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By Marcy Phipps, RN, a regular contributor to this blog. Her essay, "The Love Song of Frank," was published in the May (2012) issue of AJN. She currently has an essay appearing in The Examined Life Journal.
My mentor once told me that there are almost never unanticipated cardiac arrests in the ICU. I've found this to be true. Certain indicators, like laboratory abnormalities or particular cardiac rhythms, can foretell a Code, and sometimes subtle signs trigger an instinctual foreboding that I've learned never to ignore.
The conviction that a Code Blue can be anticipated provides a sense of security; if the arrest is anticipated, then it may be preventable. And when it's inevitable, at least anticipation allows for preparation. I strongly believe this. And yet this weekend my patient coded and I was caught completely off guard.
I had just remarked to one of my colleagues that my petite, elderly Chinese patient (some identifying details have been changed) was looking so much better than she had when I'd admitted her earlier that day from the floor—she'd been in respiratory distress, in a hypertensive crisis, and in need of immediate dialysis. All of the various specialty consultants had seen her and collaborated and I'd had the thought that Ms. M's day would end very well, that it would be one of those nursing shifts where I'd see a metamorphosis from dire straits and distress to comfort.
My shift was nearly over and I was standing at Ms. M's bedside, monitoring her breathing, which had very suddenly become irregular. I was slightly distracted by her husband, who was standing at my shoulder and very upset. He was speaking in a heavily accented staccato that left me blinking, with a vague impression that he was angry at his children. Exactly why, I never did discern—for as he spoke, his wife took one last ragged breath, her eyes rolled upwards, and her EKG began registering electrical activity with no matching pulse to be found.
The respiratory therapist managed the airway while I started chest compressions. The rest of the Code team showed up; everything went as it should. Ms. M survived, intubated but responding. Mr. M, as a witness to what must have felt like mayhem, was traumatized. And I was rattled far more than usual—and more than I like to admit. I can only surmise that my stress response was related to my lack of anticipation in this case, for not only did I not see the arrest coming, I'd thought Mrs. M's condition was moving in the totally opposite direction.
I discussed the situation with a good friend who happens to be a chaplain. I told her, not quite rationally, that I wanted to participate in a thousand completely unanticipated cardiac arrests in the hope that repetition would dull my emotional reactions, leaving automation and efficiency without distress. Perhaps then, I told her, I wouldn't be as aware of family members while doing chest compressions and wouldn't go home feeling like I'd watched a car accident play out in slow motion.
I also told her I wouldn't be writing a post about this, as I felt my response was overdramatic. I was too experienced to be this shaken.
But she urged me otherwise, reminding me that nursing is not for the faint of heart, that years of experience don't make certain difficult aspects of it any easier, and that it's always good to write and to share.


text: Zion Ravescene posted an image in another thread that reminded me of a "Serendipitous Order" thread that was big fun at another forum, so I thought I'd start one here. Here's Zion's image to give you an idea of what the game is all about: I'm not sure if that was constructed or a real screen cap. But the idea is to use real screen caps of threads which just happen to say something funny when they serendipitously wind up next to other threads.

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Mueller joined Home Depot in 2009 after serving as senior VP marketing and advertising at Sports Authority and VP advertising at American Signature.
A veteran of Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola, Bifulco also worked for Hasbro North America and Timberland. At Home Depot, he was put in charge of strategic marketing initiatives, as well as category marketing and brand development. During his tenure, the company introduced the "More saving. More doing" advertising tagline.


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Discussion in 'Star Trek Movies: Kelvin Universe' started by The Overlord, Dec 28, 2012.
They were looking for Picard's family photo album.
The whole economy as presented in TNG was utterly absurd because he presupposes that scarcity of about everything has disappeared.
However we know that scarcity according to dialog in TNG hasn't disappeared. For example, the Pircard family owns a winery. So according to TNG dogma no one on planet earth [save the Picard family] wold ever cherish/desire owning that property and wouldn't be willing to trade for it.
The absnece of a barter system on earth or generally in the federation save trading with the Ferengi using latrium further convludes and makes the arguemnt absurd. Because further according to TNG Trek dogma the Alpha quadrant has de-evolved into trading only with precious substances something we've abandoned here on earth over 100 years ago.
The ulatimate form of scarcity other than land of course are people's skills. And to assume that human beings despite 10,000 years of human history would all of a sudden abandon our selfishness and desire to covet what we don't have it the final and ultimate absurdity in TNG - unless you count Denna Troi's contention that also in the 24th century that sorrow/sadness would go away as well.
Those of us who grew up on TOS and wanted to paint ourselves a picture of the TOS universe had to rationalize many of the inconsistencies presented by what we saw on TV, and fill in many of the holes/conflicts in continuity.
It was actually fun to do, and I (for one) thought of it as a game -- i.e., "How do I reconcile THAT seemingly inconsistent fact with what was said two episodes ago". Reconciling what was presented on TV with perceived canon was a sort of brain-teaser game. Some people carried this to extreme levels by making starship plans, maps of the galaxy, and tables organization of the Federation based on nothing more than a few hints -- and a lot of conjecture ("Fanon"). That was fine, too.
The point is that TOS continuity, based strictly on what was presented on TV, was terribly inconsistent and incomplete. It wasn't until the fans started filling in the holes and rationalizing those inconsistencies with their own fanon that today's accepted version of TOS canon emerged.
TNG, on the other hand, was a lot more stringent and deliberate with its continuity (although it had its own inconsistencies). The canon of TNG was much easier to gather by simply watching the TV shows. There wasn't a lot of rationalizing and filling in of holes necessary. I'm not saying that is better or worse; I'm just pointing this out.
Heck, some of us have built careers on that!
*Don't* they use the barter system on Earth? Or some kind of volunteer system? Sisko's dads staff has to come from somewhere. In TNG, civilans trade work to see the galaxy.
What Picard, et al, don't tell the viewer is that it was the holodeck and 'recreational programs' that really wiped out the worst that man has to offer.
(We'll just pretend that Barclay's debut ep, and the artificial social shame, doesn't exist)
Given how impressed I am by most of your post and a previous one I commented on, the above seems kind of like it was written by someone else. Sure, Greg's river metaphor may be poetic, but not plusible I believe, as it seems to me it overlooks the second law of thermodynamics (a point you yourself more or less made I thought). Nor do I think it would just mask a problem, I think it would be a problem. One sufficient to curtail popcorn munching in it's own right!
The supernova business already gave a false impression of that phenomena of course, but these are not faults that can be excused because it's Sci-fi. Not without some explanation in-movie as to why "normal science" doesn't apply.
That would be my preference.
By the way, I found the comment about the "timestream's way of mending itself". It was a line said by Old Spock to Kirk which they cut from the film (mentioned in the commentary starting at 1:17:35 or so).
I do it for fun; you do it for profit.
It's practically the same, but I don't make any money doing it .
I bet James Dixon had an embolism when ST'09 came out.
It was basically forgotten.
Except The Inner Light had nothing really to do with the world of Star Trek after Picard went comatose. Even in that fantasy recreation, he gave up trying to get back to Star Fleet after a few years and basically forgot all about the UFP, StarFleet, the Enterprise, etc.
(I also have an issue with the fact that Picard lived DECADES of a life in that recreation; yet, afterwards, somehow, he's supposed to have retained that entire memory of the alien culture and his life there; yet obviously had no problems getting right back to his current Star Fleet functionality EVEN THOUGH for him, a lifetime had passed. After something like that, were Star Fleet realistically portrayed he probably should/would have been relieved of Command for some months or years while they checked his out for any mental/physical damage/effects.)
The episode was more Twilight Zone or Outer Limits than something suited for Star Trek. I've never understood what people see in the episode myself.
Well, it's more in line with my own personal taste of what constitutes great science-fiction than the direction Abrams is taking things with Into Darkness.
They've even found a way of getting the characters out of uniform. No doubt because the TOS uniforms are seen as too nerdy and they wanna aim for that wider audience . Honestly, it feels like this film is doing just about anything possible to distance itself from resembling Star Trek.
Which has, if I am to believe people in this thread, been entirely terrible since TNG because the following shows got low ratings. Even though TOS got cancelled because of it's shit ratings faster than ENT did. Even though TOS only became the popular phenomena it is because of the dedicated geek fanbase we're now supposed to pretend don't matter just to tow the studio line.
Yeah, apparently our opinions matter less than some popcorn guzzling casual that can maybe vaguely remember "Dr. Spock" dying in Wrath of Khan because there's less of us. Brilliant.
Roddenberry was more that happy to drop the TOS uniforms in TMP. OTOH, the Abrams team actually brought them back and are using them in the film. Not for every scene but they are there, just as they were in ST09. Showing a variety of uniforms and costumes isn't a bad thing. TOS had several variations and we saw the crew out of uniform from time to time. The movies did the same thing. You're trying way to hard to find things to complain about.
As I and others have said before, Star Trek is a lot of things and the previous film and this one has used several of those things. I can't speak for others in this thread, but I'm a fan of most of Star Trek. TOS and DS9 are my favorite TV incarnations, while TWOK, TVH and ST09 are my favorite films. People aren't saying Trek was terrible, just that the rating started sliding after TNG. That's a fact. It's not a reflection on what ever quality those incarnations of Star Trek may have, but of diminishing popularity.
TOS became popular because people liked it, not because of some geek minority. The movies also became popular because a wide variety of people went to see them, not just a geek minority. TNG became popular because a wide variety of people watched it. You need to understand this and acceptrd it. New Star Trek will only be produced if it is successful with a wide variety of people. So no, our opinions do not matter. And just because you like certain aspects of Star Trek ( real or imagined) it doesn't make you more intelligent, culturally superior or sophisticated than someone who has a different opinion or is a "casual".
Well said, especially considering the stated desire of the staff to distance themselves from the previous productions with regards to the title.
It's an absolutely absurd argument but it's par for the course for Abrams, Lindelof and Co.
Sorry, we hashed out the colon controversy months ago. Whats absurd, is taking everything that comes out of there mouths as deadly serious.
Sorry for feeling offended when the producers of the film see me as the type of person who should be looked down upon.
Which they have not done. They do not know you, nor have they mentioned "Kevin W." in interviews.
Obviously I wasn't talking about myself specifically. Don't be ridiculous.
He's right. One of the film's considered titles (and the one they're using in Russia) is Star Trek: Vengeance which sounds like just another Trek sequel. Star Trek Into Darkness sounds like they're doing something a little different.
Remember the poster for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, which had "THE VOYAGE HOME" in huge letters with a tiny "star trek iv" underneath it, AND Kirk and Spock in civvies? Clearly they were ashamed of Star Trek as well!
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I'm going to be completely honest here in my race prep leading up to this race. I knew that this was the last race of my season, and I wanted to go out on a fun note. It's been a crazy year, and I just wanted to live in the moment and not worry about race times, or placement, or anything. There was no goal leading into this race, which is weird because I always have goals, but I'm leaving the goal setting for next year 🙂 So…on Tuesday, the American Red Cross came to our work, and I had signed up to give blood! I'm O negative, and since that means I'm a universal donor, I find it super important that I give blood, so I did that. What does that mean…loss in red blood cells…which means I would likely fatigue quicker. It can take 3-4 weeks for your body to restore it's red blood cells. Interesting.
Then Friday night, I wanted to meet up with some friends. Grabbed dinner, and then grabbed drinks. The night progressed from drinks at a shwanky restaurant/bar, to heading out on the town, to deep talks well into the morning. Yes, I didn't shut my eyes until 6am. WOAH! I had never stayed up that late two nights out from a race before. But, it was my choice, and it was what I wanted to be doing in that moment. Then, I got race ready most of Saturday, but then headed to an Oakley Breast Cancer Awareness event. Oakley teams up with YSC (Young Survival Coalition) every October to raise money for their foundation. I shut my eyes at 8:30pm on Saturday night.
Alarm goes off at 5am…and I was laying in a pile of drool. Dang…is it race time already? It was then time to do this thing!
Swim: 42:02 (2:20/100m)
This is how it started:
Yes, I had to swim through that to even start swimming the actual swim course where the buoys were. I lost my chip twice, and had to dive down to get it, finally just tucked it under my wetsuit leg, and proceeded on. Spent probably 2-3min taking care of that situation. The swim is two laps…YES…we had to get through the break TWICE! Dang…so as each wave came…I took a deep breath…and dove under…coming up on the other side, and just hoping that I don't get pummeled by a second one that I couldn't see by the time I came up for air. Needless to say, after the break, the swim was easy peezy. I LOVED it! And actually getting through the break, and body surfing in made for a fun swim! In between loops, you have to run through the sand to get to the start of the loop again. After the second loop, we ran through the sand up to transition, no where to wash your feet off…total bummer…but tried to get them as clean as I could with my wetsuit. Needless to say, it was the slowest swim I've ever had!
Bike: 2:55:09 (19.10 mph)
This bike course is flat. Not one hill in sight, but the wind on that day made for a tough bike day. I decided to forego wearing a Garmin for the entire race, as to keep it fun, and just be out there doing my thing, so I had no idea how fast I was going. All I know is the bike is 4 loops, and any time I went one direction, I felt like I was riding in place, and anytime I went the other direction, I was flying! Not the best bike split, but after seeing how everyone else did, it wasn't the fastest day on the bike for anyone really. The bike actually flew by because of the loops. And I could tell if I was going slow or fast based on the people I was riding with and who I saw at the end of each turn around. I stuck to my usual nutrition. I took water at the aid station every time, and I had one bottle of EFS fruit punch, and 1 bottle of EFS liquid shot. Overall not a bad day on the bike, but not a great day either. But wasn't too shabby given the fact that I hadn't ridden outside since Racine 70.3 in July, and I had only done 1 3hr bike ride in between Racine and SuperFrog.
Run: 1:59:30 (9:07 min/mile)
What can I say about the run? It was TOUGH!!! There were 6 miles total of running in the sand. On the way out the tide was high, so we were running in soft sand. Then two loops around this trail on the naval base, and then back through the sand, fortunately the tide was low, and the sand had hardened. My feet were killing me! This was my 7th 70.3, and all but my first one, I have run sockless. I train sockless. I always wear Saucony Kinvaras. I have orthotics. Nothing was different, EXCEPT, that we were running on sand. Sand, of course, got in my shoes, and gave me the most brutal exfoliation massage you can imagine! By mile 8, I started to real feel pain on both feet, and I knew I had blisters. Every step was excruciating, and I knew I was going to be hitting the sand soon, where the surface is extremely uneven, and this was only going to get worse. But, there was no way I was going to slow down or stop. I wanted to get to that finish line more than anything else. I could have stayed out there all day running, except for my damn feet! When I reached the finish line, and the pain really set in, I could barely walk the blisters were so bad. I headed over to the med tent, and took off my shoes. It was BAD!
Finish Time: 5:40:27 (not my fastest time, but not my slowest either) And for living in the moment leading up to race day, I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out. 5th in my AG, 21 overall female, 161 overall. Time to enjoy the off-season! And then I'm getting after it next year!
Here is what my blisters looked like after we cleaned them up:
Here's what they looked like on Tuesday:
It has been brutal! I haven't been able to put shoes on. The worst part is I have trained to run 30-40 miles for Mike Rouse's 60th bday run in Kona on Monday, October 8th, and now I won't be able to 🙁 BUT, I have decided to start my own birthday run tradition, and will run 28 miles for my 28th birthday. My 28th bday is Nov. 20th, and I will run it on Saturday, Nov. 17th. Who wants to join?
I had some awesome cheerleaders out there on Saturday! THANK YOU to everyone who came out and supported. Racing is just not the same without spectators and cheerleaders!
Some of my faves that were out there supporting me:
HP and I after the race! Love ya girl!
My Sherpa for the day, Lauren! She was a rockstar! It's so hard to race without a sherpa 🙂 You were the absolute best, and I love ya for being there for me!
It was then time to cheer on THE PACK! GO PACK GO! Best way to celebrate? A Packers game and mimosas!
A Packer Win! And a fun 70.3 under my belt! It was a PERFECT day!


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Advances and Challenges in Equitation Science Technology
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High-tech equipment is outfitted with a wide variety of settings, including resolution, frequency, scale, calibration, and others. If not managed by well-trained scientists, these variable can potentially lead to inaccurate results, Roepstorff said.
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Twenty-first century technology brings us into the once-science fiction world described by fantasy writers in the 1950s. We've got retina screens, hybrid vehicles, and a million different apps (not short for "Appaloosas," in this case). We can video chat with people on the other side of the planet in real time, and we can carry 50,000 photographs of our horses on a key ring in our pocket. And, what could be most exciting for riders, is that via advanced technology we can now measure equitation science variables, such as limb forces and equine symmetry, more minutely, accurately, and thoroughly than ever before--as long as we know how to use that technology properly.
According to equitation scientist Lars Roepstorff, DVM, PhD, professor of equine functional anatomy at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and scientific veterinary advisor to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the future of equitation science technology is exciting and enormous, so long as researchers understand how to use and benefit from it. A variety of new technologies can now measure specific factors that influence the equine athlete, including software to measure horse and rider asymmetry, high-speed cameras and force plates to aid in equine movement analysis, and more.
"It's not as simple as just going and buying your measuring equipment; actually, you have to know what's behind it," Roepstorff said, addressing an audience full of equitation scientists at the 8th International Society for Equitation Science (ISES) conference, held July 18-20, 2012, in Edinburgh, Scotland. "The fact is that the (researchers) using the different kinds of measuring instruments are not always up-to-date on their optimal use. Scientists have got to ask a lot of questions (about their technology equipment)."
High-tech equipment is typically outfitted with a wide variety of settings, including resolution, frequency, scale, calibration, and many others. If not managed by well-trained scientists, these variable can potentially lead to inaccurate results, Roepstorff said. Validation is also critical. "You need to know what this (data) really is," he said. "Just because you buy a measurement tool doesn't mean it's validated. You must actually validate it in your application to be sure that you're making the right measurements."
Choosing the right sensor setting for the specific research at hand is also vital, Roepstorff said. Different sensor settings will be sensitive to different forces; different movements and parts of the horse will therefore require different sensor settings.
Meanwhile, the selected sensor, with its associated analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, must be able to capture the range of the analog (the "real world event") signal. And it has to capture it at as high a rate as necessary. "Let's say you want to measure dynamics--which is about how quick a response is," Roepstorff said. "You need to know if the sensor can respond quickly enough to measure what exactly you want to measure. But it also has to correspond to the A/D converter and its resolution. So what is the smallest difference that these two can do?"
In light of these issues, however, riders and owners can still be reassured that the information they learn from equitation scientists is reliable because high-tech experts like Roepstorff challenge it. "When I sit here and listen to (fellow equitation scientists)," he said, "I want to know, 'How did you calibrate that? How did you do any offset adjustments and things like that?' I'm sure you've done it, but I want to know because I start thinking about what's (essentially) true."
Informed use of technology is helping researchers better understand equine movement with accurate, fine details, Roepstorff said. His team has recently set up a research center in Sweden with 60 high-speed motion-capture ("mo-cap") cameras filming horses in action wearing numerous sensors in very specific places on the body. The set-up in itself is "amazing," he said, and so are the results. Precise, moving, high-definition 3-D images on the computer screen allow researchers to not only see what's going on, but also measure endless lengths, angles, and forces. (See a video of this technology in action online.)
"The challenge is really how to extract more from the information because there is a huge amount of information in these sensors," Roepstorff said.
And so as our everyday technology advances, as we see more and more impressive cars, computers, and phones, expect to see major advances in the scientific understanding of equitation as well.
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Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
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TUCSON, Ariz. – University of Arizona baseball players Kevin Newman and Mathew Troupe have been named Cape Cod League All-Stars, it was announced by the league on Saturday. Newman will represent the Western Division as the starting shortstop, while Troupe will be a relief pitcher for the Eastern Division.
Tabbed a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American for the Wildcats, Newman has continued his stellar play this summer with the Falmouth Commodores, who are challenging for the Western Division lead. Through Friday night's action, Newman was batting .315 with 21 runs scored, 10 runs batted in and 11 stolen bases.
Arizona's closer for the last two seasons, Troupe has turned in a strong summer in the same role with the Orleans Firebirds. The right-hander, who recently completed his sophomore season with the Wildcats, ranks second among all Cape Cod League pitchers with six saves. He boasts a 1.39 earned run average with 23 strikeouts against six walks in 13 innings over 11 appearances.
The 2013 Cape Cod League All-Star game will be played Saturday, July 27, at Red Wilson Field in South Yarmouth, Mass., home of the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. FOX College Sports Atlantic will televise the game.


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The Declarations recognizing the jurisdiction of the Court as compulsory take the form of a unilateral act of the State concerned and are deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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The declarations, deposited by a total of 73 States, are given here in English. Where this is not the original language of the declaration, the translations used, except where otherwise indicated, are by the Secretariat of the United Nations or of the League of Nations.
The following declarations have been filed with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (the date shown after the name of the State is that on which the declaration was deposited) :


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-- Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Haloperidol, an
antipsychotic drug that's widely used in hospitals to treat
delirium in critically ill patients, is no more effective than a
placebo, a new study contends.
Delirium is common in critically ill patients, and those who
develop the condition are up to three times more likely to die
within the next six months than those who do not. Delirium also
adds to the stress and discomfort of both patients and their
In this study, British researchers looked at 141 critically ill
patients on breathing machines who received either haloperidol
(Haldol) or a placebo.
Over 14 days, treatment with haloperidol had no effect on the
number of days that patients had delirium.
Over 28 days, getting treated with haloperidol failed to reduce
death rates, time spent on ventilators, or the length of time
patients spent in the hospital or in critical care, according to
the study, which was published online Aug. 20 in
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Patients who received haloperidol did seem to require less
sedation than those given a placebo. According to the researchers,
that suggests that the drug may help to ease short-term
However, even though there is "limited eveidence" in its favor,
"increasing numbers of patients are being exposed to haloperidol
for the management of delirium," study leader Dr. Valerie Page, of
Watford General Hospital, said in a journal news release. "Our
results suggest a commonly used haloperidol dose regimen does not
decrease delirium in critically ill patients requiring mechanical
ventilation, when commenced early during ICU stay."
"Our results do not support the idea that haloperidol modifies duration of delirium in critically ill patients," Page said.
One expert said a closer examination of the use of the drug is
"Given the cocktail of sedating medications critically ill patients receive, the addition of another -- haloperidol in this case -- must warrant benefit," said Dr. Bradley Flansbaum, a hospitalist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
However, in the new trial "the patients had outcomes no
different than placebo," he said. "Should critically ill folks
receive haloperidol? For acute episodes of agitation or cognitive
[mental] impairment -- yes, assuming no contraindications to the
But when it comes to using haloperidol for routine prevention of
delirium, the answer to that question is "no," Flansbaum added.
Another expert writing in an editorial in the journal
"Although haloperidol is used commonly, its use to treat delirium does not seem to be justified," wrote Dr. Yoanna Skrobik, critical care chair at the University of Montreal.
Skrobik questioned whether delirium even needs to be treated
with drugs.
"Only non-pharmacological prevention measures have been shown to reduce its occurrence in critically ill patients," she said. "Non-pharmacological interventions are effective in numerous psychiatric and psychological disturbances. The challenge lies in the distress delirium symptoms cause in caregivers. We should be asking ourselves, are we treating the patients or our own discomfort?"
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NEWARK – Further evidence of the changing face of
Worcester County was revealed last week during the Worcester County Board of
Education monthly meeting when it was reported the number of students enrolled
in the school system's English Language Learner (ELL) program has increased by
215 percent since 2000.
Worcester County Schools ELL Coordinator Diane Stulz told
school board members the current number of students in grades Pre-K through 12
enrolled in the program is 202, although the figure is constantly changing,
from a seven-year low of 64 in 2000. The majority of the ELL students are in
grades pre-K through third grade and nearly half, 46.5 percent, live in the
north end of the county.
Stulz said the number is constantly changing because of
the influx of non-English speaking families in Worcester, particularly in the
north end.
"That's the current number as of October," she said. "It's
a moving target because of the transient population. Some days, it's 205, some
days, it's 197."
Students in the ELL program speak 22 different languages
and come from 24 different countries. The majority, 40 percent, come from
Mexico, while another large percentage, 37 percent, were born in the U.S. to
parents who speak a language other than English in their home. Consequently, an
overwhelming majority of the students in the program, 140 out of 202, speak
Spanish as their primary language.
The county school system has adapted to changing
demographics in Worcester by adding more instructors to the ELL program over
the years. For example, in 2002, there were two full-time and two part-time ELL
teachers and there are currently 10 full time ELL teachers.
According to Stulz, many factors influence English language
acquisition including the age of a student when beginning to learn a second
language, whether the student is literate in his or her first language, the
cultural diversity of the student and the socio-economic status of the student.
Most come to Worcester County with little or no English, according to Stulz,
who said the earlier in their academic career the students begin to learn
English, the more likely it will be for them to acquire proficiency.
For others, age and limitations in their education prior
to entering Worcester County public schools and the ELL program put them behind
the eight ball in terms of getting up to speed, according to Stulz.
"Some come to us at 14 or 15 years of age and they can't
add or subtract," she said. "Some can't read or write in their own language.
The majority have one year or less in English language instruction."
A variety of instruction methods are being implemented to
improve the success of the ELL students. For example, students are often pulled
from their regular classrooms to receive hands-on instruction from the ELL
teachers. In other cases, the ELL teacher works collaboratively with the
regular classroom teachers in the classroom.
Parent involvement is the key to success for all students,
but is even more important for those learning English while trying to succeed
in regular course work. Several programs have been initiated to encourage
parents of ELL students to participate in school events and parent conferences
by breaking down the language barriers that exist between teachers and
administrators and the parents.
For example, school handbooks at several north end schools
including Stephen Decatur Middle, Berlin Intermediate and Showell Elementary
have already been translated into Spanish with other school handbooks expected
to be translated next year.
According to Stulz, regular classroom teachers are often
apprehensive about having students who do not speak or understand English in
their classroom, but there are staff development programs implemented to help teachers
understand the needs of ELL students and the process by which a second language
is acquired. For example, there are workshops scheduled for teachers in April
including Spanish for the Classroom Teacher and Spanish for Communication.
Stulz said the comprehensive ELL program is achieving the
desired results. "Despite the odds, I think we're doing well," she said.
"They're making progress."
In general, school board members were impressed with the
ELL program and its progress. Board member Doug Dryden was particularly
interested in the parent involvement portions of the program.
"Getting parents involved must be difficult, but we all
know how important it is for parents to be involved in a child's education,"
said Dryden.
Others said they have witnessed the ELL program first hand
and were pleased with the success of students otherwise at risk.
"I've seen it in action," said school board member Bob
Hulburd. "You've been able to get these students who might fall through the
cracks and get them on the right track."
Board president Garry Mumford encouraged Stulz to continue
the good work on the ELL program and suggested the growth in the enrollment
will likely increase.
"It looks like we're out in front on this," said Mumford.
"We're going to have a more diverse population as more and more people move in
to the area."


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Originally published Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 8:57 AM
A look at wireless-industry financial reports
Wireless companies have started to release their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here is a summary of reports and related developments for selected wireless companies and what they reveal about their own and the industry's prospects.
The Associated Press
Wireless companies have started to release their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here is a summary of reports and related developments for selected wireless companies and what they reveal about their own and the industry's prospects.
- April 15: Dish Network Corp. offers $25.5 billion in cash and stock for Sprint Nextel Corp. in an attempt to snag the U.S. wireless carrier away from its Japanese suitor, Softbank Corp. If the Dish deal goes through, it would create a unique combination of pay-TV and wireless operator. Dish's hope is that it would lure customers with the promise of a TV service that they can take with them out of the house, on their phones.
- April 18: Verizon Communications Inc. says service revenues at Verizon Wireless, the country's largest cellphone carrier, rose 8.6 percent to $16.7 billion, accounting for more than half of overall revenue. At its closest rival AT&T Inc., wireless service revenue has been rising just over 4 percent per year. Verizon Wireless added a net 677,000 devices under contract during the quarter, meeting analyst expectations. Verizon ends the quarter with 93.2 million devices under contract. That is nearly one for every U.S. household.
- April 23: AT&T Inc. says it lost phone subscribers from its contract-based plans for the first time in the latest quarter, in a sign that growth in the industry is stalling now that most Americans have smartphones. The company says it added a net 296,000 devices to its contract-based plans in the first quarter, but the gain was due entirely to tablets, which carry lower monthly fees. Excluding tablets, the carrier lost a net 69,000 devices from its contract-based plans.
- April 24: Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's third-largest cellphone carrier, says it added just 12,000 customers to its Sprint brand in the quarter, and it would have lost 252,000 if it wasn't for Nextel customers moving over now that their network is being shut down. The number of new Sprint customers was the lowest for any quarter since 2009. There are just 1 million Nextel customers left, raising the question of what Sprint's subscriber trends will look like when they're gone.
MetroPCS Communications Inc., the country's fifth-largest cellphone carrier, says its shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company's takeover by No. 4 T-Mobile USA. MetroPCS also says it added 108,668 subscribers during the first quarter to end with 9 million.
Sprint and T-Mobile say they are delaying shipments of Samsung's latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S4. They cite inventory issues.
- April 25: Time Warner Cable Inc., the country's second-largest cable company, says it lost phone subscribers for the first time, after years of poaching them from phone companies. Time Warner Cable executives attributed the net loss of 22,000 phone subscribers to households opting to go wireless-only.
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says T-Mobile has agreed to warn customers across the country about a catch to its new cellphone plans, which replace the traditional two-year service contract with an installment plan for phone buyers. Although buyers can cancel service at any time, Ferguson says the company hasn't told customers that they have to pay the full remaining cost of the phone right away if they cancel service. T-Mobile agrees to offer refunds to customers nationwide who previously bought phones since the plan was introduced on March 26.
- April 30: Leap Wireless International Inc. says it lost 93,000 net customers in the quarter.
- May 1: T-Mobile US Inc. begins trading under the ticker symbol TMUS after the completion of a combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS.
Coming up:
- May 8: Deutsche Telekom AG, parent of T-Mobile USA. The earnings cover the period before its combination with MetroPCS.


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This problem showed up after I flashed WanamLite 4.4.2 XXUFNA5 rom. I don't have sound nor wifi and the dialer is always hanging so no calls. I came from Wanamlite 4.2.2 XXUBMGA rom, which worked great before this kitkat upgrade. I've tried different modems, i've tried different roms (4.4.2) and it's always the same, except wifi was working on one rom, but no sound or calls.
I tried to flash the WanamLite 4.2.2 rom back, but there was no sound either and the dialer was hanging on this rom too. I've also tried to flash the stock rom with odin (4.2.2 XXUBMGA) and it always fails to aboot.mbn, and the phone says SW REV. CHECK FAIL: FUSED: 4, BINARY: 1. I've read about that once you go Kitkat, there's no going back because of the bootloader... ok I would accept that, if I would get everything working as intended. This is my first Android phone so i'm quite new with this, but i've "played" with computers since i was 9.
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Ahhhh ... what a breath of fresh air. Something in the media which isn't panic related.
Source - Click here5. Toronto: You know that old stereotype about foreigners and how they can't play defense? Well, the Raptors aren't exactly shattering that perception. Team United Nations is giving up points at a rate that's embarrassing for a playoff-contending team, and yes, despite the losing start, the Raptors will still be playoff contenders. Notice we didn't say "championship contenders" because, in addition to their lack of a certified A-list franchise player (Chris Bosh hasn't led his team anywhere special, unlike Kobe and LeBron and D-Wade), the Raptors will not go far without issuing a little more D. It's not that they haven't applied themselves on defense. They can't play defense.
But, please. Toronto will not finish under .500. There's too much variety on offense, too many decent veteran players to prevent a disaster from happening. Plus, Toronto will play the Knicks and Nets eight times. That helps.
Losing on the road to Dallas, San Antonio, Phoenix, Denver and Utah is no shame. Toronto will turn it around. No such guarantees for the defense, though.


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Discussion in 'Gaming' started by Jetfire, Mar 31, 2011.
They don't; that only comes with the original. :/
The question is does Rift have long term staying power? Rift may have a lot of ex-WoW players now but will they have close to this many people 6 months from now? a year? for an expansion? Warhammer online remember had close to a million subs too and now they are down to a meagre 2 servers!
I started playing WoW in BC and played steadily until about January this year. I felt like I had finished Cata and everything was annoying me. They nerfed the stuff that was most important to me and the potentially huge waste of time the game was really started to get to me, especially as stuff I had spent weeks grinding became super easy. I know it's a cliche but everything getting easier and easier was just death to me.
But. In the last couple weeks I have been really missing my character. I loved my main and I'm thinking I will just play again for a bit, just mess around making gold and maybe doing the boring-ass arch just so I can hang out in Azeroth on my orc again. It's like if I never play again I never get to see this favorite character.. which of course will be the case the day WoW disappears forever.
And I'm definitely playing the SW game when it comes out. My kid has been playing Star Trek online and much as I love Star Trek that game looks boring as all crap. I never wanted to be a captain and I certainly don't want to play one in a game. Everything about the SW one excites me.
I agree with you. The lack of difficulty in the game makes it dull and the higher difficulty in the heroics makes it tough to find a group that knows what they're doing. And the group finder tool is obnoxious, especially as a DPSer (my main is a rogue, my alt a ret pally). But I've really been hankering to go back myself after cancelling in February this year. And archaeology is SO boring, with minimal rewards for it.
Star Trek is exactly as boring as it looks and I even gave it another try this February.
Star Wars is going to be fantastic. I think people are vastly underestimating Bioware's ability to make a fun, competitive game. I'm not claiming it's a WoW killer, but I bet it's competitive.
Well I have no intention of paying for two MMO's so it will be a WoW killer for me, for a time at least.
I know Arch is dull but there is a great weapon for DPS Melee you can get.. and I will be able to just tool around visiting old world and chatting in guild, LOL.
I'm going to nag mairbeariepie to play with me, it's kind of fun running someone through stuff.
STO did have a lot of character creation as far as how they look but.. I think the characters have less possible development as they are all captains. No rogues there. Being able to have a really long neck doesn't exactly make up for that. And the whole thing is very monotone, not much color oddly.
Logged on again tonight for the first time since January. My account was frozen. No idea why, couldn't find any notices about it that weren't spam. Everything was there though.
eh.. I think I need someone to play with somene who finds it all exciting again.
I also read up on Rift and watched all the videos. Uhh.. what does this remind me of.. geez. If they have a trial at some point I will have a go at it though having only one race not in WoW is kind of weird.
Seriously, Rift is WoW. I played the beta and couldn't justify it. If I was getting tired of playing WoW, why would I go play a WoW that looks worse (IMO).
I was amused watching the Rift videos how the developers kept saying excitedly about all these cool things in the game as though they were some great game development and they were all in WoW.
I'm running around Dal right now, can't think of a thing to do. I think I will go for some more RP goals for a while.
I hardly get to play WoW and hopefully will be back on next week. I wish I could upgrade up to CAT. Getting through BC should be enough for the moment...then hopefully WoTLK.
I still love BC best. The zones, the story lines, the hilarious and dramatic gear. I have a bank full of that stuff. You are in for a treat, the dungeons are very colorful and diverse. Lots of humor too.
I got BC today and did a 10 day trial of WoTLK...but DAMMIT!!! I forgot about this new patch...I downloaded the easter stuff earlier and now the patch is downloading.
Patch 4.1. Lamest. content. patch. ever.
I haven't played in a couple months. What's so lame about 4.1?
Is the patch out now??? I returned and then didn't come back again, LOL.
I know it's a remix of a lot of old content (all the old Troll dungeons), I could see some people being annoyed about that.
the WOW card game is popular here, anyone play?
I still play WOW. For me its a socially fun thing.
The new ZG is quite different than the original version, but ZA is about 85% the same. It's still fun though, IMO.
Someone told me all the BC rep is nerfed but a 2 second search hasn't given me any facts.
If that's the case I will probably devote my WoW life to crashing the AH or something equally meaningless.
What's this about BC rep getting nerfed?
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Read this first paragraph of an article on the Book of Mormon. I rather quickly came to some conclusions about the author and the quality of his arguments.
WHO WROTE THE BOOK OF MORMON? For nearly two centuries, faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) have claimed that Joseph Smith translated the text from the writings of ancient prophets, while critics have endlessly recycled inadequate theories of plagiarism or co-authorship. What has rarely been addressed is that for much of his language and narrative structure, Smith turned to the most read and memorized author of the late seventeenth century, John Bunyan. He did so in such imaginative ways that the resulting work transcends any easy charge of plagiarism and calls upon us to reimagine the rich oral traditions of early America.
The rich oral traditions? Is that a new fancy term for "bullshit"?
The premise of the article is that the Book of Mormon is written as a literary homage to Bunyan — now I'm no fan of that pious nonsense Bunyan wrote, but that is perhaps the most slanderous thing I've seen written about him. No, Joseph Smith was not consciously emulating Bunyan; Smith was a con man with no literary skill who was mimicking the style of 17th century English to tie his phony story to the religious authority of the King James Bible and yes, other religious authors of that era. It is not an "imaginative" book — it's pure blithering hackwork that goes on and on, and is a blighted fusion of faux KJV and glossolalia. It is the work of a charlatan shouting into a hat.
I've read chunks of the Book of Mormon. It is crap. It's more poorly written than the Twilight series, or even 50 Shades of Gray. If you're looking for the primal source of American popular hack literature, there it is in the work of Joseph Smith, and his bad fantasy novel that would have died of contempt if he hadn't used it to tap into American religious gullibility. It is to Bunyan and the religious literature of the times as Eye of Argon is to science fiction and fantasy literature — a badly written derivative.
Seriously, this is a terrible article that tries to put a thin golden veneer on top of a turd. I don't know why the LA Review of Books or Salon chose to publish it. The author is pandering to the Mormons, nothing more.
For instance, take a look at this summary of the Mormon story.
To the LDS faithful, the Book of Mormon is the true historical account of a group of ancient Israelites who fled Jerusalem prior to the Babylonian captivity (600 B.C.E.) and later journeyed to the Americas to establish a new civilization. Mormons claim that in 1823 an angel named Moroni revealed to Joseph Smith the location of a set of gold plates – which recorded that sacred history – buried in a hill south of Palmyra in upstate New York, known today as the Hill Cumorah. Six years later, at the age of 24, Joseph translated this ancient record, which he claimed was written in "Reformed Egyptian," into English by "the gift and power of God."
A real historian would look at that baldly ridiculous story and dismiss it as nonsense. Just the complete absence of provenance and its foundation in a story made up in a non-existent language and written on mysterious gold plates in New York (plates that no one else has ever seen) ought to mark it as fraud. But no, not to William L. Davis, who is trying to rationalize the story.
This is how he sums up the case against the veracity of the Book of Mormon.
Detractors, on the other hand, assume the Book of Mormon to be Smith's invention, pointing not just to the improbability of the story, but to the lack of any linguistic, archeological, or DNA evidence tying any tribe of Native Americans to ancient Israelites. Several theories of the origin of the text have emerged, but they lack solid evidence and require leaps of speculation. The wider academic community steered clear of the debate, leaving serious inquiry into the Book of Mormon to a small group of scholars and enthusiasts. Some Mormon scholars, like Grant Hardy, who wrote Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide, have attempted to move the discussion away from polemics to an appreciation for the book's narrative complexities. As with most scripture, however, claims to historical authenticity remain a central issue. Joseph Smith stated that the Book of Mormon was "the keystone of our religion," to which the former LDS Prophet Ezra Taft Benson added, "Just as the arch crumbles if the keystone is removed, so does all the Church stand or fall with the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon." Thus the stakes regarding authenticity are high, and the suggestion that Joseph Smith looked extensively to John Bunyan for inspiration to write the Book of Mormon is fraught not only for Mormon scholarship but for the religion as a whole.
No, the argument against the historicity of the Book of Mormon isn't based on nothing but a lack of evidence supporting it; it's about a body of "linguistic, archeological, or DNA evidence" that directly contradicts the story. America was not colonized by a group of Hebrew refugees in 600BCE who built a flourishing white civilization that crumbled, leaving modern degenerate tribes of brown people to wander among the ruins. It didn't happen, period. You want to find the roots of Mormonism, you should be looking to the endemic racism of the Americans of European descent who were trying to justify an ongoing genocide. Not Bunyan.
I do like the remark that "so does all the Church stand or fall with the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon." I'm happy to accept that. It falls.
You know, the truth matters. Religions built on lies, like all of them, do not deserve respect or to persevere. I can see through all the vain striving to find some glimmer of character in Joseph Smith or some shadow of literary quality in his hat-shouting exercise — but what it all ought to come down to is, "IS IT TRUE?" And when it isn't, it ought to be kicked to the curb and hauled away with the trash.


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The Posse Gymnasium was opened in February, 1890, and from a small nucleus has grown into a typical normal school of gymnastics.
The school has three departments: (a) (Pedagogical for the training of teachers; b) Educational for the physical educ<ltion of year's course in this school or not. The characteristics of the school are:
1. The school has always stood for gym¬nastics as a liberal art, a universal truth, a cosmopolitan science, which• admits of no restricting epithets of :nationality: it insists that gymnastics must be the same all over the world; that there is only one system, that of rational, educational, gymnastics; and that
men, women and children; and (c) Medico¬gymnastic for the treatment of diseases and training of medical gymnasts (masseurs.)
The normal course, which includes the course in medical gymnastics, is two years, and there is an opportunity for a third-year post-graduate course. Only high school graduates or higher, are admitted to the course; and those who can pass examinations in anatomy, physiology, general and special kinesiology, and prove a fair degree of skill in practical gymnastics may enter the senior class, whether they have attended the first
the day is near when all teachers alike will teach that" system" with only such 'changes as their individuality or that of their pupils enforce. In other words, gymnastics is one, a science as any other. I ts basis is human nature as it is; its aim is human nature as it should be.
II. Spontaneity and individuality are leading qualities to be cultivated in the pupils-whether normal, practice, or thera¬peutic-for man must first of all be himself. to think his own thoughts, to do his own deeds. For that reason all the work, whether theoretical or practical~ is absolutely free


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Bad news, "Making a Murderer" fans.
Netflix told NBC Chicago the movie streaming service has no plans to release a season two, despite the documentary's big success.
However, Netflix did say it would "certainly look at the story as it continues to unfold."
The filmmakers behind the documentary also discussed the potential future of the series at a news conference on Sunday.
"(Since the launch of the series) we've had several conversations, telephone conversations, with Steven Avery," Laura Ricciardi said. "And we did record those calls with an eye towards including them in any episodes, should there be any future episodes. But we've not returned to Wisconsin in the past four weeks."
"This story is ongoing," Moira Demos added. "These cases are open, but it's real life. You don't know what's going to happen. So we are ready to follow these. If there are significant developments, we will be there."
"Making a Murderer" depicts the story of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and imprisoned for 18 years before DNA evidence exonerated him in 2003. Avery went on to sue Manitowoc County, the former district attorney and county sheriff for $36 million.
Soon after county officials were deposed in the lawsuit, Avery was accused of murder in the killing of Teresa Halbach, a 25-year-old photographer.
He was ultimately convicted of murder and of illegally possessing a firearm, but was found not guilty of mutilating a corpse.
The series was filmed over 10 years by Ricciardi and Demos, two Columbia University film school graduates, and has drawn powerful reactions from viewers.


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Fixing a leak in your bathtub fixture is something you can do yourself. If you have taken apart lavatory faucets, the bathtub is very similar. However, should anything go wrong, be aware that replacing the tub faucet is more difficult than a lavatory faucet. If you have any doubts contact a licensed plumber.
First, turn the water off to the bathtub. There may be water supply shutoffs at the tub. Look on the backside of the wall where the tub is (if possible) and there may be an access panel to get to the valves. If not, you may have to shut off the water on a branch line or at the meter where your main water supply comes into the house.
Take apart the tub faucet according to the instructions provided with the fixture. If you do not have instructions, take careful notes or make a drawing of how the pieces fit together so that you will be able to rebuild the faucets again.
Once the tub faucet is apart, remove the existing cartridge and take to a hardware store or a plumbing supply house. Be sure to note the brand of tub faucet that you have.
Install the new washers and reassemble the tub faucet fixture.
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I am fully well aware that it is only 10 games in to the season. HOWEVER....
With every Miami loss, this has the potential to increase the this draft pick up the board.
When Toronto got this pick, I was thinking, "Just great the 28/29/30 pick."
Now it is obvious they have some weaknesses - like all teams - but their's are glaring i.e. interior D, rebounding, each main guy needs the ball to be effective but there is only 1 ball!
There is a very real possibility they could be a fourth/fifth seed as Orlando, Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta COULD have a better regular season than Miami (ATL would be the biggest doubt there). It is also not out of the realm of possibility LAL, NOH, SAS, UTA, DAL, OKC could have better regular season records.
What is my point?
The first round draft pick that was originally thought to be 28/29/30 could be 22/23/24.
I know it is only 10 games, but something to consider given MIA's glaring weaknesses thus far. And as we know, somebody always slides in the draft.


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A quote from Steve Simmons from the Toronto Sun.... anyway I feel this way !
All the news of recent and proposed free agent signings and we are on the sidelines. Oh, I forgot Aaron Gray.
Maybe it is true that Toronto will not be competitive with US markets for free agents until we start winning and the best way to build a winner is through trades and the draft.
Yet sometimes I think Toronto is being marginalized by the NBA media. Just once I would love to see the Raptors front office pull off a deal that will quiet the naysayers and elevate Toronto's profile in the league.
When I look at the changes made so far ...gone are Forbes, Butler, Carter, Alabi and Bayless coming in are Valanciunas,Landry, Ross, Fields.???? we have improved the talent level. But we're not there yet!


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Limbo headed to Vita
Playdead's award-winning black and white puzzler Limbo is coming to Vita. The news comes via IGN, and there are no further details at present. Limbo first released on Xbox Live Arcade before heading to Steam and the PlayStation Network, but this will be its first portable incarnation.
PlayStation Plus December content revealed, includes free Batman: Arkham City
PS Plus subscribers after a month of cracking new content to look forward to in December, including a free download of Batman: Arkham City. None too shabby is it?
Limbo developer's Project 2 'at least two years away'
Limbo developer PlayDead is currently creating the mysterious 'Project 2', but it won't be available for at least another two years, the studio has confirmed. More details after the break.
Limbo PS3 exclusivity deal unraveled over Sony wanting rights
A potential PS3 exclusivity deal for Limbo, which would have kept the creepy platformer from Xbox 360 and PC, fell apart because Sony wanted Playdead to give up its IP rights, Edge is reporting.
Limited boxed edition of Limbo out now
A limited edition boxed version of PlayDead's Limbo is now available for purchase, developer PlayDead has announced.
Playdead's Limbo follow-up, new details and concept art
New details and a piece of concept art for Limbo developer's "Project 2" have emerged courtesy of the Danish Film Institute.
Limbo, Jetpack Joyride, and others walk away with Apple Design Awards
PlayDead's Limbo and Halfbrick's Jetpack Joyride have both walked away with the Apple Design Awards at the giant's Worldwide Developer Conference.
Humble Bundle V surpasses $4 million in sales
Humble Bundle V has, as of this post, has been purchased 495,134 times, and has accumulated $4,094,061.75 in sales.
Humble Bundle V adds Super Meat Boy, Braid, Lone Survivor
Humble Bundle V organizers have added Lone Survivor, Braid, and Super Meat Boy to what in our opinion is the best indie bundle yet. The bundle already includes: Bastion, Limbo, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Psychonauts, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent as well as the soundtracks, but if you pay over the current average price […]
Latest Humble Bundle is one of the best yet
The latest Humble Bundle is rather kick-ass, if we say so ourselves. It comes with Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Bastion, Limbo, Psychonauts, and Sword & Sworcery as well as soundtracks. Right now you can pay what you want to get all the games, save Bastion which require you to pay over the average which is […]
Playdead aiming to bring Limbo to iOS, Android, Windows 8, says listing
A new job listing from Limbo developer Playdead has suggested its looking to bring over the game to iOS, Android and Windows 8. Thanks, IndieGameMag.
Limbo for Mac out now on Steam
Start your Monday morning off right, by installing a haunting indie platformer on your workplace Mac and hurriedly putting spreadsheets over it when the boss passes.
Limbo now available in Mac App Store, Steam will have to wait
Playdead Studios announced today that the Mac version of their highly-celebrated platformer, Limbo, is now available on the Mac App Store, fulfilling a promise they had made that the game would ship "by the end of the year." Which is cutting it close to say the least. However, those who are looking to get the […]
PixelJunk Shooter 2, Limbo top indie PSN charts
PixelJunk Shooter 2 and Limbo were the two biggest selling PSN hits of this year, coming out on top of their respective downloadable game lists. PJ Shooter 2 was first in the list of downloadable titles published by Sony, followed by Fat Princess and Flower. The Playdead horror platform appeared in the list for games […]
Limbo sells over 1 million, Mac version before year's end
Playdead has announced that Limbo has now sold over one million copies worldwide in 153 countries and nine languages across three platforms. The success of the game has allowed Playdead to buy itself back from early investors, and put the extra funds towards future and current projects in development. "With the success that Limbo has […]
Limbo dev: "retail model has always been and still is broken"
Dino Patti, head of Limbo developer Playdead, has delivered his verdict on the industry's retail model and stated, "There will be discs for a long time from now, but the world has adopted download. When your mum and dad start to download things, that's when it's everybody who does it."
OnLive adding six more indie titles to the service this fall
OnLive has announced it is to bring six additional indie titles to the service this fall: Orcs Must Die, Limbo, Magicka, Bastion, Space Chem, and Avadon: The Black Fortress. According to the press release, via Joystiq: "OnLive has long been a supporter of independent publishers. Simply put, they're making some really great, innovative games these […]
Wednesday Shorts II: Deus Ex, OnLive, 999, Dragon's Dogma, Resident Evil ARG
There's a lot of interesting things of the small variety if you care to take a peek below the break.
Playdead's new game over three years away, to use Unity
Limbo developer Playdead has confirmed its next game may be more than three years from release, and will use an entirely new engine.
PSA: Limbo hitting Steam today for $10
Playdead has announced Limbo is now available on Steam for $9.99. The PC edition is the "only version of the game that runs at a full 60fps," according to the press release. The game contains additional content hidden as a "secret" for both the PC version and the PS3 version which launched last week. Hit […]
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Playdead aiming to bring Limbo to iOS, Android, Windows 8, says listing
Limbo now available in Mac App Store, Steam will have to wait
Limbo dev: "retail model has always been and still is broken"
OnLive adding six more indie titles to the service this fall
Wednesday Shorts II: Deus Ex, OnLive, 999, Dragon's Dogma, Resident Evil ARG
Confirmed: Limbo PS3, PC has extra "secret" additional content
PSA: Limbo releasing today in US for PS3, Japanese release date confirmed
Limbo PS3 to release from July 19, worldwide Steam launch on August 2
Microsoft Game Studio one-day sale: 50% off Limbo, Trials HD, Shadow Complex and others
Thursday shorts, part 1: iPad2 "fantastic for games," no dead children in Dead Island, tons more
Spencer: Limbo is the number one selling Summer of Arcade title


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I have a question, i use the toneport gx and am running the pod farm and the pod farm plug-in (cubase) on xp. I have purchased the metal shop (with fx junkie and another stuff).
Now i have to buy a new computer so i wanted to pass to win 7.
My questions are:
Does pod Farm and the plug-in even run under Win7?
How do i "transfer" the purchased packs, the metal shop ecc. to the new settings?
I have searched for some days but did not found any answer to my issues.
So please excuse my ignorance.
Thank you!


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DETROIT, Mich. - Women in at least seven states may have been unwittingly slathering poison on their faces by using mercury-tainted cosmetics, the Food and Drug Administration warned today.
The products, usually used for lightening skin, are sold as soaps, skin creams, and lotions. In all, the FDA has identified 35 products, most of them manufactured overseas, and most sold in Latino, Middle Eastern, African-American, and Asian neighborhoods.
Mercury poisoning can cause illness and even death, and while the amounts of mercury in the cosmetics is typically low, mercury, like lead and some other poisons, accumulates in the body. Mercury is also readily absorbable through skin. It damages the nervous system and other organs such as kidneys. Consumers could be giving themselves frequent small doses of poison that will eventually lead to symptoms like irritability, tremors, depression, memory problems and changes in hearing and vision.
The concern isn't just for the user, either. "Mercury can vaporize and people breathe it in," explained FDA spokesperson Siobhan DeLancey. "That makes it particularly dangerous for infants and small children. They are likely to be picked up and held close to the face. Also, they are so young, and small, and the mercury will accumulate over a lifetime."
Not all products containing mercury will use the word "mercury" on the labels. According to the FDA, other names, like "mercurous chloride," "calomel," "mercuric" and "mercurio" may be listed. Some brand names include Crème Diana, Lulanjina, Fasco and Jiao Li.
For more see the FDA's web page DeLancey warned that not every product in a company's line of cosmetics necessarily contains mercury and that "just because your product is not listed, doesn't mean that it's safe."
People should stop using mercury-tainted products immediately, wash hands and any other body parts that have come into contact with the product, and seal the remaining material in a plastic bag or other leak-proof container. Contact your local environmental health agency for disposal instructions.
If you've been using a tainted product, and you or anyone you've come into contact with is showing symptoms of mercury poisoning, call your physicians or the Poison Center at 800-222-1222.
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SHEPHERD, Texas - The National Weather Service completed its damage survey of the area near Shepherd, Texas, that got hit hard Monday afternoon when a storm ripped through the area. Based on the damage and eyewitness accounts, the storm produced an EF-1 tornado.
The tornado touched down at 2:03 p.m., stayed on the ground for three minutes. It produced a peak wind between 95 and 105 mph. The tornado's path was 30 yards wide and 0.6 mile long.
No injuries occurred during the storm. A barn and a small shed were destroyed and the adjacent home sustained significant damage to the roof, garage, and front door. The storm spread debris, including shingles, sheet metal, and cans, about 1/2 mile from the home.
Multiple people report seeing the funnel cloud and/or tornado. Others said they received the tornado warning issued for this particular storm.
The National Weather Service is rating this tornado as an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale for tornado size and severity. The scale ranges from EF-0 (65 to 85 mph wind) to EF-5 (200+ mph wind). The rating for any particular tornado is determined largely on the extent and severity of damage from the storm. Monday's Shepherd tornado is considered a weak tornado.
Copyright 2013 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday that he wants to eliminate the state's personal income and corporate taxes.
However, there will be a tradeoff. Consumers are likely to pay more at the cash register, if the proposal succeeds. Smokers also might pay more for their habit.
Jindal declined an interview request to discuss the proposal, which he is floating ahead of the start of the April 8 legislative session.
"Eliminating personal income taxes will put more money back into the pockets of Louisiana families and will change a complex tax code into a more simple system that will make Louisiana more attractive to companies who want to invest here and create jobs," Jindal said in a prepared statement without providing further details.
The governor's announcement sparked concerns about how the lost revenue would be offset, with an increase in the state's 4 percent sales tax pegged as the likely generator. Proponents of the eliminations said the move could put Louisiana on the same economic development playing field as Texas and Florida, which do not have state income taxes.
"The devil is in the details," state Senate President John Alario said Thursday. Alario, R-Westwego, said Jindal administration officials discussed a 1.6 percent increase in state sales tax during a meeting with legislative leaders this week.
Tim Barfield, the state revenue department's executive counsel, confirmed during a late Thursday conference call with reporters that a sales tax increase is on the table. Other considerations, he said, include "broadening" the sales tax base, eliminating some sales tax exemptions and increasing so-called "sin" taxes such as the tax on cigarettes.
"There's a tradeoff," said Barfield, adding that the size of the sales tax increase will be determined in discussions with legislators.
Louisiana currently exempts groceries, medicine, household utilities and gasoline from state sales tax. Barfield said none of those exemptions would disappear.
In the state budget year that ended June 30, the state collected $2.5 billion in personal income and $374 million in corporate franchise and income taxes. Sales tax collections stood at $2.6 billion. The money helps pay for hospitals, colleges and other public services.
The governor said income taxes will be eliminated in a "revenue neutral manner."
State Rep. Joel Robideaux, R-Lafayette and chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means that would first hear any legislation, said there are only so many options for replacing nearly $3 billion in income tax collections.
The options include increasing property taxes, which he said the governor opposes, raising sales taxes, getting rid of tax breaks and implementing sin taxes, he said.
State Sen. Neil Riser, R-Columbia and chairman of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs, said he wants to see how high the state sales tax would have to go in order to make the proposal work.
"That's always been the issue in Louisiana of how you would pay for it," he said.
State Rep. Patricia Smith, D-Baton Rouge, said she is concerned that a sales tax increase would negatively affect the poor, especially those living in areas with higher local sales taxes. "That's a hardship on people, in my opinion," she said.
Robideaux, who is an accountant, said the Jindal administration shares Smith's concern.
He said he thought about it and came up with a couple of ideas, including rebates, grant packages and pre-loaded debit cards.
Jan Moller with the Louisiana Budget Project said he fears a financial blow to the state's most vulnerable citizens.
"At a bare minimum, a tax overhaul should not be an excuse to make the state's poorest citizens pay more, and they would suffer the most from the governor's proposal to raise sales taxes," Moller said in a prepared statement.
Barfield said something will be proposed to offset any increase for low- and lower-middle-classes.
"They would be in no worse position than they are today," Barfield said.
Barfield said the administration wants to encourage job creation and economic growth, which help elevate the poor.


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Fairfax rally leads upbeat media outlook
THE media sector's annus horribilis had a respite in time for Christmas, with Fairfax Media leading a rally on Thursday.
Brokers finally found something to like in the embattled industry.
However, a shock profit warning by regional newspaper player and radio station owner APN after the market closed on Thursday is likely to keep gains short-lived.
Shares in Fairfax, the owner of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, rose more than 11 per cent to 54¢, after Commonwealth Bank Equities analysts upgraded their valuation of the stock from 43¢ to 59¢. The broker raised its earnings assumptions for Fairfax's real estate classifieds. ''The key change in our assumption is around the strength of Domain's print margins, which we estimate at 30 per cent versus its digital margins at 35 per cent,'' said CommBank media analyst Alice Bennett.
Seven West Media rose 3 per cent. Ten also managed to recover most of the ground lost after its recent capital raising priced at 20¢ a share, closing at 26¢.
''There does seem to be a solid improvement in sentiment towards companies like Fairfax,'' said Allan Gray portfolio manager Simon Mawhinney. Mr Mawhinney was cautious about predicting a turnaround in the sector, with many stocks still trading significantly below where they started the year and with no signs of recovery in advertising. ''In terms of the advertising market it's not clear if we've found the bottom,'' he said. ''It is incredibly difficult to make a prediction like that.''
Commonwealth Bank said News Corp, Fairfax, Seven West Media and Southern Cross Media remained its preferred stocks in the sector.
Colin Kruger is a business reporter. He joined the Sydney Morning Herald in 1999 as its technology editor. Other roles have included the Herald's deputy business editor and online business editor.
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text: I traded in my 09 Road King with 62k miles for a Geezer Glide aka Electra Glide Ultra Limited. The RK was running fine but was starting to feel old and when I saw this 2011 Limited with 7300 miles at the dealer I had to ask about it; two hours later I rode home on my new bike. Haven't really gone anywhere but still managed to ride 1500 miles in the last two weeks, I thought the RK could eat miles but this does it better. I think heat might be a problem compared to the RK with the fixed fairing, lowers and bigger motor? The first bike I'ved owned with a radio and at first it was distracting but I'm starting to really like it. Bike has some nice standard features, ABS, Cruise, heated grips, power point in the top-box, plug in for an MP3 player, CB radio w/intercom and the 103 motor. Just showing off my new "scooter".


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NNPA—Dear Gwendolyn:I am 63 years old and never married. While working as a nurse in the emergency room of a hospital, early one cold winter morning, a baby was left at the entrance. It was the most gorgeous little girl I had ever seen. After no one claimed the little "Baby Jane Doe," I was able to adopt her. She has been the highlight of my life.
This is the problem: Two years ago she met a man who told her to seek her biological mother. He said, "Your real mother could have money." I was in the kitchen putting my dishes into the dishwasher. His statement went further, saying, "You need to leave this old hag. She is sick and nothing but a burden that you don't need." I was crushed.
I just had surgery and was told to have complete bed rest. I need my child with me more than ever before. She left two weeks ago to live with her boyfriend and the two of them are in search of her real mother.—Annie
Dear Annie:
Your first and main problem at present is not the concern of your daughter. I want you to look into all possibilities of home health services. You can get an aide to come as a nurse and also an aide to do house chores. The government has these programs. Talk with the hospital's Social Services Division. They can arrange this for you.
It is amazing how people can meet outside people who can rule their life. I am sure you have done a good job of being a parent.
Annie, concentrate on your health and hopefully you will have a full recovery. This is so sad. You know why? There will come a day when your daughter realizes that you are the real mother.
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You are hereIt's 'Victory of the Daleks' this Time on Doctor Who: Podshock 194 in this Live Review Show (1 of 2)
It's 'Victory of the Daleks' this Time on Doctor Who: Podshock 194 in this Live Review Show (1 of 2)
"Listen to me, just listen! The Daleks have no conscience, no mercy, no pity. They are my oldest and deadliest enemy. You cannot trust them."
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