enough to overshadow Victor Oladipo's triple-double, and the result was a second heartbreaking loss. After fighting their way back against the Chicago Bulls last night, they couldn't get it all together to pull out a win.
The crushing part is that there is clear progress that this team has made. They look much sharper than last season, and each member of their young core has improved their games. A few makes here and there could have been the difference between starting 0-3 and 3-0. I still believe Orlando will make their way into the playoff picture somehow, and long-term, they're one established veteran away from being an Eastern Conference force. For now, they need to learn the tough lesson of bouncing back after a tough start. Getting up to .500 should be a short-term goal for now.
Adjustment Period
Not many teams can jump out of the gate like the 2007-08 Boston Celtics and start their conquests right away. The Spurs have shown signs of greatness, and their record probably reflects that (their lone loss came in a close one against another Western Conference contender in Oklahoma City). They have also shown signs of weakness (slow starts against both Brooklyn and Boston before going on to win easily). There's a 96.957% chance they'll figure it all out soon and that they start striking a similar fear into this year's opponents that the Warriors do nightly. Kawhi Leonard taking on a scoring role is very, very welcomed. If Manu Ginobili can continue playing like this, the whole team will continue playing well into May and perhaps June. Now about that bench . . .
Boogie Boogie'd too hard
DeMarcus Cousins had a brilliant opener, flashing his 3-point "weapon" enough to hit four 3-pointers, establishing that opponents need to at least respect him from that range. He did, however, strain his right Achilles, and he will miss the next two games at least. On the bright side, without him, the Sacramento Kings played the L.A. Clippers really tough, thanks in no small part to Rajon Rondo. After dropping 21 points and 8 assists against the L.A. Lakers the game before, Rondo produced the same numbers against the Clippers, making it tough for L.A. to close out Sacramento, even without their best player. Dare we say that Rondo is back? We'll see in the next week, for the Kings will really need him and Rudy Gay (stop with the ISO plays please) to step up in Cousins' absence.
The Brooklyn Nets are not good
'Nuff said.
The Los Angeles Lakers are also not good
Need I say more?
The Philadelphia 7- never mind
Do it for Flip
The Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out an emotional win against the Lakers in their opener behind Rubio's excellent 28-point, 14-assist effort. Their next game came against the Denver Nuggets, and they pulled out a win there as well behind Karl-Anthony Towns' 28 points and 14 rebounds (to go with 4 blocks). The Timberwolves will not be as destructive as their current undefeated record suggests, but with all of the veterans they have on the team now, I don't think we can affectionately call them the Minnesota Timberpups anymore. They look pretty good, and if Rubio can keep scoring, he'll be extremely dangerous.
A ton of other things happened in game action last week, and we could spend a long time talking about it. Will Kobe Bryant continue to look washed as the season progresses? Will Stephen Curry remember to spare the mere mortals? Will Justise Winslow lock up every superstar wing in the NBA this season? Find out on the next exciting episode of Dragon. Ball. Z!


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Maurice Sendak and his love of the Rosenbach Museum
I have two memories from my first visit to the Rosenbach Museum & Library in the late 1970s.
One is seeing a copy of a manuscript of the Dylan Thomas play "Under Milk Wood," which begins, "It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black …" I remember that not because I'm a huge fan of Thomas, but because I'm a huge fan of King Crimson, the British progressive rock group that used the phrase "Starless and Bible Black" as the title of both its first 1974 album and an instrumental on the album, and in the lyrics of "Starless," a song that appeared on the group's second 1974 album, "Red."
My other memory was of seeing art by children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who died at the age of 83 in Danbury, Conn., on Tuesday, four days after suffering a stroke. I was 10 when Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" came out, so not only wasn't it a part of my early reading days, I didn't even have a copy of it growing up. But I was struck by it enough when I saw it to remember the drawings it contained and be awed by seeing Sendak's work in person.
My most recent encounter with the museum came last summer, when I wrote about the Rosenbach getting a $2.5 million donation from the Wyncote Foundation. It was established when John C. Haas, the son of Rohm and Haas Co. founder Otto Haas, restructured his family's trusts after the Philadelphia-based chemical company was bought by Midland, Mich.-based Dow Chemical Co. for $18.8 billion in April 2009.
For the story, I talked to Derrick Dreher, whose title officially became John C. Haas museum director after the donation. He told me some interesting things about Sendak and the museum that I didn't have room to put into our print edition, but thought I'd share now.
Sendak not only bestowed much of his work upon the museum, he was a supporter and trustee of it. But his involvement with the Rosenbach came to be through what Dreher called "a series of wonderful coincidences."
Sometime in the 1960s, Dreher said, Sendak was perusing the Free Library of Philadelphia's collection of materials by another children's book author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter. While there, he mentioned his interest in Herman Melville and the person he was talking to told him he should go to the Rosenbach.
After finding out what and where it was, Sendak did. There, he saw not just works by Melville but letters and books by Melville's friend, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Emily Dickinson, among many others.
"Sendak discovered that all the major literary and artistic influences on him from the 19th century were present in our collection," Dreher said.
Another coincidence involved Marianne Moore, who graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1909.
Moore agreed in the late 1960s to sell her massive collection of letters, journals and photographs to the Rosenbach.
"She had corresponded with James Joyce, whom she did not like, but also Ezra Pound, whom she loved," Dreher said.
Moore also bequeathed the entire contents of her library and living room — the furniture as well as the books — on the condition that it be set up in the Rosenbach just as it was in her home in Greenwich Village.
In that home, one of her neighbors was Sendak. After she became infirm, he used to take her for walks by pushing her wheelchair, and they also exchanged little gifts, which the museum now has.
Moore died in 1972. When the museum took possession of her living room and library, "for Sendak, it was like one of his best friends and neighbors had just moved into the Rosenbach," Dreher said.
Another consideration in Sendak's decision to bestow so much of his material upon the Rosenbach was the museum's scale.
"It basically boiled down to, he could give the works to an institution the size of the Metropolitan Museum [of Art] where they would be shown every 27 years or he could give it to a small museum like the Rosenbach where they would become … a true focus of the collection," Dreher said.
They are a focus for reasons more than their sheer size and Sendak's popularity.
The museum was founded in 1950 by renowned book dealer A.S.W. Rosenbach and his brother and business partner, Philip Rosenbach, who bequeathed to it their personal collection of rare books, manuscripts and art, as well their Rittenhouse Square town homes, which are where it's located.
While the Rosenbachs' collection made sense to them, as it (obviously) dovetailed with their interests, to many other people it seemed to be all over the map.
But the creative personalities that the Rosenbachs found interesting, Sendak and Moore also found interesting — and influential. As a result, getting their collections brought the rest of the museum's materials together.
"Although these two collections came to us after our founders were long dead, they have actually given the [museum] a kind of logic it didn't have previously," Dreher said.


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Contents:Industry News
Show Profiles
Show Directory
Auto Shows of North America (ASNA) is a committee of Automotive Trade Association Executives. The Mission of ASNA is to be the industry resource for auto show information and education, and to provide a network for communication between show executives, manufacturers, other industry affiliates and media.
Automotive Hall of Fame announces inducteesEight automotive luminaries, among them Formula 1 Driver Phil Hill, Motorola founder Paul Galvin and his son Bob, are among those to be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in October. The list, announced at a meeting of the International Motor Press Association in New York, held in conjunction with the New York International Auto Show, also includes the late Bob Irvin, an automotive journalist who worked for The Detroit News, Automotive News and AutoWeek; William Metzger, Detroit's first auto dealer; Jack Telnack, the chief designer of Ford who led the development of the original Taurus; Mort Schwartz, an industry notable who organized the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium; and pioneer automaker John North Willys. The induction ceremony will take place on Oct. 7, 2008 at the Hotel Ritz, not far from the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich.
Leases on the rise in face of long purchase contractsDealers and automakers are promoting leases as a way to lower payments, especially in the face of longer consumer loans. The efforts appear to be working: in 2007, J.D. Power and Associates said leases represented 19.3 percent of new-vehicle sales; in the first two months of 2008, that rate rose to 21.7 percent. On the buying side, the average new-vehicle loan increased from 61 months in 2003 to 64 months last year.
Toyota cuts production of big vehiclesIt's seen as a rare move, but Toyota is cutting production of its Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs in Indiana and Texas. Softer sales are being cited by the automaker, which will slow down the production cycle. The Sienna minivan, built on a separate line in Princeton, Indiana, is not affected by the slowdown.
Automotive X Prize to begin next year in NYThe X Prize Foundation, which made headlines for its $10 million space flight competition, is putting up an equal amount for the development of a 100 mpg vehicle. The first stage of the competition will begin in New York next year. The announcement was made at the New York International Auto Show. More than 60 teams - none of them representing the world's major automakers - have signed up for the event. Progressive Insurance has signed up as title sponsor, funding the $10 million prize.
Comings and goingsMark C. McNabb, who returned to Nissan last July as senior vice president of sales and marketing, is leaving on April 1. Nissan cited personal reasons in a release. Brian Carolin, currently senior vice president, sales and marketing, Nissan Europe, will succeed McNabb and be based at the company's headquarters in Tennessee.
Charleston: Show extends its geographic reach, attendance growsChalking up a single-digit increase in attendance at the West Virginia International Auto Show, especially following last year's 25 percent increase, has Ruth Lemmon smiling.
"Each year we go a little farther out geographically," says Lemmon, who heads the West Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association. The reason? Quite simply, Lemmon, her staff and show producer Motor Trend, have come to trust the exit survey data.
"When we look at the surveys, we see they're driving farther to get to the show, some even beyond two hours.?"
Lemmon also credits Jimmy Angellino of National Convention Services, the show's new decorator, for helping give the event a fresh look.
Angellino says NCS saw the opportunity of working with the West Virginia Show (they've already been asked back next year) as key to its diversification. "Our goal is to become more than just a freight moving company," he says. "With West Virginia, we wanted to make the show a little more exciting than the typical decorating job might be."
Another highlight of the auto show was the VIP reception that raises funds for Hospice of West Virginia.
"The event is very well supported by the entire community," says Lemmon.
Returning to the show was the 15,000-square-foot "Luxury Loft," located on the second floor of the Charleston Civic Center and showcasing vehicles from Audi, Porsche, Lexus, BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz among others.
The Mustang Club of West Virginia came through with a collection of vintage pony cars; Pam Lambert brought a collection of vintage Chevrolet Corvettes; and the Golden Oldies Street Rod Association displayed several of their classics as well.
Additional highlights included promotions such as the "Two-Fer" (buy one, get one free admission for college students). There was also a discount program with One Stop, offering a buy one, get one free coupon with the purchase of eight gallons of fuel.
An ongoing challenge, although certainly not unique to Charleston, is the amount of space available to the auto show. "It's our biggest issue," says Lemmon, who says any additional space is likely at least a few years away.
In the meantime, she's working to continue building on the momentum of the last few years.
Chicago: Show meets space shift challenge, survives frigid weatherCertainly, last year's decision by General Motors to dramatically increase its space at the Chicago Auto Show was something to which Jerry Cizek was looking forward.
"We had to move 17 other exhibitors," notes Cizek. "Initially, there was some concern as to how that would work out and there were questions, but we made a point of talking to all of them and everyone was very pleased with the results."
One of the factors was making sure exhibitors whose displays were built for a back wall were accommodated appropriately.
"VW, BMW and Audi in particular have back wall displays, and Kia has a huge back wall. We had to key on where we wanted to place them," says Cizek.
On the attendance front, Cizek says a frigid first weekend was tough, but that quickly rebounded, the end result being a slight uptick over last year.
The challenge, then, is to concentrate on building weekday attendance.
"We do that through various promotions and discounted tickets which can't be redeemed on weekends. Even in interviews, when we're asked the best time to come, the answer is always: 'during the week.'"
All in all, Cizek says he was pleased with the gate numbers.
"We would have been happy to stay where we were, but we're very pleased it ended up where it did."
"A lot of people lose track of the fact that it's about moving cars," he says. "Dealer employees play an active role in manning the booths and dealers look forward to having a show at this time of the year."
One interesting development is one the Chicago Auto Show instituted that allows exhibitors to show one "certified" used vehicle in their line-up, a reflection of the current market conditions.
"Sales of certified used vehicles are way up here in Chicago," says Cizek. "When manufacturers came to us and said this was a way for them to call attention to the fact that their cars are reliable, we responded."
Highlights of this year's Chicago Auto Show included a partnership with Mother Proof, a Colorado-based organization that promotes "family friendly" vehicles.
From Cizek's perspective, the initiative is a tangible way to boost the percentage of female attendees. "Even though we know and understand the influence women have in a vehicle purchase decision, we're trying to make it easier for them."
The Chicago Auto Show continued with its "Best of Show" competition, this year's top honors going to the Dodge Challenger.
Other category winners included the Cadillac CTS Coupe (Best Concept), the Challenger (Best World Introduction) and Chevrolet (Best Exhibit).
The show's "First Look for Charity" event repeated its success of previous years, raising more than $2.8 million and giving away three vehicles. The fact that show chairman Bob Loquercio has dealerships for Hyundai, Scion and Toyota was likely influential in the choice of vehicles: a 2008 Hyundai Veracruz, a 2008 Scion xD and a 2009 Toyota Corolla.
Organizations benefiting from the event included:
Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, Autism Speaks, Boys & Girls Cubs of Chicago, Campagna Academy, Cancer Health Alliance of Metropolitan Chicago, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, Children's Memorial Hospital, Clearbrook, The Cradle Foundation, Franciscan Community Benefit Services, Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities,Ronald McDonald House Charities, Misericordia Heart of Mercy, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, Spina Bifida Association of Illinois and St. Coletta's of Illinois Foundation.
Cizek lauded McCormick Place caterers for creating a standout menu for the event. "It was like having dinner out."
Edmonton: Show sizzles, market expandsFor those who operate in markets where auto sales continue to suffer, this might be a time to break for a coffee.
The reason? Edmonton, capital city of Alberta, a province with no debt that sits on proven oil and gas reserves greater than those in Saudi Arabia (yes, really), is booming when it comes to the automotive market.
And that makes the Edmonton Motor Show, held Feb. 28-March 2, 2008, one of the bright spots on the continent, certainly so in the eyes of Bob Vilas, who heads the Edmonton Motor Dealers Association, owners of the event.
More space? No problem.
Edmonton is undergoing a doubling of the Northlands AgriCom facility, one that will take the auto show from its current 245,000 square feet to the full half million it will have by 2010.
In fact, if one were to look for a negative, it might be the expected expansion woes the auto show has had to undergo, to the point where any outdoor activities - the show had Toyota's Off-Road On-Site Adventure last year - were set aside due to construction around the site.
Vilas is using this period of relative "pain for future gain" to plan ahead, notably with manufacturers who've been clamoring for more space.
"We've already sold most of the extra space," says Vilas. "It's our way of being proactive in dealing with the expansion, providing manufacturers with a presentation that gives them a picture of what to expect."
Vilas' vision is a show that will be "SEMA-like," referring to the wildly popular Specialty Equipment Market Association extravaganza in Las Vegas. The difference, of course, is that unlike SEMA, the auto show will be open to the general public.
By 2010, Vilas expects the aftermarket section to include five distinct sections - tires and wheels, electronics, restyling, truck accessories, and power and performance.
Vilas says that while Edmonton dealers already sell more trucks than any market in Canada, the market is also home to several top dealers in the country, among them Kia, Nissan, Toyota and Dodge.
"Our market has been very much affected by the growth in Alberta," he says. "The strong economy has meant the show has grown as well. A lot of people here are buying."
Indeed, eight years ago there were 65 dealers in the market. Today, there are 82.
Saturn sponsored a "Kiss Your Astra" contest, a marathon event that saw the winner pucker up for some five hours and 43 minutes, taking the Sunday "kiss off."
But there was more. Much more. Vilas says manufacturers stepped up to the plate with some terrific content to display at the Edmonton Motor Show. "It was a year where we had a lot of sizzle."
It was also one where more people attended the show - the second best year ever and five percent more than last year.
Honolulu: High fuel prices give show green spinWith gas prices now officially having broken through the $4 a gallon barrier (on Maui), Dave Rolf of the First Hawaiian International Auto, held March 6-9, 2008, says it's no wonder much of the attention was focused on hybrid technology and other strategies for saving fuel.
"We knew there was an awful lot of interest in fuel economy issues, but manufacturer reps were telling us that 95 percent of the discussions were starting with gas mileage."
Which is just fine with Rolf. "The auto show is an ideal place for car buyers to compare technology."
Indeed, Rolf thinks the next five years will bring more change than the previous 100.
The auto show is doing its part to showcase technology about to or soon to hit dealer showrooms, including hybrids like Chevrolet's Tahoe. "You have this Moby-sized vehicle that gets outstanding mileage, the same kind as you'd expect from a smaller car. It's amazing."
Highlights of this year's show included the return of Bentley as an exhibitor in the exotics section of the event, bringing a $215,000 model that attendees gazed at longingly. "It was three to four people deep on a regular basis," notes Rolf.
Another perennial feature of the show is the Teacher of the Year, which involves the free use of a vehicle for a year. In earlier years, the promotion honored seven teachers, making this year the point where a total of 50 cars have been presented, with past honorees also featured in a large display at the entrance to the show.
"We've received a tremendous amount of exposure for the program over the years," says Rolf, referring to the vehicle and its 'apple' insignia on both sides with the mention of the dealer association having donated the first year lease (most recipients take over the lease on their own).
"That tickled a lot of people I spoke to," he says. "It was a fabulous promotion."
The show also featured a preview night, this year attracting more than 400 dealers, associate members, legislators and Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann.
Rolf also points to extensive media coverage of the show in helping drive attendance.
"We had more than 90 minutes of morning and evening news coverage and more than 45 radio interviews from the floor of the show."
Salt Lake City: Clicking then, accelerating nowLast year, Craig Bickmore said the Utah International Auto Expo was "starting to click."
"We were absolutely deluged with snow," says Bickmore, who runs the Utah Automobile Dealers Association. "That was a 30 percent hit for us on that day."
Still, attendance was so strong on Friday and Saturday that the auto show came out almost even.
"We were accelerating our way to a record attendance before the snow arrived," says Bickmore, who credits a continued strong support from the entire media community in Salt Lake City for the popularity of the show.
"They like being a part of it and they understand the impact the industry has," says Bickmore. "The entire media community comes together in support of the auto show."
Other highlights included a special display of two customized Highway Patrol vehicles - a customized 2002 Chevrolet Camaro and a restored 1950 Ford Custom 2-door sedan - both courtesy of the Utah Highway Patrol Public Information and Education as an effort to promote greater traffic safety in Utah. "In 2007 Utah had a high number of over 280 fatal traffic accidents. Our hope is to decrease this number through community education and awareness," said Sergeant Blaine Robbins of the Utah Highway Patrol.
The fifth-annual Utah International Auto Expo VIP Preview Party featured a performance by Governor Huntsman and his band "Politically Incorrect."
The event continues to support the auto dealers' "Good Wheels" program, distributing more than $250,000 in the last six years to various individuals and organizations and providing funding for additional Highway Patrol troopers to be on the road looking for impaired drivers during the holiday season.
Toronto: Strong promotions, good weather delivers breakthrough yearTom Tonks calls the 2008 Canadian International Auto Show, held in Toronto Feb. 15-24, 2008, a "breakthrough."
But clearly that alone wouldn't make the Toronto show one of the key events on the auto show calendar.
It may more likely be the fact that Tonks capitalizes on a key fact: the capital city of Canada's most populous province is one of the most ethnically diverse in the country, and quite possibly in North America.
And Tonks targets them all.
"We have between five and eight different promotions going on," he notes. "Each of them is targeted at a different media grouping, and each of those has special demographics, some ethnic, some economic. As a result, we've pretty much covered all of the social and economic demographics."
Tonks has also honed a number of giveaways, which he then leverages with the media the auto show uses to promote the event.
"It's very much a win-win-win across the board," says Tonks, who attributes a steady increase - 9 percent over last year - at least in part to promotions of this nature.
"We spend more than $1 million on media," he adds.
Another reason for the boost in attendance may be the advent of a new legal holiday in Ontario. Family Day, which was widely recognized (schools, banks and many businesses were closed, although federal workers were still on the job), gave Tonks and his team the opportunity to develop special pricing to boost what would have otherwise been an ordinary Monday.
"We gave the first 5,000 visitors a free program, and the first 2,000 families received a Mattel Hot Wheels car," he says. "Plus we had a pizza special specifically geared to families."
The auto show also extended its customary weekend programs, which feature childcare services and free parking as well as shuttle bus service.
"We did have some deterioration in the numbers of people who attended after we raised the price," admits Tonks. "But we made up for it in overall revenue."
And one important point: the $20 ticket is before discounts.
"There have always been a parallel group of discounts," says Tonks. "Everyone has ample opportunity to get a discounted admission. We may have the highest price but we probably have one of the highest discounts - $5 off a ticket."
The rationale for the higher ticket price was to position the auto show in the category of other forms of entertainment - many of them costing much more.
"At the same time, you've got to be careful about being too cavalier," cautions Tonks. "There are other factors at work as well."
Still, Tonks says the higher ticket prices did not result in a dramatic drop-off in attendance. "There was a bit of slippage, but the new price is well established now and having a diversity of programs at the show has helped."
Toronto is also eyeing the public policy landscape when it considers adding features to the show.
This year that included a special GTA in Motion (the region is known as the Greater Toronto Area), which brought in students from the local Humber College School of Design, who showcased various auto-related solutions to urban transportation challenges.
"It's our way of trying to address the issues of urban sprawl and traffic congestion," says Tonks. "Our point is that the automobile is part of the solution, not the problem."
The Canadian International Auto Show, as it has in the past, also featured its VIP preview evening, complete with three different musical acts, including Bedouin Soundclash, the Quintessential Boys and April Wine.
Washington: Show continues to be forum for green discussionLike it or not, public policy debate in the United States remains firmly centered in Washington, D.C., one reason Gerry Murphy is continuing to position the Washington Auto Show, held Jan. 23-27, 2008, as one where key discussions and interactions take place.
"That's especially true among the offices of the various OEMs," he adds. "They're very supportive of rolling out a Tier One global auto show that can support dialogue among industry and members of Congress as well as the public policy establishment."
Murphy says recent discussions around the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) are a perfect example, the idea being that having legislators and regulators aware of industry concerns is key to the overall health of the auto industry.
An even bigger part of that is a continuing move to green technology, again one where the auto industry has an obvious contribution to make when it comes to helping shape public policy.
Murphy saw clear evidence of that interest at this year's auto show.
"We had cabinet secretaries and agency heads as well as their staff come over during the media days for VIP tours," he says.
This year's show included the Green Car Journal's Green Car Summit, a one day media day event that included several noted auto industry panelists, among them: Sue Cischke, Ford Motor Co.'s senior vice president of sustainability, environment, and safety engineering; Gregory Cesiel, fuel cell vehicles program director at General Motors; Reg Modlin, director of environmental and energy planning at Chrysler; Tom Stricker, director of technical and regulatory affairs, environment at Toyota; and David Geanacopoulos, director of industry-government relations at Volkswagen of America.
"Activities unfolding in the automakers' labs and in the showroom provide a convincing argument that great effort is being made to meet these challenges," says Cogan. "What's often missing is context - the realities of how and when advanced technologies and alternative fuels will make it to market in meaningful ways, and which really offer the greatest potential for change."
Murphy says another key area where the Washington Auto Show is playing a role is providing an opportunity for embassies to launch discussions with legislators and regulators, something Germany started a year ago and continued this year.
"Right now the regulations don't encourage it," says Murphy.
Highlights of this year's show included a Media Day keynote presentation by Mark LaNeve, GM?s North American vice president of vehicles sales, service and marketing, who discussed the company's deployment of more than 100 Chevrolet Equinox electric vehicles (powered by hydrogen fuel cells) in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.
This year's show, running on the heels of Detroit's North American International Auto Show, meant Washington didn't benefit as much from the usual practice - having vehicles introduced in the Motor City, flat-bedded then moved to Washington.
"Congress will be in session and that will help us."
It will also be a time when a new administration will be trying to define itself, especially in the areas of transportation and energy, notes Murphy.
"Next year will be very interesting in that regard."
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I went horseback riding today, with my friend Lynzy (to whom I am incredibly grateful for the use of her horsies). It was amazing, although you'll have to trust me 'cause I didn't bring a camera (people that know me well will be shocked..... Me without a camera??? Crazy!).
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Fire Department hosts nationally recognized experts
Local, state and federal fire department employees came to Fort McCoy in mid-December to learn about some of the latest techniques to fight fires from three nationally known speakers.
Dave Dodson, one of the nationally known speakers at a Fort McCoy
fire seminar, speaks to attendees during a symposium about the
characteristics of fires and how firefighters can analyze those
characteristics to better predict future characteristics of a
particular fire. Photo by Adam Ballard
More than 200 personnel from 49 agencies attended one or more of the presentations, said Adam Ballard, deputy chief of the Fort McCoy Fire Department.
Each of the three speakers presented a day-long symposium. Dr. Richard B. Gasaway spoke about the topic "Mental Management of Emergencies: Improving situational awareness and decision making under stress." Dave Dodson spoke about "The Art of Reading Smoke." Eddie Buchanan spoke about "Structural Tactics with Limited Staffing."
Ballard said the fire department arranged to have the speakers come to Fort McCoy to train installation fire department personnel, and opened the training to help support other local, state and federal fire and emergency services organizations.
"This specialized training is not readily available to other fire departments," Ballard said. "We had fire department personnel come from as far as four and five hours away — ranging from the far Northern part of the state to the Southeastern part, such as Waukesha and Madison."
Gasaway served 30 years in fire departments in positions ranging from firefighter and paramedic to fire chief. After completing his career, he began an academic career as a professional speaker and author, and in the meantime earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees.
His best-selling books "Situational Awareness Matters Volumes 1 & 2" and "Fireground Command Decision Making" serve as essential guides to help first responders develop and maintain situational awareness while making high-stress, high-consequence decisions, Ballard said.
"This helped attendees understand the mental management part of fighting fires," Ballard said. "Sometimes, actions taken or decisions made under stress aren't correct. The training helped them understand what happens to the brain under stress, which will help them better prepare mentally and see things from a different perspective."
Attendees at a Fort McCoy Fire Department symposium listen to a
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Dodson talked about the characteristics of smoke from fires, such as velocity, color and density that can help firefighters better predict future events of the fire and actually narrow down a location of the fire, even if they can't see the fire, Ballard said. Dodson served 24 years as a fire and emergency services responder and held various safety and emergency management positions.
Buchanan spoke about structural tactics for fire departments that have limited staffing. He has served more than 30 years and currently is a division chief with the Hanover Fire and Emergency Medical Services in Richmond, Va.
The department has more than 160 career personnel and 500 volunteers, so he addressed staffing challenges from both realms.
This is an issue that almost all fire departments face or are familiar with today, Ballard said.
"All three speakers taught things about firefighting techniques that the firefighters don't learn during their traditional fire school training," Ballard said. "They showed the firefighters how to 'think out of the box,' using their common experiences and science. If anything they learned helps (firefighters) save just one life it was worth it."
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The addition of the fancy Predator bow is just as flawed. In the first mission, Pyscho hands you this new magic bow somewhat unceremoniously and points out how you can fire it without breaking your cloak. One shot with a bow is generally lethal, so it's a simple matter to stand out in the open while cloaked and take out 3 or 4 enemies without their pals even knowing you're around. Arrows are scarce, but because they are so valuable you'll find yourself combing the battlefield to recover the arrows you've used to slaughter your foes. It's just not as fun to shoot guys when there's little danger involved. The bow turns this amazing looking FPS into a glorified shooting gallery.
Prophet also gets the chance to use some alien hardware against the Ceph. As is common in sci-fi shooters these days, they break down to shinier versions of a minigun and a sniper rifle, but you'll be thankful of their heavier firepower when your back's up against the wall.
The missions of Crysis 3 don't feel as open as the first game, but you still have a fair amount of choice. Coupled with a few secondary objectives, like finding a weapons cache, the campaign unfolds organically enough to give a decent feeling of player agency as you decide how best to approach the mission. Where Crysis 3's design slips up is when it tries to throw in different gameplay modes purely for the sake of variety. The portions where you get behind the wheel of a vehicle are tedious to control with a mouse and keyboard and the obligatory helicopter - sorry, VTOL - shooting sequence doesn't add anything. It'd be better if the mission design focused on the open sections to bring the nanosuit's capabilities to the forefront.
Multiplayer is cutthroat and vicious, with no forgiveness for the weak-skilled . Everyone gets a nanosuit in most modes, and you can pick your loadout from four sets before unlocking custom classes at level five. The modes range from mundane deathmatches to the more complex like the Hunter mode in which a team of invisible stalkers have to kill all the normal humans in less than two minutes. There are an impressive number of maps from locations around ruined New York City, and the metagame of leveling your profile is robust, with many achievements and goals to work towards. Just be warned: Because of the stealth ability of the nanosuit, you'll be killed a lot without ever seeing your opponent. Luckily, after you die you're treated with a short snippet of video showing you exactly how your enemy murdered you. You know, if you're into that sort of thing.
Bottom Line: Crysis 3 is visually stunning, and it's still fun to jump around in a nanosuit, but the new additions to the gameplay and the lackluster story don't make it very memorable.
Recommendation: Unless you really need to find out what happens to Prophet and the Ceph or you need a good new multiplayer fix, I'd wait until Crysis 3 is on sale.
This review is based on the PC version of the game.
Game: Crysis 3
Genre: Shooter
Developer: Crytek Frankfurt
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform(s): PC, PS3, Xbox 360
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Patterns are, of course, made to be broken. While the weather is keeping to its lovely predictability, my darling granddaughter decides to buck her run of perfectly late wake ups and begin her cooing noises closer to 7:30, rather than the 10-ish we're used to seeing.
She's up, Ed tells me, as if I can't hear her vocalizations myself.
No she's not. She's between sleep cycles. Shhh! Don't wake her!
But she's awake!
As if to demonstrate this, he goes down and stands by her crib and booms back up to me -- she's awake! And smiling!
Well, now she is...
Rather than disturb the patterns Snowdrop's parents have set in place for her (late bedtime, late wake up, like a rock star -- a friend commented!), I try to believe that she will go back to sleep still. I change her diaper, swaddle her again, then listen as she coos and gurgles in her crib. I let her do this for a while, hoping she'll revert to her old pattern.
She does. She flips her swaddled self this way and that and finally, the gurgles stop and she drifts off to sleep again.
I go outside, expecting nothing but that rich abundance of pre-summer growth -- deeply green, ready for a grand performance. Immediately something else catches my eye -- the most recently planted pot, the one with the pretty dahlia, the snapdragons, the alyssum is completely dug out. The plants lay scattered and broken. I try as best as I can to repair the damage, saving the dahlia flower for the breakfast table. Oh, animals!
But in truth, this year there is (thus far) little damage to the yard. Of course, once the blooms come, the chipmunks or rabbits pick and choose their salad fixings, but with established fields, for the most part, you would not notice their chomping. For now, I'm grateful that most of the pots remain vibrant and without a trace of animal damage.
My photo for today (two actually) is a bit of a cheat -- it's of a Gaura (beeblossoms) and of Heuchera (coral bells), but these are recent additions and so their bloom is earlier than that of its established cousins. Still, it's a promise of things to come throughout the fields.
By 8:30, I begin to wonder if Snowdrop will sleep long enough for us to have breakfast. I hustle Ed along, taking a photo before he even sits down, just in case I have to get right up again.
But, the little girl snoozes on, as if aware of the significance of this quiet, gentle meal for me. (You'll notice now the beginnings of the tearing out of the big window, as Ed prepares for the construction project.)
Finally, the girl wakes for real.
And yes, I have the new tub to try out: it's built to fit perfectly over a double kitchen sink, though I almost don't follow this suggestion because, unlike my own grandma, who always had to bathe me in the kitchen at the village house (right by the coal stove where she kept pots of water warm), I have it in my head that a bathroom is so much more fitting for the simple routine of bathing a baby. It seems odd to position her right next to the rack where the dishes are drying. Still, it is so convenient and such a perfect fit that, with the (Polish) wooden chef and his missus looking on, I place Snowdrop right there, as if she were a pot ready for a scrub down. A very happy pot!
Ed comes in now and takes over the camera...
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It is a delightful time: she has plenty of water to swoosh and splash.
The routines continue: I dress her, she eats and then announces in her own sweet way -- I'm ready for play!
Lots of play, grandma (after a good chomp on Sophie, the giraffe)!
Later, I cannot resist the brilliance outside and so she and I go out -- first to feed bread to the cheepers (yes, grandma, a rooster crows! I know that now!)...
... then to the great willow -- the one where my younger daughter got married last June. It's a blissful place of mixed grasses and dandelion puffs and clover leaves.
A moment that if I could, I would stretch to last a long long time.
And later, in the afternoon, Snowdrop and I have another adventure: we hit State Street -- that long set of blocks that links the university to the Capitol. I put her in her stroller and off we go, new shoes and all!
On a day like this, the Union Terrace, possibly Madison's finest outdoor space, is an obvious destination. It's time she experienced that burst of color by the lake waters!
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What she also experiences is the burst of bright sunshine. To her chagrin. She prefers shade. Possibly all babies prefer shade. I oblige and steer the stroller toward the beautiful lake shore path -- one I used to bike daily to work when I lived in the condo.
She immediately dozes off in total bliss and does not wake up again until we're back on State Street, where I'm sure to keep her on the shady side of things.
This was a trip full of new elements to it and you know how it is after an adventure -- you're so happy to be home! Farmhouse isn't really home, but it's good enough! The girl is bouncy and chipper as can be -- ready to take on the world! And this is the time when I really hear her explosive laughter -- as if my silly words are the funniest thing she'd ever heard! Ever!
We come quickly to the evening -- typically her most tired time, where everything seems too big to take on. But, this is a girl who grows in leaps and bounds. Tonight, she sits in her bouncy chair right next to us and considers along with us whether the entrepreneurs on Shark Tank are deserving of investor support. Her demeanor says it all -- give it up, people. Move on to a new idea.
I wake her, feed and swaddle her and put her down for her last night at the farmhouse.


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The Nakasone twins, David and Mark of Centennial, are two of the best wrestlers in the state and a case study in sibling rivalry.
Each is always trying to surpass the other in everything they do. And they are constantly doing the same things, whether it's sports, playing the violin or Boy Scouts.
They have an antagonistic attitude toward each other that can be described as half-serious, half-joking.
"Sometimes it's hard to tell if they're serious," said their mother, Linda Nakasone. "They don't talk a lot. But they do root for each other at wrestling matches. I was a twin and I know that sibling rivalry is even worse with twins."


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The Golden Wolves opened the scoring early with converting Brier's first assists of the day just 27 seconds after the opening whistle. Madison Harris made it 2-0 in the 7th minute on an unassisted goal, and Brier set up two minutes later for the early 3-0 lead.
The lead hit four goals as Brier assisted in the 15th minute and the Golden Wolves made wholesale substitutions after that.
The teams played even for the rest of the opening half with Alvernia enjoying a 4-0 lead at the break. Senior goalie Jess Plunkett made four of her five saves on the night in the first half.
Caltech struck for a goal two minutes into the second half when Krystin Brown weaved her way through the defense and found the back of the net.
Alvernia answered in the 54th minute when stole a pass in the offensive third and fired a ball over the Beavers' keeper for her first of the season.
Caltech scored with 14 minutes left for the 5-2 final.
Alvernia continues the season Saturday at DeSales University.
Alvernia 5, Cal Tech 2


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Krista Hamrick's beautiful artwork has inspired me so much that I have expanded on each Name at my 26 Name Above All Names Alphabet Posts Page… Each of the 26 individual Names she has identified are so special, as Krista has intricately painted each one with its Scripture reference. Krista posted on ... Read More »
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Why Did You Doubt Me?
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Fetal and Infant Effects of Maternal Buprenorphine Treatment
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01561079
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 22, 2012
Results First Posted : August 28, 2017
Last Update Posted : September 26, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
|Drug: Buprenorphine
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|127 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Fetal and Infant Effects of Maternal Buprenorphine Treatment
|Study Start Date :
|February 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2016
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2016
Experimental: Maternal buprenorphine treatment
Buprenorphine maintenance during pregnancy
Drug: Buprenorphine
Daily sublingual buprenorphine treatment of pregnant, opioid dependent women from up to 34 weeks gestation through one month of infant age.
Other Name: Subutex
- Fetal Heart Rate [ Time Frame: 24, 28, 32 and 36 weeks of gestation ]Fetal heart rate in beats per minute at time of trough and peak maternal buprenorphine levels
- Fetal Heart Rate Variability [ Time Frame: 24, 28, 32 and 36 weeks of gestation ]Fetal heart rate variability at 24, 28, 32 and 36 weeks of gestation at times of trough and peak maternal buprenorphine levels
- Accelerations of Fetal Heart Rate [ Time Frame: 24, 28, 32 36 weeks of gestation ]Number of accelerations of fetal heart rate exhibited during the 60 minute recordings
- Fetal Movement [ Time Frame: 24, 28, 32, 36 weeks of gestation ]Fetal movement (number x duration of fetal movements) during the 60 minute recordings at times of trough and peak maternal buprenorphine levels
- Fetal Movement - Fetal Heart Rate Coupling [ Time Frame: 24, 28, 32, 36 weeks of gestation ]The integration between fetal movements and heart rate (FM-FHR coupling) was quantified as the proportion of time individual movements were associated with a change in FHR, using previously developed criteria. FM-FHR coupling reflects coactivation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic components of the autonomic nervous system.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Current opioid dependence as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) IV-R criteria
- 18-40 years of age with uncomplicated singleton pregnancies
- Accurate gestational age dating verified by ultrasound
- Gestation of less than 34 weeks
- Stabilization on buprenorphine for one week prior to study procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- Complications of pregnancy, including gestational diabetes, polyhydramnios, hypertension, placenta previa or significant risk of preterm delivery (i.e. incompetent cervix)
- Evidence of fetal malformation detected by prenatal ultrasound
- Significant general maternal health problems that can affect fetal functioning, including Type I or gestational diabetes, alterations in thyroid functioning, HIV infection or hypertension.
- Significant maternal psychopathology that would preclude informed consent (i.e. schizophrenia)
- Alcohol dependency per DSM IV R criteria (see ascertainment methods below)
- Women stable on methadone maintenance (defined as more than 3 days of methadone dosing)
- Women entering drug treatment reporting using "street" methadone (for more than 3 days)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01561079
|United States, Maryland
|Center for Addiction and Pregnancy
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224
|Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224
|Principal Investigator:
|Lauren M Jansson, MD
|Johns Hopkins University
|Responsible Party:
|Johns Hopkins University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01561079 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|March 22, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|August 28, 2017
|Last Update Posted:
|September 26, 2017
|Last Verified:
|August 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by Johns Hopkins University:
Fetal neurobehavior
Infant neurobehavior
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
Analgesics, Opioid
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
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Ever wonder which character in Ally McBeal you relate most to? Find out by taking this simple quiz!
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When you get into an argument with your significant other, you:
Give them a piercing glare, and then leave the room.
Begin stuttering incoherently.
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You yell loudly, not allowing your partner to speak until you are finished.
Kiss them and hope they'll forgive you.
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If you tripped in front of someone you wanted to impress, you would:
Smile widely, but hit yourself on the head later.
Flash them an attractive smile if they're good-looking.
Quickly walk away, while muttering under your breath.
Glare at them if they so much as grin.
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Your ultimate goal in life is to:
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Make lots of money and meet lots of chicks.
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Someone bumps into you deliberately, you:
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Would obey your every command.
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Is good-looking and has lots of money.
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You are in a very embarrassing situation in a public place; you:
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A rich brat whose after all the girls.
A cheerleader with perfect grades.
A nerd whose always getting their lunch money stolen.
A man-magnet whose always got a date.
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What you like most about yourself is that:
I have lots of money.
I'm mad brilliant.
I like everything about myself; I'm perfect.
I'm attractive and confident about myself.
I'm in control of my emotions, and a very strong-minded person.
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If your significant other decided to break up with you, you would:
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Start dating other people immediately.
NO ONE would ever dump me!
Act cheerful in front of others, but mope and cry when you're alone.
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My top priority in daily-life is:
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Keeping my social life at a good balance.
Managing not to suffer humiliation on dates.
Letting everyone know that I'm better than them.
Finding a great date.
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To me, exercising regularly is:
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Embarrassing, unless you're talking about gymnastics...
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An opportunity to find fit guys.
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If you decided to raise a pet, you would probably do so for this reason:
I could train it to become an animal movie-star.
I could enter my pet in a contest and win prize money.
It would listen to all my worries and troubles without complaint.
Lots of guys happen to go for girls who are compatible with animals.
I could cuddle it and love it.
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What do you value most in life?
Peace, tranquility, consistency.
Self-acceptance, enjoyment, happiness.
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Love, compassion, confidence.
Success, money, girls.
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Shallow, RICH.
Attractive, cheerful.
Quiet, shy, slightly odd.
Perfect, flawless, successful.
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If you could travel anywhere at this moment, you would most likely go to:
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New York; you can never have too many rich friends!
The countryside; an opportunity to relax my mind.
The Carribeans; somewhere exotic, yet sophisticated.
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The exam alarm clock is on a countdown now. With the coming of January, the alteration to the date pattern (from 2016 to 2017) and the announcement of the boards exam schedule (for the ICSE as well as the CBSE board), the spadework and the preparation has gotten bigger and intense and likewise, the self-assessment and the self-evaluation has too. All of it, ultimately leading to the inception of stress, anxiety and in some cases depression as well, for both the students and parents.
Tests and exams can be a challenging part of school life and preparing for them can make you feel stressed or anxious in any way. According to a study done in England in the year 2014 on exam stress, out of 1300 students questioned 96% said that they had been stressed in some way, shape or form while 64% admitted to be feeling completely unsupported.
Being a student is not at all easy right now. The exam system is relentless, the tuition fees are scary, the cut-offs for colleges and universities are sky-high and it doesn't help with the social media fuelling the culture of constant comparison with each and every one around. No wonder the students are stressed!
In day-to-day talking with friends or family, we tend to speak of depression, stress and anxiety as if they are interchangeable or describing the same thing. However, this is not the case. Part of the reason for going to see a psychologist, is to sort out whether any of these descriptions fit your experience.
Stress is the body's reaction to a challenge. The body reacts physically as if it were under an attack pushing it into a fight or flight mode releasing a set of hormones and chemicals like adrenaline and cortisol which prepare the body for a fight which is great you're about to get hit by a sumo wrestler, not so great if it also involves lessening of brain function which affects the ability to think straight, just not what you need before the exams.
The extended stay of the hormone causes depression, a rise in the blood pressure and other negative changes and effects.
Depression refers to a state where you feel down most of the time, usually called the 'low mood', and you've also lost interest in things and activities you usually tend to enjoy. You may also feel guilty, demotivated, generally tend to withdraw from others and have changes in your sleep-patterns and appetite. Depression during exams is a familiar thing.
One of the other negative effects of the hormone's staying put is anxiety. Anxiety, so to speak, is a sense of fear or dread that something terrible is bound to happen, like you being under-prepared on the day of exam or maybe failing in it. With anxiety, fear overcomes all emotions accompanied by worry and apprehension, making a person a recluse and a bagful of jitters.
There are several ways and tips to keep a check and ease the exam stress that one may feel during or before it.
MUSIC – Music as always has been a great source of relaxation and repose, but it has been scientifically proven that not only it helps in increasing the concentration but also with decreasing of stress. A study in Russia, found that when children listened to an hour of classical music for 6 months, there brain showed changes that indicated a greater level of relaxation and this happened even if they were not really paying attention to the music. So a little bit of classical music could help you too, to relax and to de-stress yourself, without even thinking about it.
PLANTS – The presence of plants reduces stress. They change our perception of the environment to be more attractive and comfortable to us. Part of the reason for indoor plants in offices and schools is to increase the productivity as they help us reduce and overlook the stress from the demanding projects and assignments. On the other hand, NASA too found that plants improve the air quality boosting our health, which is a good thing overall.
SLEEP RITUAL – If you're feeling stressed or anxious then getting to bed early is easier said than done. However, you do want a 6 hour sleep at the least and a sleep ritual helps with that. After a good sleep you wake up feeling well rested and less anxious because sleep helps you process all of the information you have been studying. During the studying try going to bed and waking up same time, seven days a week. This will keep you from jet-lagging yourself on the weekends. Also, put a bedtime routine in place, maybe a bath or a book. Do not occupy yourself with phone or laptops before sleeping as the blue light will keep you up, and avoid caffeine 4 hours before bed.
DIET – Existing on a diet of caffeinated drinks and sugary snacks is really common for a stressed out student. He/She is trying to cram in information and just stay wake. However, these foods only make you more jittery, more anxious and will lead to slumps in energy and in concentration. Research show that students who rely on a better nutritional diet perform better than who don't so you have to fuel your mind and body with the right food. Slow releasing carbohydrates and fibre rich fruits and vegetables are going to keep your blood sugar levels stable and healthy fats like Omega-3 are really good for brain health and concentration. Also, water, lots and lots of water because even a mild form of dehydration can keep you feeling sleepy and not very alert.
CHEWING GUM – No one really knows why, but studies show that chewing gum will help you to increase your test scores because it boosts up focus and concentration which is great if you're feeling destructed and anxious and apparently chewing gum is a better study aid than caffeine.
EXERCISE/SHORT WALK – Majority of us, feel the need to study as much as we can and keep our pens and ourself poised for action. However, it is not so. Exercising for a bit or even taking a short walk can help you to boost up your memory and brain power.
USE MOBILE APPS – There are tons and tons of apps available on the internet to improve the quality of life. Whether you want to get organised, improve your mental arithmetic or work on your language skills, there is an app available for that. Use them to boost up your skills and speed.
All of these, however, are the physical ideas that may help you to manage the stress before the exams but it all comes down to your nerves and the state of mind. In order to out-do the stress and anxiety on the day of exam or even before it you have to prime your mind. Think of your mind, as a computer. Make sure your software is working for you and leading you in the right direction. Be aware of your thoughts, if you are overly anxious or constantly berating your efforts, this will impact on your belief in your abilities which directly impacts your effectiveness and performance. It's true what they say, 'garbage in, garbage out'. What you focus on expands, so make sure you are focussing on your positive strengths, talents and accomplishments. Learn from past mistakes or failures, but do not dwell on them.
TALKING – Remember, it is normal to feel a certain amount of stress this time of the year. However, it is important to keep it in check. Unchecked stress can lead to isolation, feelings of loneliness, health problems, paranoia and in the extreme, suicidal thoughts. If you are experiencing dark thoughts, talk to someone immediately: your teacher, parent, friend or counsellor. Don't bottle it up.
Of course, when all else fails, just take a deep breath and remember that this will not be it. Your life will not end with this. Do not let the mighty term 'boards' affect you or your performance, it is just another exam and as long as you're prepared and are trying your best for it, you'll be fine. Stay focused and know that stress however big it is, is manageable.


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This week's Friday's Feast questions are:
Do you consider yourself to be an optimist or a pessimist?
I think of myself as a realist borderline optimist.
What is your favorite color of ink to write with?
Black ink.
How often do you get a manicure or pedicure? Do you do them yourself or go to a salon and pay for them?
I get my nails done every three weeks. I get a pedicure every other month. I get them done at a nail salon.
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Have you ever won anything online? If so, what was it?
I books a few years ago. It was pretty exciting.
In which room in your house do you keep your home computer?
We have the family Mac in the family room, plus we have a laptop.