Tomorrow is Colten's 6th surgery… If you had told me a few years ago I would have to see one of my children undergo multiple surgeries before the age of three… and that three of those surgeries would even take place before the age of 5 weeks of age… I think I would have buried my head in the sand or had a panic attack. Five surgeries later, as nerve-wrecking as it is watching your child go under anesthesia, it doesn't feel quite as scary. Still scary, just not AS scary.
Good thing we have superheroes all around us to keep us smiling! This picture is from the Spina Bifida Association of Michigan's Snowflake Shake – a family dinner/dance event we went to a couple months ago. It was amazing, and Spiderman and Elsa both came!
Thankfully, this surgery is his most minor to date – ear tubes. It pales in comparison to putting a spine back in place, placing a shunt in a brain, replacing a shunt in a brain, etc… But it's surgery and it requires anesthesia, so there's still a little anxiety. And from Colten's perspective, hospitals are hospitals and he doesn't do well with doctors poking around him these days. But we should be in (and we will be in VERY early) and out tomorrow with much healthier ears. Colten has had recurring ear infections for about a year, and has been unable to completely get the fluid to clear out from his ears ever. So tubes are going in.
In other news, Colten continues to progress with walking in his AFOs and torsion / twister cables. He will take on average 3-6 completely independent steps (no walker), and is learning to use cane-like "tools" as well, which will eventually lead to him trying to use forearm crutches. It's been amazing watching him go from the couch, across the room to a chair, all on his own!
Want to see another amazing feat this kid has accomplished? Roller skating!
Colten is still attending therapy through the school district twice a week – one hour of group physical therapy and occupational therapy, then one hour of 1-on-1 physical and occupational therapy. Up through last week, he was still also going to outpatient/clinical physical therapy once a week through Beaumont. We just put a pause on that though, as we felt we were hitting a bit of a plateau. He was meeting his goals and struggling to cooperate, so the physical therapist and I decided to let him have a little break until summer time. At that point the school therapy will be ending and Beaumont will be transitioning to two-a-week sessions which we are very excited about!
In therapy, Colten does a lot of upper-body work to keep his arms and torso strong, a lot of climbing stairs, squatting and picking up things, jumping on trampolines, climbing up slides in various ways, going up and down ramps in his walker, etc… He works hard – or rather plays hard… the therapists really do a great job of making work seem like play for him.
And of course, we have found it pretty easy to do therapy play at home… balance on one leg while using the other to propel a scooter? Go for it dude!
He has become so comfortable using his walker and walking so well in his cables and braces that he's becoming quite the daredevil. He now will get walking super fast, then picks up his feet and just rolls along while he holds himself up above the ground in his walker. Even down sloping walkways! Which of course landed him in trouble one day when his shoe caught the sidewalk and caused him to topple over and land face-first on the cement. Thankfully he was wearing sunglasses which, although they sliced into his forehead, saved the rest of his face from any damage whatsoever.
Right along with the occasional injury, Colten is very much two and a half years old and seems to have learned the skill of antagonizing his brothers on a minute-by-minute basis. "Stop it Colten" is heard around the clock from the mouths of his older brothers! He adores them to pieces and doesn't want to leave them alone – but often gets so in their faces it's a bit much for Parker and Max. Colten does throw pretty cute (?) tantrums where he just sits and cries crocodile tears, such as shown in the picture below… I had caught him at the table after Easter eating chocolates from his brother's basket. I took the chocolates away and the basket, resulting in a little boy that was very mad at his Momma!
That's it for now. We are expecting an easy surgery Thursday so you may not hear from us again right away – but soon! Lots coming up in May, June, and July for us to share. Hopefully the snow I saw falling tonight is the LAST of this cold weather. We have been enjoying playing outside for hours during the few warmer days we actually had and we REALLY want those to come back!


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·Table of Contents
·Conservation and Restoration in Art and Architecture
Monitoring of Fissures on Construction of Saint Duje Cathedral in Split, Croatia
Prof. dr. sc. Tanja Roje Bonacci, faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Split, Croatia;
Mr.sc.Goran Niksiæ, Ministry of Culture, State Department for protection of cultural and natural heritage, Split, Croatia;
Dott. Ing. Dario Almesberger, Universita di Trieste, SRR.CO.TEC.Trieste, Italy;
Doc. dr. sc. predrag P.Miscevic, faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Split, Croatia;
Saint Duje cathedral in Split is composed of two parts of distinct age. The main part, Emperor Diocletian's mausoleum, dates at the end of the 3nd century A.D. In the 17st century Chatolic church added the "chorus"at the eastern side of the mausoleum. The eastern wall of the mausoleum was taken down in order to unify the two chambers. In the "chorus" chamber multiply repaired fissures were noticed. These fissures are still existent. As it was decided that the construction needs a major repair, the works were peceeded by instrumental monitoring of most obvious fissures. At the same time, air temperature and humidity within and outside the construction were measured. Devices used enable permanent reading of the fissure parameters, but the readings are taken only with period of one day or less. Devices were set up by the italian Company SER.CO.EC. of Trieste. Monitoring was organized and conducted by regional office of the Croatian ministry of culture in Split. Positions of the monitoring devices are shown Fig. 1. At first observations were recorded daily, but as it was found out that this was too frequent, this frequency was reduced. Initially, eleven sensors were used. Observations on measuring location P2 and P3 have shown almost no change of fissure width until 18.09.1996., so that these sensors were then repositioned to points P1 and P11 with intention to suplement the horizontal fissure width measurements with vertical ones. These two measuring locations are positioned on the contact of the construction and mausoleum at core window height. Locations P2 and P3 were abandoned.
Fig 1: Locations of measuring devices
2. DATA ANALYISIS
Fissure monitoring initiated on the 13th April, 1996 at eleven different locations. These data were supplemented by the air temperature and humidity measurements, both within and outside the cathedral. This paper presents the results from data obtained until 25th February, 1999. This ammounts to 285 sets of values for measured parameters.
In order to run the statistical analysis, it was necessary to distribute data on time-scale. If this should not have been done, and due to the variable frequency of the readings, wrong picture of the fissure dynamics would have been obtained. Figure 2 was obtained after this has been done, with time on x-axis and absolute sizes of variation of all fissure monitored on the y-axis. This enables the comparison of conduct of fissures. Sensors P2 and P3 were displaced to P1v and P11v when it became obvious those variations at aforementioned are insignificant. Data for P1v and P11v have also shown very small displacements; P11v oscillates around the initial value, while P1v displays a slight increasing trend of an order of 0,15 mm along with the temperature-dependent oscillations. No further analisys has been done for these two fissures.
Fig 2: Time evolution of fissure width
Taking a look at a Figure 2 it is notable that all the fissures monitored can be grouped according to their behaviour. Hence fissures P1, P5, P6 and P11 all have variations in excess of 0,2 mm. The second group contains P4, P7, P8 and P9 and P10 which have variations inferior to 0.2 mm, with a notable increase for P10 towards the end of monitoring period (in future, P10 should be given a special attention).
Figure 3 presents the variations of P4, P7, P8, P9 and P10 with a smaller scale on the y-axis. From it, the behaviour of these fissures can be analised in more detail. The behaviour of these fissures can be decomposed into a constant increase along, with the periodical oscillations either proportional or inversely proportional to the temperature. Fissure P10 shows a distinct increase. As it is notable from Figure 2, P1 and P11 have utterly different behaviour compared to P5 and P6. As the first premise of the analysis was that behaviour of P1 and P11 depends of climatic conditions, so they were analised first.
Fig 3: Time evolution of fissure width at locations P4, P7, P8, P9 and P10
Locations P5 and P6 are positioned on the same fissure, but at different heights. Position P4 is also located on this fissure. All these positions are within the construction on its eastern wall. Position P9 is found on the same wall at height of 9.50 m a.s.l. but on the outer side. Analysis of these data will be presented in a separate chapter. (Fig. 1)
Device locations P1 and P11
The behaviour of fissures at P1 and P11 is completely different from other ones. It is oscillatory; i.e. their width oscillates around fixed average value. Amplitude of these oscillations is quite large, and amounts to 0.79 mm and 1.03 mm respectively. As it can be clearly seen from Fig. 2 and fig. 4 their dynamics seems to be correlated to air temperature outside the construction. As shown on Figure 5, for both fissures correlation coefficient is superior to 90%. All this indicates that these two fissures formed as a consequence of different thermal responses of the two adjacent walls belonging to two buildings of differing age. From Figure 4 it can also be noted that on locations P1 and P11 average width of these two fissures slightly decreased during monitoring period.
Fig 4: Time evolution of fissure width at P1 and P11
Fig 5: Correlation between temperature and fissure movements on the measure points P1 and P11
The correlation analysis of fissure width at P1 and P11 and humidity has shown a null result, and henceforth humidity was not taken into account.
Locations P4, P5, P6 and P9
Locations P4, P5 and P6 are positioned along the same fissure on inner side of construction. Heights of these locations is: P4 at 11.60 m a.s.l, P5 at 14.53 m a.s.l. and P6 at 16.50 m a.s.l.respectively. Initial and final widths of fissure on these locations are given in Table 1.
Relative minimum Relative maximum 13. IV 1996	 25. II 1999	 Total opening in 1048 days
Devices position no.	 mm	 mm	 mm	 mm	 mm
P4	 -0,01	 0,09	 11,71	 11,76	 0,06
Table 1:Fissure widths on the beginning and on February 1999
Figure 6 displays the behaviour of fissure on P4, P5 and P6 (0,19 mm p.a., 0,22 mm p.a., 0,25 mm p.a. respectively). Moving average analysis for these locations extracts fissure width temperature dependence. Fissure dynamics on all these locations is dominated by steady widening. Superimposed on this widening is minor, but clearly notable temperature-dependent annually periodical behaviour.
Fig 6: Time evolution of fissure width at P4, P5 and P6
Location P9 is positioned on the outer side of construction's eastern wall, about 1 m below the construction floor. Figure 7 presents behaviour of fissure at this location. As for three previously analysed locations, along with the annually periodical temperature-dependent behaviour, steady widening of the fissure on this location is obvious. In this case, dominant component is temperature-dependent annually periodical behaviour (Figure 7, amplitude of order of 0,06 mm), with widening (0,06 mm p.a.) being somewhat slower than on P4, P5 and P6.
Fig 7: Time evolution of fissure at P9
Fig 8: fissures width's seasonal variation at P4, P5 and P6 from 13 April 1996 to 24 February 1999 made with moving average method
Fig 9: Evolution of fissure on the eastern construction wall (measuring locations P9, P4, P5 and P6). Distance from the construction floor is only approximate
Detailed analysis of dynamics of this fissure should enable us to establish the global dynamics of construction's north-eastern wall. Other walls are presumed immobile, as the adjacent buildings support them.
Table 2 contains data for fissure widening speeds in degrees and millimetres. Rotation axis is located approximately at the floor level.
speed degree pro year (mean)	 0.003564
device No	 P4	 P5	 P6
speed	 [mm/god]	 0.020841	 0.229246	 0.270927
speed	 [mm/10god]	 0.21	 2.29	 2.71
Table 2: Widening speeds for fissures on the eastern construction wall
At the beginning of this century, northern wall of the construction has been released by demolition of adjacent building. Archaeological excavations deep under construction floor along the northern wall followed. Foundation soil under the construction is uncontrolled embankment of diverse low-quality materials. Vertical cut-off in this soil, along the construction's northern wall, enables its free deformation influenced by horizontal soil pressure. Roof damages are also enhancing the widening of this fissure. All these reasons called for necessary operations during reconstruction of subfoundation soil undertaken in autumn 1999.
Non-destructive damage analysis methods are very useful when damages are not so large as to endanger the building's stability, since they demand long-period data gathering. Automatic monitoring and data recording, as well as permanent statistical data analysis is welcome. This paper demonstrated that monitoring shorter than a year is almost of no use in this sort of analysis.
Correct interpretation of the obtained data, based on statistical analysis, is also of major importance. This paper presented just a few possible statistical methods.
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Earth and Environmental Sciences (6)
Annals of Glaciology (5)
Antarctic Science (1)
International Glaciological Society (5)
Effects of regional fast-ice and iceberg distributions on the behaviour of the Mertz Glacier polynya, East Antarctica
R. A. Massom, K. L. Hill, V. I. Lytle, A. P. Worby, M.J. Paget, I. Allison
Journal: Annals of Glaciology / Volume 33 / 2001
An observational account of research carried out in July-August 1999 shows that grounded iceberg and related fast-ice distributions, and periodic "break-outs" of fast ice (in winter as well as at other times), have an important impact on the size and behaviour of the Mertz Glacier polynya, East Antarctica, and a smaller polynya to the east. Analysis of satellite and in situ data shows that a semi-constant "stream" of thick broken-out fast ice and other large floes from the east extends westwards from north of the glacier terminus to form a compact barrier to the net west-northwesterly export of ice formed in the polynya. An annual fast-ice promontory to the west further narrows the outlet path. As a result of this and high ice-production rates, the polynya periodically "back-fills", significantly reducing the open-water area present. Intervening "flush-outs" by synoptic storm events clear the polynya region to some extent before it back-fills again. This cycle continued from mid-March until early October in 1999, when a significant change in the regional ice drift occurred. A preliminary comparison with data from 1998 indicates that the timing and magnitude of the processes may vary interannually. Similar morphological features were also observed in 1963 (on a declassified photoreconnaissance satellite image).
Ice formation in the Mertz Glacier polynya, East Antarctica, during winter
V. I. Lytle, A. P. Worby, R. Massom, M.J. Paget, I. Allison, X. Wu, A. Roberts
During August 1999, detailed data were collected in the Mertz Glacier polynya along the coast of Antarctica on the drift of newly forming ice tracked with drifting buoys and the ice thickness in the vicinity of the buoys over time. Using these measurements, we estimate the ice-growth rate and the processes which are important in the early stages of ice formation. We find that although there is rapid frazil formation in the open-water areas near the coast and Mertz Glacier Tongue, this frazil ice can take several days to consolidate. A period of warmer weather, when temperatures reached as high as 0°C, delayed the consolidation of the frazil for > 4.5 days. The undeformed new-ice growth rate averaged about 4 cm d-1 for the first 5 days of formation. Ridging and rafting doubled the total growth rate to an average of 8 cm d-1. Blowing and falling snow was incorporated into the surface of the newly forming ice, with 16 of 22 ice cores having some snow in the top few centimeters.
Sea-ice pressure ridges in East Antarctica
Victoria I. Lytle, A. P. Worby, R. A. Massom
Sea-ice extent and concentration are routinely measured using satellite sensors. However, regional estimates of sea-ice thickness cannot be measured directly from space, and largely depend on field observations with in the pack ice. One difficulty is estimating the amount of ice contained in pressure ridges. These ridges can contribute substantially to the total ice volume, yet are highly variable both spatially and temporally. Here we provide estimates of sea-ice ridge height and frequency in the East Antarctic region around 65° S, 140° E. We calculate ridge height distributions using high-resolution (< 1 m) digital aerial photography collected in August 1995. Wc examine the ridge height distribution and ridge concentration from near the coast of Antarctica northwards to the marginal ice zone. The area-averaged volume of ice in ridges contributes 0.06-1.35 m to the undeformed ice thickness in winter. There is a band of less deformed ice centred around 65° S, with more highly deformed ice to the south. Similar features are identified in satellite synthetic aperture radar data collected over the same region in August 1995 and 1996, and in observations of sea-ice characteristics collected during field experiments.
The distribution and formative processes of latent-heat polynyas in East Antarctica
R. A. Massom, P.T. Harris, Kelvin J. Michael, M.J. Potter
A study of polynya characteristics in East Antarctica was undertaken using ice concentrations derived from special sensor microwave/imager data for the period July 1987-August 1994. The areas of polynyas were defined as having an ice concentration ≤75%. The analysis revealed a total of 28 coastal polynyas within the study region. The spatial and temporal variability in areal extent was quantified. The timing of mean maximum areal extent varied from June to October. The bathymetry and wind regime at each polynya site was examined to gauge the relative importance of these parameters in polynya formation and maintenance. In 20 locations, shallow banks and shoals form grounding zones for icebergs and anchoring sites for fast ice, which form barriers to the predominantly westward drift of the pack ice; elsewhere north-south coastal protrusions or alignments form similar barriers. The subsequent removal of newly formed sea ice from the lee of such barriers by katabatic and synoptic winds maintains areas of reduced ice concentration and open water. Very few coastal polynyas are attributed solely to katabatic outflow. The combined influence of bathymetry, topography and winds is responsible for the characteristics of the majority of polynyas. Many were considered to be marginal, characterised by occasional periods when the ice concentration falls below 75%. An analysis of annual winter totals of areas with ice concentrations < 75% shows no trends in total polynya areal extent over the period 1987-94. Known locations of emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) rookeries were also found to be associated with the locations of coastal polynyas.
Radiometrie measurements of sea-ice surface temperature in East Antarctica
Kelvin J. Michael, Clemente S. Hungria, R. A. Massom
This paper presents surface temperature data collected over East Antarctic sea ice by two thermal infrared radiometers mounted on the RSV Aurora Australis in March-May 1993. Operating at wavelengths equivalent to those utilised by channels 4 and 5 of AVHRR and similar channels of ATSR, the radiometers provided high-reso-lution data on surface (skin) temperature along the ship track. Additional information on the sea-ice conditions was obtained from hourly observations made from The ship's bridge, video footage and direct measurements made at ice stations. Following calibration, time series of temperatures from each of the radiometers were compared wi th ice-surface and near-surface air temperatures. Observed changes in the surface temperature are related to different snow and ice conditions. For a given air temperature, the surface temperature depends upon the thickness of ice and its snow cover. While open water areas (leads) have temperatures near -2.0°C, thick ice is characterised by surface temperatures which approximate those of the air. Taken as a whole, the along-track profile of surface temperature provides a proxy estimate of The proportion of open water and thin ice with in the pack. The presence of a snow cover has a significant effect on the surface temperature. It is anticipated that the results will be of use in the validation of sea-ice models and satellite thermal infrared data.
A roadmap for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science for the next two decades and beyond
M.C. Kennicutt, S.L. Chown, J.J. Cassano, D. Liggett, L.S. Peck, R. Massom, S.R. Rintoul, J. Storey, D.G. Vaughan, T.J. Wilson, I. Allison, J. Ayton, R. Badhe, J. Baeseman, P.J. Barrett, R.E. Bell, N. Bertler, S. Bo, A. Brandt, D. Bromwich, S.C. Cary, M.S. Clark, P. Convey, E.S. Costa, D. Cowan, R. Deconto, R. Dunbar, C. Elfring, C. Escutia, J. Francis, H.A. Fricker, M. Fukuchi, N. Gilbert, J. Gutt, C. Havermans, D. Hik, G. Hosie, C. Jones, Y.D. Kim, Y. Le Maho, S.H. Lee, M. Leppe, G. Leitchenkov, X. Li, V. Lipenkov, K. Lochte, J. López-Martínez, C. Lüdecke, W. Lyons, S. Marenssi, H. Miller, P. Morozova, T. Naish, S. Nayak, R. Ravindra, J. Retamales, C.A. Ricci, M. Rogan-Finnemore, Y. Ropert-Coudert, A.A. Samah, L. Sanson, T. Scambos, I.R. Schloss, K. Shiraishi, M.J. Siegert, J.C. Simões, B. Storey, M.D. Sparrow, D.H. Wall, J.C. Walsh, G. Wilson, J.G. Winther, J.C. Xavier, H. Yang, W.J. Sutherland
Journal: Antarctic Science / Volume 27 / Issue 1 / February 2015
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2014, pp. 3-18
Print publication: February 2015
Antarctic and Southern Ocean science is vital to understanding natural variability, the processes that govern global change and the role of humans in the Earth and climate system. The potential for new knowledge to be gained from future Antarctic science is substantial. Therefore, the international Antarctic community came together to 'scan the horizon' to identify the highest priority scientific questions that researchers should aspire to answer in the next two decades and beyond. Wide consultation was a fundamental principle for the development of a collective, international view of the most important future directions in Antarctic science. From the many possibilities, the horizon scan identified 80 key scientific questions through structured debate, discussion, revision and voting. Questions were clustered into seven topics: i) Antarctic atmosphere and global connections, ii) Southern Ocean and sea ice in a warming world, iii) ice sheet and sea level, iv) the dynamic Earth, v) life on the precipice, vi) near-Earth space and beyond, and vii) human presence in Antarctica. Answering the questions identified by the horizon scan will require innovative experimental designs, novel applications of technology, invention of next-generation field and laboratory approaches, and expanded observing systems and networks. Unbiased, non-contaminating procedures will be required to retrieve the requisite air, biota, sediment, rock, ice and water samples. Sustained year-round access to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean will be essential to increase winter-time measurements. Improved models are needed that represent Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in the Earth System, and provide predictions at spatial and temporal resolutions useful for decision making. A co-ordinated portfolio of cross-disciplinary science, based on new models of international collaboration, will be essential as no scientist, programme or nation can realize these aspirations alone.


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Press Release: "Our new European Parliament must care for Creation"
"Our new European Parliament must care for Creation", says ACT Alliance EU
Climate change is a rapidly growing threat to the European Union and the whole of Creation. Faith groups, including ACT Alliance EU, are concerned with the climatic impacts that are disproportionally affecting poorer communities, and so are following the elections closely.
"Climate change is a global challenge which must be handled immediately. We are already witnessing its impacts around the world. Observing the aftermaths of the recent Cyclone Idai and Cyclone Fani, it is clear that extreme weather events have a particularly devastating effect on poor and vulnerable communities," says Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, Chair of ACT Alliance EU.
ACT Alliance EU's Director, Floris Faber perceives the forthcoming European elections as an important opportunity for change. "The upcoming elections at the end of May present a pristine moment for Europeans to call for climate action. Political leaders must listen to the joint and urgent call from scientists, the data in the 1.5°C IPCC report and the people. We need climate action now!"
Climate change has been an important issue for faith groups for many years. At the 2017 G7 Summit in Bologna, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist faith leaders launched a joint Call urging leaders to care for Creation. The Call remains relevant today.
"As faith leaders, we stand together, and we believe that it is still possible to handle the climate crisis. However, we will only succeed if we take action now and if we do it together," says Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, Chair of ACT Alliance EU.
"As a faith movement, we care for Creation and for our brothers and sisters around the world. When we in the EU vote, we should remember that our vote has an effect far beyond the European Union. The consequences of weak EU climate policies are felt by fishermen in Bangladesh, and herds in Uganda," Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, Chair of ACT Alliance EU continues.
"The elections this year are an opportunity. The lacklustre outcomes of the Future of Europe Summit last week, make it clear that EU policymakers must take this chance to make a difference for the future, and step-up Europe's climate action," concludes ACT Alliance EU's Director, Floris Faber.
Leia Achampong, ACT Alliance EU, Policy Officer, Climate Justice – leia.achampong@actalliance.eu, +32-2 234 5660
Mattias Söderberg, Senior Advisor, Climate Justice, DanChurchAid, msd@dca.dk, +45 29700609
The Sibiu Declaration [Future of Europe Summit – May 9th] https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2019/05/09/the-sibiu-declaration/?utm_source=dsms-auto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Sibiu+Declaration
The Climate Action Call: http://climateactioncall.caneurope.org/ supported by a broad coalition representing hundreds of European cities, regions, businesses, youth and faith groups and civil society organisations, including ACT Alliance EU.
Bologna Interfaith Charter: Living Our Values, Acting for Our Common Home : https://actalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CharterOfValuesAndAction-1.pdf
IPCC 1.5C report: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/


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Family medicine provider joins Reed City medical team
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https://www.theheraldreview.com/local-news/article/Responding-to-rumors-14361182.php
Responding to rumors
Jim Crees
Published 3:13 pm EST, Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Reed City municipal, school district officials are forced to deal with rumors of potential threats to public safety
REED CITY - Over the past few days, Reed City Police Department Chief Chuck Davis has been expending a lot of his law enforcement team's energy and resources tracking down the roots of a purported threat of violence allegedly made by a student in the RCAPS district against members of his own family. The threat was initially made on Monday by a student riding a Reed City Area Public Schools district bus between Big Rapids and Reed City. The threat reportedly was based on a hyper-anxious response to highly publicized reports of the "end of the world" as suggested by the reading of an ancient Mayan calendar. "The entire situation is simply odd,' said Davis. "However, we can't simply judge the reasons behind the things people say and do. We must respond and make sure there is actually no threat to public safety. "In this case, when we took into account comments reportedly made by the student, along with the highly publicized Mayan calendar thing, and the tragic events of recent days, the incident was made even more complex. We simply make sure everything was OK." Rumors following comments made on the school bus developed and grew into a wide range of tales ranging from unfounded reports of guns at school buildings in the district, to rumored threats against other students and staff. None of these rumors were true to any degree whatsoever. "Reed City schools were never under any threat, nor was there ever a lock-down situation," said RCAPS superintendent Steven Westhoff. "There were indeed comments made on a district school bus that were reported to the administrative office. "We contacted the police department, and they responded immediately." Davis and his officers interviewed students involved in starting and spreading the rumor, and interviewed the student and family involved. Taking into consideration the recent incident at an elementary school in Connecticut, Davis and school officials believe every effort to put the rumors to rest were efforts well spent. "Our first priority is keeping all residents of this community safe," said Davis. "If we exaggerate, or error in the efforts and resources we spend on an incident of this sort, we will live with it. "It is always better to be safe than sorry."
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When an active family loves water sports, they generally want to share their good times with friends. That's where the ALL NEW SDX 290 OB comes in. It's destined to be one of the most luxurious deck boats in its class. Its deep-V hull and wide "carried-forward" beam let you seat more friends in the oversized bow and huge cockpit, yet maintain a smooth, stable ride and great handling at high speed.
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Bible Church ministry, what is it? The answer to the question depends on the one answering. Since I am writing this blog I, obviously, will answer. I believe Bible Church ministry is built on two priorities. The priorities are of equal importance and significance.
This blog entry will focus on the first of the two priorities. Jesus made it clear that one of the three essential commands that He gave to the apostles, and through them to the church, is to teach disciples "to observe (keep) all things that I have commanded you." (Mt. 28:20) From the very inception of the church priority was placed upon building believers in the faith – the body of revealed truth contained now in the Old and New Testament. It is absolutely vital that the church remain focused and committed to building saints in the faith.
The expectation that the apostles gave to those whom they trained was to teach the whole counsel of God to the saints. Each and every truth revealed in the New Testament is part of the spiritual diet that is necessary for healthy saints. Therefore, every local church should be diligently teaching God's Word. To do otherwise is wrong. Let me ask this question. What other organization is going to teach God's Word? The answer is no other organization does or will teach God's Word. This responsibility is unique to the church. It is the church, the Body of Christ that must focus on and accomplish this task.
Every believer who walks into an assembly of believers needs to be fed and nourished with God's Word. Paul used the metaphor of food to describe the spiritual diet of believers. Believers need to weekly come to the feast of God's Word and receive a well-balanced meal. Who are we, servants of Christ, to decide that certain points of teaching, doctrine or theology are to be avoided? Who are we to say that some truths of the New Testament are unclear and thus to be avoided – such as the many texts which speak of Christ's return. Many churches do not go there and thus deprive their congregants of vital food.
I conclude by saying that every believer needs to know that when they assemble together with their fellow believers they are going to be built up in the faith through the expositional teaching and preaching of God's Word. Bible Church ministry embraces this vital priority.


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Having built (and sadly lost) my scratch built Steve Shumate F-14 Tomcat, I wanted to build another swing wing plane I then realized I could take the concept of Steve's excellent swing wing mechanism and make a Tornado. 30 years later and I can finally say I finally made it as a Tornado Pilot!!
My Pusher / 70mm EDF design flies really docile with the wings outspread, when tucked in it gives an insane roll rate, so choose your expo and throws carefully. Like the original, It also has self-adjusting wing pylons to carry ordnance or drop fuel tanks.
Although not quite as as agile as my Typhoon design, The variable wing and the aerodynamic effects offer much to enjoy. It's a nice plane to fly, and really gives that familiar shape in the air.


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Lions are such iconic animals in Africa. Unfortunately, their population is declining, with less than 20,000 on the continent. In 1965, there were approximately 450,000 lions. I had the great honor of observing this male and female lion in Kidepo National Park- Uganda. It struck me how sad it would be to lose these spectacular animals. Please contact me if you are interested in visiting East Africa.


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When is enophthalmos "significant"?
Lily Koo Lin, Mark P. Hatton, Peter A D Rubin
PURPOSE: It is currently unknown how many measurable millimeters of enophthalmos may be noticeable to an observer. Identifying the amount of enophthalmos present may help to guide patients and clinicians in regard to surgical management of enophthalmos. METHODS: The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Oculoplastics imaging database was used to select 12 photographs of patients with unilateral enophthalmos whose measurements ranged between 1 mm and 8 mm for the study group and 12 photographs of patients who did not have enophthalmos as the control group. Observers were asked to review each of the photographs from both groups and to comment on whether the appearance was normal or abnormal. RESULTS: There was no statistical difference found when observers reviewed photographs from the control group and patients whose measurements ranged between 1 mm and 2 mm (87%, 83% respondents identifying patients as normal, respectively). Twenty-eight percent of observers found patients with 3 mm and 4 mm of enophthalmos as having a normal appearance (P < 0.001). Ninety-seven percent of observers commented that patients with measurements of 5 mm and 8 mm had an abnormal appearance (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with 2 mm and less of measurable enophthalmos had a normal appearance as frequently as those without enophthalmos. Nearly all patients with measurements of 5 mm and greater had abnormal appearances. The point at which enophthalmos becomes detectable lies between 3 mm and 4 mm.
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Lin, L. K., Hatton, M. P., & Rubin, P. A. D. (2006). When is enophthalmos "significant"? Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 22(4), 274-277. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.iop.0000226865.22184.6a
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Lin LK, Hatton MP, Rubin PAD. When is enophthalmos "significant"? Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2006 Jul;22(4):274-277. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.iop.0000226865.22184.6a
Lin, Lily Koo ; Hatton, Mark P. ; Rubin, Peter A D. / When is enophthalmos "significant"?. In: Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2006 ; Vol. 22, No. 4. pp. 274-277.
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Candidates in Georgia's 6th Congressional District race Republican Karen Handel, left, and Democrat Jon Ossoff shake hands after a debate Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Atlanta. The two meet in a June 20 special election. (Branden Camp/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Ossoff has the edge over Handel in AJC poll of 6th District race
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Friday shows Democrat Jon Ossoff has a 7-point edge over Republican Karen Handel in the nationally watched race to represent Georgia's 6th Congressional District.
The poll of likely voters has Ossoff leading Handel by 51 percent to 44 percent ahead of the June 20 runoff. About 5 percent of voters are undecided. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.
Both national parties have poured astonishing resources into the race, which some see as a bellwether for next year's midterm elections. The race is by far the most expensive contest of its kind, and Ossoff has shattered fundraising records by raising more than $23 million.
The poll, conducted by Abt Associates, is one of several recent surveys that show Ossoff with an advantage — although most show a tighter margin. They suggest that Ossoff is in a commanding position in the race's final days — but that Handel is just within striking distance.
The demographics favor Republicans in the suburban Atlanta district, which has long been in GOP hands. But Democrats hope President Donald Trump's struggles — he narrowly won the district in November — and energy around Ossoff can help them pull off an upset.
More: Georgia 6th District poll crosstabs
The poll found that Ossoff, a 30-year-old filmmaker who was relatively unknown before entering the race, is the more popular candidate in the contest. Some 52 percent of voters gave him a favorable review. Handel, a former Georgia secretary of state, logged a positive rating with 42 percent of voters.
The gender gap between the two candidates was about as wide as it has ever been. Ossoff holds an enormous advantage over Handel among women, leading 60 percent to 34 percent. And Handel — seeking to be Georgia's first GOP congresswoman — leads Ossoff among men 52 percent to 41 percent.
There are stark divides between older and younger voters, too. Ossoff holds the edge among younger voters, especially with those under 39. Handel won a slim majority of 6th District residents who are over 65.
Handel has tried to win the vote by mobilizing the GOP base and playing to conservative themes, but Ossoff faces a more precarious path: He has tried to appeal to liberals infuriated by Trump, as well as moderates and independents who typically vote for the GOP.
The poll suggests the message could be working. He's capturing about 13 percent of Republican voters and 50 percent of independents — a crucial voting bloc that leans to the right. It shows almost no crossover on the flip side; only 3 percent of Democrats say they're backing Handel.
Handel and her supporters have cast Ossoff as out of touch with the district, and they assail him for living outside its borders. That message is resonating with Republicans, 83 percent of whom consider it a factor in their vote. Nearly half of independents and 80 percent of Democrats said it's not a concern.
It's an issue for Mark Salmon, 52, of Fulton County, who supports Handel. "She can vote for herself," Salmon said, pointing out something Ossoff cannot do.
An overwhelming majority of voters from both parties are unfazed that Handel lacks a college degree. About two-thirds of residents said it's not a factor in their vote.
Trump factor
Trump's presidency has helped shape the race, and Handel aggressively embraced him after her No. 2 finish in the April 18 vote. Yet the poll showed the dangers of tying herself to his presidency.
Only about one-third of voters in the district approve of him, and 1 in 4 Republicans give him an unfavorable review. Eleven percent of his supporters in November said they have a dim opinion of him.
Still, a plurality of voters — 45 percent — said their support or opposition to the president didn't play a role in their vote for Congress. About 40 percent of voters said their vote aimed to send a message that they opposed Trump — including more than three-quarters of Democrats.
Sharon Loughran said Trump did not influence her decision to vote for Ossoff, but she did express a need for checks and balances.
"It's not healthy for our government not to have a little bit of checks and balances and to be one-sided with the majority in all one political party," said the 55-year-old retired teacher from Cobb County.
Voters in the 6th District offered better reviews for Vice President Mike Pence, who held a fundraiser for Handel on Friday at the Cobb Energy Centre. The poll gave him an approval rating of 44 percent, compared with an unfavorable rating of 48 percent. Eighty-four percent of Republicans gave the vice president a favorable rating.
And the poll reinforced why Handel and Republicans have relentlessly sought to tie Ossoff to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a favorite foil of the GOP. Nearly 60 percent of voters give her a poor rating, including 9 in 10 Republicans.
Health care policy is by far the most important issue for the district's voters, with 81 percent saying it's an extremely important or very important priority. That includes 90 percent of those who voted for Hillary Clinton in November.
It also points to looming Republican issues over the GOP attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Just one-quarter of voters said they approve of the House's health care plan, and the poll shows tepid support even among Republicans.
Steve Pastor, 68, of Sandy Springs is voting for Ossoff, and health care plays a big part in his decision.
"I am still working partly because I'm afraid they're going to destroy Medicare," said Pastor, who also opposes the GOP health care plan. "I think it's time for a single-payer system."
While Salmon is voting for Handel, he also expressed reservations about the Republican plan.
"I'm concerned the GOP is going to do what the GOP does so often," he said, "they're going to (mess) things up."
The poll was conducted June 5-8 by Abt Associates and involved 1,000 registered voters. Of those polled, 46 percent identified themselves as Republican or Republican-leaning and 44 percent identified themselves as Democrats or Democratic-leaning.
Abt Associates surveys for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution are conducted by telephone. It called 1,000 registered voters in the 6th District in order to get a sample of 745 likely voters. Of those, 60 percent were reached on cellphones. The questions were asked by live interviewers, not an automated system.
6th DISTRICT RUNOFF
Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff face each other in a June 20 runoff to fill the congressional seat Tom Price vacated to become secretary of health and human services.
For more articles about the campaign – including candidate profiles, stories focusing on the issues of the race and finance reports – go to http://www.myAJC.com/politics.
You can also join the conversation on Twitter at http://Twitter.com/GAPoliticsNews or Facebook at http://facebook.com/gapoliticsnewsnow/.
Staff writers Aaron Gould Sheinin and Kristina Torres contributed to this article.


What is Financial Peace University (FPU)? FPU is a 9-week small group study that teaches budgeting basics, how to dump debt, how to invest for the future, and how to live, save, and give like never before!
Where can I learn more about FPU? You can watch an FPU preview at cfmiami.org/fpu.
How do I sign up for FPU? You can let us know you are coming to FPU by signing up at cfmiami.org/fpu. But you don't need to sign up to get started - just show up!
Where can I get a list of the dates and times for FPU? A complete list of dates and times for upcoming FPU classes can be found here.
What is an FPU preview? One week before the first session of each FPU group, we show an 8-minute preview and answer questions about the class. Often, we have a Boot Camp with the preview. You can attend the first class without attending the preview.
How much does FPU cost? We don't charge for FPU, but you do need to buy a membership kit. We have them on site for $100, which is a bit less than they cost directly from Dave Ramsey's web site. You can come to the first class for free without a kit; to come to more than one class you need to buy a membership kit.
I can't afford a kit. What do I do? Come to the preview and first class. We make A VERY SMALL NUMBER of kits available at a reduced price to those who are struggling.
How many FPU membership kits do I need for my family? One kit per family, or one per budget. If you have adult children at home who have their own budgets, they should buy their own kits if they wish to participate.
We are an unmarried couple. Do we need to buy separate membership kits? Engaged couples with a wedding date within six months may share a kit; dating couples need to purchase kits individually.
Does this mean my girlfriend will save $100 if I propose to her and we set a wedding date within six months? Yes. You can use the savings to buy nicer table centerpieces for the reception.
Do we have FPU in Spanish? None scheduled at this time. We have materials for Paz Financiera; if you can put together a group, we will make the materials available to you. Cost is $50 for this group.
I missed the first class. Can I still attend? By all means! Jump in whenever you can! If you miss more than the first three classes, though, you might want to wait for the next group to start.
I need individual help. What do I do? We will get you the help you need, but recommend everyone seeking to improve in the area of finance take our courses.


QCMPI is a quantum computer (QC) simulation package written in Fortran 90 with parallel processing capabilities. It is an accessible research tool that permits rapid evaluation of quantum algorithms for a large number of qubits and for various "noise" scenarios. The prime motivation for developing QCMPI is to facilitate numerical examination of not only how QC algorithms work, but also to include noise, decoherence, and attenuation effects and to evaluate the efficacy of error correction schemes. The present work builds on an earlier Mathematica code QDENSITY, which is mainly a pedagogic tool. In that earlier work, although the density matrix formulation was featured. the description using state vectors was also provided. In QCMPI, the stress is on state vectors, in order to employ a large number of qubits. The parallel processing feature is implemented by using the Message-Passing Interface (MPI) protocol. A description of how to spread the wave function components over many processors is provided, along with how to efficiently describe the action of general one- and two-qubit operators on these state vectors. These operators include the standard Pauli, Hadamard, CNOT and CPHASE gates and also Quantum Fourier transformation. These operators make up the actions needed in QC. Codes for Grover's search and Shor's factoring algorithms are provided as examples. A major feature of this work is that concurrent versions of the algorithms can be evaluated with each version subject to alternate noise effects, which corresponds to the idea of solving a stochastic Schrodinger equation. The density matrix for the ensemble of such noise cases is constructed using parallel distribution methods to evaluate its eigenvalues and associated entropy. Potential applications of this powerful tool include studies of the stability and correction of QC processes using Hamiltonian based dynamics.


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Cyborg Justice — видеоигра в жанре beat 'em up, разработанная компанией Novotrade и изданная Sega для игровой приставки Sega Mega Drive/Genesis в 1993 году.

Сюжет
Будущее. Планета захвачена инопланетной цивилизацией. В результате крушения межгалактического крейсера оккупантов весь экипаж, находящийся на борту, погибает. Мозг одного из членов экипажа пересаживают в тело киборга, которого собираются использовать на работах в рудниках, предварительно стерев ему память. Однако киборгу удаётся бежать от захватчиков.

Игровой процесс

Персонаж перемещается по уровням-локациям, преодолевает препятствия и уничтожает врагов-киборгов. В конце уровней находятся боссы. Действие уровней происходит как на открытых пространствах, так и в помещениях базы.

Уровни в игре — замкнутые локации, выполненные с использованием изометрической проекции (псевдотрёхмерность). Смена игровых экранов происходит посредством горизонтального сайд-скроллинга.

В игре представлено 5 уровней сложности (от тренировочного до сложного) и 6 наборов вооружения и «доспехов». «Доспехи» и оружие могут комбинироваться между собой. При этом как оружие (плазменная пушка, дисковая пила и др.), так и детали «доспехов» (голова, корпус и ноги киборга) обладают индивидуальными особенностями и позволяют использовать разные удары и спецприёмы.

Враги в игре — роботы-киборги. Как и главный герой, они вооружены разнообразным оружием, но используют сходные спецприёмы. Противники обычно нападают в одиночку или по двое. Как и в большинстве игр жанра, после уничтожения противника герой может двигаться далее по уровню. Также следует остерегаться пропастей, полей с шипами и дисковыми пилами, силовых полей, «притягивающих» к себе персонажа, и самонаводящихся ракет, появляющихся из-за края экрана. При этом противники также могут попадаться в ловушки.

Отличительная особенность игры заключается в способе получения нового оружия. Как герой, так и противники могут отсоединять конечности врага, на которых находится то или иное вооружение, и присоединять себе, получая, таким образом, новый вид оружия вместо текущего. Боссы способны разрывать персонажа пополам, в результате чего тот теряет все жизни

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 Cyborg Justice на сайте Game Genie

Компьютерные игры 1993 года
Beat 'em up
Игры для Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Многопользовательские игры
Компьютерные игры, разработанные Appaloosa Interactive

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De Surinaamse parlementsverkiezingen van 2015 werden gehouden op 25 mei 2015. Tijdens de verkiezingen werden de 51 leden van de De Nationale Assemblée gekozen.

In het kiesdistrict Paramaribo namen de meeste partijen deel, namelijk 11. De zittende president, Desi Bouterse, was in dat kiesdistrict de lijsttrekker voor de Nationale Democratische Partij.

Zes partijen hadden zich verenigd in de politieke alliantie V7. Deze alliantie kwam grotendeels overeen met de combinatie Nieuw Front, die in 2010 meedeed aan de verkiezingen. Grootste partij in deze alliantie was de VHP van Chan Santokhi. Tot V7 behoorde ook de partij van oud-president Ronald Venetiaan, de NPS.

In het district Marowijne stond ABOP-leider Ronnie Brunswijk op de lijst voor de Alternatieve Combinatie.

Partijen en kandidaten

Deelnemende partijen
De volgende elf partijen namen deel aan de verkiezingen van 2015:

(Combinaties vetgedrukt)

Kandidaten per district
Brokopondo - Commewijne - Coronie - Marowijne - Nickerie - Para - Paramaribo - Saramacca - Sipaliwini - Wanica

Uitslag

Gekozen Assemblée-leden
Hier volgt de lijst van de 51 leden die voor de periode 2015-2020 zijn gekozen voor De Nationale Assemblée. De beëdiging vond op 30 juni plaats.

Nationale Democratische Partij (NDP)

 Ashwin Adhin, hindoestaan (opvolging op 25 september 2015 door Keshopersad Gangaram Panday, hindoestaan)
 Silvana Afonsoewa, marron
 Desi Bouterse, creool (opvolging op 30 juni 2015 door Ronald Hooghart, creool)
 Melvin Bouva, creool
 Ricky Kromodihardjo, javaan (opvolging op 25 september 2015 door Ruchsana Ilahibaks, hindoestaan)
 André Misiekaba, marron (opvolging rond 13 juni 2019 door Daniëlla Sumter, creool)
 Rabin Parmessar, hindoestaan (opvolging op 21 maart 2016 door Roché Hopkinson, creool)
 Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, creool
 Stephen Tsang, chinees (opvolging op 22 mei 2018 door Oesman Wangsabesari, javaan)
 Amzad Abdoel, hindoestaan
 Soeresh Algoe, hindoestaan (opvolging op 25 september 2015 door Hans Sandjon, javaan)
 Rossellie Cotino, creool
 Erwin Linga, marron
 Aida Nading, marron
 Rashied Doekhi, hindoestaan
 Guilliano Snip, creool
 Grace Watamaleo, inheems
 Rajiv Ramsahai, hindoestaan
 Jenny Warsodikromo, javaan
 Naomi Samidin, javaan
 Patrick Kensenhuis, creool
 Jennifer Vreedzaam, inheems
 Glenn Sapoen, javaan
 Sergio Akiemboto, marron (opvolging op 25 september 2015 door Wendell Asadang, marron)
 Frederik Finisie, marron (opvolging op 25 september 2018 door Yvonne Maabo, marron)
 Remie Tarnadi, javaan (opvolging op 23 januari 2018 door Joan Wielzen, creool)

In totaal zijn dit 10 creolen, 8 Hindoestanen, 8 marrons, 7 Javanen, 2 inheemsen en 1 Chinees.

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VHP

 Chan Santokhi, hindoestaan
 Riad Nurmohamed, hindoestaan
 Dew Sharman, hindoestaan
 Asiskumar Gajadien, hindoestaan
 Krishna Mathoera, hindoestaan
 Djoties Jaggernath, hindoestaan
 Jitendra Kalloe, hindoestaan
 Mahinder Jogi, hindoestaan
 Sheilendra Girjasing, hindoestaan (opvolging op 4 december 2018 door Marlon Budike (NPS)

PL

 Paul Somohardjo, javaan
 Ingrid Karta-Bink, javaan
 William Waidoe, javaan (stapte over naar de NDP)
 Raymond Sapoen, javaan (stapte over naar de HVB, geen opvolging sinds maart 2020 door Mohammad Mohab-Ali (VHP), ondanks uitspraak Justitie)
 Diepak Chitan, hindoestaan (stapte over naar de HVB, geen opvolging sinds maart 2020 door Prim Sardjoe (NPS), ondanks uitspraak Justitie)

NPS

 Gregory Rusland, creool
 Patricia Etnel, creool

BEP

 Celsius Waterberg, marron
 Rudolf Zeeman, marron

Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij (ABOP)

 Ronnie Brunswijk, marron
 Diana Pokie, marron
 Dinotha Vorswijk, marron
 Marinus Bee, marron
 Edward Belfort, marron

DOE

 Carl Breeveld, creool

PALU

 Anton Paal, creool (opvolging op 3 mei 2016 door Cleon Gonsalves)

Zie ook
 Reshuffling tijdens de kabinetten Desi Bouterse

Externe link
 Officiële website van de overheid over de verkiezingen


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I love the idea of writing up background stories for all your characters. That's very cool 🙂 I have little ideas in my head always of how my WoW characters connect, but there's no way to really have that shown in game.
Thanks! I had a background worked out for my main raiding characters in WoW as well. Though the characters in SW:TOR have much longer and more involved stories at this point, and I'm still working on them.


When Capcom had their CES Fight Club back it January, it slipped out that Super Street Fighter IV would no longer have it's post round attack (hitting the opponent one more time after he or she is knocked out). I read some where that this was taken out because Japanese players find it very offensive when hit after the round is over. It's a little funny because I'd never even thought about it before. Then I found out that some people even find taunting offensive. But is it really that big of a deal?
Personally, no. Taunting, for me, is another way to get into my opponent's head. If he lets taunting or getting knocked around after a round upset him, good because it gives me another way to help him make some mistakes. And when the opponent is making mistakes, I'm usually winning. I rarely thing about taunting because I'm more concerned about the damaging attacks my opponent might come up with, not his or her show boating or lame attempts to get in my head. When it comes to competition, if you have time to get upset over minutia you probably don't have much time left for winning.
Winners don't let friends whine about taunting.


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text:
var path   = require("path"),
    fs     = require("fs"),
    spawn  = require("./spawn"),
    async  = require("async"),
    alloy  = require("./alloy"),
    api    = require("./api"),
    bundle = require("./bundle"),
    config = require("./config"),
    uglify = require("./uglify"),
    logger = require("../../server/logger.js"),
    jshint = require("./jshint_runner"),
    wrench = require("wrench"),
    _      = require("underscore");

require("./fs_extension");

// Copies all Resource files and prepares JS files
function prepare(src, dst, callback) {
  var app_name = config.app_name;
  if (src.match("js$")){
    try {
      var src_text = uglify.toString(fs.readFileSync(src).toString(),src);
      if (src.match("_spec.js$")) {
        if (config.specType === "jasmine") {
          src_text =  "var __jasmine = require('/lib/jasmine');var methods = ['spyOn','it','xit','expect','runs','waits','waitsFor','beforeEach','afterEach','describe','xdescribe','jasmine'];methods.forEach(function(method) {this[method] = __jasmine[method];});"
          +src_text;
        } else if (config.specType === "mocha-should") {
          src_text =  "require('/lib/should');\n"
          +src_text;
        } else if (config.specType === "mocha-chai") {
          src_text =  "var chai = require('/lib/chai'); var expect = chai.expect; var assert = chai.assert;\n"
          +src_text;
        }
      }
      fs.writeFile(dst,src_text, callback);
    } catch (e) {
      logger.error(e.message + "\nFile   : " + src + "\nLine   : " + e.line + "\nColumn : " + e.col);
      config.isWatching || process.exit(1);
    }
  } else { // Non-JS file - just pump it
    var  is = fs.createReadStream(src);
    var  os = fs.createWriteStream(dst);
    is.on("end", callback).pipe(os);
  }
}

function copyI18n(file, callback) {
  var read = fs.createReadStream(path.join(config.i18n_path,file))
  var write = fs.createWriteStream(path.join(config.tishadow_src, file));
  write.on('close',callback);
  read.pipe(write);
};

function finalise(file_list,callback) {
  // Bundle up to go
  var total = file_list.files.length;
  bundle.pack(file_list.files,function(written) {
    logger.info(total+ " file(s) bundled.");
    if (config.isAlloy) {
      alloy.writeMap();
    }
    fs.touch(config.last_updated_file);
    if (config.isBundle) {
      logger.info("Bundle Ready: " + config.bundle_file);
      if (callback) {
        callback();
      }
    } else {
      api.newBundle(config.isPatch?_.filter(file_list.files, function(f) { return f.match(".js$");}):null );
    }
  });
}

module.exports = function(env, callback) {
  config.buildPaths(env, function() {
    if (env.jshint) {
      logger.info("Running JSHint");
      jshint.checkPath(config.jshint_path);
    }

    logger.info("Beginning Build Process");
    // a js map of hashes must be built whether or not it is an update.
    if (config.isAlloy) {
      if (config.platform === undefined) {
        logger.error("You need to use the --platform (android|ios) flag or have deployment-targets in tiapp.xml with an alloy project.");
        process.exit();
      }
      async.detectSeries(config.platform, function(platform, callback) {
        logger.info("Compiling Alloy for " + platform);
        var alloy_command = spawn('alloy', ['compile', '-b','-l', '1', '--platform', platform, '--config', 'sourcemap=false']);
        alloy_command.stderr.pipe(process.stderr);
        alloy_command.on("exit", function(code) {
          if (code !== 0) {
            logger.error("Alloy Compile Error\n");
            callback(true);
          }
          if (fs.existsSync(config.res_alloy_path)) {
            wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(
              config.res_alloy_path,
              path.join(config.resources_path,(platform === 'ios' ? 'iphone' : platform),'alloy'),
              {preserve:true,preserveFiles:true}
            );
          }
          callback(false);
        });
        alloy_command.on("error", function() {
          logger.error("Alloy Compile Error\n");
          callback(true);
        });
      },function(failed){
        if (failed) return;
        if (fs.existsSync(config.res_alloy_path)) {
          fs.rm_rf(config.res_alloy_path);
        }
        fs.touch(path.join(config.resources_path,'app.js'));
        alloy.buildMap();
        beginCompile(callback);
      });;
      //Remove non-specific
    } else {
      beginCompile(callback);
    }
  });
};

function beginCompile(callback) {
  var file_list,i18n_list,spec_list;
  if( config.isUpdate) {
    var last_stat = fs.statSync(config.last_updated_file);
    file_list = config.isAlloy ? alloy.mapFiles(last_stat) : fs.getList(config.resources_path,last_stat.mtime);
    i18n_list = fs.getList(config.i18n_path,last_stat.mtime);
    spec_list = fs.getList(config.spec_path,last_stat.mtime);

    if (file_list.files.length === 0 && i18n_list.files.length === 0 && spec_list.files.length === 0) {
      logger.warn("Nothing to update.");
      return;
    }
  } else {
    if (!fs.existsSync(config.build_path)){
      fs.mkdirSync(config.build_path, 0755);
    }
    //Clean Build Directory
    if (fs.existsSync(config.tishadow_build)) {
      fs.rm_rf(config.tishadow_build);
    }
    // Create the tishadow build paths
    fs.mkdirs([config.tishadow_build, config.tishadow_src, config.tishadow_dist]);
    file_list = fs.getList(config.resources_path);
    i18n_list = fs.getList(config.i18n_path);
    spec_list = fs.getList(config.spec_path);
  }

  // Build the required directory structure
  fs.mkdirs(file_list.dirs, config.tishadow_src);
  fs.mkdirs(i18n_list.dirs, config.tishadow_src);
  if(spec_list.files.length > 0) {
    if (!fs.existsSync(config.tishadow_spec)) {
      fs.mkdirSync(config.tishadow_spec, 0755);
    }
    fs.mkdirs(spec_list.dirs, config.tishadow_spec);
    spec_list.files = spec_list.files.map(function(file) { return "spec/" + file;});
    spec_list.dirs = ["spec"].concat(spec_list.dirs.map(function(dir) {return "spec/" + dir;}));
  }

  // tasks to process files
  var process_tasks = file_list.files.map(function(file) {
    return _.bind(prepare, null, path.join(config.resources_path,file), path.join(config.tishadow_src,file));
  }).concat(spec_list.files.map(function(file) {
    return _.bind(prepare, null, path.join(config.base,file), path.join(config.tishadow_src,file));
  }));

  async.series([
    _.bind(async.eachLimit, null, i18n_list.files, 100, copyI18n), //localisation filed
    _.bind(async.parallelLimit, null, process_tasks, 100), // source, assets, specs
    function() {
      file_list.files = file_list.files.concat(i18n_list.files).concat(spec_list.files);
      finalise(file_list,callback);
    }
  ]);
};

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Plain and simple: Cholesterol and saturated fat are not your enemies.
I am a child of the late 70s and mid-80s. I started college in the mid-80s and finished in the early 90s. Medical school for me started in the mid-90s and ended right before the turn-of-the-century. I was educated during a period that vilified saturated fat and cholesterol as being the end all be all of the heart diseases. You could hardly pick up a health magazine during this period without reading an article on the adverse effects of saturated fat and cholesterol. These two so-called villains were blamed from everything from heart disease to metabolic syndrome to strokes to obesity. The problem with these claims is that there was scant to no evidence to back them up.
So how did we get there? From the. Following World War II to the 1980s, the nutrition and medical academia were dominated by a tiny group of men. One of them was a man name Ancel Keys. Dr. Keys performed a few epidemiological studies to back up his belief that cholesterol and saturated fat were the cause of heart disease. The problem with his studies is that they interpreted causation from the trend data that was flawed. He excluded countries that we provided potential evidence against his belief and included studies that helped his belief. This bias was never truly revealed. In fact, many organizations to include the American Heart Association accepted them as being factual. They took his recommendations and thrust them on the American public and the American public even today still accepts saturated fat and cholesterol as being the major player in heart disease.
So why were they so worried about heart disease? After World War II, middle-aged men began dropping dead of heart attacks within the United States. The medical community felt that we had defined what was causing these premature deaths. We now know that this was likely due to smoking and trans fatty acids. Sugar and process flower may have also played a part. Along to the rescue came many of these epidemiologists to nutritionists who began sending up the alarm bells about fat and cholesterol. Sure, Dr. Keyes was not the only one, but he was the most influential player among the group during this period. My goal is not to vilify man is dead and can no longer defend himself. My goal is to clear the air, but then again, he spent most of his life vilifying the opponent instead of arguing the quality of his data, so I think the discussion is fair.
I do not want to sensationalize may impact a cardiovascular disease on citizens of United States. The fact is the cardiovascular disease is not only one of the top causes of death in the United States, but it also is one of the major costs in our medical expenditures. Cardiovascular disease is one of the most misdiagnosed and mistreated conditions in medicine, and this is especially true in women who often present slightly different than men. Medical professionals have learned a tremendous amount about what causes heart disease over the past two decades since I started practicing medicine, but we continue to focus in on nutritional principles that are outdated, and we poorly researched even 50 years ago, and the basis of which was based more opinion than fact.
About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that's 1 in every four deaths.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women and more than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men.
Every year about 735,000 Americans will have a heart attack. Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack and 210,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack.
The total cost of cardiovascular disease in 2008 was estimated at $300 billion.
You can quickly see why heart disease has such a huge impact is such a center of focus in the United States. OYou can quickly see why public officials, scientists, and medical professions jumped to conclusions and rushed to judgment. They felt a need to quickly find and implemented corrective actions to prevent what they perceived to be a national disaster. As convincing as the data is, the problem is that you cannot determine causation from observational data. To establish causation with observational data, you need a 30 fold difference from one data point to another. In the situation of saturated fat, the data point difference is only 2 to 3 fold.
If cholesterol is truly the cause and we have born all our resources to solve the problem, why does heart disease remains one of the primary killers of Americans? We know what causes it and have implemented changes both resolve, but yet, the problem persists and appears to be growing. We have billion dollars medical industries designed around creating new cholesterol-lowering drugs and developing new stents to open arteries, but yet the number continues to grow. We have outlawed trans fatty acids in vilified saturated fat and yet we still heart disease continues to grow. The problem is in my opinion that we are focusing our treatments on the wrong cause.
So, let's focus on what the true cause of heart disease is. Heart disease is a process it occurs when blood vessels narrow and close off and can no longer supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. To understand the cause, we must understand the disease process. We know that heart disease and type II diabetes run together. In fact, diabetes is considered a heart disease equivalent. We know that the precursor to type II diabetes is syndrome X or metabolic syndrome. We can safely assume that disease processes and physiology of these three illnesses/Syndromes are similar. This is basic logic, nd the problem is we have failed to use basic logic in the past.
Because of metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes his insulin resistance. Because events on resistance in most cases is truncal obesity. As we age, we increase the amount of fat around our waistline and this predisposes us to type II diabetes. It also predisposes us to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Elevated insulin levels increase total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol. This is a symptom of the disease process and not the cause. The true cause of heart disease is the underlying insulin resistance the increases as metabolic syndrome develops and a coronary artery disease and diabetes type II.
I want to clarify one point that I've made. I am not saying that cholesterol in high LDL do not increase your risk of heart disease. I am trying to illustrate is it's not as clear is the American Heart Association and many nutritionists or dietitians want you to believe. The evidence against saturated fat is far from definitive. Many of the definitive studies including the lauded Framingham study have been now proven to less definitive. The American Heart Association continues to push reduced saturated fats despite many other professional organizations taking a step backward to perform more research.
Saturated fats may not be the cause of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Many scientific experts and physicians believe that this is already been decided and that there's no reason to rehash this discussion. In 2009, a meta-analysis of released which through the community into disarray. Review of the causes and prevention of cardiovascular diseases had been accepted to be caused by atherosclerosis caused by elevated levels of saturated fat. This meta-analysis indicated that there was no reliable link between saturated fat and coronary vascular disease. With unprocessed foods, we should determine guilt based upon evidence. In the case of saturated fats, they were condemned and vilified without any reliable evidence. This was done based on models without any evidence of mortality or morbidity. the most important thing about this study is that it found no tie between saturated fats and increase in coronary vascular disease. In 2010, this result was confirmed by a meta-analysis of prior studies,.
Polyunsaturated fats or PUFAs may reduce coronary vascular events. A Cochran meta-analysis review, from 2010, revealed that shifting a greater population of your fatty acid consumption from saturated fatty acids to polyunsaturated fatty acids may reduce your rate of coronary vascular events. The results of this study are not surprising today because we have long known that people who eat salmon and tuna tend to less coronary events.
No change in all-cause mortality. A 2015 Cochrane review looked at data from prior studies that included trials of 59,000 participants. The scientific review found no statistically significant effects of reducing saturated fat on the following outcomes: all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, fatal myocardial infarctions, non-fatal myocardial infarctions, stroke, coronary heart disease mortality, coronary heart disease events. These results were confirmed in 2016 by another analysis of 89,000 patients.
A nail in the coffin of the hypothesis? A very large epidemiologic study was performed to look at the links to heart disease. In this study, high carbohydrate intake was associated with higher risk of total mortality, whereas total fat and individual types of fat were related to lower total mortality. Total fat and types of fat were not associated with cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, or cardiovascular disease mortality, whereas saturated fat had an inverse association with stroke. Global dietary guidelines should be reconsidered in light of these findings. I think the biggest point to make about this study is that it was not funded by a drug or food manufacturer.
The bottom line: The current evidence does not seem to support the prior beliefs and saturated fats cause heart disease. I am not saying that you should start splurging on saturated fats, but what I am saying is that the evidence is not clear and it definitely does not support a strict diet low in fat and high in misery. I suggest that you tailor your diet to your own tastes and enjoy your food. More research is needed but at this time there is significant evidence to suggest that you deny yourself saturated fat.
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