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As the news about the LA school "threat" flashed across the T.V., I just shrugged and said to myself, yet another hoax. Then one of the police officials stood at the bank of microphones and said those magical two words, "credible threat", my ears perked. The sad reality in today's news either something tragic happens and we shake our heads or there's a threat, it is overblown and the finger pointing ensues. The ongoing theme is, "The good guys have to be right\ part of the time, the bad guys on;y have to be right once. However a third dimension is the bad guys are turning the good guys bad because people overreact. The flip side is the moment we let our guard down, the bad guys attack. There is always a chance the threat is real and all threats are to be taken seriously.
The events of today made people uneasy, especially because it was a school and there have been too manhy horrific events targeting schools in recent years. Even though nothing happened today, people see a school threatened and immediately have flashbacks of Sandy Hook and Columbine. There's was physical harm done, but the psychological impact won't go away so quickly. Is that all it takes now? Someone phoning in a phony threat? Well officials say the threat was "credible" and there's no reason not to accept it. In previous times people would let these events lessen their defenses. However I feel it will make things even more tense. It already has people talking, it's all over the news, and in this blog. The problem unlike when horrific events actually occur, the next time there's a hoax, I bet you today's events won't be mentioned.We will never be able to balance the times we overreacted with the times we didn't react fast enough News of what didn't happen in LA will fade into the background, but I bet you the kids and teachers going to that school will now look over their shoulders a bit more.
Schools are doing the best they can to protect children and staff against these attacks, but the problem of balancing being aware of your surroundings and not being in a constant state of panic needs to be addressed.. How much you want the bet school attendance will be down for the rest of the week, if not longer? It is often said the terrorist win if we ignore warning signs, they also win if we are too scared that it interferes with our daily lives. I want to know when we start winnings?


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Froggydaddy is at the top of his Respiratory Therapy class.
And the staff in the hospital where he is interning, does not want him to leave. He is supposed to rotate to other hospitals, but they are telling him they hope he can stay. I think they would hire him today if possible.
We are so looking forward to next June when all of this work and struggle comes to fruition. But in the mean time, it's nice that he's so appreciated.

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text: MOVIES Junction: Film Review 11:21 AM PST 11/14/2013 by Frank Scheck FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME This low-budget crime drama is enlivened by strong performances and startlingly nasty narrative twists. TWITTER A robbery involving four meth addicts results in surprising revelations in Tony Glazer's dark thriller. A quietly effective thriller with a few clever narrative tricks up its sleeve, Tony Glazer's debut feature overcomes its low-budget limitations with clever variations on its familiar genre as well as a taut execution and strong performances from a cast that includes such familiar faces as David Zayas (Dexter), Anthony Rapp (Rent) and Michael O'Keefe (The Great Santini). The tale of four meth addicts who attempt to rob a suburban home only to become embroiled in a far messier situation than they bargained for, Junction should serve as a strong calling card for its tyro writer/director. The criminal quartet -- Donald (Neal Bledsoe), David (Tom Pelphrey), Spot (Harris Doran) and Kari (Summer Crocket Moore) are clearly jonesing for their next fix from their longtime dealer Tai (Anthony Ruivivar). Unfortunately for them, they're also suffering from a severe shortage of funds, so they decide to take Tai up on his offer of exchanging drugs for a new flat-screen television for his mom. Spotting a well-appointed house, the obviously inexperienced crooks break in only to discover a stash of child pornography DVDs as well as numerous photographs of a couple and their young daughter. This outrages the volatile Donald, who viciously attacks the father (Rapp) when he unexpectedly returns home. The wife (Sharon Maguire) and daughter (Danielle Kotch) enter shortly thereafter, and what began as a simple burglary soon devolves into a hostage situation with the arrival of the cops, led by negotiator Lt. Tarelli (Zayas) and his colleague (O'Keefe). Internal tensions within both groups quickly lead to chaos as the situation becomes ever more violent. But the filmmaker is clearly less interested in the usual cops-and-robbers interactions than in exploring the moral issues being raised. It all ends with a nasty twist that effectively upends our perceptions of what's been going on. While Junction, which feels at times like a extended episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, is ultimately too slight to have the intended impact, its tense and pungent atmospherics make it compelling viewing along the way. Opens: Friday, Nov. 15 (Grand Entertainment Group) Production: Choice Films, Pate Productions, Movie Ranch Entertainment Cast: Neal Bledsoe, Harris Doran, Summer Crockett Moore, Tom Pelphrey, Anthony Ruivivar, Sharon Maguire, Danielle Kotch, Anthony Rapp, Michael O'Keefe, David Zayas Director/screenwriter: Tony Glazer Producers: Summer Crockett Moore, Roy McDonald, Pat Patterson, Bryan Richard Deehring Executive producers: Marc Jacobson, Dennis J. Patterson, Denise Tomasetti Director of photography: Adrian Correia Editor: Phyllis K. Housen Production designer: Alan Lampert Costume designer: Beth Anne Kelleher Composer: Austin Wintory Not rated, 91 minutes FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Frank Scheck email@example.com @thr


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Apolitical wrangle ends short-lived unity
Laurie Smith reports on a split in the student anti-cuts movement. (first published in the Weekly Worker)
The Alliance for Workers' Liberty and Workers Power have vied for influence in the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) since its formation over a year ago, but their tense marriage of convenience appears to have come to an end.
As well as the two Trotskyist groups, at its founding conference in February 2010 NCAFC also had a fair number of independent activists and student union officers, anarchists and others, and was a step forward organisationally from the many 'rainbow coalitions' or 'broad fronts' which were in reality treated as the property of a single group – Education Not for Sale (AWL), Education Activist Network (SWP) and Student Broad Left (Socialist Action). Communist Students welcomed this small step toward unity of the student left. But neither WP nor the AWL had a vision of working towards the unity of Marxists, as Marxists. They seemed content, in public anyway, to limit their politics to what was 'realistic'. This was acceptable to the independents, many of whom regarded Marxism as old hat, or had been successfully inured to it by the left's dogmatism and control-freakery. But maintaining even a loose 'n' broad unity against cuts to education has proved impossible.
The current spat began when AWL members announced a 'reinvigoration' conference of NCAFC for June 4 in Birmingham.[1]
The not quite unilateral call was also supported by some local anti-cuts groups, but the manner in which it had appeared on the website, effectively as a fait accompli, was sufficiently underhand to provoke fury from both Workers Power and the leading independents in NCAFC. Members of the AWL were at a London meeting of NCAFC two days before they put out the call, but made no mention of it there – or on the group's e-list – until after it had been announced. The date also fell in the middle of many students' exams or holidays. Evidently, the hard work of some AWL members for NCAFC had not been entirely sincere – having built up some sympathisers around them in the north, it was pretty transparently attempting to pull a fast one and recreate NCAFC as a group under its own hegemony, where it could fish for recruits to its own peculiar brand of social-imperialist 'Marxism' without awkward and potentially embarrassing competitors around. What a narrow and really quite patronising view of politics!
For many newer activists not familiar with the sectarian approach of the left, the conference no doubt sounded reasonable. The manner in which it was conceived and the ensuing backlash on the group's email list would not have reached them; and, ironically perhaps, NCAFC's very lack of an accountable leadership (which would be, like, way too hierarchical and authoritarian, man) made this sort of manoeuvring much easier. Once it became clear that the conference had achieved a momentum of its own online and was getting support from quite a few local groups, leading NCAFCers, rather than oppose it, insisted that it should not elect a leadership body, as the AWL planned, and should not be able to overturn NCAFC policy adopted at previous conferences. Workers' Liberty comrades initially agreed to this compromise, before going back on their word at the conference itself.
The committee elected is about one third AWL members, with the rest being independents. Some Workers Power members did attend the conference, but, churlishly perhaps, refused to stand for the committee because of the way the conference had been set up.[2] The contributions of some of the new faces on the e-list make it clear that they were primed to believe that NCAFC had been run in a top-down fashion by a London clique, and to regard all criticism of the conference as sectarian and unfair attacks on the AWL.
Several leading figures (three Workers Power members, and three independent union officers) posted an open letter about their "grave concerns" about the conference.[3] This was initially deleted from the NCAFC website, the AWL evidently having realised that without accountable leadership it is those with the admin rights who wield the real power. It was not long before the letter was reposted elsewhere on the web, and the AWL eventually caved in, allowing it to remain on the NCAFC site. It is hardly surprising that most independents have been dismayed at the argument, which has appeared apolitical, with each accusing the other of power-grabbing and engaging in games of numbers and 'who said what, when'.
Given that on the surface (and in reality) both of the groups at the centre of this fight have the same political approach to NCAFC, bemusement can be readily understood. Some of the new additions to the e-list have immediately asked to be removed after finding their inboxes full of claims and counter-claims going on for pages. A special mention must go to one independent and union officer, who proved that a lust for power is not just a Trotskyist trait, when he called on the new committee to coopt some London members of the old committee (which he was on), so that 'core activists' could be "re-included with the minimum of fuss". In other words, compounding the democratic failings of the conference with backroom deals.
It was never going to be a clean break for the AWL, and Workers Power has not exactly burnished itself with glory either – sending adverts for the WP summer camp from NCAFC email addresses and using the organisation's logo, in what is perhaps a final two fingers up to its rivals.
Lack of politics
Differences over dogma aside, the AWL and WP approach to student politics is basically the same. We need to create broad coalitions over free education, not bang on about Marxism too much, and 'build the movement'. Both are ostensibly in favour of unity of the student left around such basic demands.
So what's the beef? What has been striking about the statements published by the AWL and WP on the matter is their complete lack of politics. Their main point of difference, on imperialism, has not been discussed since the first conference and does not appear to have played a role in this bust-up. Needless to say, the AWL-written platform for the June 4 conference made reference to "international solidarity", but took no line against the presence of imperialist troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Just maybe, the AWL could simply no longer stomach being part of an organisation which had anti-imperialism (part of the political ABC for pretty much everyone else on the British left) as part of its platform. But this commitment was never a big part of NCAFC's activism, and the original policy document has not been on the website for some time. For its part, WP never seemed to have a problem keeping quiet over the matter, though many would have been sympathetic if it had decided it could no longer work with the pro-imperialist AWL.
But rather than a principled split, or even an unprincipled one, when one looks behind the claims and counter-claims, what this ruction reveals is sectarianism pure and simple: putting short-term gain for one's own group ahead of the interests of the class as a whole. In this case, the interests of the AWL in picking up some new members. And Workers Power, in fairness, have the same fundamental approach to student work. As the practice of British Trotskyism has become incredibly cynical and opportunistic – a self-reinforcing product of the left's weakness – 'theory' has had to follow suit. And what the AWL and WP share with the Socialist Workers Party, Socialist Party in England and Wales, etc, is a narrow and manipulative view of what the working class is capable of politically. I have had it explained to me by representatives of various groups that the differences on the left are principled and unity is impossible; all we can do is wait for the inevitable crisis of capitalism; whatever group takes the right lines or are the best fighters at this point will win the support of the masses.
From this perspective then, the only important thing is to try and induct as many people as possible into your group in the hope that you will be in pole position when it all kicks off. The idea of patiently building a mass party with millions of active, thinking, debating members, (as the Bolsheviks or Germany's SPD once were – no, really, comrades), and of revolution being the conscious act of the working class itself, becomes something like a joke, or a pipe dream at best.
Embarrassing, but not a disaster
The student movement is currently in a trough – at precisely the time when we need to be strengthening it – politically, organisationally – for its inevitable reappearance, as the cuts hit harder and faster. Unfortunate, then, that some groups have instead seen the lull as a period for manoeuvring; continuing to think only of sect advantage and not what the working class needs to defend itself.
While Communist Students warned that the fragile unity achieved between WP and AWL students in NCAFC would not last, we have no desire to gloat. Such apolitical, sectarian warfare makes us all look bad, and makes it that much harder to win people to the Marxist vision of universal human liberation through working class revolution. Independent activists who glowingly approved when these groups ditched their own politics, ostensibly for the sake of unity, should consider after recent events whether this denial is in fact a deliberate part of their manipulative approach (and why it is that our fellow Marxists get most riled when CS members raise the topic of … Marxism). In fact, the political opportunism and organisational sectarianism of the left are just two sides of the same coin: a narrow, hidebound vision of politics.
The tussle over the NCAFC name, which may yet become a split, or see the walkout of WP, is not a disaster though. NCAFC never provided the space which students need to debate ideas and strategy; politically it has not offered anything substantially different from the SWP, suffering from the same monomaniacal focus on 'action, action, action' – albeit 'non-hierarchical' action.
There always was, and remains, the possibility that NCAFC will simply be superseded by a larger and more representative organisation thrown up in the course of struggle – fine. If a genuine, mass united front against cuts to education comes about, that would be a big step forward.


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Cindi Ross Scoppe
Scoppe: Did DHEC deny Carolina Water's discharge permit because it had no choice, or because of politics?
FOR YEARS I lumbered out of bed in the middle of the night and drank a glass of cold tap water. The habit started when I was a child, continued through college and was still with me when I moved to the Lexington County community of Oak Grove, where the water was provided not by government or anyone else who was the least bit accountable to the public but by a privately owned and not very well regulated company called Carolina Water Service.
The first night I drank the water I felt a little queasy. The second night I threw up. It didn't take long to figure out that the water didn't agree with my stomach, so I switched to Diet Coke. Before long, the glass of water at breakfast was having the same effect, so I doubled up on the Diet Coke.
We eventually moved into Columbia, but the pattern was set: It was a decade before I started drinking water again, and it never has reclaimed its status as my beverage of choice.
I got off easy, with a wicked carbonated beverage addiction and eight years of ridiculously high bills for nausea-inducing water.
Shortly after I escaped from Carolina Water, a sister company started selling arsenic-tainted water to the folks in a Chapin neighborhood; it continued for at least three years, despite orders from the Department of Health and Environmental Control to install a filter. Another sister company sold radium-tainted water to customers.
As The State's Sammy Fretwell discovered, regulators slapped Carolina Water's parent company, Utilities Inc., with 55 enforcement orders over 20 years for water and sewage system violations — far more than any other utility. But slapped is the important word here: Not a single subsidiary was shut down, and more than half the violations resulted in fines of $5,000 or less.
It was against that backdrop of repeated violations and resultant wrist-slaps that Carolina Water applied this year to renew its permit to dump sewage from its I-20 treatment plant into the lower Saluda River west of Columbia. Among the company's violations has been dumping untreated sewage into the river.
DHEC initially indicated it would renew the permit, and even make it more palatable to Carolina Water, even though the existing discharge permit requires the company to connect to a regional sewer system, so it won't keep dumping treated or untreated sewage into the lower Saluda.
Midlands legislators vowed to change the law if necessary to prevent DHEC from issuing the permit, and it was against that backdrop that DHEC did a 180 and announced a week ago that after considering public opposition, it would deny the permit. So Carolina Water will have to reach an agreement with the town of Lexington to hook into the regional system, or else — well, or else.
This clearly is a good outcome.
And yet, the decision leaves me with a nagging feeling.
When DHEC announced its reversal, it said, essentially, that there was no way it could issue the permit. Carolina Water "has a permit which requires connection to a regional sewer system or other treatment facilities," the agency explained, and it "is ineligible for reissuance of a permit once notified by the Department that a regional sewer system is operational. The regional sewer system is operational."
Here's the thing: That mandate has been in effect for 16 years. Yet up until this month, DHEC was working to renew the permit. Officials even suggested that they had no choice.
So which is it?
Is DHEC required by law or policy to not issue the permit? Or is it required by law or policy to issue it? Either the law should dictate that the permit be denied or it should dictate that it be approved.
Either agency officials had been cowed into sacrificing the public health and ignoring their own policies by a litigious applicant or DHEC board members who can't stomach the thought of inconveniencing polluters, or else the agency re-interpreted its policies as a result of public opposition.
This has the feel of yet another case of DHEC decisions being dictated not by the law or science, but by politics. And that's troublesome, whether it protects a valuable river or gives a polluter a slap on the wrist.
The Legislature has gone to great lengths to insulate the agency from the politics of governors, giving them some appointment power but no power to remove people who don't do their bidding. That hasn't been very effective, but lawmakers did make the effort.
They never even pretended to try to insulate DHEC from the serious politics in South Carolina — the politics of the Legislature. Check that: the power of individual legislators, who unlike the governor are not elected by the people of the whole state but who can and too often do secretly sabotage the agency's efforts or funding if they don't get their way.
Sometimes their way serves the public good, and sometimes it harms the public health.
This outsized role played by individual legislators makes DHEC's enforcement efforts seem random: Today it reverses itself and issues a dredging permit after a couple of senators insist that the dredging is needed; tomorrow it reverses itself and denies a discharge permit after it's criticized by legislators who want to protect the environment.
That's no way to run one of our most important state agencies, and it's certainly no way to protect our environment. Unfortunately, the only people who can change this system are the people who created it and who continue to bend it to their advantage: our legislators.
Ms. Scoppe writes editorials and columns for The State. Reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com or (803) 771-8571 or follow her on Twitter @CindiScoppe.


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This floor plan at the Renaissance condos is also a corner unit. This particular condo faces south and west, with great bay and city views. Another thing I love about this floor plan is that the kitchen is very open and it's great for entertaining. And here's one more thing – the corner windows in this unit consist of four large panes that collapse as they slide open, creating a great open feeling. This is very unique and it's great for enjoying the great San Diego weather.
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Death of the Traditional Salesman
Over the past decade, sales has transformed from a subjective and personal relationship driven industry to one led by data analysis and algorithmic lead management.
Sales a decade ago
When I considered investment opportunities before the transformation of sales forces, a big part of my decision making process would rely on building a relationship with the sales teams of portfolio companies. This is because ten years ago it was the sales teams that gathered simple data on prospects and customers through door-to-door or over-the-phone conversations. They collected names, budget, and contact information. They were some of the only direct channels to customers at the time, and helped me understand the market and evaluate the opportunity on a quantifiable market demand.
This process allowed my team at Wesley Clover and I to understand whether we were able to sell to a market, and to consequently get better than average returns. That was the way in which we invested. Though the core value of our decision making process hasn't changed, the way in which we do it now has changed dramatically.
Sales in the age of information
We at Wesley Clover still want to understand consumer demand and customer opportunity for a technology, but the way in which information about customers is collected in 2017 is completely different. Today marketing and operations teams take over a large share of the original sales process by managing lists of prospective customers numbering in the millions. Funnels for these prospects are created using data rich information to inform the sales team about a customer. They can now know what users listen to, what they read, where they shop, what infrastructure they use, how many times they've visited a website, which social media channels they are active on, and so on, all before any time is spent on initial contact with a sales person.
This enormous leap in data collection means that we at Wesley clover no longer feel a need to form a personal relationship with the sales teams in portfolio companies when making investment decisions. We like to look into companies that are dividing up their sales process among the marketing, operations and sales teams as well as adopting these tools that evaluate customer and market opportunity. Both have enormous benefits for companies and investors alike.
Realize cost & time benefits
10 years ago, what you had were the most expensive people in the organization spending a huge amount of time qualifying and disqualifying potential leads. This was expensive and time consuming work.
The more marketing (specifically automated marketing) and operations teams can take over the sales process, the more time and costs are cut. This is good for both the company and the investors that are deploying money into that company.
Remove emotion and use data
Sales people are naturally motivated to over-promise and create a positive picture of their leads. This creates a positive impression of themselves and a motivating culture within the sales team. The problem with this is that the subjectivity can misdirect and impact the way in which decisions are made about potential leads.
Switching over to a digital process means making use of marketing and performance marketing that gives you direct and quantifiable metrics about leads. Automation allows less room for human error and misjudgement. It also allows you to find people who are interested in what you are offering without heading out the door yourself. Even a partially automated marketing process is greatly beneficial to companies. The sales team can still take the information produced by the marketing tools to make better informed decisions. This way both CEOs and investors know that decisions are made based on numbers, rather than the impressions and intricacies of a human relationship.
Another benefit of incorporating digital processes into sales is that digital marketing drives leads directly. You can use marketing to speak to your audience of potential customers by giving them meaningful information that they're likely to read and share. You can organize an information session, setup a webinar, or create infographics. You can pass along information to your community of potential customers and then allow them to identify themselves and say "I'm interested" before you even approach them.
The whole qualification process and knocking on doors of customers is all gone. Today we use automated marketing and performance marketing that gives us a quantifiable metric driven machine. Your sales team can still do the hard part of the sale, but that's all they have to do. The qualification and lead generation (both time consuming and potentially subjective) can be taken care of elsewhere.
Bring in the data
It's easier to evaluate a business and its potential when you have metric factors: growth, funnel, conversion rate. This trend started in the SaaS industry, but it is now a worldwide phenomenon affecting every industry.
I was recently speaking to a Scott Phillips, CEO of StarFish Medical. As a medical device design company, they have a very high touch sales process. Scott mentioned that he increased sales by involving his engineers in the content marketing process. In fact, company sales had tripled in 12 months. Scott attributes the increased sales to convincing engineers to write about their work.
This is a direct example of how digital marketing can improve the sales process. The content the engineers at this company are producing is making a difference in their sales because the engineers are really the ones at the front line of solving the customer's problems. Through the articles they write, potential customers learn more about the process the company follows. Even in a face-to-face sales environment, a good marketing strategy makes a difference.
Customer acquisition going forward
We at Wesley Clover base our evaluations on a portfolio company's ability to grow customers. We look for proof to show they are a sensible investment, and the metrics derived from digital processes such as performance marketing does just that. At minimum, I'd recommend you make sure that you know digital customer acquisition is critical to your business and the way that you sell. This is a massive market with almost unlimited potential.
Technology in 2017 shows much more analytics about how your funnel is doing, and affects churn rates positively. You can take a whole pile of the cost, time, and subjectivity out of the sales process.
I'm very fortunate to be located in Victoria where the biggest employer is technology, and the biggest segment in our technology industry is digital customer acquisition. I'm able to see first-hand world class talent in this field, and that is a subject I will be sure to pick up on again at a later date.


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New Teams and Drivers to Take Green Flag In Season Opener of Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America
MONTEREY, Calif. (April 27, 2016) - The green flag will drop on the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America season as the series starts its 2016 championship April 28-May 1 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
The series once again will open its season for the second consecutive year at the scenic 2.238-mile, 11-turn circuit near the central coast of California. This will be the third trip overall to Laguna Seca for the series.
The North American series, in its fourth season, has continued to attract increasing numbers of competitors and interest, especially with the introduction of the Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo last season.
This season marks the first time the Huracán – the new purpose-built race car by Lamborghini Squadra Corse in 2015 – will line up solo on the grid.
Racing in the series is divided into separate podiums, recognizing the breadth of talent in the Super Trofeo field. After each race, there is a podium for the top three finishers in Overall, Pro-Am, Amateur and Lamborghini Cup, for those just being introduced to the professional aspects of racing, classes. The championship provides exciting action for professional and aspiring professional drivers alike.
There will be guaranteed to be new championship contenders as both the 2015 Pro and Pro-Am teams and drivers have moved to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the debut of the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 in the GT Daytona class or into another Super Trofeo division.
Lamborghini and MIT patent a new technology for supercapacitors
Automobili Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali chosen by Harvard Business School to address its General Management Executive Education Program
Automobili Lamborghini in Space: carbon fiber materials research on the International Space Station


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Clonazepam Abuse
Clonazepam, also known by its brand name Klonopin, is a prescription CNS depressant. The drug can be taken safely by those to whom it is prescribed, but some individuals abuse it in order to experience a euphoric high. Unfortunately, this type of abuse can lead to addiction, among other dangerous side effects.
Understanding Clonazepam
According to the National Library of Medicine, clonazepam is often used as part of a larger treatment regimen to control seizures. It can also be beneficial to those who require relief from panic attacks. This is because it decreases "abnormal electrical activity in the brain," which allows patients to avoid experiencing these severe and often life-threatening effects. When taken as prescribed, it is a safe, effective medication.
However, clonazepam is also a benzodiazepine, which means it has a high risk of abuse and can cause serious side effects in those who take it differently than prescribed. Benzodiazepines are particularly dangerous types of CNS depressants, especially when abused, and addiction can quickly set in when someone uses these drugs in larger doses, more often, or in a different way than prescribed.
Signs and Symptoms of Clonazepam Abuse
The main purpose of prescription sedatives is to slow brain activity so a person can relax and not experience severe issues like anxiety, panic attacks, and seizures (National Institute on Drug Abuse). Therefore, two of the strongest signs that a person has taken clonazepam are relaxation and drowsiness.
When someone abuses this drug, though, they are normally hoping to experience the euphoric high caused by large doses of clonazepam. Individuals who do this will likely exhibit a number of other signs and symptoms of abuse, including
- Drowsiness
- Slurred speech
- Trouble concentration
- Confusion
- Dizziness
- Coordination problems
- Memory and cognitive problems
- Lowered blood pressure
- Vision problems
- Vertigo
- Nausea
- Constipation
- Tremors
People on this drug should not drive because their concentration will be off and their reflexes will not be as quick. Higher doses can lead to intense euphoria, but an individual on the drug may also experience mood swings, suddenly becoming hostile or unstable.
Dangers of Clonazepam Addiction
One should exercise caution when taking benzodiazepines. These drugs can be especially potent and present a number of risks for regular users. Unfortunately, individuals who abuse clonazepam and other drugs like it put themselves at even more risk of experiencing the dangerous consequences benzodiazepines can cause. These can include
Dependence and severe withdrawal symptoms
Doctors are often careful to wean patients off of benzodiazepines very slowly, but if you have been abusing clonazepam for a long time, there is a good chance that you have already become dependent.
Withdrawal symptoms associated with drugs of this class can be extremely severe and even deadly. According to the medical journal Addiction, they include
- Sleep disturbance
- Irritability
- Increased tension and anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Hand tremor
- Sweating
- Difficulty concentrating
- Nausea
- Weight loss
- Palpitations
- Headache
- Muscular pain
- Delirium
- Hallucinations
- Fear
- Seizures
- The people most likely to experience seizures are those who were taking the drug for this issue in the first place, but it is difficult to predict the severity and possible symptoms of one's withdrawal reaction.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, "Like other antiepileptic drugs, Klonopin may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people, about 1 in 500." However, those who abuse this drug often have a higher chance of experiencing depressive symptoms.
Liver problems
Clonazepam abuse can put a particular strain on the liver. This is why individuals with a history of liver issues are not usually prescribed the medication.
Respiratory depression and death
Benzodiazepines cause significant respiratory depression in those who use it, and abuse can make this effect extremely dangerous. One large dose of clonazepam can cause a person to stop breathing, which can also lead to coma, brain damage, and death.
Chronic overdose
According to the Center for Substance Abuse Research, benzodiazepines are often eliminated from the body very slowly, which means that a person who is constantly abusing them will experience a buildup of the drug in their system. This can lead to
- Impaired thinking
- Memory and judgment problems
- Confusion
- Slurred speech
- Muscle weakness
- Lack of coordination
Who Abuses Clonazepam?
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, clonazepam is one of the most highly prescribed benzodiazepine drugs. Its availability also makes it one of the most often diverted and abused drugs of its class as well. People of all ages misuse drugs of this type, and unfortunately, abuse often leads to addiction, overdose, and death.
- "There were an estimated 345,691 emergency department visits attributed to benzodiazepines in 2010," and 62,811 of these were clonazepam, the second most behind only alprazolam.
- A 2011 survey states that "20.4 million individuals aged 12 and older" have admitted to abusing benzodiazepines in their lifetime.
- Women have been reported to visit the hospital more often than men for benzodiazepine abuse related issues (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
Clonazepam Addiction
Unfortunately, like other drugs of abuse, clonazepam can cause addiction. Those who take the drug
- In higher doses than prescribed
- More often than prescribed
- In a different way than prescribed
- Without a prescription at all
put themselves in serious danger of addiction. Some individuals get their medication through doctor shopping, stealing prescription pads, or other illicit activities while others buy it through the internet or get it from friends. Unfortunately, the abuse of benzodiazepines like clonazepam is frequent and likely to lead to addiction.
Individuals who do become addicted to clonazepam won't be able to think about anything else except getting their next fix. The activities and people who used to be important to them will matter less, and they will start to perform poorly at work and school. In addition, some prescription drug abusers eventually turn to illicit drugs in order to combat tolerance and because some drugs, like heroin, are easier to obtain and cheaper than prescription medications.
Am I a Clonazepam Addict?
If you have been abusing clonazepam and are concerned that you may be addicted, ask yourself the questions below to find out if you have begun to exhibit the signs of compulsive drug abuse.
- Do I think about using clonazepam even when I am not?
- Do I ever experience intense cravings for the drug?
- Have my friends or family members expressed concern over my substance abuse?
- Do I hide my drug use from my loved ones?
- Have I participated in illegal behavior in order to obtain more of the drug?
- Have I thought about switching to a stronger substance in order to experience the high I desire?
- Have the things that used to matter to me (school, work, loved ones, etc.) fallen by the wayside?
- Have I experienced any severe consequences of my clonazepam abuse, including
- Getting reprimanded at work or fired?
- Getting bad grades?
- Losing an important relationship?
- Getting arrested or experiencing legal problems?
- Struggling financially?
- Despite these issues, do I feel I am unable to stop abusing the drug on my own?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, your substance abuse has become compulsive and you are more than likely struggling with an addiction. The only way to overcome it safely and effectively is to seek help from a professional rehab center.
Clonazepam Addiction Treatment
The first step of treating clonazepam addiction is to ensure the individual is able to detox safely from the drug. Rehab centers utilize medications to wean the patient off the drug slowly so they do not experience the severe and often dangerous withdrawal effects associated with benzodiazepine drugs. Once the individual is more stable, the real work can begin.
Recovery takes time and patience as well as professional treatment in the form of behavioral therapy. Different programs like
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy
- 12-step facilitation therapy
- Contingency management
- Motivational enhancement therapy
- Family therapy
- Couples therapy
- Group therapy
can all be helpful to your long-term recovery by teaching you to recognize and avoid dangerous attitudes and behavior patterns and to practice better life and coping skills in the future. Therapy is usually the strongest part of a recovery program from clonazepam abuse, as it allows individuals to make real change to their behaviors, thoughts, and beliefs.
Clonazepam addiction can be severe and incredibly dangerous, but the sooner you seek help, the better your outcome in recovery will be. Treatment can allow you to put an end to your substance abuse and live the life you are meant to live.


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Our commitment to science: white shark research
Monterey Bay Aquarium has since its inception affirmed that we are a science-driven organization, and that science underpins all of our public policy, research and education programs. That's why we're a partner with the national March for Science, a series of more than 500 events around the world on April 22.
As part of our commitment to the scientific process, our white shark research team works to understand and conserve these vital ocean predators. In advance of the March for Science, we're taking a look at many of our scientific initiatives—in research, policy and education. Here's a look at some of our recent white shark science highlights.
Annual Field Research
Every fall for the last decade, the Aquarium's white shark research team has headed out to the Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco to tag, track, and identify white sharks as they feed on elephant seals and sea lions. The team observes behavior, captures underwater video, and deploys electronic tracking tags that relay information about white shark migrations and habitat preferences. When the team returns to the lab, they combine and analyze all these data to better understand white shark populations and their role in maintaining the healthy ocean ecosystems that ultimately support all life on Earth.
What do Jay Leno, Elvis Presley, and Alfred Hitchcock all have in common? For one, their profiles happen to bear uncanny likeness to certain white shark dorsal fins. Just like a human fingerprint, each shark's dorsal fin is entirely unique.
By taking photos of shark fins sighted at the Farallon Islands for nearly a decade, our research team has identified 250 individual sharks—and many of these sharks have been visiting the Farallones for up to 25 years. Identifying individual white sharks and tracking them over time allow us to estimate population sizes, compare migration patterns, and support science-based management policies that will ensure these animals thrive for future generations.
Shark Mummies Reveal Science Secrets
The Aquarium and our scientific colleagues in Mexico are part of an international collaboration to protect threatened white shark populations. To protect them effectively, we need to understand where and how far they travel. Sometimes they uncover data in unusual places. Case in point: The teeth from mummified white shark heads found in a secret graveyard in the deserts of Baja California held essential clues. Genetic material gathered from the teeth of mummified white sharks helped determine that the Mexican and Californian shark populations are one and the same—an important discovery as we strive to protect white sharks during their international migrations.
White Shark Birthplace
A recent study resulting from close teamwork with our research colleagues in Mexico reveals that Bahía de Sebastián Vizcaíno, a warm embayment on the coast of Baja California, is a nursery area for newborn white sharks. Many shark species, including white sharks, give live birth to litters of pups that spend their first few months in protected coastal waters. This is a period when sharks are actually quite vulnerable. Identifying elusive white shark nursery areas is a big step for Aquarium teams and our partners who have worked for 30 years on this topic. These findings are the result of U.S. – Mexico research collaboration and provide relevant science informing management policies that are crucial for protecting these apex ocean predators and the ecosystems they depend on.
In the Belly of the Beast
Aquarium researchers understand that white sharks likely play an important role in maintaining balance in the ocean food web. Knowing when and where sharks feed can help researchers and fisheries managers identify places in need of protection so shark populations can thrive. To study this aspect of shark ecology, field researchers wrapped specialized temperature- and motion-sensing electronic tags inside a shark-bait sandwich and convinced the sharks to swallow the tags using a seal-shaped decoy. Like owls, sharks spit up indigestible materials from their meals after a about a week, so retrieving the tags—and all the data revealing the sharks' activity and feedings—was simpler than you might think.
Eating or Meeting?
Deemed the White Shark Café, a vast expanse of ocean between California and Hawaii sees high levels of white shark activity each year. Why they congregate is a mystery—one that Aquarium scientists hope to solve. Aquarium Senior Research Scientist Sal Jorgensen suggests the sharks could be eating (prey) or meeting (members of the opposite sex), much as we might do in a popular café. But until we see for ourselves what those sharks are up to—it will remain a mystery. So, Sal teamed up with engineers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to develop a specialized video camera tag that—we hope—will record footage of white shark behavior in this desolate location far from shore. Depending on what the cameras reveal, it could provide insight into why this region might be especially important to white shark survival in a changing ocean.
To learn more about our white shark science, check out our list of publications here. If you'd like to get involved with the March for Science, you can find an event near you.
— Athena Copenhaver, Conservation Research


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Denver may not have drafted an ILB but it sounds like Hollins will be tried out there.....
Justin Hollins will get a shot at OLB and ILB, according to Vic Fangio.
See where hes got the best future at or the best fit for us at this time.
Hollins is an unbelievable athlete


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Socceroos Fans delighted
So far for me group A,C,E & F is the best groups to watch, i truly enjoyed their games,and last night was no different as the already qualified Brazilians took on the Asian champs Japan and
Australia & Crotia battled it to who would accompany Brazil from group F.
Both matches took place at the exact same time,but i was flicking from one channel to the other
to catch glimpses of both games,Aussie v.s Croatia being the more enetertaining one to watch.
The most pulsating, dramatic, heart-stopping contest so far ended with Australia booking a last-16 meeting with Italy win a 2-2 draw with the Croats.
Harry Kewell got the important second goal that saw the aussie's go through,and ironically Kewell could have missed this game if Fifa appliad a ban on him after insulting the ref in the previous Australia (Aus v.s Bra) game.
Twice Australia were forced to come from behind to grab the precious point they so desperately required after conceding initially in the second minute, then at the start of the second period following a mistake to rank up with any the competition had ever seen from recalled keeper Zeljko Kalac.
Japan however were eliminated from the World Cup , dissapointing millions of their fans who expected more after a promising feature in the previous tournament on home ground, and is common knowledge that besides progressing,the Japenese also always want to do better than their asian counterpart -South Korea,though in truth Korea are poised to take their place in the last 16 tonight.
All the 'fatty' jibes that were thrown at Ronaldo recently was answered by a sterling display by the once Player Of The Year with a brace, scoring in the 45th & 81st minute.
The Real Madrid forward equalled Gerd Muller's World Cup scoring record of 14 with a goal in each half after Keiji Tamada had given Japan an unlikely lead in the 34th minute.
Japanese goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi deserved to be praised for his efforts to deny the brazilians on many occasions,but in the end it all proved to be futile.
Even though Brazil rested Roberto Carlos,Cafu,Adriano,Emerson & Ze Roberto,the in truth looked and played better withe their replacement or 'Team B' players, as Cicinho,Gibelrto,Juninho,Giberlto Silva and Robinho played extremely well.
The Return Of Ronaldo?
It ended 4-1,the result was no less than Carlos Alberto Parreira's team deserved after a marauding opening to the Group F game which somehow failed to yield a goal for the world champions.


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The most common spinal stenosis causes are the results of age-related conditions such as disk degeneration, osteoarthritis, and the thickening of ligaments. Stress or abnormal growths on the spine and bone disease are other typical causes. Heredity can also play a role. All of these problems reduce the amount of open space in the spinal canal and put pressure on the nerves.
Some spinal stenosis causes arise as the result of aging-related conditions. These include disk degeneration, osteoarthritis, and the thickening of ligaments. Disk degeneration happens when the cushioning between the vertebrae change shape in such a way that they expand and create bulges that put pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots. Osteoarthritis causes bone spurs on the spine due to the deterioration of facet joints between vertebrae, also expanding into other areas of the spine. Over time, the thickening of the ligaments that connect the spinal bones can cause bulging which presses into the spine and nerves.
Other spinal stenosis causes come from impact directly on the spine. Injuries from major accidents such as car crashes and falls can pull the backbone out of alignment, thus putting pressure on the spinal cord. In many instances, the spinal canal and nerve endings are also affected by the impact.
Any sort of a growth on the spine can also be included in the list of spinal stenosis causes. Cancerous tumors that grow on the spine create pressure and reduce space in the spinal cord. Flurosis, a condition caused by excessive fluoride, can lead to calcification of spinal ligaments. There are also conditions where changes in the bones can cause abnormal growths or stiffness that put pressure on the spinal cord, such as ossification of the posterior longitudinal Ligament (OPLL) and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH).
There are several diseases that can lead to the development of spinal stenosis. In Paget's disease, the body grows bone tissue abnormally fast, resulting in oversized bones that can press into available space in the spinal canal. A form of arthritis in the spine called ankylosing spondylitis causes swelling that can expand into other areas of the spine.
In some instances, spinal stenosis causes are genetic. Achondroplasia is an inherited condition where the bone grows abnormally slow in the fetal stage, thus causing a narrow spinal canal and leading to dwarfism. There are also some children who are simply born with a narrower spine.
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Yemen's Shiite militia sent reinforcements south and clashed with local fighters on Monday after the United Nations warned the country is on the brink of a protracted civil war.
Security sources said the militiamen, known as Huthis, had sent thousands of troops and clashed with Sunni tribes, with their sights set on the main southern city of Aden, where President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi fled to from the capital last month.
The militia on Sunday seized the airport and a nearby military base in Taez, 180 kilometres (110 miles) north of Aden and seen as a strategic entry point to Hadi's southern refuge.
Yemen, a long-time US ally which borders Saudi Arabia, is increasingly divided between a north controlled by the Huthis, who are allegedly backed by Iran, and a south dominated by Hadi supporters.
Mounting unrest -- including suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group that killed 142 people in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on Friday -- have raised international concerns and prompted an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Sunday.
Its 15 members voiced their unanimous support for Hadi, with UN envoy Jamal Benomar warning that without immediate action the country will slide into "further violence and dislocation".
"(Recent events) seem to be leading Yemen to the edge of a civil war," Benomar told the meeting by video link from Qatar, warning of a protracted crisis like "a Libya-Syria combined scenario".
The Huthis seized Sanaa in September and have been expanding their territory, clashing with Hadi loyalists, local tribes and Sunni Islamist groups including Al-Qaeda.
Since taking over Taez airport, the militia has pushed toward Aden, security sources said, although two convoys were repelled in overnight clashes with tribesmen.
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It was not immediately clear how many Huthis or tribesmen may have been killed or wounded in the clashes near Al-Abd, about 40 kilometres from Taez, and Al-Maqatara, 80 kilometres from the city.
The Huthis have also deployed some 5,000 militiamen and more than 80 tanks to an area of neighbouring Ibb province, 30 kilometres northeast of Taez, local and military sources said.
The reinforcements have converted schools into barracks, the sources said.
Troops and southern paramilitary forces loyal to Hadi have also reportedly deployed in Lahj province, north of Aden, to ward off any Huthi advance.
Huthi leader Abdulmalik al-Huthi in a televised speech Sunday called for his supporters to mobilise for an offensive in the south, condemning Hadi as "a puppet in the hands of forces of evil, led by the United States".
Western countries and Sunni Arab Gulf monarchies have backed Hadi as the country's legitimate ruler.
On Monday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal reiterated calls for Huthis to "obey an international consensus on rejecting the coup," in reference to their seizure of power in Sanaa.
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Yemen has been a key US ally in the fight against Al-Qaeda by allowing Washington to carry out drone strikes against jihadists on its territory.
Washington announced Saturday it was evacuating its remaining personnel from Yemen, underlining fears in the West of growing insecurity.
The forces allied with the Huthis include members of the former central security force, a unit seen as loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Saleh was forced from power in early 2012 after a year-long popular uprising and has been accused of working with the Huthis to restore his influence.
Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the Huthis of an increasing number of attacks on journalists, including arrests and alleged torture.
"There has been an increase in arbitrary arrests and violence against journalists and other media workers" by Huthis, HRW said.
The Huthis reportedly killed one protester in Taez on Sunday when they fired on thousands demanding they withdraw.
Activists said several thousand Taez residents protested Monday outside a camp of pro-Saleh forces. Witnesses said four demonstrators were wounded.
Elsewhere, IS claimed responsibility for an attack Friday in Lahj that killed 29 police, in a sign of its growing activity in Yemen.
The attack came on the same day that two Shiite Huthi mosques were bombed in Sanaa. On Monday, IS posted pictures of what it said were the five Yemeni suicide bombers on the Internet.


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A year ago I found solace in a quaint little village in Monterey county, California.
It reminded me a lot of The Shire because of the tiny cottages along the roads. It had flowers peeking out of the windows, potted blossoms scattered by the staircases and 3-foot tall fences that looked more like a decoration than a safety perimeter.
Of course they didn't need fences to serve that purpose, the streets looked so peaceful it seemed almost impossible for anything bad to happen.
And so we walked around like Disney characters living a fairytale. Sniffing flowers one minute and taking a photo on a wooden chair against a tapestry of pink blossoms the next. We climbed the stairs of cottages hopping no one would see us gush over their cute patios. We squealed, we laughed, we talked but we also made it a point to enjoy the quiet.
The village itself resonated a comfortable silence. It wasn't the boring kind that will make you lose your mind. It was the kind that helped you think. We stayed lost in our silent thoughts until we started hearing the misplaced sound of music echoing from a distance. The further we went, the more it made sense. There was a music festival in town. Vacationers and cottage dwellers were enjoying an afternoon of beer, BBQ and music in one of the bigger gardens in the center of the city. Its not all about solace after all. Not that I'm complaining. I actually find it interesting to see the contrast of fun and silence in one place.
This set-up is what excited a huge number of artists to build house here. Apparently 60% of the houses here are owned by artists seeking aesthetic beauty to calm and inspire. I completely understand why. I could instantly think of a hundred poetic lines just by breathing the air.
But I didn't write. Instead, I ate... the best Lobster Bisque in the West Coast.
Flaherty's Oyster Bar is known for their clam chowder, lobster bisque and well, oysters. But for me, the most memorable was the Bisque. The secret ingredient: Artichoke. The server said it adds a distinct kick in flavor when it's mixed with tomatoes, lobster and parmesan. This pureed goodness is definitely worth another trip.
Strolling around their downtown center was like visiting Hogsmeade. The roads were paved in stone and once in a while you'll smell freshly baked bread and get an occasional whiff of coffee beans. We also saw al fresco restaurants with dainty table settings, art galleries, fancy antiques and quirky boutiques.
I guess the beauty of this place is in it's simplicity.
Sometimes you don't need grand buildings or beautiful lights.
Sometimes it's about the simple things and the quiet places.
Sometimes it's about hobbit-like houses, wizard-like streets and un-shamefully corny Disney moments.
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The Dragon Breath is a Heavy weapon introduced in the 8.0.0 update.
AppearanceThe Dragon Breath is a yellow, orange, and red weapon that looks like a tuning fork. The ammo pack is orange and is at the back of the weapon. The handle and grip are brown. At the top of the weapon are three red fins and a purple dragon eye. The nozzle inside is grey and it shoots out a continuous red laser beam. A voltage warning magazine fits snugly at the back.
The Dragon Breath is a laser weapon with a lot of capacity and good mobility. This makes it good in almost any situation.
- Aim for the head of targets to maximize damage.
- This weapon is perfectly accurate at long range. This can be used to eliminate snipers, albeit with difficulty without a scope.
- Jetpack users could also be easily killed with this weapon due to its accuracy, however, be sure to make every shot count because wasting ammo with this weapon is not an option.
- It has a large amount of capacity, but use it wisely when attacking groups of enemies as the ammo can be drained very quickly.
- The Dragon Breath has a long reload time. Have a reliable secondary weapon if the ammo runs dry or if an enemy catches you reloading.
- This weapon always travels directly down the center of the crosshair. Be sure to aim first at opponents before taking aim to conserve ammo.
- Move around a lot and stay mobile, or even rocket jump if you need to. The weapon's pinpoint accuracy can be a disadvantage when fighting against mobile opponents.
- The Jetpack can be used to escape these users, but be aware that they can still kill you fairly easily with this weapon, even if they are not a really skilled person.
- The Dragon Breath has a long reload time. Try to waste the enemies' ammo and attack when he/she is reloading.
- If you have to retreat, do so while returning fire, as the Dragon Breath offers high mobility to chase you down with.
- Equip armor if you can/already haven't. This weapon will mow down unarmored opponents in the blink of an eye.
- Be sure to find cover to avoid getting burnt to a crisp (common sense really).
- The gun is quite loud, So if you hear a roaring-like sound, stay aware (It may have a chance to be a false alarm and be a Chainsaw).
- If you see a red beam that doesn't disappear after 2 seconds or disappears really quickly, that's a Dragon Breath.
- Most enemies don't stop firing the weapon when attacking groups of enemies, so avoid the laser beam as good as possible and attack when the enemy has to reload.
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In case of running out of ammo when attacking enemies, use another weapon to help ensure survival before reloading again.
- It was originally called the 'Dragon Beamer'. It was changed before the release of the update.
- It was featured on a voting poll on Facebook.
- This weapon resembles the Call of Mini Zombie's Dragon Breath, but the original weapon is purple.
- It sounds like the Chainsaw when firing, and the reload noise is similar to that of the Sparkly Blaster.
- Despite the fact that the Armory's description says that it has the area damage effect, it does not actually have area damage. This was fixed in the 10.0.0 update.
- The electric emblem on the Dragon Breath magazine is similar to the emblems on High Voltage, Prototype and other certain plasma\electrical weapons.
- Multiple changes has been made in this weapon as updates are made:
- When originally introduced in the 8.0.0 update, the weapon was classified as a Special weapon. It was changed into a Premium/Heavy weapon in the 8.2.1 update.
- In the 8.2.1 update the priced was raised to 510 .
- In the 8.3.0 update the efficiency was nerfed to 18 instead of 30.
- In the 9.0.0 update the efficiency was nerfed again to 16 and the price was changed to 211 .
- In the 10.0.0 update an upgrade was implemented.
- This weapon was originally supposed to have a scope, but it was not implemented.
- This and the Plasma Releaser were both made by the same person, which were not employees of the Pixel Gun Company.
- Its fire rate was increased to 100 in later updates.
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McRibs Due to Disappear Again? Make Your Own and Save
Why would the company pull such an apparently popular item off the shelf? According to the company, the sandwich is a promotional menu item, which puts it into the class of a Shamrock Shake. One might speculate, though, that if the sandwich continues to sell well, store owners across the country will clamor for it to be added to the standing menu.Before you start jonesing over the loss of your McRib, however, consider this; it's not a difficult sandwich to make at home, and given the way it is thrown together at some outlets (witness the picture above of the McRib purchased at a Columbus, Ohio, location) your version could be even better.
The key to making your own is finding boneless pork patties flavored and shaped to emulate ribs and a barbecue sauce that resembles the original. Fortunately, these aren't rare; we found the On-Cor brand boneless rib-shaped pork patties at our local grocer (also sold at Walmart) were very similar to McRibs in shape and texture.
Our recipe:
- On-Cor boneless rib-shaped pork patties (six for $3.13)
- Hoagie rolls (six for $2.09)
- Kraft Honey Barbecue sauce ($1.36 a bottle)
- Dill pickle slices
- Onion slices
Cook the patties thoroughly. Scrape off the barbecue sauce that the patties come in (which is quite different from the McRib's), place one full patty plus 1/4 of a second patty (to match the size of the McRib) on a hoagie roll. Add several slices of onion, three dill pickle slices and barbecue sauce to taste. We found the Kraft sauce was a very close match to the original.
A McRib sandwich sells for $2.29 in Ohio. Our homemade, imitation McRib cost about $1.35.
Two other advantages: you don't have to leave the house for one, and they are available 24/7, even when McDonald's takes them off the menu.
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Charismathics has announced iEnigma, a dual-factor authentication system for consumers and enterprise users that use the iPhone. The iPhone has the capacity to store large amounts of personal and corporate data including email and corporate network access.
iEnigma allows users to authenticate access, digitally sign, and encrypt data by entering a password into the application. The iPhone is the second factor needed to access the data. That means that companies or people already using the iPhone only need the iEnigma software rather than a full authentication system.
The company says that the software will be offered for other smartphone platforms this year and will support discrete hardware and major government applications. The iPhone application is set to launch in April. The software also supports the iPod touch.
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