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Scientists looking closer at what happens when body dies LEE BOWMAN, Scripps Howard News Service 4:57 PM, Dec 19, 2013 water cooler Share Article Getty Images Copyright Getty Images Show Caption Hide Caption Previous Next Scientists are stretching the boundaries of understanding what happens as the body dies - and learning more about ways to perhaps interrupt the process, which takes longer than we might suppose. Death is the final outcome for 100 percent of patients. But there's growing evidence that revival is possible for at least some patients whose hearts and lungs have stopped working for many minutes, even hours. And brain death - when the brain irreversibly ceases function -- is also proving less open and shut. For decades, doctors have recorded cases where people immersed in very cold water have been revived after hours have gone by. Normally, brain cells start dying within a few minutes after the heart stops pumping oxygen. Many studies have found that hypothermia protects the brain by decreasing its need for oxygen and staving off cell death. Body cooling has become common for many patients after cardiac arrest. However, cooling more a few degrees below normal temperature can also cause cell damage. Cardiologists are still tinkering to find the best approach. Two recent studies presented at the American Heart Association's scientific meeting in Dallas in November tried to see whether early cooling by paramedics after they get a heart restarted is helpful (it didn't seem affect survival or brain damage) or whether cooling to 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 96.8 degrees during the first day in the hospital brings better results (again, not much difference). Then there's the issue of how long to perform CPR. One 2012 study found the median duration in hospitals was 20 minutes for patients that didn't survive; 12 minutes for those who did. The AHA recommends bystanders keep performing CPR until emergency medical services arrive. A Japanese study presented at the AHA meeting, based on six years of data on cardiac arrest survival across Japan, concluded it is worthwhile to continue CPR for 38 minutes or longer and still have a chance to avoid major brain damage. Defining brain death is becoming more complex as researchers find signs of activity in both human and animal subjects whose brain waves at first show they've "flat-lined" to the point that there is no brain function. While some doctors use the EEG as a final check for signs of life in the brain, most rely on a series of reflex and respiration tests given over several hours to determine brain death. Scientists at the University of Montreal reported in September on the case of one Romanian patient who was in an extreme deep coma after treatment with a powerful anti-epileptic drug. Although the electroencephalogram (EEG) showed no activity in the man's cortex (the master processor of the brain), there was activity in the hippocampus, the region responsible for memory and learning. The Montreal team, which reported their findings in the journal PLOS One, recreated the same coma state in 26 cats, and observed the same type of oscillations being generated in the hippocampus of each one. Although the clinical determination of brain death in a hospital relies on more than a flat EEG, the Montreal study is one of many that suggest the criteria may need to be changed. And it points to the possibility that greater use of medically-induced deep coma to help brain-injured people recover may be possible. Just how conscious the brain remains after cardiac arrest is frequently debated and researched. Various studies of cardiac arrest survivors shows many experience profound mental or emotional change. About 20 percent of survivors say they heard or saw something while they were clinically dead. During the AHA meeting, Dr. Sam Parnia, head of intensive care at Stony Brook University Hospital in New York, reported early results of a 25-hospital study of how frequently cardiac arrest survivors see or hear things while their hearts are stopped. Of 152 survivors interviewed, 37 percent said they had recollections from the unconscious period. Only two recalled actually seeing events and one described any events that could be verified. None saw images mounted in the treatment room as part of the experiment. Still, there's evidence that dying brains can remain active. In August, researchers at the University of Michigan reported on brain studies of rats dying from induced cardiac arrest and suffocation. They found that within the first 30 seconds after death, all the rats displayed a surge of brain activity. The rodents' brains showed consciousness that exceeded levels normally found in the animals when they're awake. Share Article A Share A A A Share Article


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I know, not a real original title. This is a real quick one, and some of the rhymes may be forced....I'll be glad to take suggestions if you come up with something better (yes, you will get credit).
This story started as a way to keep a friend and me from falling asleep in accounting. I never finished it in that class. It probably would have rotted away in a notebook somewhere if I had not needed a distraction for a couple of girls I was sitting for. It was an instant hit.
I wrote this as kind of a Valentine's Day gift for my father. He really didn't get the gryffon part, but he liked it anyways.


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Fairview Homestead is a 7 bedroom guest house in B&B style - that means we, the owners, live on the premises. We bought Fairview in 1995 and took up the challenge to restore this historic George landmark – always bearing in mind that the challenge in restoring and maintaining any old building remains staying true to the authenticity of the structure. We are so thankful that the grounds remained large enough to give the house a garden it deserves too.Desmond is a gardener and plant collector – before he started the garden at Fairview he used to enjoy painting and sculpting, but now all the creativity is plowed into this labor of love. The guest house is Philda's pride and joy.
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The Toledo Museum of Art's display of two rare first-edition copies of the King James Bible has been so popular that the exhibit has been extended four weeks, through Jan. 28.
Teri Sharp, museum spokesman, said a series of lectures about the Bibles has drawn capacity crowds. The exhibit opened Sept. 16 in Gallery 15 and had been slated to end Dec. 31.
The King James Bible was first printed in 1611, and its 400th anniversary has been celebrated around the world. It is the Bible that U.S. presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama used during their swearing-in ceremonies and has introduced numerous common phrases into the English language, including "old as the hills," "the blind leading the blind," and "the streets are paved with gold."


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Aaliyah would have turned 34 last Wednesday (add that to the list "You Know You're F-ing Old When..."). While the bulk of her legacy consists of three studio albums, a handful of high-profile collaborations, and many an "Aaliyah 90s Dance Night," the young R&B singer probably never reached her full potential. Like Jeff Buckley, we revere her contributions in passing but we also can't shake that nagging voice in the back of our minds: would she still be great today?
Well, today is your lucky day, skeptical Aaliyah fan. An unreleased track just found its way to the Internet and is posted below for your listening pleasure. Produced by Knotch and Dre Sinatra, "Quit Hatin" fits well within the Aaliyah archetype. It's a slow groove that's a little bit melancholy beneath the cool club beats (sometimes she's naughty-naughty, you know?); and, as Idolator points out, would not be out of place in today's 90s-obsessed pop culture.
The Drake-produced posthumous record hasn't made much movement, but if this track is indicative of what's still to come, to quote Justin Timberlake: we're ready (we think).
Update: The leaked track is allegedly incomplete and has been taken down by the copyright owner Blackground Records. Here is their official statment:
"The track 'Quit Hatin' by Aaliyah was leaked without authorization from Blackground Records as the track is an incomplete recording from past studio sessions. We ask that music sites and bloggers remove the record and should there be any updates to the song, we will release it through a formal announcement. We appreciate the enthusiasm from devoted fans of Aaliyah and the constant celebration of her life and music that has transcended to a new generation of music lovers."
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Going off the topic of toys today to celebrate something significant. Specifically my family, even more specifically my grandparents as they both have events the first week in July. There will be 2 family posts back to back and then we'll get back to toys.
Today is my (maternal) grandparents anniversary. Their SIXTY-FIFTH wedding anniversary. That's an incredible amount of time to be married. That's slightly under two of my lifetimes. They were married in their mid to late teens just before Grandpa went off to be a tail-gunner in some B-26s in WWII.
All marriages have their ups and downs and their trials and tribulations, but these folks have stood the test of time and they have done it with a grace that is an inspiration to everyone that has met them. You can't imagine one without the other. In a time where… what's the statistic up to now? HALF of all marriages end in divorce? It's incredible to see one last this long and still work. They are God-loving farm folks that made it through the great depression, made it through being a world apart during World War two, raised three children, seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, droughts, floods and fires… they've seen it all and they still wake up in the morning and say "I choose you."
I wish I were back in Oklahoma to celebrate with them and the rest of my family today, but since I can't do that, this will serve as my salute!
I love you guys! You've taught me about life, love and what's really important. Here's to 65 more! God bless you.
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Over the course of a lifetime, humans take in more information and memories than their brains can handle. Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell believes this to be a bug, not a feature. And as he chronicles in his new book, Total Recall, he's working on an upgrade. Since 2001, Bell has been compulsively scanning, capturing, and logging each and every bit of personal data he generates in his daily life.
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This trove includes Web sites he's visited (221,173), photos taken (56,282), emails sent and received (156,041), docs written and read (18,883), phone conversations had (2,000), photos snapped by the SenseCam hanging around his neck (66,000), songs listened to (7,139), and videos taken by him (2,164). To collect all this information, he uses a staggering assortment of hardware: desktop scanner, digicam, heart rate monitor, voice recorder, GPS logger, pedometer, smartphone, e-reader.
Called MyLifeBits, the project is feasible only because of the shrinking cost of storage, but creating the archive is just half the battle. "The problem isn't putting it all in. The problem is getting it out," says Bell, who works at Microsoft's Silicon Valley Research Group. "When I started, I couldn't find anything!" A classic file-and-folder hierarchy forces you to shoehorn multifaceted data into specific, rigid categories. Bell's solution is to make everything miscellaneous. He switched to a database that lets info exist in multiple categories and began full-text indexing, which increased his metadata—and, therefore, potential search terms—by orders of magnitude.
In Total Recall, which Bell published with research partner Jim Gemmell, the 75-year-old describes how his archive has worked for him. After the disappearance and presumed death of a friend, computer scientist Jim Gray, Bell combed through thousands of files to find forgotten photos and stories he was then able to arrange into a powerful slide show for Gray's memorial.
Bell's data dump is more than just a glorified photo album. By using e-memory as a surrogate for meat-based memory, he argues, we free our minds to engage in more creativity, learning, and innovation (sort of like Getting Things Done without all those darn Post-its).
But perhaps there's some virtue in truly forgetting—and not storing memories anywhere at all. Maybe our innate lack of RAM serves some evolutionary purpose. We all have unwanted bits we should be free to discard. (That whole freshman year of high school, for example.) "If you think you should forget, you should," Bell concedes. "But for God's sake, keep all the papers you've written and the photos you take. Sometime down the road you might be looking for something and you won't even give yourself the chance of finding it."


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c.1300, "one who delivers or rescues from peril," also a title of Jesus Christ, from Old French sauveour, from Late Latin salvatorem (nominative salvator) "a saver, preserver" (cf. Spanish salvador, Italian salvatore), from salvatus, past participle of salvare "to save" (see save (v.)). In Christian sense, a translation of Greek soter "savior." Replaced Old English hælend, literally "healing," noun use of present participle of hælan (see heal).
one who saves from any form or degree of evil. In its highest sense the word indicates the relation sustained by our Lord to his redeemed ones, he is their Saviour. The great message of the gospel is about salvation and the Saviour. It is the "gospel of salvation." Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ secures to the sinner a personal interest in the work of redemption. Salvation is redemption made effectual to the individual by the power of the Holy Spirit.


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Apple already shrunk down the SIM in its iPhone 4 adn iPad, using a micro-SIM to save space. But apparently even that micro-SIM is too big for Apple, who wants and even tinier SIM to take hold in even tinier gadgets.
Apple is pushing for a new industry standard for SIM cards, one that would be super small in order to save space in a next generation of ultra-thin phones and tablets. They submitted an official proposal to the ETSI, and if approved they could start making the new SIMs relatively soon. And hey, anything that makes it easier to make thinner phones is OK by me.
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[James Richard Verone] noticed a protrusion on his chest. "The pain was beyond the tolerance that I could accept," Verone told the Gaston Gazette. "I kind of hit a brick wall with everything."Further details at Yahoo News, via The Dish.
Verone knew he needed help--and he didn't want to be a burden on his sister and brothers. He applied for food stamps, but they weren't enough either.
So he hatched a plan. On June 9, he woke up, showered, ironed his shirt. He mailed a letter to the Gazette, listing the return address as the Gaston County Jail.
"When you receive this a bank robbery will have been committed by me," Verone wrote in the letter. "This robbery is being committed by me for one dollar. I am of sound mind but not so much sound body."
Then Verone hailed a cab to take him to the RBC Bank. Inside, he handed the teller his $1 robbery demand.
"I didn't have any fears," said Verone. "I told the teller that I would sit over here and wait for police."
The teller was so frightened that she had to be taken to the hospital to be checked out. Verone, meanwhile, was taken to jail, just as he'd planned it.
Because he only asked for $1, Verone was charged with larceny, not bank robbery. But he said that if his punishment isn't severe enough, he plans to tell the judge that he'll do it again. His $100,000 bond has been reduced to $2,000, but he says he doesn't plan to pay it.
In jail, Verone said he skips dinner to avoid too much contact with the other inmates. He's already seen some nurses and is scheduled to see a doctor on Friday...
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Man robs bank in order to get health care
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- AnonymousJune 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM
I think I'm missing the point. Why would he do this? He would not be refused medical treatment anywhere in the USA, even without insurance. He would be billed for the treatment.
Owing (large sums of) money for medical treatment seems a much better alternative to having a permanent criminial record (of a felony no less) to get the treatment for free while incarcerated. - BarbwireJune 24, 2011 at 4:44 PM
Anonymous, in jail he also has a roof over his head, warmth and shelter in winter, and clothing. He'll also have dental care, which he could not get in an emergency room. I long for the day when all citizens of this country will be fed, clothed and cared for as well as prisoners are.
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJune 26, 2011 at 8:04 AM
I met someone this week who truly believes that in the US, all you need is to not be lazy and you will have everything you need. In other words, if you do not have health insurance, three meals a day, a place to live, etc, it's because you are lazy. He brain has been programmed that God has dealt you your cards and his wealth (largly from his parents) is because he and his parents are clean and 'hard working' - I need to also point out that this guy has never so much as mowed his own lawn and thinks 'hard work' is sitting in a teleconferance room eating donuts and sipping starbucks for a few hours in an office overlooking a golf course...


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Intel Gains Microprocessor Share on Strength of PC Sales and Sandy Bridge Success
Intel Gains Microprocessor Share on Strength of PC Sales and Sandy Bridge Success
With a recovery in corporate PC sales and a strong showing of its Sandy Bridge processors, Intel has expanded its lead in the global microprocessor market in the second quarter of this year compared to 2010. This is according to the latest IHS iSuppli Computer Systems research from information and analysis provider IHS.
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In the said time period, Intel accounted for 81.8% of global microprocessor revenue, up 1.1 percentage points from 80.7% in the second quarter of 2010. AMD suffered a corresponding 1.1 percentage point decrease in share during the same period.
While Intel was the star of the microprocessor market on a year-over-year basis, AMD's second-quarter performance appears better when using a sequential comparison. AMD's share of the microprocessor revenue in the second quarter rose to 10.4 percent, up 0.3% from 10.1% in the first quarter. This compares to Intel's 0.7 percentage point decline from 82.6% in the first quarter. AMD's strong increase in shipments of its Fusion microprocessors helped the company to halt the sequential decrease in shipments that it has suffered for the last three quarters.
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click the link below and say what do u think about it..... http://www.worstpreviews.com/review.php?id=273 [i][b]Somebody to luv me(Jim)[/b][/i]
Empire -23 reviewThis is from TrishRoberts ..................moved from another thread...
This is what Empire had to say Is Jim Carrey slowly losing his mind? Well, after no less than three films he's planned to star in this year have fallen apart, you can't blame him for being a little paranoid. But we're actually talking about his latest film, in which ol' rubber chops Carrey turns off the gurning for a fresh shot at "serious". Number 23 seems him playing Walter Sparrow, a man whose life seems ordinary. But when his wife (Virginia Madsen) buys him a book called Number 23, a thriller that seems to be following his life story, Walter starts to unravel. Is his going crazy? Is it a dream, or is there a Massive, Number-Obsessed Conspiracy? We're guessing one and three. thanks trish fluffy Fluffy
I just realized something....One of my children was born almost on the same day that the # 23 is
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Watch Live: Occupy "Day of Action" Continues, 240+ Arrested
UPDATE: At least 175 people have been arrested on Wednesday's "Day of Action," which celebrated the two-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. After a morning of marches and tense stand-offs with the NYPD, the protesters took the march towards Union Square. Estimates are always tricky, but there are as few as a couple thousand and as many 5,000 people marching with the crowd.
Tim Pool from We Are the Other 99, who has pretty much been streaming live without stopping since Monday night/Tuesday morning's police raid, is up and running again. He's building to legend status:
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is making sure New Yorkers and the world know the protesters are at fault for all the violence we've seen. "Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said that five of the protesters arrested on Thursday have been charged with felony assault and that seven police officers were injured," the New York Times reported in its live blog.
More images from Wednesday's "Day of Action":
One of the more tense moments of the day came just before 2 pm ET, when NYPD officers barricaded protesters in Zuccotti Park while they went after one particular OWS member. Reports indicate he kicked a police barricade and this was the police response. Check this out:
The movement heads to Foley Square at 5 pm ET.
"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church" —Tertullian
The Mayor Bloomberg-ordered NYPD raid of Occupy Wall Street's home base at Zuccotti Park only served to embolden and enliven the protesters. And today is a Day of Action for the movement, which celebrates the two-month anniversary of the beginning of #OWS and includes a march on Wall Street. Thousands of people have shown up to Lower Manhattan to join the protest.
Police have erected barricades, the assembled media is having a tough time gaining access, and we have no clue whether this will remain peaceful or turn ugly. The arrests have started. One report from the NYPD says 175 people have been arrested so far on this Day of Action.
You can see some of those arrests, as well as the NYPD using its LRAD sonic weapon here:
The must-follow @ericweinrib took this shot of some of those arrested:
If you're stuck in your office or sitting safely in the confines of your home, but you want to see what's going down anyway, there are plenty of live streaming options. Watch it here:
Tim from We Are the Other 99, who has pretty much been streaming live without stopping since Monday night/Tuesday morning's police raid, is up and running again:
Occupy Wall Street Media Team:
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Global Revolution is up and running as well:
CBS News has a live aerial view:
• Start Spreadin' "The Raid on Zuccotti Park"
• 84-Year-Old Woman Pepper Sprayed By Seattle Police at Occupy Protests
• Judge Rules in Favor of City to Keep OWS From Camping
• Ali Velshi's Fat Evil Twin Drops Anti-Gay F-Bomb at OWS
• Holy Terror: Legendary Comic Artist Frank Miller Goes Bananas on #OWS Protesters
• Brutality: Watch Riot Police Rough Up Occupy Cal Protesters on Berkeley Campus
• Oakland Officer Shoots Cameraman with Rubber Bullet for Seemingly No Reason
• Faceoff: Occupy Wall Street vs. Tea Party
• Bayhem: Oakland Anarchy Mars Peaceful Protests
• Starting to See a Pattern? Occupy Tulsa Protesters Pepper Sprayed, Arrested
• On Rights: Former USAF Airwoman Gives Portland Police Important Civics Lesson
• Right of Way: Mercedes Strikes 2 Occupy Oakland Protesters
• Lowlifes, Homeless and Colbert Co-Opting Occupy Wall Street?
• What I Learned from the Occupation: Lose the Fear
• Iraq Vet Wounded by Oakland Police Projectile Upgraded to "Fair" Condition
• War Pigs: Police in Riot Gear Bust Up Occupy Oakland Protests
• OWS: An Idea to Keep Big Banks Occupied
• Marine to NYPD: "Why Y'all Gearing Up Like This is War?"
• Banksy Shows Support for Occupy London Protests with Custom Monopoly Sculpture
• Fallon and BriWi Slow Jam the #OWS News
• Where Occupy Wall Street Headlines Come From
• Operation Fox Hunt: Anonymous Threatens to Take Down Fox News
• Buncha Bologna: Pepper-Spraying NYPD Officer Loses Just 10 Days Vacation
• Jon Stewart on Hypocrisy of Republican Revolution Rhetoric
• MTV Goes OWS: Watch Previews for "True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street"
• 11 Occupy Wall St. Spin-offs You May Have Missed
• [VIDEO] Rest Easy, World: Half of the Baldwin Brothers Make a Visit to OWS
• Close Your Citibank Account, Go Directly to Jail
• NYPD and OWS Protesters Clash After Cleanup Postponed
• Here's Why "Occupy" Protesters Picked Specific Fight with Wall St. Bankers
• Gee, Wonder Why Fox News Declined to Air This Interview with Occupy Wall St. Protester
• Wicked Cold: Riot Police Clash with Occupy Boston Camp
• Puppet Interview Crews and More Kanye West News From Occupy Wall Street
• Nightstickin': NYPD Officer to Start "Occupy Hospitals"
• What Would George Carlin Think of Occupy Wall Street?
• CAPTION IT: Kanye West Occupies Wall Street…for Minutes
• Police Tackle Peaceful Cafe Worker at "Occupy Wall Street"
• NYPD Officer in Hot Bologna After Second Pepper Spray Video Surfaces
• Jon Stewart Finally Breaks Down Occupy Wall Street
• Geraldo Meets Occupy Wall Street Protesters Amid Chants of "Fox News Lies!"
• Inconceivable! Princess Bride Bossman Checks in with Occupy Wall Street Protests
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A decade ago, the Bonn conference in Germany heralded the international community's entrance into Afghanistan at a time of optimism that much could be done to better the war-scarred country's fortunes. On Monday, nearly 1,000 delegates from more than 80 nations returned to Bonn to chart a much quieter exit, with U.S. and international troops scheduled to leave in 2014.
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A 32-year-old Adrian man admitted he smoked marijuana before falling asleep at the wheel and crashing into another vehicle while driving without a license last July. The admissions were made as Kevin Michael Probst pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lenawee County Circuit Court to driving while license suspended causing a serious injury.
"I fell asleep," Probst said. "I had smoked earlier that night. I smoked marijuana."
Probst drove across the center of Country Club Road the morning of July 12 and crashed head-on into a vehicle driven by Rhonda Cordone, 43, of Lyons, Ohio, according to a Lenawee County Sheriff's Department report. She reportedly suffered a dislocated ankle and other serious injuries.
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- STIMPACKS: Combat stimulants that increase movement and attack speed at the expense of health.
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Mystery Cory cat deaths? So yesterday i come home and feed the fish as i usually do (3 neon tetra, 3 glowlight tetra, and two peppered cories) they are all acting normal as they normally do no signs of the tank being dirty or anything. I ran out to run a few errands and i come back to my cories either not swimming at all in a vertical position against the sides of the tank or swimming upside down and falling to the bottom. Then I woke up this morning to find both of them dead?? I did notice some like white fuzz on the newer cories barbels and fins. the 2nd cory was added just a few days ago from petsmart im starting to think he was sick when I got him. Any input would really help |
The fungus you saw could have been before or after death. This is why I highly recommend a quarantine tank before adding any new fishes as you can wipe out every fish you own with a dollar fish. How long has your tank been set up? Do you know you ammonia, nitrite, nitrate readings? How many gallons is your tank? Cories also need a school I think 5 minimum, you can check this out in the profile section at the top of the page. |
Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0 Its a 10 gallon tank and it has been set up for a little over three months it has two kyoto plants, a java fern, a crested tropica fern, and a moneywort plant. I got home tonight and all the fish were dead :( and the water is very cloudy. I removed all the fish and turned up the heat as per byrons post in another Ich thread. I also ordered coppersafe. This all started shortly after i added another peppered cory catfish from petsmart. |
Sorry to hear that. Ich looks like the fish have been sprinkled with a salt shaker. I do not know right off if coppersafe is safe for use with live plants you may want to check that. If the tank is completely fish less you can just go with the heat and time method. I believe ich can only live without a host for a few days, 3 maybe? |
also their eyes looked cloudy |
I myself wouldn't use chemicals as you don't have fish, I would just let it die off. Copper can be hard on some plants I don't know if I would risk it. |
i thought ich could live in the enviroment for months.. not days... |
It needs a host. It can live on a fish and not show itself for months.. years probably. With no fish whatsoever in the tank it should die off in a few days... however the fish that were in there(tetras) will still have it, even if there are no symptoms. |
I've been doing some reading it seems like there are a lot of mixed reviews on exactly how long it takes to get it out of your tank. The high temps will speed the life cycle but as whether to add new fish in 2 weeks or 6 weeks seems to vary. I had though it was only a week or so but after this research I'm not sure. |
thanks for claifying that for me ladayen..k19 i know in the saltwater world, most ppl recomend wainting 90 days after all signs of disease are gone. |
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Spanish automaker Seat announced this morning at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show that it has shattered the front-wheel drive Nürburgring lap record. Using the just-revealed Seat Leon Cupra 280 DSG, Seat pulled off a record 7:58.4 'Ring time, beating out the previous front-drive champ, the Renault Megane RS Trophy by almost 10 seconds.
Essentially the Spanish automaker's version of the Volkswagen Golf R, the front-drive Seat Leon Cupra 280 is powered by VW's ubiquitous 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4, which makes (you guessed it) 280 metric horsepower in the Leon Cupra, or about 276 hp. Equipped with a DSG six-speed dual-clutch transmission, and equipped with the optional Performance package, which includes Brembo brakes, 19-inch alloy wheels, and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, the Seat Leon Cupra is capable of rocketing from 0-62 mph in 5.7 seconds, and churning out stellar 7:58.4 Nürburgring lap times.
Seat says driver Jordi Gené's Leon Cupra 280 DSG lap record was set on a dry 50-degree Fahrenheit day. Gené's average speed around the 'Ring was 96 mph, and he topped out at 150 mph at times, just 5 mph shy of the Seat's 155 mph speed limiter.
The Seat Leon Cupra 280's front-wheel drive Nurburgring record puts it in some pretty impressive company. The C6 Chevrolet Corvette Z51's best time around the 'Ring was 7:59. Our old Cadillac CTS-V Wagon long-termer couldn't even break the eight-minute mark, needing 8:12.1 to lap the track in wet conditions. The previous front-drive record holders, the Megane RS Trophy needed 8:07.93 to lap the 'Ring, while the previous front-drive record holder, a Chevrolet Cobalt SS, needed 8:22.85 for its lap.
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Twins one time center fielder Kirby Puckett is reported to have had a stroke at his Arizona home today and was taken to a Scottsdale hospital for surgery. Puckett, led Minnesota to a couple titles back in 1987 and 1991.
He's a good man who played the game with skill, passion, and joy. There's some new immediate treatment for stroke. Hope he got it.
Guys I am 5'7" and 198 lbs altho I have a 34" waist and I bench 290 lbs, I always related to Kirby ...I wasnt eveen 'that' mad when we lost to them in 87 cuz of Kirby! He was the paramount that all 5'7ers should base their achievements on. I will find a Kirby poster and use it as inspiration from now on....Love and Godspeeed to him
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Episode 41 was pretty cool. I had hoped those 3 would join fairy tail, oh well, maybe sometime in the future. Juvia's new look isn't too bad. I had to laugh at Gajeel's song, he looked mighty sharp in that suit though. This was a rather cool transitional episode setting up the next story arc.
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that last episode was oddly rushed... they cut out quite a bit of manga material, and when it comes to these kinds of series, cutting out material is generally the LAST thing you want since you typically need to stretch a lot to avoid catching up to the manga...
Some of the unimportant non-spoilerish stuff they cut out (some of which will be greatly missed... Spoiler:
As for the more important actually spoilerish bits... i don't really consider them to have been "cut out" just yet... there is the possibility that they may have just rearranged the timing of those events. Sometimes things might flow a bit better... for instance, in one of those scenes, they make reference to a character who will come up later... however that character won't come in until AFTER the next arc; and that's kinda of a long way to wait. As such, the anime team might have thought it better to save that scene till after this coming arc. |
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The spellings are, as always, the same as those in the official Del Rey Manga.
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If that is the case, then the names used in manga are closer to the real names than the names of the anime. |
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Once the show gets past volume 13-14, then I'll probably choose name spellings myself, and submit them to kadokawa for approval. Then Del Rey will use those in future volumes.
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42 was well done, now the action and lots of combats are going to start mirajane was hillariuos in Miss Fairy
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As is the case with any fantasy novel, Lewis must establish verisimilitude as the work begins and sustain it throughout the narrative. He uses psychological verisimilitude, analogies, vivid imagery, mythic allusions, and an epilogue in order to gain credence. Still another technique which he employs is typical British humor, e.g., when Ransom is lost in the Malacandrian world, the narrator comments that Ransom has nothing to fear, "except the fact of wandering unprovisioned and alone in a forest of unknown vegetation thousands or millions of miles beyond the reach or knowledge of man."
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To the Editor:
In the Daily Press Feb. 4, I read in the letters section a note to the editor by a character who calls himself Jeff Taylor from Palm Desert, Calif.
It seems that Jeff has a burr under his saddle over some issues here in Moffat County, some 20 or so hours drive away from Palm Desert. If Jeff wants to shoot and spout opinions about our elected officials, then I think he should do it from Moffat County and not from California.
I have lived in Craig for the past 20 years, year round through all three seasons ( winter, mud and dust) and I have voted in ALL of the elections in the past 20 years.
Finding fault with the people who give to the community as elected officials comes natural to those who didn't vote for those currently in office. Having a difference of opinion is OK, if that opinion is based on fact and knowledge; but not credible if it is based strictly on emotion.
When somebody is put into office they are new. You wouldn't expect to fry an egg in a new cast iron frying pan would you? NO, YOU would first season it and allow it to become hardened, and only then can you fry that egg.
Well, that's just what a new commissioner is: NEW!
Give them some time to learn how things work. We need seasoned people to show and lead. I would hate to think what we would have if all the officials were new in the same year. Some say that one of the commissioners' hat can't fit on his head these days. Well maybe something as simple as a haircut and a tug on the reins may fix that.
Why recall somebody with less than two years left in office? A recall at this time would put us in a hell of a mess ....
Jeff, there is something that you don't know about the people of this fine community. When I was involved in the recall of most of the city council, I found about the passion that is in this community for the community.
Many times I was stopped on main street and cussed and sometimes complemented for what I was doing but I was on main street, not in California.
Many times I have had a difference of opinion with elected officials, but I always said what I wanted them to hear and never made my self unavailable. So I am
saying to you Jeff come on down to main street if you have something to say.
Don't be a sissy and send a letter from California, come here and say it.
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jesus christ calm the fuck down maybe he's letting you leave right after lunch, like a double present.
my boss buys me lunch all the time and gave me a 1600 dollar bonus but I might have to work my whole shift today
I should shut the fuck up, up until a few years ago we used to always get off early the day before the holidays started, when that suddenly came to an end I was prepared to go all Falling Down.
I've never had Thai food, all the places around here that sell it always have sketchy looking chinks hanging around out front.


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Trucks detouring around the I-280 closing in North Toledo have prompted city officials to step up enforcement of the five-ton weight limit on the Martin Luther King, Jr., Bridge.
The city s division of streets, bridges, and harbor issued a reminder yesterday that the bridge s deteriorated condition prompted the 1997 establishment of a 20-ton limit, which was further reduced to five tons in 2000 to preserve the King s lift spans until their replacement.
The lift spans are to be replaced this winter.
I-280 is to be closed between Greenbelt Parkway and Summit Street until mid-May. A detour route for local trucks has been posted using Greenbelt, Cherry Street, and Summit, but trucks using that route are directed to take Summit back to the Craig Memorial Bridge.


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2012-03-17, 18:59 | Link #161 |
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Location: Northeast USA
Age: 31
I think it's easier for people to obtain screens that can let superior video resolution and encoding shine than it is for people to obtain speakers or headphones that make lossless audio worth it. My personal opinion is that FLAC audio just needlessly ups my file sizes, because to me it sounds the same as AAC-encoded audio. As you could probably guess, I'm using low- to mid-range speakers and headphones.
2012-03-17, 21:23 | Link #163 | |
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But needless to say, this can come in handy if I go on vacation... I can just watch my stuff from my phone instead of taking out my laptop. (Not to mention, the VLC port sucked, but the official developers are making a new and probably better port of it)
2012-03-17, 22:07 | Link #164 |
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That display is beautiful. Too bad its paired up with a phone OS and hardware. When can I buy a real computer with one of these...
btw, I don't think its extra graphics hardware. Pretty sure there is no hardware acceleration of Hi10p yet, so its all on the CPU. |
2012-03-18, 10:27 | Link #166 | |
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/edit: Also, what's this? Is that visible in real life or from youtube? Last edited by sneaker; 2012-03-18 at 11:39. |
2012-03-18, 13:48 | Link #167 | |
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Age: 28
I swear I'll never buy another Apple product until I feel the price is absolutely worth it. Their stuff is always overhyped, and those who buy their stuff tend to use their technology "as is" without any modifications, hacking, engineering, etc. Owning an Apple product seems to be some sort of social status instead of engineering ability. What is a point of spending so much money on a piece of exotic technology when you don't (or can't) experiment with its limits?
2012-03-18, 15:49 | Link #168 | |
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All that and the specs are just horrible. |
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Then again, it was a random opinion on the internet. Those were his reasons for why an iPad can outperform an Android tablet with superior hardware. Quote:
I switched to using Macs about four years ago. I've used Windows for well over double that amount of time. I still virtualize Windows, but unless Apple royally screws up, I don't ever intend to return to Windows as my primary operating system. I enjoyed tinkering with Windows when I used it (and Windows Mobile, too - that was my first smartphone), but I'm too busy to tinker with things now. I want it to "just work," and the tight integration between Apple's various devices is too good to pass up. It's not for everyone. Computers are tools - use the one that best fits what you're trying to do and how you like to work. Just recognize that the number of Apple users who chose it simply as a status symbol or because they wanted to be "cool" are in the slim minority at this point. It's anecdotal, but I've never met one, and Macs were all over the place in research and higher education.
2012-03-18, 18:05 | Link #170 |
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I'm not bias on this one because I have read some stuff on how both software works. I must say that Apple's software is slightly less buggy and a bit more secured from what I have read . Everything is checked with a signature and you can't run running unsigned code unless it's jail broken which can be done because Apple doesn't have a check on the main boot (Nothing is impossible to crack or hack).
Also, I heard the new ipad was already jail broken. The Android is a great product if you have 1GB of ram. Personally, I do not know why google used Java. Without it, it could just be as stable as iPhone since it wouldn't have an extra layer for Java under Linux OS, taking up more RAM. Stuff that gets loaded into the ram needs to get collected by the garbage collector so say you have a game and you start the game up.The game will load all it's contents into the RAM and you play level one. When you get to Level two, it does the same as level 1, it loads the contents for level 2, however, level one content has to wait for the garbage collector to pick it up and delete it so you still have all the content from level one . Supposedly, the garage collector is great and picks up resources that isn't in used but again, it HAS to run, slowing down the android. But I think if you have 1GB or maybe 512MB, you will be just as good as the iPad. Last edited by piccahoe; 2012-03-18 at 18:22. |
2012-03-18, 20:45 | Link #171 | |
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Of course, playing 10bit H264 is no easy feat since there is no hardware acceleration. If an iPad 3rd Generation can play these files decently, it shows that the ARM Cortex A9 is already that powerful. Who knows what lies ahead when smartphones and tablets with quad core ARM processors gets released.
2012-03-19, 15:30 | Link #172 |
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2D hardware acceleration works fine on Android. It's working perfectly on my Galaxy Nexus. No problems at all. Android versions before 4.0 have iffy or nonfunctional acceleration, though.
@Saintess: The WOA tablets will not be able to run applications compiled for x86. They will be just as limited as any other tablet. I think Microsoft needs to change their strategy up a bit before they start releasing things. The average consumer doesn't know the difference between ARM and x86 architectures. They will buy a Windows tablet and expect it to run the same Windows applications that their desktop or laptop runs, and of course it will not. Anger will follow...
2012-08-07, 19:34 | Link #174 |
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Location: New England
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I once asked about the Crunchyroll app for iPad in this forum, and I was told the Crunchyroll app only allows you to view anime rated 13 and up and below. I brought this up with a friend and he said that he doesn't have that problem with Crunchyroll for his iPhone. Can anyone tell me if Crunchyroll is offered in full on iPad? If you become a premium member, would that carry over to the iPad if you sign in?
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Niiiice. The iPad 3 is being unveiled next month. Now, if they were to put micro SD card slots in them, they'd be perfect. I hope they do. I don't expect it that much, but they might since Windows tablets will have them.
2012-08-08, 18:51 | Link #180 | |
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Regarding the iPad 4. You're looking at Q1-Q2 of next year for the next 10" model to be released. Many speculate that the newest addition to the Apple tablet lineup will most likely be a 7" tablet to combat the Fire and Nexus 7. Last edited by problemedchild; 2012-08-09 at 02:34. |
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Arizona congressman chides BLM's 'broken' wild horse policy
Las Vegas Review-Journal, By SCOTT SONNER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PALOMINO VALLEY — The top Democrat on a congressional subcommittee on public lands said Wednesday that he wants to work with well-meaning U.S. land managers to overcome decades of mismanagement of wild horses and fix outdated, "broken" roundup policies he says prioritize livestock over mustangs.
After touring a government corral with more than 1,000 horses, Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona said he finds it disturbing that the number of captured horses and burros in holding pens now slightly surpasses the estimated 40,000 on the range in 10 Western states.
"Those numbers should disturb people," Grijalva said, adding that it makes no sense to spend tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to round up horses from their native range when the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has no room to store them.
"It's not a question of blame," he told reporters outside the BLM's Palomino Valley holding facility north of Reno. "It's a question of a policy and management strategy that has consistently failed in preserving and sustaining the wild horse legacy of this country."
Grijalva, ranking member of the House Natural Resources subcommittee on public lands and environmental regulation, said he hopes to work with BLM to develop legislation that would lead to a "sound management plan with the maximum amount of habitat that the wild horses use … as opposed to a management plan that is constricted around holding pens."
He pointed to a recent independent scientific report recommending the agency move away from roundups and put more emphasis on the use of contraceptives and other fertility control methods to manage horse populations.
The 14-member panel assembled by the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council concluded that BLM's removal of nearly 100,000 horses from the Western range over the past decade is probably having the opposite effect of its intention to ease ecological damage and cull the herds.
By stepping in prematurely when food and water supplies remain adequate, and with most natural predators long gone, the land management agency is producing artificial conditions that ultimately serve to perpetuate population growth, the committee said in a 451-page report in June.
BLM spokeswoman Erica Szlosek said Wednesday that the agency welcomed the congressman's visit. She said it continues to review the academy panel's recommendations.
"The NAS report did not call for an end to the gathers. It looked at different options on the range, population control, growth depression, those kinds of measures," she said. "We've been reading the report and we are parsing out chapter by chapter different parts to different specialists at BLM to look at the range of possibilities."
The number of animals at holding facilities surpassed the estimated number on the range earlier this year for the first time since President Richard Nixon signed the Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. BLM estimates there are about 40,000 wild horses and burros on the range, about half of those in Nevada.
The scientific panel said the agency averaged removing 8,000 horses from the range annually from 2002 to 2011. Last year, it spent 60 percent of its wild horse budget on holding facilities, more than $40 million.
Grijalva said livestock outnumbers mustangs by margins of 3-to-1 or more on many federal lands designated as horse management areas.
"It should be a shared resource," he said, adding that he believes the political and fiscal landscape of the debate has changed significantly since the NAS panel concluded the agency has a "very broken management system" that is "not functional."
"When advocates are passionate about an issue — as advocates for the wild horses are — sometimes unfortunately you dismiss that as being 'a point of view,'" he said.


text: Concentrations M.S. in Global and International Education Based on career objectives, M.S. in Global and International Education students choose from five distinct areas of concentrations. The concentrations have been specifically developed according to new trends and developments in the field, making them timely and responsive. Educational Policy International agencies and non-governmental organizations are increasingly involved in wide-scale policy making throughout the world. Through this concentration, Global and International Education students wishing to work in this dynamic field acquire the tools to analyze, craft, and implement educational policy appropriately. E-Learning Leadership Distance learning is becoming increasingly prevalent in the international sector and non-governmental organizations as a means of expanding educational access to remote and impoverished communities. Professional adeptness in e-learning is imperative for individuals working in the field of international education. Higher Education As American higher education becomes increasingly globalized through foreign exchanges, international students, and technology, the significance of the field of global and international education to higher education is apparent. Students will be equipped to work in a university setting through coursework that will acclimate them to the higher education environment. Learning Technologies In order to function in the 21st Century high-tech world, it is increasingly important for teachers and education practitioners to be well-versed in learning technologies and educational technology trends. Peace Education The concept of building peace through pedagogy is a growing trend in global education. Peace Education is the combination of many interdisciplinary and multicultural theories that seeks to understand and counter the roots of cultural violence through education. Drexel's M.S. in Global and International Education provides students with the skill set and knowledge to become leaders in this exciting area of international expertise.


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I would like to share with you some of the latest, nonsurgical and non-drug breakthroughs in eliminating knee pain. Twenty percent of chronic knee pain is caused by pure knee pain; however, the other 80 percent is caused by neurometabolic conditions.
What do I mean by a neuro-metabolic condition? First, there is a neurological component to their knee pain. Neurological is a big word for your brain and nerves. When there is knee pain other conditions can exists as well, such as numbness and tingling in the feet, legs, hands or arms; lower back pain; neck pain; headaches; balance problems; other underlying conditions such as Parkinson's, MS, stroke, diabetes and other autoimmune condtions. Second, there is a metabolic component. What I mean by a metabolic component is blood glucose/sugar level too high or too low, inflammation caused by an infection or food reactivity, anemia, or the detoxification organs like the liver and kidneys not working properly. Inflammation is a big cause of chronic knee pain.
It is vital for you to find out exactly what can be causing your knee pain. Let's start with blood tests that can be very helpful to find out how you are functioning. Remember that your blood test is a "snapshot" of what is happening with your body at that moment in time. That is why several follow up blood tests are important to see if you have a pattern developing in your health. It is important to remember to have your blood tests drawn on a fast. Try to eat for two to three weeks prior to your blood test what you would "normally" consume. You want your blood test to represent your "normal" versus going out the night or two before and splurging. Drink plenty of water. Our rule of thumb is to drink half of your body weight in ounces.
Blood tests such as CRP-hs(C-Reactive Protein-high sensitivity), homocysteine, uric acid, fibrinogen and HGBa1c are just a few to help you find out if you have inflammation or not. We need to find out if you are in the 20 percent with just knee pain or the 80 percent with a neurometabolic condition.
The current treatment for chronic knee pain is medication and surgery. Take the medications and they will destroy your liver, kidneys and your guts. There are serious side effects to medications. There is no guarantee that the $40,000 to $50,000 knee surgery will work. No two knee patients are exactly alike, so each patient needs to have an individualized approach taken to their conditions.
A complete neurological examination is necessary. You have nerves in your body that are firing at 270 miles per hour. These nerves are called large diameter afferent (LDA). These nerves can be checked by using vibration. Vibration checks the back part of the spinal cord. You should be able to feel vibration the same on your entire body. Does the right side feel like the left side? Do the upper extremities feel the same as the lower extremities? Your should know this immediately and with out hesitation because these LDA nerves fire so quickly. These LDA nerves are the first to demyelinate or die off. These nerves also inhibit pain. When you have injury to these nerves you will get chronic pain.
Other tests to check the health of your nervous sytem include joint position sense, 2 point discrimination, reflexes, muscle strength, coordination in movement, and balance.
The number one cause of death in the United States is due to falls stemming from balance disorders. Very rarely are these tests being done and if they are they will still be treated the same: "here's the script" and " call us when you're ready to have the surgery."
Next week I will continue with this subject of knee pain relief.
God bless America and all of our troops. Yours in good health!


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Diversity Issues In Today'S Classroom
Diversity Issues in Today's Classroom
This section will focus on diversity. This concept has undergone some major redefinitions, as diversity used to refer only to visible differences such as male and female, black and white. Today, diversity is defined as anything that diverts or deviates from the norm. As such, diversity exists in regards to ideas, opinions, goals, genders, ethnicities, communication styles, and even teaching and learning styles. The list is almost infinite. However, the debatable point here is what and who defines the "norm"? Consider the following:
- When one thinks of physical diversity in the classroom, which group gets the special attention? The handicapped because they are a detour from the norm – the unimpaired.
- In regards to language, which group gets assistance? The group that speaks the "norm" or the one that detours from it? The group that detours from the norm receives the assistance.
- When one speaks of intellectual diversity, which group is of concern, those who are honor students or those who struggle to understand basic concepts? The answer is the latter.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, diversity awareness tends to highlight groups that detour from a pre-established "norm." The "norm" can be defined as the commonly accepted way of doing things within the culture in question. Thus, in America, the Spanish will need assistance in regards to meeting the language norms; while in Spain, Americans will be the language diversity group that receives help.
However, while there are broad spectrums of diversity in many areas of life, certain specific diversities present challenges in today's classrooms. These include Race and Ethnicity, Socio-Economic Status, Gender, Age and Exceptionalities, Religion, Language and Learning Styles. As each of these areas is highlighted below, consider the established norms here in America and the groups that struggle to meet those norms.
Race and Ethnicity
During the civil rights movement, classrooms struggled with the integration of blacks into what was deemed a "white space." Thankfully, today's classroom seeks to be a global learning environment that is open to students of all cultures. Today's classroom is a materialization of the distinct emblem of welcome authenticated by the Statue of Liberty. Teachers want to be sensitive to the needs of those students who do not fit into the common American races of blacks or whites.
Socio-Economic Status
Students are continually dealing with social and economic disparities. This can result in some students being more open, bold and confident while others shy away from more extraverted classroom activities, such as role-plays, class presentations, group work and so forth. The groups in this category that oftentimes could benefit from special attention in the classroom are those who do not meet the normative level of wealth and social status.
While gender has traditionally involved the clear distinction between male and female, there is also a third group – a group that represents a type of hermaphrodism that is either the result of biology or learned behaviors, and is often identified through the voluntary display of a preferential dress and/or behavior style.
Today's teachers have to deal with this triangular gender existence. Again, the group that is often discriminated against and ill-treated by other students is the one that does not match the norm.
Age and Exceptionalities
Some age disparity exists in the classroom, as some students are older or younger than others either because they got a late start or are top performers who have moved more quickly through the grades. The students frowned upon are usually the much older or younger ones.
Religious diversity is a growing topic in today's classrooms as students from all over the world struggle to maintain their varying cultural identities.
While many schools are not affiliated with any type of religion at all, students' comments and lifestyles can oftentimes make their religious preferences clear. Those who feel isolated are normally those who are of religions that are not common in America, but can also be those who are members of religions popular in America that are currently under scrutiny or criticism.
Language has become one of the main areas of diversity in the classroom. Language diversity involves students from other countries, as well as hearing impaired students who seek to enjoy "normal" schooling. Thus, teachers struggle to deal with multiple language barriers, and again, the students who need the most attention are those who are unable to function at a normative level in English.
Learning Styles
Teachers who want to reach their zenith in classroom success need to take the time to understand the various learning styles. The number of these styles has undoubtedly increased right along with the growth in multiculturalism. Students of varying cultures learn in very unique ways. For example, countries such as Japan promote more independent learning while American students are typically granted a bit more "hand-holding" through the learning process.
Based on this extreme diversity in today's classroom, teachers need to spend more time learning about these cultures and diversities.


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Michigan Online Resources for Educators
Michigan Reads! One Book One State Children's Book Program
The 2014 Michigan Reads! book was Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Tim Bowers. We welcomed children, parents, caregivers, librarians and teachers to participate in our 10th program year. In our 2014 book, Acoustic Rooster learns about music, teamwork and sportsmanship. After realizing he can't win the barnyard talent contest as a solo act with such fierce competition, a rooster with a love for jazz looks to help from other animals. A quartet with an unbelievable sound is created, with their ability to work together cleverly captured in this book with rhyming text, references to key American musicians, and vivid illustrations.
Look here for more information and materials, such as the author and illustrator tour locations, event pictures, the programming guide, press release and many other materials!
Michigan Online Resources for Educators (MORE) provides thousands of quality educational web sites tied to the state's curriculum and professional development needs.
M.O.R.E, or the Michigan Online Resources for Educators, is a component of the Michigan eLibrary. It is a portal that connects teachers, parents, homeschool families and those who are interested in education to tens of thousands of curricular based resources that are aligned to the Michigan Content Expectations (GLCEs and HSCEs) soon to be the Common Core. Currently, the majority of the resources in the portal are from Thinkfinity.org, a project of the Verizon Foundation. Thinkfinity works with reputable content partners such as ArtEdge, Illuminations, National Geographic, and many more. Other resources come from GaleCengage and the now inactive Michigan Teacher Network. The types of content you can expect to find in the M.O.R.E. portal include lesson plans, videos, online interactives, podcasts and much more.
M.O.R.E. has excellent functionality in that you can search by the content expectations, browse by subject or do an advanced search. When educators create a free account, they can also rate and review resources, store favorite resources in "My Resource Locker," create lesson plans, and collaborate using M.O.R.E.'s collaboration center via edWeb.net. There is also professional development available for Michigan teachers. Anyone using the portal can share content using the "Share" option for each resource.
The M.O.R.E. portal is a joint project of the Office of Education Technology & Data Coordination, Michigan Department of Education and the Library of Michigan. This excellent educational resource is made available at no cost to all Michigan residents and is searchable world-wide.


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