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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 n.7 Cape Town Jul. 2009
Resuscitation in major burns: the problem of fluid creep
A D RogersI, *; J S KarpelowskyII; A ArgentV; A J W MillarIII; H RodeIV
IMB ChB, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town
IIMB BCh, FCS (SA), Cert Paed Surg (SA), Department of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town
IIIMB ChB, FRCS (Eng), FRACS, FCS (SA), DCH, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town
IVMB ChB, MMed (Surg), FCS (SA), FRCS (Edin), Department of Paediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town
VMB BCh, OCH, MMed, FCP (SA), Department of Paediatric Critical Care, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town
To the Editor: We have noticed an alarming tendency for burn patients to be over-resuscitated, and we believe that protocols should be reviewed in light of our own and international experience.
We recently managed an 8-year-old boy with 52% full- thickness burns, who developed abdominal and limb compartment syndromes during the period of resuscitation. The fluid volumes infused above those calculated were 1.6 and 4.7 litres on days 1 and 2 respectively to maintain haemodynamic stability and urine output above 2 ml/kg/h. Within 48 hours of the injury, he developed poor peripheral perfusion and a distended abdomen; the intravesical pressure was 32 mmHg and the abdominal perfusion pressure 23 mmHg. Abdominal decompression and three limb fasciotomies were performed, but small-bowel and lower limb muscle necrosis had developed. The patient deteriorated rapidly despite inotropic support and died.
Fluid calculations were based on the Parkland formula at 4 ml/kg/% burn, and a major goal of resuscitation was to maintain urine output above 2 ml/kg/h.1 The Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) course manual2 states that the Parkland formula is 'only a guide; subsequent therapy will be guided by urine output, which should be kept at 2 ml/kg/hour or more'.
Such formulae and guidelines do not negate the value of regular re-assessment of the patient's clinical condition. Over-reliance on the Parkland formula, and attempts at maintaining fluid output above 2 ml/kg/h as prescribed by APLS,2 may lead to over-hydration; if severe, this may manifest as compartment syndromes in unburnt limbs and in the abdomen, with potentially lethal consequences.3-5
The pendulum appears to have swung from under-resuscitation before use of the Parkland formula towards over-hydration, the sequelae encapsulated as 'fluid creep', a term coined by Pruitt.3 Over-resuscitation can result in pulmonary oedema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, multiple organ dysfunction, compartment syndromes, and cerebral oedema.4,5
The British Burn Association has suggested that formulae be adjusted to 3 ml/kg/% burn, with a target urine output of 0.5 ml/kg/h for children and adults, and also recommended that colloids be introduced early (within 12 hours of the burn) to decrease fluid requirements.
We suggest the following to optimise fluid resuscitation and prevent adverse complications:
1. The first 8 hours are critical; intravenous resuscitation should start immediately for all burns with body surface area involvement of more than 15%.
2. The fluid volume formula should be reduced to 3 ml/kg/% burn during the initial 24 hours.
3. Urine output goals for both adults and children should be reduced to 0.5 - 1 ml/kg/h.
4. Colloids should be introduced early (after 8 hours) and inotropes initiated judiciously to maintain haemodynamic stability.
5. Biochemical markers, lactate, mixed venous saturation and base excess should be aggressively normalised and used as endpoints in conjunction with urine output.6,7
6. Feeding (preferably transpyloric) should be initiated early.
7. Intravesical and abdominal perfusion pressures should be measured routinely and regularly.8,9
8. The concept of an escharotomy for a burn eschar may fall short of adequate decompression of burnt tissues, necessitating frequent re-assessment and possible conversion of an eschar release to a fascial release.10
9. Guidelines and protocols should be used, such as those recently published in the SAMJ.11
10. Patients with major burns should be referred to the local burns unit during the initial assessment and resuscitation phase.
11. If the response to resuscitation is inadequate despite adequate fluid replacement, one should consider a covert source of fluid loss (internal haemorrhage, undetected trauma, etc.) or the early onset of a toxic shock syndrome-like state (usually caused by Gram-positive organisms).
Fluid creep is a recognised entity with significant detrimental effects on cardio-respiratory function, and it may also result in limb and abdominal compartment syndromes. Strategies to prevent and manage its development should be incorporated into 'care bundles' designed for the management of severely burnt patients. A modified Parkland formula (3 ml/kg/% burn) is a useful guide to fluid resuscitation calculations, but the patient's general condition should be repeatedly reviewed and alterations made according to clinical examination findings, biochemical markers and endpoints of resuscitation, in addition to urine output.
1. Baxter CR, Shires T. Physiological response to crystalloid resuscitation of severe burns. Ann NY Acad Sci 1968; 150(3): 874-894. [ Links ]
2. Mackay-Jones K, Molyneux E, Phillips B, Wieteska S. The Burned or Scalded Child. In: Advanced Paediatric Life Support The Practical Approach. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: BMJ Books, 2005: 203. [ Links ]
3. Pruitt BA. Protection from excessive resuscitation: 'Pushing the pendulum back.' J Trauma 2000; 49(3): 567-568. [ Links ]
4. Saffle JI. The phenomenon of 'fluid creep' in acute burn resuscitation. J Burn Care Res 2007; 28(3): 382-395. [ Links ]
5. Hansen S. Feature: From cholera to 'fluid creep': A historical review of fluid resuscitation of the burn trauma patient. Wounds 2008; 20(7): 206-213. [ Links ]
6. Kamolz LP, Andel H, Schramm W. Lactate: early predictor of morbidity and mortality in patients with severe burns. Burns 2005; 31(8): 986-990. [ Links ]
7. Holm C, Mayr M, Tegeler J. A clinical randomised study of the effects of invasive monitoring on burn shock resuscitation. Burns 2004; 30(8): 798-807. [ Links ]
8. Miller M, Michell WL. Intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome South African Journal of Critical Care 2007; 23(1): 17-23. [ Links ]
9. Greenhalgh DG, Warden GD. The importance of intra-abdominal pressure measurements in burned children. J Trauma 1994; 36: 685-690. [ Links ]
10. Burd A, Noronha FV, Ahmed K, et al. Decompression not escharotomy in acute burns. Burns 2006; 32: 284-292. [ Links ]
11. Karpelowsky JS, Wallis L, Madaree A, Rode H. South African burn stabilisation protocol. S Afr Med J 2007; 97 (8): 574-577. [ Links ]
Accepted 23 October 2008.
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A 64-year-old man killed in a shootout at a suburban Detroit police headquarters first tried to shoot an officer behind bulletproof glass, says Southfield Police Chief Eric Hawkins.
The gunman who walked into a Michigan police station and opened fire on Veterans Day was a 64-year-old military veteran in poor physical health and struggling with "internal issues," police said Monday.
Harold Joseph Collins, of Southfield, Mich., was killed in a shootout with officers at police headquarters in Southfield on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. An officer was wounded in the exchange.
At a press conference Monday, Southfield Police Chief Eric Hawkins outlined the sequence of events that led to the shootout.
He said Collins, brandishing a .380-caliber handgun, walked into the lobby of the police station with a blank stare on his face; without warning he tried to shoot an officer behind bulletproof glass.
"The suspect approached the front desk officer and simply stared at the officer. The suspect appeared to be staring into the distance and not a word was said," Hawkins said.
The weapon didn't discharge. Other officers then quickly confronted the gunman.
"He was ordered several times to drop his weapon. The suspect refused. Instead, he pointed the weapon at officers," Hawkins said.
In the ensuing exchange, a 50-year-old police sergeant was shot in the shoulder. The gunman was shot several times and died.
Hawkins described Collins as a military veteran "who appeared to be in poor physical health" and may also have had psychological problems.
"Based on the behavior of this individual, in my opinion and in the opinion of investigating officers …this person was struggling with some very serious internal issues," the police chief said.
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Hawkins said he didn't know the gunman's motive. Collins had no known criminal history.
"We can only speculate and right now I won't, but yes, obviously yesterday was Veterans Day and we have information this person was a veteran. We have information this person was in poor health and had other internal issues."
Hawkins wouldn't go into details about Collins' health issues but a former stepdaughter, Seretha Nobles, told the Detroit News on Monday that Collins had been suffering from throat cancer for many years.
"He couldn't speak, he can't talk," Nobles told the newspaper in a phone interview from her Georgia home.
Hawkins said the gunman arrived at the police department in a 2010 Dodge, which was later impounded for evidence. Investigators also planned to search the gunman's home for clues.
The wounded officer, whose name was not released, was "conscious, alert and in good spirits" at a hospital, Hawkins said. He was expected to be released later Monday or Tuesday.
All officers involved in the confrontation have been put on administrative leave per department policy pending an investigation.
Surveillance cameras in the lobby captured at least part of the confrontation, and the videos will be reviewed, the police chief said.
The shooting is being investigated by the Oakland County sheriff's department. The Southfield Police Department will also do an internal investigation to make sure proper procedures were followed, Hawkins said.
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WASHINGTON President-elect Barack Obama and leaders in Congress are fashioning a plan to pour billions of dollars into a jobs program to jolt the economy and lay the groundwork for a more energy-efficient one.
The details and cost of the so-called green-jobs program are still unclear, but a senior Obama aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a work in progress, said it would probably include the weatherizing of hundreds of thousands of homes, the installation of "smart meters" to monitor and reduce home energy use, and billions of dollars in grants to state and local governments for mass transit and infrastructure projects.
The green component of the much larger stimulus plan would cost at least $15 billion a year, and perhaps considerably more, depending on how the projects were defined, aides working on the package said.
During the campaign, Mr. Obama supported a measure to address global warming by capping carbon emissions while allowing companies to buy and trade pollution permits. He said he would devote $150 billion of the revenue from the sale of those permits over 10 years to energy efficiency and alternative energy projects to wean the nation from fuels that are the main causes of the heating the atmosphere.
But the Obama adviser who discussed the green energy project said Mr. Obama would not await passage of a global warming bill before embarking on the new energy and infrastructure spending. House and Senate supporters of a climate bill said they would continue working on legislative language but did not expect quick action on a cap-and-trade law because of the economic emergency.
That means that the green-jobs program would not be financed with pollution credits bought by power generators and other carbon emitters, but instead would be added to the budget deficit.
Congressional officials working with the Obama administration said the stimulus program was also likely to involve tax breaks or direct government subsidies for a variety of clean energy projects, including solar arrays, wind farms, advanced biofuels and technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions from coal-burning power plants.
The programs will be a part of a larger economic stimulus package whose outlines are faint but which is expected to cost $400 billion to $500 billion. Mr. Obama has said that his goal is to create or save 2.5 million jobs in the next two years. He has assigned to his economic and environmental advisers the task of devising a proposal that is expected to combine a shot of new federal money into existing federal and state programs and the possible creation of agencies modeled on New Deal public works programs.
"We'll put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing schools that are failing our children, and building wind farms and solar panels, fuel-efficient cars and the alternative energy technologies that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil and keep our economy competitive in the years ahead," Mr. Obama said in a radio address last month, echoing a campaign promise with a new sense of urgency.
The political climate seems favorable to an economic stimulus plan, but large sums of new money touch off lobbying frenzies and energy projects spur debate between conservationists and those who want to more fully exploit domestic sources of oil, natural gas and coal.
Some experts said the record of government's intervention in energy markets and new technologies was not promising, citing as a spectacular example the Carter-era Synthetic Fuels Corporation, which spent more than $3 billion without producing any commercially usable amount of coal-based liquid fuel.
Ethanol and other non-oil-based fuels have also not proved their commercial value, in some cases yielding less energy than was needed to produce them, or, in ethanol's case, diverting land to corn and driving up food prices.
The plan could also face resistance from fiscal hawks. In 2004, Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, almost single-handedly blocked a $100 billion energy package, saying the billions of dollars in subsidies for ethanol and other alternative fuels were little more than a special-interest boondoggle. The bill was revived a year later at half the cost, and much of the money in it has not been spent.
"Now they're talking about some large amount of money what, $100 billion? and spending it on windmills, job training, whatever," said David Kreutzer, who studies energy economics and climate change at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative research group. "But where do you get the $100 billion in the first place? Are you going to take $100 billion from some other part of the economy, are you going to tax some people to pay for it? Are you just going to print it or borrow it? The money has to come from somewhere."
The Obama team and Congressional leaders say they want a plan ready shortly after Congress reconvenes in January.
Mr. Obama has said that, after stabilizing the economy and the markets, putting the nation on the path to a more energy-efficient future is his top priority. The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi of California, said this week that rebuilding infrastructure and creating green jobs was "the first order of business that we will have" when Congress reconvenes in January. Several hearings are planned even before Mr. Obama takes office on Jan. 20.
State officials say a lack of financing has stalled billions of dollars in projects. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California told Mr. Obama this week that the states were ready to break ground with $136 billion in infrastructure projects that could provide new jobs within two years.
The American Public Transportation Association, which represents local mass transit authorities, said there were $8 billion in "ready-to-go" projects that could preserve or create thousands of jobs and provide more energy-efficient transportation.
Beverly A. Scott, the chief executive of Atlanta's transit agency and head of the national association, told Congress in October that the projects included diesel-electric hybrid buses for Chicago; a new bus maintenance shop for Eugene, Ore.; and a set of crossover tracks to allow San Francisco's rapid transit trains to turn around more quickly and carry more riders.
The Obama aide said the residential smart meters were a relatively small project that would not create a large number of jobs, but the aide said they would be an essential building block for the electric grid of the future. The new grid a multiyear, multibillion-dollar project would more efficiently move electricity from its source to its destination and would reward those who saved power or used it during off-peak hours.
Senator Jeff Bingaman, Democrat of New Mexico, who heads the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said he was sympathetic to Mr. Obama's desire to pump up the economy and reduce energy usage. But Mr. Bingaman said he was wary of big government spending programs without sufficient oversight or expertise.
"Just buying smart meters for everybody doesn't really move the ball very far," said Mr. Bingaman, who will hold a hearing next week to gather ideas for energy-related stimulus spending. "Realistically speaking, getting money properly spent in a short period of time requires some degree of competence in the government agency doing it. The best plan is to start with existing programs that work, like weatherization, and build on those."


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Planetary science is a fast-moving field, especially in this era of Mars rovers, orbiting mappers, and long-lived exploratory probes. Even ground-based telescopes have made astounding discoveries, thanks to relatively new optical techniques. Our Solar System—and exoplanetary systems—have been opened to remote exploration, and intriguing discoveries are happening at an astonishing rate.
Knowing all this, I was excited to pick up the new paperback edition of Lives of the Planets, Richard Corfield's 2007 book on planetary science and the exploration of the Solar System. As I expected, a lot of the latest and greatest findings simply could not be included, making the book seem a trifle outdated. While a few new bits of data (including the loss of the Spirit rover) did make it into the paperback, these updates were spotty at best. I don't wish to criticize the book on these grounds, however, since a lot of new science has emerged since 2007.
That doesn't mean there aren't grounds to criticize it, though. Lives of the Planets has far more serious problems that make me hesitant to recommend the book.
Each chapter of the book focuses on a different part of the Solar System, starting from the center and working outward. In beginning with the Sun and ending with a few short words about exoplanets, Corfield's book truly is a grand tour. It covers a bit of stellar evolution, planetary formation theory, and the history of astronomy. The individual chapters include not only our scientific knowledge, but also the history of humanity's observation and exploration of the particular object.
Corfield's book has many good aspects: he has an obviously great love for planetary science and space exploration, which comes through strongly in the text. He also focused largely on how we know what we do about the Solar System: how the various space probes operate and how the data are turned into knowledge. These are the sorts of facts that end up context-free in many other popular science books. Much of the book is devoted to describing the design of probes, along with the political machinations that are often required to get the off our planet.
As a lifelong fan of the Voyager probes, I was especially fond of Corfield's coverage of those missions, which set the standard for exploration of the outer Solar System. (Voyager 1 traveled to Jupiter and Saturn, while Voyager 2 went to both those planets and continued on to Uranus and Neptune, the only probe ever to do so—and none are projected to retrace its steps.) He also provided a lot of detail about the Soviet Venera probes to Venus, some of which was new to me.
However, Corfield's attention to mission details sometimes seemed a bit misplaced. He spent more pages on the failed Beagle 2 probe than on many successful missions; while I understand his personal engagement in that project, I don't see how it supports his overarching points to linger over it as much as he does.
He also classifies the Viking Mars landers, which were extremely well-designed experiments, as failures—solely on the basis that their search for life gave null results. Failure obviously comes in many varieties: rockets exploding on the launchpad, instruments failing to deploy as planned, and so forth, but conflating Beagle 2's silence, which amounted to a terrible freak accident, to Viking not finding life seems to be a misunderstanding of how science operates.
Another odd misunderstanding of scientific practice is when Corfield discussed what constitutes a planet. At times (especially the concluding paragraph of Chapter 6), he almost seemed to espouse an absolute view of "planet," stating "we now know on the basis of other evidence that Pluto is not a planet." But oddly, he continues with, "What, then, of Neptune? Is that far guardian perhaps also a Kuiper Belt object?"
I have never read a planetary scientist assert that Neptune is a Kuiper Belt object—those are tiny bodies composed of ice and rock, while Neptune is a large gaseous planet composed of highly compressed water, methane, and other hydrogen compounds. Beyond that odd sentence, his logic seems strange to suggest Neptune may not be a planet on the grounds that Pluto is not. A "planet" is not an archetype, handed to us by the gods; it's a useful category with a definition that has evolved over the centuries, and may yet change again.
Things generally got worse when Corfield focused on the science instead of the exploration. The book has a number of errors, some of which are bizarre. The weirdest is his assertion in Chapter 3 that "whales evolved from land-dwelling animals related to turtles." I suspect this was an slip of the brain rather than a true conceptual error, since it's so obviously wrong, but why didn't an editor catch it?
As a more typical example, the author royally screws up stellar evolution, stating in Chapter 1 that stars move along the Main Sequence during their lifetime; in actuality, a given star sticks close to one spot on the Main Sequence (the period in which a star fuses hydrogen into helium in its core), which is predetermined by the star's mass. Only late in their history do they start to diverge from their location.
Beyond errors of this type, Corfield spent a lot of time on the Titius-Bode law, a formula devised in the late 18th century that proposed a mathematical relationship for the location of the planets. The Titius-Bode law had two noteworthy successes: it predicted the location of Uranus, discovered in 1781, and the discovery of the asteroid Ceres in 1801. But Neptune, Pluto, and other distant objects don't fit the model, and few astronomers think the equation has any connection to an underlying physical law for that reason. I'm uncertain why Corfield thought it is still relevant enough to justify 10 pages of material when planetary science has moved far beyond it.
Finally, Corfield comes very close to assigning equal blame for global climate change to sunspot activity: "At the present time, the data suggest that sunspot activity warms the Earth's surface to about the same extent as greenhouse gas emissions and on about the same timescale." (Emphasis in the original text.) While the role of solar activity on Earth's weather has mysterious aspects, most climate scientists are very clear: recent climate change is due mostly to human activity.
All in all, errors and confusions weaken Lives of the Planets so much that the book is untrustworthy. I found myself marking many pages simply because I'm bothered by the assertions printed on them. With so many problems I identified, I also wonder if I might have missed others—not a good feeling to have when reading a book intended to be authoritative in some sense. Ultimately, I think a good metaphor for the failure of Lives of the Planets is a noteworthy omission: there are no references, footnotes, or bibliography. I think Corfield could have used a little more fact-checking.


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I've been sorta hot and cold when it comes to iTunes. I do not own a single apple product but I seem to keep encountering podcasts, etc., that make itunes a mandatory fact of life. I thought "WTF. I'll just switch everything over to itunes so I don't have to contend with multiple media players". I've come to the sad realization that was a pie-in-the-sky delusion. itunes isn't happy with just one copy of a file, no, it has to make another copy of it. I have 280 GB of audio files on my "music" drive(before we even acknowledge several hundred GB of video files on their own drive). If itunes has its way, I'm guessing I'll have over half a gig, unless I'm just doing something wrong.
I really don't have any trouble with WMP and I guess I can live with having to play the odd file with VLC, foobar, etc.. But is there one media player that's kind of a "one call does it all, Duke of Earl" out there that y'all know of or use regularly? I just want something that is simple to deal with and that can actually help to categorize and organize all my media files without exponentially adding layers of confusion to an already confusing situation.
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Hi Obione, I will be sending same message to Kate.
Can you please do your part in allowinng 2Mur2 into the private caregiver forum. Our marriage is on shaky ground right now, he needs support from others that are in a similar situation. I am hoping and praying this private forum will help him,he is very confused wants to stay with me in our marriage but at the same time doesn't know if he can handle or deal with the disabilty issues and barriers. He has moved out and is trying to decide where to go from here. He wants to take this time away to see if he can committ to our marriage and situation for the rest of his life.
Hi Obieone, I am trying to log into the Private Caregivers Forum. I believe I have checked all the right boxes and would like to know how i proceed from here. I am the Husband/Caregiver for Ibi. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you
Hi, his username is 2Mur2, he did check a bunch of boxes but he is not sure if he did everything right so here is his username. Thanks ibi
sorry to hear about your loss, obie :/
I am a quad level C6, married 30 years, in chair for 24 years. Is there any other couples that are experiencing struggles as to my disability after all the years married. We have overcome so many obstacles and challenges in our lives together. He is sometimes feeling he is done with the dealing with the disability. He still loves me very much but is at a point where he is wondering "what about me" Can he continue living with me and all the barriers for the rest of his life? He misses the able bodied me and still wishes he could do things with me together that we used to do. He has chosen not to do things because I can't experience it with him. He says he doesn't resent me in any way. But he does resent the chair said our therapist. How can I help him. He is so torn he feels he is damned if he leaves and damned if he stays. If anyone can help or your spouse has gone or is going through this we really need help.
sorry- will post as pm.
( firstname.lastname@example.com )
Hello, I am cythiaabure,
How are you? hope you are fine and in perfect condition of health. Please I went through your profile and i read it and took interest in it, please if you don't mind i will like you to write me on this ID ( email@example.com ) hope to hear from you soon, and I will be waiting for your mail because i have something VERY important to tell you.
Lots of love
Hello hope i am in the right place i was directed to u for a request to join the private caregivers group , i give care to my husband incomplete quad c5 c6 c7, hope to hear soon thanks alot peacegirl_11
Thanks for deleting that post for me! I knew it was a spammer and seem's like we had not had that much trouble with them lately but maybe they're making a come back.
Hi Obieone -
I requested to join the private caregivers group around the end of July. My 26 year old daughter has a T12/L1 SCI. I'm not sure if I was approved or how to access the group.
Thank you for your help,
Lynne LaJeunesse
So what's 2.5 years among friends? I always have appreciated your kind words in my very first VM, though I didn't realize at the time how to respond to them. One of my life mantras is that it never is too late, so I thought I'd visit and say thanks for your note, and your general contributions to my daily life. I always count on you for both wisdom and a chuckle.
Hi Obie - Thanks for adjusting the size of the pic I posted earlier - I appreciate the help!
I owe you a reply to a private message....will write that tonight. But wanted to say your grandson is adorable. I especially loved the fur hat shot I hope you are enjoying every moment of him!
Happy birthday!
thank you honey
Oh my gosh-this bird will outlive us unless we live as long as your MIL! He is only 5.
I liked hearing about "Cheeky." George is a smart bird,it only took him a couple of weeks to train me.
Hi Obieone, I don't know if I'm in the right forum or not. I saw that this was for caregivers so I joined. Please advise if this is not the place for me.
Happy Birthday, Obie!! Sending big, big birthday hugs your way! Hope it hasn't started snowing back home yet......
Hi Obie - Have seen some of your posts. I like what you say! I am your age and have been caregivers to my twin para daughters for 20 years. Is there a special site for caregivers of para's? Thanks
Hi, as moderator, is there anything you can do as moderator to stop the childish feuding between Rehabrino and Markpals on this thread? I tried a subtle approach without success.
Help - C5/6 Husband - Relationship
I am afraid it is going to drive a hurting person away. Thanks. 55
I wasn't watching when echo fell from his mothers underside but I saw the seek of it, so sad. I haven't been watching it much today just to sad to watch the parents calling for their baby. You have turned me into an addict also since you posted that link. Since then I have found a link to a hummingbird nest lol. Spending too much time watching birds
Thanks for the link you posted in a thread with the eagle cam I have been watching it when I can. I didn't know there were live cams like that.
No, thank you for being my friend, and prayer warrior. I felt them going up. I'm kinda busy waiting on a phone call. Again thank you.
Hi Obieone,
All is pretty much OK here. I can't wait for spring. I can see some of my flowers coming up. I just hope they don't bloom too early and get attached by a cold snap or frost. Hope you are hanging in too.
Obie, just noticed the thread about bills sore. So sorry that you all are going through all this again. Seems like it doesn't end huh?
Hang on in there. I know, I know, easier said than done. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Sending you hugs and kisses.
Hey you ...... you little .... bug ..... errrrr !! Bundle up it's a gonna get cold again!! !!
Hi MOM!
Just saying hi.
Btw. please let me know if the link didn't work.
Hello Obie, just wanted to check with you at this time. Have been thinking of you and Bill. Hope things are getting better for you all.
Also wanted to give you this link to check into from our house to yours.
Obie, couldn't find your post about Bill from last week...any change and did you get him to the doctor? Been thinking of you...
Thank you so much for the wonderful Pinky and the Brain video you posted for me. I loved it! It made me smile I hope you and your family are doing well. Please also say hi to Julie for me.
Obie thank you so much. All that matters is that people saw through it even if he tried to play it off as a joke. Just requested to have mine locked too. It started to get nasty with his replies in there too. That wasn't my point in starting it but I guess I should have known better with him provoking others too.
Again thanks. Life goes on.
Hey, thanks for reply. This is cool. Thanks to Esteban, we got things going.
Hope things are going well for you and yours. Hugs back to ya.
I know, before we just had threads, this is full blown social networking! I don't use Facebook or Myspace, but I like what I see here at CC so far.
Roger, roger one-niner. We hear you. You have a go to press the red button.
It's taken me a bit, too, but I'm starting to like it. As Sjean wrote me earlier, CC has gone all Facebook on us. LOL
Allow me to be the first to leave a message for the lovely and warm-hearted Obieone. I'm so glad you put up your pic on your avatar - I was sure you had a great face!
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Regularly, the folks at Freedom City PbP held a board-wide event. Everyone who wished to participate had to write a singular post along a specific theme; they called these vignettes. While Pompadour was active, there was only one vignette. The theme was that supervillain The Maestro was using his power of song to get everyone in Freedom City to sing out "something truthful." At the same time, he took steps to spy on various heroes, hoping someone's song of truth would reveal a weakness he could exploit.
Here is Pompadour's entry.
IC: Superhero Like You
Pompadour was behind the wheel of his street rod, headed to The Ink Tank to see his friend Trevor. Suddenly a low-pitched woman's voice moaned out "Oh, I need you soooo bad!" Thoroughly startled, he pulled over to the curb to investigate; the unknown woman continued to express her (presumably carnal) needs. Ah. Cell phone. Generally, his cell made a very subtle tone, but he had programmed an emergency override code for when authorized people needed to get ahold of him. The porn-sounds signified his agent absolutely, positively needed to speak with him instantly. Pompadour decided on the spot that he absolutely, positively needed to change the ring-tone... it seemed funny when he set it, but now that it had been used, oh so inappropriate.
"Talk to me Mandy. What's the crisis?"
"I don't know! I don't know! Your presence has been requested at Freedom Hall."
"Oh my God!"
"I know!"
"I don't know!"
"I'm going!"
After hanging up his cell, Pompadour quickly dialed his friend Tank, to let him know about the change of plans.
"Hey man, I need to cancel on you. Sorry about the last minute thing, but someone wants to talk to me at Freedom Hall."
"Oh my God!"
"I know!"
"I don't know!"
"You gotta go!"
Pompadour put his wheels into gear, and went to see why The Freedom League wanted him.
At Freedom Hall, Pompadour did his best to walk with confidence. He had been working on writing some of his own music, lately, and he found that some of the songs he had written were running through his head, and he suppressed an urge to start singing them. Stupid nerves... this is Freedom Hall. Save that for the shower, man... The pleasant looking woman manning the reception desk had a name placard that indicated that her name was Cynthia. "Hello miss. My name is Pompadour, I believe someone is expecting me?"
The voice came from behind Pompadour. A voice he recognized. "Yes, Pompadour. Thank you for getting here so quickly." Sheer force of will kept Pomp from dropping to his knees and babbling for mercy. He turned to face Captain Thunder, who reached out to shake his hand, and then gestured for Pompadour to follow him. He did so, doing his best to steady his nerves. He found that he was humming the chorus line for the song he was writing, and dug his fingers into his palm to make himself stop. Captain Thunder lead him to a small meeting room, still on the main floor. He gestured for Pompadour to have a seat, and settled into a chair himself.
"Alright, Pompadour. The reason I wanted to see you, was just to do some personal followup on the incident back on the Memorial Day long weekend. Multiple reports indicated that you claimed that the man that attacked that nightclub was me. Although, beyond making that statement to the police who arrived on the scene, you didn't make any public statements. Can you tell me more about this?"
"Uh, yes, Captain. The man who attacked the club did look like you, and he said his name was Ray Gardner. He also said his name was Donar, though. I said what I said for the official record, because that's what I saw. I didn't go blabbing it around, because I figured I'd look like a fool... and no one, including me, thinks you run around attacking night clubs."
"Now that you're sitting face to face with me, do you still think that the man at Da Bomb looks like me?"
Pompadour searched his memories for images of the lightning-lit club, comparing an image of the self-proclaimed Thunder God to the face of Captain Thunder. They were identical. "Yes. Not having seen you in person before, I suppose I wasn't 100% sure. But now that I'm here, I'm sure."
Pompadour realized he was tapping his foot against the chair-leg, along to a rhythm in his head, and Captain Thunder was looking at him quizzically... wait, was Captain Thunder tapping the table along to the same rhythm? Did I just see that? Pompadour stilled his tapping by crushing his foot to the floor ruthlessly.
"Given your former career as a Super Criminal, there was some muttering among my colleagues that this was some sort of elaborate scheme to discredit the Freedom League. Of course the other strange attacks over the weekend seems to suggest some extra-dimensional power was at work. I just thought I should do you the courtesy of interviewing you before we closed our file on this. Actually, I've heard that you're making strides pursuing a career as a hero and I'm glad to hear it. Did you have anything else you wanted to share with me, or The League?"
To his horror, Pompadour found himself propelled out of his chair, with his voice raised in song:
You've got great Powers,Sung to the tune of Bohemian Like You by The Dandy Warhols
Well, I think mine are just okay.
I used to be a Genius too,
But next to you, I'm just a Mook.
I really Love your costume, yeah,
Maybe I should get one, too,
'Cuz that's what Heroes do, I betcha.
So what do you do?
Oh yeah, I fight criminals too.
I'm not on a Super Squad,
But you know I'm pretty new.
I've got a gig as a Super Dude,
If I put myself on the Map,
I can be a Hero that the People will really Love.
Cause I like you,
Yeah, I like you,
And I want to be a Superhero like you,
Yeah, I like you,
Yeah, I like you,
And I feel in my Heart; Whooo!
Whoo-hoo hoo-ooooh!
Until then,
I'm really just a fraud.
And I'm feeling kinda blah,
Yeah, I want it really bad.
It's not just what you do, it's what you are.
But the real truth is, I'm really afraid of getting smacked down.
Cause I like you,
Yeah, I like you,
And I want to be a Superhero like you,
Yeah, I like you,
Yeah, I like you,
And I feel in my Heart; Whooo!
Whoo-hoo hoo-ooooh!
I'm getting brave,
And I'm feeling super heroic like you,
It's just that I've been afraid,
'Cuz Supervillainy is a Scary Thing.
It isn't? It is for me.
And I like you,
Yeah, I like you,
'Cause I want to be a Superhero like you,
Yeah, I like you,
Yeah, I like you,
And I feel in my Heart; Whooo!
Whoo-hoo hoo-ooooh!
Whoo-hoo hoo-ooooh!
Whoo-hoo hoo-ooooh!
Whoo-hoo hoo-ooooh!
Whoo-hoo hoo-ooooh!
Captain Thunder looked... surprised, but applauded politely as he also got to his feet. He opened his mouth to say something, but a look of horror washed over his face, as he realized he was not in control of the words coming out of his mouth!
Well I guess it would be niceSung to the tune of Faith by George Michael
If you could be a hero.
I know not everybody
Can be heroic like me.
But you've got to think twice
Before you try the hero game
And I know you're looking for fame
But you can wind up maimed.
Oh, but you
Need some time to show true devotion
Time to get your heart into the game
And when the crunch comes down
You'll put it in motion
Well, it takes a strong man, Pompy
But you already know the way
But I already have faith...
Now you've gotta have faith.
Faith - uh - Faith - uh - Faith ... ahhhh!
Captain Thunder finished his song with a cough, and shook his head. "We will never speak of this," he told Pompadour, as he ushered him towards the exit.


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The ACU (governing body of motorcycle races in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man) along with the Southern 100 Club (the organization behind the Southern 100 road race on the Isle of Man) have seen it fit to allow electric motorcycles to compete alongside petrol-powered machines at this year's Southern 100 road race. Booyah!
Accordingly, Darvill Racing will be the first team to enter an electric bike alongside the current crop of internal combustion machines, and will campaign Brammo's eSuperStock and TTXP2 machine at the other Manx road race.


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White Papers and Application Notes
Mathematical Modeling of a Lithium Ion BatteryR. E. White[1], and Long Cai[2]
[1]R.E. White & Associates LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
[2]Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
The existing lithium ion battery model in COMSOL's Multiphysics software is extended to include the thermal effects. The thermal behavior of a lithium ion battery is studied during the galvanostatic discharge process with and without a pulse. The existing lithium ion battery model in COMSOL 3.5a is extended by adding an energy balance and the temperature dependence of properties of the battery.


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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of relations with Russia as a counterweight to U.S. influence by visiting Moscow on his first foreign trip as president, and secured more oil to fuel China's growing economy.
Although relations between Moscow and Beijing have rarely been smooth, they have improved in the past decade and Xi highlighted this by signing energy, trade and political deals on Friday to strengthen ties between them.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has long sought to blunt U.S. influence overseas, while China is grappling with the expanded military and economic interest the United States has displayed in Asia since 2011.
Xi became the first foreign guest to be met in the Kremlin by an honorary cavalry escort created by Putin in 2002, officials said, and looked at ease with the Russian leader in its glittering halls despite the formality of the occasion.
Putin, 60, greeted Xi with a firm handshake and a grin then ushered him down a red carpet past a long line of officials and into the Kremlin's gilded Green Room.
The meeting was carefully scripted and any disharmony was glossed over. But Putin looked more comfortable with Xi than with the French and German leaders, Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel, who raised human rights concerns during recent visits.
"I get the impression that you and I always treat each other with an open soul, our characters are alike. We always speak in a good manner, you and I are good friends," Xi, 59, told Putin as they began their talks, sitting in gold-trimmed chairs.
His remark recalled former U.S. President George Bush's declaration on meeting Putin in 2001 that he had looked him in the eye and "was able to get a sense of his soul".
The crowning point of the visit was an agreement between Russia's biggest oil producer, Rosneft, to gradually increase oil supplies to China to 45-50 million tonnes a year - three times the current level.
Rosneft, meanwhile, will be granted a $2 billion loan from the China Development Bank and a $2 billion deal was announced by Russian and Chinese companies to develop coal resources in eastern Siberia.
But they did not agree on a long-sought deal on supplies of pipeline gas to China, underlining the lingering mistrust that has dogged relations for decades.
Even so, Putin declared the visit a success.
"The new Chinese leader's decision to choose our country on his first foreign visit highlights the special nature of the strategic partnership between Russia and China," he said.
Xi arrived in Moscow with first lady Peng Liyuan, a singer whose first step into the international limelight was an instant Internet sensation in China, where her glamorous appearance won her an immediate fan club.
There was no sign, however, of Putin's estranged wife, Lyudmila. She was last seen at a state event last May, when Putin was inaugurated for a six-year third term.
Putin has said he wants to "catch the Chinese wind in our economic sail". China's economy is the world's second largest and could outstrip the U.S. economy during Xi's 10-year term.
Mutual trade has more than doubled in five years to hit $87.5 billion in 2012. But the trade volume is still about five times smaller than Russia's with the European Union and far smaller than China's trade with the United States.
Relations between Russia and China were often uneasy during the Soviet era even though Moscow was also then under communist rule. But the two U.N. Security Council members' solidarity on important global issues has strengthened in recent years.
"China and Russia have similar or identical positions on key international and regional issues," Xi said, reading from a statement after talks and a document-signing ceremony, with Putin sitting beside him behind a large white desk.
"We intend to still more decisively defend the aims and principles of the U.N. Charter and the commonly accepted norms of international relations, to protect justice and equality in the world and provide for peace, stability and prosperity."
The two countries have three times blocked Western-backed measures on the conflict in Syria despite talk of grumbling in Beijing, and Russia has followed China's lead on North Korea. They gave no details of their plans for reinforced cooperation and reporters were not allowed to put questions to them.
Additional reporting by Thomas Grove and Steve Gutterman; Writing by Timothy Heritage; Editing by Erica Billingham


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It has never been more lucrative to be a voter in Malaysia, where political rivals are showering the public with cash in a desperate electoral battle, stoking concerns over rising national debt.
With Friday's elections expected to be Malaysia's closest ever, the long-ruling National Front coalition coalition has given billions of dollars in cash, pay rises and other handouts to civil servants, the poor, the elderly, farmers and students.
The opposition People's Pact Alliance, which holds four of the country's 13 states, has likewise made a range of state-level payouts and promises still more perks if it wins federal power for the first time in Malaysia's 56 years of independence.
The bidding war began shortly after the opposition stung the National Front coalition in 2008 elections, but has spiraled of late.
"It's been a windfall for Malaysians these past five years," said Francis Loh (羅國華), president of Aliran, a Malaysian rights group.
The National Front recently denounced opposition campaign pledges as a blueprint for insolvency. However, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak promptly upped the ante with billions in new promises of his own, sparking opposition outrage that he copied their ideas.
The unprecedented giveaways attest to the high stakes of an election in which a ruling elite is desperate to retain power and its rich perks, while the opposition fights to make the most of its best shot yet at governing.
Yet warnings are emerging that Malaysia — which already has Southeast Asia's highest debt-to-GDP ratio, after Singapore — is at best endangering a goal to gain "developed nation" status by 2020 and at worst, courting disaster.
"Today's politicians are bent on planting the seeds of an economic crisis for our children to inherit," said Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who runs the think tank IDEAS.
If Malaysia meets financial catastrophe, "economic historians may well trace back the root cause to this general election," he added.
Few analysts see an immediate threat of disaster, saying the situation can be managed if some hard post-election choices are made.
However, some say much-needed development spending could shrink further if increasingly hard-fought political battles continue to trump economic planning in a country where populist subsidies have come to be expected by many voters.
Such spending fell from 28 percent of the budget in 2010 to 20 percent this year.
"There is a concern if populist spending were to get in the way of infrastructure spending which will have longer-term repercussions on the economy," OCBC bank economist Gundy Cahyadis said.
Malaysia's economic growth was a solid 5.6 percent last year, but much of that is credited to election-minded deficit spending. Debt has doubled since 2007 to 53.7 percent of GDP.
In e-mails to foreign media, Najib said "our debt will never exceed 55 percent of GDP," but critics say "hidden" public debt such as state-guaranteed loans may have doubled since he took power in 2009.
Malaysian politics analyst Bridget Welsh of Singapore Management University estimates that since taking office, Najib has given out US$19 billion in public funds — US$1,400 per voter — for "political spending" that benefits his coalition.
That is "the most ever in the lead-up to Malaysian polls" Welsh said. "If he wins, it will become a crutch politicians rely on, an extension of money politics."


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EMC World 2012: EMC SSD strategy is 'flash everywhere'
LAS VEGAS -- The EMC SSD strategy was among the most important stories we covered at EMC World 2012. The company is pushing for flash locations throughout the data center and aims to provide customers with a variety of SSD flavors. According to EMC CEO Joe Tucci, "Anybody who tells you it's a one-size-fits-all world is just missing the boat."
The EMC SSD strategy is to offer flash in the server, as SSDs alongside hard drives in their arrays, flash appliances connected to the server and all-flash storage arrays.
Senior editor Andrew Burton sat down with industry analysts and SearchStorage.com staffers to talk about the EMC SSD strategy outlined at the show. Check out our video or some of the key quotes below.
"EMC laid out its flash strategy very much at EMC World. They've been talking about it all along, but they've reinforced it here. "Their main focus is 'flash everywhere.'" - Dave Raffo, senior news director, SearchStorage.com
"There are going to be myriad versions, implementations and types of flash. It just makes sense. If you look at the storage world that we've been used to, we've always had myriad implementations and types of regular spinning storage. Because it all costs different, it all does different things. And there's no reason flash will be any different." - Mark Peters, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
"One of the most interesting things with flash that was very underplayed by the EMC execs is the new generation of VNX, EMC's high-end array, will now act as a virtualization engine in front of older EMC or older other vendor disk arrays, and FAST, EMC's automated Sub-LUN tiering software in the VNX, will use flash in the VNX to accelerate the storage on those other arrays." - Howard Marks, chief scientist, DeepStorage.net
"So what it all comes back to is that, in the industry today, there's industry adoption, what everybody's talking about doing, and then there's customer deployments. What you're thinking about doing, or maybe already experimenting with is that it comes back to what do you use, and when, where, why and how." - Greg Schulz, senior analyst, StorageIO Group
"Now we know that with solid-state storage, that about 25% of our readers are currently using (solid-state storage). We've seen that number climb steadily over the last couple years. That's a pretty big percentage for a technology that's very new and still quite expensive." - Rich Castagna, editorial director, SearchStorage.com


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In "The Trojan Horse," Dragos (Sid Haig) believes that his plot to destroy Space Academy in a galactic typhoon has succeeded.
While Dr. Parsafoot (Charlie Dell) repairs Peepo, Jason (Craig Littler) decides it is time to take on Dragos aboard his dragon ship.
His plan is to steal Dragos' medallion and destroy it, an act which will free all of his enslaved minions.
But first, he and Nicole (Susan O'Hanlon) and Jason must get aboard the Dragon ship and make their move.
Jason remembers the story of the Trojan Horse, and finds a piece of debris from the typhoon that can support life. He knows Dragos, believing it to be debris from the academy, will not be able to resist bringing it aboard. He and Nicole hide aboard it.
The plan appears to succeed, with Jason even going so far as to signal Space Academy regarding his success and making plans for a rendezvous.
But Dragos has one last trick up his sleeve!
We're almost to the end of Jason of Star Command's (1978-1980) serial-like first season, and frankly it's about time.
The overall story has been so stretched out, by this point, that it no longer has much in terms of momentum or pace. Overall, the season has been a series of captures, rescues and escapes. And through it all, Sid Haig (as Dragos) cackles maniacally.
That about sums it up.
In this story, "The Trojan Horse," Dragos hatches his final strategy (this season, anyway…) and tricks Jason into leading his friends into a deadly ambush.
Jason, of course, falls for it, and all looks lost.
Next week, the season reaches its denouement with "The Victory of Star Command."


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Germany offers you vivid cultural landscapes in unspoiled nature. Take advantage of good transportation links throughout the entire country to experience the vibrant pace of metropolitan regions, or respectfully roam deserted landscapes.
Discover romantic and dreamy settings,
or experience unique natural landscapes up close during active pursuits, such as hiking, cycling or canoeing, donkey trekking or on board a houseboat. Enjoy traditional, homely cuisine and a hotel sector that regards careful use of resources and environmentally-friendly operations as integral components of hospitality. A regional approach and seasonal produce are a matter of course for many chefs. Accompany your meal with a fine wine or a cool beer – the brewing and wine-making sectors combine tradition with skilled expertise and a characteristic regional touch.
A holiday experienced with all the senses in Germany is unforgettable – an enduring memory.
The winners have been selected for the German National Competition for Sustainable Tourism Destinations. Find out how nice it is to think about tomorrow today here.
Discover the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve: a wealth of natural attractions and cultural monuments make the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve an attractive region for hiking and cycling. It is all about indulgent exploration here – including good food made from regional produce.
Whether on foot or by bike: the North Eifel region offers spectacular experiences in the great outdoors. Embark on an accessible voyage of discovery of flora and fauna on the Wild Kermeter wilderness trail or become a night owl in Germany's second "Dark Sky Park". Excellent public transport links make the North Eifel region easy to explore, even without a car.
Light beech forests, fields with scattered fruit trees and sprawling meadows give Bliesgau its very own special charm – an attractive destination for active tourists, orchid lovers and connoisseurs of regional cuisine. Environmental education packages such as "WaldKultUrlaub" offer visitors a holiday experience close to nature.
A wealth of natural attractions and cultural monuments make the Swabian Alb Biosphere Reserve an attractive region for hiking and cycling. It is all about indulgent exploration here – including good food made from regional produce.
Slowing down and experiencing nature are the name of the game on the North Sea island of Juist. 17 kilometres of the finest sandy beaches and diverse species of plants and animals are two great reasons to explore and understand the Wadden Sea ecosystem for yourself.
From the castle to the Baroque theatre, the historic Old Town with lovingly restored half-timbered buildings right through to an excursion to the nearby heathland, Celle has a lot to offer its visitors. Themed tours provide an opportunity to learn more about the city's identity and culture, as well its sustainably-oriented businesses.
Most of Germany's towns and regions are easily accessible. Choose the mode of transport offering the best combination of comfort and environmentally-friendly mobility.
"We travel
not to arrive, but
for the sake of travel itself."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Fast and comfortable Deutsche Bahn trains will take you all over Germany – you can even opt for 100% green power for your trip. Alternatively, services such as the long-distance coach network operated by market leader Flixbus offer fast, inexpensive and environmentally-friendly connections on many routes. The transport system links different long-distance train and coach lines with regional transport authorities. Local, regional and national ticket offers, as well as many tourist cards including free use of public transport, make climate-friendly travel a particularly attractive way of getting around. The benefits include seamless reservation, direct connections and top service – all with minimum impact on the environment.
Even after you reach your destination, you can still very easily explore your surroundings with respect for the environment. Larger cities offer rental bicycles at all train stations, and you can find bicycle hire facilities in many holiday areas – often including e-bikes.
Careful use of resources is now standard practice for many accommodation providers across all price categories and regions. Energy efficiency standards are high and environmental specifications strict, even in the construction phase. Hoteliers also pay attention to economical use of electricity and water, use of renewable energies, heat recovery and recycling in their own operations. Many accommodation providers even choose to take this a step further by signing up to ambitious environmental and exemplary social practices:
use of healthy building materials, joint projects with local and regional suppliers, fresh and high-quality seasonal cuisine. Special certifications provide guests with evidence of the professionalism and credibility of this commitment, as well as serving as reference points for independent and continuous verification of quality standards.
Visitors can choose from a wide range of sustainable accommodation, from hostels to holiday homes or hotels offering very high standards of service and quality – whether in a vibrant city or scenic countryside setting.
Experience wind and weather, sunshine and stars up close in a tent, or opt for a cabin or caravan for a little more comfort. Over 1,200 campsites throughout Germany are on hand to ensure your holiday leaves no unnecessary traces in the natural environment. You can filter a list of sustainably certified environmentally-friendly campsites in our Campsite search.
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Regional dishes are featuring increasingly frequently on menus in simple, homely restaurants and inns. However, even in upmarket restaurants, "sophisticated rustic cuisine" increasingly involves combinations of fresh and local ingredients in top-class culinary creations.
Gourmets are welcoming these innovative new interpretations of classic dishes. The high level of training and service also reflects the German catering sector's social responsibility and long-standing focus on quality.
Many German restaurant owners work hand-in-hand with producers. For their part, producers are increasingly turning towards cultivation of traditional local fruit and vegetable varieties and rearing local breeds of livestock. Some 23,000 organic farms have already committed to traditional and environmentally-friendly cultivation methods. Their organic products are strictly monitored and clearly identified by a quality seal. Many farmers sell their produce in their own farm shops or at nearby farmers' markets.
They say that food and drink keep body and soul together. This of course also applies to beer, which has been brewed according to the German beer purity law for 500 years. Whether it is produced in a small or medium-sized rural brewery, a famous monastery brewery with traditional rustic bar service, or a large operation producing branded beer for export to international markets, German beer consists purely of hops, malt, yeast and water. The near-natural foodstuffs of beer and wine are, of course, also available in organic varieties.
Wines from the 13 German wine-growing areas are known and appreciated all over the world. Whether Riesling from the Rheingau region, Trollinger from the sun-drenched Baden area, Franconian Bocksbeutel or rare varieties from Saxony or the most northerly wine-growing region in Europe at Saale/Unstrut – you're sure to find skilled craftsmanship combined with pleasure and unforgettable travel impressions.
Popular festivals often revolve around regional specialities – from the wine festivals in the south to the cabbage days in the north, where celebration is a guilt-free pleasure.
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Germany is synonymous with both modernity and tradition. Many German inventions have been ahead of their time. Some former trend-setting innovations have been saved from oblivion through loving care to become a living and integral part of our tradition.
As you travel throughout Germany, you will experience a very different take on sustainability – awareness of values, lovingly perpetuated traditions and customs forge a sense of identity among the people who practise them. Extensive restoration work preserves testimonials to world history; responsibility for people and the environment are deeply ingrained in German society.
Many traditions have come into being through the seasonal cycle, some are based on Christian festivals, while others are rooted in pagan customs, such as 'Carnival', when people engage in foolish antics to drive out winter. Easter also celebrates the awakening of nature with the arrival of spring. A long series of folk festivals accompanies the warm summer months through to autumn harvest time, from marksmen's fairs to church consecration festivals, wine festivals and the "Wies'n" - Munich's Oktoberfest. The arrival of the Christmas season then heralds a return to contemplation and winter peace.
Take a trip back in time to the origins of ground-breaking inventions such as the bicycle, the tram or the car and admire the craftsmanship of a bygone era. Go with the flow at festivals and markets and join the Germans in celebrating the perpetuation of traditions which have been passed down through the ages.
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The everyday lives of previous generations are portrayed very vividly at many open-air museums in Germany. They provide a real insight into the ways in which our ancestors lived in harmony with nature. Old craft traditions or disappearing trades, such as indigo dyer, rope-maker and blacksmith, can be witnessed first hand in demonstration workshops with original equipment. In many places, expert guides are on hand to explain the traditions and craftwork. There is also often an opportunity to sample and purchase regional products directly.
The exhibits range from complete historic villages of reconstructed houses to more recent history, from historic fairs to agricultural machines from the 20th century.
Other open-air museums combine portrayals of distant eras with the entertainment attractions of an amusement park. Most open-air museums also offer interactive activities for families with children.
Take a trip back in time and watch history unfold at first hand:
Only outstanding testimonials to cultural and intellectual history with exceptional universal value can be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Sustainable cultural and natural tourism is obliged to maintain these sites and also make them accessible to as many people as possible. With no fewer than 46 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Germany holds a top position in Europe. Every single one of these sites is preserved for posterity by detailed protection plans – sustainability in practice.
Embark on a very special journey through time – from prehistoric stilt houses to the industrial culture of the 20th century, from unique natural phenomena to imposing sacred buildings.
A trip to Germany is an ideal opportunity to slow down and experience more, to savour the pleasure and hold onto that holiday feeling for longer. Take time to explore all the different aspects of your destination. Simply lace up your hiking boots, get on your bike, saddle up a horse, or start paddling in a folding boat. Take breaks, linger a while, and find peace.
Travelling at a slower pace allows you to see more, take pleasure in the details, and get more out of your holiday. A wide range of wellness and spa facilities can help you make the most of this time out and do something positive for yourself. Or rediscover a traditional form of travel: pilgrimaging, a combination of walking and a personal spiritual journey.
Let yourself slowly enjoy Germany with all your senses.
Over one third of Germany's surface area is designated as "National Natural Landscapes" and, as such, is subject to special protection. 16 national parks, 15 UNESCO biosphere reserves and more than 100 natural parks combine protection of nature with opportunities for relaxing escapes.
Including worldwide unique natural phenomena, such as the Wadden Sea along the German North Sea coast. Or the artificially created and yet very natural-looking meadow landscapes of the Spreewald in the south-east of the country at Brandenburg. In the national parks, people have left nature to its own primal power, which has allowed it to expand and develop. UNESCO biosphere reserves are designed to serve as model regions for the harmony of people and nature. Over 100 natural parks in Germany's most beautiful regions offer a wide variety of natural experiences in a landscape maintained with responsibility towards nature.
Discover Germany's fascinating natural landscapes. Become one with nature – and yourself.
Simply stop for a while and find your own favourite spot in nature.
Natural, unique and sustainable travel experiences
Germany is a paradise for energetic holidaymakers. Whether hiking, cycling, climbing, horse-riding or gliding over the water in a boat, feel fresh air fill your lungs, gather amazing impressions and enjoy guaranteed relaxation. And you are not just doing something positive for yourself. You are also significantly reducing your environmental footprint, and that's good for our environment too.
Hiking is a great way of exploring Germany on foot. Many picnic areas and inns along the way make sure you enjoy every moment of your stay in Germany. If you prefer to push pedals, you can cycle leisurely along flat coastlines and river banks, or tackle mountain trails.
Quality-inspected hiking trails and cycle paths help you plan your route by offering a choice of difficulty gradings, as well as practical guidance along the way, with comprehensive signposting, information on sights and opportunities for breaks.
German cities and metropolitan regions are continuing to develop their sustainability concepts successfully, which places them in a strong position in international comparisons. Different international studies have regularly awarded Germany's urban regions top scores for transport, air and water quality, green spaces and energy efficiency of buildings, as well for social aspects.
As you travel in Germany, you will have an opportunity to experience this vibrant "green city" approach for yourself, with themed city tours providing practical and surprising examples of forward-looking urban sustainability concepts. Find out more about renewable energies, housing and town planning of the future, energy-efficient architecture and environmentally-friendly mobility concepts on expert guided tours. Discover how cities are going "back to their roots" with urban gardening or city beekeeping projects.
All over Germany, you can see just how routinely people separate their rubbish every day: packaging, paper, glass and organic materials are collected separately and recycled. Recycling helps to preserve resources.
One very recent trend that has really taken off in Germany is upcycling. This means transforming worn-out possessions into new products, giving them a new lease of life, often in a completely new shape and function, and always with renewed quality. The principle is: the value of the new products should be equal to or greater than the original item.
Everyday objects that would otherwise have been thrown away are being transformed into fashion items, jewellery, small items of furnishing or accessories. Find inspiration, you might be surprised with the results.
Germany offers a wide range of options to help you improve your health. From hot springs with healing effects which were appreciated as far back as Roman times, to stylish beach resorts, health spas, hydrotherapy and climatic spas, which attracted the jet set to Germany, or simply a comfortable summer break outside the city.
Do you want to unwind, leave all your cares behind and boost your well-being? Then Germany is your perfect destination. Over 350 rated spas and health resorts and more than 1,000 wellness hotels offer a wide range of treatments: peat mud wraps, seawater treatments, active programmes in the salty air, or mineral water-based drinking programmes give you the chance to do something positive for yourself. In the case of medical indications, doctors and specialists in dedicated facilities can help you using typical local methods or continue your GP's treatment with cutting-edge therapies.
And for acute illnesses, specialist clinics staffed by internationally renowned medical teams help patients find their way back to a healthy and happy life.
Allowing all individuals unimpeded access to social life is a statutory obligation in Germany. This means that sustainable offerings also need to be accessible.
A wide alliance consisting of representatives from the worlds of politics, the tourism industry, associations and institutions is working hand in hand to define the needs of travellers with temporary or permanent restrictions on their mobility or activities and develop appropriate responses.
These efforts are bringing benefits to a wide range of people: from individuals with physical or mental disabilities to families with young children or elderly travellers. This has resulted in a very diverse offering, ranging from accessible accommodation to local and long-distance transport with boarding assistance, cultural events with audio descriptions or sign language interpreters and menus for people with allergies.
A Germany-wide certification system helps you find the right offers to suit your needs.
A representative selection of travel ideas can be found in our
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Every year, around three million events attract visitors from all over the world to over 7,000 venues.
Germany is the first choice if your conferences or conventions need to take environmental issues into account. Organise your event in venues that meet the highest requirements for careful use of resources. Newly constructed convention centres are setting standards for energy efficiency. Traditional listed buildings or deconsecrated churches have been renovated in accordance with ecological criteria, and cutting-edge event equipment has been installed.
Organise successful and sustainable conferences!
Use the German Convention Bureau's online database to find the perfect partner for your conference, event or incentive.


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If you would like to make Christmas cupcakes you should look online for ideas. This is the time of year to really decorate and cupcakes are no different. If you would like, you can use the icing to make a wreath on some of your cupcakes. You can even make Christmas trees with the frosting. You can make almost anything on your cupcakes by piping it on. The Internet is chock full of ideas for how to decorate your cupcakes. You will just have the task of choosing one. You can choose more depending on how much time you have. If you would like, you can make each cupcake different.
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Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg land American Ultra roles
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Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg have been cast in action comedy 'American Ultra', which will be directed by Nima Nourizadeh
Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg are to star in 'American Ultra'.
The 'Snow White and the Huntsman' actress and the 'Social Network' actor - who previously starred together in 2009 movie 'Adventureland' - will take the lead roles of a stoner and his girlfriend in the action comedy, which is being directed by 'Project X' filmmaker Nima Nourizadeh.
The movie sees the quiet lives of Mike (Eisenberg), an unmotivated stoner, and his girlfriend Phoebe (Stewart) disrupted when his past comes back to haunt him, resulting in him becoming the target of a government operation to wipe him out.
Co-producer Anthony Bregman said of the film: "Simply put, 'American Ultra' will be the most fun you can possibly have in a movie theatre without the use of drugs, fireworks or canola oil."
Max Landis has penned the script, and David Alpert and Britton Rizzio will also serve as co-producers.
Shooting on 'American Ultra' is scheduled to begin in April 2014.
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Trent Williams Makes Another Great Catch
Trent Williams – you are the man. In the bottom of the fourth inning of the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners game on Saturday night, A.J. Pierzynski hit a solo home run to center field. The ball barely cleared the outfield wall and was skillfully caught by Rangers fan, Trent, that can be seen in the video below:
Here's a look at A.J. Pierzynski's solo homer in the 4th that put the #Rangers on the board: atmlb.com/11qmfQ2— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) April 21, 2013
As many Rangers fans already know, if a home run ball goes out to Greene's Hill, Trent will be there. He will not drop it. And he will always bring a smile to your face.
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Ossë (Q, pron. [ˈosːe]) was a Maia of the Sea associated with Ulmo.
Ossë guarded the waters around Middle-earth and islands, and did not go into the deep places of the Sea. Uinen was his spouse, and he was a friend of Círdan the Shipwright.
In the early days of Arda, Ossë turned to Melkor for a time, but Uinen brought him back to the loyalty of the Ulmo. However, Ossë's wild and wilful nature was still evident; he delighted in and enjoyed making dangerous Sea storms.
Ossë was a friend of the Sindar, a kindred of Elves who lived by the shores of the Sea in Beleriand, and was respected as much as the Valar by them.
After the Valar pronounced the Doom of the Noldor, Ossë helped guard the shores of Beleriand to keep the ships of the Noldor from reaching Valinor. His storms had a part in wrecking all the ships that they sent, and only one Elf from among their crews survived, by the will of Ulmo: Voronwë. During the Second Age he rose the island of Elenna (Numenor) from the depths of the Sea.
At least two explanations exist for the name Ossë. In The Etymologies, it is understood as the Qenya word osse ("terror"), deriving from the root GOS ("dread").[1] A later note pertaining to the name instead suggests it is a name of non-Elvish origin, deriving from Valarin Oš(o)šai ("spuming, foaming").[2] The same later note mentions that Ossë's Sindarin names were Yssion and Gaerys.[3][2]
In Eriol's Old English translations, Osse is referred to as Saefrea "Sea-ruler".[4] However, this reflects his status as a Vala (Fréa) in the earlier Legendarium.
Other versions
In older versions of The Silmarillion as well as the Annals of Aman, Ossë (along with his spouse Uinen)were Valar in their own right, and often opposed the will of Ulmo.
Osse was also the name of a Tengwa similar to Roman c, which apparently had the value o.[5] However elsewhere, this letter is named Elwe and has the value of e. In the Mode of Beleriand this letter instead has the value a.
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Three: The Etymologies", p. 359
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix D. *Kwen, Quenya, and the Elvish (especially Ñoldorin) words for 'Language': Note on the 'Language of the Valar'", p. 400
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", gaer
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "III. The Quenta: Appendix 1: Fragments of a translation of The Quenta Noldorinwa into Old English, made by Ælfwine or Eriol; together with Old English equivalents of Elvish names"
- ↑ Vinyar Tengwar, Number 45, November 2003 p.15
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WASHINGTON -- Eric Fanning will be the next Air Force under secretary, according to a Senate confirmation vote April 18.
Fanning provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 28, before the full Senate voted on his confirmation. Now the president must appoint him before he can assume his new position. "I have been immensely proud to serve these last four years with the men and women of the Navy and the Marine Corps. I very much look forward to becoming part of the Air Force family," he said during his confirmation hearing. "It would be my honor to play a role in making sure that the best men and women our country has to offer get all the support they need in undertaking the mission of defending our country, a mission for which they freely volunteer." The Air Force has been without an under secretary since June 2012, when then-Under Secretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton was appointed to under secretary of defense for Personnel and Readiness. Dr. Jamie Morin was appointed to serve as the acting under secretary in July 2012.
President Obama nominated Fanning Aug. 1, 2012. At that time, he was serving as the deputy under secretary and deputy chief management officer for the Department of the Navy.
Pending the president's appointment, Fanning will be sworn into the position later this month.