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Row 'a playground slanging match'
Singer Tulisa Contostavlos has told a court that a celebrity blogger she is accused of assaulting had a "strange obsession" with her.
Celebrity writer Savvas Morgan said he suffered swelling to the eye after an alleged incident involving the ex-N-Dubz star and former X-Factor judge at the V Festival in Chelmsford, Essex, last year.
Contostavlos has denied an assault charge linked to the alleged altercation last August. The 25-year-old is on trial at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court with her assistant Gareth Varey, who is accused of threatening behaviour, which he also denies.
Giving evidence today, she described the incident as nothing more than a "playground slanging match" which had been used as part of Mr Morgan's "vendetta" against her.
Contostavlos added: "This is my life on the line, my livelihood.
"I cannot believe it has been taken to this point and I'm standing here today."
Contostavlos, who is nicknamed The Female Boss, said Mr Morgan had attempted to follow her back to her Winnebago at the festival after she had watched a performance by Beyonce when she asked him to stop.
"There was a point that I swore," she added.
"At the start I was trying to be calm but this approach did not seem to work with him as he got more heated."
The singer, who claimed she kept her hands behind her back during the confrontation, described how Mr Morgan called her "a slag, a whore and a nobody" and made reference to her mother's mental illness.
Detective Sergeant Amanda White told the court stars who witnessed the incident, including singer and rapper Misha B, Sugababes singer Mutya Buena, singer Alexandra Burke and rapper Wretch 32, had all been asked to give police statements through their representatives. No statements were forthcoming.
Giving evidence wearing a black suit and black polo neck jumper, Contostavlos was asked by her barrister Jeremy Dein QC about a sex tape of her which was leaked to the press.
She added: "A couple of details made me believe he (Mr Morgan) was involved a lot more than he made out."
Describing the publication of the sex tape, she went on: "I was horrified - it was one of the worst times of my life.
"An ex-boyfriend had taken what was supposed to be private footage of us and many years later tried to sell it and put it online."
But she said she held no grudge against Mr Morgan: "There were many people involved.
"I feel that some of the things he was doing were very mean, I didn't like the man, but he was one of many people who had issues or dramas with me.
"It's part of my life and I'm pretty used to it by now."
She said Mr Morgan's campaign against her dated back to an incident in the Whisky Mist nightclub in Mayfair, London.
Contostavlos said she had been filming for The X Factor with groups Little Mix and The Risk when Mr Morgan tried to join their table.
She said Chloe Green, star of Made in Chelsea and daughter of Sir Philip Green, was with Mr Morgan.
"When I saw these people I had never seen before I alerted the security guard that we were filming and asked that they be removed from the table," she added.
Prosecutor Matthew McNiff quoted part of her autobiography, Honest, in which she describes how she suspected Ms Green had an affair with fellow N-Dubz member and former boyfriend Fazer.
She said: "This came after the Whisky Mist incident."
She outlined other incidents involving Mr Morgan, including an argument with him at the luxury Mondrian hotel in Los Angeles, and said at times he behaved like a stalker.
"For the past two years he has been causing drama in my life as much as he can and has been following me to hotels across the world," Contostavlos added.
"It is something I have learnt to deal with."
In his statement, Varey said neither he nor Contostavlos had attacked Morgan.
"Neither of us would have done this as it was exactly the reaction he was looking for so he could make unfounded allegations against her and me," he added.
Yesterday Mr Morgan told District Judge Angus Hamilton that Contostavlos raised her fists in the air and was swinging her arms.
"Everyone was jumping around trying to get at me, there was a lot going on," he said.
Prosecutor Matthew McNiff said the incident happened at 12.30am on August 18 as Mr Morgan was about to leave. He said Contostavlos accused Mr Morgan of stalking her, and swore at him.
Contostavlos and Varey, 28, both of Royal Drive, Friern Barnet, north London, are both on unconditional bail.
Varey told the court that the Festival was the first time Contostavlos had appeared in public since a front page story following a newspaper investigation into another matter.
"The eyes of the world were on her and every photographer wanted a picture of Tulisa," he added.
Describing the confrontation, he said Mr Morgan had raised his voice and been aggressive in an intimidating manner.
But he said neither he nor Contostavlos had attacked him and the first he knew about the claim was when he was contacted by journalists the following day.
"Vas (Mr Morgan) is doing it to get his name in the paper," he added.
Varey said he had accepted a police caution for a previous incident in which he sent an email threatening to kill the personal assistant of Sun on Sunday investigative reporter, Mazher Mahmood, who is known as the Fake Sheikh.
A third person, Jacqueline Moore, 39, from Manchester, has admitted a public order offence in connection with the incident. She was fined £130 yesterday.
The trial will not sit on Wednesday or Thursday and is expected to conclude on Friday.


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Given the
current "heightened terror alert" in the U.S., Transportation
Safety Administration (TSA) officials find themselves staring at
people in the nude via
full-body scanners and executing new
"enhanced" search pat-downs of peoples' private regions to
ensure that our commercial airplanes are safe.
Just how far the U.S. government is willing to invade individuals' privacy in
the name of counterterrorism was highlighted by a recent incident at a Kentucky
A 6-year-old girl named Anna Drexel was just returning home from vacation, with
her parents Selena and Todd Drexel. As they passed through the security
screening checkpoint, to her parents' alarm, Anna was pulled aside for a
special "modified" search.
During the search, the screener informed the parents and the girl, "[I'm
going to] put my hand in the waistband."
She reassured the parents that she would only touch "sensitive" areas
with the back of her hand.
The search left the child confused and in tears. In an interview with
ABC's "Good
Morning America" program, Selena Drexel said her child "had a
very bad feeling that what happened was wrong."
Alarmed by what was unfolding, the parents surreptitiously videotaped the
incident on a cell phone, posting it on YouTube [video] as a
warning to parents. The video is now creating quite a stir, much like the
infamous don't "touch my junk" screening video.
Martin Macpherson, the director of the London-based Coalition to Stop
the Use of Child Soldiers says that there are no known incidents in which
terrorists have use children six and younger in an attack.
But some in the U.S. government are defending the "modified" search
policy in place for children 12 and younger. They state the policy, which
includes reaching inside the child's pants in an attempt to search for possible
explosive devices, is clearly stated on the agency's website.
Children and adults are often extensively searched if they decline to go
through the scanners, which show
nude images of the passenger.
Jennifer Mitchell, co-president of Child
Lures Prevention, a Shelburne, Vt., organization that works to prevent
crimes against children, also seemed to defend the practice in an interview with
the Associated Press. While she admits the search is "a
little invasive", she adds, "This is a hard issue because we have
national security on one hand... and children's safety on the other. The only
reason it would be allowed is the parents are right there, the clothes are not
being removed, the parents are watching to make sure it's done ok."
It is unclear, though exactly how "national security" might hinge on
reaching inside childrens' clothes, given that children as young as Anna Drexel
have never been used in an attack.
U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is among a handful of
government officials who have expressed outrage at the TSA and other officials'
defense of the official involved in the incident. He states, "This
conduct is in clear violation of TSA's explicit policy not to conduct thorough
pat-downs on children under the age of 13."
Rep. Chaffetz is chairman of the House
Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security. He
says he was "personally outraged and disgusted" by the video of the
Under Rep. Chaffetz's pressuring, the TSA has agreed to review the search
policy for "low-risk populations, such as young passengers." It
said it may opt to "move beyond a one-size fits all system", though
it gave no clue about what policies might comprise its new varied child search
system or when it might replace the current policies.
In some states a stranger touching or feeling a child's groin/genitalia can be
construed as a felony sex crime. Sex crimes against children often
receive stiff sentences, including years in prison. The TSA has stated it
will not pursue any charges or discipline against the agent involved in the
search, as the contact was initiated in the interest of preserving national

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First off, during last night's game. Matt and Leo didn't announce that Ross is out till midway thru the 1st quarter. What's up with that? total bush league in my opinion. Ross is one of the most important bench player on this team.
Other things that i don't like:
Sideline Reporter - Why can't Sportsnet and TSN get a sideline reporter to cover what's going on with the team during the game? and also to interview players during halftime and after the game? Jack and Leo have done a great job interviewing players during halftime but i never feel like they're comfortable doing it. Can't really blame them because that's not their line.
Halftime Show - TSN's "Fastbreak" show is a joke. Instead of talking about what's going on around the league or other teams. How about talk about what's going on in the game that you're covering? Same with Sportsnet, heck Sportsnet's halftime show with Grange is a BIGGER joke. It's like a ripoff of Fastbreak but worse.
The Raptors isn't getting much respect in my opinion. Whenever i watch an NHL game on TSN or CBC or Sportsnet. They've done a great job covering the game. Pre-game show, post game show, 1st and 2nd intermissions, all very well done.
Same with Blue Jays baseball on Sportsnet. Pre-game show, post game show, they've done a great job covering the game and the Blue Jays. The addition of Blue Jays Central with Campbell and Zaun really makes the show much more entertaining to watch.
Why can't they do the same thing with the Raptors?


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Today we got to see the SLS pros adapting to the most transition-heavy course Street League has ever produced. Giving a nod to Oregon's famous concrete skateparks and DIY spots, California Skateparks put a lot of big quarterpipes, banks, and a big volcano into this course. No handrail or hubbas in sight, check out this gallery with flicks of Austyn Gillette, Dylan Rieder, Paul Rodriguez, David Gonzalez, Tom Asta, Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole, and more. Check out the video!
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Acupressure is an alternative therapy that is closely related to acupuncture . However, acupressure involves pressure stimulation to acupuncture points instead of the needle stimulation used in acupuncture. This type of technique is also closely related to a type of Asian massage, Shiatsu. This technique has been used in China and Japan for centuries and has been reviewed by Western medicine for uses in pain and nausea relief. Research is still being done to understand the full range of benefits of acupressure.
Researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine reviewed the effect of acupressure on children's pre-procedure anxiety. The study, published in Anesthesiology Analogs , found that acupressure could decrease the levels of anxiety in children about to undergo an invasive medical procedure.
About the Study
The small randomized trial involved 52 children aged 8-17. The children were scheduled to have an endoscopy or colonoscopy with general anesthesia . The participants were randomly divided into two groups. One group had acupressure between the eyebrows (at Extra-1 acupoint) before the procedure. The treatment was done with a self-adhesive bead that was applied by an acupressure specialist. The second group received a sham treatment . Both the acupressure and the sham treatment were delivered 30 minutes prior to procedure.
Participants' anxiety was measured using a child anxiety questionnaire. The measurements were done at baseline and 30 minutes after applying acupressure or sham treatment. The study also tracked the amount of anesthetic needed during the treatment. The participants that had acupressure reported a 9% reduction in anxiety, while the participants in the sham treatment had a 2% increase in anxiety. There was no difference between the groups in the need for anesthesia.
How Does This Affect You?
This was a very small study. Larger studies will need to be done to confirm the benefits found here. However, the treatment has no known negative side effects and the special self-adhesive bead does not need to be applied by a specialist. It is an easy and low-cost method to decrease a common problem.
Medical treatments can cause anxiety and stress for anyone. If your child is undergoing medical treatments, talk to your child's healthcare team about options to help your child through the process.
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A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition.
It is possible to develop chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with or without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing CFS. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your doctor what you can do to reduce your risk.
Risk factors for developing CFS may include:
High levels of physical activity were associated with a lower risk of CFS.
Veterans who served in the gulf war have a higher risk of CFS than their counterparts who were not deployed.
CFS is diagnosed one and half times more often in women than in men. This may be due to biological, psychological, and/or social influences.
However, an increasingly diverse patient group seems to be emerging as more doctors recognize CFS as a real medical disorder.
CFS is most common in people between the ages of 20 and 50. It can develop in people of all age groups, including teenagers and young children.
Some research suggests that people who are highly driven and achievement-oriented may be more at risk for developing CFS. However, perhaps this personality type increases the risk only after exposure to new mental stress or viral infections.
Early abuse, trauma, or family problems may be associated with the development of chronic fatigue later in life.
It has been suggested that exposure to certain viral infections may be responsible for the development of chronic fatigue syndrome. However, in carefully done research studies, this has not yet been conclusively proven to be true.
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Report: Impaired parolees need better services
DAVE GRAM, Associated Press
MONTPELIER -- A Vermont legislative committee says in a draft report that the state should add early intervention services for parolees with mental illness, substance abuse or other problems to help them stay out of trouble.
The report says the services should be considered a priority over the addition of any new residential facilities for this group of parolees.
The special committee was created last spring after Human Services Secretary Douglas Racine sounded an alarm about the ballooning costs for services for people coming out of prison in need of intensive services but not eligible for Medicaid.
Twenty-two convicts labeled "seriously functionally impaired" finished their sentences and were released, although they were considered enough of a threat that they required extra supervision to ensure they didn't re-offend. At the same time, they could not get Medicaid funding.
"It hit me two years ago," Racine said in an interview Friday, recalling his review of post-release coverage for two people. "On my desk were two contracts. One was for $700,000; the other was for $800,000. I said, 'We have a problem. Houston, we have a problem."'
Because plans for responding to the needs of impaired parolees were never written into law or budgeted for, Human Services had to ask for a special budget adjustment last winter of $2.8 million to manage its costs, said Monica Hutt, the agency's chief of policy and planning.
In February, Racine also announced a plan to bar the release of seriously functionally impaired inmates after serving their minimum sentences unless they were eligible for Medicaid funding. In addition, he called for new programming for the 22 parolees by the end of fiscal 2014 -- next June 30.
His announcement was partly intended to get lawmakers' attention. Subsequently, the Legislature created the special committee, formally called the Committee on Providing Community Supports for Persons with Serious Functional Impairments.
The committee was charged with studying several issues, including whether a new "secure residential facility" should be built to house parolees who had mental health or substance abuse issues.
The draft report urges shying away from new construction and focusing, instead, on efforts to help parolees stay out of trouble with the law.
"Until the State provides more comprehensive services at the front end, the Committee believes that it is premature to make a decision as to the need for secure residential recovery facilities to serve members of the designated population," the draft report says.
The committee also recommends changes in state law to make Vermont's regional mental health centers eligible for funding for "re-entry planning" for inmates who are still incarcerated but preparing for release.
Racine said some successful models for early intervention already exist, and pointed to programs in Chittenden County, Vermont's most populous region, that try to steer people charged with drug offenses toward treatment, rather than jail.
"The bottom line is finding out how we can work most effectively with individuals who have engaged in criminal behavior to ensure they don't re-offend," he said.
If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story with the editors, please email us. We also welcome letters to the editor for publication; you can do that by filling out our letters form and submitting it to the newsroom.


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It's no secret that the relationship
between Apple and Google is a bit
rocky to say the least. While the two companies forged a
partnership with the launch of the original iPhone (Google makes its
presence known on the iPhone via Mobile Safari search, YouTube app,
and Maps app), Steve Jobs over the past six months or so has been
growing a bit resentful of Google's rise to power with its Android
mobile operating system.
However, Google's Larry Page now
contends that Jobs'
anger is misplaced. While speaking at the Allen & Co
conference this week in Silicon Valley, Page stated, "We had
been working on Android a very long time, with the notion of
producing phones that are Internet enabled and have good browsers and
all that because that did not exist in the marketplace."
"I think that characterization of
us entering after is not really reasonable."
Page then went on to say that Jobs'
characterization of the events that took place leading up to Google's
release of Android OS as "a little bit of rewriting history."
Earlier this year, Steve Jobs went on a
at an Apple Town hall stating that Google's "Don't Be Evil
Mantra Is Bulls**t" -- another source contends that Jobs said
that "a load of crap" was the actual statement used, but
you get the point.
Last month at the All Things D
conference, Jobs again touched on the Google subject stating, "They
decided to compete with us. We didn't go into the search business!"
Despite the difference of opinion on
Google' motives for Android, Google CEO (and former Apple board
member) Eric Schmidt also weighed in stating that the two companies
still have a strong partnership with the iPhone. And just this past
March, Jobs and Schmidt were seen canoodling
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Garrett Smith is a business man. The type of business he runs caters to those who are ill and in pain. However, he is not a chiropractor or nurse. He is not anything that requires years of schooling. He is an alternative medicinal provider.
The new location for the Herbal Alternative is seen on the top of the hill at 1531 Lebanon Road. The green roof is prominent from Highway 491 but, from the look of it, most would drive by and consider it another warehouse.
And it is. Only this warehouse serves a different purpose.
Smith and his business partner, and mother, Liana Smith, took the high road and found a spot to sell and cultivate medicinal marijuana that is well within zoning laws.
Earlier this year, The Herbal Alternative, then located at 33 E. Main Street, found itself at a crossroads. According to the zoning and ordinance laws for Cortez, they were in violation of two out of three criteria needed in order to operate a medical marijuana facility.
The city ordinance cites that a facility has to be 1,500 feet from other medical marijuana facilities or rehabilitation centers, child care centers and schools. At that time, the facility was within 1,500 feet of Medicine Man and Cortez Addiction Recovery Services (CARS).
"As soon as the ordinance was passed, we knew we were in violation of at least one," Liana Smith said. "So we immediately got in the car and started driving around, trying to find a place that was within the ordinance regulations."
The task of finding a new building within those regulations took a lot of work for the pair.
Previously, a law had been passed to put a cap on medical marijuana centers, which would have left Cortez with only three operational facilities. After that cap was removed in July, the zoning requirements set forth only left opportunity for a maximum of six businesses.
It wasn't easy to move. There were not many places to choose from that support the needs of their business, met the city's requirements and were available to rent.
"It was also hard to find someone who was open-minded enough to rent to us. We were turned down by one place because of the nature of our business," Garrett Smith said.
Lucky for this duo, they were able to find a new location. But it needed work and remodeling.
"This building was a complete shell," Garrett Smith said. "We redid everything — the lighting, the floors, the paint, everything. At the old location we didn't have to change much, so with this building there were even more requirements we had to meet."
On July 24, they were granted their license to sell medical marijuana at their new location and shortly after they began work on the building. On October 16, The Herbal Alternative reopened. The downtown location had 2,500 square-feet of usable space. Their new place has just over 4,000 square-feet of usable space.
The mother and son duo come from Durango and acquired the shop from the previous owners in January of this year. The original business was not open at the time because they were unable to keep up with the regulations that come with the territory of such a business. Liana Smith says it is very expensive to run a medical marijuana facility.
But the Smiths are no strangers to small business ownership. They also own Lady Falconburgh's restaurant in Durango.
"We want people to know that we did not take over this business because of the product or because we thought it would be fun. We have the experience. We are business owners coming into this," Liana Smith said.
In fact, the main reason they became advocates for medical marijuana is because Garrett himself is a medical marijuana card holder. In 2004, he began having grand mal seizures, which his mother says he never had as a child. He had been in the military prior to that for five years.
"We think it is from a head injury he got while he was in the Coast Guard," she said.
Garrett Smith was taking medication for his seizures when he started using medical marijuana. The research he found on the benefits of the plant led him to give the treatment a try.
"Ever since he has been using medical marijuana, his seizures have lessened even more than when he was just on the medication," his mom said.
Both Garrett and Liana strongly believe that marijuana can and does help the patients that use the drug. Not only because they've done the homework, but because they've seen it firsthand. First with Garrett and now with people who walk through their doors.
"I didn't know what to expect with our customers when we first opened," Liana Smith said. "But we see a majority of elderly people, people who have had surgeries and just very ill people."
They have even seen patients who can barely walk through their door or who need help sitting down.
Medical marijuana card holders are allowed to purchase two ounces a day from a facility. The facility itself has to have enough space to house the growth and retail of the plant, as required by Montezuma County laws.
"We have medical files and records just like an actual doctor's office," Garrett Smith said. "We are on 24 hours a day surveillance and every plant has a barcode to track what we are growing and what we sell."
Patients are slowly trickling in as they realize a new center has opened, he said. They hope to have more hospice patients and are now looking at constructing a kitchen in the upper level of the building. In order to do that they will have to go through additional guidelines, this time through the health department.
"We just want to provide the best possible care for the people who really need it," Garrett Smith said. "The medical marijuana movement based on care and compassion for patients has, in my experience, been true."


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Please read before you comment. And please treat others fairly. Please keep a modest point of view on this and just be honest.
Fodders don't exist in the Naruto Verse. Nor have there ever been a person that fits that term. Just another excuse from haters.
Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.
Having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area: "he was useless at football".
vain - futile - worthless - unavailing - good-for-nothing
Everyone in the Naruto Verse in this war is fighting to protect there world. And everyone is having a part in protecting there comrades.
Naruto's main goal in his life was to be respected and acknowledge by everyone in his village. That's why he sought to become Hokage. He looked up to everyone heed in his life. Even his own rival he had a hidden desire to become like that person. To strive to become the man he wants to be.
Funny how everyone who looked down at Naruto and depicted him to be "The Hyper Active Knuckle Head Ninja"
We're never seized to be amazed. Seeing how Naruto grew stronger by protecting his friends and following his Ninja Way to never back down no matter what. Naruto has become an inspiration to everyone. Seeing how far he has gone it has move others to have a goal and to catch up to Naruto. We can see Hinata has the same goal as Naruto and she used his sense of never giving up and risking her life to protect Naruto. Others have has such faith as the "Will Of Fire" to have undying passion to protect the village. And that will make people stronger.
This notion of Fodders have been going on for a long time. And Kishimoto has made people to become stronger. And we have role models like Naruto and others. No ones a fodder. I don't know why people even consider that. Each and everyone in the Naruto Verse has there own goals and strifes that make then stronger. More or less.
Like I said Fodders Don't Exist. Any flaming or complaining will be reported. Please have the rules in mind. This is a discussion not a bloody war. Any irrelevant comments will be reported.


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Wasn't that a blocking foul? Can someone elaborate?
rod black obviously wrote that first question before the last min of play
Double foul is so stupid. What the hell is the point of it? It's basically the ref's way of saying that they're too stupid to make the right call, so they'll just call a foul on both players... Dumb....
Decent half. Yeah, the momentum started to swing a bit, but we got into halftime up by 7. Can't complain about that against the champs.
Highly unlikely that we'll shoot 50+ percent for the rest of the game, but they've generally played well.
damn I left when it was 9 minutes left in the 2nd to make some grub now I see I missed some 4 point plays and Raps were up 14 wow lol
raptors are off to a nice start, up seven at the half. now they need to tighten up the screws on defense and keep attacking the basket. I like what i am seeing so far
How was that a reviewable play? I cant find anything in the instant replay rules that this would fall under.
I already know how the 3rd Q is going to go. The starter will lose the lead. We will go down by 15 and than Lowry will come in and try to save the day. You know the usual.
prime seats empty, if the big 3 can't draw them, I don't know what can
Any bets on a 3rd quarter meltdown?
What did I say
Is it just me or are the officials actually trying to get the calls 100% in this game?
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The diagnosis and prognosis of thyroid cancer includes the following:
- Review of medical history
- Physical exam
- Diagnostic testing
- Cytology
- Staging
- Prognosis
Review of Medical History
You will be asked about your symptoms, and medical and family history. Questions may focus on specific risk factors for thyroid cancer, including exposure to radiation in the neck or chest, other endocrine cancers, colon polyps, iodine deficiency, or goiter.
Physical Exam
Your healthcare provider will perform a complete physical examination, with special attention paid to your neck. A neck exam will allow the doctor to look for any visible signs of swelling, and feeling for lumps or nodules. Your neck will also be checked for enlarged lymph nodes. A thyroid nodule may become more apparent during swallowing. This can be evaluated while you take a drink of water while your doctor watches your throat.
Blood Tests
- Calcitonin—best blood test for medullary cancer
- Thyroglobulin—best blood test for papillary and follicular cancers
- PET proto-oncogene—test for those with known or suspected medullary cancer
Diagnostic Testing
Although blood tests usually done, they won't definitively diagnose thyroid cancer. Thyroid scans may identify the presence of nodules, but can't distinguish between benign growths and malignancies. Although ultrasound can identify the presence of a mass and can help distinguish a cystic mass (fluid-filled) from a solid mass, ultrasound alone can't actually diagnose thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer must be diagnosed by obtaining a tissue sample of the thyroid gland (biopsy) and evaluating the sample under the microscope.
The thyroid tissue sample can be obtained with fine needle aspiration (FNA), which involves putting a tiny, thin needle into the thyroid and withdrawing a sample. The cells obtained are examined under a microscope in order to identify the presence of cancer cells. Ultrasound examination of the thyroid may be done in order to guide the placement of the needle for FNA. Ultrasound is the use of sound waves and the characteristic patterns they make bouncing off of various structures in the body to identify tumors and other conditions.
In the rare instances when FNA fails to provide cells for diagnosis, open biopsy of the thyroid gland can be performed. This involves making an incision in the neck, opening up the area around the thyroid, and removing a sample of thyroid tissue for examination under a microscope.
Cytology is the study of cells. The cytology of cancer cells differs significantly from normal cells, and doctors use the unique cellular features seen on biopsy samples to determine the diagnosis and assess the prognosis of a cancer.
The first thing that cytology studies will do is determine what type of thyroid cell the cancer involves, for example, follicular, papillary, anaplastic, or medullary. Cytology will also try to determine the degree of abnormality and aggressiveness of the cancer cells.
Staging is the process by which doctors determine the prognosis of a cancer that has already been diagnosed. Staging is essential for developing a treatment plan. Several features of the cancer are used to arrive at a staging classification, the most common being the size of the original tumor, extent of local invasion, and spread to distant sites (metastasis). Low staging classifications (0-1) imply a favorable prognosis, whereas high staging classifications (4-5) imply an unfavorable prognosis.
Information to aid in staging thyroid cancer can come from the results of imaging studies, such as:
- CT scan
- MRI scan
- Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) test – A radioactive substance called a tracer (usually iodine or technetium) is taken in either a liquid or capsule. It is absorbed by the thyroid gland from the bloodstream. Then, a special probe measures the amount of radioactive substance absorbed by the thyroid gland. The amount of uptake can help diagnose thyroid abnormalities.
- Radioactive octreotide scan—A radioactively tagged hormone called somatostatin is given. This hormone attaches to certain tumors because—compared with normal, noncancerous tissue—many neuroendocrine tumors have much higher concentrations of somatostatin receptors. After the hormone is given, a special machine is used to recognize the radioisotope and produce a hot spot where the tumor is located.
These studies help detail whether the thyroid cancer is contained within the thyroid, or whether it has begun to invade blood vessels, nerves, lymph nodes, or other organs and tissues surrounding the thyroid. If your doctor is suspicious that the cancer has spread to distant areas of your body (such as the liver, lungs, or brain), other tests may be performed to study those organs.
Once all the information has been collected, your doctor will determine the stage of your cancer. A common system used for staging is called the TNM system. This system characterizes three aspects of thyroid cancer: information about the tumor (T), the lymph nodes (N), and the presence of distant metastasis (M). As with grading, the higher numbers reflect a greater degree of abnormality and spread.
The T stages are as follows:
- TX: Tumor cannot be evaluated.
- T0: There is no evidence of tumor.
- T1: Thyroid tumor is 2 centimeters (cm) or less.
- T2: Thyroid tumor is 2 cm to 4 cm, and within the thyroid.
- T3: The thyroid tumor is larger than 4 cm and within the thyroid, or any tumor that has minimal extension outside of the thyroid.
The thyroid tumor has spread beyond the thyroid and involves other neighboring tissues within the neck. All anaplastic thyroid cancers are considered T4 tumors. Tumors may be divided to T4a and T4b.
- T4a: This refers to a thyroid tumor regardless of size, which extends beyond the capsule surrounding the thyroid gland invading the esophagus, trachea, and larynx.
- T4b: The thyroid tumor invades blood vessels (the carotid artery or blood vessels in chest) and the covering around the vertebrae.
Note: All anaplastic thyroid cancers are considered T4 tumors, with T4a being surgically resectable and T4b being surgically unresectable.
The N stages are as follows:
- NX: Nodes cannot be evaluated.
- N0: There are no cancer cells in the regional lymph nodes.
- N1: There are cancer cells in lymph nodes of the neck (cervical lymph nodes) or upper chest (upper mediastinal lymph nodes). N1 nodes may be divided to N1a and N1b, depending on the distance from the thyroid.
The M stages are as follows:
- MX: Presence of metastasis cannot be evaluated.
- M0: There is no distant metastasis.
- M1: There is distant metastasis, such as to distant lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and/or brain.
Once the cell type and T, N, and M categories have been determined, the information is grouped together to determine your stage. Staging of follicular and papillary thyroid cancers also takes into account your age, since the disease has a higher mortality rate in people over the age of 45. Those groupings are explained here.
Stage I: T1, N0, M0
Stage II: T2, N0, M0
Stage III:
- T1-3, N1a, M0
Stage IV:
- T4a, N0-N1a, M0
- T1-4a, N1, M0
- T4b, any N, M0
- T1-4, any N, M1
Stage I: T1, N0, M0
Stage II: T2, N0, M0
Stage III: T1-3, N1a, M0
Stage IV: Any T, any N, M1
All anaplastic thyroid cancers are considered to be Stage IV because of the aggressive, fast-growing nature of the disease. Stage IV is made up of any T, any N, and any M.
Prognosis is a forecast of the probable course and/or outcome of a disease or condition. Prognosis is most often expressed as the percentage of patients who are expected to survive over 5 or 10 years. Cancer prognosis is a notoriously inexact process. This is because the predictions are based on the experience of large groups of patients with cancer at various stages. Using this information to predict the future of an individual patient is always imperfect and often flawed, but it is the only method available.
If you develop thyroid cancer, your prognosis will depend on your age, gender, the size of the thyroid cancer, and whether the cancer has spread to neighboring structures and/or distant organs. Caught early, thyroid cancer is very treatable, and survival rates are almost 100%.
The 5-year survival rates after treatment for each stage and type of thyroid cancer are as follows:
Follicular thyroid cancer: 99%
Papillary thyroid cancer: 100%
Medullary thyroid cancer: 100%
Follicular thyroid cancer: 99%
Papillary thyroid cancer: 100%
Medullary thyroid cancer: 97%
Follicular thyroid cancer: 79%
Papillary thyroid cancer: 96%
Medullary thyroid cancer: 78%
Follicular thyroid cancer: 45%
Papillary thyroid cancer: 48%
Medullary thyroid cancer: 24%
Anaplastic thyroid cancer: 9%
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Mohei Abouzied, MD
- Review Date: 09/2016 -
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Pakistan honours INTERPOL
Prestigious civilian award accepted by Secretary General on behalf of INTERPOL's 188 member countries
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan has given special recognition to the world's largest police organization after conferring the Hilal-e Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan) award to INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble on the occasion of Pakistan's National Day.
Accepting one of Pakistan's highest civilian awards as 'a great honour and privilege', Secretary General Noble paid tribute to Pakistan's steadfast and long-standing support of INTERPOL in combating terrorism and transnational crime to protect citizens at home and around the world since it joined INTERPOL in 1952.
"For more than 80 years, INTERPOL has been bringing police forces around the globe together, to enhance co-operation and to ensure the security of the world's citizens. And as a valued member country, Pakistan has consistently and resolutely supported our efforts to fight terrorism and all serious transnational crime," said Secretary General Noble.
"Pakistan's commitment to INTERPOL and law enforcement worldwide has been instrumental in the development of many key security initiatives against major crimes."
In this respect, Mr Noble recalled how following the brutal terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India in November 2008, Pakistan's Minister of Interior, Rehman Malik, directed INTERPOL's National Central Bureau (NCB) in Islamabad to issue a global INTERPOL alert for individuals wanted in connection with the attacks and to provide INTERPOL member countries with valuable intelligence related to the Mumbai attacks. The prompt response by Pakistan was greatly appreciated by the international law enforcement community.
The alert, which was sent to all member countries, followed a series of high-level meetings between an INTERPOL delegation led by Secretary General Noble with Pakistani and other countries' officials. INTERPOL was especially pleased that it was in a position to enhance police co-operation in the sharing of information by Pakistan and India via INTERPOL.
"As a country whose citizens have suffered major terrorist attacks and is far too frequently the target of terrorist attacks, Pakistan has remained at the forefront of the global anti-terrorist struggle. Its law enforcement officials and citizens show great courage and determination in their efforts to keep Pakistan and the world safe from terrorism," added Mr Noble.
"International police co-operation is seldom recognized in such a formal and significant way, and this is why I am especially proud to accept the Hilal-e Pakistan honour on behalf of the dedicated law enforcement professionals at INTERPOL's General Secretariat and National Central Bureaus worldwide," concluded Secretary General Noble.
During his two-day mission (24-25 March) to Pakistan, the Secretary General of INTERPOL will hold bilateral meetings with Minister of Interior Rehman Malik, Minister of Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, and the Director General of Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Head of NCB Islamabad, Waseem Ahmed.
Talks will cover areas of co-operation between Pakistan and the world police body, including Project GIZ, a EUR 2 million initiative co-ordinated by INTERPOL to give direct access to frontline officers to INTERPOL global databases in 39 sites throughout Pakistan. The project aims to reinforce the national and regional exchange of criminal intelligence with INTERPOL's member countries.


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April 27, 2009
Top 10 Twilight Mistakes Does Not Include TCA's Personal Peeve: Faux-Ketchup
Did you catch these? I noticed the nose tubes sliding up and down Bella's face, but missed the others. My biggest peeve is actually not included here -- the scene with Charlie and Bella at the Cafe, where she shakes that ketchup bottle from side to side but no ketchup ever comes out. You gotta squeeze it, Bella! Sad that I notice these things. heh.
Ketchup pic thanks to Everglow. Thanks, VitaminR70!
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- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 12:32 PM
The biggest one I noticed is that in the garage, when the Cullen's are preparing to take Bella to safety, Edward closes the trunk of the car twice.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 12:39 PM
The one that always continues to irritate when I watch the movie is when Bella and Edward arrive at the police station. She had her purse going into the restaurant so why isn't she carrying with it her when she leaves Edward's car? Did she leave it at the restaurant or in Edward's car? Perhaps Edward's goal the whole time was to dazzle her so that he could swipe her purse. . .perhaps that's how the Cullens got rich! The Cullens: Dazzling Theives!ReplyDelete
I swear I saw ketchup - I will freeze frame it for you :DReplyDelete
My biggest one is at the baseball game when Kristen's wasn't available alot so it's either obviously Katie or she's just not there at all!
- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 1:37 PM
What about the scene where Edward and Bella are sitting under a tree talking and it's raining. Edward isn't wearing a coat and gets soaked. In the very next scene, he is dry again and wearing his grey pea coat.ReplyDelete
Two that bother me:ReplyDelete
Carlisle shines the flashlight in Bella's eyes to make sure her pupils react. Kristen is wearing contacts, so there is no movement.
When Dream!Edward is biting Dream!Bella, his head is practically upsidedown. When he looks up, the blood trail is leading down his chin...
One of my biggest peeves is the scene where he's getting wet and Bella's not. Then just moments after that he's dry with his coat back on. I have joked that I loved the Vampires have their own drying system and hair gel that immediately drys them and their hair is perfect again.ReplyDelete
I did notice the backpack, but honestly, didn't see much else.
Him sleeping and changing head position (it's common for people to move when they sleep) and they said that's one of the things Vamps have to be aware of ( in the books anyway). They have to fidget to make it look real because they could stand perfectly still for hours. Just sayin...
I notice that when there in the cullen's garage running getting ready to seperate and Edward asks Esme and Rosalie to put on Bella's clothes but.. Esme isn't even in that scene lol you never actually see her lolReplyDelete
One of those details that bugs me even more because they could have fixed it for the DVD release? Emmett's name is spelled wrong in the credits!ReplyDelete
Huh. I guess they don't call me Captain Oblivious for nothing. I missed a lot of these! I did notice the ketchup thing. Oh, and I hate how you can see Edward's contacts from time to time.ReplyDelete
Oh, the ketchup thing drives me crazy every single time I watch it. Glad to know I'm not the only one.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM
The part when Billy and Jacob drive up to Bella's house and pass Edward on the road...Billy is DRIVING, then Jacob has to get the wheel chair and get him out of the truck. How ya driving that truck Billy if you can't move your legs?!!!ReplyDelete
The disappearing back-pack is the only one that bugged me.ReplyDelete
the ketchup, everytime i saw that scene, i was like "it doesnt even look like shes squeezing the bottle, she just shakes it like a you do when you play with a pencil. lol..ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 4:57 PM
The driving scenes drive me crazy. Kristen did a great job of conveying the fear Bella has when he drives, but if you look out Edwards window, the car is barely moving. When he jumps in her truck after Bella leaves Charlie, not a hair out of place. Silly mistakes that should've been caught. I guess I should blame the budget and not the director. New Moon will be better.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 5:09 PM
What I found interesting and kinda silly is when Edward is driving Bella in the truck, and she is telling him her dad will never forgive her for saying that, the headlights of the truck seem to be facing to the side of the road. Almost as if they were facing backwards to light up the side of the truck. Really hard to explain, but i have never owned a vehicle that did that. LOLReplyDelete
: In the scene where Bella is being cornered by the four men in the dark alley, there is another man behind them on some sort of ramp. He is holding a camera, and in the next shot, he isn't there.ReplyDelete
When Bella is walking out of her house while talking with Charlie on the first icy morning, before she slips on the ice you can see under her jeans that she is wearing knee pads, and you can see them again once she stands up after falling.
When Bella is sitting with Edward near the lake asking his questions about his family and whether they have abilities like Edward's mind-reading, her woolen mittens jump from her hands to her lap.
when in class for the first time edward slides sum slides over to her then in the next shot there back next to him
- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 8:33 PM
I'm pretty sure when Bella and Edward race away from the creeps in Port Angeles that Edward's volvo has an Oregon license plate. So much for trying to blend in...ReplyDelete
Okay, in the scene where they're talking about Carlisle changing Esme and Edward is wet with no coat, then he's dry with the peacoat on...ReplyDelete
That is NOT a mistake. Those scenes are different because they are meant to show the passage of time. Those shots are supposed to be from different days. It says in the commentary that Bella was supposed to be getting wet too, but the rain cover they built there didn't work as they had planned.
Does she not squeeze ketchup out in the extended version of the scene? If not, they probably did it that way so they could use the same plate every take.
The driving thing was funny. They talked about that in the commentary. How she tells him to slow down but if you look at the window you see he's going like 2 miles an hour.
- AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 9:03 PM
All I have to say, is Im glad I'm not the only one who noticed the ketchup bottle. It drives me nuts every single time!ReplyDelete
The Oregon License plate thing bugged me! I knew they filmed in Oregon, and probably couldn't get around it, but seriously! That is an easy thing to fix in post!ReplyDelete
OK I never noticed about the coat in the rain but, what what what - they spelled Emmett's name wrong?!?!ReplyDelete
Oh yeah, I totally notice the ketchup thing every time too! I wasn't sure if we were supposed to buy that ketchup had actually come out but when she puts the bottle back down, it definitely has not.ReplyDelete
Glad I'm not the only one who that irks.
I def. noticed the ketchup. It freakin drove me crazy!ReplyDelete
Ok, wait, one other thing. A lot of people are commenting about the mistakes with wardrobe in the scene in the rain. I don't think this is a mistake. I read somewhere (and believe it to be true) that the conversation is supposed to appear to be stretched out over several days to show Edward and Bella taking the time to get to know each other. If you'll notice, Edward isn't just suddenly wet then dry and not wearing the peacoat then wearing it...Bella's clothes and hair change too. I know the conversation seems like it's just one scene, but it's really supposed to be several days. To me, the clothes changing makes sense and is not a mistake.ReplyDelete
Oops! I hadn't read all the comments! Sorry to have repeated you Amber! Glad I'm not alone in thinking this though.ReplyDelete
I noticed the purse that she left in Edward's car and next she uses the book she put in her bag. The ketchup seen in fact has ketchup! I noticed at first that she shakes the bottle but there's ketchup in one side with the fries.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2009 at 1:13 AM
Emmett is eating in one of the cafeteria scenes.ReplyDelete
Rosalie also eats in one of the (other) cafeteria scenes.ReplyDelete
p.s. "Guys, have you even read the books? We're not supposed to be eating!" LOL.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2009 at 8:49 AM
Yeah the ketchup is soo obvious, I also hate seeing edwards contacts, especially when he's like "yeah my eye are real," like I could have fixed that myself on photoshop.ReplyDelete
LOl. yeah. I notice that one too. when there's no ketchup that ever come out xDReplyDelete
- NicholaApril 28, 2009 at 11:43 AM
That ketchup drove me nuts.ReplyDelete
And when they're leaving the garage, they pack up emmetts car but take carlisle's and rosalies. But then rosalies car disappears and they're running instead...
About the Ketchup: Bella shakes the bottle after she has already squeezed the Ketchup out. I guess that is her way of avoiding drips. It drove me crazy too the first time I saw it, but the second time I guess I was paying more attention or something. Take a closer look.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2009 at 7:25 PM
i think the biggest mistakes they did were small small details tht could be correctedReplyDelete
it says clearly in the book that they make no sound when they walk but you can hear alice jump from the window in esme,s kitchen and her walking toward bella in the same scene..
Also when emmet jump on to bella's truck there is a lot of noice which should not be there..
- AnonymousApril 29, 2009 at 12:13 AM
The mistake that bothers me is.............ReplyDelete
In the scene were Edward saves Bella from being crushed by Tyler's van, the other Cullen's and their cars are there and then they show the whole parking lot and the cars and the Cullens are gone. Then they all reappear.
- AnonymousApril 29, 2009 at 8:02 PM
The mistake the bugs me the most is when they are at the police station talking to Carlisle and you can clearly see Edwar and Carlisle's breath. They are cold, they shouldn't have warm breath. And in the DVD commentaries, Catherine even says she noticed it. Then why didn't you fix it in editing!?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 8:01 PM
How about the fact that vampires are supposed to be cold and not need to breath.. BUT.. when Bella and Edward are in the woods you can see his breath!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 30, 2009 at 5:25 AM
when bella is in hospital and her mum is on the bed infront of her there is a tv on the wall in the backround. the movie that is playing on it is part of the twilght movie.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2009 at 8:35 PM
i relii hate the fact that in the movie rosalies car is a mercedes .. wen in the book it is supposed to b a BMW M3 .. that relii annpyed me for sum resonReplyDelete
i also hate the ketchup thing
i love the way the tv in the backround at da hospital has a few scences of the fite nd bella fallin dwn da stairs playin on it
n i find it so0o funii that emmett was eatin in a scene
ii loveee twilight
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2009 at 8:40 PM
i hate when billy is drivin when jacob was supposed to be and when bella is in the hospital the tubes on her face are in different places on in the different shots ..ReplyDelete


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INTERPOL and Trend Micro to collaborate against cybercrime
LYON, France – INTERPOL and Trend Micro Inc. have announced that the security software leader is to collaborate with the world police body to support global law enforcement programmes to combat cybercrime. The announcement is the latest in INTERPOL's efforts to boost the global fight against cybercrime by engaging with private sector leaders.
Following talks on Friday at INTERPOL's General Secretariat headquarters between INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and Trend Micro's Chief Executive Officer, Eva Chen, Trend Micro is set to deliver training programmes to INTERPOL, government and police agencies in various participating countries to address emerging digital crime at the national and international level.
Including expertise and best practices, training will encompass e-learning modules, classroom-based training sessions, workshops and professional certifications.
"We are honoured to have earned the trust of INTERPOL to provide our expertise to keep digital information safe while exposing illegal activities," said Eva Chen, CEO, Trend Micro. "Our team is on the frontlines of the quickly-evolving threat landscape and we look forward to sharing our analysis and insight to support global law enforcement. Alignment between public and private organizations will play a critical role against cybercrime and it will take collaboration such as this to be successful."
Trend Micro will also help support the development of an INTERPOL cyber alert by providing expert cyber-threat analysis at INTERPOL's Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) when it opens in Singapore in 2014. This cyber-specific alert created by the IGCI will be used to share information on cybercrime with not only the law enforcement community but also the general public.
"Due to the complexity of the cyber-threat landscape, investigation of cybercrimes is profoundly different in nature to traditional crime, requiring high-level technical expertise and large-scale cross-jurisdictional investigations," said INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.
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"INTERPOL's collaboration with Trend Micro therefore marks another significant step towards forging a global alliance against cybercrime," added Secretary General Noble.
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For people who do not know, a new expansion will be called One World. This is known from the website <http://cdr.xpaw.ru/app/8930/#section_depots>.
Any thoughts about this?
For people who do not know, a new expansion will be called One World. This is known from the website <http://cdr.xpaw.ru/app/8930/#section_depots>.
Any thoughts about this?
Over at CivFanatics, many are believing it will have something to do with Colonies, Corporations, Economy and Diplomacy.
I personally feel they might be right as I read it as a unity of cultures into one, that or Survivor is coming to the game.
People watch too much reality TV.
I reckon we'll see the Scramble for Africa as a scenario, with the ability to play as a European or a native, with extra civs of Portugal, Zulu and Kongo to fill it out a bit
Why do people keep mentioning Survivor when talking about this?
Ah, okay. It was a phrase well-used before that.
Yeah, probably, I'm just a big fan of Survivor so that's how that phrase got in my head.
Whoah! This news made my day! In my books Civ V: G&K has already passed other Civs as the greatest game ever, and with a new expansion it would make things even more forward. Looking good.
Random events, pleeeease!
That, and Coorporations.
Other than that, I really hope for Improved Diplomacy, better Diplomatic Victory conditions, better use of Bonus Resources (coupled to Coorporations) and more unique units/buildings so that each civ has at least 2 UU and 1 UB/UI.
I still would like some 'basic' stuff fixed before embarking upon new ideas -
that said One World does kind of excite me with it's possibilities.
I'd like to see colonies, where you could effectively set up puppet states over resources. These puppet states would grow, be self governed and influenced by neighboring civs
Corporations, Map Making, planting forests, Misson to Mars more future techs and units. That would be awesome.
I want more information.
Besides colonization, I'm hoping One World also implies a focus on diplomacy and things such as international trade routes.
Hopefully, also a more "meta" meaning, in that they seriously look at MP problems as well.
My number one hope would be a system that could potentially cripple a runaway player or AI. As AI has happiness bonuses it should be something unrelated to happiness.
Like expanding or conquering too fast would cause unrest and a city might break out into a new rebellious city-state that you could either try to conquer back or grant an "independence".
Trade agreements, embargos, colonizing, rebellions... those would be sweet.
Of course a pile of new units and Civs too..
I also think an unrest/revolution system would be very welcome. In order to achieve difficulty the AI gets bonus that has what I consider undesirable side effects. The city spam has been kind of pronounced in my games lately and the happiness bonus they get prevents any realistic check and balance. Events and a form of health also need to be back in. The dynamism is very lost now and the game seems to get locked in its pattern early on without too many stunning upsets. I would like to see a dark age mechanic that destroys infrastructure and such forcing a rebuilding, with probably easier early production so you would get sort of a classical period with great cities then followed by a dreary era of reduced output an some rebuilding to do. Maybe Faith buildings could even play a role of 'preserving classical knowledge' and produce a science boost when you enter the renaissance
I didn't like corporations, I hope they are not coming back.
I would like to see more deep diplomacy, vassal states, possibility to coordinate attack with allies, revolutions, governments, a better espionage system. And PBEM/Pitboss if 2K has any decency left.
I have some thoughts what about this "expansion" will be...
Want deep diplomatic? it will not be in expansion!
Want corporations and eviromentalism? no-no, not this time!
Oh, you want give you Zulus and Novgorod at least? Later!
This expansion will connect two separated worlds that could not be together for centuries! It will connect PC users and Mac users in one joint world with united multiplayer.
Guess, men?
An expansion focused on colonization is the best opportunity to finally make the AI colonize oversea far away continents and islands. In the map (terra ?) where everybody starts on the same big continent ("old world") with one or two other empty continents with city states and unique resources one can only colonize after the Renaissance, there is absolutely no competition for the player. Most of the time, while the AI likes filling in every lame tundra hex in the old world, it just ignores the new world. Sometimes, in the Modern Era, an AI sends one settler to the New World. That's it.
It destroys completely the game experience of such maps, that should be about being the first to reach the New World and grab its resources. Moreover, I was really fund of, in Civ IV, the colonial wars. Renaissance units, but empty continent, with barbarians, like in the Ancient era...
My usual complaint about Civ V.
Do you have Gods & Kings? Now expansionist and naval civs make colonies nicely all over the world. Haven't played terra but at least on other maps I've played.
There are quite a few things "One World" could mean, which is really good for speculation...
I'm hoping for the Olympics...Everyone gets together peacefully for that in real life (for the most part anyway).
They better be improving the diplomacy, because it really still needs improvement. Take a look at the diplomacy options in the Total War games to get an idea of what they could add to Civ's diplomacy. If they don't add more to it then I really feel that they are ignoring our complaints..
Map trading would be nice, and kinda fits in with the title, but I want two kinds of map trading, and those are "World maps" and "Territory maps". World maps reveal the explored parts of the world to the other player/AI, but does not show them your territory, and the Territory maps only show your territory, so more personal. If CSs or Natural wonders are revealed on the traded map, the player/AI will still have to find them to have use of them.
Also, if you are the only person to have met a certain faraway AI or CS, I think it would be nice to trade contacts so you can allow a friend to see them...Maybe these things will be added to the game.
Visibility might be included too, such as being able to see a close friend's territory and units like you can your own - exactly like when you start the game on the same team as another player/AI and you can see their progress. This would be a big deal, and the AI would not easily accept this deal, but when they become close friends of yours then they might, although this would be ideal with other human players. I can think of coordinated invasions that this would have helped a immensely with!
Someone else suggested airports and air dropping, which makes sense too, and I would expect to see it for sure.
Oh, and what new civs we might see? I'm hoping for the Sioux, Zulu, Javanese, Assyrians, and the Kongo. I expect to see Portugal and maybe Vietnam (and again the Zulu of course!)...Together that makes 7, and there was 9 in the previous expansion, so I'd say there is a fair chance for all of them.
In Terra maps, where the two continental bulks are far over one from each other, they don't do so. I've tried several times (King difficulty), and even chose as opponents only the most naval-inclined civs (Turks, Britain, Netherlands...), and they don't expand oversea, at least until very late in the game, and provided the other continent is not too far from their empire. Which means that I've no competition in exploring the New World.
I'd want friendships to become a little more stable than they are in the game right now. I'd like to see it become a little easier to establish bonds with an AI - alliances against a third party and recurring trade agreements should be worth more as they indicate a long-lasting positive relationship. I think betrayal is an important part of diplomacy in Civ 5, but I want it to be a threat rather than an inevitability.
I'd also like CS's to become a deeper gameplay mechanism. In G&K, they greatly improved one side of the equation by giving us more quests. Now, I'd like to see them address the other side: rather than simply giving us a boost to influence points, create quests that have other rewards or effects. When Lhasa starts work on a project and the player assists, perhaps it results in an improvement to the CS's output - +2 culture, for example. Other quests could slow the rate at which the player's influence degrades, or increase the rate at which it degrades for other civs. Rather than having CS's automatically declare war when the player or AI does, have them give you a quest instead - if you provide them with, say, 500 gold (this number might change depending on the era) then they'll declare war and actively engage the enemy. I think they've only scratched the surface with the CS mechanism, and there are lots of ways that they can make them a more interesting part of the game.
I agree, Atzar. There is just so much room for improvement with the AI and diplomacy right now, but even a few things would be appreciated.
Something else I remembered: I'd like long term and short term open boarders, friendships, and defencive pacts - especially open borders. Sometimes it ends too soon for my liking..
Well this is definitely possibly a potential reason to consider getting somewhat excited about the game should the stars align and give us the expansion.
I think that if they really beefed up diplomacy this game, for me, then surpasses Civ IV. The addition of the Zulus, which would have to come I would think, I mean it's not Civ without them, would be icing on the cake.
I'm pretty sure the Zulu are the most likely civ we will see, and expansions have always released a bunch of new civs together, so I'd say it's going to happen...I mean we were all astounded that the Zulu were not in Gods & Kings.
I posted this in the other thread, but in case you all aren't checking there anymore, I wrote up a small blurb for GameSpy bringing this rumor to light. Maybe it will knock some official information loose.
I'm not sure if I'd call this one a "rumour", as the word "expansion" is right next to it in the database. It will be interesting to see if your blurb stirs up a responce...
That's true, but it is in the database...Even if they haven't admitted to it, it is there.
Awesome, it's spreading like wildfire...This will get 2K's attention for sure!
They already know, thanks to the news medias contacting them
That too. I do wonder how often people from 2K read these discussions
If they don't fix diplomacy in this so called "upcoming expansion" it will be such a shame. I can't play the game without getting attacked by one civ in the first 75-100 turns.
No matter if I have an embassy, open borders, I traded with that civ, if it's the Aztecs or another warlike civ and you're near it and it says "they covet for your territory" or something like that, they'll declare war.
So many huge patches, an expansion and you still get attacked for being near another civ, it's so annoying and frustrating.
This is such a shame because I like Civ V more then Civ IV especially with they new combat, hexes and the uniqueness of each civ.
The diplo AI shouldn't necessarily be "smarter", but give the play more transparency, because this is where Civ IV is "better", not that it's particulary "smarter". In civ IV if you refused to trade with a civ for a few times it would've declared war on you.
If they'll add more transparency, so you could ask a civ what it "thinks" about another one it will be a big improvement.
Of course an expansion would add much more stuff.


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JOHANNESBURG. 12 March 2014. South African Airways (SAA) took delivery this week of a further two new A320 aircraft, bringing the total number of narrow bodied aircraft to join the SAA fleet this year to six.
The latest two A320s arrived earlier this month, with another A320 (number five) expected in June this year. Aircraft six and seven are expected to arrive in the third quarter and aircraft eight in the fourth quarter.
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Footage shows 'UK suicide bomber'
Footage has been posted online which appears to be of a man thought to be the first British suicide bomber in Syria posing for pictures minutes before he died.
Abdul Waheed Majeed, 41, looks relaxed as he talks to insurgents before apparently driving a lorry into a jail in Aleppo and detonating a bomb last week.
The married father of three, who was born and raised in Crawley, West Sussex, can be seen next to the vehicle packed with explosives thought to have been used in the prison break.
Officials have not confirmed the identity of the bomber amid reports that a UK jihadi, who used the name Abu Suleiman al-Britani, carried out the bombing.
But people that knew him told reporters that the man shown in the 45-minute video appeared to be Majeed.
Asked to say some words before the attack, he says: "Sorry? I can't speak. Everyone asks me that and... I'm not a very good speaker. My tongue has got like a knot in it - tell him that. Tell him it should come from the heart and I can't do it."
The "martyrdom" video was released by Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaida-aligned group which is fighting against the Assad regime and more moderate opposition forces and whose black flag appears to be draped over the heavily-armoured lorry.
Shaky footage shows a large explosion at the prison's walls after several minutes of intense gunfire, the force of which is so strong it throws two cameramen filming it backwards.
Earlier, pictures emerged of Majeed looking relaxed and smiling with local children near the Turkey/Syria border.
The images were sent by Majeed from Syria to his family in the Langley Green area of Crawley.
In one picture, he is seen wearing pink Minnie Mouse-style ears while he cuddles a child. In another, he is pictured kneeling surrounded by children as they give the peace sign.
Counter-terrorism officers have searched Majeed's home in Martyrs Avenue, which is also the ex-home of schoolgirl Sarah Payne's killer Roy Whiting , a police spokeswoman said.
Majeed, known as Waheed, left Britain six months ago, telling his family he was going on a humanitarian mission to Syria, Crawley community leader Arif Syed said.
Mr Syed said Majeed would phone or Skype his family every three days, but communication was lost with him about nine days ago.
When news emerged about the suicide bombing in Syria, the family of Majeed - who is of Pakistani descent - started to panic, he added.
Majeed's uncle, Mohammad Jamil, 65, said his nephew - who is a father of two boys and a girl aged 18, 16 and 12 and husband to Tahmina, 36 - had never shown any sign of extremism.
Mr Jamil said the family would "be shocked" if official confirmation emerged that Majeed was the suicide bomber.
But this week extremist preacher Omar Bakri Mohammed told the London Evening Standard that Majeed was "a very dear brother".
He claimed Majeed had been an active student and valued member of the banned extremist Al-Muhajiroun organisation between 1996 and 2004 and had wanted to further the "Muslim cause".
Bakri said Majeed would organise his sermons in Crawley and record the lectures and distribute them.
Speaking at Broadfield Mosque in Crawley, Mr Syed said Majeed's family and the local community had no knowledge of his apparent links with Bakri.
Mr Syed said: "What Bakri is saying from Libya is all heresy. We have absolutely no knowledge whatsoever."
He added that the family had had no confirmation that Majeed was behind the attack and accused the authorities of embarking on a "witch-hunt" by raiding properties when the local Muslim community had offered full co-operation.


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Seriously thats the headline tonight Rudy wants to beat his old team that is going to make the playoffs no doubt, and Tony allen is going to be looking for DeMar all night to shut him down, after Rudys comment about DeMar being the best SG hes ever played with, so heres hoping DeMar gets a dunk on him this game.
MEMPHIS WITHOUT RUDY GAY IS NO JOKE yes they have been a noticably weaker team, but having Randolph and Grizzly Gasol in the middle is a good duo to hang your hat on especially with the Raptors very weak rebounding and interior D....I guess I should mention Bayless too hes been playing alright and hes always been playing really hard against us but maybe not so much tonight with Calderon no longer being a Raptor. Tonight fans also get to cheer for Ed Davis (if he even gets playing time hes avg 5 mins in Memphis)
Should be a very interesting and competitive game I think we have our western rival team now.
P.S BC allstar break would have been a good time to make that Boozer deal....


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