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Fifty children with Hemophilus influenzae meningitis have been enrolled in a prospective study. Patients were randomly assigned chloramphenicol or ampicillin treatment; there were no significant differences between groups in other respects. Countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis proved to be a valuable tool for rapid diagnosis of the causative agent even in pretreated patients. Increasing, quantities of capsular polyribosephosphate antigen detected in the initial cerebrospinal fluid correlated significantly (r= 0.62419; p<0.01) with early and late sequelae of meningitis. None of the patiens died. severe and persistent neurologic or intellectual deficits were noted in four (8%) of the children, and an additional 14 (28%) had IQ, scores between 70 and 90. The presence of bactericidal antibody in serm was not protective. Anti-PRP antibody generally was not present in acute serum specimens and irrespective of the quantity of antigenic stimulus provided by the disease was nondetectable in 21 of 24 children less than 17 months of age following recovery.


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I would like to start my own Home-Based business making natural skin Care products. I would like to know what I would need to supply. I live in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. My name is Yeshimabett King. I am a qualified Natural Health Therapist and am currently undertaking a Long Distance Learning course in MAKING YOUR OWN AROMATHERAPY AND HERBAL NATURAL PRODUCTS COURSE. Thank You.
Hi! I would like to appreciate this is a very simple and easy business guide that helps a lot, its easy to just recognize the answer on the start, i am about to start a business on herbal or primary health which looked so complex to me until i get thru to this site, thank YOU
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Population structure and distribution of Terebralia palustris were compared with the environmental parameters within microhabitats in a monospecific stand of Avicennia marina in southern Mozambique. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of T. palustris and potential food sources (leaves, pneumatophore epiphytes, and surface sediments) were examined to establish the feeding preferences of T. palustris. Stable isotope signatures of individuals of different size classes and from different microhabitats were compared with local food sources. Samples of surface sediments 2.5-10 m apart showed some variation (-21.2 parts per thousand to -23.0 parts per thousand) in d13C, probably due to different contributions from seagrasses, microalgae and mangrove leaves, while d15N values varied between 8.7 parts per thousand and 15.8 parts per thousand, indicating that there is a very high variability within a small-scale microcosm. Stable isotope signatures differed significantly between the T. palustris size classes and between individuals of the same size class, collected in different microhabitats. Results also suggested that smaller individuals feed on sediment, selecting mainly benthic microalgae, while larger individuals feed on sediment, epiphytes and mangrove leaves. Correlations were found between environmental parameters and gastropod population structure and distribution vs. the feeding preferences of individuals of different size classes and in different microhabitats. While organic content and the abundance of leaves were parameters that correlated best with the total density of gastropods (>85%), the abundance of pneumatophores and leaves, as well as grain size, correlated better with the gastropod size distribution (>65%). Young individuals (height < 3 cm) occur predominantly in microhabitats characterized by a low density of leaf litter and pneumatophores, reduced organic matter and larger grain size, these being characteristic of lower intertidal open areas that favour benthic microalgal growth. With increasing shell height, T. palustris individuals start occupying microhabitats; nearer the mangrove trees characterized by large densities of pneumatophores and litter, as well as sediments of smaller grain size, leading to higher organic matter availability in the sediment.


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Happy anniversary to…well, all of us, I guess. This post marks my one-year (and five days) anniversary of being a contributor to Get Rich Slowly. It's been a hoot.
My very first post was a report from my journey to last year's Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. While I didn't attend this year's meeting, which occurred two weekends ago, my interest in Warren Buffett's commentary and biography hasn't flagged. After all, I'm a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder.
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This post's Buffett lesson comes from The Snowball, the recent Buffett biography by Alice Schroeder in which she writes: "Since Warren looked at every dollar as $10 someday, he wasn't going to hand over a dollar more than he needed to spend." Buffett apparently was so cheap, he only washed his car when it rained so he wouldn't have to pay for the water.
Former Washington Post heir and publisher Katherine Graham once asked Buffett for a dime to make a phone call. (Before the advent of cell phones, people had to use these things called phone booths if they wanted to make a call in public — and they didn't even have Twitter!) Buffett only had a quarter, so the billionaire first went to get change.
Now, we all know that spending a dollar today means we won't be able to spend it later. We may also allow that a dollar invested today will be worth more years hence, so that we not only delay gratification — we can pay for more of it.
But a dollar saved today leading to $10 someday? That's an awful lot of compound growth, especially at rates being offered by today's savings accounts and certificates of deposits.
Yet for Warren Buffett, it turns out that he was underestimating himself. From 1965 through 2009, Berkshire Hathaway stock returned an average 20.3% annually, turning $1 into $4,341. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you become the richest person in America.
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But what about the rest of us? Is it reasonable to think an investment today could decuple? (Yes, that's the word for something that has increased tenfold, and, yes, I had to look it up.) That depends on the return you earn, and how long you earn it.
Below are three charts, assuming different rates of return, initial investments of $100, $500, and $1,000 (which are more representative than $1 of the spending decisions we make nowadays), and the numbers of years the money is invested.
Years | $100 | $500 | $1,000 |
5 | $122 | $608 | $1,217 |
10 | $148 | $740 | $1,480 |
15 | $180 | $900 | $1,801 |
20 | $219 | $1,096 | $2,191 |
25 | $267 | $1,333 | $2,666 |
30 | $324 | $1,622 | $3,243 |
Years | $100 | $500 | $1,000 |
5 | $134 | $669 | $1,338 |
10 | $179 | $895 | $1,791 |
15 | $240 | $1,198 | $2,397 |
20 | $321 | $1,604 | $3,207 |
25 | $429 | $2,146 | $4,292 |
30 | $574 | $2,872 | $5,743 |
Years | $100 | $500 | $1,000 |
5 | $147 | $735 | $1,469 |
10 | $216 | $1,079 | $2,159 |
15 | $317 | $1,586 | $3,172 |
20 | $466 | $2,330 | $4,661 |
25 | $685 | $3,424 | $6,848 |
30 | $1,006 | $5,031 | $10,063 |
In these examples, the only amounts that have increased tenfold are the ones invested for 30 years and earning 8% annually, a return not quite as easy to earn these days as they were in the second half of the last century. Still, the numbers might be compelling, especially for younger folks.
A few additional thoughts about these tables:
- These numbers don't take inflation into account. So forgoing $100 today doesn't mean you'll buy $1,000 worth of goods at today's prices; it'll likely be quite less. But as long as you earn a return that exceeds inflation, you'll still be able to buy more in the future than you could buy today.
- While most of us don't drop $100, $500, or $1,000 on purchases every day, I do find it informative (and occasionally painful) to annualize expenses. Spend $6 every workday on lunch? That's approximately $1,400 a year. Your cable costing you $100 a month? That's another $1,200. And that's after-tax money. In other words, to spend that $1,200, you had to earn $1,600 and then pay $400 in federal and state taxes (assuming a 25% combined rate) to have that $1,200 to spend. If you put that money in a traditional retirement account, you can at least defer the federal and state income taxes (though not the FICA taxes — you still have to pay those).
- The numbers in the charts reflect a one-time investment, and not continual, regular investments. For example, if you invest $500 every month and earn an average annual 6%, you'd have approximately $500,000 after 30 years.
- If you're closer to the day you hope to retire than the last time you pulled an all-nighter, you might be saying, "But I don't have 30 years for my money to grow!" That may be true for the money you need in the first several years of your retirement, but if you live to the average life expectancy (or longer), you won't touch some of your money until you're a decade or two into your retirement. Unless you're an 85-year-old one-armed chainsaw juggler who smokes, you should plan on some of your money being invested for decades.
If you, like Buffett, find thinking about future values helps being frugal, print out those charts. Put them in your wallet. Wrap them around your credit cards. Post them on your computer monitor about where the "Place your order" button shows up on your favorite e-shoppe. After all, as Alice Schroeder explained in an interview with The Motley Fool, the power of compounding is where the title of her book comes from:
The Snowball is from a saying of Warren's about life being like a snowball. It is really a metaphor for compounding, for the way that things tend to grow at an exponential rate when they are rolling forward over time. So his money has obviously been like a huge snowball, but it also refers to relationships and to knowledge and all the different things that tend to grow and layer upon each other.
Balancing tomorrow and today
Despite Buffett's famed frugality, he doesn't recommend forgoing all of life's pleasures. As Schroeder explained in another next segment of her Foolish interview, even Buffett recommended that you have to strike a balance between enjoying today and investing (your bucks or your brains) for tomorrow:
He said to me one time, if there is something you really want to do, don't put it off until you are 70 years old. … Do it now. Don't worry about how much it costs or things like that, because you are going to enjoy it now. You don't even know what your health will be like then.
On the other hand, if you are investing in your education and you are learning, you should do that as early as you possibly can, because then it will have time to compound over the longest period. And that the things you do learn and invest in should be knowledge that is cumulative, so that the knowledge builds on itself.
So instead of learning something that might become obsolete tomorrow, like some particular type of software [that no one even uses two years later], choose things that will make you smarter in 10 or 20 years. That lesson is something I use all the time now.
J.D.'s note: While I realize that much of the discussion about compounding involves theoretical, it's still fascinating. If you start early enough and are disciplined (and things go according to plan), you really can use the power of compounding to build great wealth. But, as Buffett points out, it's not just money that compounds. Knowledge does, too, as do relationships and experience. The more you do to improve your life today, the better it will be tomorrow.
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Trying to escape the record breaking heat of the summer19 consecutive days of triple digit heat in Southern Californiaa friend and I decided to take in a movie. We went to see Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth. Now, it all makes sense to me! If you haven't seen this movie, you should.
This is not a "feel good, action-packed, chick-flick summer block-buster" movie. It is a documentary featuring a lecture given by Al Gore. He has given this lecture a thousand times nationwide and decided after the last presidential election that his mission is to inform and educate the public about the causes and effects of global warming. If lectures and political issues intimidate you, as they do me, don't be afraid! This movie is clear and easy to understand. Gore simplifies the information scientists have been expressing for years and provides photographic evidence and graphics to support the facts. The movie provides insights into Gore's upbringing and his sense of humor throughout. I must admit, I was expecting to be bored, but I was glued to my seat with interest.
As a Buddhist, this movie drove home the idea of "cause and effect" and "selflessness," that what we do now has an effect on others. We may not be around to personally witness the effects first hand, but our children and their children will. It may be an "inconvenience" to recycle or to purchase a hybrid car as opposed to a slick sports car or SUV, but in being selfless, we can affect millions of lives. On the other hand, if global warming continues, the movie points out that not only will the heat waves we experience will be more frequent and more intense (doesn't it seem like our summers are getting hotter every year?), but the number of deaths from global warming will double in just 25 years -- to 300,000 people a year. Also, by 2050, more than a million species worldwide could be driven to extinction. As I look back on my reason for going to the movie (I was escaping the heat) it all makes sense to me!
During the movie, I laughed, I cried, and now, I'm taking a stand. If there's one movie to see this year, An Inconvenient Truth is it. I encourage everyone to see the movie and to act on it.
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Another day in America, another person of African descent found dead in a jail cell and as usual the authorities have no concrete details of the circumstances surrounding his death.
A soldier stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, died while in custody in the local jail, officials announced.
Sgt. Marcus Lamarr Nelson Sr., 45, died Monday in the Bell County Jail in Belton, Texas.
The circumstances surrounding Nelson's death are still under investigation.
Nelson was being held in pretrial confinement at the Bell County Jail, according to information from the 1st Cavalry Division. He was charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice with departing his appointed place of duty, disobeying a lawful order from a noncommissioned officer, dereliction of duty and disobeying lawful regulation, and communicating a threat.
Nelson, who was from Detroit, joined the Army in April 2005 as a petroleum supply specialist. In June 2015, Nelson was assigned to 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. The brigade belongs to the 1st Cavalry Division.
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The Healing Power of Happiness
Happiness is a free thing that we all get to enjoy. A major precept of Reiki is that the only person we can heal is ourselves. This is achieved through a change in perception and through the acquisition and application of knowledge and understanding. Without it there can be no healing. In healing oneself we are given the opportunity to learn the lessons necessary that enable us to help others heal themselves. In truth every Reiki practitioner is a facilitator of knowledge and understanding regardless of the degree of expertise they have achieved. For self healing is much more about changing our perception than changing a physical condition. As co-creators we give meaning to the experiences we live through this is why there is no standard response to any given situation or experience, people feel and deal with things differently and a change in perception leads to a change of values and a growing understanding of what's happening and why.
The healing process may still be physically or emotionally painful. Eventually it becomes a pain with purpose and meaning as through this change in perspective we recognise it for what it is. Working through it in order that it can be released and let go. On this personal journey fear and regret are often our travelling companions. Regret is the one who is always lagging behind; it tries to get us to turn back, to turn around and focus on the past. It constantly reminds us of whom and what we once were. Regret tells us that the success and happiness we seek have to be earned and we do not deserve it because of who we are and the mistakes we have made. Fear unrestrained runs ahead of us, it lays in wait ready to jump out and sabotage our progress when we least expect it. Fear creates the illusion of barriers where none exists and leads us to believe that our path is fraught with hazards and pitfalls. With every shadow concealing dangers ready to bring any progress to a premature end.
Reiki is a like a beacon of light when on the road to find true happiness. Once welcomed into your life Reiki stirs up amazing changes that bring you back to your true self. Your mind, body and spirit go through a purification process that in the end leaves you in a true state of happiness. This process may be a few months for some and a few years for others. In the end however the results are the same. You finally feel free to be your true self and happiness is found within.
One of the most important things I recommend doing when beginning your journey with Reiki is to keep a daily journal of how you are feeling and what changes you notice occurring in your life. It is very important to write down both the good and the bad. Something may not seem important to you at the time but in retrospect you may notice it was something small that lead you to a life altering positive change. Happiness can only be experienced in the moment. This is mostly the present moment, for this is all the time we have. If we continually focus on the past or the future we deny ourselves the opportunity to create the happiness we desire in the here and now. Problems arise when we link our happiness to the achievement of goals instead of focusing on the creation of happiness itself. In doing so we convince ourselves that happiness is the result or by-product of an external experience instead of an internal creative process. Happiness is a state of mind; a thought process that elicits an emotional response which then creates a physical sensation and ultimately an external experience. Through the power of our thoughts our psychology becomes our biology and directly affects our health and well being. Every thought will find a way to express itself. Thoughts that sustained will go on to create our beliefs and eventually the reality we must experience.
When happiness is linked to attainment we are sending out the message that we can't be happy in the here and now. This is because our happiness has to be earned and will only be achievable if we are talented, able gifted or worthy enough to receive it. All of these thoughts are negative based self judgements that promote the idea that happiness is 'out there' somewhere waiting to be discovered. By attaching happiness to the acquisition of things or the achievement of goals we are saying that our happiness has to be put on hold. That is until the achievement of those goals brings about the happiness and sense of achievement we desire. Any delay or even failure to achieve those goals can result in disappointment and a sense of failure. This can then trigger feelings of inadequacy low self esteem and in some extreme cases the onset of depression. Over time illness and disease through the suppression of our immune system.
Many people already know from personal experience that getting upset or angry can raise their blood pressure. Some have found to their cost that if anger or aggression has become their 'default response'. Their immune system is suppressed to such an extent it can over time, result in the onset of ill health, heart disease and strokes. If negative thoughts and emotions have an adverse affect on our health and wellbeing then positive thoughts and emotions such as joy and happiness can provide a measurable antidote. Tha antidote will boost our immune system, lower our blood pressure and drastically reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease. Our thoughts and the emotions they create have far reaching consequences. This is considering our gene pool, our DNA the very fabric of our being is influenced, enhanced or adversely affected when our psychology becomes our biology through the quality of our thoughts and the attitudes and beliefs they create.
While the adverse effects of negative thoughts and emotions are well documented, there are a growing number of studies that now confirm that success doesn't lead to happiness, happiness actually leads to success. This has measurable benefits to our health and wellbeing. Pioneering work in this field of medicine provides growing evidence. This connects to people who are in a distressed state of mind are able to create or induce a feeling of, contentment, joy or happiness. Connection between his is that it has a positive and measurable effect to their health and wellbeing. It leads to amongst other things a quicker recovery of normal heart function. It is also noted that the simple act of smiling also has the power to lower blood pressure and induce a more rapid heart rate recovery.
So while some say there is no evidence to show that Reiki works, other studies have shown that something as simple as a compassionate or loving touch has a measureable positive life affirming effect. Maybe it's now time to re-evaluate the evidence available to us or simply change our perception of what Reiki is and the way it works.
When we say that Reiki helps us to heal ourselves we are using a very broad brushstroke generalisation that does little to explain the 'healing' processes involved. Knowledge and understanding of the benefits of happiness and other positive based thoughts can change our perceptions. It can also take healing out the realms of the mystical and miraculous and help make it a technology that can be understood and then used by everyone to enhance their health and wellbeing. Happiness and positive induced emotions not only boost our immune system but also undo the effects of stress and anxiety. With this we're not only improving quality of life but also protecting our health and wellbeing. They enhance nearly every facet of our being, including work performance, health, marriage, friendship, creativity, confidence and energy.
It has to be said that happiness is no magic bullet, but it's clear that it lengthens the odds of getting disease or dying young. While happiness might not by itself prevent or cure disease, there is no doubt that positive emotions and enjoyment of life contribute to better health and a longer lifespan. Current health advice and guidance focuses on avoiding obesity, eating a balanced healthy diet, not smoking and getting plenty of exercise. With the change in our perception of what contributes to a healthy lifestyle may be its time to add being happy and avoiding chronic anger to this list.
Reiki is only one of many energy healing techniques. Not everyone feels comfortable with Reiki. In fact, some are not comfortable with energy medicine or any type of natural healing at all. Some prefer a different type of energy healing than Reiki. Still others want to employ several healing modalities. A person chooses want feels comfortable to them. Reiki is a marvelous healing tool. But it is not the only tool. Many people have amazing results from aromatherapy, EFT, the Emotion Code, pranic healing, acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy or allopathic medicine. We do a disservice if we push the idea that Reiki is the only way to healing or even that it is the best. It is best for the person who chooses it, but not for others. If Reiki does not make you happy you should not force it.
All healing is really energy healing. True healing works with and moves energy freely through the system. It all encourages and enhances well being. When working to try and guide a person toward wellness, the energy must move. Even if it is not acknowledged as energy healing or even understood as such, that is still what it is. Additionally, all healing really takes place within the person being healed. It requires a shift that they must participate in for real change to occur. If this shift doesn't happen, the illness may go away, but the underlying cause remains. It will resurface in as many different ways as it needs to in order to catalyze the true healing and growth the person needs. Because of this truth, a person needs to choose a healing method they feel relaxed and comfortable with, no matter what that method is.
Some people need to explore different methods or combinations of methods to find the path to healing that feels right to them. In the end, the greatest concern needs to be that a person gets healing and that they feel easeful with it. Our goal should be to assist them in finding their own way to their path. The healing of a person is a beautiful thing. When someone moves closer to healing, we all benefit. Once you have welcomed Reiki in and have started your journal be sure to live everyday with the mindset that you already have everything you have ever wanted in life. You ALREADY have the body you want, the romantic partner you seek, the true friends you long for, the perfect job for you, the salary that allows you to live the life you want. You live in the house that you long for, have time and money for the vacations you want and are able to help anyone you wish. You have time and money for hobbies and anything it is that you desire to do. You are living in a space of abundance rather than lack and limitation. At first you may feel ridiculous and like you are acting. Give it a few days. Keep going. I guarantee that within a few weeks time your mind will have shifted and you will notice this way of thinking to be easier and easier. You will start to notice small positive changes beginning to occur. Write these down for positive reinforcement! Always make sure you can feel you're on the right path of being truly happy. When you start feeling changes on yourself you will have a positive influence on other people too.


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4 postsIs There an 'Abstraction' Calculus?
Is there any such formalization of the process of abstraction? You know, in the same way there is a formalization of lambda calculation via the lambda calculus?
If not, couldn't there be?
It's one thing to understand a program, another thing to abstract, another thing still to understand and reason about the process of abstracting during program development. If there were an 'abstraction' calculus, maybe it would be easier to teach engineers about abstraction as well as when and how to do it?
Something like category theory?
Honestly I'm not sure. I've never delved into category theory. Suppose I finally will this evening
Since improvement of an abstraction is known as refinement, I think you may be looking for "Refinement Calculus" which actually exists. I was surprised. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refinement_calculus
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hi-- never been to this theater-- and was looking for season tickets for the broadway series. Best I think I can find is row H in mezzanine which is 5 rows back from the boxes. Does anyone know what the quality of these seats are??? any input appreciated---- thanks---tom
If you are in the center sections, you'll be fine. You lose facial expressions and the like at that distance, but the view of the stage on the whole is really quite good. On the sides, you can lose the edges of the stage. The Palace is a great theatre. I have the Broadway package and love each minute of it (except the shows at the State Theatre...).
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I agree with everything log says. My season tickets are in Row G of the mezzanine and you do lose the expressions, but you can see everything that is going on. This is a great season to become a subscriber. I'm looking forward to the shows. Every now and then they have a season where some of the shows are painful to watch. (ie. Legends)
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That first one (n4g) is linking @ http://www.planetxbox360.com/article..._ODST_-_Review
N4G is just a "what's popular" site, like Digg or Reddit.
Damn, didn't expect it to get such good reviews.
Looks like I'm gonna pick this up for Xmas.
Honestly I'm not that surprised, since Halo games tend to be good.
Prepare for a fuckload of disagrees, but I agreed.
I cant wait!
Thanks, I hadn't even noticed that. Updated the news.
The Halo games are fun and they have good production values.
Watch closely now
Pretty good, just as I expected. I only hope for the campaign to be satisfying.
Firefight seems like it will have a TON of replay value
Plus a 6-8 hour campaign to boot
I'm thinking of getting an Xbox 360 soon, maybe I'll buy this too.
Getting this probably for Christmas/If I ever stop playing Modern Warfare 2 on my limited edition 360.
I'm glad people are finally jumping off the "Halo 3 sucks" bandwagon.
It's a good game and there are quite a few annoying people that play it online, deal with it.
I'm pretty sure only trolls think the halo games were BAD. It's well established that they're solid games.
hahaha, if you said "halo games tend to get good reviews, whether or not they deserve them or not" then you'd be right, but you're wrong. halo games haven't been fun for me, ever.
You just said his opinion on the game is wrong. An opinion isn't right or wrong, and the majority of people tend to like the halo series.
I personally don't like the singleplayer, but will admit that the multiplayer is pretty fun if you get the right people.
Halo would be decent if Microsoft got off their "360 exclusive" bullshit, I still play Combat Evolved on the PC from time to time.
And this is why kids, why Halo remains a stereotype
Wait. Someone used a webcam to record a video that's on GameTrailers? Why?!
Holy shit you haven't been flooded with disagrees.
Well ODST looks like a decent change of pace from the original trilogy, what with the player being less durable and stronger than the Chief. Firefight also looks fun I suppose, if a little uninspired.
Just wait until the PS3 owners get here (both of them)
"What the fuck is dees sheet! snake owns all of joo noobs lololololol"
etc etc.
I played halo 3 and thought it was a great game with a few flaws, but it didn't deserve its flawless 10/10 in EVERYTHING reviews it got.
It's when the reviewers said "Halo 3 is not perfect" and then gave it a perfect score.
Awesome, i pre-ordered this game a month ago. :)
G4 has given it a 5/5, it apparently is a really good game.
Who woulda thought?
I dunno, The Halo games are half decent, but that's it. They're not amazing, because they don't actually master anything. Everything about the game is only "Good", none of it is awesome, or even great for me. There are so many games that do the main aspects "Singleplayer, Multiplayer, the story" much better than the Halo games.
Everyone has their own tastes.
Fuck, i meant
Hurpdy durp. Preventing fanboyism with fanboyism.
Really? REALLY?
I thought it was obvious it was going to get good reviews since all these review sites tend to kiss the Halo franchise's ass a lot.
For me Halo has a really good story. I read all the books(which are far better than the games) and they help alot with the character developments and plot. I hope odst has a good plot like the books do.
The first one mastered a shitload, dude.
The next two are pretty much the biggest console multiplayer games ever.
Agreed, reading the books sheds tons of light on back stories and the story behind the Halo series, like Engineers being the most kickass of the Covenant(eg. they built the brute choppers,they caused the first casualty in the human/covenant war,they help ANYONE who lets them do their job)
Indeed. The gaming press is so fucking corrupt, it's not even funny.
Although it is strange to see Giant Bomb giving this game a good rating.
I'm surprised he has more agrees than disagrees.
The gaming press just tries to tell people what they think people want to be told. Take Spore, for example; shitty game, but because everyone wanted it to be good the press smothered it in 5 star ratings. There are a few good reviewers, though; the guy who does They're Back for PCG UK normally keeps his own opinions, and the normal people who post reviews on shop sites. Of course, the normal people who post reviews on Amazon and Play will jizz all over this because loads of them are 12 year old Halo fans.
As am I.
It cant be THAT great. I've played all halo games, and as before, multiplayer is all I care for in the series.
Why? because it's Halo?
I agree that a large amount of gamers do overrate Halo, giving it more praise than it deserves, Halo 3 is a great game, fun singleplayer, great multiplayer but it's not without it's flaws, the singleplayer was dissapointing in some areas but it was fun and that's what matters to me.
I think it should be noted that some people don't give the Halo series enough time to make a decent opinion, they'll play some Multiplayer and say the story is shit, the books are great, I've never heard anyone say otherwise, even if that isn't fully reflected in the games.
ODST seems to be a very solid title that was made in just around a year, they finished the game around E3, if they were to add more the story would be longer and more complex, but that's probably it. I can't wait for the Reach Beta, but more importantly I can't wait for ODST tomorrow/or Tuesday if Royal Mail are slow.
Or butthurt PS3 Fanboys.
its halo
See, I don't like the Halo series, but I disagree with you. Just because you don't think it's a good game, doesn't mean that the reviews are made up to get people to buy a game. Now, places like GameSpot are a different story, because we all know they only give good reviews to places that pay. :3


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American businessman Kroenke secured a 62.89% controlling share in the club earlier this week after agreeing to buy out major shareholders Danny Fiszman (16.1%) and Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith (15.9%) for around £234million.
By passing the 30% threshold, Kroenke is obliged to make a cash offer for the remaining capital at £11,750 per share. The club's total value has been set at £731million.
Kroenke's main focus will now be on purchasing the £194million stake owned by Usmanov, who does not have a seat on the board but controls 27% of the club's holding company.
However, Usmanov told Bloomberg: "I'm not going to sell my stake. I love Arsenal, that's why I'm a shareholder."
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Titolo: | Cytoskeletal changes in cultured human fibroblasts following exposure to 2,5-hexanedione |
Autori interni: | MONACO, Salvatore FERRARI, Sergio RIZZUTO, Nicolo' MORETTO, Giuseppe |
Data di pubblicazione: | 1996 |
Rivista: | NEUROPATHOLOGY AND APPLIED NEUROBIOLOGY |
Abstract: | In the present study, the effects of the 2,5-hexanedione (HD) on the various cytoskeletal components of human eukaryotic cells were investigated. Primary cultures of human fibroblasts from three healthy donors were exposed to 2.8 nM HD for 14 days; unexposed cultures were used as controls. At different time intervals, cells were counted and the growth curves compared. After 14 days of treatment, the cultures were processed for immunoblotting, immunocytochemistry and ultrastructural studies. As compared to controls, morphological abnormalities induced by HD consisted of modification of the cell shape, formation of tangles composed by 10 nm filaments and cytoplasmic segregation of microtubules and membrane-bound organelles. By immunocytochemistry, the tangles of cytoplasmic filaments were stained by an antibody specific for vimentin. By immunoblotting, the anti-vimentin antibody recognized only bands of 50-60 kDa. Comparison of growth curves between treated and control fibroblasts clearly revealed an interference of HD with the cell cycle. The present results demonstrate that the cytotoxicity of HD is not restricted to intermediate filaments, but affects other cytoskeletal components, such as microtubules, as suggested by the impairment of cell division cycle. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11562/629 |
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Day 4: Completing the Roller Coaster Support System
Lesson 13 of 19
Objective: SWBAT use the Engineering Method to design a paper roller coaster.
Big Idea: In this lesson, students continue working on their roller coaster support systems. Also, I introduce a variety of paper roller coaster components so that students can construct a design of their roller coaster on paper.
Inquiry Based Instructional Model
To intertwine scientific knowledge and practices and to empower students to learn through exploration, it is essential for scientific inquiry to be embedded in science education. While there are many types of inquiry-based models, one model that I've grown to appreciate and use is called the FERA Learning Cycle, developed by the National Science Resources Center (NSRC):
1. Focus
2. Explore
3. Reflect
4. Apply
A framework for implementation can be found here.
I absolutely love how the Center for Inquiry Science at the Institute for Systems Biology explains that this is "not a locked-step method" but "rather a cyclical process," meaning that some lessons may start off at the focus phase while others may begin at the explore phase.
Finally, an amazing article found at Edudemic.com, How Inquiry-Based Learning Works with STEM, very clearly outlines how inquiry based learning "paves the way for effective learning in science" and supports College and Career Readiness, particularly in the area of STEM career choices.
Unit Explanation
In this unit, students will develop an understanding of gravity while focusing heavily on the 5th Grade Engineering and Design standards. In the first few lessons students will explore the relationships between gravity, weight, and mass. Then, students will apply their understanding of gravity to engineer and design parachutes and roller coasters.
Summary of Lesson
Today, I will open the lesson by showing students a variety of components that they could include in their roller coaster models. Next, I ask students to complete a labeled design on paper before continuing with their projects. Students, then work on finishing their roller coaster support systems.
Next Generation Science Standards
This lesson will address the following NGSS Standard(s):
5-PS2-1. Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
3-5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
3-5-ETS1-2. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
3-5-ETS1-3. Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Science & Engineering Practices
For this lesson, students are engaged in Science & Engineering Practice 2: Developing and Using Models. The goal is for students to begin making a physical replica of a roller coaster system and to use the model to test cause and effect relationships.
Crosscutting Concepts
To relate content across disciplinary content, during this lesson I focus on Crosscutting Concept 2: Systems and System Models. In particular, students will be evaluating cause and effect relationships as they begin constructing and testing their roller coaster designs.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
In addition, this lesson also aligns with the Disciplinary Core Ideas:
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
PS2.B. Types of Interactions
Choosing Science Teams
With science, it is often difficult to find a balance between providing students with as many hands-on experiences as possible, having plenty of science materials, and offering students a collaborative setting to solve problems. Any time groups have four or more students, the opportunities for individual students to speak and take part in the exploration process decreases. With groups of two, I often struggle to find enough science materials to go around. So this year, I chose to place students in teams of three! Picking science teams is always easy as I already have students placed in desk groups based upon behavior, abilities, and communication skills. Each desk group has about six kids, so I simply divide this larger group in half.
Gathering Supplies & Assigning Roles
To encourage a smooth running classroom, I ask students to decide who is a 1, 2, or 3 in their groups of three students (without talking). In no time, each student has a number in the air. I'll then ask the "threes" to get certain supplies, "ones" to grab their computers, and "twos" to hand out papers (or whatever is needed for the lesson). This management strategy has proven to be effective when cleaning up and returning supplies as well!
Lesson Introduction & Goal
I review the learning goal: I can use the Engineering Method to design a paper roller coaster.
The Engineering Method
I take a moment to review the The Engineering Method posters. What if I told you that you have to follow the engineering method in order and that you can never go back to earlier steps? Students were appalled! They explained that you need to continually return to steps in order to test, improve, and retest your design throughout the process of building a roller coaster model. One student explains, "You wouldn't want to wait until the end to find the failure points. You want to know right now so that you can fix them as you go."
Testing Components
I take this opportunity to review the Testing Components Poster from yesterday's lesson. I ask: Can you tell me how you tested your support system yesterday? How did it help you? Students explain how they shook their structure to ensure stability and how they made improvements by adding tape or by adding more supports.
Roller Coaster Poster
While I don't take the time to specifically review the The Roller Coaster System Poster today, students and I refer to it often to make sense of a roller coaster as a system of parts working together and to review how the force of gravity plays a role in the system.
Also, by just having this poster up during every roller coaster lesson, I'm supporting my ELL student with developing content related vocabulary and other students who need to have repeat exposures to content in order to comprehend new information.
Reviewing the Engineering Challenge
At this point, we briefly review the engineering Problem, Constraints, and Criteria for Success.
- Each group will share one roll of scotch tape
- Each student will be given 30 sheets of card stock paper
- Time to Complete: 1 week
Criteria for Success
- The roller coaster prototype must be designed for a glass marble
- No one can touch the roller coaster once the ride begins
- The marble must travel through the whole ride (top to bottom)
- Size: must fit on an 11" x 14" piece of poster board (1/2 a poster board)... I changed this! Originally, this was a 8.5" x 11" piece of card stock. Looking back, I'm SO glad I made this change!
- Height: no higher than 1 meter
Gathering Supplies
One student from each group grabs their box from the stack of Team Boxes on the counter. Each team box is labeled "Pink Team," "Green Team," etc. Here are the labels: Team Labels.
In each box, I have a tape dispenser (I found them for $1.50 each.), two rolls of tape, three marbles, Design Review cards in an envelope (for a later lesson), and I'll add a roll of masking tape later on: Team Box & Supplies.
At the beginning of this Roller Coaster Engineering Challenge, each student was given 30 sheets of card stock. To keep track of unused paper, each student has a folder that they keep in their desks to hold their card stock paper.
Roller Coasters
Students also grab their roller coaster prototypes at this time. To help with the management of gathering and putting back roller coasters, I gave each team the same color poster board as their team name. For example, the black team all had black poster board bases for their roller coasters. I was hoping this would help students locate their roller coasters quickly during future lessons. In addition, I designated a spot for each team's roller coasters in the room. This proved to be helpful as students won't have to go looking for a spot each time we clean up our materials.
After placing their roller coaster models on their desks, I invite students to the front carpet. I want to build up a renewed excitement toward building paper roller coasters, so I show students this incredibly engaging video! Students can't believe that someone was able to construct a 16-foot tall paper roller coaster! Before pushing play, I ask students to begin thinking about the components (or parts) that they would like to include in their own models!
Roller Coaster Design & Components
Now that students have part of their support structure in place, I introduce the main roller coaster components (without explaining how to make each part), and then students will draw their designs on paper. This way, they have a tentative plan and an idea about where to head next!
As a side note: up until this point, I have purposefully held off on asking students to create a roller coaster design on paper. I know it might seem odd to be asking students to create a design now, on day 4 of this project, however, completing research (day 1), introducing the challenge (day 2), and allowing students the opportunity to begin constructing their support system (day 3) will help scaffold the complex task of drawing a paper roller coaster model on paper. Not only are there a lot of parts to take into consideration, but my students don't have any experiences with building paper roller coasters! Even at this point, it is challenging for my students to visualize and draw their roller coaster designs!
Before the lesson, I constructed the main roller coaster components, including a track, jump, rounded turn, elbow turn, loop, half-pipe, funnel, corkscrew, zig-zag track, and a curvy track.
At this time, I hang up and introduce each of these components on the white board with magnets: Components 1 and Components 2. After today's lesson, I create a much more organized display poster: Roller Coaster Parts using the following labels: Roller Coaster Parts Poster Labels.
Designs on Paper
Next, I pass out a sheet of paper to each student and ask them to draw and label their roller coaster design. I ask students to complete their designs on paper and to raise their hands and check with me before completing their support systems.
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Monitoring Student Understanding
Once students begin working on their roller coaster designs and prototypes, I conference with every group. My goal is to support students by asking guiding questions (listed below). I also want to encourage students to engage in Science & Engineering Practice 7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence.
- Can you explain your design to me?
- Why do you suppose ____?
- What have you found so far?
- Has your thinking changed?
- How did you decide _____?
- What would happen if you?
- What is your plan so far?
- Does your partner agree?
- What are you trying to focus on?
- Why is that important as a roller coaster engineer?
Here, Student Explaining Design, I encourage a student to think about the amount of energy it will take for her marble to successfully make it through her roller coaster design.
This student, Taking the Criteria into Consideration, explains how she has included "time wasters" such as funnels and half-pipes to meet the criteria for success, making sure the marble travels through the roller coaster as slow as possible.
As students finish their designs, they move on to completing their support structures. Instead of giving advice myself, I often ask teams of students to provide suggestions: Encouraging Suggestions.
Student Designs
Here are a few examples of student designs during this time. From now on, students will have their designs out during every roller coaster lesson.
Student Roller Coasters
Most students were able to finish their support systems during this time. If they are not finished, they will continue working on them during future lessons by installing more supports as they build their tracks from the bottom up:
Cleaning Up
Instead of completing a Design Review (like yesterday), I decide to provide students with more time to complete their support structures. To clean up, students place any extra parts on the base of their roller coaster. They put unused paper in their individual folders and place their folders in their desks. One member from each team return their team boxes. Then, each team of students place their roller coasters in their designated spot in the classroom.
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- UNIT 2: Ecosystems
- UNIT 3: Earth Systems
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- UNIT 5: Matter
- LESSON 1: Weight, Mass, & Gravity
- LESSON 2: Measuring the Weight & Mass of Pennies
- LESSON 3: The Weight of a Can of Soda Day 1
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- LESSON 9: Day 3: Parachute Failure Points & Improvements
- LESSON 10: Day 1: Roller Coaster Research
- LESSON 11: Day 2: Roller Coaster Engineering Challenge
- LESSON 12: Day 3: Roller Coaster Support System
- LESSON 13: Day 4: Completing the Roller Coaster Support System
- LESSON 14: Day 5: Roller Coaster Tracks
- LESSON 15: Day 6: Building Up!
- LESSON 16: Day 7: Roller Coaster Funnels & Half-Pipes
- LESSON 17: Day 8: Finalizing Roller Coaster Prototypes
- LESSON 18: Day 9: Roller Coaster Prototype Analysis
- LESSON 19: Day 10: Roller Coaster Presentations